Going to a theater to catch the latest movies can be a fun activity, either by yourself, with a friend, or with family. Fortunately, there are movie theaters in many communities around the world, and cheap movie tickets are often available. Listen to the words below and consult a dictionary if you need a definition. Write a sample sentence for each word to learn how it is used in context. You can use the Internet to find such sentences.

• buy some popcorn
• buy tickets
• catch a movie
• get a drink
• go to a movie theater
• read a movie review
• sit in an aisle seat
• wait in line
• watch a movie trailer
• watch the credits
• watch the previews

• take a seat
  • at the front
  • in the middle
  • at the back

• exciting
• interesting
• marvelous
• moving
• terrific
• wonderful

• absurd
• awful
• boring
• terrible
• weird

III. Follow-Up: Top

Describe a movie theater you often visit. Explain why you go to that particular theater, where you usually sit inside (and why), and what kinds of refreshments you buy to eat during the movie.

Online Listening Practice (from www.esl-lab.com, www.dailyesl.com, and www.ezslang.com):

• DVD Movie Rentals: Easy -- [esl-lab]
• Movie Rentals: Easy -- [trainyouraccent]
• Show Times: Medium -- [esl-lab]
• Movie Theater: Medium -- [daily]
• Watching Movies: Medium -- [daily]
• Movie Review: Difficult -- [esl-lab]