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Music festivals around the world

1 Work with a partner. Look at the infographic The US The US and answer the questions. Coachella 1 What are the things that attract people to festivals? 675,000 700,000 800,000-1m 2 Do you find any of the numbers surprising? Why/Why not?

2a Read about the history of festivals and some Morocco Austria different festivals held today. Which countries are Mawazine Donauinselfest the different festivals mentioned held in? 2.5 million 3.3 million Where will the music TAKE YOU? W oodstock are usually snapped up Festival , within minutes of them 1969, is seen as the going on sale each benchmark for music year. festivals, but over a decade Moving across earlier the Atlantic, is the was evolving into what would Bahidorá festival become a major event. in Mexico. A much The Festival, in younger festival than 1967, was where names like the likes of Glastonbury, and Jimi it has attracted good line- ups of local and international Hendrix became big and helped performers and a good crowd to start shaping of around 6,000, mostly Mexicans, music history. And for the few years it’s been running. It’s also then there was one a shorter festival. It starts on a Saturday awarded Best Major European Festival at of the biggest events morning and sadly, by the Sunday evening, the European Festival Awards in 2014, a in music history with its it’s all over. surprising accomplishment after starting out as a student-initiated project. Each year, the ‘three days of peace and A favourite festival for many and first held festival increases in size and now welcomes music’ – . Held in 1997, the Fuji , held at around 200,000 festivalgoers each year. in a village called Bethel the Naeba Ski Resort, Japan, has between in the state of New York, it 100,000 and 150,000 music lovers attend Another smaller-scale festival, Golden was initially thought it would each year. It is Japan’s largest outdoor Plains, Australia, has continued to keep its attract a crowd of 10,000, but music event. It’s a long-standing, well- capacity to 10,000 since it started in 2007. more than 400,000 festivalgoers organised and popular event. Its focus is on the experience and musical went along and listened to talent heard. The event isn’t commercial France holds almost 20 well-known music performers such as Santana, and sponsors and brand names are not festivals each year, but Baleapop Festival, and . what it’s all about. It has a relaxed vibe is kept quite low-key and limits its attendees which it strives to keep year after year. In the UK, the scene also to around 2,500. The combination of evolved from small-scale jazz events. In contemporary music and contemporary arts So, from India to Iceland and to 1961, the National Jazz Federation ran its can be enjoyed from its beautiful beachside Peru, music festivals, new and old, are version of Newport, in Richmond, London. location in the Basque country. celebrated around the world and the often After many changes of venue and name, it international performers encourage locals Each July sees visitors spill into the city of became the Reading Festival. and tourists to attend from all over. Novi Sad for the Festival, Serbia. It has Nowadays, it would seem festivals of all attracted many international performers shapes and sizes have popped up all across and had visitors from over 60 the globe. Glastonbury in the UK sells different countries over around 135,000 tickets to festivalgoers each the years. With over year. Since starting in 1970, it’s continued 15 years of holding to be the UK’s biggest festival and tickets the festival, it was

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2b Read the article again. What do these dates and Gateway to culture figures represent? 3a Work with a partner and discuss the questions. 1 150,000 1 Have you ever been to a music festival? 2 Why do you think people like to travel to music 2 1969 festivals abroad? 3 How do you think music festivals abroad are different to music festivals in your country? 3 135,000 PROJECT

4 15 years 3b You are going to prepare a small presentation about a selection of festivals from around the world. Read the questions and prepare for your 5 10,000 project research. 1 Work in small groups. Choose four different 6 6,000 festivals; one in your country and another three in different countries of your choice. 2 In your groups, think about the points below when 7 2007 you do your research online. ■ cost ■ size 2c Read the article and answer the questions. ■ attendees 1 Where did Janis Joplin’s name first become big? ■ type of music

■ duration 2 Which is the UK’s biggest festival? ■ line-up ■ stages

■ additional activities 3 Which country was Woodstock held in? ■ any other useful information

3c Present your findings to the class. Choose the 4 Which festival won a best festival award? most important points that you think make a good music festival and add some of your 5 Which festival focuses on keeping it to a small scale? personal thoughts and opinions, too.

