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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.
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/ Date: 2015-01-02; view: 5063
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