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Reading

• Do you like going to festivals? Why / Why not?

• Are there any interesting festivals taking place in or near the area where you live?

Vocabulary & Grammar

PHRASAL VERBS (GO)

• go on 1 [ often with present participle ] continue or persevere: I can't go on protecting you. • talk at great length, especially tediously or angrily: the twins were always going on about him. • continue speaking or doing something after a short pause: [ with direct speech ] : ‘I don't understand,’ she went on. • informal said when encouraging someone or expressing disbelief: go on, tell him!

• go with 1 give one's consent or agreement to (a person or proposal). 2 have a romantic or sexual relationship with. he goes with other women.

• go off 1 (of a gun, bomb, or similar device) explode or fire. the pistol suddenly went off. • (of an alarm) begin to sound.

• go through 1 undergo (a difficult period or experience): the country is going through a period of economic instability.

• go over 1 consider, examine, or check (something): I want to go over these plans with you again.

Speaking

Glossary

downside |ˈdaʊnsʌɪd|

noun

the negative aspect of something otherwise regarded as good or desirable: a magazine feature on the downside of fashion modelling.

feasible |ˈfiːzɪb(ə)l|

adjective

1 possible and practical to do easily or conveniently: the Dutch have demonstrated that it is perfectly feasible to live below sea level.

go-ahead informal

noun [ in sing. ]

permission to proceed: the government had given the go-ahead for the power station.

frisky |ˈfrɪski|

adjective (friskier, friskiest)

playful and full of energy: he bounds about like a frisky pup.

fake ¹ |feɪk|

adjective

not genuine; imitation or counterfeit: she got on the plane with a fake passport | a fake Cockney accent.

• (of a person) claiming to be something that one is not: a fake doctor.

noun

a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham: fakes of Old Masters.

• a person who falsely claims to be something. I felt sure that some of the nuns were fakes.

stunt ² |stʌnt|

noun

an action displaying spectacular skill and daring. the stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air balloon while attached to a piece of elastic. [ as modifier ] : the display is by some of the world's top stunt fliers.

• something unusual done to attract attention: the story was spread as a publicity stunt to help sell books.

pageant |ˈpadʒ(ə)nt|

noun

1 a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene. they brought the history books to life at the town's pageant. figurative : the pageant of public life.

• something regarded as a series of interesting and varied events: it's all part of life's rich pageant.

• historical a scene erected on a fixed stage or moving vehicle as a public show.

2 (also beauty pageant)N. Amer. a beauty contest.

eve |iːv|

noun

the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion: on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel.

venue |ˈvɛnjuː|

noun

the place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports competition: the club is the city's main venue for live music.

costume |ˈkɒstjuːm|

noun

a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period: authentic Elizabethan costumes | [ mass noun ] : dancers in national costume.