Topic Three (1.3): ¿En el cine o en casa?

Topics Icon.png Objectives for this topic

  • Watching films at the cinema and at home
  • Using mejor and peor
  • Inferring meaning

Introduction Icon.png Introduction

In this topic, you will learn to talk about different types of films in Spanish. You will also learn about the use of mejor and peor in Spanish and you will learn useful strategies to help you infer meaning (finding out the correct answer from evidence and reasoning, also called ‘intelligent guesswork’).

Interact Icon.png Working through your coursebook

Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:

  • Page 56 Exercise 1: Listen to the sound effects of each film (1-7) in Audio Disc 1 Track 39 and match them to the correct image (a-g). Remember to look up the meaning of any new words that you find.

LISTEN - Audio Track 39

  • Page 56 Exercise 2: Complete this reading exercise then answer the questions that follow.
  • Page 56 Exercise 3: Next, match the words in bold from the text with the correct English equivalent in one of the colourful boxes.
  • Page 57 Exercise 4: You can do this activity on your own. Read the questions in the purple boxes then answer them using the phrases in the green boxes. Try to include the suggestions in ¡Arriba, arriba! in your answer. Using these expressions will help you sound like a native! Make sure that you make a note of these, as you could use them for other topics.
  • Page 57 Exercise 5: Listen to Audio Disc 1 Track 40 then answer the questions carefully.

LISTEN - Audio Track 40

  • Read the Estrategia box on page 57. As your Spanish improves, you will also start working with a higher level of Spanish. You won’t know every single word you come across - that’s why it is important to learn how to infer. To infer means to form an opinion or guess the answer because of the information that you have.

Review Icon.png Review

  • Page 57 Exercise 6: Write an email to a friend about going to the cinema. Make sure that you mention the following points:
    • your favourite film and why it is your favourite
    • who you go to the cinema with and when
    • what’s good and what’s bad about going to the cinema
  • You may want to leave this exercise until after you have done the grammar section and had more practice in the use of mejor and peor.
  • Page 57 Exercise 7: Can you translate this film review into English? Make sure that your work sounds English and not translated!

NewLearning.png  Interactive Kerboodle Activities

Log onto Kerboodle and complete the interactive activities for this module:

COMPLETE - ¿En el cine o en casa? Links to an external site.

COMPLETE - Vocab builder: Films   Links to an external site.

Stretch Icon.png Extension activity for this topic

Do you know of any Spanish actors or actresses? Read this short article about the five most famous Spanish actors and actresses in Spain at the moment! Have you watched any of their movies?

WATCH – Famous Spanish actors (eMadrid) Links to an external site.

Download Icon.png Check your answers

If you would like to check your answers to this topic, you can do so by consulting the Claro 2 module answers for Topic 3.3. 

Download CHECK - Topic 3.3

Grammar Icon.png  Grammar Alert

Read the Gramática box on page 57 about the use of mejor and peor in Spanish. Read it very carefully.

Now you are ready to complete Grammar Activity 3.3 in Kerboodle:

PRACTISE - Mejor y peor (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.

Glossary Icon.png  Vocabulary

Review the vocabulary section ¿En el cine o en casa? (At the cinema or at home?) on page 72.