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Avril Lavigne's Festival Concert to Air on France 4

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Avril Lavigne is a famous singer. She played a show at the Main Square Festival. This is a big music festival. Now, people can watch her show on TV. The channel is called France 4. This is a French TV channel. Many fans could not go to the festival. Now they can watch the concert at home. Avril Lavigne is known for rock music. She has many fans in France. This is good news for her fans.

There is other music news too. A new video game is coming. It is like the game Guitar Hero. The people who made Guitar Hero made this new game. It is called Rock Band. The game comes with plastic instruments. You can buy it on December 10. Many people love music games. This new game will be fun for fans.

Vocabulary15 words

concert
a music show
festival
a big event with many shows
aired
shown on TV
channel
a TV station
singer
a person who sings songs
fans
people who love someone
broadcast
sent out on TV or radio
instruments
things used to make music
developers
people who make games
release
when something new comes out
plastic
a hard material used to make things
famous
known by many people
rock music
a type of loud guitar music
show
a performance for people to watch
game
something you play for fun

Quiz

1. Who is the singer in the story?
2. Where will the concert be shown?
3. When does the new music game come out?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Avril Lavigne is a famous _____. She played a show at the Main Square _____. This is a big music festival. Now, people can watch her show on _____. The channel is called France 4. This is a French TV _____. Many fans could not go to the festival. Now they can watch the _____ at home.

There is other music news too. A new video _____ is coming. It is like the game Guitar Hero. The people who made Guitar Hero made this new game. It is called Rock Band. The game comes with plastic _____. You can buy it on December 10.

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