Topic 4 - Books And Films Flashcards
An action movie
A film with fast moving scenes, often containing violence
To be engrossed in
To be completely focused on one thing
Bedtime reading
Something to read in bed before you go to sleep
To be a big reader
Someone who reads a lot
To be based on
To use as a modal
A box office hit
A financially successful film
To be heavy-going
Difficult to read
A blockbuster
A film that is a big commercial success
To catch the lastest movie
To see a film that has just come out
The central character
The main person in a film or book
A classic
Of the highest quality
To come highly recommended
To be praised by another person
Couldn’t put it down
Wasn’t able to stop reading a book
An e-book
A digital book
An e-reader
A device for reading e-books
To flick through
To look quickly through a book
To get a good/bad review
To receive positive or negative feedback
To go on general release
When a film can be seen by the general public
Hardback
A book with a rigid cover (see ‘paperback’ below)
A historical novel
A story set in the past
A low budget film
A film made with a small amount of money
On the big screen
At the cinema
A page turner
A book that you want to keep reading
Paperback
A book with a flexible cover
