Vocabulary for IELTS (Topic- Books, Films, and Arts)

• Curl up with a book: to get comfortable and read.
• Thrillers or action books: exciting and full of events
• A strong plotline: a good story that keeps moving
• Cover to cover: from start to finish
• Rom-com movie: a romantic comedy film
• Adapted from fiction: a film which was first a book
• Strong characterization: the main people are well-rounded and believable
• Recommended to me by a friend: someone suggested that I read it
• Black humor: funny but rather dark or mysterious as well
• Genre: the type of film. E.g. horror or comedy
• Commercial blockbusters: films made for the mass market to generate a lot of income
• A sea change in something: a fundamental shift
• Online streaming: watching via the internet
• To commission a film: to ask for one to be made
• A valid perspective: a real view/outlook/insight into something
• Cultural heritage: the background and history of a country