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Genres
100

The moon (orbit/orbits) the earth.

The moon orbits the earth.

100

a large and fast swallow

She finished her water in one big ___.

gulp

100

a task or job that a teacher tells you to do (homework)

assignment

100

a relative who lived in the past

ancestor

100
It's a story or a film about the love between two people.

romance

200

Plants (give/gives) us oxygen.

Plants give us oxygen.

200

very large

That fish is ___!

enormous

200

showing excitement and interest in something

enthusiastic 

200

change from a solid to a liquid

melt

200

Books, films, or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about other planets or space travel.

science fiction/sci-fi

300

People (exercise/exercises) for good health.

People exercise for good health.

300

very quickly

The river moves ___.

swiftly

300

done in a magical way

magically

300

a large piece of moving ice and snow on land

glacier 

300

A play or film that includes singing and dancing.

musical

400

Ice-cream (melt/melts) in hot weather.

Ice-cream melts in hot weather.

400
calm, quiet

Sitting by the pond is ___.

peaceful

400

a complete change in appearance or form

metamorphosis 

400

something you think will happen in the future

prediction 

400

A film in which strange and frightening things happen. 

horror/thriller

500

Galapagos tortoises (live/lives) over 150 years.

Galapagos tortoises live over 150 years.

500

small lake

The duck is swimming in the ___.

pond

500

actions that surprise or deceive someone

tricks

500
no longer in existence

extinct 

500

A film that tells a story about things that happen in an imaginary world.

fantasy

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