Unit 08 def-en

Question 1

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

Answer 1

action

Question 2

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

Answer 2

adventure

Question 3

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

Answer 3

book

Question 4

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

Answer 4

cartoon

Question 5

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

Answer 5

CD

Question 6

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

Answer 6

chat show

Question 7

a funny film; play or television programme

Answer 7

comedy

Question 8

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

Answer 8

comic

Question 9

a television programme with cooking recipes

Answer 9

cookery show

Question 10

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

Answer 10

documentary

Question 11

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

Answer 11

DVD

Question 12

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

Answer 12

film

Question 13

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

Answer 13

game show

Question 14

a horror film is intended to frighten people

Answer 14

horror

Question 15

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

Answer 15

interview

Question 16

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

Answer 16

magazine

Question 17

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

Answer 17

music

Question 18

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

Answer 18

news

Question 19

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

Answer 19

newspaper

Question 20

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

Answer 20

podcast

Question 21

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

Answer 21

radio

Question 22

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

Answer 22

result

Question 23

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

Answer 23

science fiction

Question 24

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

Answer 24

television

Question 25

a television broadcast

Answer 25

TV programme

Question 26

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

Answer 26

video

Question 27

a report on the weather in a newspaper or on television

Answer 27

weather

Question 28

a page or document that you can read on a website

Answer 28

webpage

Question 29

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

Answer 29

western

Question 30

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

Answer 30

action figure

Question 31

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

Answer 31

blockbuster

Question 32

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

Answer 32

board game

Question 33

a person in a book; play or film

Answer 33

character

Question 34

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

Answer 34

forever

Question 35

an extremely large group of stars and planets

Answer 35

galaxy

Question 36

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

Answer 36

genre

Question 37

the degree to which something or someone is important

Answer 37

importance

Question 38

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

Answer 38

influence

Question 39

goods that people buy and sell

Answer 39

merchandise

Question 40

a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is

Answer 40

rating

Question 41

to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

Answer 41

rescue

Question 42

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

Answer 42

series

Question 43

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

Answer 43

special effects

Question 44

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

Answer 44

summary

Question 45

someone or something that represents a particular idea or quality

Answer 45

symbol

Question 46

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

Answer 46

chopstick

Question 47

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

Answer 47

episode

Question 48

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

Answer 48

example

Question 49

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

Answer 49

guest

Question 50

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

Answer 50

iron

Question 51

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

Answer 51

karaoke

Question 52

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

Answer 52

traffic

Question 53

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

Answer 53

accident

Question 54

a vehicle for taking people to hospital

Answer 54

ambulance

Question 55

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

Answer 55

arrest

Question 56

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

Answer 56

atmosphere

Question 57

an illegal activity or action

Answer 57

crime

Question 58

someone who has committed a crime

Answer 58

criminal

Question 59

a car used by the police

Answer 59

police car

Question 60

a member of the police

Answer 60

police officer

Question 61

a place where something happens; usually something bad

Answer 61

scene

Question 62

to take something that belongs to someone else without permission

Answer 62

steal

Question 63

someone who steals something

Answer 63

thief

Question 64

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

Answer 64

victim

Question 65

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

Answer 65

battery

Question 66

to make something happen; usually something bad

Answer 66

cause

Question 67

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

Answer 67

cross

Question 68

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

Answer 68

secret

Question 69

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

Answer 69

argue

Question 70

to deliberately say something that is not true

Answer 70

lie

Question 71

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

Answer 71

truth

Question 72

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

Answer 72

ending

Question 73

not busy; exciting; or full of activity

Answer 73

slow

Question 74

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

Answer 74

real

Question 75

the job or skill of performing in plays and films

Answer 75

acting

Question 76

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

Answer 76

day-care

Question 77

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

Answer 77

escape

Question 78

making you feel afraid

Answer 78

frightening

Question 79

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

Answer 79

grow up

Question 80

to have a particular part in a play or film

Answer 80

play

Question 81

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

Answer 81

follow

Question 82

who you are; or what your name is

Answer 82

identity

Question 83

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

Answer 83

present

Question 84

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

Answer 84

secret agent

Question 85

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

Answer 85

thriller