1. 1 intriguing
2 thought-provoking
3 clichéd
4 feel-good
5 sentimental
6 subtle
7 ambiguous
8 baffling
2 Aristotle, Syd Field
3. 1 left
2 coming
3 Being
4 shortage
5 doesn’t
6 greatly
7 beginning
8 finally
9 seventies
10 better
11 successful
12 following
13 reversal
14 unoriginal
4. 1 the screenplay
2 the spec not matching the set ideas about what makes a good screenplay
3 films that followed Aristotle’s plan did better at the box office
4 The beginning should last no more than 30 minutes, at the end of which there should be a turning point; the middle should last for around an hour, during which there may be another turning point; the final quarter of the film depicts the climax of the story.
5. 1 a hit
2 lucrative
3 meticulously
4 come up with
5 the climax
Challenge! Students’ own answers