ESL Podcast 470 – Avoiding Show and Movie Spoilers

(1)ESL Podcast 470 – Avoiding Show and Movie Spoilers
season: a period of time a series of tv program are being shown
premiering: sth that is shown for the first time
spoiler: sth that is said or readen that other people know what happen at the end of a book, movie, or a show, if a people do that, it is called a spoiler
guest star: an actor who appears on for one or few more show,but not a regular part of a program.
plot twist: sth unexpected to happen in a story, in book or movie. a change in a story.
coming up: it will happen in the near future.
movie tralior: an advertisment for a movie, which shows in the movie theater before the movie your are going to see.
reviews: a written opionion about a book, movie or TV show on newspaper or websites.
spoil: make sth less fun, less useful or less helpful.
suspense: a feeling of anticipation or excitement before sth happens.
spoil alert: when someone tell you on newpaper article or on websites that they are going to tell you about how a book or a movie ends.
stay in the dark: not to know something, not to be told sth, to be ignorant.
ex.when my gf left me, i was in the dark -->it was a mystery to me.
let the cat out the bag: to accidentally to tell someone a secret which is not supposed to be told.
in for a wild ride: going to have a lot of fun excitement or surprises.
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