Unit 5: The arts

Vocabulary:
A.
1- rock / jazz/ pop.
2- flute / guitar
3- music / singing / performance
4- rehearsing
5- cast
6- audition
(An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or
conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra. N-COUNT: oft N
for n
7- auction sale
8- masterpiece
9- (self-) portrait
10- director/ scriptwriter / camera man
11- violin / guitar / and cello
12- flute / trumpet and saxophone
13- piano, organ and clavichord

B.
14- The answers are a matter of opinion and feeling. However, nos 15,17, 19 cannot have these
adjectives used in them: superb, brilliant, great.
C.
21- dramas, plays, tragedies
22- play by ear , read music . read a score (the score of a piece of music is the written version of
it.
23- reviews/ trailer/ write-up
A trailer for a film or television programme is a set of short extracts which are shown to
advertise it.
A write-up is an article in a newspaper or magazine, in which someone gives their opinion
of something such as a film, restaurant, or new product. = review
24- quintet / trio / quartet
25- band / group / orchestra

SILENT MOVIES
Words and expressions
A silent film is a motion picture with no synchronized recorded sound,
especially spoken dialogue. A movie without a soundtrack.
worldliness: concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs;
earthly
Edit from our mind: remove from
Portobello road: Portobello Road Market is one of the most famous markets in
the world and is internationally recognized for its second-hand and antique
sections. Statistically it features in the top ten rankings as the most visited
tourist site in London. It is regularly the focus of press and media attention and
mostly remembered from the Disney film "Bed knobs and Broomsticks" and
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more recently the film "Notting Hill". Its history and culture span approximately
300 years of existence.
Nostalgia: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's
life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental
yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college
days.
lynch: to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal
authority.
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War
One had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other
events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris -
hence its title - between Germany and the Allies. The three most important
politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow
Wilson. The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue simply
because of its size - many hundreds of people were involved in the process and
the final signing ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors could accommodate hundreds of
dignitaries. Many wanted Germany, now led by Friedrich Ebert, smashed -
others, like Lloyd George, were privately more cautious
Prohibition: the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in
force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or
sold in the U.S.
Gangsterism: the use of tactics associated with gangsters, as intimidation or
violence, in order to achieve something.
Populace: the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished
from the higher classes.
Care-worn: showing signs of care or worry; fatigued by trouble or anxiety; haggard: a careworn old
woman.
Hyperbole: an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be
taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” - = exaggeration
Word of mouth: informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by
word of mouth.
Incense-laden: Incense is composed of aromatic biotic materials. It releases
fragrant smoke when burned.
Strains of music: If you hear strains of music, you hear music being played.
Pay homage to: show respect
commune: to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity,
intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
congregation: an assembly of persons brought together for common religious
worship.
adulation < adulate: o show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or
admire servilely.
Esperanto: a language that is internationally understood.
Answers:
1- Magic: power to draw audiences into story, use of imagination
2- charm. other-worldliness, nostalgia
3- Rival entertainments (TV, radio, etc.) are more accessible.
4- Disapproving, skeptical
5- To escape from harsh reality
6- Reality
7- Word of mouth
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 8- Palace or cathedral
9- Reading (fan magazines)clothes, furniture
10- all classes, rich and poor. (every strata of society)
11- language barrier
12- a movie-goer in the heyday /prime time of silent movie. To make
the reader feel as if he (she) shares this enthusiasm.

Sponsorship lives!
Words and expressions
backer: someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or
lending money. = promoter
is steadily upward: is developing, increasing in intensity.
benevolence: an act of kindness, a gift of money, a charitable contribution
at the best of times: even with the best possible conditions or in the best possible situation.
Quick money: easy and fast
A spin-off is an unexpected but useful or valuable result of an activity that was designed to achieve
something else.
John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette
manufacturer, based in Nottingham, England. It is today part of the Imperial
Tobacco Group.
Saturation point: the point at which no more can be added.
A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period,
especially to a charity. (mainly BRIT; in AM usually use pledge)
Prom a formal dance for high-school or college students, usually held at the end
of the school year

Answers
1- Cutting expenses to the bones: reducing expenses to the minimum
good will: popularity
dying on its feet: becoming much less common.
Push; persuade people to buy
feeling a colder wind: in much greater financial difficulty.
2- about £17 million
3- about £ 46million
4- with profits falling, they have less money to spend.
5- they are unpopular with the public.
6- Because they are property-developers –pulling down old buildings and building new ones.
7- smaller audience, but longer-term impact
8- attracts student customers
9- tobacco-companies turned to sports sponsorship.
10- no more sporting events left to sponsor.
11- not such a long-term commitment now.
12- he’s not disturbed by this and thinks they should be grateful for what they get.

LINKING WORDS
1- but 2- that 3- however 4- after all 5- even
6- incidentally 7- unless 8- and 9- while 10-
when

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11- What 12- but 13- When 14- because 15-
But
16- while 17- since 19\8- in order to 19- for example 20- although
IDIOMS WITH PUT
2- we put him off giving up his job…
3- the opening … has been put off until…
4- the success… has put our city on the map
5- They put pressure on the Arts Council to subsidize…
6- Don’t put words into my mouth. I never said…
7- I can’t put my finger on what it was…
8- the show’s lack… can be put down to the poor reviews…
9- Put your previous failures behind you and think of what…
10- A plan has been put forward to prevent…
11- Lack of government support has put paid to the plan to build…
12- You really put your foot in it when you told him…