Typhoon Cancels Music Festival Day in Japan
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A big outdoor music event is happening in Chiba, Japan.
The event is called Rock In Japan Festival.
The festival had to cancel its show on September 21.
A typhoon was coming near Chiba.
The typhoon made the weather bad and dangerous.
So the festival stopped the show for that day.
The band M!LK was one of the groups at the festival.
M!LK played music before the cancellation.
Many fans wanted to see live music that day.
Now some fans cannot see their favorite artists.
The festival may find new artists for another day.
This kind of news changes often.
People should check for new updates about the festival.
Vocabulary5 words
- festival
- a big event with music or fun activities
- cancel
- to stop something before it happens
- typhoon
- a very strong, dangerous storm with wind and rain
- outdoor
- outside, not inside a building
- artist
- a person who makes music or art
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1. Chiba, Japan 2. A typhoon was coming 3. True
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A big outdoor music event is happening in _____, Japan.
The event is called Rock In Japan _____.
The festival had to _____ its show on September 21.
A _____ was coming near Chiba.
The typhoon made the weather bad and _____.
So the festival stopped the show for that day.
The band _____ was one of the groups at the festival.
Many fans wanted to see live music that day.
The festival may find new _____ for another day.
People should check for new _____ about the festival.
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