Read the following extracts from a description, and decide which words from the Wordlist could replace the words in bold.
“a woman whose style captivates every stranger she passes by.”
“she looks like someone famous”
“Though her clothes may be simple – trainers, shorts, stockings…”
“a simple (sleeveless) running top“
“her confidence flows like an invisible head covering“
“transcending ethnic grouping, culture and creed”
“Her appearance is the rhythm of a poem”
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Fill each space with a word from the wordlist.
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In the heart of this vibrant city, lives a woman whose (elegance) captivates every stranger she passes by. Wearing dark glasses, she (resembles) someone famous doing their best to hide their identity. But she moves with too much grace to go unnoticed, her steps light yet emitting a majestic power. Though her (wardrobe) may be simple – trainers, shorts, stockings and a simple running (vest) - her confidence flows like an invisible (veil), transcending (race), culture and creed. Her (look) is the rhythm of a poem to urban style.
3/3 Complete the sentences with vocabulary from exercises 1 & 2.
a) Can you get a mop and bucket? The cat’s just been (sick) on the stairs.
b) They called me with the (test results) this morning. Good news - they came back negative.
c) Child (obesity) in the UK is a growing concern as diets high in fat and sugar combine with a lack of physical exercise.
d) Make sure you drink lots of water while taking this course of medicine. One of the most common (side, adverse) effects of these tablets is dehydration.
e) When he (came around) from the operation, he had no idea how long he’d been unconscious.
f) While diabetes can be controlled with medication, at an advanced stage, the disease can result in (blindness) and even organ (failure).
g) Of all back injuries, damage to the (spine) can be the most difficult to treat.
Read the following short texts and decide which word from the Arts and Media Wordlist and Flashcards replaces each fruit word.
“And now to the world of bananas, and our correspondent in Cannes for all the latest cherries of the film festival.”
“Yeah, I’ve appeared on grape a couple of times in small roles and as an orange. Always nice to see your name there on the credits.”
“We were melons, running this peach on building safety, when the studio ceiling suddenly fell in. Luckily no-one was hurt. But yeah, it was weird, kind of spooky.”
“It wasn’t meant to be a finished pineapple, just a quick kiwi to give them an impression. But before I could say anything, they said they loved it and decided to use it on the film poster.”
“And we’re going to interrupt our scheduled pear on the blood scandal now, and go directly to Washington with breaking fruit on violence that has broken out near the House of Representatives.”
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Now match the words below to the fruit.
Sort elements
cinema
coverage
telly
extra
on-air
story
illustration
sketch
feature
news
bananas
cherries
grape
orange
melons
peach
pineapple
kiwi
pear
fruit
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Read the texts again to see if you can remember the Arts & Media vocab.
1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
employee
Click / Hover
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NOUN: someone paid to work, especially at a non-executive level
“ All _____s are entitled to ten days of holiday between June and August.”
Listen
personnel
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NOUN: (No plural) people who work for a company or organization / a human resources
“Active military _____ have been ordered to report to their command units.”
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staff
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NOUN: (No plural) group of people who work in a particular company, organization or place
“Changes to department budgets will be discussed at the next _____ meeting.”
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worker
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NOUN: someone who works in a particular job or way
“The new policy will have a severe impact on healthcare _____s in particular.”
