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Entertainment & Media — A2 English Vocabulary

This A2 vocabulary list gathers 30 elementary English words about entertainment & media — films, music, tv and the news. Every word comes with its British-English pronunciation and a natural example sentence, so you learn each one in real context. When you are ready, open the flashcards to practise and remember them for good.

  1. news/njuːz/

    “I watch the news every evening.”

  2. newspaper/ˈnjuːz.peɪ.pə/

    “He reads the newspaper at breakfast.”

  3. channel/ˈtʃæn.əl/

    “There is a good film on this channel.”

  4. programme/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/

    “My favourite programme starts at eight.”

  5. actress/ˈæk.trəs/

    “The actress won an award.”

  6. comedy/ˈkɒm.ə.di/

    “We watched a very funny comedy.”

  7. drama/ˈdrɑː.mə/

    “She loves a good drama series.”

  8. series/ˈsɪə.riːz/

    “I watched the whole series in a week.”

  9. episode/ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/

    “The last episode was very exciting.”

  10. scene/siːn/

    “The final scene made me cry.”

  11. character/ˈkær.ək.tə/

    “My favourite character is the detective.”

  12. director/dɪˈrek.tə/

    “The director made many famous films.”

  13. audience/ˈɔː.di.əns/

    “The audience clapped loudly.”

  14. band/bænd/

    “The band played all their hit songs.”

  15. album/ˈæl.bəm/

    “Their new album is very popular.”

  16. song/sɒŋ/

    “This song is at the top of the charts.”

  17. review/rɪˈvjuː/

    “The film got a very good review.”

  18. famous/ˈfeɪ.məs/

    “She is a famous singer.”

  19. celebrity/səˈleb.rə.ti/

    “A celebrity opened the new shop.”

  20. cartoon/kɑːˈtuːn/

    “The children laughed at the cartoon.”

  21. headline/ˈhed.laɪn/

    “The headline was about the election.”

  22. advert/ˈæd.vɜːt/

    “There was a funny advert on TV.”

  23. record/rɪˈkɔːd/

    “They will record a new song tomorrow.”

  24. performance/pəˈfɔː.məns/

    “Her performance was excellent.”

  25. stage/steɪdʒ/

    “The singer walked onto the stage.”

  26. thriller/ˈθrɪl.ə/

    “I read an exciting thriller.”

  27. broadcast/ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst/

    “The match was broadcast live.”

  28. media/ˈmiː.di.ə/

    “Social media is very popular today.”

  29. documentary/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/

    “We watched a documentary about lions.”

  30. entertain/ˌen.təˈteɪn/

    “Clowns entertain the children.”