quinta-feira, 15 de dezembro de 2011
Student's Projects: Chitchat Magazine
terça-feira, 13 de dezembro de 2011
December 2011 Student's Projects
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.