noun · neutral
cinema
/ˈsɪnəmə/CIN·e·ma
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a movie theatre or the film industry as a whole
Examples
“We went to the cinema to watch the new film.”
“French cinema has influenced many directors worldwide.”
“Independent cinema often shows smaller, artistic films.”
Band 8 sentence
“The city's vibrant cinema scene has nurtured many talented filmmakers over the decades.”
Collocations
- go to the cinema
- independent cinema
- cinema industry
Word family
cinema nouncinematic adjectivecinematography noun
Common mistakes
I watched a cinema last night.→I went to the cinema last night. / I watched a film at the cinema last night.
Cinema is very interestings.→Cinema is very interesting.
Say it for a higher band
5movies→6film→7+cinema
Synonyms
movie theatre
film
Easily confused
film
“The film received several awards at the festival.”
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