English in Places of Entertainment

General vocabulary

theatre, cinema, art gallery, museum, park, concert, pub, bar, night club, wine bar

Sport and Games

walk, stroll, bike ride, ice skating, swimming, canoeing, shooting, playing golf, crazy golf, roller blading, skateboarding, (ten pin) bowling, lazer quest

Nightclub

nightclub, bar, bouncer, doorman, cloakroom, DJ, live music, band, dance floor

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Cinema

cinema, film, movie, popcorn, usher

comedy, musical, thriller, crime, murder mystery, horror, documentary, romantic comedy, western, animation, cartoon

Theatre

theatre, usher, ticket office, box office programme

dress circle, stalls, balcony, boxes, row, seat, block

interval, performance

Museums and galleries

museum, art gallery, exhibition, exhibits, collection, photographs, audio-guide, guided tour

paintings, drawings, sketches, sculptures, artist

landscape, portrait, oil painting, watercolour, chalks

medieval, classical, renaissance, baroque, rococo, impressionist, realist, surrealist, modern art, postmodern art

Phrases you may want to use

Arranging to go out

Shall we go out tonight?

What's on at the cinema?

Is there anything good on?

I don't want to go out drinking tonight

Let's go for a walk / bike ride

Let's go to the art gallery / museum

Let's go ice skating / bowling

At the cinema and theatre	At a night club
I'd like two tickets for Casino Royale, please This film has just been released Do I need to book? This play has been running for a while now I've reserved two tickets for ... Where do I collect my tickets from? Could I reserve two tickets, please Is there a discount for students / pensioners / children? I'd like to sit near the front/back/in the middle, please	Where's the cloakroom? There is a long queue to get in There is a long queue at the bar It's really loud in here It's dead in here (slang - quiet) The band is brilliant! Do you want a drink? Do you want to dance?
At the theatre	At the art gallery and museum
I'd like to buy a programme, please Did you enjoy the performance? Shall we head back to our seats? I've reserved tickets online / over the phone	Is there an admission charge? What time do you close? Can I take photographs? I'd like to take a guided tour Where is the cloakroom?

General phrases you may see and hear at places of entertainment

Phrases you may hear	Phrases you may see
Have you reserved tickets? Where would you like to sit? Sorry, we are fully booked Sorry, we have nothing left You are seated in block E, row 10, seat 23 There will now be a 15 minute interval Please take your seats for ... Would you like a programme? Collect your tickets from the box office Are you over eighteen? Have you got any ID? Can you leave your bags in the cloakroom, please.	Keep off the grass No photography No flash photography No video cameras Free guided tours Free admission Cloakroom Box Office Gift shop