Unit 4 | Session 2

Waiting for something special

Learning objective: plan a festival
 Unit 4 | Session 2
Waiting for something special
Learning objective: plan a festival

Lesson Overview
1 Get started: Cultural events
2 Listening and Speaking 1: Podcast about
festival and invitation
3 Reading: Promotional text about a festival
4 Speaking task: Plan your own festival
5 Progress check
Get started: Cultural events and festivals

Think about these questions for a minute.

Do you go to many cultural events? If

yes, what kind of event? (music, art,
theatre, etc.)
Are there many events or festivals
organized where you live? What kind of
event or festival?
Which would you like to go and see?
Why?

Prepare to talk to your classmates.

LISTEN FOR GENERAL IDEAS
Check the best summary
Burning Man Festival is a ..
1 very popular arts festival in the desert
2 big party and arts festival in the city of Nevada

3 place to watch and meet artists on bikes

 LISTEN FOR DETAIL

1 The festival is particularly famous for ?

a its bikes b its bands
2 What do people do there? Check three options.
a dance b give gifts c make noise d make fires e cook f sing
3 It is so popular that it’s talked about on many…
a social media sites b TV shows
Speaking task 1:
Asking and answering questions about the festival
Useful language
Student A What can you do there?
You are thinking of going to the Burning Man When is it?
festival. Ask your partner questions about it. How many people…?
How long…?
How much…?

Student B It’s a …. Festival .

You know all about the Festival and want your It takes place…
fried to accompany you. … people are going.
It starts…
It costs…
 READ FOR GENERAL IDEAS

1 What can kind of festival is it?

a a city arts festival b a relaxing festival in nature
2 What is the aim of the text?
a sell the event to possible guests b describe the event for the media

Come to the Fusion Festival this summer! From July 10 – 17 in Germany’s beautiful
Black Forest. If you want a chilled week in the country to relax your mind and body, this is for
you. Play music or watch others perform. Make art, play games, go hiking, cook or enjoy yoga
and massage treatments. The important thing is to chill!
It’s only $50 for three days or $200 for the whole week including camping and parking.
Numbers are limited so book now! It’s really something special!
 1 Would you like to go to this festival? Why? Why not?
2 What would you change about it?

Come to the Fusion Festival this

summer! From July 10 – 17 in Germany’s
beautiful Black Forest. If you want a chilled
week in the country to relax your mind and
body, this is for you. Play music or watch
others perform. Make art, play games, go
hiking, cook or enjoy yoga and massage
treatments. The important thing is to chill!
It’s only $50 for three days or $200 for the
whole week including camping and parking.
Numbers are limited so book now! It’s really
something special!
Speaking: plan your own festival

Work in groups. Organize your own festival.

1 Decide on the following information about it:

What kind of festival is it? What events take place in it? How long does it last? What is the
location? How many people can come? What does the price include?

2 Prepare a description of your festival to show to your neighbors.

Be ready to share details of your event with the class.

Speaking feedback

Listen to your classmates’ festival descriptions and answer

the questions.

• What kind of festivals are they offering?

• How are they different from one another?
• Which one sounds the most interesting to you? Why?
Progress check

Now I can ...

❑ Listen to the description of a festival.

❑ Read a text about a festival.

❑ Describe my own festival.

 Unit 4 | Session 2
Waiting for something special
Learning objective: plan a festival

Thank you!