3UNITS 3&4 Organize a music festival

STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS

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Step 1 Choose a venue ■ What kind of location could you use – a local park, a square, a place in the country?■ Make a list of possible locations. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each

one – good transportation, too small? ■ Discuss your group’s options and choose the best one.

1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions. Then read the Introduction to check or find your answers.1 What different kinds of art festivals are there?2 When do open-air festivals usually take place? Why?3 Where is Glastonbury? Who started the Glastonbury festival?

Introduction

In the UK there are many different kinds of art festivals – film festivals, music festivals, literary festivals, theater festivals, and storytelling festivals. Most festivals take place in the summer when the weather is good. Possibly the most famous music festival is Glastonbury in South West England. Started in 1970 by a farmer, Michael Eavis, and his wife, the five-day festival attracts around 135,000 people who pay more than $300 to see some of the most famous music artists in the world. Most of the profit from ticket sales goes to charities such as Greenpeace, Oxfam, and WaterAid.

Step 2 Draw a layout of the festival area ■ Make a list of the facilities you need for the audience

– food and drink stands, toilets, a VIP tent.■ What do your performers need – a stage, dressing

rooms, a media center? ■ Draw a large layout of your festival location and

mark the different places on it, including the main entrances. Use icons to help you.

A: We could have the festival in the park next to the school.B: That’s a good idea.C: How about the square at the shopping mall?D: The problem with the square is it’s very busy.B: The advantage of the park is it’s big.A: Another good thing is there aren’t any neighbors to disturb.C: What do you think of the park option?D: I think it’s perfect.C: So we agree – the park is the best location.

A: Where should we put the stage?B: We can put it next to the trees.C: We’ll need an area for food and drink stands. D: Why don’t we have the VIP tent behind the stage?B: Are we going to have a campsite for tents?C: Don’t forget to include the dressing rooms.

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2 Work in groups. Follow the steps to organize your own music festival. Take turns making notes.

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3UNITS 3&4 Organize a music festival

STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS

This page has been downloaded from www.macmillangobeyond.com© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.

Step 3 Choose the performers ■ What kind of music festival is it – rock, jazz,

classical?■ Make a list of the artists you’d like to invite.■ Create a schedule. Who performs first? Who’s

going to end the festival? (This is usually the main performance).

Step 4 Design promotional material and tickets

■ Think of a name for your festival. Choose two charities to give money to from ticket sales.■ Create material to promote the festival – a poster, a press release, a radio ad.■ Decide on jobs for everyone in the group. You need people to:

■ design the poster ■ create a logo for the festival ■ write a press release ■ prepare a script for a radio ad ■ make tickets to sell (don’t forget to include the name, date, time, location, and price of the tickets)

Saturday Sunday 1:00 3:00 Pharrell Williams 5:00 One Direction 7:00

A: Let’s call it The Park Rock Festival.B: Which charities could we support?A: How about UNICEF?C: I can design a logo.D: Would you mind writing a press release?B: I’ll make the tickets.

Step 5 Present your festival ■ Present your festival to the rest of the class.■ Watch the other groups’ presentations.■ Discuss all the festivals in class. Which would you

buy tickets for? Why?Our festival is called The Park Rock Festival.

The festival’s location is the park next to the school.Here’s our plan. We think it’s a good location because

it’s big and there aren’t any neighbors.This is our poster. Our lineup is ... .

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