collocation · informal
go to the cinema
UK/ɡəʊ tuː ðə ˈsɪnəmə/US/ɡoʊ tuː ðə ˈsɪnəmə/GO·to·the·CI·ne·ma
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to visit a movie theatre to watch a film
Examples
“We usually go to the cinema on weekends.”
“He went to the cinema with his friends last night.”
“Going to the cinema is a popular leisure activity.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer to go to the cinema for big releases because the sound and screen make the experience more immersive.”
Collocations
- go to the cinema with friends
- go to the cinema to watch a new release
Word family
cinema nouncinematic adjective
Common mistakes
go to cinema→go to the cinema
go cinema with friends→go to the cinema with friends
Say it for a higher band
5go to cinema→6go to movies→7+go to the cinema
Synonyms
go to the movies
Easily confused
go to the movies
“Do you want to go to the movies this Saturday?”
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