The school play

14. Complete the compound word in each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

a. Edward's third book is usually considered his master piece.

b. A lot of people enjoy watching soap_______________ on television.

c. I found the Prime Minister's auto_______________ very interesting.

d. Some of the actors still did not know their lines at the dress_______________.

e. I won't buy the book until it comes out in paper_______________.

f. We had very good seats in the dress_______________.

g. There is a black cat painted in the fore_______________ of the picture.

h. Writing film_______________ is rather like writing for the theatre.

i. I was fined because I forgot to return my library_______________.

j. The scene showed them on a roundabout in a children's fun_______________.

15. Adjectives and phrases to describe music

Match the sentences.

1. This song has incomprehensible lyrics. A The rhythm makes you want to tap It's 2. It’s a very catchy song. your feet.

3. This music is so moving. B It almost sends me to sleep.

4. It's a song with a very strong beat. C The music sounds familiar.

5. I think his voice is very monotonous. D I can't understand what it's about.

6. I don't know what it's called but I recognize E I can't get it out of my head.

the tune /tju:n/. F It almost makes me want to cry.

16. Idioms

Complete the sentences with the correct music idiom.

A blowing his own trumpet

B face the music

C good ear for music

D music to my ears

E out of tune

1. He has a ______________ . He can sing a tune as soon as he's heard it.

2. He's not singing the same notes as we are. He's completely ______________.

3. He's always ______________. He tells everyone how wonderful he is.

4. The others ran away, leaving him to ______________. He got punished for what they had all done.

5. When I heard the news it was ______________. It was exactly what I wanted to hear.

/From New English File, Student’s Book, Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham Koenig/

Vocabulary 3 Adjectives ending in –ed and -ing

1. A Choose the correct word.

Example: I was disappointing / disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.

1. Are you interesting / interested in football?

2. The football match was quite exciting / excited. I enjoyed it.

3. It's sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.

4. Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?

5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it.

6. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing / astonished progress.

7. I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.

8. It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking /shocked.

9. Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?

10. He's one of the most boring / bored people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting /interested.

B Choose the correct word in the statements and decide which type of entertainment each comment refers to.

Example: ‘I was amazed / amazing when I walked into the place. The sounds, themes and colours in the games were beyond my expectations.’ (amusement arcade)

1. ‘The most amused / amusing part of the show was the clowns. They were very funny.’

2. ‘The big wheel was really excited / exciting. I could see the whole city when we were at the top.’

3. ‘I had been told that the conductor was the best in the world, but I had a terribly boring / bored evening.’

4. ‘Richard Richardson’s epic was very entertained / entertaining; the script and the soundtrack were excellent.’

5. ‘The play got such good reviews in the newspapers that Marbel was convinced / convincing she would enjoy it.’

6. ‘It was so disappointing / disappointed; the costumes were awful and the ballerinas were the worst I’ve ever seen!’

7. ‘I found the section on Roman art by far the most interested /interesting part of the exhibition.’

8. ‘I was shocked / shocking! Why do they keep lions and tigers in such small cages?’

9. ‘It was a thrilled / thrilling performance. The singing and acting were the best I’ve seen in a long time.’

/From Enterprise, Student’s Book/

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