Today we’re going to try out a listening exercise about the New York Cosmos and Pelé. Watch the video, and read the short text that goes with the video.
Questions
1. How long has it been since the Cosmos played?
2. When did Pelé play for the Cosmos?
3. How does the return of the Cosmos make Pelé feel?
4. What will Pelé’s job be?
Answers after the jump
It was a long and quiet Friday afterno on in the office after Brazil lost to Holland on Friday, but things quickly became a little more lively when Uruguay and Ghana faced each other off in penalties and everyone crowded around my boss’ desk to cheer for one team or the other.
In Brazil, we’re passionate about our soccer, but we also get that life goes on. The same afternoon, people were twitting and posting all sorts of things making fun of the team or certain players (Look up Kaká Bad Boy Facts), and seeing this all makes one realize that, “Tudo termina em samba.” And to honor this saying, Saturday, some of my friends and I headed to Traço de União, one of the most famous samba clubs in São Paulo and the energy was amazing. There were a bunch of German tourists there, celebrating their win themselves, and doing their own little samba!
Almir Guineto, one of the members of Fundo de Quintal, a traditional samba group, sang, along with Dayse do Banjo, who was amazing as well. I found this mini-interview with Almir.
What does he tell us samba is?
Vivo released a seven minute commercial starring Pelé for the World Cup, and they also put together a nice behind the scenes video about the making of the epic commercial. Have a look and try to answer the questions.
Questions
1. Where was the commercial filmed?
2. How many people were involved in the production each day?
3. How does Pelé describes the experience as (the first word he uses)?
Today we’re going to do a little listening comprehension exercise using a short report from BBC Brasil (which by the way, is a fantastic resource for Portuguese students).
Questions
1. Where is the healer from?
2. What does the healer foresee about the World Cup, and how did he find out?
3. How many people has the healer treated?
4. Why doesn’t the healer want to help his country’s team?
5. Based on the context, what do you think “desempenho” means?
Today, we’re going to do a listening comprehension exercise with a movie review from VEJA. You can watch more of them here, as well as other interesting online content from the magazine.
Questions
1. What is the title of “500 Days of Summer” in Portuguese?
2. What are the reviewers two favorite movies of the month?
3. Based on what the reviewer says about Joseph Gordon-Levitt, what do you think bárbaro means, in context?
4. Why does the reviewer like Zooey Deschanel as an actress?
5. What is the reviewer’s overall opinion on the movie?
