83. Movie Hopping

Movie hopping is seeing multiple movies when you only paid to see one. Many people movie hop. It is very easy to do it. Most of the time you don't get caught. Norma got caught though. 

She did it a lot. The most movies she ever saw in one day was seven. She saved so much money. Her friends usually did it with her if it was just two movies. But if it was over two movies, they just left her. They thought three movies were too much.

Norma went out on a date with Steven, who asked her what she wanted to do. She said she wanted to go to the movie theater. He said okay. They went to see a documentary on whales. After that, Norma suggested seeing another movie. "Okay, let me just pay for it at the front," Steven said. "No need for that! 

We can just walk into the next one," she said. "Isn't that illegal?" Steven asked. "I mean yes, but everyone does it," she said. "Not me. I think it's wrong. The movie industry loses a lot of money and that affects the employees at the theater, actors, and actresses," he said.

"Actors and actresses make so much money. They will be fine. Also employees get the same hourly wage no matter what," Norma said. "I don't think I can date you. We have very different ideals," he said. "I agree," she said. Steven left the movie theater while Norma stayed. She watched three more movies that day.

Vocabulary

1. Movie hopping – watching more than one movie in a theater while only paying for one
   Norma got caught movie hopping.

2. Caught – discovered doing something wrong
   She got caught by the theater staff.

3. Documentary – a movie or TV program that gives facts about real life
   They watched a documentary on whales.

4. Theater – a place where movies are shown
   They went to the movie theater on their date.

5. Illegal – not allowed by law
   Steven asked if movie hopping was illegal.

6. Industry – a group of businesses that make or sell similar products
   Steven said the movie industry loses money from movie hopping.

7. Employee – a person who works for someone else
   Norma said theater employees get the same wage no matter what.

8. Hourly wage – the amount of money a worker earns for each hour of work
   The workers earned an hourly wage.

9. Actress – a female actor
   Norma said actresses make a lot of money.

10. Ideal – a belief or value about what is right or good
    Steven said they had different ideals.

11. Date – a social meeting between two people who are interested in each other
    Norma went on a date with Steven.

12. Save – to avoid spending money
    Norma saved money by not buying extra tickets.

13. Pay – to give money in exchange for something
    Steven wanted to pay for the second movie.

14. Multiple – more than one
    She watched multiple movies in one day.

15. Suggest – to offer an idea or plan
    Norma suggested watching another movie.

16. Agree – to have the same opinion as someone else
    Norma agreed they had different values.

17. Left – went away from a place
    Steven left the movie theater.

18. Stay – to remain in a place
    Norma stayed and watched more movies.

19. Wrong – not correct or not right
    Steven said movie hopping was wrong.

20. Affect – to change or influence something
    Steven said it affects people who work in the movie industry.