A moment that changed me: I had a drunken idea to start a music festival – so I sold my house
This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.
To be up for (doing) something
To be obsessed with (something/ someone)
No matter what, when, why, etc.
To convince (someone to do something)
‘If I had been older, I’d have been more cautious.’
15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.
1. What do you know about Simon’s youth and early 20s?
2. What sparked his interest in setting up a festival?
3. What were his first steps in setting up the festival?
4. What do you know about the preparations for his first festival?
5. What do you know about his first festival? How did his other festivals go?
6. Are you good at organising events?
7. Can you tell me about an event you organised?
8. Was Simon right to risk his, and his friend’s, money?
9. Would you risk your money to follow your passion?
10. Would you like to go to a British music festival?
11. Have you ever been to a music festival?
12. Were you obsessed with music when you were young?
13. What was a band that you liked when you were younger?
14. Are you ever a little bit jealous of the work that other people do?
15. Have you ever felt proud after realising a dream?