Daniel: Hello New York, welcome back to Quizical, your favorite game show! Here are the contestants: Gustavo from Brazil and Artur from Portugal. Ok, what do you hope doing in this game, Gustavo?
Gustavo: I hope having a good performance to win.
Daniel: You, Artur?
Artur: I win this game I’ll win one million dollars.
Daniel: So, Gustavo, here’s your first question: Who was America’s first president?
Gustavo: George Washington?
Daniel: Yeah! Correct! Now it’s one-zero. Artur: What am I thinking?
Artur: But that’s impossible!
Daniel: Answer it, now!
Artur: About your girlfriend?
Daniel: No, I’m thinking about pizza! Ok, you won, you lost. But you still have a prize. Spin this wheel and I’ll show you.
After spinning the wheel…
Daniel: You won! A ballon!
Artur: Are you kidding?
Daniel: I’ll give you a candy too.
Diane Sawyer (anchor): Deborah
Anderson Cooper(anchor): Pedro
Philippe Morris (weather forecast): Felipe
Pedro: Welcome back, this is CNN Live with Anderson Cooper
Deborah: and Diane Sawyer
Pedro: Yesterday The Food and Drug Administration put a hold and general recall on Red Bull energy drink.
Deborah: Red Bull has been linked to several birth defects –wing-like growths on the backs of babies.
Pedro: The unusual side effects, which occur 2% of women who drink Red Bull while pregnant, were first reported by researchers at the University of California San Francisco, who used a study group of over 800 women over a course of 3 years.
Deborah: Red Bull is disappointed with the FDA’s action, and does not think that the recall was necessary. Gavin Tyson, Red Bull’s lawyer arguments: “Have you ever met a child who did NOT want wings?”
Pedro: Red Bull has this last week alone spent fifteen million dollars in research and tests, hoping to achieve the perfect flying child as soon as possible.
Deborah: And now our weather forecast with Philippe Morris.
Felipe: Hi Diane. It’s going to rain all weekend, nonstop. Seriously. Stay home.
Pedro: Oh, no!
Felipe: Monday, on the other hand, will be sunny and hot but you’ll have to go to work. Sorry guys, I wish I had better news.
Deborah: Thank you Phillipe.
Pedro: That was CNN Life, we’ll be back at 7 PM.
Deborah: Thanks for watching.
Pedro: Good afternoon.
Host: Vinícius
Guest: Bernardo (Brad Pitt)
Vinícius: Good evening Ladies and gentlemen! We are here today with the amazing actor Brad Pitt.
Bernardo with sunglasses make a V sign with his hand.
Vinícius: So, Brad, how’s your marriage? Is Angelina Jolie really that beautiful?
Bernardo: Everything’s cool, man. She’s wonderful.
Vinícius: How many kids do you already have?
Bernardo: (counting on his fingers)…5…no, 6!
Vinicius: Do you plan to have more babies?
Bernardo: Yeah man, we’re considering adopting one or two kids from Brazil.
Vinicius: Isn’t it good news, Brazilians? And what about your career?
Bernardo: Well, I plan to stop acting in three years.
Vinicius: Three years? And then what?
Bernardo: I think I’ll produce movies and maybe write some stories.
Vinicius: And having more babies with Angelina, right?
Bernardo: Sure, why not?
Vinicius: Thank you Brad, always a pleasure.
Bernardo: Any time, man.
Sitcom: Friends
Monica: Bruna
Rachel: Thays
Phoebe: Ana
Ana: A situation comedy, known as sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same environment, such as a home or workplace, with jokes as part of the dialogue.
Thays: one of the most famous is the American sitcom Friends. It aired from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004.
Bruna: The series is about a group of 6 friends in Manhattan. We are going to play a scene with the three female characters: Monica, Rachel and Phoebe.
[Scene: Monica and Rachel's apartment. Monica is on the phone with her mother. Phoebe, Rache are there.]
Thays: Wow, this is so cool, you guys. The entire city is blacked out!
Bruna: Mom says it's all of Manhattan, parts of Brooklyn and Queens, and they have no idea when it's coming back on.
Thays: Wow, you guys, this is big.
Bruna: [into phone] Pants and a sweater? Why, mom? Who am I gonna meet in a blackout? Power company guys? Eligible looters? Could we talk about this later? OK. [hangs up]
Ana: Can I borrow the phone? I want to call my apartment and check on my grandma. [to Monica] What's my number?
[Monica and Rachel look at Phoebe strangely.]
Ana: Well, I never call me.
Role plays are a fun way to learn, to overcome shyness, to develop creative writing skills and to improve pronunciation.
Supervised by the teacher, the students wrote dialogues that covered all grammar and vocabulary topics presented on the six units of the book Postcards 3A and 2A.
Two people were talking about football in a restaurant, then the waiter came to the table.
Daniel: Ready to order?
Arthur: Not yet, can you give us a few minutes?
Daniel: Take your time!
Gustavo: Ok, this waiter is very strange, isn’t he?
Arthur: Yeah, he is. But I’m hungry, I don’t want to go to another restaurant.
Gustavo: Waiter, please! We want to order now.
Daniel: Ok, so, what do you want?
Arthur: I want a bottle of water and…
Daniel: We don’t have water, just Pepsi. Can it be?
Gustavo: Ok, It can be good.
Arthur: It can be really good!
All: It can be Pepsi!
Victor: Luisa is getting ready for a party.
Luisa: How do I look?
Thayane: These jeans are too tight and this t shirt is too big.
Leticia: I think you should change it.
Victor: Pedro enters the room.
Pedro: Come on, you are taking too long!
Paulo: We are going to be late!
Leticia and Thayane: Shut up!
Luisa: Wait! I’m choosing my outfit!
Paulo: Ok, you have only five more minutes!
Victor: the boys leave the room and Luisa picks a new outfit.
Luisa: Ok, how do I look now?
Leticia: This dress is too short. And it’s not cool enough.
Thayane: You should try on your black skirt!
Victor: Luiza tries the skirt on with an orange top. The boys come to the door again.
Pedro: Ready?
Thayane: Yes, this is perfect!
Paulo: Ok, we are still on time, let’s go!
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