Which word or phrase means: I didn’t think I was very keen on animation, but this film is a work of art?
5A Speaking and Vocabulary Describing a film
The creative urge · Advanced English
Subunit questions
Question 1
A
I wasn’t sure that I was really a fan of
B
My expectations were low, and they were met.
C
It was worth staying until the end.
D
It’s no great surprise that this
Question 2
Which word or phrase means: He is shocked to discover that the house was built on an old mine?
A
I wasn’t sure that I was really a fan of
B
To her horror
C
My expectations were low, and they were met.
D
It was worth staying until the end.
Question 3
Which word or phrase means: We might have expected that this would become a popular film?
A
It wasn’t on a par with
B
To her horror
C
It’s no great surprise that this
D
I wasn’t sure that I was really a fan of
Question 4
Which word or phrase means: I’m glad I didn’t leave halfway through?
A
It’s no great surprise that this
B
It wasn’t on a par with
C
It was worth staying until the end.
D
To her horror
Question 5
Which word or phrase means: It wasn’t as good as his earlier films?
A
It wasn’t on a par with
B
To her horror
C
I wasn’t sure that I was really a fan of
D
My expectations were low, and they were met.
Question 6
Which word or phrase means: I thought it would be bad, and it was?
A
My expectations were low, and they were met.
B
It was worth staying until the end.
C
It’s no great surprise that this
D
It wasn’t on a par with
A preview of “5A Speaking and Vocabulary Describing a film” from the unit “The creative urge” in Advanced English: 2 lesson sections, 6 definitions, 6 worked questions.
Source: National Center for Curriculum Development, 5A Speaking and Vocabulary: Describing a film (pp.25-25)
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- 1A Vocabulary and Speaking Vague language, fashion related adjectives, idioms an
- 2A Grammar Relative clauses; prepositional relative phrases
- 3A Reading and Vocabulary Pretty Words, a poem by Elinor Morton Wylie
- 4A Listening and Vocabulary Conversations about works of art
- 6A Writing A letter to the editor
