vocabulary unit 1

Question 1

a type of film in which a lot
of exciting things happen

Answer 1

action film

Question 2

a film in which the characters go on a
journey, often to exotic locations

Answer 2

adventure film

Question 3

a film about the life of a real person

Answer 3

biopic

Question 4

a romantic film in which part of
the story is sung to music

Answer 4

musical romance

Question 5

a film that wants to move its viewer,
often by using difficult or controversial
subjects

Answer 5

drama

Question 6

a film with a fantastic theme, usually
involving magic, supernatural events,
make-believe creatures, or exotic
fantasy worlds.

Answer 6

fantasy film

Question 7

a film that shows pictures, clay models
etc that seem to be really moving

Answer 7

animated film

Question 8

a film or television or radio programme
that gives facts and information about
a subject

Answer 8

documentary

Question 9

a film about love that is intended to
make you laugh

Answer 9

romantic comedy / rom com

Question 10

a (type of) film that
is intentionally funny either
in its characters or its action

Answer 10

comedy

Question 11

a film that wants to move its viewer,
using romantic relationships as a
subject

Answer 11

romantic drama

Question 12

a film about an imagined future,
especially about space travel or
other planets

Answer 12

science-fiction (a sci-fi)

Question 13

a film in which very frightening or
unnatural things happen,
for example dead people coming
to life and people being murdered

Answer 13

horror film

Question 14

a film about cowboys in western North
America, set especially in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries

Answer 14

western

Question 15

a film that has an exciting story, often
about solving a crime

Answer 15

thriller

Question 16

a film that is set in the past in which the
actors are dressed like people from the
past

Answer 16

costume drama

Question 17

A group of television programmes that
have the same main characters or deal
with the same subject

Answer 17

a series

Question 18

producing intense, thrilling feelings or
emotions

Answer 18

exciting

Question 19

not interesting or exciting

Answer 19

boring / dull

Question 20

amusing and enjoyable

Answer 20

entertaining

Question 21

changing so much that you do not know what will happen next

Answer 21

unpredictable

Question 22

happening in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting

Answer 22

predictable

Question 23

exciting and often dangerous

Answer 23

adventurous

Question 24

extremely good

Answer 24

awesome

Question 25

causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Answer 25

impressive

Question 26

attractive in an exciting and special way

Answer 26

glamorous

Question 27

not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual

Answer 27

ordinary

Question 28

unhappy because someone or something was not as good as hoped or expected, or because something did not happen

Answer 28

disappointed

Question 29

extremely surprising

Answer 29

amazing

Question 30

extremely exciting

Answer 30

thrilling

Question 31

causing happy and positive feelings

Answer 31

feel-good

Question 32

seeming to be something positive and good and therefore causing feelings of pleasure and happiness

Answer 32

heartwarming

Question 33

silly and immature

Answer 33

childish

Question 34

very unpleasant or violent, usually involving injury or death

Answer 34

gruesome

Question 35

very surprising and upsetting

Answer 35

shocking

Question 36

very unpleasant or bad

Answer 36

horrible

Question 37

The translation of what is being said shown at the bottom of a cinema or television screen

Answer 37

subtitles

Question 38

to change the language in a film into a different language

Answer 38

to dub

Question 39

to forbid something, especially officially

Answer 39

to ban

Question 40

the story of a film

Answer 40

the plot

Question 41

someone who tells the actors in a film what to do

Answer 41

a director

Question 42

the words in a film

Answer 42

a script

Question 43

a short part of a film in which the events happen in one place

Answer 43

a scene

Question 44

a person who plays the (most important) part of a character in a movie

Answer 44

a (lead) actor

Question 45

if someone stars in a film, they are the main person in it

Answer 45

to star in

Question 46

a film that continues the story from an earlier one

Answer 46

a sequel

Question 47

a character (often a good-looking man) who has to save the princess from danger

Answer 47

Prince Charming

Question 48

a fantastical character of small stature, often shown with a beard and an axe.

Answer 48

a dwarf

Question 49

a fantastical character, often shown as an older woman with little wings, who is able to grant wishes

Answer 49

a fairy godmother

Question 50

a brave fighting character who works for the king. Often shown in armour and fighting a dragon

Answer 50

a knight

Question 51

the main character of a story, is a good person but sometimes has to grow in order to succeed

Answer 51

a hero

Question 52

a fantastical character who possesses magical abilities. They can be good or bad.

Answer 52

a sorcerer / sorceress

Question 53

a fantastical character of enormous size, often shown as a stupid creature

Answer 53

a giant

Question 54

a fantastical character with a lot of power, who has the ability to grant wishes

Answer 54

a genie

Question 55

a fantastical character, often shown as evil. They often have warts, a big hat, a hooked nose and a broom

Answer 55

a witch

Question 56

a bad character

Answer 56

a villain

Question 57

magical, placed under a spell

Answer 57

enchanted

Question 58

A distant, unknown, imagined country

Answer 58

a country far far away

Question 59

bad, cruel, mean

Answer 59

evil

Question 60

Containing poison, able to cause illness or death

Answer 60

poisonous

Question 61

to use magical words to have an effect on someone

Answer 61

to cast a spell

Question 62

full of mystery and secrets, strange, not known, or not understood

Answer 62

mysterious

Question 63

a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks

Answer 63

a wand

Question 64

scary, frightening

Answer 64

creepy

Question 65

to kill

Answer 65

to slay

Question 66

the location and time of a story

Answer 66

the setting

Question 67

the person the story is about

Answer 67

a main character

Question 68

the answer to a problem or difficult situation

Answer 68

a solution

Question 69

a change in the way in which something happens, an unexpected event

Answer 69

a twist, a turning point

Question 70

wishing you had what another person has

Answer 70

envious / jealous

Question 71

a very strong wish to get more of something, especially food or money

Answer 71

greed

Question 72

used at the beginning of children's stories to mean "a long time ago"

Answer 72

Once upon a time...

Question 73

if the ending is good, everything is good

Answer 73

They lived happily ever after.

Question 74

showing no fear of dangerous or difficult situations

Answer 74

brave

Question 75

important for the final result of a situation

Answer 75

decisive

Question 76

a long search for something

Answer 76

quest

Question 77

a situation in which a person is kept as a prisoner, rather than being free (also said about animals in a zoo)

Answer 77

captivity

Question 78

to cut someting using your teeth

Answer 78

to bite