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Exercise 3

Choose the correct end for each of the following sentences:

  1. Tessa Sanderson is absolutely delighted. She has won 
  2. It’s every athlete’s dream to represent 
  3. It’s an incredible time — I think she’s broken 
  4. As expected, the favourite from Kenya came 
  5. After so much preparation it was a big disappointment to finish 
  6. Runners from eight different countries will be competing 
  7. And with 200 metres to go, Samuels has taken 

ANSWERS

  1. Tessa Sanderson is absolutely delighted. She has won the gold medal.
  2. It’s every athlete’s dream to represent his or her country.
  3. It’s an incredible time — I think she’s broken the world record.
  4. As expected, the favourite from Kenya came first.
  5. After so much preparation it was a big disappointment to finish in second place.
  6. Runners from eight different countries will be competing in the next race.
  7. And with 200 metres to go, Samuels has taken the lead.

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Exercise 2

Win ou beat? Complete each of the following sentences with win or beat:

  1.  the final
  2.  on points
  3.  a medal
  4.  a point
  5.  a trophy
  6.  the cup
  7.  your rival
  8.  a race
  9.  the champion
  10.  your opponent
  11.  a competition
  12.  the championship
  13.  the favourite
  14.  the world record
  15.  the other team
  16.  by two seconds

ANSWERS

  1. win the final
  2. win on points
  3. win a medal
  4. win a point
  5. win a trophy
  6. win the cup
  7. beat your rival
  8. win a race
  9. beat the champion
  10. beat your opponent
  11. win a competition
  12. win the championship
  13. beat the favourite
  14. beat the world record
  15. beat the other team
  16. win by two seconds

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Exercise 1

Find the missing word in each box:

The sport   →   The person

1.  →  boxer

2. swimming  → 

3. skiing  →   

4.  →  ice-skater

5.  →  gymnast

6. athletics  →  

7. motor racing → racing 

8. cycling →  

9.  → jockey

10. the pentathlon → 

11.  →  yachtsman

12. rowing → 

13.  → sky diver

14. weightlifting → 

15.  → climber

ANSWERS

The sport → The person

1. boxing → boxer

2. swimming → swimmer

3. skiing → skier

4. ice-skating → ice-skater

5. gymnastics → gymnast

6. athletics → athlete

7. motor racing → racing driver

8. cycling → cyclist

9. horse racing → jockey

10. the pentathlon → pentathlete

11. sailing → yachtsman

12. rowing → rower

13. sky diving → sky diver

14. weightlifting → weightlifter

15. climbing → climber

English Vocabulary Exercises | Music

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Exercise 4

Talking about recordings: Fill in the sentences with the following words:

 

track | album | songs | tune | solo | number one | charts | single | cover version

1. Have you heard Massive Attack’s new ? It’s fantastic.
> Yes, the first is my favourite. I keep playing it over and over again.

2. I’ve just bought REM’s latest album.
> Yes, I’ve got that. lt’s great. There’s a superb guitar right at the beginning. You’ll love it.

3. Have you heard Billie’s new single yet?
> Yes, I don’t like it much, but it’s got such a catchy  I can’t get it out of my head.

4. Paul Weller normally writes all his own  but on his new album he’s done a of an old Bob Dylan number. It’s absolutely brilliant — better than the original!

5. Britney Spears is releasing a new this week. I’m sure it’ll go straight to in the like all her others.

 

ANSWERS

1. Have you heard Massive Attack’s new album? It’s fantastic.
> Yes, the first track is my favourite. I keep playing it over and over again.

2. I’ve just bought REM’s latest album.
> Yes, I’ve got that. lt’s great. There’s a superb guitar solo right at the beginning. You’ll love it.

3. Have you heard Billie’s new single yet?
> Yes, I don’t like it much, but it’s got such a catchy tune I can’t get it out of my head.

4. Paul Weller normally writes all his own songs but on his new album he’s done a cover version of an old Bob Dylan number. It’s absolutely brilliant — better than the original!

5. Britney Spears is releasing a new single this week. I’m sure it’ll go straight to number one in the charts like all her others.

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Exercise 3

Talking about bands: Fill in the sentences with the following words:

  • gig | tour | chorus | verse | lyrics | venues

1. Have you heard that Radiohead are going on later this year? They’re going to be playing at all round the country. I hope they do a somewhere near here. I’d love to see them.

2. Do you like Blur?
> Well, I quite like the music but the are really silly. I don’t know what they’re singing about.

3. Why don’t you like Oasis?
> Their songs all sound the same. They sing one  and then repeat the  fifteen times.

 

ANSWERS

1. Have you heard that Radiohead are going on tour later this year? They’re going to be playing at venues all round the country. I hope they do a gig somewhere near here. I’d love to see them.

