They go to the movies on weekends.

Meaning: This means they go to a place where films or videos are shown on the days between the week.

Choice of Words: They visit a movie theater, a place where movies, which are films or videos, are shown, on weekends, which are the days between the week.

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The people visit the cinema at the end of the week.

Meaning: This sentence has the same meaning as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: People refers to a group of individuals. Visit means to go to a place for a short period of time. Cinema is another word for a movie theater. End of the week refers to the weekend.

On Saturdays and Sundays, they attend a film screening.

Meaning: This sentence also has the same meaning as the first two sentences, but it uses more formal language.

Choice of Words: Saturdays and Sundays are specific days of the week that make up the weekend. Attend means to be present at an event. Film screening is another way of saying a movie showing.

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