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TOPIC 3: MUSIC
VOCAB
achieve (v)
➔ achievement (n)
e.g: Congratulations on what you’ve achieved so far.
Congratulations on your achievements.
adore (v): to love somebody very much
➔ adorable (a)
e.g: What an adorable girl she is!
➔ adoration (n)
E.g: He gazed at her with pure adoration.
e.g: that male pop star is excessively adored by his passionate fan.
air (v): (something) to broadcast a programme on the radio or on television; to be broadcast
e.g: the game will be aired live on CBS at 7.00 tonight.
on air/ on the air/ off air/ off the air
e.g: His show is on the air from 8:00 to 8:30 every Tuesday night.
audition (v): (for something) to take part in an audition
e.g: Rose’ auditioned and became main vocal of Blackpink.
-> audition (n) – quarter final - semi-final (n) – final (n)
e.g: Auditions will be held from 9–12 on Friday.
biography (n)
celebrity (n) (celeb) = a famous person
➔ celebrated (a)
compete (v)
➔ competition (n)
➔ competitive (a)
➔ competitiveness (n)
➔ competitor (n)
e.g:
compose (v)
➔ composer (v)
➔ composition (n)
contest (n)
➔ contestant (n)
debut (n): the first public appearance of a performer.
e.g: twice made their debut in 2016.
-> debut album
debut (v): to make a first public appearance
e.g: Twice debuted in 2016.
decieve (v)
➔ deceiving (a)
e.g: Looks can be deceiving.
➔ deception (n)
demanding (a)
e.g: his piano works are often technically demanding.

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dress up >< dress down
emphasis (n)
➔ emphasize (v)
➔ emphasis/ emphasize on sth
enthusiast (n)
➔ enthusiasm (n)
➔ enthusiastic (a)
excite (v)
➔ excited (a)
➔ exciting (a)
figure (n)
e.g: Luu Huu Phuoc is one of the most prominent and noted figures during the national liberation
movements.
gain (v)
e.g: How many views did the super star gain on the Internet?
gain (n)
general knowledge:
inspire (v)
e.g: These songs inspire me a lot.
➔ inspiring (a)
➔ inspiration (n)
➔ inspirational (a)
judge (n)
➔ judge (v)
➔ judgement (n)
➔ panel of judges
launch (v) /lɔːntʃ/
+ to start an activity, especially an organized one.
e.g: we intend to launch a campaign to raise people’s awareness of climate change.
+ to make a product or service available to the public for the first time.
e.g: the company plans to launch the service/ a new product this summer vacation.
+ to send something out, esp. a vehicle into space or a ship onto water.
e.g: to launch a spaceship/ a communications satellite/ a missle/ a rocket/, a new warship,……..
➔ launch (n)
live (adv)
e.g: we'll be reporting live from beijing.
➔ live (a).
e.g: live coverage of the world cup
national anthem
e.g: tien quan ca became the national anthem of the socialist republic of vietnam.
nominate (n)
➔ nomination (n)
➔ nominee (n)
passion (n)
➔ passionate (a)
➔ passionately (adv)
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participate (v)
➔ participation (n)
➔ participant (n)
perform (v)
• to entertain an audience by playing a piece of music, acting in a play, etc.
• to do something, such as a piece of work, task or duty = carry out
➔ performance (n)
➔ performer (n)
e.g: I'd love to see them perform live.
Robots perform many tasks at once.
phenomenon (n)
phenomena (n)
phenomenal (a)
e.g: The first idol began in 2001, and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon with local versions in many
countries and territories.
popular (a)
➔ popularity (n)
➔ popular with sb
➔ popularize (v)
e.g: That female singer has quickly gained in popularity worldwide.
e.g: HYPE ENTERTAINMENT has done so much to popularize New Jeans.
prodigy (n)
e.g: Mozart was an infant prodigy, composing music at the age of four.
reality television/TV/shows/series/contestants
e.g: We love to binge-watch the reality show “survivor”.
release (v) + set sb free. release a prisoner
+ the need to limit the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere.
+ to release figures/results/information/data
+ he's planning to release a solo album.
➔ release (n) the release of a film/report
runner up (n)
e.g: Bao Ngoc is the first runner up in this beauty pageant.
single (n): a music recording that has one song.
e.g: Her catchy debut single was a hit.
smash hit = smash
suffer from
e.g: That talented singer has suffered from poor health since childhood.
talent (n) = an exceptional ability.
➔ talented (a)
well-known (a) = famous for sth
e.g: He is well- known for his excellent acting.
work (n)
e.g: He composed many typical works in Warsaw before leaving porland in 1830 at the age of 20.
GRAMMAR
decide on
come up with
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e.g:
The judges decide on the winner and two runners-up.
In favour of = support
E.g: They are not in favour of the project and asked us to adopt it to make it more persuasive.
Reality TV has begun to fall out of favour with viewers.
identify with = sympathize with
e.g: Reality shows are shows that use real people in real situations who the audience can really identify
with.
in search of
e.g: Asis Nextop Model travels throughout Asia in search of the best model and guides her to stardom.
from …. On = from … onwards
e.g: From the semi-final onwards, the participants have to perform live to the audience.
play a part/ role in sth
sound + adj
graduate from
says
He was the first solo artist to have four singles enter the top 40.
Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a phd from the sorbonne.
It takes/ took/ will take ….. sb + time/ sth to do sth
It took him all his youth to prepare for the project.
familiar with sb/ sth
look at these logos. are they familiar with them?
tens of/ hundreds of/ thousands/ millions of ….
The contestants receiving the fewest viewers’ votes are eliminated from the competition.
make it to
e.g: I’ve made it to the top three and we are now preparing for the final show.
take place
make friends

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