Arts & Culture
B1 words for arts, culture, and entertainment
Overview
12 B1-level words for arts, culture, and entertainment.
Words
album /ˈælbəm/
noun — B1
Meaning: A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
Example:
- The album is very important.
- She talked about the album.
Collocations: the album, a album of, album is important
collection /kəˈlɛkʃən/
noun — B1
Meaning: A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.
Example:
- The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.
- She talked about the collection.
Collocations: the collection, a collection of, collection is important
Word family: collect (đt.) → collection (dt.) → collector (dt.) → collective (tt.)
documentary /ˌdɒk.jəˈmɛn.tɹi/
noun — B1
Meaning: A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
Example:
- The documentary is very important.
- She talked about the documentary.
Collocations: the documentary, a documentary of, documentary is important
magic /ˈmadʒɪk/
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them
Example:
- The result was very magic.
- It’s a magic situation.
Collocations: very magic, quite magic, extremely magic
Word family: magic (dt.) → magical (tt.) → magician (dt.)
musical /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/
noun — B1
Meaning: A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.
Example:
- The musical is very important.
- musical proportion; musical instruments
Collocations: the musical, a musical of, musical is important
Word family: music (dt.) → musical (tt./dt.) → musician (dt.)
narrative /ˈnæɹətɪv/
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
Example:
- The result was very narrative.
- It’s a narrative situation.
Collocations: very narrative, quite narrative, extremely narrative
original /əˈɹɪdʒnəl/
noun — B1
Meaning: An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived
Example:
- This manuscript is the original.
- the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
Collocations: the original, a original of, original is important
Word family: origin (dt.) → original (tt.) → originally (trt.) → originate (đt.)
performance [pə.ˈfɔː.məns]
noun — B1
Meaning: The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
Example:
- the performance of an undertaking or a duty
- She talked about the performance.
Collocations: the performance, a performance of, performance is important
Word family: perform (đt.) → performance (dt.) → performer (dt.)
photography /fəˈtɒɡɹəfi/
noun — B1
Meaning: The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
Example:
- The photography is very important.
- She talked about the photography.
Collocations: the photography, a photography of, photography is important
Word family: photograph (dt.) → photographer (dt.) → photography (dt.)
portrait /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/
noun — B1
Meaning: A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
Example:
- The portrait is very important.
- She talked about the portrait.
Collocations: the portrait, a portrait of, portrait is important
sculpture /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/
noun — B1
Meaning: A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
Example:
- The sculpture is very important.
- She talked about the sculpture.
Collocations: the sculpture, a sculpture of, sculpture is important
Word family: sculpt (đt.) → sculpture (dt.) → sculptor (dt.)
theme /θiːm/
noun — B1
Meaning: A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Example:
- The theme is very important.
- We themed the birthday party around superheroes.
Collocations: the theme, a theme of, theme is important
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| album | n. | A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs |
| collection | n. | A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together |
| documentary | n. | A film, TV program, publication etc |
| magic | adj./n. | The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them |
| musical | n. | A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting |
| narrative | adj./n. | The systematic recitation of an event or series of events |
| original | n. | An object or other creation (e |
| performance | n. | The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action |
| photography | n. | The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart |
| portrait | n. | A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders |
| sculpture | n. | A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting) |
| theme | n. | A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic |