Lesson 10 (vocabulary). Entertainment and the arts. (part 1)

 

1.       Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)      I like this book, and I’ve read six capitals/chapters/prefaces already.

b)      It’s not a proper drawing, only a rough/plan/sketch.

c)       The play is very long but there are three breaks/intervals/rests.

d)      At the cinema I don’t like sitting too near the film/screen/stage.

e)      We heard a piece by Mozart performed by a German band/group/orchestra.

f)       Her second book was very popular and became a best buy/seller/volume.

g)      I like the painting but I can’t stand its ugly border/frame/square.

h)      Robert’s new book will be broadcast/published/typed.

i)        I liked the acting, and the costumes/dressing/outfits were good too.

j)        The best act/place/scene in the film is when Jack meets Kate.

 

2.       Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

announcer                         composer           critic      editor   playwright         author                  conductor           director               novelist               sculptor

a)      The orchestra would not be successful with a different …… conductor………..

b)      I want a book on art, but I don’t know the name of the …………………..

c)       We must see the new film by that Italian …………………………..

d)      The ……………………….. said that the sports programme is on after the news.

e)      Harry writes for the theatre, but he is not only a …………………….

f)       We saw some interesting metal objects made by a French ………………………

g)      That’s a nice piece of music. Who is the …………………………..

h)      Peter Smith was the only ………………….. who wrote in praise of the film.

i)        Charles Dickens is probably the best known British ……………………

j)        The ………………. of the newspaper usually decides what it contains.

 

3.       Complete each sentence by putting in, on, at or out of in each space.

a)      Harry Smith is hard ……at……….. work writing his new screenplay.

b)      The music was terrible and the singer was …………………… tune.

c)       I can’t tell what that is ……………... the background of the picture.

d)      Jane’s new book is coming out …………………….. paperback next year.

e)      Is there anything good …………………….. Channel 4 this evening?

f)       The school put on Hamlet ……………….. modern dress.

g)      The critics found Joe’s kind of writing rather ………………. date.

h)      In the last scene, all the actors are ……………….. stage together.

Correct answers.

1. a)chapters                    b) sketch             c) intervals         d) screen             e) orchestra       f) seller                 g) frame              h) published            i) costumes        j) scene

2.  a) conductor                               b) author            c) director           d) announcer                    e) playwright                    f) sculptor                g) composer                      h) critic                 i) novelist            j) editor

3. a) at                 b) out of              c) in       d) in                      e) on                     f) in        g) out of              h) on

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