Key Words in the Media
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Cartes-fiches
to write an article giving your opinion of a play, book, art exhibit
reviewer: person who writes a ...
review (noun) [C]
someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about things such as books, movies, or plays
critic (noun) [C]
when objects such as paintings are shown to the public, or when someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public
exhibition (noun) [C]
a person in a book, play or film
character (noun) [C]
someone who acts, sings or plays for an audience
performer (noun) [C]
a movie, play, television or radio program, CD, etc., especially when you are talking about the way it is created and performed
production (noun) [C or U]
to make a movie, video, or CD available for people to see or buy
release (noun) [U]
a part of a play, book, movie, etc. in which events happen in the same place or period of time
scene (noun) [C]
the text for a film, including the words to be spoken by the actors and instructions for the cameras
screenplay (noun) [C]
the music that is played during a movie or television program, or a CD of this music
soundtrack (noun) [C]
an advertisement for a movie or television programme that shows a short part of that movie or programme
trailer (noun) [U]
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV programme
subtitles (plural noun)
to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especially to a different language
dub (verb)
the office where tickets of admission are sold
box office (noun) [C]
successful film
box office hit (noun) [C]
unsuccessful film
box office flop (noun) [C]
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
credits (plural noun)
a movie, TV program, etc. that has been made from a book or play
adaptation (noun) [C]
a person who writes plays
playwright (noun) [C]
someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject
buff (noun) [C]
something that is very successful, especially a movie, show, or novel
blockbuster (noun) [C]
to make available to the public, usually by printing, a book, magazine, newspaper, or other document
publish (verb)
a book with a hard cover
hardback (noun) [C]
a book with a paper cover (cheaper than hardback)
paperback (noun) [C]
books and stories about imaginary events and people
fiction (noun) [U]
writing that is about real events and facts
non-fiction (noun) [U]
a short description of a book or film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it
blurb (noun) [C]
store music electronically
record (verb)
a CD or record, etc. that has several pieces of music on it
album (noun) [C]
a company that records and sells music
record label (noun) [C]
words that accompany a piece of music
lyrics (plural noun)
someone who writes a piece of music
composer (noun) [C]
one of several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recording
track (noun) [C]
the legal right to have control over the work of a writer, artist, musician, etc. / if you own the ... on something, it is your intellectual property, and other people must pay you to broadcast, publish, or perform it
copyright (noun) [C or U]
a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music
gig (noun) [C]
