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com Hello I'm Neil.

In this program, we're going to talk about movies.

Now, what kind of movies do you like, Faye Faye?

I love Romcoms, Neil Neil Romcom is a word which takes the first two halves of

the words romantic and comedy and what about you Neil what sort of movies do you like the most?

Well I can't resist a who-done it.

Who-done it is short for who has done it.

The point of these films is for the audience to try to guess who committed a serious crime, usually murder.

Ah, you like Detective movies. In a who done it, you can try to beat the detective and work out who committed the crime.

That's the fun of it.

Sherlock Holmes is a perfect example.

Yes, Rom com and who done it are today's expressions in the English we speak.

And there's one more.

See if you can guess this now, Faye Faye.

Hello, I'm a robot sent from the future to prevent war and destruction.

A sci-fi movie.

Sci-Fi is a word which takes the first two halves of the words science and fiction.

These films usually feature robots, aliens and inventions from the future.

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