vocabulary unit 1 Flashcards
a type of film in which a lot
of exciting things happen
action film
a film in which the characters go on a
journey, often to exotic locations
adventure film
a film about the life of a real person
biopic
a romantic film in which part of
the story is sung to music
musical romance
a film that wants to move its viewer,
often by using difficult or controversial
subjects
drama
a film with a fantastic theme, usually
involving magic, supernatural events,
make-believe creatures, or exotic
fantasy worlds.
fantasy film
a film that shows pictures, clay models
etc that seem to be really moving
animated film
a film or television or radio programme
that gives facts and information about
a subject
documentary
a film about love that is intended to
make you laugh
romantic comedy / rom com
a (type of) film that
is intentionally funny either
in its characters or its action
comedy
a film that wants to move its viewer,
using romantic relationships as a
subject
romantic drama
a film about an imagined future,
especially about space travel or
other planets
science-fiction (a sci-fi)
a film in which very frightening or
unnatural things happen,
for example dead people coming
to life and people being murdered
horror film
a film about cowboys in western North
America, set especially in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries
western
a film that has an exciting story, often
about solving a crime
thriller
a film that is set in the past in which the
actors are dressed like people from the
past
costume drama
A group of television programmes that
have the same main characters or deal
with the same subject
a series
producing intense, thrilling feelings or
emotions
exciting
not interesting or exciting
boring / dull
amusing and enjoyable
entertaining
changing so much that you do not know what will happen next
unpredictable
happening in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting
predictable
exciting and often dangerous
adventurous
extremely good
awesome
causing someone to feel admiration or respect
impressive
attractive in an exciting and special way
glamorous
not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual
ordinary
unhappy because someone or something was not as good as hoped or expected, or because something did not happen
disappointed
extremely surprising
amazing
extremely exciting
thrilling
causing happy and positive feelings
feel-good
seeming to be something positive and good and therefore causing feelings of pleasure and happiness
heartwarming
silly and immature
childish
very unpleasant or violent, usually involving injury or death
gruesome
very surprising and upsetting
shocking
very unpleasant or bad
horrible
The translation of what is being said
shown at the bottom of
a cinema or television screen
subtitles
to change the language in a film into a
different language
to dub
to forbid something, especially officially
to ban
the story of a film
the plot
someone who tells the actors in a film
what to do
a director
the words in a film
a script
a short part of a film in which the events happen in one place
a scene
a person who plays the (most
important) part of a character in a
movie
a (lead) actor
if someone stars in a film, they are the
main person in it
to star in
a film that continues the story from an earlier one
a sequel
a character (often a good-looking man)
who has to save the princess from
danger
Prince Charming
a fantastical character of small stature,
often shown with a beard and an axe.
a dwarf
a fantastical character, often shown as
an older woman with little wings, who is
able to grant wishes
a fairy godmother
a brave fighting character who works
for the king. Often shown in armour and
fighting a dragon
a knight
the main character of a story, is a good
person but sometimes has to grow in
order to succeed
a hero
a fantastical character who possesses
magical abilities. They can be good or
bad.
a sorcerer / sorceress
a fantastical character of enormous
size, often shown as a stupid creature
a giant
a fantastical character with a lot of
power, who has the ability to grant
wishes
a genie
a fantastical character, often shown as
evil. They often have warts, a big hat, a
hooked nose and a broom
a witch
a bad character
a villain
magical, placed under a spell
enchanted
A distant, unknown, imagined country
a country far far away
bad, cruel, mean
evil
Containing poison, able to cause illness
or death
poisonous
to use magical words to have an effect
on someone
to cast a spell
full of mystery and secrets, strange, not known, or not understood
mysterious
a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks
a wand
scary, frightening
creepy
to kill
to slay
the location and time of a story
the setting
the person the story is about
a main character
the answer to a problem or difficult situation
a solution
a change in the way in which something happens, an unexpected event
a twist, a turning point
wishing you had what another person
has
envious / jealous
a very strong wish to get more of
something, especially food or money
greed
used at the beginning of children’s
stories to mean “a long time ago”
Once upon a time…
if the ending is good, everything is good
They lived happily ever after.
showing no fear of dangerous or
difficult situations
brave
important for the final result of a
situation
decisive
a long search for something
quest
a situation in which a person is kept as a prisoner, rather than being free (also said about animals in a zoo)
captivity
to cut someting using your teeth
to bite
