電影遠勝於戲劇，它超越本國的局限，面對世界的觀眾。幽默大師林語堂說過：今日真教育不在學校，而在電影院，熏陶青年之德性而影響其言行者，乃銀幕人物，而非學堂教師《烟屑》。
TYPES OF MOVIES
     電影最常見的GENRE類型片，主要有：action movie動作片，horror movie恐怖片，science fiction movie科幻片，thriller懸疑片，adventure探險片，drama劇情片，comedy喜劇，romance浪漫片，animation動畫片/卡通片，documentary紀錄片。
FILM GLOSSARY
     談論電影，最常用到的詞語，不外乎： blockbuster耗巨資拍攝的大片, sleeper出人意外地成功的冷門電影，director導演，producer監製，leading role主角，supporting role配角，plot情節，script劇本，line台詞，editing剪接，special effects特技，movie set電影拍攝現場，stuntman特技替身演員等。
FILM REVIEW
      電影是大眾娛樂，也是綜合藝術。電影評論，對一齣好看的電影，可以從多方面欣賞其優點。
POSITIVE VIEWS：值得向朋友推廌highly recommended的好片，if you want to write some glowing reviews可以參考影評人film critics以下相當普遍的寫法：a bold experiment大膽創新的嘗試/startling originality驚人的創意/action-packed, with gripping suspense building up情節緊湊，引人入勝/very accomplished acting演技精湛/consummate professional actors演員才藝出眾/a star-studded cast演員陣容強勁/a dazzling display of talents超卓演出，令人目眩。電影非常賣座playing to full houses，可以用票房的成績輝煌a spectacularly successful box-office hit來形容。電影藝術各方面的成績特別出色，足以提名奧斯卡金像獎： their achievements are worthy of being nominated for an Oscar award。
NEGATIVE VIEWS：負面的批評，可以指出電影不足的原因，例如：it has a weak plot劇情鬆散，未能抓住觀眾的注意力it didn't hold the audience's attention；或者the film cannot make a lasting impression on me, fire my imagination, awaken my interest；特技效果令人失望the special effects are very disappointing indeed, 太多暴力鏡頭，髒話粗鄙，兒童不宜，the film contains some very violent scenes, has too much bad language and is unsuitable for children。整體來說，乏善可陳，the overall result is a dismal failure。
有人說過這句趣話：Why should people go out and pay to see bad movies when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? (Sam Goldwyn)
You see, view, watch a movie in a cinema, but you watch television at home.
要特別留意：'the television' refers to the television set電視機, while 'television' refers to programme電視節目。
There's an interesting programme on television tonight今晚的電視節目很好看。
The whole family members have the television on all the time 一家人整天開着電視機。
Couch potatoes are persons who spend a lot of time sitting and watching television電視迷老泡在電視機前面。
電視TELEVISION非常informal口語化的說法是： TV, telly, the box(英式), the tube(美式)。
Television programme最常見電視節目的類別有：
news新聞節目/soap opera肥皂劇/sitcom處境喜劇/drama series電視劇集/detective series偵探片集/documentary紀錄片 /game show遊戲節目/talk show(AmE)=chat show (BrE) 聊天節目/made-for- TV movie專為電視拍攝的電影/cartoon卡通片/reality TV 真人秀。
TYPES OF TELEVISION BROADCASTS電視播送的不同類別有：
terrestrial地面電視/cable有線電視/satellite衛星電視/digital數碼廣播/closed-circuit television閉路電視。
COMMON TELEVISION GLOSSARY有關電視的常用詞匯表：
broadcast 出節目/rerun 目重播/line up節目安排/television producer節目監製/presenter節目主持人/a pre-recorded programme預錄節目/a live programme現場直播/ highlights of the current events of the week一周時事的集錦或精華。
channel頻道/pay channel收費電視頻道/pay-per-view按次付費的服務/webcast綱絡播放a TV programme shown on the Internet.
channel surfing=channel hopping 跳頻：為觀看到好節目而頻繁地變換電視頻道。
widescreen television寬屏幕電視機/plasma screen television等離子屏幕電視機/liquid crystal display television=LCD-TV液晶顯示電視機，都是最新比較流行的電視機種。
television coverage收視情況
favourite最喜歡的電視節目/live/violent programme
telegenic上鏡= television + photogenic例如：適宜於出現在電視鏡頭的臉孔。
televangelist is a person who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians and to give money經常上電視的福音佈道者，勸人加入基督教，以及捐款。