Music Cinema & TV (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note

Exam code: 8688

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Music cinema and TV

To give and understand information about entertainment, you need to be able to:

  • use ulubiony- to talk about your favourite things

  • use key verbs to say what you read, watch and listen to

  • use different tenses to say what you have done or will do

  • use opinion phrases to discuss TV, books, films and music

Entertainment

Music cinema and TV: vocabulary

Some useful words for the topic of entertainment are:

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Film

dokumentalny

adj

documentary

dramat

n (m)

drama

film

n (m)

film

film akcji

NP

action film

horror

n(m)

horror

komedia

n(f)

comedy

kreskówka

n(f)

cartoon

serial

n(m)

TV series

Music

bilet

n(m)

ticket

członek

n(m)

member

fortepian

n (m)

piano

gitara

n (f)

guitar

instrument

n (m)

instrument

koncert

n (m)

concert

muzyka

n (f)

music

piosenka

n (f)

song

piosenkarz

n (m)

singer

skrzypce

n (pl)

violin

zespół

n(m)

band

Reading

artykuł

n (m)

article

autor/ka

n (m/f)

author

czasopismo

n (nt)

magazine

gazeta

n (f)

newspaper

książka

n (f)

book

literatura

n (f)

literature

powieść

n (f)

novel

TV

aktor/ka

n (m/f)

actor/actress

kanał

n(m)

channel

oglądać telewizję

VP

to watch TV

program telewizyjny

NP

TV programme

telewizja

n (f)

television

wiadomości

n (pl)

news

Other

gra komputerowa

NP

computer game

grać w gry

VP

to play games

kamera

n (f)

camera

sukces

n (m)

success

sztuka

n (f)

art

teatr

n(m)

theatre

Higher tier

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Example

Translation

Film

wcielać się, odgrywać

v

to portray

Aktor odgrywa rolę detektywa.

The actor portrays a detective.

recenzja

n (f)

review

Film otrzymał bardzo dobre recenzje.

The film received very good reviews.

Reading

fabuła,

treść

n (f)

plot, content

Fabuła powieści była wciągająca.

The plot of the novel was gripping.

czytelnik

n (m)

reader

Książka jest popularna wśród młodych czytelników

The book is popular with young readers.

Theatre / Live

występować

v

to perform, appear

Zespół będzie występował w przyszłym tygodniu.

The band is performing next week.

scena

n (f)

stage

Piosenkarz jest na scenie

The singer is on stage.

wydarzenie,

występ

n (nt)

n(m)

event, performance

Jutro idziemy na wydarzenie.

We are going to an event tomorrow.

TV

odcinek

n (f)

episode

Ostatni odcinek wydał mi się nudny.

I found the last episode boring.

oglądać

n (m)

to watch, look

My oglądamy telewizję każdego wieczoru.

We watch TV every evening.

serial

n (m)

series

Serial jest bardzo popularny wśród młodych ludzi.

The series is very popular with young people.

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Sylwia Jurczak

Author: Sylwia Jurczak

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Sylwia Jurczak is a Content Writer at Save My Exams and an experienced Polish teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience. She specialises in GCSE and A-level Polish and has experience as an AQA examiner for the GCSE Polish Writing component.

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Reviewer: Bridgette Barrett

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After graduating with a degree in Geography, Bridgette completed a PGCE over 30 years ago. She later gained an MA Learning, Technology and Education from the University of Nottingham focussing on online learning. At a time when the study of geography has never been more important, Bridgette is passionate about creating content which supports students in achieving their potential in geography and builds their confidence.