MUSIC FESTIVALS Première

Unit 3: Music Festivals

Axe: Art et Pouvoir

The sun sets on the crowd in Glastonbury (UK)

With your partner, Imagine what is happening on this picture, and what these people are here for.

Useful Vocabulary

crowd bands summer perform money dance trendy headline sunny sunset celebrate youth stage unity evolution tent experience enjoy protest organization bands

Read the document, then work in groups of three. -> One student will be in charge of presenting the document (type, dates, author, topic, examples...) -> One student will be in charge of finding information about festivals from the past. -> One student will be in charge of explaining how festivals have evolved in recent years.

Now, in groups, discuss: In your opinion, why do so many people want to attend summer music festivals? What do festival organizers want? Grammar: L'expression de la volonté -> Pour exprimer une volonté personnelle: Formule : S + want to + BV Ex: Festivalgoers want to have fun. -> Pour exprimer une volonté d'agir sur quelqu'un: Formule: S + want + complément + to + BV Ex: The band wants the audience to have fun. The band wants them to have fun.

Traduire les phrases suivantes: 1) Les festivaliers veulent partager un moment d'unité. 2)La police ne veut pas que les festivals tournent au chaos. 3) Les organisateurs veulent que les festivaliers restent toute la nuit. 4) Le public américain veut maintenir le festival Coachella cette année. 5) Jimi Hendrix voulait jouer un bon concert pour le public.

Discuss with your neighbour

What are the essential things to do before going to a festival?

Identify the issues you can encounter during a festival, and find the solutions given by the poster

Discuss with your neighbour

Have you ever been to a festival/a concert? Exchange your best festival or concert- related memories with your neighbour.

Grammar: Le présent perfect (rappel) Pour parler d'une expérience, on utilise le présent perfect. Formule: S + HAVE + participe passé. Ex: I have been to a Beyonce concert. She has seen Ed Sheeran on stage.

Which festival would you go to? Explain why

Practice your oral skills! You are a festival booker. Yor budget is tight, but you really want to attract a singer or band that you worship. Convince their manager to join your event. - Present the event (location, name, type of music...) - Explain what you want the festival to be (expression de la volonté) - Give information about what you have already planned for the festival. (present perfect) - Convince the manager! (must, should, could...)

CE: Woodstock's final moment

Before you read, at home: 1) Look for information about Woodstock Festival: dates, location, number of attendees, cost of the tickets, lineup. 2) Imagine why Woodstock represented an ideal.

CE: Woodstock's final moment

Now, read the text and : 3) Take notes about the final set at Woodstock Festival: who played, when it was, the songs they played. 4) Study the audience's reactions. Explain how they evolved during the concert. 5) Say what made Hendrix's concert memorable. 6) Focus on the last paragraph: Explain what the final song is. Analyse the metaphor Michael Lang uses. Say what Hendrix's message was.

CE: Woodstock's final moment

Explain what the ideals represented by Woodstock were. Research the term “counterculture”. Say how Woodstock represented counterculture. Discuss. Say whether you think music can be life-changing. Give examples.

GROUP WORK

Axe : Art et Pouvoir Titre : Fyre Festival scam turns to disaster

Rappel du brouillon: Qui: Où: Quand: Quoi/comment: Pourquoi: A qui: Portée du document: Point de vue: Ton:

CE type bac Axe : Art et Pouvoir Titre : Coachella where have all the rebels gone?