film
part of speech
noun (film, films); verb (film, films, filmed, filming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A film is a movie, a story shown with moving pictures. tree →
2) To film is to record moving pictures with a camera. tree →
3) Film is a thin layer, like plastic film or a film of oil. tree →
4) Film is also the roll that old cameras used for photos. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: a movie with a length of time or tickets (length = end time − start time; cost = tickets × price); things counted; science: a thin film of oil on water; media: making a short film in class; everyday life: going to the cinema; safety: age ratings on films
examples
- The film lasts 2 hours. tree →
- They watched 3 films. tree →
- Tickets for the film cost $7. tree →
- The film starts at 4 and ends at 6. tree →
- We filmed our class play. tree →
- Cover the bowl with plastic film. tree →
- There was a film of ice on the pond. tree →
- This film is for children over 12. tree →
- Little by little a film covered his eyes. tree →
note
A word of the story; numbers are time or tickets. Trap: the length of a film can be found as end time minus start time. US English says «movie» more; British English says «film».
In the corpora
- Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.
- At the bottom are the facts: dates, official statements from the Palace, things filmed for everyone to see.
- Until the film makers announce it, who plays James Bond is only guessing by fans and betting sites.
- You do not have to feel sad about a famous person you never knew; the people laying flowers knew their songs or films.
- Stars go on chat shows mainly to promote a new film, book or tour, and their funny stories are often practised beforehand.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «film» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.