Name __________________________ Mark ________ / 20

Unit 5 Reading A (4) ________ . Glastonbury is often very wet and is

famous for its (5) ________ ! However, this doesn’t
stop some fans coming back year after year.

Glastonbury 2 Answer the questions using your own words. (10

marks)
A Glastonbury Festival, in England, is one of the most
popular music events of the year, and possibly the 1 How long does it take to organize the Glastonbury
largest outdoor music and performing arts festival in Festival?
the world. For five days in June, there is live music, _______________________________________
theatre, comedy, dance and much more. Amongst the
_______________________________________
biggest names to play there recently have been
Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Adele, Muse, Foals, Mark 2 How many people come to the festival each year?
Ronson and Jake Bugg. Even His Holiness the Dalai _______________________________________
Lama appeared there in 2015. The festival, which now
_______________________________________
attracts almost 200,000 visitors, takes a year to
organize. So how did it all begin? 3 How much were the tickets for the first festival,
and what did they include?
B The first-ever Glastonbury was organized by a local
farmer, Michael Eavis, in 1970. The entry price, which _______________________________________
included milk from the farm, was £1, and about 1,500 _______________________________________
people turned up. The early festivals were strongly 4 What can you often see people wearing at
influenced by the hippy movement, in which fun and
Glastonbury, and why?
freedom were important values. These principles are
still very important to the festival today. Nowadays, for _______________________________________
example, visitors to the festival can find ‘Green _______________________________________
Futures’, a field dedicated to learning about the
5 What happened to some of the campsites at the
environment, and a ‘Healing Field’, which explores the
festival in 2016?
world of alternative medicine.
_______________________________________
C One of the other things which Glastonbury is famous
for is its mud! Many of the festivals have been very wet _______________________________________
events, and wellies have become the new Glastonbury
3 Find words 1–5 in the text and match them with
must-have fashion item. In 2016, there were
thunderstorms. The rain was so heavy that some of the
definitions A–E. (5 marks)
campsites flooded, and some people’s tents were 1 influenced (paragraph B)
washed away! 2 principles (paragraph B)
D No one seems to care very much about the rain, 3 flooded (paragraph C)
though. And despite the complaint that the festival has 4 complaint (paragraph D)
become too commercial, many people come back
every year for the magical mix of music, art and … 5 vibe (paragraph D)
mud. In 2016, the tickets, which cost £238, sold out in
A when someone says something is wrong or not
less than thirty minutes. What do festival-goers say
about the festival and why they keep coming back? satisfactory
‘Glastonbury is unique. It has a certain vibe that you B to become covered with water
don’t feel anywhere else. There are teenagers, C the feeling that a place or a person gives you
children, parents, grandparents all having a great time
D had an effect on someone or something
together.’
E basic ideas or rules
1 Complete the summary of the text. (5 marks)
The Glastonbury music festival is one of the largest
and most (1) ________ outdoor festivals in the
world. Every year, more and more people go to see
some of the most well-known names in music. Local
farmer Michael Eavis
(2) ________ the first festivals in the 1970s. Since
the very beginning, the principles of the hippy
(3) ________ have been important. Today, there
is still an emphasis on alternative health and the
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