Unit 1: Undercover English
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Session 2
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ - Undercover English - ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ±ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΉ ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈ₯ΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈ¨ΰΈΆΰΈΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈ§ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈ«ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Here's the second episode of our new series - Undercover English - where Sian and Clare go undercover in the UK to help you learn real, spoken English. Today, Sian is going to the cinema. Join her to find out how to buy a cinema ticket in the UK.
Activity 1
Buying a cinema ticket
What do we call 'a line of seats in the cinema' in English?
‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ’ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ£?
A) a row
B) an aisle
C) a queue
Watch the video to find out! :)
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Watch the video.
ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈΰΈ: A) a row - a queue ΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ£ΰΈ ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ° an aisle ΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ
Summary
1) How do you ask for a cinema ticket in English?
ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈ«ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£?
You can say:
ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉ:
- Can I have one ticket for (film name) on (day), please?
2) In some cinemas you may be able to choose where you want to sit. What can you say?
ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉ ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£?
You can say
ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉ:
- At the end of the row ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈΰΈ§
- At the front / back ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉΰΈ² / ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈ₯ΰΈ±ΰΈ
3) When it's time to pay, what questions might the server ask you?
ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£?
- Paying card or cash? (Are you paying by card or in cash?)
ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ
- Would you like a receipt?
ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉ
To do
Now try this fun quiz to see how well you've understood this episode! :)
Practice time!
4 Questions
Choose the correct answer to these questions.
Gargaarsa
Activity
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karaarra buusu
ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² βΰΉΰΈΰΈ§β ΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ£?Question 1 of 4
Gargaarsa
Activity
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karaarra buusu
The film doesn't start as soon as the doors open.Question 2 of 4
Gargaarsa
Activity
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karaarra buusu
What 2 questions did the man ask Sian when it was time to pay?Question 3 of 4
Gargaarsa
Activity
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karaarra buusu
Can you remember how Sian said it?Question 4 of 4
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Session Vocabulary
row
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ§screen
ΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈcard
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈ£ (ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈ)
cash
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈͺΰΈreceipt
ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈfirst come, first served
ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