Spanish: Talking About Movies Vocabulary Exercise 2

A second exercise on movie and cinema vocabulary in Spanish. Covers film genres, cinema facilities, and movie criticism vocabulary. Elementary–intermediate level.

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More cinema vocabulary — el documental (documentary), emocionante (exciting/moving), la actriz (actress), el/la protagonista (protagonist — same form for both genders), la escena (scene), el inicio (beginning), el final (ending), el papel (role), el terror (horror), extranjero/a (foreign).

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Protagonista — invariable gender — El/la protagonista doesn't change form: La protagonista de la película es increíble (The (female) protagonist of the film is incredible). El papel means role (as well as paper): Ella hace el papel de la villana (She plays the role of the villain). Una película de terror (a horror film) — genre vocabulary.

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Reviewing and recommending films — El inicio es lento pero el final es increíble (The beginning is slow but the ending is incredible). Es una película muy emocionante (It's a very moving film). ¿Has visto algún documental bueno últimamente? (Have you seen any good documentaries lately?). Prefiero películas extranjeras con subtítulos (I prefer foreign films with subtitles).

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Complete the translations below using the following words: documental, emocionante, actríz, protagonista, escena, inicio, final, papel, terror, extranjero. In your answers, make sure that an ADJECTIVE agrees with its corresponding NOUN.

1. The scene with the baby scared me. = La con el bebé me asustó.

2. The main character was mean. = El era desagradable.

3. It was a very emotional movie. = Era una pelicula muy .

4. That actress is talented. = Esa es talentosa.

5. I liked the beginning of the movie. = Me gustó el de la película.

6. It's a foreign film. = Es un film .

7. We watched a documentary about cows. = Vimos un sobre las vacas.

8. Is it a horror movie? = ¿Es una película de ?

9. The ending disappointed me. = El me decepcionó.

10. Who played the role of "Mary". = ¿Quién hizo de "Mary".

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