Talking about film, TV and music
Some British and American bands, singers, TV programmes and films are well known in German-speaking countries, but they also have a vibrant cultural scene of their own.
Wofür interessierst du dich?– What are you interested in? (singular, informal)
Wofür interessieren Sie sich?– What are you interested in? (polite)
Hilfsvokabeln– Helpful vocabulary
der Abenteuerfilm– adventure film
sich amüsieren– to have fun or enjoy yourself
die Eintrittskarte– the entrance ticket
empfehlen– to recommend
sich interessieren für– to be interested in
der Krimi– the thriller
lachen– to laugh
die Leinwand– the big screen
der Liebesfilm– the romantic film
das Lied– the song
die Seifenoper– the soap opera
die Sendung– the programme
die Serie– the series
die Unterhaltung– the entertainment
Question
Listen to Julia and choose six sentences from below that correspond to the information she gives.
Meine Schulfreunde lieben Rockmusik und sie gehen lieber ins Konzert als ins Kino.
Meine Schwester interessiert sich für Horrorfilme und Krimis auf der großen Leinwand, aber sie mag keine Liebesfilme.
Ich mag Filme, aber ich finde die Eintrittskarten für das Kino zu teuer, also sehe ich lieber Filme auf meinem Tablet.
Meine Oma findet Seifernopern und Serien total unterhaltsam, jedoch kann ich sie nicht empfehlen.
Gitarre spielen und selbst Lieder schreiben amüsieren mich sehr viel. Ich mag Hip-Hop nicht, obwohl ich Rap Musik nicht schlecht finde.
- Julia’s school-friends enjoy rock music and prefer going to gigs to going to the cinema.
- Julia’s friends enjoy watching films at the cinema more than going to concerts.
- Julia’s sister likes watching films on the big screen.
- Julia’s sister loves romantic films.
- Julia prefers watching films on her tablet to going to the cinema.
- Julia thinks cinema tickets are reasonably priced.
- Julia’s Grandma finds soap operas entertaining.
- She disagrees with her Grandma’s choice of TV programmes.
- Julia plays guitar and writes songs.
- Julia doesn’t like hip hop or rap music.
- Julia’s school-friends enjoy rock music and prefer going to gigs to going to the cinema.
- Julia’s sister likes watching films on the big screen.
- Julia prefers watching films on her tablet to going to the cinema.
- Julia’s Grandma finds soap operas entertaining.
- She disagrees with her Grandma’s choice of TV programmes.
- Julia plays guitar and writes songs.
Did you know?
German-speaking composers, such as Beethoven, Händel, Mozart, Schumann and Bach are world famous for the music they wrote in the classical era.
It was once thought that listening to Mozart made people smarter, as participants in a study performed better on IQ tests after listening to his music. Some people even think that playing Mozart to babies will make them more intelligent.
Today, both klassische Musik and Pop- und Rockmusik play an important role in everyday life in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and live music can be heard performed in even the smallest town and village.
The largest music festival in Germany is called 'Rock im Park' or 'Rock am Ring'. Two line-ups are spread over two different venues, similar to festivals in the UK like the Reading festival, T in the Park or Oxygen.
