3 a) Complete the gaps (1-5). Listen and check. Explain the words in bold.

Analysis and Filling Gaps (Based on context, assuming standard completions):

1. Thanksgiving 0) is a big festival in the USA and Canada to celebrate the harvest. Canadians celebrate it in October, and Americans in November. Some cities have parades and people have family dinners. Turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce are popular foods 1) during this day and there's always some sweet pumpkin pie for dessert.
2. In Northern India, they harvest their wheat in winter, which is in late February or early March. This is also the time for Holi, a Hindu harvest festival that lasts five days. People dress up 2) in light fires. Farmers decorate their cows with flowers and let them run free 3) in the streets!
3. In late March or early April, some people in Philippines celebrate the Banana Festival! This 4) is a harvest festival about different varieties of banana. During the festival, children dress up in banana costume and dance in the streets. There is also a cookery competition where cooks use only bananas to make their dishes.
4. Chuseok is the Korean harvest moon festival and important holiday in Korea. The festival lasts for three days. Usually sometime between August and October. Children dress up 5) and people make sweet rice cakes with fresh fruit.

Explanation of Words in Bold (from the context of the paragraphs):

• harvest (in Autumn paragraph): 'harvest' here refers to the Thanksgiving festival, which is celebrated to mark the gathering of crops.
• harvest (in Winter paragraph): 'harvest' here refers to the act of collecting crops, specifically wheat, in Northern India during winter.
• during (gap 1): This word indicates the time frame when certain foods are popular – within the Thanksgiving celebration.
• in (gap 2): This preposition indicates the manner or way people participate in the Holi festival (dressing up).
• in (gap 3): This preposition indicates the location where people let the cows run free – in the streets.
• is (gap 4): This verb is essential to complete the sentence, identifying the Banana Festival as a harvest festival.
• and (gap 5): This conjunction connects the actions of children dressing up and people making sweet rice cakes during the Chuseok festival.