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Listen to the sounds of English

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The symbols on this clickable chart represent the 44 sounds used in British English speech (Received Pronunciation). Click on each symbol or sample word to hear. ( See also: Printable Phonemic Chart)

Monophthong vowels are arranged by mouth shape:

left > right, lips wide > lips round

top > bottom, jaw closed > jaw open

The first two rows of consonants are paired:

above, voiceless

below, voiced

This version of the phonemic chart is based on the familiar Adrian Underhill layout.

Further Reference

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We love watching films (= movies in American English) - either on TV, on DVD, downloaded onto our PCs or at the cinema. The film vocabulary on this page helps you talk about types of film, the actors - and how to give your opinion about the film.

General film vocabulary

What sort of films do you enjoy? You've got a lot of genres to choose from: westerns (set in the American Wild West) or spaghetti westerns (those filmed in Italy) to action films (fights, car chases etc), adventure, animated (cartoons), or horror (lots of blood or ghostly visits). Perhaps you prefer comedy (or " romcom" - romantic comedy) or dramas. Sometimes these are epics (long, historical dramas) and sometimes these are adaptations (adapted either from a previous film, or from a book or play). What about thrillers (or suspense), or musicals (with song and dance) and science fiction ( set in a futuristic world)? Or maybe you prefer the old black and white films, or the classics.

Actors

In a celebrity-obsessed world, actors are as famous as politicians (maybe even more so!) We like to see our favourite actors playing a character - even a minor character - in films, whether these are in lead roles (=main roles), or supporting roles (not main roles). Every year, the Oscars gives awards to lead actors and supporting actors, but never to the extras (the actors who play people in a crowd, often without a speaking part.) We like reading the film credits, firstly to see who's in the cast (everyone who acted in the film) and if there's a special appearance by a famous actor who's only in the film for a couple of minutes.

More film vocabulary

Then we like to see who the director or producer is, the screenwriter who wrote the screenplay (the script that the actors speak) and who composed the soundtrack (the music background in the film). We'll read film reviews to find out more about the plot (or storyline) and how good the lighting, cinematography (art of shooting the film) or costumes are. We might even watch a trailer (short extract from the film) to see the special effects.

For more vocabulary like this, see our page on Words for Entertainment in English.

Describing a film

If you've just seen a great film, you might want to tell your friends about it. Here are some tips for doing that.

First of all, see our advice for telling a good story in English. Make sure you know how to sequence your story, and use linking words to help others understand you.
Telling a story about a film
Here are some ways you can tell the story (plot) of a film you've seen.

It's set in...(New York / in the 1950's).
The film's shot on location in Arizona.
The main characters are ... and they're played by...
It's a mystery / thriller / love-story.

You can tell the story of the film in the present simple tense.

Well, the main character decides to... (rob a bank)
But when he drives there...
Giving your opinion
I thought the film was great / OK / fantastic...
The actors / costumes / screenplay are/is ...
The special effects are fantastic / terrible
The best scene / the worst scene is when...
The plot is believable / seems a bit unlikely
Not telling all
You don't want to spoil the film for your friends, so you can say something like:

"I don't want to spoil it for you, so I'm not going to tell you what happens in the end."
"You'll have to go and see it for yourself."
"I don't want to ruin the surprise for you."
Useful adjectives
All these are useful words and phrases to spice up your description:

true-to-life (a real story)
the real story of
remarkable (unusual, good)
masterpiece (the best work someone has done)
oscar-winning

Use Films for Speaking Practice!

Check out how you can use two scenes in a film to improve your English speaking:

Film Vocabulary

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