Music festivals

[designed by Mercedes Ariza]

A) What happens to Glastonbury rubbish?

1.       How many ticket holders were there in the 2013 edition of the Glastonbury Festival

2        Where does the festival take place?

3.       What animal feeds on the rubbish left behind?

4.       What kind of rubbish do people leave there? .

5.       What famous bands performed in 2013?

6.       In what ways was the 2013 festival a record?.

7.       How do they try to clean up the place after the festival?

8.       How long does it take them to clean the mess?

9.       What is the normal purpose of that land?

Glastonbury Festival site.

B) Love Your Tent. A Greener Festival Film

 

1.        What kind of things are usually left behind after festivals?

2.        What should people do with them?

3.        What is the impact of the audience on the festival when they leave their tents behind?

C) The Big Green Gathering 2014

 

Compare the environmental impact of The Big Green Gathering Festival with Glastonbury Festival. What’s different?

D) Roskilde Festival 2014 Line-up

Roskilde Festival 2015

Do you know the bands that performed last year at Roskilde or are programmed for the 2015 edition? Do you  like any of them? Which ones?

Roskilde Festival site

E) Enjoy Benicassim Festival 2013

  1. What happened to the young Britons in the video when they went to Benicassim Festival last year?
  2. How much time did they spend at the police station?
  3. What is the advice of the Foreign Office at the end of the video?

Benicassim Festival site

F) PRESENTATION OF YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC FESTIVAL

When we speak about music festivals there are many aspects we can consider:

– Their philosophy

– The type of music the bands that play

– Their impact on the environment

– The type of entertainment they provide ( music and travelling, just music…)

– What they do with the money they make

Here you find information on music festivals around the world:

List of music festivals

List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

There are thousands of music festivals, working in pairs choose one, find out all the other relevant information about it  (history, location, popularity…) and make a  5-10 minute presentation for the rest of the class. You can include interviews, reports or highlights  in a short video.

Write your name and the music festival you have chosen HERE.

Assessment sheet (designed by Mireia Xortó)

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