Stranger Things takes us back to the early 1980s. The narrative begins in 1983, in a quiet Indiana community called Hawkins. A 12-year-old boy is cycling back to his house at night, through the woods and close to a secret government research centre. When he never makes it home, his friends and family set out to find him. (1)______________ (COINCIDENCE) with his (2)_____________ (MYSTERY) (3)_______________ (APPEAR) is the (4)___________ (ARRIVE) of a young girl with (5)______________ (EARTH) powers, and a monster constantly (6)____________ (LURK) in the shadows.
The series is (7)________________ (BRIM) with references to the popular culture of the period. In between scenes of horror and suspense, viewers are treated to snapshots of 1980s life, from (8)_______________ (ICON) fashion and (9)______________ (HAIR) to the music and movies that defined the decade. We are offered an (10)______________ (SIGHT) into the gender norms of the era: mothers managing (11)_______________ (HOLD) duties while fathers went to work. (12)__________________ (ADD), the characters' (13)_______________ (RELY) on (14)_______________ (RELY) (15)_________________ (LAND) during emergencies will likely leave modern viewers feeling grateful for their smartphones.
It's difficult to suggest ways the (16)______________ (CREATE) could have improved Stranger Things as a (17)_________________ (VIEW) experience. The show is (18)____________ (GENUINENESS) creepy, and the acting of the young cast is absolutely superb. The concept of the small-town cop trying to get to the bottom of a mystery with no support from his department is (19)______________ (HARD) original, but makes sense given he is facing a supernatural enemy.
The series excels in (20)______________ (BLEND) horror, complex emotions, and (21)_______________ (NOSTALGIC) into a (22)______________ (COMPEL) package. If you're looking for a show that will (23)_______________ (THOROUGH) entertain and terrify you in equal measure, this is an (24)_____________ (MISS) choice
KEY
1. Coinciding
2. mysterious
3. disappearance
4. arrival
5. unearthly
6. lurking
to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal.
Sp. acechar, merodear
E.g. Why are you lurking around outside my house?
7. Brimming
Brim: to be full of something; to fill something.
Sp: rebosar
E.g.
The team were brimming with confidence before the game.
8. iconic
9. hairstyles
10. insight
(C/U) an understanding of what something is like
E.g.
The book gives us fascinating insight(s) into life in Mexico.
11. household
12. Additionally
13. reliance
14. unreliable
15. landlines
16. creators
17. viewing
18. genuinely
19. hardly
20. blending
21. nostalgia
22. compelling
that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting
Sp. cautivador
E.g.
- Her latest book makes compelling reading.
23. thoroughly
very much; completely.
E.g.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
I'm thoroughly confused.
a thoroughly professional performance
24. unmissable
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