The Arts Vocabulary For IELTS

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The Arts Vocabulary
The Arts: Art forms created by
humans, divided into visual, literary,
and performing.
Example: The government should not

waste money on the arts. This should
be spent on public services instead.
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The Arts Vocabulary
Culture: The systems of knowledge, experience,
beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies,
religion that are shared by a relatively large
group of people.
Example: The culture of a country is reflected in

its art.
Cultural differences can cause problems if you

do business in another country.

The Arts Vocabulary
Creative: Relating to or involving the
imagination or original ideas, especially
in the production of an artistic work.
Example: He is an
incredibly creative person - he's written
many books and plays and he can paint
as well.
The Arts Vocabulary
Classical: Music that is considered to
be part of a long especially formal
tradition and to be of lasting value.
Example: I prefer classical music such

as Mozart and Bach to modern day pop
music.

The Arts Vocabulary
Musical: A play or film in which part of the story
is sung to music (noun).
A skill in or great liking for music (adjective)
Example: "The Phantom of the Opera" is one of

the best musicals that I have ever seen.
Everyone in the family can play an instrument -

they are very musical.

The Arts Vocabulary
Opera: An art form in which singers
and musicians perform a dramatic
work combining text and music, usually
in a theatre.
Example: Opera is not very popular

amongst young people these days.

The Arts Vocabulary
Theatre: A building, room, or outside
structure with rows of seats, each row
usually higher than the one in front, from
which people can watch a performance or
other activity.
Example: My home town does not have

any theatres. There are many in the capital
though.
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Performance: A show or action involving the
entertaining of other people by dancing,
singing, acting, or playing music.
Example: His performance as MacBeth was

amazing.
There will be a performace of a famous play

at the Lyceum Theatre tonight.
The Arts Vocabulary
Festival: An organized set of special events,
such as musical, art or film performances.
Example: The Cannes Film festival has

some great movies this year.
The local council organizes a

music festival in my town every year.

The Arts Vocabulary
Exhibition: An event at which objects such
as paintings are shown to the public.
Example: There will be an exhibition at the

weekend to show all of his latest paintings.
His paintings were exhibited at the local art

gallary over the weekend.

The Arts Vocabulary
Sculpture: The art of making two- or
three-dimensional representative or
abstract forms, especially by carving
stone or wood.
Example: The museum has many life-

sized sculptures of past Kings and
Queens of England.
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Abstract: A type of painting, drawing, or
sculpture that uses shapes, lines, and colour
in a way that does not try to represent the
appearance of people or things.
Example: Jackson Pollock is one of the

most famous abtract artists. He famous for
dripping and splattering paint onto his
canvas
The Arts Vocabulary
Display: A collection of objects or pictures
arranged for people to look at, or a
performance or show for people to watch
(= being shown).
Example: Jackson Pollock's most famous

paintings are on display at the Tate Modern
Art Gallery in London for 10 days.

The Arts Vocabulary
Inspired: To be filled with the urge or ability
to do or feel something, especially to do
something creative.
Example: Shakespears plays

have inspired many young people to take up
writing and acting.
His method of acting really inspires me.

The Arts Vocabulary
Artefact: An object that is made by a
person, such as a tool or a decoration,
especially one that is of historical interest.
Example: The museum in town has

many artefacts that were found in the
local area. Most are tools from the Stone
Age.

The Arts Vocabulary
Choreograph: Compose the sequence
of steps and moves for a ballet or other
performance of dance.
Example: Their dance routines had

been carefully choreographed so there
would be no mistakes.

The Arts Vocabulary
Choreograph: Compose the sequence
of steps and moves for a ballet or other
performance of dance.
Example: Their dance routines had

been carefully choreographed so there
would be no mistakes.

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Example: The government should not

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Example: The culture of a country is reflected in

Cultural differences can cause problems if you

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Example: I prefer classical music such

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A skill in or great liking for music (adjective)

Example: "The Phantom of the Opera" is one of

Everyone in the family can play an instrument -

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Example: Opera is not very popular

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Example: My home town does not have

Example: His performance as MacBeth was

There will be a performace of a famous play

Example: The Cannes Film festival has

The local council organizes a

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Example: There will be an exhibition at the

His paintings were exhibited at the local art

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Example: The museum has many life-

Example: Jackson Pollock is one of the

Example: Jackson Pollock's most famous

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Example: Shakespears plays

His method of acting really inspires me.

Example: The museum in town has

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Example: Their dance routines had

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Example: Their dance routines had

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