Brasilian Carnival

Look at the photos of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Answer the questions.
Have you been to Rio for Carnival?
Would you like to go? Why? / Why not?
What do you know about it?

hot / fascinating / good / packed / boiling / interesting / tired / enormous / crowded / bad / big / fantastic / awful / exhausted
Describe the photo
using the adjectives above.
Match the pairs of adjectives which are similar in meaning.

Complete the dialogues below with a suitable adjective or intensifier.
(absolutely, really, very)
A: Were you …. hot?
B; Hot? I was absolutely ….!
A: Were you really …. ?
B: Yes. I was …. exhausted!
A: Was it …. crowded?
B: Yes. It was really …. !
A: Was the stadium …. big?
В: Big? It was absolutely ….!
A: Was the music …. ?
B: Good? It was …. fantastic!

Now listen and check your answers. When do we use the intensifiers
absolutely, really and very?
A: Were you …. hot?
B; Hot? I was absolutely ….!
A: Were you really …. ?
B: Yes. I was …. exhausted!
A: Was it …. crowded?
B: Yes. It was really …. !
A: Was the stadium …. big?
В: Big? It was absolutely ….!
5 A: Was the music …. ?
B: Good? It was …. fantastic!
LISTENING

Listen to Sara talking about her visit to Carnival. What did she think of it? Retell using the Sequence of Tenses. Listen again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Sara was staying in Rio.
It was raining when she arrived.
They were planning to cancel the carnival because of the rain.
When the rain stopped, the carnival started.
An audience of 70,000 was waiting in the Sambadrome.
LISTENING

1 I …. (go) to the cinema twice last weekend.
2 He …. (drive) very fast, when he …. (see) a dog run across the road in front of him.
3 Julia (listen) to loud music, so she… (not / hear) the doorbell.
4 …. (you / see) Pablo at the party? He…. (wear) an orange shirt.
5 I… (make) a lovely dinner, but he wasn’t hungry so he… (not / eat) anything.
6 I… (enjoy) the lesson so much yesterday that I… (not / realise) it was time to go.
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Example: I met (meet) Tom yesterday while I was waiting (wait) for a bus.

Tell a true story about you. First set the context. Then describe the action but exaggerate some of the information to make the story more interesting These ideas may help you.
You met a famous person
You did something very dangerous
You had an accident
You went to a strange place
You found something interesting
You fell in love
SPEAKING

Write an informal letter to your friend.
Exaggerate some of the story to make it more interesting.
WRITING

Choose the correct form
of the verbs.
1. He took / was taking a shower when I phoned / was phoning him. 2. We stopped / were stopping at a cafe when we drove / were driving home. 3. I laughed / was laughing at the photos so much, I dropped / was dropping my drink. 4. My boyfriend arrived / was arriving just as I served / was serving dinner. 5. Someone took / was taking my wallet while I got / was getting onto the train. 6. I danced / was dancing when my shoe broke / was breaking.
WRITING

Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Sharon likes playing jokes on people. One day she 1. (go) shopping with her boyfriend Dave. They 2. (walk) around a shop when Sharon 3. (decide) to play a joke on Dave. She 4. (tell) the security guards that Dave 5. (steal) things from the shop. While he 6. (look) at a stereo system, the security guards 7. (arrest) him and 8. (take) him into the manager’s office. While they 9. (examine) his pockets, Sharon 10. (laugh).
WRITING

Choose the correct options to complete the text.
There was a gentle breeze blowing, and the sun was shining when we 1…. at the tiny village of Falzano. The road twisted and curled up the mountainside like a corkscrew 2… finally we saw the iron gates.
As we were unloading our cases from the car, a large
Snake 3… the path in front of us. We stopped and stared, all of us 4… terrified, No one had told us there were snakes!
“5… a snake before?” my brother said, trying to sound brave. “A snake 6… hurt you unless you 7… it,” he went on.
We began to explore the villa, each of us trying to forget
the snake. “I 8… for a swim,” said Isabelle excitedly. “Great,” I said, “I 9… join you. After all, snakes 10… , can they?
WRITING

1 a) are arriving b) arrived
c) were arriving d) did arrive
2 a)so b) if c) since d) until
3 a)crossed b)was crossing
c) has crossed d) is crossing
4 a)very b) absolutely c) largely d) great
5 a) Didn’t you see b)Aren’t you seeing
c) Haven’t you seen d) Don’t you see
6 a)won't b) isn't c) does d) would
7 a)will annoy b)are going to annoy
c)annoy d) annoyed
8 a)will go b) go c) going d) am going
9 a) am going b) will c) can d) am
10 a) aren’t swimming b) won't swim
c) can’t swim d) don’t swim
WRITING

Underline the correct option in each sentence.
When Johnny was only three years old, he could / managed to swim really well.
If you'll go/you're going out, take an umbrella.
I've decided I'm going to go / I’ll go shopping on Saturday.
Luke never went / has never been abroad in his life, but he’s going to the US next month.
Did you hear that? The flight will be / is going to be delayed.
It took us four hours, but we could / managed to start the car without a mechanic.
We haven't been / didn't go to Greece last year.
What will / would you do if you don’t get the job?
When we were reaching / reached the hotel. it was nearly midnight.
I think John won’t / I don't think John will merry Beth.
WRITING

You’re
the best!