Movies Vocabulary

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Movies

Vocabulary
action movie (noun): a
movie with many exciting
and violent scenes - Our
teenage boys love
watching action movies.
cast (noun): all the actors
and actresses in a movie
or TV show - It had a
good cast, but the story
wasn't very interesting.
character (noun): one of
the people in a story -
Harry likes movies with
lots of interesting and
unusual characters.
cinema (noun): a place
where movies are shown
on a big screen - Let's
meet in front of the
cinema just before the
movie starts.
comedy (noun): a film
with lots of funny scenes
- Let's see a comedy and
have a good laugh.
crime movie (noun):
Films of this genre
generally involve various
aspects of crime and its
detection
director (noun): the
person in charge of
making a movie - The
director gets really angry
when actors forget their
lines.
documentary (noun): a
film that's about real
people, events or issues -
How can you eat junk
food after seeing that
documentary Super Size
Me?
drama (noun): a movie
about realistic characters
in dramatic situations -
Maria loves legal dramas
with lots of courtroom
scenes.
entertainment (noun):
enjoyment from movies,
concerts, TV shows, etc.
- Airlines offer plenty of
entertainment on their
flights these days.
family movie (noun): a
movie that both children
and adults can enjoy -
Which entertainment
company made the family
movies Cinderella and 10
1 Dalmatians?
film (noun): another word
for "movie" (also "motion
picture") - This year's
Academy Award for Best
Picture was won by a
British film.
genre (noun): a kind or
style of music, movie, TV
show, painting, etc. - For
film class we had to
compare movies from
two different genres,
such as comedy and
horror.
horror movie (noun): a
movie that frightens and
shocks people - If you
love horror movies,
you've got to see Fright
Night.
movie (noun): a cinema
film; a film (from moving
picture). Example: We're
going to the movies
tonight.
movie star (noun): a
very popular movie actor
or actress - Movie stars
earn millions of dollars
every time they play a
role.
plot (noun): the series of
events that form the main
story - It was a good film,
but the plot was difficult
to follow at times.
romantic
comedy (adjective
noun): a funny movie,
play, or television
program about a love
story that ends happily
scene (noun): a small
part of a film - The
opening scene showed a
young man leaving prison
and walking to a bus
stop.
sci-fi (or "science
fiction") (noun): a genre
with stories set in the
future or in outer space -
Have you seen that sci-fi
film Interstellar yet?
screen (noun): the flat
surface that a movie is
projected onto - Do you
like sitting at the back, or
close to the screen?
Movies can be divided into
several different genres.
There are exciting action
movies with gun fights and
car chases, and horror
movies that make us jump in
our seats.
There are comedies that make
us laugh, and dramas that make
us cry. Sci-fi movies show us
what the future might be
like, historical films tell us
stories from the past,
and documentaries show us
real people and events.
After watching a movie, you might want
to ask questions like:
•"Which character did you like the
best?“ I liked Sonic the best.
•"What did you think of the plot?“
It was easy to follow. / It was difficult to
follow.
•"Did you like the cast?“ I loved the cast.
•"What was your favorite scene?“
It was when he went to the fair.
Questions about movies…
Who made the Mexican movie
Pan’s Labyrinth?
What’s your favorite foreign
film?
Who’s your favorite actor?
What’s your least favorite
movie?
My favorite movies Chart

Movie From… Genre Main Best Scene Made


Characters by…

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