English Vocabulary Exercises for B1 – Talking about the arts

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Which speaker
A already earns some money from his / her artistic skills?
B describes an old and a new artistic skill that have a connection with each other?
C wants to experiment with different performance ideas in his / her chosen art form?
D says that his / her art form is not appreciated by many people?

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1)
The actor Eddie Redmayne Stephen Hawking in the film The Theory of Everything.
2)
The American artist Brian Ruth massive sculptures out of wood with a chainsaw.
3)
The author JK Rowling books for adults as well as children’s stories.
4)
Although he’s still a child, Kieron Williamson amazing pictures.
5)
The singer Rihanna in concerts all over the world.
6)
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence have three films together.
7)
The Italian musician Ennio Morricone music for television series as well as films.
8)
The sculptor Alonzo Clemons incredibly realistic animal sculptures out of clay.

1)
A is a piece of creative writing arranged in short lines, often about emotions.
2)
A is a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine.
3)
A is a piece of writing performed by actors usually in the theatre.
4)
A is a figure or an object made out of stone, metal, or some other hard material.
5)
A is a book that tells a story about people who are not real.
6)
is a form of acting that uses body movements and facial expressions, not words.

1)
Although Jane Austen only wrote six novels, she is an internationally recognised
2)
The name of the Norwegian who painted The Scream is Edvard Munch.
3)
The most successful play written by the Irish George Bernard Shaw is Pysmalion
4)
The Colombian Fernando Botero is famous for his sculptures of large people and animals.
5)
The Divine Comedy is a poem written by the Italian Dante Alighieri.
6)
The Wagner composed both the words and the music for his opera The Ring of the Nibelung.