Topic vocabulary in contrast |
| enjoy (v) |
to get pleasure from something |
Did you enjoy your meal? |
| entertain (v) |
to give a performance that people enjoy |
The children sang and danced to entertain the crowd. |
| play (v) |
to have a particular part in a play or film |
She played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. |
| act(v) |
to perform in plays or films |
I've always wanted to act. |
| star (v) |
if you star in a film, play, television programme, etc, or if it stars you, you are the main actor or performer in it |
He starred in the school play. |
| audition (n) |
an occasion when you sing, dance or act so that someone can decide if you are good enough to perform |
Good luck with your audition for the play. |
| rehearsal (n) |
an occasion when you practise for the performance of a play, concert, etc |
We've got rehearsals every night this week. |
| rehearse (v) |
to practise a play, concert, etc before giving a performance |
How many times are you going to rehearse that song before the talent show? |
| practise (v) |
to repeat an activity regularly so that you become better at it |
How many hours a day do you practise? |
| scene (n) |
a part of a play, book, film, etc in which events happen in the same place or period of time |
I love the opening scene of Macbeth. |
| scenery (n) |
the furniture and painted background on a theatre stage |
The play was good but the scenery wasn't very realistic. |
| stage (n) |
the part of a theatre where the actors or musicians perform |
They had now been on stage for over four hours. |
| band (n) |
a group of musicians who play popular music |
He used to play in a jazz band. |
| orchestra (n) |
a large group of musicians who use many different instruments in order to play mostly classical music |
There are over fifty people in the school orchestra. |
| group (n) |
a small set of musicians who play pop music |
Would you like to be in a pop group? |
| review (n) |
an article in which someone gives their opinion of a play, book, exhibition, etc |
The film got really good reviews. |
| criticism (n) |
a comment or comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad |
The new plans drew fierce criticism from local people. |
| ticket (n) |
a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as go to a concert, visit a museum,or travel on a train, bus, plane, etc |
We'll send your tickets a week before your flight. |
| fee (n) |
an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation |
The gallery charges a small entrance fee. |
| novel (n) |
a long written story about imaginary characters and events |
Have you read any of Martin Amis' novels? |
| fiction (n) |
books and stories about imaginary events and people |
Hardy wrote poetry as well as fiction. |
| comic (n) |
a magazine that contains stories told in a series of drawings |
My little brother gets a comic every Friday. |
| cartoon (n) |
a film orTV programme made by photographing a series of drawings so that things in them seem to move; a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine |
There's a very funny cartoon in today's paper. |
| comedian (n) |
someone whose job is to entertain people by making them laugh |
The comedian was so bad the audience didn't let him finish his act. |
| watch (v) |
to look at someone or something for a period of time |
Did you watch the news last night? |
| see (v) |
to watch something such as a film or television programme |
Have you seen American Beauty? |
| look (v) |
to direct your eyes towards someone or something so that you can see them |
Dan looked at his watch. |
| listen (v) |
to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound |
Do you like listening to music? |
| hear (v) |
to realise that someone or something is making a sound |
Mary heard the sound of voices. |
