Vocabulary
A. Fill in the gaps.
1 Michael attended a sports g__ __ __ and saw his favourite team win.
2 She saw lots of paintings when she went to the art e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .
3 Tom was visiting the local m __ __ __ __ __ when he decided he definitely wanted to study archaeology.
4 Maya loves ballet; she was watching a d __ __ __ __ performance when I called her.
5 Anna went to a music c __ __ __ __ __ __ on Friday and saw a popular band.
6 They were attending a classical p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ at the concert hall at 9:30 last night.
6 x 1 = 6 marks
B. Say which type of performance each person attended.
● opera ● history play ● musical ● ballet ● tragedy ● comedy ● drama ● mime
1 ‘The audience didn't stop laughing the whole time the actors were on stage.’
2 ‘This play took me back in time and I learned about England in the past.’
3 ‘I loved how the performers told a story without saying a word.’
4 ‘The actors sang and danced; it was a lot of fun.’
5 ‘The dancers were so skilled, and the costumes were so beautiful.’
6 ‘I cried at the end; it was so sad.’
7 ‘The story was very interesting. It was like watching a story from real life.’
8 ‘There was no talking; they sang every single word. I was impressed
with the singer’s talent.’
8 x 1 = 8 marks
C. Label the different areas in the theatre with seat, orchestra, stage curtain, box, stage and aisle.
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6 x 1 = 6 marks
D. Choose the correct option.
1 Latin music is cheerful and relaxing/energetic. It makes me want to dance.
2 I like quiet music. EDM is too noisy/calm for me.
3 I enjoy opera but sometimes the songs are really sad/cheerful; they make me cry.
4 I always listen to jazz when I feel stressed, it’s so relaxing/fast.
4 x 1 = 4 marks
Grammar
E. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
1 Jon ______________________ (sing) in the school choir when he was ten years old.
2 ______________________ (you/act) in any plays last year?
3 We ______________________ (not/sit) in the wrong seat at the theatre yesterday.
4 Amy ______________________ (drive) her sisters to the cinema and then met her friends.
4 x 1 = 4 marks
F. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous.
1 The dancers ______________________ (rehearse) on the stage at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
2 ______________________ (you/play) the guitar all day yesterday?