1.4 Vocabulary

A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

awful	commercial	dull	gripping	disturbing
catchy	over-the-top	weird	hilarious	uplifting

It left me cold. It was typical big-budget Hollywood - very ___

It's very easy to sing along to - very ___

It's ____ - just really, really funny.

It does nothing for me. It's quite boring, quite ___ .

I can't explain it. It's just strange - really ___ .

It's just too much for my liking- just really ___ .

You can't stop reading. It's just so exciting, so ___ .

It's good, but it's quite upsetting- quite ___ .

It's a really inspiring story, really ___ .

10.

Don't go and see it! It's dreadful, absolutely ___ .

B. Choose the right response. Pay attention to the expressions that use not really, not that and a bit.

When disagreeing with someone’s tastes, instead of saying directly I don’t like it or it’s really weird, we often soften our responses by using phrases such as ‘I’m not that keen on’, ‘I guess’, ‘I suppose’, ‘to be honest’, ‘for my liking’, etc. We also use a bit to soften negative adjectives.

It’s not really my kind of thing
Yeah, I guess, but, to be honest, I’m not that keen on action movies.
It was all a bit too weird for my liking.
As I say, it’s not really my kind of thing.

I love 60s music. The Beatles, The Stones, stuff like that.

Have you seen Saw? I love that film. It's so scary.

I love fantasy- Harry Potter and that kind of thing.

I love that film. He's hilarious in it- really, really funny.

Don't you like opera? I love it.

I tend to read stuff on history or politics.

Have you heard any Dover? I love their music.

Have you ever read Mona? It's so moving. I loved it.

C. Tell a partner about films, books and music you like — and why you like them. If your partner disagrees, they should use some of the expressions from exercise B.

Outcomes Upper Intermediate

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1.4 Vocabulary

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