How to Discuss Films in English
Watching a movie is a great way to practice your English listening skills and can help you with other areas of language as well. Read on for some useful film vocabulary.
Rom-com– short for Romantic Comedy.
Trailer– this is the short advertisement for films that you see before the main feature.
Genre– the genre is simply the type of film. There are many genres of film, such as action or drama.
Thriller– a dramatic film, usually involving action and a large amount of suspense (интрига).
Tear-jerker– a tearjerker is a term for a sad film – one that is likely to make you cry.
Cameo– a brief and unexpected appearance from an actor or another famous person.
Spoiler- a piece of information that reveals (раскрывать) part of the film to someone who hasn’t seen it.
Bloopers– funny moments from filming when the actors got their lines wrong or were having fun on the set (на съёмочной площадке).
