Art & Media A2

Art & Media A2
CEFR Topic
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Vocabulary
Art & violin

Media
Art & video

Media
Art & theater

Media
Art & star

Media
Phonetic
/v.ln/
/vd.io/
/i.t.r/
/str/
Parts of
speech
noun
noun
noun
noun
Definition
a wooden musical instrument with four strings,
which you hold against your neck and play by
moving a bow across the strings
Examples
Dictionary example:
I've been learning the violin for the last four years.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
My hobb[ies are] reading and playing the violin.
Dictionary examples:
MAGNETIC STRIP
A2 [C or U] a film, television program, etc.
recorded on a long, narrow, magnetic strip, or the He just used to stay in and watch videos.
recorded strip itself
We had the whole series on video.

[O]n that chan[n]el you have the chance to watch many
videos of your favourite singer, and learn about their
news.
a building with a stage where people go to watch Dictionary example:
plays
a Broadway theater
PERFORMER
A2 a famous singer, actor, sports person, etc.

You can[] visit [the] museum and theater.
a rock/movie/basketball star
Kids wanting to be stars come to Hollywood.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & stage

Media
Phonetic
/sted/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
THEATER
A2 the raised area in a theater where actors
perform
Examples
I really liked it because lots of soccer stars were there
and both teams played very well, but Brazil won, of
course.
Hamlet is on stage for most of the act.
The orchestra went on/off stage to great applause.
The opera singer returns to the London stage this
summer.
A2
Art & song

Media
/s/
noun

I can clean the stage, build the light[ing] and connect
the P.A. (Power Amplifier).
2 a usually short piece of music with words which Dictionary examples:
are sung
to sing/perform a song
a love/folk/pop/country song
We bought a CD of Cole Porter songs.
We sang a song at the party.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & singing

Media
Phonetic
/s./
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
the activity of singing
Examples
Dictionary example:
She's taking singing lessons.
A2
Art & singer

Media
/s.r/
noun
a person who sings, especially as a job

My hobbies are singing, dancing, skating, basketball and
so on.
Dictionary example:
Kiri Te Kanawa is a famous singer from New Zealand.
A2
Art & show

Media
/o/
noun
ENTERTAINMENT
A2 a television or radio program or a theater
performance

He is my favorite singer and I ha[ve] all his CD[s].
a TV show
a talk show
a variety/comedy show
I'd like to see a show while we're in London.
You can see lots of traditional shows there, it will be
very interesting for you.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & see

Media
Phonetic
/si/
Parts of
speech
verb
Definition
ON TV, ETC.
A2 [T] to watch a movie, television program, etc.
Examples
Dictionary example:
Did you see that documentary on TV last night?
A2
Art & screen

Media
/skrin/
noun
a flat surface in a movie theater, or on a

television, computer, cell phone, etc., on which
pictures or words are shown

I would really like to go to see that movie with you.
Our television has a 26-inch screen.
I spend most of the day working in front of a computer
screen.
Her ambition is to write for the screen.
Write the letter on the computer, then you can make
changes easily on screen.
My new phone has a touch screen.
A2
Art & rock

Media
/rk/
noun
MUSIC
A2 [U] loud, modern music with a strong beat,
often played with electric guitars and drums

It has a large screen, so I can see videos and pictures.
rock music
a rock group
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
Vocabulary
Phonetic
Parts of
speech
Definition
Examples
a rock star
A2
Art & record

Media
/rkrd/
verb

I like rock music.
STORE SOUND/PICTURES
A2 [I or T] to store sounds or pictures using
electronic equipment, a camera, etc., so that you They've just recorded a new album.
can listen to them or see them again
I recorded that program for you.
a recorded message
A2
A2
Art & rap

Media
Art & program

Media
/rp/
/pro.grm/
noun
noun

The best thing about the phone is it has a camera and it
can record anything.
a type of music in which the words are spoken and Dictionary example:
there is a strong beat
a rap artist
TV/RADIO
A2 a show on television or radio

I like hip-hop, rap, reggae and punk-rock.
Did you see that program about spiders last night?
It's my favorite TV program - I never miss it.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & poster

Media
Phonetic
/po.str/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
Examples

If you liked that program, you should check [the]
Discovery Channel, although I don't watch it.
a large, printed picture or notice that you put on a Dictionary examples:
wall, in order to decorate a place or to advertise
something
The children put up posters on the classroom walls.
We noticed a poster advertising a circus.
A2
Art & pop

Media
/pp/
noun
modern music with a strong beat that is popular

with the general public, especially with young
people

I can give you some posters for the concert.
pop music
a pop concert/song
What do you want to listen to - jazz, classical or pop?
She wants to be a pop singer/star like Madonna.
A2
Art & player

Media
/ple.r/
noun
MUSIC
A2 someone who plays a musical instrument

I like pop music.
Dictionary example:
a piano/violin player
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & play

Media
Phonetic
/ple/
Parts of
speech
verb
Definition
RADIO, CD, ETC.

