Dvd-rom extra Learning new skills

		DVD-ROM Extra Learning new skills				2
1	Before you watch, think about this question: have you ever gone to classes to learn
	something in your free time? What kind of things did you learn?
2	Watch the video and circle the correct way
	to complete the sentences.
	1 Mainda went to acting classes to …
	a) start a new career.
	b)	improve her confidence.
	c)	meet people.
	2 Paivi went to dance classes to …
	a)	meet people.
	b) become a dance teacher.
			Mainda		Paivi
	c) learn more about salsa.

3. 
   Watch Mainda again (00:13–00:55) and match the beginnings and endings of the phrases.
   

1	I took some introductory	a)	voice exercises.
2	The acting classes concentrated on	b)	mooing like cows.
3	There were a lot of	c)	type of acting classes.
4	We did things like	d)	was about.
5	That’s what the training	e)	voice projection.

4. 
   Are the sentences about Paivi’s classes true or false? Watch again (01:01–02:06) to check.
   

1. 
   Paivi went to the classes before and after her trip to Cuba.
   

2. 
   There was space for about 30 people in the classes.
   

3. 
   They had to go with a partner.
   

4. 
   They learned about South American and Cuban dance music.
   

5. 
   There was a friendly atmosphere in the classes.
   

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

5. 
   Paivi uses the same word in both phrases in each pair. Can you guess what the words are? Watch again to check.
   

1 you could fit about 20 people there

you met lots of people , both women and men

2	when we came	from Cuba
	I went	to the classes
3	I	wanted to continue
	it was a	great place
4	we just learned	dancing
	I learned	about music
5	the	who you meet
	you get	from all walks of life

6. 
   Which of these classes would you prefer to go to? Why?
   

GLOSSARY


moo (verb): make a sound like a cow


role-playing (noun): an activity where you ‘act’ a situation


got the salsa bug: If you get the bug for something, you become very enthusiastic about it.


fit (verb): If you can fit something in a place, there is enough space for it.


from all walks of life: people of many different types