1 Work in groups. Look at the cultural attractions and discuss the questions.art gallery/museumfood festivalarts/music festivalmusic venuecinema public artcomedy club theatre1 Which of the cultural attractions do you have near where you live?2 Do you go to any of them? Why?/Why not?3 Would you like to have any of them near where you live? Why?/Why not? 2 Complete the first part of the summary with the words in brackets. Add any additional words, if necessary.The Rio Carnival, one of the world's leading festivals, (1)... (held / February/ year) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the festival, organisers (2) (put on / huge/number/ parades) and parties all over the city, which (3) ... (attract/ at least/million / tourists). The festival (4)... (has/big/impact/ city) and on people's cultural lives. The carnival involves around 200 Samba schools, which try (5)... (present/best/costumes), dance routines, and musical bands.    3 Read the second part of the summary. Complete the gaps with one word only. Then listen and check your answers. It generates over $750 million in income locally in Rio which comes (1) tourists (2) ... attend the four-day event and the Samba schools, which can sometimes spend over three million dollars (3)... costumes and preparations. The festival boosts Brazil's broader economy as (4) . But it's not just about money. There's wide support (5) ... the festival because it brings people together and helps create a sense (6) ... pride in the country. Many of the Samba schools are from (7) ... poorest neighbourhoods in the city, and the festival offers young people opportunities to take part in cultural activities and learn new skills. Owing to the festival, Rio (8) ..... been recognised as a cosmopolitan city and cultural hotspot all over the world. 4 Complete the sentences with six different cultural attractions you know of. Then work in pairs and share your ideas.1 … is held every year.2 …attracts a lot of tourists to our area.3 …has had a big impact on our country.4 …brings people together.5 … has very wide support.6 I'd like to get involved in… 5 Work as a class. Talk about the places and events you thought of in exercise 1. Use words and phrases from the summary in exercises 2 and 3.We've got a music venue near where we live. The promoters put on a lot of small concerts and parties.  6 Work in pairs. You are discussing benefits related to cultural attractions and events organised in Poland. In your discussion, include the following aspects:your personal benefitsmost beneficial types of eventstraditional Polish events