English Vocabulary Practice: Entertainment and Employment

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering entertainment, museum terms, and employment terminology based on the lecture notes.

Stage

The raised platform where performances take place in a theater or musical setting.

Comedy

A professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Fair

A gathering held at a specified time and place for the sale of goods or for entertainment.

Harvest

The process or period of gathering in crops.

Premiere

The first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a movie.

Exhibit

An object or collection of objects on public display in a museum or art gallery.

Display

A collection of objects arranged for public viewing; an exhibition.

Numismatic

Relating to or consisting of coins, paper currency, and medals.

Antique

A collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age.

Sculpture

The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

Trade show

An exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services.

Carpenter

A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

Plumber

A person who installs and repairs the pipes and fittings of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems.

Carnival

A period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically involving processions, music, and dancing.

To star

To have a principal role in a movie, play, or other production.

Audience

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.

Amusement park

A large outdoor area with fairground rides, shows, and other entertainments.

Theatergoing

The act or habit of attending the theater.

Position

A post of employment; a job.

Vacancy

An unoccupied position or job that is available for someone to fill.

Recruit

To enroll (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause.

To seek

To attempt to find or search for something, such as a job.

Employer

A person or organization that employs people.

Employee

A person employed for wages or salary, especially at non-executive level.

Interview

A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation or for the assessment of a candidate for a job.

CV/Resume

A brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.

Part-time

Working or occurring for only part of the usual working day or week.

Full time

Occupying or using the whole of someone's available working time.

Salary

A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or annual basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee.

Wages

A fixed regular payment made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis or based on work performed.

Income

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.

Unemployed

Without a job while being able to work and seeking work.