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\(\boxed{1}\) Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

Diwali is a festival of lights in India held in honour of the goddess Lakshmi. The celebration lasts for several days, in which the third day is the most important. On this date, all kinds of lights and candles burn inside and outside people's houses.

In 2021, the date of Diwali was November, 4. Numerous lights are lit all over India while celebrating this holiday. People prepare beautiful tableware and glittering coins as Lakshmi's offering.

This festival is revered and loved by the people of India because it symbolises the victory of good over evil. In Indian mythology, Lakshmi is the wife of a superior god Vishnu. She is considered an ideal housewife and the patroness of all the women-housekeepers. On this day, husbands usually give their wives various household utensils or devices to support a part of Lakshmi that lives in every woman.

Now choose the correct pronunciation for the words from the text.

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Honour

• /ˈhɒnə/
• /ˈɒnə/

Third

• /θɜːd/
• /θɪrd/

Important

• /ˈɪmpətənt/
• /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/

Numerous

• /ˈnʌmərəs/
• /ˈnjuːmərəs/

Tableware

• /ˈteɪblweə/
• /ˈteɪblwʌrə/

Revered

• /rɪˈvɛrəd/
• /rɪˈvɪəd/

Mythology

• /mɪˈθɒləʤi/
• /mɪˈfɒləʤi/

Superior

• /suːˈpɛrɪə/
• /sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪə/

Utensils

• /ju(ː)ˈtɛnslz/
• /uːˈtɛnsɪlz/

Various

• /ˈværɪəs/
• /ˈveərɪəs/