看电影At the movies

New words

• 电影diànyǐng — movie
• 电影院diànyǐngyuàn — cinema
• 电视diànshì — TV
• 开始kāishǐ — to begin
• 结束jiéshù — to end

The story

小雨：大卫，晚上我们去看电影吧！David, let's go see a movie tonight!

大卫：好！什么电影？Sure! What movie?

小雨：熊猫的电影！电影七点开始。A panda movie! It starts at seven.

大卫：几点结束？今天早上我跑步了，还打了篮球。我有一点儿累。What time does it end? This morning I went running and played basketball. I'm a bit tired.

小雨：九点半结束。没关系，电影很好看！It ends at nine thirty. Don't worry, the movie's really good!

大卫：包子在看足球。他也想去电影院吗？Baozi's watching football. Does he want to come to the cinema too?

小雨：猫不能去电影院，狗也不能。包子在家看球吧。Cats can't go to the cinema — dogs can't either. Baozi can watch the game at home.

小雨：你去洗澡吧，要干净一点儿！Go take a shower — clean yourself up a bit!

Opening the lesson…