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IDENTIFICATION DATA
Area / subject: Humanities Foreign Language
Teacher
English Department Staff Grad 6th-8th
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Term: Third
Student: Maria Paula Combariza Franco Group:

Objective: Spelling bee helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies,
learn concepts and develop correct English usage, both in listening, reading and writing
skills, that will increase their knowledge on assorted topics.

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by
dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking." -Steve Jobs

A) Mark twenty-two terms related to Movies in the word search. Then, write each term to
its correct brief definition.

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1. Cast (noun): all the actors and actresses in a movie or TV show - It had
a good cast, but the story wasn't very interesting.
2. Characters (noun): one of the people in a story - Harry likes movies with lots
of interesting and unusual characters.
3. Cinema (noun): a place where movies are shown on a big screen - Let's
meet in front of the cinema just before the movie starts.
4. Comedy (noun): a film with lots of funny scenes - Let's see a comedy and
have a good laugh.
5. Director (noun): the person in charge of making a movie - The director
gets really angry when actors forget their lines.
6. Documentary (noun): a film that's about real people, events or issues - How can
you eat junk food after seeing that documentary Super Size Me?
7. Drama (noun): a movie about realistic characters in dramatic situations -
Maria loves legal dramas with lots of courtroom scenes.
8. Entertainment (noun): enjoyment from movies, concerts, TV shows, etc. -
Airlines offer plenty of entertainment on their flights these days.
9. Picture (noun): another word for "movie" (also "motion picture") - This
year's Academy Award for Best Picture was won by a British film.
10. Generes (noun): a kind or style of music, movie, TV show, painting, etc. -
For film class we had to compare movies from two different genres, such as comedy
and horror.
11. Plot (noun): the series of events that form the main story - It was a
good film, but the plot was difficult to follow at times.
12. scene (noun): a small part of a film - The opening scene showed a
young man leaving prison and walking to a bus stop.
13. screen (noun): the flat surface that a movie is projected onto - Do you
like sitting at the back, or close to the screen?
14. archenemy (noun): a hero's biggest enemy - Will Sherlock Holmes finally
defeat his archenemy Moriarty?
15. climax (noun): the moment when something reaches its greatest
intensity - She finally defeats her enemy in the climax near the end.
16. conflict (noun): a serious disagreement between people or groups - The
story's about a conflict between two street gangs.
17. sequel (noun): a book or movie that continues the story of an earlier one
- If a film's successful, they usually make a sequel.
18. series (noun): a set of books, films or TV shows with the same main
characters - How many movies are there in the James Bond series?
19. stunts (noun): a dangerous act performed by a highly-trained stuntman
or stuntwoman - If you try doing these stunts at home, you'll hurt yourself.
20. superhero (noun): a hero in comic books, movies, etc with special powers
who does good in the world - My favourite superhero is Superman.
21. action-packed (noun): a book or film that tells an exciting story with lots of action
and suspense - Drive is an exciting, action-packed thriller.
22. villains. (noun): the most important bad or evil character in a story -
Anthony Hopkins is great at playing villains.

B) Write the correct letter of each term to its brief definition. Two are not used.

A. evil B. creature C. ghost D. mentally-ill E. haunted F. angle G. psychopath H.

exorcism I. serial killer J. close-up K. shot L. vampire M. terrify N. corpse
 O.possessed P. psychological Q. edit R. sound effects S. spooky T. slasher
film U. demon V. witch W. paranormal X. supernatural Y. spirit Z. horror
movie

