Music Reading Read the passage, the e-mail and the festival guide. The Glastonbury Festival is an unforgettable sight. For three days, 280 hectares of peaceful farm country in the beautiful Somerset Valley become a vast, colourful tent city. The Glastonbury Festival is Britain's largest outdoor rock concert, and it attracts crowds of more than 100,000 people. It has six separate stages for musicians to play on. It has eighteen markets where fans can buy things. It has its own daily newspaper and is even broadcast live on television. It also raises large amounts of money for several charities, including Greenpeace and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Glastonbury is just one of many events on the international music festival calendar each year. For dance music fans, there's Creamfields, the Essential Festival and Homelands - all in the UK. Rock fans have Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic in Japan, and the Livid Festival and the Big Day Out in Australia. And the crowds just keep getting bigger. In fact, the size of some of these festivals is causing problems. Since the deaths of nine people at Roskiide in 2000 and the death of a young woman at the 2001 Big Day Out, festival organisers and local police have been working together to make sure festival-goers stay safe. Despite these tragic events, festivals are more popular than ever. And it's not just about the music. It's about making new friends and partying non-stop for days at a time. It's about dancing till you can't stand up anymore and then crashing in someone else's tent. Veteran music journalist Koichi Hanafusa was at the first Fuji Rock Festival in 1997. He remembers the festival being hit by a typhoon. 'My greatest memory was all those people dancing to Rage Against the Machine. They didn't care about the rain and the wind,' he says. 'I mean, that's what it's all about.' Hi Melissa Glastonbury was awesome! Jason and I arrived in the afternoon on Day 1. We went straight to the Acoustic Tent to see the Waterboys. I couldn't wait to see them, I had been waiting for that since ever! They sang all my favourites, including 'Bang the Drum'. The highlight of Day 2 was definitely Rolf Harris. We sang along to 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport', and I saw several 'Rolf is God' T-shirts in the crowd! In the evening we went back to the Acoustic Tent to see the Hothouse Flowers. They were excellent! Day 3 was the best, though. David Bowie came on stage at 10 p.m. He sang all his hits — 'China Girl', 'Major Tan', 'Let's Dance', 'I'm Afraid of Americans' - and he stayed on stage for two hours! I'm completely exhausted, but I had the best time! And I got you a Hothouse Flowers T-shirt so you wouldn't feel left out. :-) See you soon. Love Jenna WHAT TO TAKE You will have a long walk from your car or the bus stop, so travel light. Most festivals have markets where you can buy most of the things you'll need. But here's a list of things that everyone should take with them. • Tent - The bigger the better (especially if it rains). • Sleeping bag - Make sure it's comfortable. • Sunblock - Three days outside in the sun will give you painful sunburn. • Rainproof jacket - In case the sun doesn't shine! • Hat - Good if it rains, good if the sun shines. • Comfortable shoes - You'll be standing up a lot of the time. • Money - There are sometimes cash machines at music festivals, but usually with long lines. Remember to keep enough money to get home after the festival. Reading Understanding key points Read the sentences below. Tick the sentences that are true. Rewrite the sentences that are not true to make them true. 1. Music is performed on one stage at Glastonbury. 2. Music festivals are becoming more popular. 3. Being in a big crowd at a music festival can sometimes be dangerous. 4. Jenna had never heard the Waterboys' music before she went to the Glastonbury Festival. 5. Jenna enjoyed the second day of the festival the most. 6. Fans can spend only one day at the Glastonbury Festival. Reading Understanding details Circle the best answer, a, b, с or d, to each of the following questions. 1. The Glastonbury Festival takes place 4. The first group Jenna and Jason saw were called a. inside a large stadium. a. the Acoustic Tent. b. in a television studio. b. the Waterboys. с in the city of Glastonbury. с Bang the Drum. d. outdoors in the Somerset Valley. d. the Hothouse Flowers. 2. If you like dance music, you'd 5. On Day 3, David Bowie finished singing probably enjoy a. at ten o'clock in the morning. a. Creamfields. b. at ten o'clock at night. b. Roskilde. с at around midnight. с Summer Sonic. d. at around two o'clock in the morning. d. the Big Day Out. 6. The festival guide recommends taking money to a 3. When a typhoon hit the Fuji Rock Festival in 1997, music festival a. people couldn't stand up. a. to avoid having to wait in line at the cash b. people kept dancing and enjoying themselves. machine s. с nine people died, b. because there are never any cash machines. d. the festival was cancelled. с because you have to pay money if you want to leave the festival early. d. to pay the musicians. Reading Developing skills Read the passage, the e-mail and the festival guide again. Below is a list of possible problems with music festivals. Choose the correct solution for each problem. Problems Solutions 1. Large crowds can be dangerous. a. You can go shopping at the markets. 2. Friends who stay at home might feel left out. b. You should wear comfortable shoes and take a 3. You are outside the whole time and might get tent and sleeping bag. sunburned. с You should take sunblock. 4. You might get tired from standing up all the time. d. Police and festival organisers should work 5. You might forget to bring something you need. together to make sure people stay safe. e. You can buy them a T-shirt. Developing vocabulary A. Match the numbers on the left with the letters on the right to form sentences. 1. It was an unforgettable day. We had a. about 5 hours to fly from the east to the west coast. 2. Australia is a vast country. It takes b. our seats were at the back of the theatre, 3. I like outdoor sports because I like с Ben's favourite day. He waits all year for it. 4. We could hardly see the stage because d. died when she was so young. 5. The Red Cross is my favourite charity e. sure everything goes smoothly. 6. On the school calendar, Sports Day is f. so much fun, we will always remember it. 7. The organisers of the parade make g. fresh air and sunshine. 8. It was tragic that Princess Diana h. because it helps people all over the world. Complete the following sentences with the correct word or phrase. typhoon highlight travel light feel left out rainproof 1. You should___________on a camping trip. Don't pack too much stuff. 2. The___________of my year was my trip to Hawaii. What a great holiday! 3. If you don't invite Ben to your party, he will___________. 4. Our tent wasn't___________, so we got wet in the middle of the night! 5. The strong winds during the___________destroyed many houses. .