Woodstock: the rise of counterculture

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Watch the video and answer the questions.

Part 1 - The report

Why does the journalist present a report on Woodstock? What event do we celebrate?
What are the words she associates with the festival?

Part 2 - The context

In the summer 1969:

What did Richard Nixon do?
What did Neil Amstrong do?
What was happening in Viet Nam?

Part 3 - The festival

Say as much as you can about the festival.

Part 4 - Its impact “for a minute”

David Crosby says Wookstock made them forget about negative events “for a minute”. Can you say which ones?

Part 5 - The end of the festival

How did the festival end? Describe.

What happened in Woodstock?