CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Unit 7

Theme: Media and publications (p.81)

  1. Stressful (adj.): making you feel worried and nervous

    e.g.
    Working as a journalist (新聞記者) is physically (肉體上) demanding(耗費精力的) and stressful (令人緊張的).

  2. Album (n.): a group of pieces of music released as a single item

    e.g.
    Even though Anita Mui passed away (去世), her fans listen to his albums (專輯) from time to time (偶爾).

  3. Singer-songwriter (n.): someone who writes songs and sings them

    e.g.
    The latest (最新的) single (單曲) of the singer-songwriter (創作型歌手) has attracted more than a million listeners (聽眾).

  4. Popular (adj.): liked, enjoyed or supported by a lot of people

    e.g.
    The number of people watching videos on streaming platforms (流串流平台) has soared (猛增) and television viewing has become much less popular (受歡迎的).

  5. Award-winning (adj.): having won a prize

    e.g.
    The media rushed (飛奔) to interview the awarding-winning (獲獎的) actors of the Oscars (奧斯卡金像獎).

  6. Sound engineer (n. phr.): a person whose job is to control the levels and balance of sound in a studio

    e.g.
    Sound engineers (音響工程師) control sound quality (音質). They play a vital (重要的) role in the production of music, films and TV shows.

  7. Crew (n.): a group of people who work together

    e.g.
    The editors (剪輯員) of the film crew (全體工作人員) will edit (剪輯) the footage (片段).

  8. Single (n.): a record that has only one song on it

    e.g.
    The single (單曲) the idol group released (發行) yesterday is melodic (旋律優美的).