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Venture into FFS > Unit 3: Writers and Writing

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  • Who wrote the ___ that starts "tyger, tyger, burning bright?" POET (word formation)
    POEM
  • It's not called a "film" if you watch the actors perform onstage; it's called a "___".
    play
  • Shakespeare was a ____ famous for his tragedies as well as comedies. PLAY (word formation)
    PLAYWRIGHT
  • Can you watch a serie? Yes or no?
    NO. The words "series" is always in its plural form even if we are talking about one singular storyline. It's plurality comes from the episodic format.
  • I don't think David Beckham really wrote his own ____; I think it was written by a ghost writer. BIOGRAPHY (word formation)
    AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • Why would you give a film/TV show/book a negative review?
    ---
  • This new release will be the ___ book in a very long and complicated saga. FINISH (word formation)
    FINAL
  • What do we call the story of a novel or a film?
    Plot
  • Another word for a reporter, especially if they work in printed formats rather than on the TV, is...
    journalist
  • The ____ who wrote "The Dark Tower", has had a very long career. NOVEL (word formation)
    novelist
  • Sherlock Holmes is a very famous fictional ____ from a series of books.
    character
  • The film was widely popular, but one ____ gave it a stinging review. CRITICISM (word formation)
    CRITIC
  • A summary (that doesn't give the ending away) of what happens in a story is called....
    a synopsis
  • Fairy tales usually have moralistic ____. END (word formation)
    endings
  • What matters more to you when you watch a film, the plot or the setting?
    ---
  • Henry James is more famous for his narrative fiction than ____. POEM (word formation)
    poetry
  • Where do you borrow books from?
    A library
  • The social context, in the sense of where and when and why a story happens, is called...
    the setting
  • They say history is written by the winners, but I thought it was just written down by ____ HISTORY. (word formation
    historians.
  • What do we call the complete lines and dialogue of a film or TV show?
    Script
  • Oh, you're making jokes now, are you? I guess you consider yourself a ____ . COMEDY (word formation)
    COMEDIAN