### Lesson 5. At the Music Festival

Getting ready for the task:

• What have you heard of festivals?
• Have you ever participated in any festival?
• What do you know about Mugham Festivals?

Key words:

picturesque - visually attractive
accompaniment - music that is played to support singing
emphasized - stressed
a conductor - a person who stands in front of an orchestra and directs the performance
to retain - to keep hold of, maintain, remember, hold back, continue
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GW. Look at the pictures and discuss them.

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism organize international music festival in a picturesque region of Azerbaijan, Gabala every summer. This traditional music festival brings together the world’s famous musicians and music lovers from around the world. Prominent musicians, world-famous conductors and art groups of Azerbaijan and foreign countries take part here.