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14 Terms
Definition:
It is released to the public.
Context gap:
The sequel __________ next month, and I've already booked tickets.
Translation:
a book or film comes out — книга или фильм выходит (в прокат или свет)
Definition:
To write or give an opinion about a book or film; a review is a published opinion.
Context gap:
Many newspapers __________ new releases every Friday.
Common collocations:
• a glowing review — восторженный отзыв
• a mixed review — неоднозначный отзыв
Translation:
review a book / film — рецензировать; a review — рецензия
Definition:
People whose job is to write opinions about books or films.
Context gap:
__________ praised the film's photography but not its plot.
Other contexts:
• Film critics gave the movie five stars.
Translation:
book reviewers / film critics — рецензенты книг / кинокритики
Definition:
To say publicly that something is not good.
Context gap:
The newspaper __________ because of its weak plot.
Common collocations:
• get / receive a bad review — получить плохой отзыв
Translation:
give something a bad review — дать плохую рецензию
Definition:
Using real events as the basis for the plot.
Context gap:
The film is __________ about a rescue in the Andes.
Common collocations:
• based on a novel / true events — по мотивам романа / реальных событий
Translation:
based on a true story — основанный на реальных событиях
Definition:
Shows or expresses something very accurately.
Context gap:
The novel __________ the feeling of growing up in the 1990s.
Common collocations:
• capture the atmosphere / the essence — передать атмосферу / суть
Translation:
captures — точно передаёт, запечатлевает
Definition:
Is about a particular subject or problem.
Context gap:
The documentary __________ climate change.
Common collocations:
• deal with a problem — иметь дело с проблемой
Translation:
deals with a topic — рассматривает тему, посвящён теме
Definition:
The first and last parts of a film.
Context gap:
The __________ are set in the same café.
Common collocations:
• the opening scene — вступительная сцена
Translation:
the opening / closing scenes — начальные / заключительные сцены
Definition:
The first and last parts of a book.
Context gap:
I found the __________ much more exciting than the middle.
Translation:
the opening / closing chapters — первые / последние главы
Definition:
The start and the finish of the story.
Context gap:
__________ were weak, but the middle part was great.
Common collocations:
• at the beginning / at the end — в начале / в конце
Translation:
the beginning and end — начало и конец
Definition:
The most important people in the story.
Context gap:
__________ in the novel are two sisters.
Common collocations:
• a central character — центральный персонаж
Translation:
the central characters — главные герои
Definition:
The story finishes in a positive way.
Context gap:
I prefer stories that __________.
Common collocations:
• a happy / sad / unexpected ending — счастливый / грустный / неожиданный финал
Translation:
has a happy ending — имеет счастливый конец
Definition:
To tell someone that a book or film is good and they should read or watch it.
Context gap:
Can you __________ for a long flight?
Common collocations:
• strongly / highly recommend — настоятельно рекомендовать
• recommend something to somebody — рекомендовать кому-то
Translation:
recommend a book / film — порекомендовать книгу / фильм
Definition:
Praised strongly and suggested to others.
Context gap:
This documentary is __________ — don't miss it.
Common collocations:
• come highly recommended — прийти с очень хорошими рекомендациями
Translation:
highly recommended — настоятельно рекомендует