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The Fête de la Musique (World Music Day)

La fête de la musique

6:03 min video · 19 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with English

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About this lesson

This lesson explains the Fête de la Musique, the free music festival that began in France in 1982 and now takes place every year on 21 June.

How to practise

  1. Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the lesson section by section with English.
  2. Repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: you learn the facts and the words together.
  3. At the end, check the recap and answer the question in the YouTube comments.

La fête de la musique

The Fête de la Musique (World Music Day)

In this lesson

  • What the Fête de la Musique is and when it happens
  • How it started in France in 1982
  • How people take part today
  • Useful French to talk about music and festivals

Key takeaways

  • The Fête de la Musique is on 21 June.
  • It began in France in 1982 with Jack Lang.
  • It is free, and anyone can play in the street.
  • Many countries now have it too.

Your turn: Is there a music festival in your country where everyone can play in the street?

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
la fêtethe festival, the party
la musiquemusic
gratuitfree (no cost)
la ruethe street
les voisinsthe neighbours

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