Most Award Shows are _r_ _d_ _ _ _ all over the world.
broadcast
You should not have wasted so much time on social media apps. RATHER I ______________ so much time on social media apps.
I would rather you had not wasted so much time on social media apps.
Charles Dickens ___ a world-famous British writer. Author of classics ____ as Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, Dickens is a household name ___ over the world.
is, such, all
The American Music Awards (AMAs) are an extremely p_ _ _t_ _ _o_ _ award ceremony.
prestigious
The first Grammy Awards took place in ...
1950
1999
1930
1959
In 1954, Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in ________
Maths
Physics
Literarture
Tolkien lived and worked ___ the early 20th century, and ___ the author of the famous, now turned ___ a movie series, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
in, is, into
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald famous for writing?
The Great Gatsby
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
John Steinbeck's masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939 and went on to win the National Book Award and P______ Prize for fiction.
Pulitzer
Billboard Music Awards ___ founded ___ 1990.
was / in
Journaling allows people to clear their thoughts and feelings and ____ (ABLE) personal growth.
ENABLES
William Shakespeare is hands down ___ of the most famous British authors ___ ever live.
one, to
The award for the Grammys is a _____ (GOLD) statuette — a small gramophone on a _____ (WOOD) stand.
Gilded/golden, wooden
Who wrote Dubliners and Ulysses?
James Joyce (Irish writer)
The Grammy is awarded in almost a hundred ______ (NOMINEE).
nominations
The award for the BAFTAs is a ______ (theatre) mask designed by Mitzi Cunliffe and the ceremony usually _____ place in February, before the Oscars.
theatrical, takes
The Brontë sisters used _ _ _u_ _ny_ _ to publish their works.
pseudonyms
I'm sorry that I didn't help him. REGRET I _____________ him.
I regret not having helped him.
Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Oscar Wilde (Irish writer)
30 The number of visitors to the island has fallen dramatically. STEEP There ___________ in the number of visitors to the island.
There has been a steep drop/decrease/fall in the number of visitors to the island.
People choose the winners ____ voting through the AMAs website.
by
What is the most important prize at the Sundance Film Festival?
Grand Jury Prize
it is a good idea to _____ (RELIEF) tension by writing about your feelings and thoughts surrounding emotional events
relieve
What was Jack London famous for writing?
The Catcher in the Rye
The Call of the Wild
Catch-22
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker (irish writer)
PARAPHRASE/TRANSFORM THIS SENTENCE: There are no independent film festivals larger than The Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. (LARGEST)
..The Sundance Film Festival IS THE LARGEST independent film festival in the U.S.
Award Shows honour the success and _ _h_ _ _e_ _ _ _s of people such as actors and musicians.
achievements
Virginia Woolf was a leading modernist and was involved in early f_ _ _n_ _ _ movements in the 1920s.
feminist
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
Jonathon Swift (Irish writer)
Joseph Heller, who wrote Catch-22, _ _ _d_ _ _e_ from Abraham Lincoln High School and started work as a file clerk for an insurance _ _en_ _.
graduated, agency
Jane Austen was a British writer ____ lived and worked in England in ____ late 18th and early 19th centuries.
who, the
The BRIT Awards, which first took place in 1977, ____ awarded with a trophy depicts Britannia — the female personification ____ Britain.
are, of
The ______ (WIN) of the American Music Awards are the musicians with the most _____ (SELL) and airplay.
winners, sales
What does VMAs stand for?
Video Music Awards
What was C.S.Lewis famous for writing?
The Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Death of a Naturalist
C.S. Lewis was an ______ (ACADEMY) who is most well-known for his _____ (FICTION) fantasy books aimed at children
academic, fictional
Maeve Binchy's 16 novels, four short story _ _l_ _t_ _ _ _, and other works have been translated into 37 languages.
collections
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