Every week we send out an email with a weekly theme containing: words; a link to a Quizlet set to practise and play with the words; stories or dialogues at 3 different levels and an invitation to join the weekly chat group. Now you can find all this here in one place. ** If you’d like to sign up to the email, you can do so here.
This week’s theme is televisão e séries, here are some related words.
ação - action
comédia - comedy
drama - drama
romance - romance
documentário - documentary
terror - horror
fição científica - science fiction
musical - musical
mistério - mystery
espionagem – spy
Here’s a link to a Quizlet set with the phrases above (and more) for you to play about with. Enjoy!
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AND because we learn really well from stories and seeing examples of correct language, every week I put together 3 stories or dialogues on the week’s theme with examples of the week’s words and phrases in a useful context. I strongly believe that we can learn a lot from reading, these mini-texts with translations are just the right length for you to digest easily. (look at the translations first if that helps!)
The texts for this week with the translations below are here:
A0 / A1
"No Cinema"
Ana: Olá, Pedro! Queres ir ao cinema hoje?
Pedro: Sim, quero! Que filme vamos ver?
Ana: Há um comédia muito engraçado.
Pedro: Ótimo! A que horas começa?
Ana: Às sete. Compramos pipocas?
Pedro: Claro! Adoro pipocas no cinema.
Ana: Eu também. Vamos lá cedo para conseguir bons lugares.
Pedro: Boa ideia. Até já!
A2 "A Série Nova"
Sofia: Já viste a nova série na televisão?
João: Não, qual série?
Sofia: Chama-se "Mistério na Cidade". É muito interessante!
João: É sobre o quê?
Sofia: Um grupo de amigos que resolve mistérios. Tem suspense e humor.
João: Parece bom! Em que canal?
Sofia: No canal 5, todas as quintas às nove da noite.
João: Perfeito! Vou começar a ver esta semana.
Sofia: Vais gostar, tenho a certeza!
B1+ "Discussão Sobre Filmes"
Marta: Foste ver o filme novo que estreou ontem?
Luís: Fui, sim! É incrível!
Marta: Achas? Li algumas críticas e estavam divididas.
Luís: Eu gostei. A história é muito envolvente e os atores são excelentes.
Marta: E os efeitos especiais?
Luís: Espetaculares! Mas o final foi um pouco previsível.
Marta: Gosto de finais surpreendentes. Ainda assim, acho que vou ver.
Luís: Devias. Depois diz-me o que achaste!
Marta: Combinado. Assim podemos comparar opiniões.
Here are the translations of the stories:
A1
Ana: Hi, Pedro! Do you want to go to the cinema today?
Pedro: Yes, I do! Which film shall we watch?
Ana: There’s a very funny comedy film.
Pedro: Great! What time does it start?
Ana: At seven. Shall we buy popcorn?
Pedro: Of course! I love popcorn at the cinema.
Ana: Me too. Let’s go early to get good seats.
Pedro: Good idea. See you soon!
A2 Level
Sofia: Have you seen the new series on TV?
João: No, which series?
Sofia: It’s called "Mystery in the City". It’s very interesting!
João: What’s it about?
Sofia: A group of friends who solve mysteries. It has suspense and humour.
João: Sounds good! What channel is it on?
Sofia: On channel 5, every Thursday at nine in the evening.
João: Perfect! I’ll start watching this week.
Sofia: You’ll like it, I’m sure!
B1 Level
Marta: Did you go to see the new film that premiered yesterday?
Luís: I did! It’s amazing!
Marta: Really? I read some reviews and they were mixed.
Luís: I liked it. The story is very engaging, and the actors are excellent.
Marta: And the special effects?
Luís: Spectacular! But the ending was a bit predictable.
Marta: I like surprising endings. Even so, I think I’ll watch it.
Luís: You should. Let me know what you think after!
Marta: Deal. Then we can compare opinions.