A fitting trophy - Module 3

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

STAND

PRESTIGE

WIN

INFLUENCE

INTEGRATE

SUCCESS

VITAL

AUTHENTIC

The Brit Award for Music is a(n) (0) ___ coveted prize awarded annually to a performer who has made a(n) (1) ___ contribution to British popular music. The prize celebrates the creativity of the UK music scene and is awarded at a(n) (2) ___ televised ceremony. In 2012, the job of designing a new trophy to be presented to the (3) ___ fell to Sir Peter Blake, one of the country's most (4) ___ artists. Sir Peter has long been interested in the (5) ___ of art into the world of popular culture and music, and he came up with an elegant trophy which was typical of his work. Coloured red, white and blue, it (6) ___ incorporates some of the classic motifs of the pop art movement, capturing the (7) ___ and fun of the music scene and of the event itself. To celebrate the completion of the trophy, a fine art print was produced in a limited edition of 150, which went on sale with a letter of (8) ___ . This print has now become a collector's item in its own right.

A fitting trophy

HIGH

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