story

action

→ fighting, or fast driving

phim hành động

sci-fi

→ future, or space travel / aliens and advanced technology

→ the fictional world shown on screen was amazing

khoa học viễn tưởng

comedy

→ laugh with funny stories / jokes / silly situations

→

hài

romance

→ have sweet moments.

→tell a love story about how the couple overcomes problems before they live happily.

→ bring me the love story of characters, believe in the positive side of life, look on the bright side

tình cảm

horror

→ scare people with creepy monsters, or killers

/ˈhɔːrər/

kinh dị

animation → animated movie

cartoon /kɑːrˈtuːn/

hoạt hình

Entertaining

giải trí

Light-hearted

nhẹ nhàng

Hilarious

hài hước

Heartwarming

ấm áp

Touching

cảm động

Emotional

nhiều cảm xúc

character represents /ˌreprɪˈzent/

X play the role of ... / have the performance in ...

nhân vật

reality show

→ game / challenges / missions

→ feature real-life scenarios /səˈnæriəʊ/

show thực tế

plot twist

cú twist

thông điệp ý nghĩa

stunning visual / sound effects

Authentic audio and visual effect

phim đẹp

soundtracks  

-> have catchy melodies and heartfelt lyrics

→ remind viewers of the memorable moments and scenes.

nhạc hay + lời cảm động

family-friendly

có thể coi cùng gia đình

memorable

đáng nhớ

thrilling

gây cấn

actor + actress → casts

diễn viên

feel less bored

đỡ chán

eye-catching to …

bắt mắt

have / left a strong impact on

influence me a lot

, which is called

ảnh hưởng

was written by author … /ˈɔːθər/

tác giả

pick up the book

đọc sách

villain /ˈvɪlən/

antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/

>< hero of the story / series

protagonist /prəˈtæɡənɪst/

phản diện

re-tell the author’s personal stories +

kể câu chuyện ..

re-tell stories from other people in combination with science explaining why certain things work

bằng chứng khoa học

the movie based on the book became popular around the world

phim dựa trên

X is about the character with the same name

X, which is also the name of the main character

phim cùng tên

over / in the course of

trong suốt quá trình

go back to do sth many times

làm đi làm lại

movie features actors / directed by

có sự xuất hiện của

a must-watch

a must-read

worth reading book

worth watching movie

must-..

• the story centered / revolved around

• X is about the character ..

X xoay quanh character ..

• the story starts when

• it isn’t just about ... it is about ...

   

middle of the story

• when I watched it, I fell in love with

• when I read it, I was immediately hooked by ...

• sth that changes my perspective

impressive

• the story highlighted 

•  the story mainly teaches me

• the core message of the book is mainly about

• send / convey message

meaningful messages about ...

invaluable lessons about ... [family love / friendship]

*teach:

sb sth (English)

sb about sth (healthy eating)

sth to sb

message

• after applying the teachings of X into my daily life

lesson

have gone back to read / watch it many times

đọc / coi lại

pick up a book / movie

choose this book