A2 [I or T] to make a radio, CD, etc. produce
sounds
Examples
I g[o]t a spe[c]tacular guitar signed by Adrian Smith,
Iron Maiden's guitar player.
He plays the piano.
They could hear a jazz band playing in the distance.
A2
Art & play

Media
/ple/
verb
MAKE MUSIC
A2 [I or T] to make music with a musical
instrument

I can play the guitar.
He plays the piano.
A2
Art & play

Media
/ple/
verb
MAKE MUSIC
A2 [I or T] to make music with a musical
instrument

He plays the piano.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & piano

Media
Phonetic
/pin.o/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
2 a large musical instrument with a row of black
and white keys which are pressed to play notes
Examples
We're buying a new piano.
I play the piano.
We all joined in the song, with Pat at the piano/on
piano.
A2
Art & photography /ftg.r.fi/

Media
noun
the activity or job of taking photographs

My hobby is playing the piano.
Dictionary example:
She's taking an evening class in photography.
A2
Art & photographer /ftg.r.fr/

Media
noun
someone who takes photographs, especially

someone whose job is to do this

I'm writing to you because I decided to [take] a
photography course.
Dictionary example:
a fashion photographer
Yesterday, my new boyfriend gave me a camera. I
[really] liked it because I [want to] be a photographer
one day.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & photograph

Media
Phonetic
/fot.grf/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
A2 a picture produced using a camera
Examples
a color/black-and-white photograph
My parents took a lot of photographs of us when we
were small.
A2
Art & painting

Media
/pent./
noun

I also want to take photographs of beautiful views.
ACTIVITY
A2 [U] the activity of painting pictures or painting
surfaces
I took a painting and drawing class.
When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of

painting and redecorating.
A2
Art & painting

Media
/pent./
noun
PICTURE
A2 [C] a picture that someone has painted

I like reading, painting, and I like swimming too.
a painting by Caravaggio
The walls are covered with oil paintings.
There are beautiful paintings painted by famous Iranian
painters.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & painter

Media
Phonetic
/pent.r/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
someone who paints pictures
Examples
Dictionary example:
We are studying 19th century French painters.
A2
Art & opera

Media
/.pr./
noun
a musical play in which most of the words are

sung

We have to bring information about some painters,
[such] as Velazquez or Picasso.
"Carmen" is my favorite opera.
I've never been a huge fan of opera.
He goes to the opera whenever he can.
an opera singer
A2
Art & on
Media
/n/
preposition RECORDING
A2 used to show the way in which something is
recorded or broadcast

I like classical music and opera.
What's on television tonight?
When's that movie coming out on DVD?
I watched ice hockey on cable TV at night.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & newspaper

Media
Phonetic
/nuzpe.pr/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
[U] paper from newspapers
Examples
Dictionary example:
You'd better wrap that mirror up in newspaper before
you put it in the car.
A2
Art & musical

Media
/mju.z.kl/
adjective
RELATED TO MUSIC
A2 [always before noun] related to music

You [should] wear your old clothes and please [bring]
some old newspaper.
musical instruments
Mozart's musical compositions include symphonies and
operas.
A2
Art & magazine

Media
/mg.zin/
noun
A2 a thin book published every week or month,

that has shiny, colorful pages with articles and
pictures

We want to help you by bringing drums and some of the
musical instrument[s].
She has written articles for several women's magazines.
a fashion/celebrity magazine
At the party, Maria, Paula, Marissa and I read
magazines, talked about boys [and] played games.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
A2
Vocabulary
Art & keyboard

Media
Art & jazz

Media
Phonetic
/ki.brd/
/dz/
Parts of
speech
noun
noun
Definition
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
A2 an electrical musical instrument similar to a
piano, or the set of keys on a piano or similar
musical instrument
a type of music first developed by AfricanAmericans, which often includes parts played
without written music
Examples
Dictionary example:
Steve plays keyboards, drums, and saxophone.
I play two instruments, so I can help you with the
concert, playing guitar or keyboard.
Paul has a lot of jazz on his iPod.
I've been a fan of jazz ever since I was a teenager, when
I used to go to clubs in Chicago.
A2
Art & instrument

Media
/n.str.mnt/
noun

I like pop music and jazz.
MUSIC
A2 an object that is used for playing music, such as
a piano, guitar or drum
They all brought musical instruments with them.
Which instrument do you play?
I play two instruments, so I can help you with the
concert, playing guitar or keyboard.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
A2
Vocabulary
Art & hip-hop

Media
Art & fan

Media
Phonetic
/hp.hp/
Parts of
speech
noun
/fn/
Definition
Examples
a kind of music that originally developed among Dictionary example:

African Americans, where the words to songs are
spoken and not sung
The station plays mainly hip-hop and R&B music.
someone who admires and supports a person,

sport, sports team, etc.

