Livro Four Corners 3 - Unidade 4 Lição A - Parte 1

catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

interessante, cativante

the state of existing as a person who is alive

vida, existência

the skill and knowledge we gain from doing, feeling, or seeing things

experiência, vivência

an official decision based on which something is given to someone

atribuição, premiação

any of the hard pieces making up the skeleton in humans and some animals

osso, osso (plural: ossos)

to play or perform a role in a play, movie, etc.

atuar, interpretar

a written story that is meant to be performed on a stage, radio, or television

peça , dramaturgia

happening or taking place at the present time or in the future

em andamento, em curso

to catch a disease or an illness

contrair, pegar

feeling sick or nauseous due to the motion of the ship or boat one is traveling with

enjoados, mareados

to change your position or location

mover, deslocar

recently invented, made, etc.

novo, recente

a larger and more populated town

cidade, metrópole

an electronic device used to talk to a person who is at a different location

telefone, celular

a person who deserves great admiration for their bravery or good deeds

herói, heroína

related or belonging to a particular area or place that someone lives in or mentions

local, regional

to make someone feel mildly shocked

surpreender, assustar

used to say something surprising compared to the main idea

embora, ainda que

a person whose job is to present spoken or written information that is newly recieved on television

repórter de TV, jornalista de TV

used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations

ser, estar

to start or grow to be

tornar-se, vir a ser

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way

quebrar, partir

to put together different materials such as brick to make a building, etc.

construir, edificar

to get something in exchange for paying money

comprar, adquirir

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

escolher, optar

to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

vir, chegar

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

fazer, realizar

to make a picture of something using a pencil, pen, etc. without coloring it

desenhar, traçar

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

beber, tomar

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

dirigir, conduzir

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

comer, alimentar-se

to quickly move from a higher place toward the ground

cair, descer rapidamente

an electronic device with a screen that receives television signals, on which we can watch programs

televisão, TV

to experience a particular emotion

sentir, experimentar

a small, unspecified number of things or people, usually two or a few

um par, uma dúzia