ADULT THEME: B2+
Last Sunday in September

Folsom Street Fair

The world's largest leather and alternative sexuality street fair, held in San Francisco. Thousands of people gather in extreme, revealing outfits to celebrate kink and BDSM culture openly.

A massive crowd at a lively street festival

Speaking Discussion

Is it appropriate to hold a highly explicit, adult-themed festival on public city streets?
Why do underground communities need massive public events to feel accepted and safe?
If you accidentally walked into this street fair on your holiday, how would you react?
Does wearing leather masks and extreme outfits help people escape their boring daily lives?
How do cities benefit culturally from hosting highly controversial festivals?

Activity 1: The Great Debate

Motion: "Public city streets must be kept strictly family-friendly at all times, and adult-themed festivals should be banned or moved to private indoor venues."

Split the class into two sides. Team A must defend traditional public decency laws; Team B must defend radical freedom of expression and the right to public assembly.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Sentences

Complete the sentence and justify it in 20 seconds.

"The most surprising thing about underground subcultures is..."
"If I accidentally walked into a massive adult street festival, my first reaction would be..."
"I think the dress codes for public spaces should be..."

Key Vocabulary

Subculture A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.
Alternative Available as another possibility; relating to behavior that is considered unconventional.
Marginalised Treated as insignificant or pushed to the edges of society.
Explicit Stated clearly and in detail; in media or events, depicting nudity or adult themes graphically.
Liberating Providing a release from a situation which limits freedom of thought or behavior.

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