Comprehension: The big bottle

 

COMPREHENSION 

THE BIG BOTTLE

 

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1) Why is ”the big bottle” an informal party? (Give two reasons)

• Because it is spontaneous, and people meet and drink in the streets.

2) How do these parties affect residents? (Name two ways)

• Residents are affected in two ways: they cannot sleep well at night because of the noise and they find the streets littered with rubbish early in the morning.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.

3) Local authorities think very favourably of “the big bottle”.

• FALSE: ”The big bottle” is perceived by local governments as a social problem (l. 3)

4) Drinking parties of this type have been organized by Spanish cities for many years.

• FALSE: now it has become fashionable to compete for the biggest national drinking party … by organizing the largest gathering. (l. 5-6)

5) The Police are afraid teenagers will become violent.

• FALSE: City councils are very cautious about calling in the police for fear that drunken youths will turn to violence. (l. 9)

6) There is a single policy regarding “the big bottle” in Spain.

• FALSE. Across spain, regional authorities have set different minimum ages to buy alcohol. (l. 11)

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