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Entertainment and media

Match the definitions (1–8) to the musical words (a–h).
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1. To play this instrument you have to hit it. a practice

2. A group of people who play music together. b opera
3. A person who plays an instrument. c drum

4. Lots of songs together by the same band or artist. d band
5. You need to do this a lot when you learn to play an instrument. e album

6. You touch the black and white parts of this instrument to play it. f record
7. A musical play where people sing the words. g musician

8. People do this with their music so that other people can listen to it. h keyboard

Exam task

For each question, choose the correct answer.
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A rock concert
Famous groups don’t come to my town very often, so when
my brother (1) ................ me a poster for a concert by my
favourite band, I was really (2) ................ . We asked some
friends if they wanted to join us, and we bought the tickets.
A few weeks later, we (3) ................ a bus to the concert, which was in a stadium in our town. We
didn’t know the first band who played as they weren’t famous. I (4) ................ their music was OK,
but it wasn’t great. I couldn’t wait for my favourite group to play. When they finally came onto the
(5) ................ , everyone starting shouting. They played all of their best songs and, of course, the
crowd all sang. I don’t think I will (6) ................ forget that night.

1 A took B explained C showed
2 A excited B interesting C funny
3 A travelled B caught C went
4 A want B suppose C hope
5 A theatre B curtain C stage
6 A still B already C ever

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