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Films in Entertainment Glossary for IELTS

10 Entertainment terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Films in Entertainment.


account:

verb

Prepare or present a record an account of money given or received.

Example: It accounted for 9.1 percent of ticket sales.

biopic:

noun

A film dramatizing the life of a particular person, typically a public or historical figure.

Example: Another very successful type of film in 2012 was the biopic.

comedy:

noun

Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

earn:

verb

Obtain (money) in return for labor or services.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

financially:

adverb

In a way that relates to finance.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

genre:

noun

A style or category of art, music, or literature.

Example: It indicates how many films of different genres were made.

income:

noun

Money (or some equivalent value) that an individual or business receives, usually in exchange for providing a good or service.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful: 26 films, out of a total of 148, earned 45.4 percent of all the income from ticket sales.

independent films:

noun phrase

A feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

release:

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

ticket:

noun

A piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

account:

verb

Prepare or present a record an account of money given or received.

Example: It accounted for 9.1 percent of ticket sales.

biopic:

noun

A film dramatizing the life of a particular person, typically a public or historical figure.

Example: Another very successful type of film in 2012 was the biopic.

comedy:

noun

Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

earn:

verb

Obtain (money) in return for labor or services.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

financially:

adverb

In a way that relates to finance.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

genre:

noun

A style or category of art, music, or literature.

Example: It indicates how many films of different genres were made.

income:

noun

Money (or some equivalent value) that an individual or business receives, usually in exchange for providing a good or service.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful: 26 films, out of a total of 148, earned 45.4 percent of all the income from ticket sales.

independent films:

noun phrase

A feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

release:

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

ticket:

noun

A piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

account:

verb

Prepare or present a record an account of money given or received.

Example: It accounted for 9.1 percent of ticket sales.

biopic:

noun

A film dramatizing the life of a particular person, typically a public or historical figure.

Example: Another very successful type of film in 2012 was the biopic.

comedy:

noun

Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

earn:

verb

Obtain (money) in return for labor or services.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

financially:

adverb

In a way that relates to finance.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful.

genre:

noun

A style or category of art, music, or literature.

Example: It indicates how many films of different genres were made.

income:

noun

Money (or some equivalent value) that an individual or business receives, usually in exchange for providing a good or service.

Example: Comedy films were the most financially successful: 26 films, out of a total of 148, earned 45.4 percent of all the income from ticket sales.

independent films:

noun phrase

A feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

release:

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Example: The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK.

ticket:

noun

A piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event.

Example: The proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film.

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