Unit 8 - Culture

Word

Example

album

All the songs on the album 'Thriller' were written by Michael Jackson

architecture

I don't really like the architecture in my town

classical music

I like listening to classical music

novel

A Tale of Two Cities' is the most popular novel of all time

painting

The Mona Lisa is the world's most famous painting

photograph

He took a photograph of his son

poem

I can still remember a poem I wrote when I was a child

sculpture

There's a famous sculpture in an art gallery near where I live

build

They built this building 100 years ago

film

The 'Shawshank Redemption' is an extremely popular film

paint

The Mona Lisa was painted by Da Vinci

play

The main character in 'The Shawshank Redemption' was played by Morgan Freeman

publish

The book was published in several languages

sell

I saw somebody selling their own paintings yesterday

take a photograph

This photograph was taken in 1932

TV series

I watch a lot of TV series like 'Game of Thrones'

write

All the songs on the album 'Thriller' were written by Michael Jackson

apologise

He apologised for missing my party

excuse

I don't believe her excuse for being late

fault

Don't worry, it's not your fault

fine

It's fine if we have to rearrange

make an excuse

You don't need to make an excuse

base sth on sth

The 2012 Batman film 'The Dark Knight Rises' was based on the book 'A Tale of Two Cities'

design

Casa Milà was designed by Antoni Gaudi

draw

I want to learn how to draw

record

He recorded an album last year

athletics

In my opinion, the best part of the Olympic Games is the athletics

ice hockey

I think that the most popular sport in Canada is ice hockey

rock climbing

My uncle sometimes goes rock climbing in the mountains

skateboarding

This hill is really good for skateboarding

surfing

Bondi Beach in Sydney is a great place to go surfing

volleyball

Why don't we play volleyball when we go to the beach?

direct

The Lord of the Rings films were directed by Peter Jackson

golf

My grandparents play golf twice a week

gymnastics

My sister does gymnastics

ice skating

In New York, you can go ice skating in Central Park in the winter

jogging

I can't run very fast, but I like jogging

scuba diving

Have you ever been scuba diving in the sea?

snowboarding

I'm not very good at skiing, but I love snowboarding – it's great fun!

squash

We have a squash court at work

windsurfing

The beaches in Wales are often very windy, so they're good for windsurfing

yoga

When I'm stressed, I do yoga. It helps me to relax

be into smth

Have you always been into football?

obviously

Obviously we are going to win this match

determined

The players are so determined to win

pay off

All those hours in the library paid off!

miss the deadline

I have to be quick choosing the university to go to – if I don't decide soon, I'll miss the deadline

prediction

A shy person usually makes a lot of bad predictions about any social event they are going to attend

apply

I applied for a place at university a month ago but still haven't got an reply

for instance

I am into a lot of sports, for instance volleyball and handball