Concert Tickets and Monopoly - Vocabulary Game
Learn words related to ticket prices, companies, and legal decisions. Based on a real court case about Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
A free WordVibe Vocabulary Game for Adults at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Concert tickets are very expensive, and now a court in New York says it knows why. A jury found that the company Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, is an illegal monopoly. This means they are too powerful. Because there are no other companies, ticket prices can be very high. The US government and many states want to break the company into smaller pieces. They want Ticketmaster to be a separate company again. Live Nation says it will fight the decision, but experts think the company will have to change. This could lead to lower prices and more choices for music lovers in the future. Difficult words: monopoly (when one company is too big and strong), powerful (big and strong), choice (one of two or more different things you can choose from)..
Clues
- A place where judges make legal decisions
- How much money you must pay for something
- Songs and sounds that you listen to for enjoyment
- To try hard against something you disagree with
- To separate something into smaller pieces
- The ability to control or influence something
- Very big in size
- A person who enjoys something very much
- To make something less high or less expensive
- The person who has or controls something
- Allowed by the law
- A region or area with its own government
- To use your mind to have an idea or opinion
- Not expensive; costs very little money
Printable worksheet
This WordVibe Vocabulary Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Crossword · Use the clues. There is no word bank.
- Write the clue · Choose two words from the crossword. Write your own clue for each one.
Part 1: Crossword
Use the clues. There is no word bank.