1. F (noun): the position of the camera in a shot - The angle allows the viewer to see
something the victim can't.
2. J (noun): a shot taken from very close to the subject - There's a close-up of her eyes
while she's screaming.
3. N (noun): the body of a dead person - That scene of a corpse rising from the
grave is really scary!
4. B (noun): anything that's alive except for people and plants - The scariest
creatures I've ever seen are bird-eating spiders.
5. U (noun): a powerful evil spirit - A demon was crawling along the ceiling, snarling and
hissing like a snake.
6. A (adjective): extremely bad or wicked - They think there's something evil in the
house.
7. H (noun): a ritual that forces a spirit to leave a possessed person - Priests don't still
perform exorcisms, do they?
8. C (noun): the spirit of a dead person - Have you ever seen a ghost?
9. E (adjective): occupied by ghosts or evil spirits - The house could be haunted, you
know.
10. Z (noun): a movie that frightens and shocks people - You'll have nightmares if you
watch too many horror movies.
11. D (adjective): having an illness that affects a person's mind - Her mentally-ill
mother did some terrible things to her.
12. W (adjective): strange and unexplained by science - It's about people who
investigate paranormal events.
13. O (adjective): controlled by an evil spirit - They don't really think she's possessed, do
they?
14. P (adjective): related to or affecting the mind - His problem's psychological, so he
needs to see a therapist.
15. G (noun): a person with a mental illness that makes them violent and cruel - I think
my boss is a psychopath.
16. I (noun): a psychopath who often kills people - On the news it said that the serial killer
has already murdered four young business women.
17. K (noun): a view of something in a movie - The films opens with a shot of children
playing in a park.
18. T (noun): a film about a very violent psychopath - I’m terrified of chainsaws
because of a slasher film I watched as a child.
19. R (noun): recorded sounds used in films, TV shows, etc - Spooky sound effects like
footsteps and creaking doors are often used in horror movies.
20. Y (noun): a supernatural being without a physical body - In Thailand they build little
houses for spirits to live in.
21. S (adjective): makes you think of scary things like ghosts - He told us a scary story
about a spooky old house.
22. X (adjective): related to an invisible world of ghosts and spirits - They think he has
supernatural powers.
23. L (noun): a scary creature that bites necks and drinks blood - It's about a vampire who
lives in an old castle.
24. V (noun): a person who uses magic or supernatural powers - There was a coven of
witches living in the apartment building.

C) Match and write each term from the list to its correct brief definition. Two are not used.

-screwball comedy -farce-cringe-ridiculous-make fun of-bad-taste

-caper-satire-humour
-gross-out-gag-comical-spoof-black comedy
-witty -romantic comedy -inept-mockumentary-Western-faux pas
-absurd -satirize -goofball comedy -banter -comedy -poke fun at -slapstick

Cringe (verb): to react to something that's embarrassing or disturbing - When she

vomited on her husband, everyone cringed.
Farce (noun): a comedy of silly or unlikely events - It's an old-fashioned farce
about a wedding that goes wrong.
Faux pas (also "gaffe") (noun): something embarrassing that's said or done in a
social situation - His worst faux pas was telling the queen a dirty joke.
gag (noun): a witty joke - Thinking up gags for a movie script isn't easy, you
know.
Goofball comedy (noun): a comedy with a very stupid but funny main character - It's a
goofball comedy, so it's OK to laugh.
Gross out (adjective): disgusting enough to make you feel sick - It's a gross-out movie,
so your teenage sons will love it.
Humour (also "humor") (noun): the quality that makes something seem funny -
She's got a good sense of humour, so I'm sure she'll get the joke.
Inept (adjective): lacking ability, skill or training - Playing with an inept golfer can
be very funny, but you mustn't laugh.
Absurd (adjective): ridiculous, totally unreasonable or impossible - The idea that
dogs can read our minds is absurd, Josie.
Bad-Taste (adjective): deliberately shocking and offensive - Peter made bad-taste
films before directing the Lord of the Rings movies.
Banter (noun): witty conversation - Can you understand the banter between
drinkers at the pub yet?
Black comedy (noun): comedy about topics like death, war, illness, etc. - My friends hate
black comedies, but I love them.
Caper (noun): a comedy about a crime that goes wrong - Is Fargo a typical crime
thriller or a black comedy caper?
Comedy (noun): a novel, TV show or movie that's meant to make us laugh - We
could do with a laugh, so let's watch a comedy.
Comical (adjective): strange or silly enough to be funny - It's full of funny characters
in comical situations.
Make fun of (verb): to tease, mock or make unkind jokes about someone - Why does
your brother always make fun of gay people?
Mockumentary (noun): a comedy that looks like a serious documentary - We just saw this
really funny arts mockumentary.
Witty (adjective): clever and funny at the same time - Oscar Wilde was famous
for saying witty things.
 Poke fun at (verb): to make something or someone look silly - Lots of comedians poke
fun at politics and make fun of politicians.
Romantic Comedy (also "rom com") (noun): a funny love story - My wife loves
romantic comedies, but I can't stand them!
Ridiculous (adjective): very silly, or unreasonable enough to make people laugh - You
can't swim to China. That's a ridiculous idea!
Satire (noun): a book, play, movie, etc that uses comedy to criticize something - A
good satire can change the way you think.
Satirize (verb): to use humour to poke fun at something or someone - I like the way
it satirizes lawyers and the legal system.
(noun): a farcical romantic comedy of the 30s or 40s - I've only seen Cary Grant in screwball
comedies.
Slapstick (noun): comedy based on sight gags - Those Mr Bean movies are full of
slapstick comedy.
spoof (noun): a funny parody of a movie genre - Is it a horror movie spoof, or just
a funny horror movie?
Western (noun): a cowboy movie about the old American West - There were lots of
Westerns on TV when I was a kid.