Vocabulary - TV programmes and film genres
People of all ages, in both France and Northern Ireland, spend a lot of their free time listening to music as well as watching programmes and films. Whether we watch or listen on smart phones, computers, tablets or TVs it is essential to be able to give an opinion about preferences and dislikes.
Here is some vocabulary to get started.
| les actualités | news |
| la comédie | comedy |
| le dessin animé | cartoon |
| le documentaire | documentary |
| une dramatique | TV drama |
| une émission de sport | sports programme |
| les jeu-concours | quiz shows |
| le jeu télévisé | game shows |
| le petit écran | small screen, TV |
| un télé-crochet | talent show |
| la télé-réalité | reality TV |
| le feuilleton | soap opera |
| la série | series |
| la série-noir | crime drama |
| la série policière | police drama |
| les actualités |
| news |
| la comédie |
| comedy |
| le dessin animé |
| cartoon |
| le documentaire |
| documentary |
| une dramatique |
| TV drama |
| une émission de sport |
| sports programme |
| les jeu-concours |
| quiz shows |
| le jeu télévisé |
| game shows |
| le petit écran |
| small screen, TV |
| un télé-crochet |
| talent show |
| la télé-réalité |
| reality TV |
| le feuilleton |
| soap opera |
| la série |
| series |
| la série-noir |
| crime drama |
| la série policière |
| police drama |
It's also essential to be able to talk about different genres of films.
| la comédie romantique | romantic comedy |
| le film d’action | action film |
| le film d’aventure | adventure film |
| le film d’horreur | horror film |
| le film historique | period drama |
| le film policier | detective film |
| la comédie romantique |
| romantic comedy |
| le film d’action |
| action film |
| le film d’aventure |
| adventure film |
| le film d’horreur |
| horror film |
| le film historique |
| period drama |
| le film policier |
| detective film |
