16 The Edinburgh Fringe

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The Edinburgh Fringe
History of the Fringe
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essful that the
Fringe is now an
official alternat
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events in the E
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actors from Ad
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different venues
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August and Sep ound the city during
tember! Be pre
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huge variety of
entertainment, ed for a
in
unusual places
from church hal some
ls to hiring
rooms!
Amazing choice
There is somet
hing for all the
family from
comedy and ca
baret to music
and drama and
because there is
no restriction o
n
the type of mat
erial
performed, anyt
hing goes!
1
Read the statements and mark them true (T) or false (F).
1
2
3
4
2
The Edinburgh Festival first started in Britain before World War II.
The ‘Fringe’ offers alternative events to the main festival.
Actors only come from Scotland or England.
Some actors perform in unusual venues.
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
Fringe = margine
perform = rappresentare
main = principale
venues = spazi
hiring = in affitto
anything goes =
va bene tutto
Listen to Steve talking about his visit to the Edinburgh Fringe. Listen again then complete the text.
Loud - last - Star Wars - props - Los Angeles - cinema - girlfriend - glove - laughing
Steve is from .......................... . He came to Edinburgh .......................... year. This year he is with his ............................ .
Steve knows a lot about .......................... , so he really enjoyed the first show. He thought the ........................... were very
clever, especially the .......................... used to represent Yoda from the film “..........................”. His girlfriend couldn’t stop
.......................... at the show called “Fat, Bald and ..........................”.
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Read the text about the Military Tattoo and answer these questions.
1 Where do they perform the Tattoo?
2 What things can you see in the show?
3 Are all the people in it Scottish?
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Work with a partner. Talk about culture festivals in your country. Think about these things.
What kind of cultural festivals are there in your country? Have you ever visited one?
Was it a music or a theatre festival?
Where did it take place?
What was your favourite part of it?
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