Barking Mad?

It’s the first week of October, which means it’s Oktoberfest month. Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany. The popular festival is now celebrated all over the world. For example in Melbourne, Australia. The video shows one of the Melbourne Oktoberfest activities.

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.

• barking mad - completely crazy
• sausage dog - teckel
• costume - special clothes that you wear to look like a different person or thing
• pretty pooch - pretty dog

First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.

1. How long is the racing track?


2. Complete the sentence:
   Stanley can run like the .....
   Explain what this expression means.


3. How many times has this event been held?


4. The first contest is a racing contest. What is the second contest?

Extra words assignment
In the introduction, the commentator says: “It may seem barking mad...”
1 The underlined expression is a extra funny for this video.
2 Can you explain why?
Hint: Find out what the verb “bark” means. You can look it up in a dictionary.