David Byrne Live Stream Cancelled at Summer Sonic Festival
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Summer Sonic is a big music festival in Japan.
The festival planned a live stream of the show.
David Byrne is a famous musician.
His live stream was cancelled.
There was heavy rain in Chiba this week.
Chiba is a place near Tokyo.
The rain was very strong. People call this heavy rain.
Many people asked about theme parks in the area.
Tokyo Disney Resort stayed open as planned.
Summer Sonic also continued as planned.
The heavy rain did not stop the festival.
But the David Byrne live stream did not happen.
Fans could not watch his show online.
The festival gave fans this news today.
People are still talking about the rain and the festival.
Vocabulary6 words
- festival
- a big event with music or fun activities
- stream
- to show video online at the same time as an event
- cancelled
- stopped; will not happen now
- heavy rain
- rain that falls very hard
- fans
- people who like a person or group very much
- news
- new information about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. The David Byrne live stream 2. Heavy rain 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Summer Sonic is a big music _____ in Japan.
The festival planned a live _____ of the show.
David Byrne is a famous musician.
His live stream was _____.
There was heavy rain in _____ this week.
The rain was very strong. People call this _____.
Many people asked about theme parks in the area.
Tokyo Disney Resort stayed open as _____.
Summer Sonic also continued as planned.
The heavy rain did not stop the festival.
Fans could not watch his show _____.
The festival gave _____ this news today.