The Cinema in England

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When people go to the cinema in England, they usually say that they go to “the pictures”. Cinemas begin to show films in the afternoon. There are usually one main film, a shorter film, a film showing the news of the day and some small pieces from a new film of the next week.

Many cinemas in small English towns have closed because people like to stay at home to watch TV. But in the cities the cinemas are often full. The prices of cinema seats in London are higher than the prices in other parts of the country.

Cinemas in England are usually larger and more comfortable than the theaters. There is often a restaurant, and it is possible for some people to spend a pleasant afternoon and evening there. Sometimes they have concerts in the buildings. In some towns in England the cinemas are not open on Sundays.

Dick and Bob, two English schoolboys, enjoy films about countries very different from their own. When they were younger, they enjoyed cowboy films. Now they do not enjoy these films so much because they do not find them very interesting.

This evening the boys saw a film of one of Shakespeare’s plays. It was interesting to see how the film differed from the play. The film was very fine and splendid, but the boys thought that the play at the theater was better.