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Vocabulary: let's go to the cinema!
When arriving in front of a cinema/ movie theatre you must first choose your film. You may have made your choice on a magazine ( "What's on?") or on the Internet. In all cases, you'll have to stand in the line ( to queue up) corresponding to the film you have chosen.
Entering the movie theatre, you may be surprised by its size and by that of the screen.
A cinema/ a movie theatre Cinema/ movie ticket
To stand in line/ to queue up | a set | A film/ a reel |
Film posters | A trailer | A cinema/ A movie theatre |
A curtain | The screen | A projector |
Cinema seats | A booster cushion | A cup-holder |
In order to make a good, or if possible a perfect film, many people give their best for their future audience:
to shoot a film | a film director |
to direct a film | to release a film |
to dub | a subtitle |
a shooting | a film maker |
a producer | a technician |
an extra | a scriptwriter |
a camera operator | a make-up artist |
a costume designer | a propsmaster |
a stuntman | a stunt |
the lead actor/ actress | the supporting role/part |
a minor role | the cast |
When you want to watch a foreign film, you have to make a choice between two possibilities:
- You may choose a film where the dialogues are dubbed, which means that you can hear the dialogues in your own language, while you can't really lip-read them.
- Or, you may choose to follow the film in its original language, in O. V. (in the "original version" ), listening to "the original soundtrack" .
This film is subtitled
There are many types of films:
Silent films | Black and White films | A cartoon | Animated cartoons |
A science fiction film = Sci-fi | A film of adventure | A film of action | A western |
A love story | A thriller | A war-film | A detective story |
A horror film | A documentary | A children's film | "The End" = The last words of a film |
When a film is out, is released/ is shown/ is on, it's watched carefully by critics writing reviews. Then the film may become a success, a hit/ a blockbuster or a flop
Here you are! Now, you have the necessary vocabulary to enjoy a good film... speak about it, and do a perfect exercise. Now, go for it! Good luck!
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