Active Skills for Reading 1 (Unit 9: Festivals and Celebrations)


CHAPTER 2 - Edinburgh Festival Journal

Before You Read - Festivals

Festivals can be a series of activities, cultural events, or entertainment. They can also be events held by the local community, which celebrates some unique part of that community.

A. Look at the kinds of festivals below and answer the following questions.

art
book
comedy		 film
sports
music		 fashion
food

  1. Which kinds,of festivals have you attended? Which ones would you like to attend?

    Answer

    Answers will vary. Some other kinds of festivals are: theater and poetry festivals, opera or music festivals, and ethnic and religious festivals.

  2. What other kinds of festivals can you think of?

    Answer

    Answers will vary.

B. Skim the journal. What kind of festival do you think it describes?

Answer

The festival is actually an arts festival, showing all kinds of art-forms.

Edinburgh Festival Journal

September 1

I'm so excited! My roommate Christopher and I are on our flight to Edinburgh, Scotland, for the Edinburgh International Festival. It's the biggest arts festival in the world and combines many separate festivals happening at the same time. I'm especially excited to see lots of indie1 art and films. There's so much to do and we only have three days!

September 2

Christopher and I arrived at our hotel in Edinburgh last night. After checking in, we had dinner and explored the city streets. It was really fascinating but we went to bed soon after because we were so tired! Today we went to King's Theater to watch some short plays that are part of the Fringe Festival. People here call it "The Fringe," and it has an awesome variety of shows by all sorts of performing arts groups. A parade of actors greeted us as we walked down the street. They were waving colorful flags, one for each of the theater companies performing at the festival. It was a great way for us to start our festival experience. Christopher wants to hear some bands at the Jazz & Blues Festival, and we hope to see a good film tonight.

September 3

I saw an awesome comedian today! He was so funny that I couldn't stop laughing. I wish we had these kind of events in my hometown. Christopher and I spent the afternoon walking along the river. There were painters on either side, working and displaying all kinds of art. Later, we went to the Foodies Festival for dinner and tried local Scottish foods. Most of it was delicious, although there were a few foods we didn't dare try - like haggis!2

September 4

Today is the final day of the International Festival, but some of the smaller festivals will go on for a few more days. The plan is to watch some short plays in the amphitheater in the park after lunch. Then, later tonight, we'll attend the closing ceremonies in the city center and watch the fireworks. I can't believe the festival is almost over!

1 Indie is short for independent and describes an artistic work produced by a small company or group.
2 Haggis is a kind of sausage made from the heart, liver, lungs, and stomach of a sheep.

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