ANSWER KEY

LOCAL STAGE: 3RD CYCLE OF PRIMARY LEVEL 6

1. Match the entertainment job to the correct description. There are 4 extra words.
director

magician

choreographer

dancer

journalist

actor

writer

pianist

sculptor

presenter comedian secretary

painter

doorman

1. This person is responsible for everything and is usually the boss. director
2. This is someone who usually works on the radio or on the television; they tell you about what you are going to see and introduce the artists to you.
presenter
3. This is a person who tries to make you laugh! comedian
4. A person who has magic powers in stories, or who performs tricks for entertainment. magician
5. You need to know how to play music for this job and you need a musical instrument. pianist
6. You need to move to music for this job but you dont need to play an instrument. dancer
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7. This person writes about entertainment or other information. journalist
8. For this job you need to use different materials to create something, for example, a statue. sculptor
9. In this job the person plans what the dancers are going to do. choreographer
10. This person draws pictures. People put them in art galleries. painter
Points: ____/ 10

Similar to the examples below

A) Answer the questions.

1. What does Mileys dad do? Hes a singer
2. Why do her family call her Smiley? Because shes always happy and smiles a lot.
3. What does Zachery do when hes not working? Surfing and playing the piano
4. What is he studying? The guitar
5. What does Jake like doing when he is with his friends? Making short films
6. Why doesnt he want to do more acting at the moment? Wants to concentrate on school work
7. Why do people think Michael is the best swimmer in the world? Because he has perfect body / has won lots of medals
8. What other things does he do when he is not swimming? He writes books or manages swimming camp
Points: ____/ 8

B) Find words in the texts that mean:

Miley Cyrus
1. A word which means brothers and sisters. siblings
2. The opposite of sad .happy

Jake Austin
5. A word which means a time when you stop and have a rest. break
6. When you speak a language very well. fluent

Zachery Efron
3. A word for a persons mum and dad. parents
4. Another word for studying. learning

Michael Phelps
7. A word that means very big. enormous
8. A word that means sufficient. enough

Points: ____/ 8

Any appropriate answer

3) Answer the questions and write complete sentences

1. Who are your favourite actors? Why?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Is there anyone in your family who plays a musical instrument? What is it?
________________________________________________________________
3. Are there any famous pop idols in your country? Who?
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Do you think its good or bad to be famous? Why / Why not?
____________________________________________________________________________
Points: ____/ 8

4. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition for example in, on, at etc.
1. Johnny Depp comes from the United States but he lives in France.
2. Miley Cyrus works in lots of films and sometimes she sings in them too!
3. Some pop stars dont spend much time at home because they are always travelling so they have to stay in hotels a lot.
4. Madonna is an idol but she was born on 16th August in 1958 so she isnt a young idol!
5. When I go to the cinema I always like to buy some sweets and popcorn in the shop that is next to the cinema.
6. In March I want to go to see Justin Bieber but my best friend doesnt want to go because she says he cant sing so I am going with my brother.
Points: ____/ 6
At teachers discretion

5. Choose ONE option

A) Your school blog has asked you to write about a pop idol you like a lot. Use the questions to help you.
Whats his / her name? Where does he / she come from? What does this person look like? Why is this person a pop idol? What can this person do?

OR
B) Your school blog has asked you to write about a film you like a lot. Use the questions to help you.
What is it about? Who are the actors? Why do you like it?
Write between 50 and 75 words.
Points: ____/ 10