ESCOLA SEC / 3 MARTINHO ÁRIAS – SOURE PRE ACTIVITY ON … 1. Fill in the following table with the information on the country assigned to you ITALY / INDIA / INDONESIA:
COUNTRY CAPITAL CITY LOCATION AREA POPULATION GOVERNMENT CURRENCY OFFICIAL LANGUAGE(S) NATIONAL SYMBOL(S)
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
2. Now some research on the AUTHOR…
FIRST NAME / SURNAME PLACE/DATE OF BIRTH NATIONALITY PROFESSION GENRES WORKS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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EAT PRAY LOVE (SEPT. 2010) A) PLOT SUMMARY - Using the words given, please fill in the gaps of this summary: LOVE
year
confused
house
eating
American
Prayer
happy
career
Liz
journey
In her early thirties, Elizabeth (1______________) Gilbert had everything a modern (2)_______________ woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a (3)_______________, a successful (4)______________. Yet, instead of feeling (5)_______________ and fulfilled, she felt (6)______________. EAT PRAY LOVE is the story of how she left behind everything she had and embarked on a (7)______________ for a (8)_______________ that becomes a quest for self-discovery: the true pleasure of (9)_______________ in Italy, the power of (10)_______________ in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of (11)_______________ in Bali / Indonesia.
B) Please IDENTIFY the following characters and the PLACES you associate them with –the main character has already been made for you…
Liz: America/Italy/India/Indonesia
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“Being as this whole book is about my efforts to find balance, I have decided to structure it like a japa mala1, dividing my story into 108 tales, or beads. This string of 108 tales is further divided into three sections about Italy, India and Indonesia – the three countries I visited during this year of self-inquiry. This division means that there are 36 tales in each section,…” japa mala1 – strings of beads used by Hindus and Buddhists; in Europe, rosaries
INTRODUCTION (page 2) EAT PRAY LOVE
I – EAT…ING (in ITALY) A) Please MATCH the words below with their correct definitions: 1. breakfast
1-
a) a small meal eaten just before going to bed.
2. lunch
2-
b) the desire for food.
3. brunch
3-
c) meal eaten around midday.
4. dinner
4-
d) very hungry.
5. supper
5-
e) the very first meal of the day:
6. a snack
6-
f) having eaten enough food.
7. appetite
7-
g) grilling food outdoors.
8. starving
8-
h) the evening meal.
9. full
9-
i) a hurried, light meal.
10. a barbecue
10-
j) a combination of a late breakfast and an early lunch.
B) Please IDENTIFY the following ingredients:
O_____________ O________
F__________________________
S______________________
W________________________
Y___________________
Now that you have all the ingredients for a pizza dough, add some toppings to imagine eating a pizza like Julia Roberts…
T_______________________
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M_______________
M_________________ C____________
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The meal wouldn’t be complete without drinks… or even an
And for dessert:
C) AT THE RESTAURANT Put the following events in the most logical order and rewrite the sentences. a) Pay the bill
1.
b) Have the main course
2.
c) Have a starter
3.
d) Book a table
4.
e) Order your food
5.
f) Have a dessert
6.
g) Leave a tip
7.
h) Look at the menu
8.
D) DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD – where do these dishes come from??? 1. Lasagna / Pizza / Spaghetti Bolognese are from _____________________________ 2. Paella is from ___________________________ 3. Chop Suey is typical from _____________________________ 4. Burritos / Tortillas are from _____________________________ 5. Sushi is from _______________________________ 6. Sauerkraut is from ______________________________ 7. Rodízio is a typical dish from _____________________________ 8. Cozido à Portuguesa is eaten basically in ______________________________ 9. Kebab is from ______________________________ 10. Goulasch is typical from _______________________________ E) FOOD / DRINK IDIOMS – have a look at the idioms below and try to find the Portuguese equivalents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach: ______________________________________________ That’s a piece of cake: ____________________________________________________________________ He is causing a storm in a teacup: _______________________________________________________ Man does not live by bread alone: ______________________________________________________ Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs: ___________________________________________
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II – PRAY…ING (in INDIA) After her “Pursuit of Pleasure” in Italy, Liz heads then to India in her “Pursuit of Devotion”. Unlike Italy where she puts on so much weight, here the food “…is vegetarian, light and healthy. But still delicious.” (page 182, EAT PRAY LOVE). Religion is also very different…
A) Organise the following words under the correct headings: CATHOLICS / HINDUS: C:____________________
H:_____________________
______________________
_______________________
______________________
_______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
_______________________
______________________
_______________________
______________________
_______________________
Priest - Ashram - Nun Pope – Guru – Church Meditation – God - Yogis Shrine - Sanskrit Karma – Chapel Diwali –Cathedral - deities
B) VERBAL EXPRESSIONS – match each verbal expression with the correct ending: 1.worship
1.
a) a sin, an immoral act.
2.believe in
2.
b) in an Indian Ashram led by a Guru.
3.pray
3.
c) God, Heaven and Hell, the devil, evil spirits, reincarnation…
4.meditate
4.
d) God, an idol, a superior being.
5.go
5.
e) a prayer, your prayers.
6.commit
6.
f) the Bible, the Koran, St John’s gospel…
7.read
7.
g) to Heaven, to church, on a pilgrimage.
8.say
8.
h) for peace, for a better world, for someone to get better.
C) RELIGION EXPRESSIONS - have a look at the sentences below and try to find the Portuguese equivalents 1. That dictionary has always been my Bible. ____________________________________________ 2. Wimbledon is the Mecca of tennis players. ____________________________________________ 3. You’re an angel!!! _________________________________________________________________________ 4. Lindsay Lohan is a fallen angel. _________________________________________________________ 5. Madonna is still idolised by millions of fans.___________________________________________ 6. “You must not lose faith in Humanity” (Gandhi) ______________________________________ 7. “Paradise Lost” is an epic poem by John Milton________________________________________ 8. I prayed that nobody would notice my absence. _______________________________________ Alexandra Duarte
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III– LOV(E)…ING (in INDONESIA) “I wanted to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of balancing the two. It was only later, after admitting this dream, that I noticed the happy coincidence that all these countries begin with the letter I. A fairly auspicious sign, it seemed, on a voyage of self-discovery.” (page 38, EAT PRAY LOVE). Now, her “Pursuit of Balance”.
A) MARITAL STATUS – Find the correct definition! 1. A single person is
1.
a) when he / she has a wife / husband.
2. Someone is married
2.
b) a man whose wife has died.
3. Being divorced means
3.
c) a woman whose husband has died.
4. A widow is
4.
d) someone who has never got married.
5. A widower is
5.
e) marriage has been legally dissolved.
B) RELATIONSHIPS - Fill in the following gaps of the text with these expressions: Fall in love Engaged
item
dating
divorced
going out together When Liz and Felipe get to know each other in Bali, they are both (1)___________________.
Soon
they
(2)____________________
and
start
(3)____________________, in other words, they start (4)____________________. They become an (5)____________________ and will eventually get (6)____________________.
C) LOVE SAYINGS - Please find the Portuguese equivalents 1. 2. 3. 4.
Love is blind. ____________________________________________________________________________ Love at first sight. _______________________________________________________________________ Make love, not war. _____________________________________________________________________ Opposites attract, but after marriage, opposites attack. ______________________________
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