ban (verb) to forbid

• Sample Sentence: Ratings are an alternative to banning or restricting a film.

• Turn and Talk: If you knew that a movie was banned, would that make you want to see it more or less?

*ban (noun) a rule that forbids something

• Sample Sentence: The school placed a ban on disposable plastic water bottles.

• Turn and Talk: Should there be a ban on smoking in public places?

interact (verb) to communicate, to have social contact with

• Sample Sentence: Some people believe it is important for families to interact with their children and actually learn what is in their video games or shows.

• Turn and Talk: Do you interact differently with your parents when you want them to buy you something? Explain.

occur (verb) to happen

• Sample Sentence: Europeans are more likely to restrict or censor movies in which violence occurs. 

• Turn and Talk: In the last movie you saw, would you say that violent scenes occurred too frequently?

complex (adjective) complicated; of many parts

• Sample Sentence: Rating movies is complex because people disagree about the specific factors that should be included in the rating.

• Turn and Talk: Do you think rating video games is more complex than rating movies? Explain.

*complex (noun) a group of related things connected in complicated ways

• Sample Sentence: The mayor unified the transportation complex, which included trains, buses, and streetcars.

• Turn and Talk: Why might someone want to live in an apartment complex instead of a house?

*alternate part of speech