Listening Practice: Film Types

1. These films are serious and plot driven (story line motivated) with realistic characters and lots of character development as well as character interaction.
2. These films usually have high energy, stunts and quite a few fights.
3. These films contain both romantic and very amusing elements.
4. Often set in another world or on another planet, these films are full of imagination.
5. These films are based on a life event that actually happened with characters that really existed. Portrayal is supposed to be accurate but that isn’t always the case.
6. The plot of these films is mainly based around a conflict between two countries or two groups and is usually set on land, in the air or at sea.
7. These films are exciting and often follow a search or an expedition to find something.
8. Not all people like these films in which words are often sung rather than spoken.
9. These films confront our hidden fears.
10. These films have you in stitches with tears rolling down your cheeks.
11. The story in these films is heartwarming and often preferred by women.
12. Often set in the past in a well-known time and usually depicts a famous historical character or event.

Listen to the recording below to hear the answers. This will also help you with your pronunciation of the vocabulary.

1. dramas
2. action films
3. romcom
4. science fiction
5. real life films
6. war films
7. adventure films
8. musicals
9. horror films
10. comedy (have you in stitches = make you laugh very much)
11. romantic films
12. historical films