A romance

A film about love and relationships

A comedy
A film that makes you laugh
A drama film
A film about dramatic emotional events
A cartoon
a film using animation techniques to photograph a
sequence of drawings, not real people or objects.
A war film
A film that demonstrates the difficulties and
realities of war
An action film
An exciting film; often with guns and fast cars
A horror film
A scary film about frightening things
A historical drama
A film in which the story is based upon historical
events and famous people.
A musical
A film in which songs and dancing have an
important part in the narrative
A science-fiction
(sci-fi) film
It is often an imaginative film with aliens, planets,
fantastic places, futuristic technology and
extraordinary monsters.
A romantic comedy
a funny movie about a love story that ends happily

Look at these film synopses. Write the genre of each film next to its name.

Nightmare on Lime Street _______________________
You wont sleep after meeting the scary people of Lime Street. A family lives in what appears to be
a normal neighbourhood, but very quickly things begin to go terribly wrong for them...
When Freddy Met Millie _______________________
A young man and woman meet at college and romance begins. A beautiful story with a tragic ending.
A good one for everyone in love, but its a weepy. Take some tissues!
Cops 2 _______________________
Lots of fast cars and dangerous criminals as our two favourite policemen return to the tough streets of
New York City in this exciting sequel.
The Family _______________________
An unusual story of an American family in the 1990s. Things are going well for the Carters and their
three children when Ted Carter discovers a strange and terrible secret...
Airline 12 _______________________
Lots of fun with the people of Airline 12. You wont want to travel with them, but youll love
watching what goes on in the sky! Fasten your seatbelts its going to be a crazy flight!

Read about some people who want to watch a film at the cinema. What
should they see? Write the name of one film from Exercise D after each
description.
1. They are in their 50s. Mr Brown doesnt want to see a funny film, but Mrs Brown doesnt
like action films. They like dramas about families.
_______________________________
2. Time is looking for somewhere to take Loretta on a date. He thinks that she likes romantic
chick flicks.
_______________________________
3. Lynda and Andy are looking for a film for their two young sons who like exciting American
action movies.
_______________________________
4. Lorna, Keith and Gerry are students. They want a fun night out and a light movie.
_______________________________
5. Sophie and Karen enjoy a good scary film. They want to see something frightening that will
make them scream.
_______________________________