Unit 3 On screen, 3A Vocabulary, Film and TV programmes, page 30
Exercise 1
1 game show
2 documentary
3 romantic comedy
4 reality show
5 period drama
6 action film
7 chat show
8 thriller
9 war film
10 soap opera
11 sitcom
Exercise 2
1 science fiction film
2 fantasy film
3 western
4 horror film
5 musical
6 news bulletin
7 animation
8 comedy
Exercise 3
Only TV: game show; reality show; soap opera; sitcom; news bulletin
TV or film: documentary; romantic comedy; period drama; action film; thriller; war film; science fiction film; fantasy film; western; horror film; musical; animation
Exercise 4
2 exciting
3 funny
4 gripping
5 confusing
6 convincing
7 embarrassing
8 imaginative
9 spectacular
10 unrealistic
11 scary
12 interesting
13 moving
14 violent
positive: exciting funny gripping convincing
imaginative spectacular interesting moving
negative: boring confusing embarrassing unrealistic scary violent
Exercise 5
1 a
2 a
LISTENING 1.09
Anna Did you enjoy that film, David?
David Yes, I did. The characters are often a bit boring in action films, but in this one, I thought they were very interesting.
Anna I agree. And weren’t the special effects great? They were really spectacular.
David Yes, but rather unrealistic, I thought.
Anna But they often are, aren’t they? That’s why they’re special effects!
David And the soundtrack was very interesting.
Anna Yes, it was. It added to the suspense, didn’t it? Some of the scenes were very scary.
David Yes, and very violent. I couldn’t look sometimes.
Anna Yes, there was too much violence. But overall, it was great.
David Yes, it was.
Exercise 6
1 interesting
2 interesting
3 spectacular
4 unrealistic
5 interesting
6 interesting
7 scary
8 violent