B2 · Upper Intermediate
Art & Literature
Talk about movements, masterpieces and the stage: the B2 vocabulary for discussing literary genres, art history and the performing arts.
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- Words & phrases
- 47
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 2
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- Romanticism
- Realism
- Modernism
- Classicism
- Surrealism
- Impressionism
- avant-garde
- current, movement
- artistic movement, school
- masterpiece
- prose
- lyric poetry
- drama
- literary history
- tragedy
- performing arts
- fable
- legend
- myth
- villain
- suspense, tension
- exhibition opening, private view
- line (of dialogue)
- monologue
- character (in a work)
- playwright, dramatist
- staging, production
- art of storytelling
- portrait
- sculptor
- a repertoire
- a rite
- a vocalist
- a maestro
- a trio
- theatrical
- orchestral
- rhythmic
- legendary
- an art gallery
- critically acclaimed
- a first-hand account
- a wizard
- a phantom
- a demon
- a disguise
- a reprint
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Artistic and Literary Movements
- Lesson 2
Presenting Artistic Movements
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