Topic 4 - Books And Films

Question 1

An action movie

Answer 1

A film with fast moving scenes, often containing violence

Question 2

To be engrossed in

Answer 2

To be completely focused on one thing

Question 3

Bedtime reading

Answer 3

Something to read in bed before you go to sleep

Question 4

To be a big reader

Answer 4

Someone who reads a lot

Question 5

To be based on

Answer 5

To use as a modal

Question 6

A box office hit

Answer 6

A financially successful film

Question 7

To be heavy-going

Answer 7

Difficult to read

Question 8

A blockbuster

Answer 8

A film that is a big commercial success

Question 9

To catch the lastest movie

Answer 9

To see a film that has just come out

Question 10

The central character

Answer 10

The main person in a film or book

Question 11

A classic

Answer 11

Of the highest quality

Question 12

To come highly recommended

Answer 12

To be praised by another person

Question 13

Couldn’t put it down

Answer 13

Wasn’t able to stop reading a book

Question 14

An e-book

Answer 14

A digital book

Question 15

An e-reader

Answer 15

A device for reading e-books

Question 16

To flick through

Answer 16

To look quickly through a book

Question 17

To get a good/bad review

Answer 17

To receive positive or negative feedback

Question 18

To go on general release

Answer 18

When a film can be seen by the general public

Question 19

Hardback

Answer 19

A book with a rigid cover (see ‘paperback’ below)

Question 20

A historical novel

Answer 20

A story set in the past

Question 21

A low budget film

Answer 21

A film made with a small amount of money

Question 22

On the big screen

Answer 22

At the cinema

Question 23

A page turner

Answer 23

A book that you want to keep reading

Question 24

Paperback

Answer 24

A book with a flexible cover

Question 25

Plot

Answer 25

The main events in a film or book

Question 26

To read something from cover to cover

Answer 26

To read a book from the first page to the last page

Question 27

Sci-fi

Answer 27

Science fiction

Question 28

To see a film

Answer 28

To see a film at the cinema

Question 29

The setting

Answer 29

Where the action takes place

Question 30

Showings

Answer 30

Performances of a film

Question 31

Soundtrack

Answer 31

The music that accompanies a film

Question 32

Special effects

Answer 32

The visuals or sounds that are added to a film which are difficult to produce naturally

Question 33

To take out (a book from the library)

Answer 33

To borrow a book from the library

Question 34

To tell the story of

Answer 34

To outline the details of someone’s life or an event

Question 35

To watch a film

Answer 35

To watch a film on TV