Group 1: Media, Festivals, and Performance#

Theme: A young media assistant helps manage a lively cultural event.

festival /ˈfestɪvl/ noun

1. A festival is a special day or period of celebration, often for religious or cultural reasons, or an organised series of public events such as concerts and plays.

press /pres/ noun

1. You can refer to newspapers, magazines, and television news programs, or the journalists who work for them, as the press.
2. A press is a business that publishes or prints books.

editor /ˈedɪtə/ noun

1. An editor is a person who is in charge of a newspaper, magazine, or a section of it, and who decides what will be published in it.
2. An editor is a person who corrects or prepares a book, text, or piece of film for publication or broadcasting.

typist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ noun

1. A typist is a person whose job is to type letters, documents, and other texts using a keyboard.

journalist /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/ noun

1. A journalist is a person whose job is to collect news and write about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.

correspondent /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt/ noun

1. A correspondent is a journalist who reports on a particular subject or from a particular country for a newspaper, television station, or radio station.
2. A correspondent is someone with whom you regularly exchange letters or emails.

commentator /ˈkɒmənteɪtə/ noun

1. A commentator is a person who describes an event, such as a sports match, while it is happening on television or radio.
2. A commentator is someone who regularly expresses their opinions on television, radio, or in newspapers about particular subjects.

exponent /ɪkˈspəʊnənt/ noun

1. An exponent of a particular idea, theory, or belief is someone who supports it and encourages other people to adopt it.
2. An exponent of a particular skill or activity is a person who is good at it and demonstrates it.

messenger /ˈmesɪndʒə/ noun

1. A messenger is a person who is given the job of taking a letter, message, or parcel somewhere and delivering it.

medium /ˈmiːdiəm/ noun adjective

1. A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas, or of communicating information to people.
2. If something is medium, it is of average size, amount, degree, or level.

disseminate /dɪˈsemɪneɪt/ verb

1. To disseminate information or knowledge means to distribute it or make it widely known to a lot of people.

publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ verb

1. To publish a book, newspaper, or magazine means to produce and print it so that it is available to the public.
2. If you publish information, you make it known to the public by writing it in a report, newspaper, or on a website.

gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ noun

1. Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people’s private lives, which might not be true.

rumour /ˈruːmə/ noun

1. A rumour is a story or piece of information that is passed from person to person, although it may not be true.

movie /ˈmuːvi/ noun

1. A movie is a film that you watch in a cinema or on television.

X-rated /ˈeks reɪtɪd/ adjective

1. An X-rated film is considered unsuitable for children because it contains scenes of violence, strong language, or sexual activity.

propaganda /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/ noun

1. Propaganda is information, often false or exaggerated, that is spread by an organization or government in order to influence people’s opinions.

expect /ɪkˈspekt/ verb

1. If you expect something to happen, you think that it is likely to happen.
2. If you are expecting someone or something, you are waiting for them to arrive because their arrival has been arranged or is likely.

foresee /fɔːˈsiː/ verb

1. If you foresee something, you recognize that it is likely to happen in the future and you prepare for it.

handout /ˈhændaʊt/ noun

1. A handout is a piece of paper containing information, given to students in a class or to people attending a talk.
2. A handout is money, food, or clothes given to someone who is poor or in need.

leaflet /ˈliːflət/ noun verb

1. A leaflet is a printed piece of paper, often folded, which gives information or advertises something.
2. If you leaflet an area or a group of people, you hand out leaflets to them.

consensus /kənˈsensəs/ noun

1. A consensus is general agreement among a group of people.

anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ verb

1. If you anticipate something, you expect that it will happen and you prepare yourself for it.
2. If you anticipate something with pleasure, you look forward to it happening.

await /əˈweɪt/ verb

1. If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
2. If something awaits you, it will happen to you or be there for you in the future.

recreation /ˌrekriˈeɪʃn/ noun

1. Recreation consists of things that you do in your free time in order to relax and enjoy yourself.

pastime /ˈpɑːstaɪm/ noun

1. A pastime is something that you do for enjoyment when you are not working.

entertain /ˌentəˈteɪn/ verb

1. If you entertain people, you do something that amuses them, or you invite them to your home and provide food and drink for them.
2. If you entertain an idea or feeling, you allow yourself to consider it or have it.

amuse /əˈmjuːz/ verb

1. If something amuses you, it makes you laugh or smile.
2. If you amuse yourself, you do something enjoyable in order to pass the time.

rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːsl/ noun

1. A rehearsal is a practice session for a play, concert, or other public performance.

perform /pəˈfɔːm/ verb

1. If you perform, you entertain an audience by acting, singing, dancing, or playing music.

tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ noun

1. A tragedy is a play, film, or book that tells a serious and sad story, typically involving the downfall or death of the main character.
2. A tragedy is an extremely sad or terrible event, especially one involving death or great suffering.

comedy /ˈkɒmədi/ noun

1. A comedy is a play, film, or television programme that is intended to make people laugh.

imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ verb

1. If you imitate someone or something, you copy what they do or say.

mimic /ˈmɪmɪk/ verb

1. If you mimic someone, you copy the way they speak or behave, often in order to make people laugh.

simulate /ˈsɪmjuleɪt/ verb

1. If you simulate a particular situation, condition, or feeling, you create conditions like it or pretend to have it.

drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ noun

1. A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio, or the art and activity of writing and performing plays.

announcer /əˈnaʊnsə/ noun

1. An announcer is someone whose job is to read news or introduce programs on television or radio, or to make announcements in public places.

programme /ˈprəʊɡræm/ noun verb

1. A programme is a show broadcast on television or radio, or a plan of activities designed to achieve something.
2. If you programme a computer or machine, you give it a set of instructions to make it do a particular task.

concert /ˈkɒnsət/ noun

1. A concert is a public performance of music given by one or more musicians or singers.

orchestra /ˈɔːkɪstrə/ noun

1. An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together, usually led by a conductor.

symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ noun

1. A symphony is a long piece of music written for a large orchestra, usually divided into four sections called movements.

ballet /ˈbæleɪ/ noun

1. Ballet is a type of artistic dance that tells a story, using formal movements, mime, and music.
2. A ballet is a particular work or performance of this kind of dance.

opera /ˈɒprə/ noun

1. An opera is a dramatic theatrical work in which all or most of the characters sing their parts, accompanied by an orchestra.

circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ noun

1. A circus is a travelling show performed in a large tent, with performers such as acrobats, clowns, and trained animals.
2. Circus is also used in the names of circular public squares where several streets meet, especially in London.

magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ noun

1. Magic is the power to make things happen by using supernatural forces or rituals, or tricks performed to entertain people by making impossible things seem to happen.

critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ noun

1. A critic is a person who expresses their opinion or disapproval about people, policies, or things.
2. A critic is a person who writes reviews of books, films, plays, or music as their job.

animation /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/ noun

1. Animation is the process of making films, video games, or computer graphics using drawings or models that appear to move.
2. An animation is a film that is made using drawings or computer models rather than real actors.

film /fɪlm/ noun

1. A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded and shown on a screen or television to tell a story or show a real situation.
2. Film is thin, plastic material coated with chemicals that is used in cameras for taking photographs or making movies.

feast /fiːst/ noun

1. A feast is a large and special meal, especially one for a lot of people to celebrate something.
2. A feast is also a day or period dedicated to a religious celebration.