Fiction, TV and Film

• ​ cartoon
•  a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about
politics or events in the news
He started drawing cartoons when he was still at school.
• ​ clue
•  an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the
police solve a crime
 clue about something They are searching for clues about the kidnapping.
• ​ costume
•  the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a
particular historical period
an exhibition of Victorian costumes
• ​ critic
•  a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of
books, music, etc.
a film/an art/a music critic
• ​ detective
•  a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes
and catch criminals
a detective story/novel
• ​episode
•  one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several
partsThe next episode has not yet been filmed.
I watched a few episodes of seasons one and two.
• genre
• ​a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can
recognize because of its special features
Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years.
• ​ ghost
•  the spirit of a dead person that a living person believes they can see or
hear
Do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)?
• ​narrative
• ​ a description of events
• SYNONYM story
• a historical narrative of the United States
• ​ script
• a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc.
That line isn't in the original script.
• ​ setting
•  an environment where something is located; the place at which
something happens
a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic setting
• ​ tale
•  a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of
action and adventure
a coming-of-age/morality tale
Use the words to fill the gaps in the sentences. You may need to change
the form of the word.
• cartoon 
• Clue
•  costume 
• critic 
• detective 
• Episode
•  genre
•  ghost 
• narrative 
• script 
• Setting
•   tale
• She writes short stories with a contemporary
_____________.
• Mickey Mouse is probably the most famous
________________ character of all.
• She designed the _______________ for the play.
• This is an exciting _____________ of action and adventure.
• The _______________ described the movie as ‘a great family
film’.
• I just watched the final _____________ of the series.
• Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional _______________
who solves crimes by examining all the ___________ and
making logical deductions.
• He moved to Hollywood and started writing film
___________.
• We used to sit around the campfire telling ___________
stories.
• The book is written in the style of a first-person
______________.
Here are 50 more words connected with
fiction, film and TV
• act, action, actor, actress, adapt, adventure, author, book,  broadcast,
camera, chapter, character, cinema, classic, comedy, describe,
description, director, documentary, drama, dramatic, DVD, ending,
exciting, film, hero, horror, imaginary, imagination, imagine, movie,
mystery, novel, plot, producer, programme, publish, reader, review,
romantic, scene, series, show, story, theme, television, TV, video,
watch, writer