Allocate 15 minutes for students to read the text and answer the 8 IELTS-style questions. Check their work at the end using the feedback shown after each question.

First, read paragraphs A to D carefully to understand the main ideas. Next, work through Questions 1 to 8 in order, checking key facts as you go.

Paragraph A

The very first Glastonbury Festival took place in 1970. A ticket cost £1, and the price included free milk from the farm. About 1,500 people came to the festival.

Paragraph B

In 1971 the entrance was free, and the festival's own history page says that about 12,000 people came. That year the festival built its first stage in the shape of a pyramid. People built it out of scaffolding, metal and plastic sheeting.

Paragraph C

In 1990 the festival was much bigger. About 70,000 people came, and a ticket cost £38. A programme cost £3.

Paragraph D

In 2003 a ticket cost £105, and the price included a programme. The festival's own page says that the tickets sold out in under 24 hours. It calls that year the fastest selling Glastonbury Festival.

TRUE: statement agrees with information

FALSE: statement contradicts information

NOT GIVEN: no information on this

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____ A. Tickets became cheaper over time. ____ B. Attendance grew from 1,500 to 70,000 people. ____ C. The festival stopped selling programmes after 1990. ____ D. Free milk was offered every year until 1990.

____ A. It was the first year to build a pyramid stage out of metal. ____ B. It had the highest ticket price increase in history. ____ C. It broke records for how quickly tickets were purchased. ____ D. It gave away free programmes for 70,000 visitors.