6 What did small-scale Jazz events lead to in the UK?

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Extra grammar practice revision

Reported speech − statements, 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs given. questions, other reporting verbs and other reporting structures The singer was very difficult to work with. First of all, he (1) (promise/sing) mainly 1 Circle the correct alternative. songs from his first album. Then he changed his mind. 1 Mike said that the train had stopped/has stopped at He said his agent had spoken to him. She Birmingham for an hour which was why he was late. (2) (advise/sing) more songs 2 They told us that the theatre wouldn’t/won’t open from his new album. We (3) until 7.15 pm. (suggest/perform) a mix of old and new songs, but he 3 I told him that I can’t/couldn’t go to the cinema (4) (refuse/listen). He because I was feeling a bit under the weather. (5) (criticise/try) to tell him 4 You said that the book had been/was very good, but what to play. The show wasn’t very successful. Afterwards, I found it very boring. he (6) (apologise for/not listen) 5 We said that we were doing/will do our homework in to us. the library. 6 Becky told Ron that she was being/was busy because she didn’t want to go to the cinema with him. 5 Complete the dialogue with these words.

2 Complete the questions in reported speech. told me that her • she had seen • claimed • it was • which band she thought • confessed to buying • 1 Tom: ‘Why don’t you like reading very much?’ of taking up • invited me to go • Tom asked me complained about • explained reading very much. 2 Tina: ‘Which screen is the film showing on?’ Rachel: Have you ever been to Glastonbury? Tina asked him Sara: No, I haven’t. Have you? showing on. Rachel: No. Katie has though. She went with Jackie. 3 Pete: ‘Where was the music festival that you went to She said (1) last weekend?’ brilliant. She (2) Pete wanted to know with her, but I was busy that weekend. that we went to last weekend. Sara: Katie likes , doesn’t she? 4 Lisa: ‘Have you heard ’s new single?’ Rachel: Yes, she does. I asked her (3) Lisa wanted to know was the best. She Taylor Swift’s new single. (4) favourite was 5 Andy: ‘Do you like hip-hop music?’ . She said their gig Andy asked me was fantastic. hip-hop music. Sara: What else did she tell you? 6 Ann: ‘Where will you stay when you go to the festival?’ Rachel: She said (5) lots of Ann asked me good bands. She (6) when I went to the festival. that she didn’t always watch the groups on the main stage. She (7) 3 Circle the correct option. she met a member of the group , 1 He with us that the play wasn’t very good. too, but I don’t know if I believe her! a admitted b agreed c promised Sara: What about the camping? Did she like sleeping in a tent? 2 They that the festival tickets were already sold out. Rachel: She (8) the mud, a agreed b c explained but she admitted enjoying it more than she 3 I about the cost of the tickets because the show thought. She accused Jackie was only 30 minutes long. (9) too much space a complained b promised c announced in the tent, but I don’t think it was really a 4 The actor that he was retiring after his next film. problem! a agreed b announced c reminded Sara: I was going to go with my brother next year. 5 The singer said he liked my songs. He that he He (10) tickets wanted to record one. last weekend, just for him and his best friend a announced b promised c added though! Rachel: That’s a shame. It’s sold out now, isn’t it? Sara: Yes, so I’ll have to wait another year!

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My Dear Students!

First of all,,, as we agreed on Friday, you have to prepare a project on

Power point presentation and present it on zoom, on Tuesday, 8th of April.

Topic of the Project is written at the top of the page. As well as, complete

the tasks 2b and 2c.

Secondly, we have done several exercises and have worked on the

reported speech. Once more, let us practice again and please, complete

the tasks given above from 1 to 5.

Thanks for your effort and see you on Tuesday, at 15:00!

Good Luck 

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