1 Write the correct words for the definitions.
1 a person who writes poetry ……poet……
A writer B poet C painter
2 a book written about someone’s life …………………
A novel B biography C writer
3 a person who makes films …………………
A audience B painter C director
4 a work of art, made of wood, metal or plaster …………………
A painting B poetry C sculpture
5 a place where works of art are displayed …………………
A a gallery B a studio C audience
6 people watching an event like a play or concert …………………
A audience B writers C poets
Answer
2 biography 3 director 4 sculpture
5 gallery 6 audience
2 Complete the sentences with the words for arts and entertainment in the box.
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gallery novel painter painting poet poetry studio writer |
1 A poet writes ……poetry…… .
2 A ………………… is a book of fiction in which the characters and the action aren’t real.
3 Van Gogh was a famous Dutch ………………… famously known for his artwork Sunflowers.
4 An artist, photographer or sculptor work in a ………………… .
5 The job of a ………………… is to create books, stories, articles or documents.
6 The Mona Lisa is the most famous ………………… in the world.
7 My teacher told me to go to the National ………………… when I visit London because it has lots of world-famous paintings.
8 William Wordsworth was a famous English ………………… who wrote I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.
Answer
2 novel 3 painter 4 studio 5 writer
6 painting 7 Gallery 8 poet
3 Write the adjective prefixes in the correct place in the table.
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centr cheer colour historic natur origin pain peace politic stress success |
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-al |
-ful |
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central
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Answer
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-al |
-ful |
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central, historical. natural, original, political |
cheerful, colourful, peaceful, painful, stressful, successful |
4 Write adjectives from Activity 3 to complete the definitions.
1 Something interesting and full of life and colour is ……colourful…… .
2 Someone who always looks happy is ………………… .
3 Something that is new and different is ………………… .
4 Something in the middle is ………………… .
5 Something that hurts is ………………… .
6 Something that‘s old or about the past is ………………… .
7 Something that makes you worry is ………………… .
8 Something that is quiet and calm is ………………… .
Answer
2 cheerful 3 original 4 central 5 painful
6 historical 7 stressful 8 peaceful
5 Correct the words in bold in the text with suitable alternatives.
Ed Sheeran
– He’s one of the most (1) stressful musicians in the world at the moment. ……successful……
– A best-selling singer song (2) poet who also writes (3) historical songs for other music artists, including Justin Bieber and One Direction. ……………………
– His (4) painful talent for song writing was discovered in 2004, when he began recording music. ……………………
– People like him because they say a lot of his song lyrics read like (5) paintings and are filled with emotion. ……………………
– In 2018, his Divide World Tour broke records in Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium with a total (6) biography of 250,000 over four concert nights. ……………………
– There’s a (7) novel written about him called Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey. ……………………
– Fans hope he’ll be back in the (8) gallery very soon recording a new album. ……………………
Answer
2 writer 3 original 4 natural 5 poetry
6 audience 7 biography 8 studio
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