Hương dẫn học Từ vựng IELTS – Unit 20: The arts

Performing arts

2.1   You will hear a radio broadcast about three different arts festivals on Bethania island. Listen and complete column A below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

A

Living (1) ………..- Week •  Talks •  (2) ………..lunches •  Book (3)…………… . •  (4) ……….. for children •  This year’s (5) ………..is Island Life

The (6) ………..Arts •  A painting (7)………….              . •  Discussion of the (8) ………..process •  Workshops at local (9) ………… •  Display of local (10) …………………..

•   (11) ………..  of  Voices •  Several performances will be (12) •   (13) ………..theatre •  Free (14) …………

 

Đáp án:

1. Writers’
2. Literary
3. fair
4. Activities
5. theme
6. Visual
7. exhibition 
8. creative
9. galleries
10. crafts  
11. Festival
12. interactive
13. Musical
14. concerts

 

2.2   Now listen again and find words or phrases to match the definitions in column B.

B

1   the study of art in relation to its beauty =…………………….. 2  organised sets of special events  =…………………..

3  skilled=     …………………..          4  creations = ………..          5  represent or show something in a picture or story = ………… 6  make shapes in wood or stone with a knife =…………………..

7  describes a show that involves the audience =………… 8  the people gathered to listen to a performance =…………………. 9  take part in = ………… 10  musical performances = …………………..

 

Đáp án:

1. aesthetics
2. festivals
3. accomplished
4. works
5. depict
6. carvings  
7. interactive
8. audience
9. participate
10. concerts

 

2.3  WORD BUILDING Complete the table.

Noun	Verb	Adjective
		creative
culture
	influence
	inspire
imagination
	participate	rich

 

 

Đáp án:

Noun	Verb	Adjective
creation	create	creative
culture	x	cultural/cultured
influence	influence	influential
inspiration	inspire	inspirational
imagination	imagine	imaginative
participant/participation	participate	participatory
richness/enrichment	participate	rich

 

3.1   Try to talk for two minutes about the following topic. Use words from the table in 2.3 if you can.

Describe the type of music that you like. You should say

• why you enjoy listening to this type of music
• the times or places when you listen to this music
• your feelings about music in general and say whether you prefer live or recorded music.

 

 

3.2   You will hear somebody answering the question in 3.1.  Listen and complete the text with no more than two words from the text. You may need to listen twice.

My taste in music is quite 1 ………..and there isn’t really one 2 …………of music that I like. I listen to everything from 3 ………..music to 4 ……….. . Music 5 ………..a very important 6 ……….. in my life, and I listen to it almost constantly. I find that it helps to 7 ………..or to change a 8 ………… . So I tend to choose my music according to who I’m with or what I’m doing. For example, if I’m driving long distances in my car I prefer to play something 9 ………..to help keep me awake, but if I’m having a dinner party with friends then I play something more 10……………………….. . I  think that music helps to 11……………………. me when I’m working, although my colleagues find it 12……….. so I tend to listen with 13 ………..        on. In that way I can 14………………………into my own little world. When I was younger I would definitely have said that I preferred live music. The 15………………………. in alive 16……………………….. can be 17……………………… . Nowadays, though, a lot of popular groups only perform at very large 18……………. in front of 19………………… of 20,000 or more and I don’t really like that. I prefer the 20……………………… of listening to recorded music, and the sound quality is better as well. Music really 21………………………. our lives – it can turn a boring, monotonous period of time into a 22……………………… So I think it’s essential to have music and, in fact, all of 23  ……………….. in your life.

 

Đáp án:

1. eclectic
2. style
3. popular
4. classical
5. plays
6. role  
7. set
8. mood  
9. stimulating
10. relaxing
11. inspire
12. distracting
13. headphones
14. escape
15. atmosphere
16. concert  
17. electric  
18. venues
19. audiences  
20. intimacy
21. enriches
22. magical experience  
23. the arts

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