Developing vocabulary and listening
Noun suffixes 1
21 Listen and complete the fact file with a
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number or a word. The BRIT School – Fact file Location 1 South Cost 2 Age range 3 14 to
Add the correct suffixes to make job titles. When more than one suffix is possible, what is the difference in meaning? -ee • -er • - ian• - ist • - or
years old
histor comed pian optic sail paint
chem hairdress electric reception farm violin train employ
Number of students Number of subjects
4 Approximately
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subjects
Number of study hours
6
hours a week
auth refer
7 Full day Monday – Thursday 8.45 – Friday
Timetable
20 Listen to these job titles and match them to the correct stress pattern. engineer • librarian • manager • p hotographer • physicist • p olitician • professor • p sychologist • researcher • trainee • trainer • t ranslator
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21 Complete the summary with one or two words in each gap. Then listen again to check your answers. The BRIT School is famous because (a) like Tom Holland and Adele went there. There’s a wall there with (b) of all the (c) students. Many of the students go on to find work in the creative industries. You have to study (d) like maths, English and (e) , but you can also choose a specialist subject like music, dance, theatre, (f) or visual arts. If you go there, you study next to musicians, producers, songwriters, games (g) and make-up (h) . It’s difficult to get in, but people say it’s easy to make great (i) there. The teachers select you after an interview and they also look at your ( j) . Critical thinkers 6 Think about The BRIT school. Read the sentences and say if you agree or disagree. 1 The school would not suit you if you are creative, but very shy. 2 14 is too young to choose a course of study like this one. 3 It is difficult to stay in touch with friends who go to a different school. 7 Complete the table with the job-related verbs or nouns. Verb Noun 1 teach teacher, teaching 2 assist , assistance 3 paint , 4 build , 5 explorer, 6 , song Vocabulary extension
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Oo oO
Ooo journalist oOo instructor ooO oOoo economist ooOo electrician
Look at some photos of The BRIT School in London. Tick ( ) the professions you can study there.
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journalist actor
dancer translator
economist musician
Great students’ tip
Completing notes when listening Before a listening task, always read the questions/ answer prompts. Remember that you won’t hear exactly the same wording. Listen for other ways of saying the things you need to note. Finally, always check your answers to make sure they fit grammatically and make sense in context.
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