Do you sometimes have problems with your neighbours such as noise or littering? Well, the people of
Pilton in Somerset, England have such problems every summer. For three or four days every year, the village is full
of people of all ages who come here for the annual Glastonbury pop music festival. They usually stay in tents,
caravans and motorhomes. They leave drink cans and papers all over the streets. The music plays until the early
hours of the morning, and you can hear people talking and singing all night. The quiet country village becomes a
nightmare to live in and some villagers are even thinking of moving to another village. A villager said last year: “I
don't want to stop the Glastonbury Festival. I just want the fans to enjoy the festival without disturbing normal
village life."
1. What happens in Pilton, Somerset every summer?
A. The neighbours are noisy.
C. There is a pop music festival.
B. There are many villagers.
D. The villagers litter the streets.
2. Visitors litter the streets with
A. tents
B. caravans
C. motorhomes
D. cans and papers
3. How long is the pop music festival every year?
C. Three or four days
A. One night.
B. The whole summer.
D. The whole year.
4. What is Pilton like during the rest of the year?
A. A noisy place.
B. A quiet village.
A music concert.
C. A nightmare.
5. The villagers just want to
A. have a normal life as usual
C. move far away
B. stop the fans enjoying the festival
D. put an end to the festival