SUMMER FESTIVALS (2NB)

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Performing arts: dance, film, juggling, magic, music, opera, theatre 

Visual arts: drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, video

Literature: poetry, short stories

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COUNTRY	FESTIVAL NAME	TYPE	DATES
France	Festival d’Avignon	Theatre	7-27 July
Switzerland	Montreux Jazz Festival	jazz music	2–17 July
Germany	Bayreuth	Wagner operas	25 July–28 August
England (London)	Proms	classical music	16 July–11 September
Scotland (Edinburgh)	Edinburgh Festival	all the arts	13 August–5 September

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1 P 2 E 3 P 4 E 5 E 6 P

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1 Robert Newman

2 He wanted to attract people who didn’t usually go to classical concerts.

3 You could eat, drink, and smoke.  

4 Some theatre companies staged their own unofficial productions.

5 It’s the name of the unofficial festival.

6 Because the city is very busy at festival time.

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1 cheap

2 low

3 first

4 modern

5 busy

6 large/big/great