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The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
Movies
action
actor
angle
costume
critic
detail
director
editor
film
location
outline
review
scene
screen
script
set
shot
special effect
studio
take
treatment

Multimedia
camera operator
computer programmer
foreign correspondent
gossip columnist
graphic designer
media specialist
on-call technician
photo editor
sportswriter
stunt person
webpage designer

Other
aspect
assistant
box
budget
(rock) concert
fashion show
foot
(talk show) host
industry
journalism
knowledge
magic show
millions (of)
order
publishing
stage
stagehand
talent scout
thousands (of)
tycoon
(TV) show
(TV) sitcom
    (= situational comedy)
Pronoun
several

Adjectives
common
final
full
live
main
mechanical
ready
sarcastic

Verbs
add
appear
complete
compose
distribute
divide
expand
get to
handle
interview
pick
prepare
rehearse
research
saw (in half)
select
shoot (a [movie] scene)
stand in (for)
stick out
write out

Adverbs
as soon as
once
physically
relatively
separately
sometimes

Prepositions
for (free)
in (order)
on (stage)

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EXPRESSIONS

Explaining or identifying someone
. . . is the person who/that . . . .

Asking for an explanation
Why is that?

Saying you haven't decided yet
It depends.

Talking about an opportunity
I get to . . . .

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