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Folk festivals in the US

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Instructions: Read about Folk festivals in the US. Look at the underlined words.

How often are there Folk Music Festivals in the US?

Featuring everything from star singers, old time fiddle bands, bluegrass, Irish, old country and western music, and even dancers and story tellers, the folk music festivals offer a wide range of entertainment almost all the year.

Top 20 Folk Music Festivals in the US. Retrieved and adapted October 2016, from http://www.topeventsusa.com/top-folk-music-festivals-USA.html

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Getting started: Anchorage Folk Festival, Alaska

Instructions: Read the following information about the US:

For two full weeks in mid-January, the Anchorage Folk Festival, now recognized as the best free music event in Alaska and one of the Top 20 Folk Music Festivals in the USA, showcases more than 120 singers, dancers, storytellers, and groups from throughout Alaska and around the world as they perform traditional and original material in styles ranging from folk to Celtic, bluegrass, jazz, klezmer and more. The concerts and workshops are open to the public and are free.

Top 20 Folk Music Festivals in the US. Retrieved and adapted October 2016, from http://www.topeventsusa.com/top-folk-music-festivals-USA.html

How often is the festival?

Instructions: Choose T (True) or F (False) according to the text.

1. The Anchorage Folk Festival is the best free music in Alaska.

2. It is a music festival with a lot of singers and dancers.

3. The participants in the festival are only from the U.S.

4. All the concerts have a charge.

How often

Let’s learn about the use of How often.

Instructions: Look at the following information about How often

How often is a question word to ask about the frequency of an action.

Look at the word order with Common verbs:

How often Auxiliary verb subject verb Complement? Answers
How often do people go to Folk Festivals? Many times a year.
How often does a foreign singer participate In folk Festivals? Whenever he has the opportunity.

Look at the word order with the is there or are there:

How often Is there/ Are there Complement? Answers
How often is there a Folk Music Festival in the US? Almost every month.
How often are there any other festivals? it depends on the city

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How often with common verbs

Instructions: Write questions with How often and the following prompts.

  1. Mexico City have a Folk Festival
    ?
  2. Some Mexican states have a carnival
    ?
  3. People in your country participate in a festival
    ?
  4. You go to a festival?
    ?
  5. Your best friend watch festivals on TV
    ?
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How often with is there or are there

Instructions: Write questions with How often, there is or there are, and the following prompts.

  1. Music Folk Festivals in your country
    ?
  2. any other festivals in your town
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  3. a Renaissance Festival in your place
    ?
  4. an unusual event where you live
    ?
  5. Marathons in your country
    ?
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More about Americans

Instructions: Choose the right options in the following text.

How often is /How often are the Alaska Falk Festival held?

How often do /How often does Arkansas have a Folk Festival?

How often do /How often does people go to the Tucson Folk Festival?

How often is /How often are the Florida Folk Festival celebrated?

How often is /How often are the Montana Folk Festival and the Swamp Stomp Festival in Central Florida taken place?

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