Vocabulary & Listening

Compound nouns: Entertainment

Compound nouns can be written as one word, two words or with a hyphen.

● one word: onstage, offstage, watercolour, screenplay, songwriter, backstage, autobiography, filmmaker, masterpiece, screenwriter, subtitles, cameraman, background, soundtrack

● two words: hit parade, short story, love story, costume drama, special effects, movie star, ballet dancer, bass guitar, science fiction, pop music, oil painting, first night, still life, movie director, box office

● hyphenated words: self-portrait, close-up, post-impressionist, hip-hop

1 Put the compound nouns above in the correct category.

Cinema Theater Music

Phrasal verbs with down let down • go down in history • look down on get down • take down • break down

3 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of these phrasal verbs with down.

1 Slow classical music really makes me feel very melancholy.

2 He’s a fine actor and never disappoints his fans.

3 Rudolf Nureyev is considered one of the best dancers that ever lived.

4 As an author I always have a notebook with me to write my impressions.

5 What a snob! She thinks she’s so much better than everybody else.

6 There was a problem with the car so we had to call for help.

Listening

4 27 CERT Listen to people talking in six different situations. Choose the correct option (A, B or C).

1 You hear a conversation between two people. What is their relationship?

A parent and child

B teacher and student

C employer and employee

Collocations and expressions with get

2 Complete the sentences with these phrases.

2 You hear two people discussing a form of entertainment. What is it?

A doing a crossword

B going to the theater

C playing a video game

• top marks

• bored • the jacket the chance • a job • to the theater • used to a bad start

1 I fell asleep at the movie theater. I got

2 Did you get you liked in that clothes shop?

3 I don’t think we will get to visit my uncle in Boston. It’s a four-hour drive from New York.

4 Martha got in her oral exam.

5 Mark wants to get as a movie director.

6 We got early so we had time to go for coffee before the show.

7 My cousin is finding it difficult to get the weather in London.

Rome was always so sunny!

8 I got off to with my new boss because I was late on my first day.

3 You hear two friends talking about a movie they saw. What do they agree about?

A the best scene

B the special effects

C the stars in it

4 You hear a news report about an arts event. What is special about it?

A It’s all online.

B It mixes sport and music.

C It will be a free event.

5 You hear a radio interview. What is the person talking about?

A getting a chance

B getting a degree

C getting a job

6 You overhear a person on the phone talking about work. What does she do?

A paint pet portraits

B read and review love stories

C write movie subtitles