Word Check 6
take place
consciousness
burn
damage
recover
injury
wire
festival
a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies:
a Jewish/Christian/Hindu festival
an organized set of special events, such as musical performances:
The New Orleans Jazz Festival is held every year in the spring.
the Cannes Film Festival
perform
to do an action or piece of work:
Computers can perform a variety of tasks.
The operation will be performed next week.
Most of the students performed well in the exam.
put on a show
To attempt, do, or perform something with a particular level of quality (specified before "show").
Every year, the city carolers put on a wonderful show in front of city hall.
Though they were heavily favored to win, the team put on a pretty poor show.
take place
to happen:
The concert takes place next Thursday.
circus
a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements) or those who work with trained animals, or a performance by such people usually in a large tent:
She ran away to join the circus.
The horses trotted into the circus ring (= the large circle, with seats all around, in which a circus performs).
The children loved being taken to the circus.
comedy
a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action: