Film and TV questions cover your taste, your viewing habits and the cinema. Practise genre names and describing a film in a sentence or two beforehand.
What the examiner asks on this topic
Do you like watching films?
What kind of films do you enjoy?
Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema?
Have you watched any good series recently?
Do you watch films in English?
Model answers (aimed at band 7+)
What kind of films do you enjoy?
I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially films that make you think about the future, like Interstellar. I'm not really into horror, though. I watched one with friends last year and couldn't sleep properly for a week.
Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema?
For big blockbusters, the cinema, because the sound and the screen make such a difference. For everything else I'd rather watch at home, where I can pause it, and it's a lot cheaper.
Have you watched any good series recently?
Yes, I've just finished a Korean drama that my sister recommended. I was sceptical at first, but I got completely hooked and watched the last six episodes in one weekend, which I'm a bit embarrassed about.
Do you watch films in English?
I try to, with English subtitles. It was hard at the beginning because people speak so fast, but it's really improved my listening, and I've picked up a lot of everyday expressions that you never see in textbooks.
Useful words and phrases
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a big fan of | a big fan of |
| not really into | not really into |
| a blockbuster | a blockbuster |
| sceptical | sceptical |
| get hooked | get hooked |
| subtitles | subtitles |
| pick up expressions | pick up expressions |
| make such a difference | make such a difference |
How to answer
- Describe a film in one sentence: genre, subject and what you liked.
- The question about films in English is a chance to show how you learn the language.
- Use the present perfect for the recent past: "I've just finished...".
- A funny personal detail makes an answer sound natural.
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