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UNIT 11

ENGLISH 2 VOCABULARY

FULL NAME:ELISA VALERIA ANGUIANO HERNANDEZ

Look for the definition in English online at https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ and write two sentences using
the word.
Pictures and words. Definitions and examples.
a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either
in its characters or its action

1. His latest movie is described as a "romantic comedy".

Comedy
2. prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies.
a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generally

1. He's the drama critic for the Times.

2. She studied English and drama at college.


Drama
a film in which very frightening or unnatural things happen,
for example dead people coming to life and people being murdered

1. He was, however, also a screenwriter who specialized in fantasy film


and horror film.

Horror film 2. There, he hopes to come up with the perfect story for a horror film about a
man trapped in a meat locker.

a book, play, or film that has an exciting story, often about solving a crime

1. It's described here as a taut psychological thriller

2. I do not mind paying 75p to buy a thriller by that author.

Thriller

a film without any sound

1. His film acting career began during the silent film era.

2. He did stunt doubling for many stars in silent film.


Silent movie
a type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen

1. He loves action movies - all car chases and jumping out of planes.

2. People often don't think of "Saving Private Ryan" as an action film.

Action film
books, films, or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or
other planets

1. this year’s best books in science fiction

2. a science-fiction novel/story
Science fiction
a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about
a subject

1. Budgets for documentaries and films are being cut in anticipation of the bids
that will have to be made.

Documentary 2. Again, art, religion, education, plays, films, current affairs and
documentaries are missing

a film based on stories about cowboys and life in the west of the US in the past

1. Their battles will not be won as in a cowboy film or something of that kind.

2. Rowel spurs familiar from cowboy films were already known in the 13th
century.
Cowboy movie

a film that you make yourself using a video camera, especially one of your family or
a holiday

1. Prediction of adult-onset schizophrenia from childhood home movies of the


patients.
Home movie
2. It was released only on 16mm for home movie rental and television
syndication.

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