Music, cinema and TV - CCEASpeaking practice - Role-plays
Learn key phrases and vocabulary about different forms of entertainment. Practise your language skills to help you understand and give opinions about TV, film and music.
Role plays give you a chance to have a more structured conversation.
What would you say for these role plays?
Question
You are talking to the employee of the ticket office of a concert hall in Spain. You will play the part of the customer and the employee will start the conversation.
Say you want 2 adult tickets.
Ask the time when the concert starts.
Say why you are interested in this concert.
Say you went to another concert last year.
Give your opinion about music. Mention 2 details.
Listen to an example role play.
Transcript:
- Buenos días. ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
- Quisiera dos entradas para adultos.
- Muy bien. Aquí tiene.
- ¿A qué hora empieza el concierto?
- Comienza a las 9 de la noche.
- Me interesa este concierto porque me gusta la música rock.
- ¿Es su primer concierto?
- Fui a otro concierto el año pasado.
- ¿Qué piensa de la música en general?
- Creo que la música es muy entretenida y te ayuda a relajarte.
Translation:
- Hello, how can I help you?
- I would like two adult tickets.
- Ok. Here you go.
- What time does the concert start?
- It starts at 9 in the evening.
- I'm interested in this concert because I like rock music.
- Is this your first concert?
- I went to another concert last year.
- What do you think of music in general?
- I believe that music is very entertaining and help you to relax.
Question
You are talking to your Spanish friend about going out next weekend. You will start the conversation.
Say you would like to go to a concert next Saturday.
Say there is a pop concert at the stadium.
Mention how you can travel there. Give 2 details.
Say when this concert starts and ends.
Ask your friend if he/she wants to do something different.
Listen to an example role play.
Transcript:
- Me gustaría ir a un concierto el próximo sábado.
- ¿Hay alguno interesante?
- Hay un concierto pop en el estadio.
- ¿Cómo podemos viajar hasta allí?
- Podemos ir en el autobús o en taxi.
- ¿A qué hora es?
- Comienza a las 9 de la noche y termina a las 12.
- Termina demasiado tarde.
- ¿Quieres hacer algo diferente?.
- Prefiero ir al teatro. Hay un concierto de música clásica.
Translation:
- I would like to go to a concert next Saturday.
- Is there something interesting?
- There is a pop concert at the stadium.
- How can we get there?
- We can go by bus or taxi.
- What time is it at?
- It starts at 9 in the evening and finishes at 12.
- It finishes too late.
- Do you want to do something different?
- I'd rather go to the theatre. There is a classical music concert.
