Group Class Notes (Vocabulary)(Nemo)

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The concert

Margaret is at a concert. It’s completely dark, there are lots of people in the audience and her favorite band is on stage. The guitarist starts playing and colorful lights appear on stage. The lead singer sings Margaret’s favorite song and she puts hands up in the air and cheers for the band.

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The concert

Margaret is at a concert / show / music performance / recital. It’s completely / totally/ extremely / absolutely / entirely dark / black/ lightless / pitch-dark / pitch-black, there are lots of / many / a lot of / tons / countless / numberless of people / guests / visitors / patrons / folks / spectators in the audience / hall / assembly / public / crowd and her favorite / beloved / adored / cherished / preferred  band / group / ensemble is on stage /platform. The guitarist / guitar player starts / begins / playing / performing and colorful / vivid / vibrant lights appear / show / flash on stage / podium. The lead singer / main singer sings / chants Margaret’s favorite song / piece / ballad and she puts hands up in the air and cheers / celebrate / applauds for the band.

Vocabulary

Recital (n): 1-a performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group of people.
E.g.: I went to a violin recital today.
E.g.: He is giving a recital of Bach’s sonatas.

Absolutely (adj): 1- completely.
E.g.: I believed/trusted him absolutely.
E.g.: You must be absolutely silent or the birds won’t appear.
E.g.: We’ve achieved absolutely nothing today.

Pitch-dark/pitch-black (adj): 1- extremely dark:
E.g.: It was a moonless, pitch-black night

Ton (n): 1- a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
E.g.: The rock weighed over a ton and was completely immovable.
E.g.: What on earth have you got in this bag, Elaine? It weighs a ton!

Tons (n): 1- [ plural ] informal-an extremely large amount:
E.g.: We have tons of food left over from the party.

Patron (n): 1-a person or group that supports an activity or organization, especially by giving money:
E.g.: The Princess Royal is a well-known patron of several charities.

Spectator (n): 1-a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part:
E.g.: They won 4–0 in front of over 40,000 cheering spectators.
E.g.: Will spectators please stay behind the rail?

Folks (noun plural): 1-people, esp. those of a particular group or type. 2-Your folks are your parents. 3-You can say folks if you want to speak in a friendly way to people you do not know.
E.g.: Some folks have been waiting over an hour to buy tickets.
​E.g.: I’m going home over Thanksgiving to see my folks.
​E.g.: Well, folks, thanks for watching Channel 4 news – that’s about it for this evening.

Assembly (n): 1- a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together:
E.g.: The United Nations General Assembly
E.g.: She has been tipped as a future member of the English Assembly.

Adore (v): 1- to love someone very much, especially in a way that shows a lot of admiration or respect, or to like something very much:
E.g.: She has one son and she adores him.
E.g.: I absolutely adore chocolate.
E.g.: Don’t you just adore lying in a hot bath?

Cherished (adj): 1- bringing the pleasure of love or caring about someone or something that is important to you:
E.g.: Her most cherished possession is a ring her grandma gave her.

Troupe (n): 1- a group of performers such as singers or dancers who work and travel together:
E.g.: She joined a dance troupe and travelled all over the world.
E.g.: A troupe of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.

Ensemble (n): 1- a group of things or people acting or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together:
E.g.: The Mozart Ensemble is/are playing at Carnegie Hall tonight.
E.g.: She bought a dress and matching hat, gloves, and shoes – in fact the whole ensemble.

Vibrant (adj): 1- Vibrant colour or light is bright and strong:
E.g.: He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings.

Chant (v): 1- to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously:
E.g.: The crowd were chanting the team’s name.
E.g.: Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square.

Ballad (n): 1- a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow love song
E.g.: It was a voice new to her, and the words of his ballad were also new.

Applaud (v): 1- to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise:
E.g.: You should have heard the audience applaud – the noise was fantastic.
E.g.: She was applauded for a full five minutes after her speech.