The 7 Steps February
1. CONTEXT
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Fuji Rock Festival
Listening Questions 1
1. Where and how often is the Fuji Rock Festival held?

2. QUESTIONS.
2. Where does the festival get its name from?
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vocabulary.

3. What major problem occurred during the first year of the festival?
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4. Why else was the first year of the festival memorable?
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5. Where do visitors often stay during the festival?
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Listening Questions 2

3. LISTEN

1. What is one feature that distinguishes Fuji Rock from its rivals?
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2. Where does the artist Mulatu Astatke come from?
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3. What are three styles of music that are featured at Fuji Rock?
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4. What is the Fuji Rock festival unofficially known as?
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5. What kind of green energy does Fuji Rock use to power its stages?
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4. CHECK ANSWERS
TRANSCRIPT 1
The Fuji Rock Festival is one of the largest outdoor music festivals in Japan and has been held
annually at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata, Japan since 1999. The festival takes its name from theoriginal location of the event in 1997, which was at the base of Mt. Fuji. Fuji Rock is one of themost famous music festivals in Japan, attracting some of the most well-known international
artists each year.

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5. CHECK VOCABULARY

Fuji Rock is usually held over 3 days in the last weekend of July, with many ticketholders
deciding to camp out in the area to take advantage of the mild weather and stunning naturalviews.

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vocabulary youfind. Look themup and add themto your list.

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6. READ ALOUD

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TRANSCRIPT 2
One aspect that sets Fuji Rock apart from some of its rivals such as Summer Sonic is its emphasis
on international talent and eclectic music styles. Besides featuring major acts from the U.S., U.K.
and Japan, festival management has also made an effort to include music styles and groups fromparts of the world that tend to get less time in the spotlight.
Some acts that fall under this category and have appeared at Fuji Rock in the past include Ethiopian
jazz musician Mulatu Astatke and the Afro-Caribbean styles of Los Gaunches. In addition to theemphasis on rock and electronic music, the festival has also carved out space for other music forms
such as jazz.

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In the first year that Fuji Rock was held, it was hit by a large typhoon that resulted in thecancelation of the second day of the festival. This was particularly ironic given that the theme ofits first year was “a symbiosis of music and nature.” Despite these difficulties with nature, thefirst year did feature a now legendary set by the punk-rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The band played through the storm despite one of its members having a broken arm.

Another interesting anecdote related to Fuji Rock is that it is known as the cleanest large-scalemusic festival in the world. Much of the waste produced at the festival is immediately recycled backinto energy as biodiesel to power three of the event stages. The festival also makes use of solar
power to help power other stages as well.

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