Nick, I like hip hop and rock very much and most of the
students agree with me.
More than 15,000 Liverpool fans attended Saturday's
game.
He's a big fan of country music.
A2
Art & drum

Media
/drm/
noun
a round, hollow musical instrument that you hit

with your hand or a stick

I'm a fan of rock music.
a bass/snare/kettle drum
a drum beat
A2
Art & drawing

Media
/dr./
noun
A2 the act of making a picture with a pencil or

pen, or a picture made in this way
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I am a very good drummer because I have played the
drums for six years.
Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
Vocabulary
Phonetic
Parts of
speech
Definition
Examples
Rosie loves drawing.
She gave me a beautiful drawing of a horse.
A2
A2
Art & digital camera /dd.t.lkm.r/ noun

Media
Art & dancer

Media
/dn.sr/
noun

My hobbies are singing, dancing, drawing, writing,
reading and so on.
a type of camera that records images that you can Dictionary example:
use and store on a computer
These days almost everyone uses a digital camera.
someone who dances either as a job or for

pleasure

I got lots of gifts, including a digital camera!
He's a dancer in the Royal Ballet.
I never knew you were such a good dancer.
A2
Art & dance

Media
/dns/
noun
Key English Test; A2; Spanish

ACTIVITY
A2 [U] the activity or skill of dancing

He is a very good dancer, too.
a dance class
The performers tell the story through music and dance.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & dance

Media
Phonetic
/dns/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
OCCASION
A2 [C] a social occasion at which people dance
Examples
There was a dance floor there and the D.J. was very
nice.
Dictionary example:
Our band will play at the school dance.
A2
Art & concert

Media
/kn.srt/
noun

Yesterday I bought two t-shirts and a skirt for a dance at
school.
a performance of music by one or more musicians Dictionary examples:
or singers
a pop/classical concert
a school concert
A2
Art & comic

Media
/km.k/
noun
A2 a magazine with stories told in pictures

To help with the concert I can sell tickets.
As a boy I used to love reading comics.
a comic book
My hobbies are play[ing] basketball and read[ing]
comics.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & clown

Media
Phonetic
/kln/
Parts of
speech
noun
A2
Art & classical

Media
/kls..kl/
adjective
A2
Art & character

Media
/kr.k.tr/
noun
Definition
Examples
a performer who has special clothes and a painted Dictionary example:

face and makes people laugh
a circus clown
My dad hired a clown and a magician.
Dictionary example:
classical music
A2 music that is considered to be part of a formal
European tradition, written by people like Mozart I'm not a fan of classical music.
and Stravinsky
I like pop and classical music.
IN A STORY
B1 [C] a person represented in a film, play or story
The story revolves around three main characters.
She had Mickey Mouse or some other cartoon/Disney
character on her sweater.
He made his name as a character actor.
A2
Art & channel

Media
/tn.l/
noun
TV
A2 a television station

It is an action film w[h]ich [i]s full of fights. Its name is
"Thai Chi."The main charactor is "Jet Lee."
a cable/broadcast channel
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
Vocabulary
Phonetic
Parts of
speech
Definition
Examples
a music/movie/news/shopping/sports channel
the news on channel 4
She switched/turned to another channel to watch
football.
A2
Art & cartoon

Media
/krtun/
noun
a funny drawing, especially in a newspaper or

magazine

Recently, I'm enjoying that Simpsons c[a]rtoon. I really
love it and n[o]w it's on channel fifteen.
Dictionary example:
He likes the cartoons that you get on the back page.
A2
A2
Art & cartoon

Media
Art & artist

Media
/krtun/
/rt.st/
noun
noun
FILM
A2 a film made using characters that are drawn
and not real
A2 someone who paints, draws or makes

sculptures

[My] present is a pack of cartoon books.
Dictionary example:
Mickey Mouse and other famous cartoon characters
We are going to paint my room with cartoon characters.
Dictionary example:
Monet is one of my favorite artists.
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Art & Media A2

CEFR Topic
A2
Vocabulary
Art & art

Media
Phonetic
/rt/
Parts of
speech
noun
Definition
Examples
You have to bring a pencil and paintings to copy [by]
famous artists like Goya.
PAINTINGS/DRAWINGS, ETC.
A2 [U] the making or study of paintings, drawings,
etc. or the objects created
modern art
an art exhibition/gallery
Art and English were my best subjects at school.
A2
Art & advertisement /d.vrtz.mnt/ noun

Media
(also informal ad) a picture, short film, song, etc.

which tries to persuade people to buy a product
or service

The new art class after school is on Wednesday.
a television/newspaper advertisement
an advertisement for a job/car/apartment
I like to read the advertisements in the Sunday paper.
Hi Jo, I've seen an advertisement for a job that might
interest you at the music shop near the park.
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Art & Media A2

Art & violin

Art & video

Art & theater

Art & star

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Art & Media A2

Art & stage

Art & song

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Art & Media A2

Art & singing

Art & singer

a person who sings, especially as a job

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Art & show

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Art & Media A2

Art & see

Art & screen

a flat surface in a movie theater, or on a

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Art & rock

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Art & record

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Art & rap

Art & program

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Art & Media A2

Art & poster

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Art & pop

modern music with a strong beat that is popular

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Art & player

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Art & Media A2

Art & play

RADIO, CD, ETC.

Art & play

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Art & play

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Art & Media A2

Art & piano

Art & photography /ftg.r.fi/

the activity or job of taking photographs

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Art & photographer /ftg.r.fr/

someone who takes photographs, especially

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Art & Media A2

Art & photograph

Art & painting

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When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of

Art & painting

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Art & painter

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