新西兰英语 644 Dunedin’s Chocolate Carnival

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　　Each day, there are many activities for the whole family. These include a fun run, quizzes at the museum and library, with chocolate prizes. There is also a clown show, tours of the chocolate factory and the chance for children to paint in chocolate.

　　The highlight³ of the carnival is on Friday: the Jaffa Race down the world’s steepest street, Baldwin Street. Jaffas are round sweets made of chocolate with a hard orange candy coating. They look a bit like marbles and they roll easily down a slope. This year, Cadbury has made black and white jaffas to celebrate our team going to the Olympics. Cadbury is one of the sponsors⁴ of the New Zealand Olympics team. There are two jaffa races. It costs $1 to buy a ticket and hope that your jaffa wins. The money goes to charity – for sick kids and for a parents’ centre.

　　Vocabulary

　　carnival – festival

　　double gold medalist – he won two gold medals

　　exhibition – a show e.g. paintings on a wall

　　portrait – a picture of someone’s face

　　highlight – most exciting event

　　steep – opposite of flat; the maximum, near the top, is 1:2.86

　　marbles – small glass balls used in children’s games

　　slope – a hill

　　sponsor – many companies give money for our Olympics team which advertises the company

　　charity – an organisation which helps poor or sick people

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