Notes from Lesson 3 (26/11)

Film, Books, Theatre, and Music

Vocabulary:

Look it up – check the meaning of something online or in a dictionary

Common adjective endings: -ing, -ish, -able, -al, -ed, -ful, -ent

Positive: inspiring, funny, exciting, excellent, great, beautiful, magnificent, awesome, lovely, outstanding, a masterpiece(n), a work of genius(n), easy to follow, breath-taking, powerful, brilliant, authentic, genuine, sad, a tragic tale, moving, touching, eye-opening, terrifying (good if it’s a horror film), romantic

Neutral: ok, fine, run-of-the-mill, typical

Negative: bland (more for food), a disaster(n), a flop(n), exhausting, boring, disappointing, horrible, depressing, crap, superficial (usually for people), terrible, awful

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Experimental, Romcom, Musicals …

Looking forward to a film – high expectations

I’m used to it