MOVIES & FILM VOCABULARY 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Talking about movies is a great way to practice English and connect with other speakers. This first exercise covers the essential vocabulary for discussing films, genres, and the cinema experience. This is exercise 1 of 2.

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Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences.

1. I liked the movie, but I didn't like the (finish/ending).✓

2. There's a (movie) right by my house. (theater/house)✓

3. The main (character/personality) was really annoying.✓

4. That director's first film received a lot of critical . (acclimation/acclaim) ( = praise)✓

5. I'm not a (fan/supporter) of horror movies.✓

6. I get (scared/fear) easily.✓

7. They should have (cast/casted) someone else in the main role. = They should have given the main role to another actress.✓

8. I think that actress is (understated/underrated). ( = she doesn't get the praise that she deserves)✓

9. Where was that movie ? (set/placed) = Where was the location of that movie (supposed to be)?✓

10. I've watched all of the Avengers movies. I love films about . (superheroes/heroes)✓

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Movies & Film Conversation Questions 1. What is your favorite movie of all time? What makes it special?
2. Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema? Why?
3. What is your favorite film genre — action, comedy, drama, horror, or something else?
4. Have you ever seen a film in English without subtitles? How was the experience?
5. Do you think movies can teach us important lessons about life? Give an example.
6. What film have you seen recently that you would recommend, and why?

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Did you know? The word cinema comes from the Greek kinema, meaning "movement." The Lumière brothers of France are widely credited with the first public film screening in 1895 in Paris. Early films were called moving pictures or motion pictures — terms still used today in American English.

A blockbuster originally referred to a large aerial bomb during World War II capable of destroying an entire city block. The term was applied to hugely successful films in the 1970s because their popularity was described as "explosive."