Plot meaning in English
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Definition
to plot (someone's death, against someone): to design, to devise, to imagine (someone's death); to make plans, to devise a scheme (against someone)
a plot: a plan, a scheme, a conspiracy; a story, a topic, a subject
the plot of a novel the outline, the subject, the story of a novel
Examples
- "You've been plotting to kill him ever since you arrived here!"
- "Lucy : Well, Diddly is making a new film and the exciting part is that he wants Delavigne perfumes to be an integral part of the plot!"
- "Edward : Hi, this is Edward Moon, I'm not here right now because I'm taking part in a secret plot to overthrow the robots that have taken over the Delavigne Corporation - boooo!"
- "Always scheming and plotting against people, stealing monkeys, writing ransom notes, blackmailing all the time."
- "plots and conspiracies, failed assassination attempts, 10 most wanted cats in Sweden."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms. Not all the terms are used, and none are used more than once. Remember to conjugate the verbs appropriately.
peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy
Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different , perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy
Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different , perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms. Not all the terms are used, and none are used more than once. Remember to conjugate the verbs appropriately.
peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy
Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were plotting 1 against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different country 2, perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and blackmail 3 her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny beach 4 drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy
Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were plotting 1 against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different country 2, perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and blackmail 3 her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny beach 4 drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
1 plotting: "To plot (against someone)" is to conspire against them, or to plan something with a hostile purpose. In Dr. Badguy's conversation with Bruno, Badguy confesses that he is tired of "plotting and scheming" against people, meaning that he is tired of conspiring against them. Note that as a noun "a plot" can also describe a piece of land, or a type of story or scenario like one in a book or film. The "ING" form of the verb should be used here to create the past progressive tense (they were plotting).
2 country: Zimbabwe is a different "country", and the destination of the teenagers once they have taken the photographs.
3 blackmail: "To blackmail (someone)" is to extort money from them by using compromising or secret information which puts the victim in a compromising position. In his conversation with Bruno, Badguy tells him that he is tired of "blackmailing all the time". In this exercise, the teenagers plan to blackmail the queen by publishing controversial photos of the queen and her young Latin lover.
4 beach: A "beach" refers to the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
Exercise 2
"He wants Delavigne perfumes to be an integral part of the plot"
Lucy means that Diddly Scott wants Delavigne perfumes to feature prominently of his new film.
Lucy means that Diddly Scott wants Delavigne perfumes to feature prominently of his new film.
"He wants Delavigne perfumes to be an integral part of the plot"
Lucy means that Diddly Scott wants Delavigne perfumes to feature prominently in the storyline of his new film.
Lucy means that Diddly Scott wants Delavigne perfumes to feature prominently in the storyline of his new film.
in the storyline: This is correct. The "plot" is the "storyline" or main story of a fictional work such as film, play or novel. For example: "Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy. Girl digests boy in prison: that's the plot of "Carol the Carnivore" in 3 sentences". In the dialogue, Diddly Scott wants to use Delavigne perfumes in his film to "add an air of realism" or make the film more convincing or believable. Using real products in films is usually called "product placement".
in the marketing: The term "plot" is unrelated to "marketing" therefore this is not the best choice here.
at a key moment: Showing a product briefly in a film (to publicize the product) is common in the movie industry. However, it is clear from the dialogue that Delavigne perfumes will be involved much more extensively (as an "integral part of the plot") and not just for an instant or key moment.
in the financing : The term "plot" is unrelated to "financing" (to supply money) therefore this is not the best choice here.
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