Vocabulary

• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• puppy love: Intense but relatively shallow romantic attachment, typically associated with adolescents.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• going on: To continue doing something
• for the main: Intended for the primary or main person or thing.
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• sister: Female you share a parent with
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• woman: Adult female human being
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• come: To arrive at a place
• live: To be alive
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• policeman: Male police officer
• news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
• lend: To let someone borrow something for a while
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• online: Connected to the internet
• main: Most important; most often used
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• teen: Teenager
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• fable: Very old (children's) story with a moral lesson
• screenplay: Movie script that includes movement and speech
• se: South-east
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British