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Exercise 35: Matching statements

Instructions

Use each statement once

You want to see some live entertainment. There are descriptions of eight festival performances. Decide which one is the most suitable for you.

Statements

  1. You enjoy plays about real people who led interesting lives.
  2. You want to listen to as much music from the past as possible, and particularly like listening to people singing.
  3. You are planning to start a drama club for the children at your school. You would like to see some children acting if possible.
  4. You are interested in comedies and winning prizes by participating in various shows.
  5. You want to go out for the whole day with your friends. They all enjoy listening to pop music.
  6. You love listening to music from the past in natural environment.
  7. You want to go to the concert alone.
  8. You love traditional dances and watching them in open air.
  9. You would like to buy a ticket for the show online.
  10. He would like to see people performing dances from as many other parts of the world as possible to give him some new ideas.
Extra statements not used: two items.

Texts

Match 1-8
1
International Youth Celebrations

Local youth groups, together with students from various countries including Spain, Finland, Austria and Estonia, are each performing three dance pieces. Then they will join together in a play about international friendship. The evening will finish with the singing of songs from different countries.

2
River Festival

A day of fun on the river bank, with a Chinese theme. Street entertainers and pop musicians perform during the day, followed by fireworks in the evening. Something for everybody to watch, both children and adults.

3
Songs of Summer

The Hunton Consort consists of eight voices singing music from hundreds of years ago right up to modern times. The group will perform songs, old and new, all of which are about the summer.

4
Music in the Open Air

Well-known nationally for their traditional dance music, Jimmy Locke and his band play throughout the day in the open air on the Promenade Bandstand - if the weather allows!

5
Life Flows Between Us

Kent Arts and Libraries present the first performance of a new dance group called the Street Dancing Company. The group will perform dances from the past on several of the bridges in the town.

6
A Star May Be Born

Toni Arthur produces plays with seven- to eleven-year-olds, performed at the weekends for parents, family, and friends. The plays come from children’s stories, and encouragement from the audience is always very welcome.

7
Vita and Harold

The Image Theatre Company dramatizes the love-letters of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson. The play is about the couple’s lives and their most unusual marriage. Unsuitable for children.

8
Variety Music Evening

A great evening with the latest pop songs, and comedy and dancing from several great and unusual performers. Members of the audience will be invited to join in and will have the chance of winning tickets to a theatre show.

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