Vocabulary : Books and Films
• An action movie: A type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen
• To be Engrossed in: completely focused on one thing
• Bedtime reading:story read or recounted to someone at bedtime.
• To be a Big Reader:whoever who reads a lot
• To be Based on: use particular ideas or facts to make a decision
• A box office hit: Financially successful film
• To be heavy-Going:Hard to read
• A Blockbuster: Movie that is a large commercial success
• To Catch the latest movie:Looks a film that has just come out
• The Central character:character; hero in a film or book
• A classic: The highest quality
• To come highly recommended: Praised by another person
• Couldn’t put it down:unable to stop reading it until you reach the end
• An e-book:Digital book
• An e-reader:Device for reading e-books
• To flick through: look speedy through a book
• To get a good/bad review:Receive positive or negative feedback
• To go on general release:when a film can be seen by the common man
• hardback: book with a rigid cover
• A historical novel:Story set in the past
• A low budget film:Film made with a small amount of money
• On the big screen: The cinema
• A page turner:Book that you want to keep reading
· Paperback:book with a flexible cover
• Plot: Main events in a film or book
• to read something from cover to cover: Read book from first page to the last
• The setting:where the action takes place
• Showings:performances of a film
• soundtrack:Music that accompanies a film
Vocabulary : Books and Films
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