Advanced Vocabulary for IELTS 7.0 +: THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND THE MASS MEDIA ( Part 4)

THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND THE MASS MEDIA ( Part 4)

The Music Industry

(a) Match verbs 1-14 with the phrase-endings i-xiv to complete the collocations.

(b) Now use verbs 1-14 above to complete the sentences which follow. You may have to change the tense or form. Use each word once only.

1. He ___________ a record deal reputed to be worth £ 10 million.
2. The ___________ art was designed by his wife, who is a well-known and moderately successful artist in her own right.
3. The audience felt short-changed when she ___________ her latest release; they had come to see her perform live.
4. She ___________ the performance of a lifetime at the Grammy Awards ceremony.
5. He started out ___________ gigs in his local pub, but after being spotted by a talent scout he was approached by one of the largest record labels in the country.
6. He ___________ under the pressure of constant media attention; he just wasn’t meant for life in the limelight.
7. She ___________ with several artists on her latest album, but this has failed to impress the critics who have been scathing in their reviews.
8. His song ‘Sally-Anne’ is still ___________ in a lot of revenue from royalties some twenty-three years after it was first released.
9. Demand for her latest album is not going to match that which there was for ‘Ondine’, her debut offering – at least, that’s assuming the first-week ___________ figures are anything to go by.
10. He has ___________ playing the guitar to his impressive repertoire of musical talents.
11. It had been hoped that her debut single would reach the ___________ spot, but she should be pleased with position two in the charts at any rate.
12. The troubled musician received a ___________ on learning of her song’s reentry into the charts.
13. Her new-found popularity insured that she was able to ___________ the 20,000-seat venue to capacity.
14. He ___________ on to record a further nine albums in what can only be described as a stellar career.

(c) Select a word from the box to fill each gap in the extract. Use each word once only. You will not have to change the form of the word.

1. She received a ______________ award for her contribution to music. Her son accepted it on behalf of his mother, who, though now deceased, will surely live on in our memory for a very long time to come.
2. He is ______________ Mexirod on their tour of Canada this autumn.
3. If you think you have what it takes, send me in your ______________ tape and I promise I will have a listen.
4. The band became known for its trademark power ______________ .
5. The D.J. invited listeners to call in with their suggestions for the ______________ .
6. The judge on the talent show accused the band of singing out of ______________ and murdering the lyrics of a perfectly good song.
7. He had a lovely tone in his singing voice but his______________ was very limited and he simply could not reach the high notes.
8. You were not singing in ______________ ; in fact, your voice sounded quite ______________. I’m afraid we will not be putting you through to the next round on this occasion, but thank you for auditioning.

 (d) Match 1- 8 with the strongest collocations from i – viii.

(e) Now use the completed phrases from (d) to fill in the blanks below. Use each phrase once only.

1. They were a top draw for this pub for many years, so it seemed a no-brainer to make them the official ____________ .
2. The ____________ was, in my opinion, actually more entertaining than the headline band.
3. These guys are great; I can’t wait until their first ____________ is released next weekend.
4. What they play is more ____________ than mainstream pop. Even so, they’ve built up a large fan base.
5. He’s the king of ____________ ; I can’t think of any artist I’d chose over him if I just want to put my feet up and unwind.
6. The ____________ has got us an extra gig on Sunday on account of how well the last one went down.
7. As ____________ s go, she’s right up there with the best of them; she makes sure everything runs smoothly but you’d hardly even know she was there from beginning to end of tour.
8. They’ve somehow bagged a million-dollar ____________ with Sony, despite the fact that they have yet to even have a top-ten hit.

ANSWER KEY

The music industry

(a)

1 xii     2. xiii   3. vi     4. v      5. xiv   6. iii     7. ii

8 i        9. viii   10. x    11. vii 12. xi    13. ix 14. iv

(b)

1 signed 2. cover 3. mimed 4. gave 5. doing

6 cracked 7. collaborated 8. bringing 9. sales

10 added 11. top 12. lift 13. fill 14. went

(c)

1 posthumous 2. supporting 3. demo 4. ballads

5 playlist 6. key/tune 7. range 8. key/ tune-flat

 (d)

1 vii     2. iv     3. i       4. viii

5 vi      6. iii     7. v      8. ii

(e)

1 house band 2. supporting act 3. studio album 4. indie music

5 easy listening 6. booking agent 7. road manager 8. recording contract

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