Vocabulary: Live Events

Question 1

Choose the correct option.

Everybody in the basketball ____ was silent before he scored the winning points.

A: arena
B: stage

Answer 1

A: arena

Question 2

Choose the correct option.

The ____ liked the play so much that they all stood up and clapped when it finished.

A: audience
B: crowd

Answer 2

A: audience

Question 3

Choose the correct option.

The players left the pitch at ____ .

A: the interval
B: half-time

Answer 3

B: half-time

Question 4

Choose the correct option.

The ____ cheered loudly when the band came on.

A: spectators
B: fans

Answer 4

B: fans

Question 5

Choose the correct option.

We were given a ____ as we entered the theatre.

A: plot
B: programme

Answer 5

B: programme

Question 6

Choose the correct option.

The first ____ of the play is set in an old castle.

A: performance
B: scene

Answer 6

B: scene

Question 7

Choose the correct option.

The only setas left were upstairs in the ____ .
A: stalls
B: circle

Answer 7

A: circle

Question 8

Choose the correct option.

We had an excellent view of the stage, even though we were sitting in the back ____ .
A: row
B: line

Answer 8

A: row

Question 9

Choose the correct option.

The actor’s brilliant ____ in the film won him an Oscar.
A: stage
B: performance

Answer 9

B: performance

Question 10

Choose the correct option.

There was a short ____ in the middle of the concert.
A: interval
B: half-time

Answer 10

A: interval

Question 11

Choose the correct option.

I didn’t enjoy that play - I couldn’t follow the ____ at all.
A: plot
B: scene

Answer 11

A: plot

Question 12

Choose the correct option.

A ____ of about 30,000 people attended the concert.
A: spectator
B: crowd

Answer 12

B: crowd

Question 13

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

st_____

A large building, usually with no roof, where people can sit and watch sport

Answer 13

stadium

Question 14

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

opp_____

a person who plays against somebody

Answer 14

opponent

Question 15

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

b____ o____

the place where the tickets for a play or movie are sold

Answer 15

box office

Question 16

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

sc____

the number of points that somebody gets in a game

Answer 16

score

Question 17

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

c____

the piece of cloth that covers the front of the stage

Answer 17

curtain

Question 18

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

f____ w____

the sound a referee makes that indicates the end of a football match

Answer 18

final whistle

Question 19

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

m____

an afternoon performance of a play

Answer 19

matinee

pronounced / ma-ti-nay /

Question 20

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

e____ t____

an additional playing period at the end of a match

Answer 20

extra time

Question 21

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

t____

the piece of paper that allows you to attend a play or sporting event

Answer 21

ticket

Question 22

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

st____

the seats nearest the front of the cinema or theatre on the ground floor

Answer 22

stalls

Question 22

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

st____

the seats nearest the front of the cinema or theatre on the ground floor

Answer 22

stalls

Question 23

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

sp____

a person who is watching an event, especially a sporting event

Answer 23

spectator

Question 24

Complete the word or phrase from the definion.

st____

a platform in a theatre on which actors, dancers etc., perform

Answer 24

stage