1 THINK BACK Complete the table with the words from the box. Some words may fit in more than one category.
| cast costume dialogue episode feature-length humour joke plot scene season set sitcom stage |
| cast, costume, dialogue, humour, plot, scene, set, stage | Theatre |
| dialogue, humour, joke, sitcom, stage | Comedy show |
| cast, costume, dialogue, humour, feature-length, plot, set, scene | Film |
| cast, costume, dialogue, episode, humour, plot, season, set, scene, sitcom | TV |
2 Add these phrases to the table above.
Answers
Theatre: be on the edge of your seat, play the lead
Comedy show: crack a few jokes, deliver the punchline, do a stand-up routine, heckle somebody
Film: be a must-watch, be on the edge of your seat, play the lead
TV: be a must-watch, be on the edge of your seat, catch up on an episode, play the lead
3 Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with phrases from Exercise 2.
1 When he gave the fi nal line of the joke, nobody laughed.
2 You can’t miss this film.
3 I would never have the confi dence to go up on a stage and tell jokes.
4 I was in suspense right through the fi lm.
5 We missed our favourite TV show yesterday, so we’ll watch the latest one tonight instead.
6 My uncle told a few jokes and got everyone laughing.
Answers 1 deliver the punchline 2 be a must watch 3 do a stand-up routine 4 be on the edge of your seat 5 catch up on the latest episode 6 cracked
4 Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box. Sometimes more than one correct answer is possible.
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appalling cheesy comical exceptional lively o ensive unconvincing |
1 My friend is always cracking................jokes that aren’t at all funny.
2 Her acting was totally....................; I couldn’t believe in her as a character at all.
3 It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen – really.....................
4 Her performance was – ..................far better than anyone else in the cast.
5 He told a really......................joke. It was rude about people and nobody liked it.
6 The costume made him look really..................... – I couldn’t stop laughing!
7 It was a(n)....................... show full of laughs and excitement and kept our interest throughout.
Answers 1 cheesy (appalling / off ensive also possible) 2 unconvincing 3 appalling (off ensive also possible) 4 exceptional 5 off ensive / appalling 6 comical 7 lively (exceptional also possible)
5 Study Active Vocabulary. Work out the di erences between the pairs of words. Then go to page 78 to check your ideas.
Answers Students’ own answers
6 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 This lively / alive new play is a must watch.
2 The new comic / comical put on a great show at the comedy club.
3 I believe a play is worthless / invaluable if the audience aren’t fully engaged.
4 All’s Well That Ends Well is a classic / classical comedy.
5 People will still be talking about this historical / historic production for years.
6 The costumes and scenery were very tasty / tasteful.
7 He plays the role with a childish / childlike innocence.
Answers 1 lively 2 comic 3 worthless 4 classic 5 historical 6 tasteful 7 childlike
