General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 01 Topic 02.doc  PRACTICE 06 Make your own paragraph Now practise putting a paragraph together. 1. Read the six sentences below. They come from two different paragraphs but are mixed up. One paragraph is about the Day of the Dead (the picture on the left) and the other is about the Pinata (the picture on the right). 2. Make the two paragraphs. Write the sentences under the correct picture and in the correct order. The family then spends the night remembering their ancestors, praying and singing. Families visit the graves of dead relatives with flowers, candles, pictures and food. The piñata is one of the best-known symbols of Christmas in Mexico. It is a hollow papier mache animal or figure filled with sweets which hangs from a rope. People are blindfolded and given a stick to try and break open the piñata, and everybody who is watching rushes to get the sweets when the piñata is finally broken. The Day of the Dead, one of the most famous festivals from Mexico, is a family event to remember ancestors 17