Page 14 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Cinema and Films

A visit to the cinema
Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
cinema foyer aisle trailer cartoon
critic auditorium poster row screen
horror performance review
Fiona and 1went to the (a) the other day to see 'Devii' at the Odeon. The
(b) by the Daily Express(c) was good, and we decided to go to the
8 o'clock (d) o When I arrived, Fiona was waiting for me in the (e) _
looking at a (f) for 'Devii' on the wall. We went into the (g) and sat
down. 1don't like to be too c10seto the (h) and 1usually sit in the back
(i) - if possible, and 1prefer a seat on the U) so I can stretch my legs.
Before the main film there was a Mickey Mouse (k) , then a (I) for
the following week's film. 'Devii' was a (m) film and I was quite terrified,
but Fiona thought it was funny.

A film review
2 Instructions as above.
documentary location role director cast
performance studio critical box office plot
Marlon Brando is a superb actor and in 'On the Waterfront' he gave his finest
(a) o It is his best-known (b) o The (c) aiso included Eva
Marie Saint and Karl Malden and the film's (d) , Elia Kazan, never made a
better film. Parts of the film were shot in the (e) in Hollywood, but a lot was
made on (f) in the streets of New York, which makes it at times like a
(g) o The critics loved the film but it was not only a (h) success.
It was a great (i) success as well, and made an enormous profit.
The (j) is about a young man's attempt to be a boxing champion.
3 Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.
to in on at for
(a) It wasn't made Iocation.
(b) It was made the studio.
(c) Is there a good firm tonight?
(d) What's the Odeon?
(e) He likes to sit the aisle.
(f) It happened the beginning of the film.
(g) There was a trailer the next week's film.
(h) Let's go the cinema.
(i) This film is based a book.
(j) I like to sit the back.
(k) She prefers to sit the front.
(I) We were shown our seats the third row.
(m) Sometimes the cast list comes the end of the film.

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