Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 07 - Writing for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read Selma's review again. In which paragraph does she answer these questions?
  2. What do you learn about the musical Wicked in each paragraph?

Answer

a)

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 2

b)

  • Paragraph 1: It's based on the film The Wizard of Oz and the novel Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
  • Paragraph 2: It's set in the imaginary land of Oz. The main characters are two girls studying to be witches: Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda becomes the Good Witch of the North. The story focuses on their relationship and how they deal with the evil Wizard.
  • Paragraph 3: There are catchy songs, spectacular special effects and lighting, but British actors put on American accents.
  • Paragraph 4: Selma would recommend the musical.