On Screen B1, Module 8 (Vocabulary 1)

Fill in: stage, boxes, wings, curtain, orchestra pit, row and aisle.

Joanna: Hi, Tom. I went to see Dancing in the Jungle at the Acton Theatre last night.

Tom: Really? I was there last week with my family. We sat in the front 1) ……     ………. .

Joanna: So did we! My friend and I sat on one side of the 2) ……       ………. and my parents were on the other.

Tom: Could you see the actors on the 3) ……       ……….?

Joanna: Yeah, well enough. I think it would have been better to be higher up though, in one of the 4) ……       ………. .

Tom: Me too. The music coming from the 5) ……               ………. was too loud where we sat.

Joanna: Yes, that's true. But I could see the actors waiting in the 6) ……       ………. to come on and play their parts. So that was pretty cool.

Tom: Amazing! I was also really impressed with the colourful scenery and props when the 7) ……         ………. went up.

Joanna: I know, it must have taken a lot of time and money to prepare it.

Fill in: presentation, act, selection, thriller, performance and exhibition.

1 There will be a(n) ………            ……………. called Local Treasures next month at the folklore museum.

2 The Hollywell Youth Choir gave a top ……             ………………. at the charity concert.

3 A top jazz musician will play a(n) …………           …………. of his best-known pieces at the jazz festival.

4 On Thursday 21^st June, there will be a(n) …              …………………. by Dr Jones about how certain plants can cure illnesses.

5 The new mystery play is full of suspense, from the first ……     ………………. to the last.

6 The music and the suspense of the plot are what make Two Rivers Deep such a great ………          ……………. .

Phrasal verbs