File 6 - Cinema

Question 1

película de acción

Answer 1

action film
n
/ˈækʃn fɪlm/
Have you seen that new action film starring Tom Cruise?

Question 2

actor

Answer 2

actor
n
/ˈæktə(r)/
I want to be an actor so I’m studying drama.

Question 3

actriz

Answer 3

actress
n
/ˈæktrəs/
Angelina Jolie is a famous actress.

Question 4

adaptación, modificación

Answer 4

adaptation
n
/ædæpˈteɪʃn/
I loved the recent adaptation of Jane Eyre.

Question 5

auditorio, público

Answer 5

audience
n
/ˈɔːdiəns/
There weren’t many people in the audience.

Question 6

basarse en

Answer 6

based on
/beɪst ɒn/
The film is based on a popular novel by Kathryn Stockett.

Question 7

seguir los pasos, seguir las huellas

Answer 7

be on
/bi ɒn/
When will the new series of Downton Abbey be on?

Question 8

animación, dibujos animados

Answer 8

animation
n
/ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
My children love the animation Peppa Pig.

Question 9

reparto, elenco

Answer 9

cast
n
/kɑːst/
The film has a very small cast of only five actors.

Question 10

comedia

Answer 10

comedy
n
/ˈkɒmədi/
We saw a great comedy starring Ben Stiller last week.

Question 11

directo

Answer 11

direct
v
/dəˈrekt/
He’s an actor but now he wants to direct a film.

Question 12

drama

Answer 12

drama
n
/ˈdrɑːmə/
I watched an excellent drama that was set during the Second World War.

Question 13

doblar (películas)

Answer 13

dub
v
/dʌb/
They usually dub American movies into Italian.

Question 14

excitante, emocionante, apasionante

Answer 14

exciting
adj
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
The last James Bond film was really exciting.

Question 15

extra

Answer 15

extra
n
/ˈekstrə/
I was an extra in the recent film about Robin Hood.

Question 16

película

Answer 16

film
n
/fɪlm/
What’s your favourite film?

Question 17

filmar en localización

Answer 17

film on location
/fɪlm ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
We want to film on location in India.

Question 18

gracioso, chistoso, cómico

Answer 18

funny
adj
/ˈfʌni/
That new comedy with Ricky Gervais is really funny.

Question 19

película histórica

Answer 19

historical film
n
/hɪˈstɒrɪkl fɪlm/
It was a historical film about the American Civil War.

Question 20

película de horror

Answer 20

horror film
n
/ˈhɒrə(r) fɪlm/
She was in a horror film about vampires.

Question 21

película

Answer 21

movie
n
/ˈmuːvi/
They use the word movie, not film, in America.

Question 22

emotivo/a

Answer 22

moving
adj
/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
That film about the First World War was really moving.

Question 23

musical

Answer 23

musical
n
/ˈmjuːzɪkl/
We saw the musical Mamma Mia! in London.

Question 24

toca la parte de

Answer 24

play the part of
/pleɪ ðə pɑːt ɒv/
I want to play the part of Juliet in the new film of Romeo and Juliet.

Question 25

trama, argumento

Answer 25

plot n /plɒt/ The plot of the film was very complicated.

Question 26

revisar, comprobar, analizar

Answer 26

review n /rɪˈvjuː/ The film got a really bad review in the papers.

Question 27

comedia romántica

Answer 27

rom-com n /rɒm kɒm/ I don’t like action films. I prefer watching rom-coms.

Question 28

escalofriante, dar miedo, alarmante, sinistro

Answer 28

scary adj /ˈskeəri/ I thought that alien film was really scary.

Question 29

escena, lugar

Answer 29

scene n /siːn/ I love the scene where they find each other at the train station.

Question 30

película de ciencia ficción

Answer 30

science fiction film n /ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn fɪlm/ He loves that science fiction film about aliens coming to earth.

Question 31

guión

Answer 31

script n /skrɪpt/ The script was written by an experienced writer.

Question 32

sequela, continuación

Answer 32

sequel n /ˈsiːkwəl/ Will there be a sequel to this film?

Question 33

ambientar, localizar, desarrollar

Answer 33

set v /set/ They set the film in the Italian Alps.

Question 34

filmar en localización

Answer 34

shoot on location /ʃuːt ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/ They’re going to shoot on location in Mexico.

Question 35

banda sonora

Answer 35

soundtrack n /ˈsaʊndtræk/ I love the soundtrack to this film and I want to buy the CD.

Question 36

efectos especiales

Answer 36

special effects n pl /speʃl ɪˈfekts/ They spent millions on the special effects in this dinosaur film.

Question 37

estrella

Answer 37

star n /stɑː(r)/ Keira Knightley is the star of the film.

Question 38

estudio (de filmación)

Answer 38

studio n /ˈstjuːdiəʊ/ It was filmed in a studio in Hollywood.

Question 39

sustítulos

Answer 39

subtitles n pl /ˈsʌbtaɪtlz/ It’s a French film so it has English subtitles.

Question 40

thriller, película o novela de suspense

Answer 40

thriller n /ˈθrɪlə(r)/ He starred in a thriller about a political scandal in America.

Question 41

traducción, versión traducida

Answer 41

translation n /trænzˈleɪʃn/ The translation of the film from English to Russian took three months.

Question 42

violento, agresivo

Answer 42

violent adj /ˈvaɪələnt/ Children shouldn’t see violent films.

Question 43

película de guerra

Answer 43

war film n /wɔː(r) fɪlm/ We saw a war film set during the Vietnam war.

Question 44

película del oeste, película de vaqueros

Answer 44

western n /ˈwestən/ That actor was in a western recently and he was one of the good guys.