Films, Music & Books — Vocabulary B2.1 Week 1
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Alphabetical and numerical list of vocabulary terms related to films, music, and books from the Level Up B2.1 curriculum.
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fancy
to want to do sth
what's on
what films are being shown at the cinema
thriller
an exciting story, often about crime
twist
a complicated and unexpected situation
horror film / movie
a film that makes people frightened
based on
using a particular idea as the starting point
cast
actors in a film, play, or show
lead
a main role
binge-watch
to watch several episodes one after another
stay up
not to be asleep
film director
a person who tells the actors what to do
cameo role
a small but special part
subtitles / captions
words shown at the bottom of a film
big screen
a cinema
capture
to represent sth very accurately
setting
the place/time where actions happen
be nominated for
to be able to win an award
box-office hit
extremely successful with audiences
comedy
a film that is funny
be into sth
to be very interested in sth
non-fiction
writing about real people, places, events
fiction
stories about imaginary people and events
novel
a long printed story in prose
flick / skim through sth
to read without detail
compulsive reading
so interesting you can't stop reading
chapter
a part of a book
poetry
creative writing in short lines
initially
at the beginning
complicated
difficult to understand
eventually
in the end, after a long time
science fiction
a story about the future
reviews
opinions in a newspaper or magazine
entertainment
things you see or do to enjoy yourself
go on stage
to perform in front of people
perform
to take part in a public show, play
live
in front of a large group, on stage
audience
listeners, viewers, or readers
lyrics
words of a song
songwriter
sb who writes songs
catchy
pleasant and easy to remember
composer
sb who writes music
blast out
to sound extremely loud
conductor
sb who leads an orchestra
tune the instruments
to adjust an instrument's sound
all set
completely ready
feature
to include a particular person or thing
virtuoso
a highly skilled artist
take up
to start using/doing sth
up-tempo
played at a fast beat
strum
to move fingers across guitar strings
full house
when every seat in the audience is taken