Movies and books Flashcards
When a new movie first appears, or _______, newspapers will review it.
Comes out
What do you call people who review books?
Book reviewers
What do you call people who review movies?
Movie critics
If a movie critic doesn’t like a movie, she can _______ it a bad review.
Gives it a bad review
“The sympathizer” _______ the atmosphere of Vietnam in wartime so well.
Captures the atmosphere
The book “13 reasons why” d_______ school bully.
Deals with
I was enthralled by the movie from the _______ to the _______.
From the beginning to the end
The _______ scene of Marvel’s End Game movie is Hawkeye’s family having a picnic.
Opening scene
The _______ scene of Marvel’s End Game movie is the Iron Man’s funeral.
Closing scene
The whole _______ chapter of the book is dedicated to setting the scene for an Elizabethian tragedy.
Opening chapter
The end of a book is usually in the _______ chapter.
Closing chapter
If everything works out well for the character, the book has a _______.
Has a happy ending
If you really enjoy a book, you might want to _______ it to a friend.
Recommend it to a friend
If someone wants to be an actor, we can say she wants to go _______.
Go on the stage
Neil Gaiman’s book, “Coraline”, was adapted for _______.
[They turned it into a movie]
The big screen
The Marvel Studio made good use of s_______ in the final battle scene.
Special effects
Ryan played the _______ of an astronaut in “The First Man”.
Played the role of
In “La la land”, the _______ was played by Ryan Gosling.
Male lead
Emma has just the right look for the character. She can have the _______.
Have the female lead
Stan Lee takes on lots of _______ in Marvel movies.
Take on a cameo role
Maryl Streep gave an _______ in “The devil wears Prada”.
Gave an excellent performance
Leonardo DiCaprio was _______ for an Oscar last year.
Be nominated for an Oscar
Marvel’s “End Game” was an immediate _______ with more than 97 million tickets sold worldwide.
An immediate box-office hit
The big hit was played to f_______ worldwide.
Full houses
She was so a_______ in her book that she didn’t hear me coming.
Absorbed in her book
Many people find articles about the private lives of movie stars _______. [so interesting you can’t stop reading]
Compulsive reading
I don’t think horror stories make good b_______.
Bedtime reading
You can t_______ 10 library books at once. Remember to _______ them in 10 days.
Take out the library books/
Return the library books
Detective stories are good for train journeys because they are an _______.
Easy read
You need to r_______ your library books every 10 days.
Renew library books
She f_______ through a copy of Vogue while waiting at the train station.
Flicks through a copy of Vogue
Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” was very b_______
Beautifully written
