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ans is. M: It’s in the ____ south of the United States, on the Mississippi River, about _____ kilometres from the Gulf of Mexico. T: And what’s the ________ like there? M: Well, it can get quite ____ and humid. But the evenings are usually wonderfully ______ and pleasant. T: I see. So _____ made you want to go to New Orleans? M: I think it was the Mardi Gras. This is a world _______ festival that goes on for about _____ weeks every year. People hold parties in the ______ and there’s music and dancing everywhere. And there are ______ or ______ parades. Everyone in the parades wears _____ dress. Apparently it started in _____ as a Christian religious festival. These days Mardi Gras earns over US$_____ million in tourism for New Orleans! T: It must be huge. M: Yeah, it is. And you don’t get much _____ as the celebrations go on all night. T: Apart from the Mardi Gras what else did you ______ about New Orleans? M: It’s hard to know ______ to start. New Orleans has such a _______ and interesting culture. New Orleans is in the _____ of Louisiana, which at different times belonged to the French, the Spanish and the _______. Then in 1812 it became _____ of the United States. So New Orleans is now _____ to a mixture of nationalities