2. Do you like Blur?
> Well, I quite like the music but the lyrics are really silly. I don’t know what they’re singing about.

3. Why don’t you like Oasis?
> Their songs all sound the same. They sing one verse and then repeat the chorus fifteen times.

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Exercise 2

Making music: Fill in the sentences with the following words:

  • music | voice | practice | solo | choir | ear | lessons | piece

1. Katy’s got a beautiful . She sings in the local church .
> Really? Does she ever sing ?

2. A friend of mine plays the piano really well even though she can’t read . She plays everything by .

3. I’m having piano at the moment. I try to do one hour’s a day.

4. ‘The Four Seasons’ is my favourite of music.

 

ANSWERS

1. Katy’s got a beautiful voice. She sings in the local church choir.
> Really? Does she ever sing solo?

2. A friend of mine plays the piano really well even though she can’t read music. She plays everything by ear.

3. I’m having piano lessons at the moment. I try to do one hour’s practice a day.

4. ‘The Four Seasons’ is my favourite piece of music.

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Exercise 1

Classical music: Fill in the definitions with the following words:

  • concerto | overture | movements | symphony | conductor | composer

1. The person who writes a piece of music is the  – Beethoven, for example.

2. The person who directs the performance of an orchestra is the .

3. A long musical composition in several  for the full orchestra is a .

4. A  is usually played by a solo instrument such as the piano or violin and the full orchestra.

5. An  is a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or ballet.

 

ANSWERS

  1. The person who writes a piece of music is the composer – Beethoven, for example.
  2. The person who directs the performance of an orchestra is the conductor.
  3. A long musical composition in several movements for the full orchestra is a symphony.
  4. A concerto is usually played by a solo instrument such as the piano or violin and the full orchestra.
  5. An overture is a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or ballet.

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Exercise 6

Asking about a film: Match the appropriate questions and answers:

  1. Where’s it on? → 
  2. Who’s in it? → 
  3. What’s it about? → 
  4. Who directed it? → 
  5. What’s it like? → 

 

ANSWERS

  1. Where’s it on? → At the Odeon.
  2. Who’s in it? → Sam Neill and Laura Dern.
  3. What’s it about? → A theme park terrorised by dinosaurs.
  4. Who directed it? → Steven Spielberg
  5. What’s it like? → It’s brilliant! / It’s terrible!

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Exercise 5

Complete the sentences with the following words:

shoot | rave reviews | given | scene | played | three Oscars | nominated | role

1. Sean Connery  the  of James Bond for many years.

2. The film has been for  – best film, best actress and best original screenplay.

3. The director decided it would be better to  the  in black and white.

4. I’ve heard it’s a fantastic film. The critics have all it 

ANSWERS

shoot | rave reviews | give |  the scene | play | three Oscars | nominate | the role

1. Sean Connery played the role of James Bond for many years.

2. The film has been nominated for three oscars – best film, best actress and best original screenplay.

3. The director decided it would be better to shoot the scene in black and white.

4. I’ve heard it’s a fantastic film. The critics have all given it rave reviews.

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Exercise 4

Talking about films: Choose the right answer between the two proposals:

  1. The Beach was mainly filmed on location / on site in Thailand. → 
  2. Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance / play in Silence of the Lambs.  → 
  3. Cat Woman was one of the characters / actresses in Batman. → 
  4. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast / the players in this moving costume drama. → 
  5. I got a bit confused. The plot / tale was too complicated for me. → 
  6. I’ll never forget the action / the scene where they drive over the cliff at the end of Thelma and Louise. → 
  7. The Age of Innocence won an award for the best costumes / uniforms. → 
  8. Most American films are translated / are dubbed when they’re shown in Europe but some countries prefer to show them in English with subtitles. → 
  9. Have you heard the soundtrack / the screenplay for Trainspotting? It’s brilliant. → 
  10. The special tricks / effects in Total Recall are amazing! → 

ANSWERS

  1. The Beach was mainly filmed on location  in Thailand.
  2. Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her performance  in Silence of the Lambs.
  3. Cat Woman was one of the characters in Batman.
  4. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast  in this moving costume drama.
  5. I got a bit confused. The plot  was too complicated for me.
  6. I’ll never forget the scene where they drive over the cliff at the end of Thelma and Louise.
  7. The Age of Innocence won an award for the best costumes.
  8. Most American films are dubbed when they’re shown in Europe but some countries prefer to show them in English with subtitles.
  9. Have you heard the soundtrack for Trainspotting? It’s brilliant.
  10. The special effects in Total Recall are amazing!