A Beautiful Place I've Been to

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• Beginner; Elementary
• Teen; Adults
• Sharing personal experiences;Matching
• Movie segments
• Cultural shock; Traveling; narratives
• Past tenses
• Audiooboo

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Have you ever been to a beautiful place?

How was the weather like?

How was the people like?

Would you go there again?

2. You will watch a scene about a person who arrives in a foreign country.

3.Read a description of the scene and spot seven defferences between the text and the scene.

Linda and her pet had a great time in Rio. They arrived during the day after a long trip by train. The weather was nice and hot; She was feeling well, but she was worried about the heat, so she put a lot of sunscreen on her face. Surprisingly, there weren't people on the beaches. When the car stopped, she got very surprised because people were wearing masks in the middle of the street! Her host told her about carnival, The second biggest party in the world. She was intrigued by a woman who was a professional performer. Linda was very excited about carnival and decided she wanted to join the crowd and dance too! The parrot, blu, made friends, and his friends told him that he didn't look like a foreigner. Blue came to Rio for carnival when is a good time to meet new people. The birds gave him a word of advice: Brazilian women don't respond well to a show of confidence. Everybody was really excited about being in such a great and colorful city!

4. Think about a place you have been to. Look at the sentences below and choose the ones that you could use to talk about your trip.

I was very happy to be there.

I got there by bus/train/plane.

It took me a long/short time to get there.

I arrived there during the day.

I arrived there during the night.

At first I was a bit confused/ tired.

I really loved the place from start!

I really enjoyed the weather/food/people there.

I didn't understand some cultural aspects.

I'd love to get back there, but I'd do some things differently.

5. Find a partner and expand a little on the sentences. Tell him as many details as you can.

6. Use audioboo to record your conversation and hear your classmates questions about your trip!

I Wanna Samba

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• Pre-intermediate
• Teens; Adults
• Speaking
• Movie activity
• Simple past
• Materials

1. Answer the following questions.

Where did Blu live before he traveled to Rio?

Where was Blu born? How can you tell?

Where did he learn samba?

Where was his girlfriend born?

When did he learn how to fly?

Did he live in the States or in Europe?

Was he happy before he came to Rio?

Why did he come to Rio?

2. Watch the movie and check or complete your answers.

3. Answer the following questions about you.

Where were you born?

What can you do well?

Can you name something you learned when you were a child that you have never forgotten?

Where did you live when you were a teenager/child?

Where was your mother or father born?

4. Report some parts of your conversation to the rest of the group. Did you learn anything new about your partner?