noun · academic
film adaptation
UK/fɪlm ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/US/fɪlm ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/FILM AD·ap·TA·tion
Band 6-7task2speaking
a movie based on another work, like a book or play
Examples
“The film adaptation kept most of the book's main themes.”
“Critics compared the film adaptation unfavourably to the original novel.”
“Successful film adaptations can boost sales of the original book.”
Band 8 sentence
“While a faithful film adaptation can please fans, directors sometimes alter plots to suit cinematic pacing.”
Collocations
- faithful film adaptation
- adapt a novel into a film
Word family
adapt verbadaptation noun
Common mistakes
movie version→film adaptation
film copy of the book→film adaptation
Say it for a higher band
5movie version→6screen adaptation→7+film adaptation
Synonyms
screen adaptation
Easily confused
screen adaptation
“The screen adaptation of the play won several awards.”
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