64 UNIT 08 | Culture vulture Expand your vocabulary: Adjective-noun collocations Replace the adjective in brackets with one that has the opposite meaning. Use the first letter that’s been given to help you. Make sure the new adjective collocates with the underlined noun. LANGUAGE 8 Language for formal writing Rewrite the following sentences in a less personal, more formal way. 1 I have sometimes seen young theatregoers who are more enthusiastic than older audiences. In some … 2 I don’t think that streaming will replace theatre, although it’s popular. While … 3 I am absolutely sure that theatre will survive. There can be no … 4 I can clearly see that our definition of culture is changing. It is … 5 I think everybody knows that Shakespeare was once considered low culture. It is a … LANGUAGE 9 When you’re in Ireland, head to your (1) l (global) pub in the (2) e (late) afternoon, and you might experience a (3) l (recorded) session of (4) t (modern) Irish music. Such a ‘seisún’ is an (5) i (formal) gathering of musicians who play (6) t (unusual) Irish instruments such as the bodhrán, a (7) s (ordinary) drum. It’s (8) l (dull) entertainment and it’s an (9) a (fake) Irish experience. Don’t miss it! A Terry Pratchett, the author of the (1) g (unoriginal) Discworld series, is one of the best-loved authors of (2) m (traditional) science fiction and fantasy. He began writing at the age of 13 and soon became an (3) e (newcomer) writer of highly original, sly and witty stories. Pratchett was a (4) p (unproductive) writer who often managed to write 400 words before breakfast. While his most (5) f (unknown) books are the Discworld novels, some of his lesser-known works are also highly praised. In 2001, for example, he won the Carnegie Medal – one of the (6) h (lowest) honours in children’s literature – for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Terry Pratchett died in 2015, but the (7) r (long ago) discovery of a story he had written years earlier, titled ‘Arnold, the Bominable Snowman’, brought joy to fans all over the world, who still hope that there are many more unpublished stories to be found. B Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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