Question

Check the meaning of the words in the box. Then complete the table.beginning ending special effectsnovelist film director theme subtitlesblockbuster best-seller plot scenecharacter biography cast settingscript publisherBooks onlyFilms onlyBoth books and filmsbeginning2Match the definitions with words in exercise 1.1 All the actors in a film.2 A very successful film.3 A writer of fiction.4 A very successful book.5 The story of a person's life.6 The written text of a film.7 A written translation on the screen.8 When and where a story takes place.​

Answer 1

1

Books only: novelist, best-seller, publisher

Films only: special effects, film director, subtitles, blockbuster, scene, cast, script

Both books and films: beginning, ending, theme, plot, character, biography, setting

2

1 All the actors in a film (актёрский состав)   cast

2 A very successful film (кассовый фильм) blockbuster

3 A writer of fiction (писатель-романист, прозаик)   novelist

4 A very successful book (ходкая, сенсационная книга)   best-seller

5 The story of a person's life (биография) biography

6 The written text of a film (сценарий)  script

7 A written translation on the screen (титры, субтитры)   subtitles

8 When and where a story takes place (время и место действия)  setting

Answer 2

Here's the matching of the definitions with the words from exercise 1:

1. All the actors in a film: Cast
2. A very successful film: Blockbuster
3. A writer of fiction: Novelist
4. A very successful book: Best-seller
5. The story of a person's life: Biography
6. The written text of a film: Script
7. A written translation on the screen: Subtitles
8. When and where a story takes place: Setting

Now, completing the table:

Words	Books only	Films only	Both books and films
beginning	✔
ending	✔
special effects
novelist	✔
film director		✔
theme			✔
subtitles			✔
blockbuster		✔
best-seller	✔
plot			✔
scene			✔
character			✔
biography	✔
cast		✔
setting			✔
script			✔
publisher	✔

I hope this helps!