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Unit 08 def-en Flashcards

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an action film or TV programme usually includes a lot of physical feats; fights and chases

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action

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an adventure film or TV programme usually includes a lot of action scenes and exotic locations

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adventure

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a set of printed pages fastened together inside a cover; that may contain a story; information; poems; or other forms of writing

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book

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a film or television programme; especially for children; that is made by photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move

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cartoon

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compact disc: a small round piece of hard plastic with sound recorded on it or computer information stored on it

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CD

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a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves and their work

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chat show

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a funny film; play or television programme

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comedy

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a magazine for children that contains stories told in a series of drawings

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comic

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a television programme with cooking recipes

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cookery show

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a film or television programme that deals with real people and events

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documentary

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an object like a CD that has a film or television programme recorded on it

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DVD

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a series of moving pictures with sound that you can watch at the cinema or at home

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film

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a television programme in which people play games or answer questions in order to win prizes

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game show

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a horror film is intended to frighten people

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horror

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a meeting in which someone asks another person; especially a famous person; questions; in order to publish or broadcast the information

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interview

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a large thin book with a paper cover; containing reports; photographs or stories usually published once a month or once a week

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magazine

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sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to

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music

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a television or radio broadcast that gives you information about recent events; read by a newsreader with special reports by correspondents

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news

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a set of large printed sheets of folded paper containing news; articles; and other information; usually published every day

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newspaper

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a radio programme or video that can be downloaded or streamed from the internet onto a computer or mobile device

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podcast

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a piece of equipment that you use for listening to radio programmes

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radio

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22
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the final score; or the name of the winner of a sports event or election

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result

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books and films about imaginary future events and characters; often dealing with space travel and life on other planets

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science fiction

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a piece of electrical equipment with a screen; used for watching programmes

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television

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a television broadcast

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TV programme

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a recording of moving images and sound made digitally or; in the past; on videotape

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video

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a report on the weather in a newspaper or on television

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weather

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a page or document that you can read on a website

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webpage

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a film about the western United States in the 1800s; usually with cowboys

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western

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a toy model of a person or imaginary being; especially a character in a film or a television programme

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action figure

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something that is very successful; especially a film; show; or novel

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blockbuster

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an indoor game played on a board; often with pieces that are moved around it

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board game

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33
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a person in a book; play or film

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character

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for all time in the future; or for as long as you can imagine

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forever

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an extremely large group of stars and planets

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galaxy

36
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a particular style used in cinema; writing; or art; which can be recognized by certain features

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genre

37
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the degree to which something or someone is important

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importance

38
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the effect that a person or thing has on someone’s decisions; opinions; or behaviour or on the way something happens

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influence

39
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goods that people buy and sell

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merchandise

40
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a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is

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rating

41
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to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

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rescue

42
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a set of television or radio programmes that are all about a particular subject; person; or group of people

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series

43
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unusual images or sounds in a film; often created with computers

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special effects

44
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a short account of something that gives only the most important information and not all the details

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summary

45
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someone or something that represents a particular idea or quality

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symbol

46
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one of a pair of thin sticks held in one hand and used in East Asian cultures for eating food

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chopstick

47
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a part of a television or radio story that is broadcast separately and forms one of a series

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episode

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something that you mention in order to show the type of thing that you are talking about and to help to explain what you mean

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example

49
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someone who appears on a television or radio show that they do not regularly appear on

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guest

50
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to push a heated iron across cloth or clothes to make them smooth

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iron

51
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a type of entertainment in which people sing popular songs while recorded music is played

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karaoke

52
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the vehicles that are travelling in an area at a particular time

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traffic

53
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a crash involving a car; train; plane; or other vehicle

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accident

54
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a vehicle for taking people to hospital

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ambulance

55
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if the police arrest someone; they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime

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arrest

56
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the mood or feeling that exists in a place and affects the people who are there

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atmosphere

57
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an illegal activity or action

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crime

58
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someone who has committed a crime

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criminal

59
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a car used by the police

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police car

60
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a member of the police

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police officer

61
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a place where something happens; usually something bad

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scene

62
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to take something that belongs to someone else without permission

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steal

63
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someone who steals something

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thief

64
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someone who has been harmed; injured; or killed as the result of a crime

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victim

65
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an object that fits into something such as a radio; clock; or car and supplies it with electricity

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battery

66
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to make something happen; usually something bad

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cause

67
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to go from one side of something such as a road or river to the other

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cross

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a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people; and is deliberately not told to other people

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secret

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if people argue; they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree

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argue

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to deliberately say something that is not true

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lie

71
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the actual facts or information about something; rather than what people think; expect; or make up

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truth

72
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the way in which something such as a story; film; or play ends

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ending

73
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not busy; exciting; or full of activity

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slow

74
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something in a book or film that is real seems so much like life that you almost believe it exists

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real

75
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the job or skill of performing in plays and films

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acting

76
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the job of looking after children; especially while their parents are working

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day-care

77
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an act of avoiding or getting away from a person; place; or bad situation

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escape

78
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making you feel afraid

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frightening

79
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to change from being a baby or young child to being an older child or adult

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grow up

80
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to have a particular part in a play or film

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play

81
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to walk or drive closely behind someone in order to watch them

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follow

82
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who you are; or what your name is

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identity

83
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something that you give to someone; for example to celebrate a special occasion such as a birthday

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present

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someone whose job involves working for a government and finding out the secrets of other governments

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secret agent

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a book; play; or film that tells an exciting story; especially about something dangerous like a crime

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thriller

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