QUESTIONS THE CINEMA

What kind of movie do you like?

How often do you go to movies?
Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater?
Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?
Would you like to be an actor/actress? Why or why not?
Who is your favorite actor or actress?
Who's your favorite director?
Do you have a favorite movie theatre? A preferred place to sit?
What is your all-time favorite movie?
What kind of movie is it?
Who's in it?
Who directed it?
Why do you like it?
When did it come out?
Where was it filmed?
How many times have you seen it?
Would you recommend it? Why?
Is there a movie you could watch over and over again?
Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?
If so, what kinds?
Why do you dislike them?
What do you prefer, animated movies or real movies?
What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
Do you think historical movies are educational?
Do you like documentaries?
Have you ever seen a movie in another country? Describe the experience.
Have you ever seen a celebrity or famous person? Where? Tell us about it
Have you ever seen ___? (Insert the name of a movie.)
Can you think of some tourist sights related to the movie industry?
If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or
read the book? Why?
What do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie theater?
Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry?
Do you like foreign films that are dubbed in your mother tongue or do you like watching
the film in its original form?
Do you think there should be more movies made in your country?
What things happen too often in movies?
If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be? Which actor or
actress would be you in a movie about your life?
Do you think a movie has to be expensive to make to become a blockbuster? Why?
If someone were to make a movie about your life, what would you want included? Include
AT LEAST three points!
Do you remember which one it was?

VOCABULARY

Blockbuster-xito de
taquilla/ventas
film adaptation- adapatacin
cinematogrfica
hype-bombo se emplea
cuando a algo se le da mucho
bombo

love story-historia de amor

role-papel, rol

musical-musical

scene-escena

romantic film-pelcula
romntica

screenwriter-guionista

science-fiction film-pelcula
de ciencia ficcin

script- guin
screenplay-guin de cine/TV

short-length filmcortometraje

teleplay-guin de TV

silent film-cine mudo

studio-estudio de grabacin

upcoming- prximo

western-pelcula del oeste

subtitles-subttulos

cinema - cine

commercial-publicidad

movie (US), film-pelcula

episode-episodio, captulo

supporting actor-actor de
reparto

action film- pelcula de

accin

actor-actor

supporting cast-reparto

actress-actriz

supporting role-papel
secundario

preview-vista previa
special effects-efectos
especiales

cartoon- dibujos animados

cameraman-camargrafo
comedy- comedia
cast-elenco
detective film- pelcula de
detectives

cinema review-crticas de
cine

documentary -documental
dialogue-dilogo
educational film - pelcula
educativa
full-length filmlargometraje
horror film-pelcula de
terror

director
extras
film star-estrella de cine
producer-productor

set-plat

titles-ttulos
to go to the cinema (GB) -ir
al cine
to go to the movies (US)-ir
al cine
to rent a video/DVD-alquilar
un vdeo/DVD
to watch a video/DVD-ver
un vdeo/DVD

Idioms and Sayings About Entertainment

Get the show on the road
Something that we say when we start promoting a show.
Ex: This would be the final script before we get the show on the road.
Give something two thumbs up
We say this when we like something.
Ex: I am giving your movie two thumbs up.
The class clown
A pupil who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun.
Ex: He never got over his reputation of being the class clown.
To be in the limelight
To be the centre of attention.
Ex: Ignore her, she'd do anything to keep herself in the limelight.
A dog and pony show
A show or other event that has been organized in order to get people's support or to persuade them to buy
something..
Ex: The whole party was just a dog and pony show for the politicians.
The show must go on
Something that we say which means that an event or activity must continue even if there are problems or
difficulties.
Ex: I've got a terrible cold, but I've got to go to work.
To run the show
To be in charge of an organization or an activity.
Ex: She started off sorting the mail, but now she's running the show.