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Brazil and Brazilians

By Barbara Dieu · June 27, 2006

Carla Arena, a dynamic EFL teacher and, according to her own words, “a fearless explorer of the wonders of technology” has been creatively incorporating some of the latest social tools in her classes at Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasília.

International Exchange brings together Brazilian and Dennis Oliver´s ESL students from the Estrela Mountain Community College in Arizona, USA.

Samba EFL features interviews, discussions of up-to-date topics and Brazilian cultural aspects while Brazil and Brazilians brings us closer to the hopes, fears and impressions of our people about the 2006 World Cup.

In the group stage, we played against Croatia, Australia and Japan and managed to secure our position. In an hour, we will be playing against Ghana. It´s the knock-out stage. Will we be able to laugh, samba and shout Dekita Brazil at the end of this game?

Run Brazil, score!

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Link to this comment! Hala wrote on June 27, 2006:

Hi, I thought ,if I am not sure, that my husband has a great great great grandfather from Brazil from the way he screams whenever Brazil scores.Anyway,the team deserves it.The team of the world!Now the whole German Club in Sudan is watching Brazil on a large screen and if you see them,you will think that they are not Africans.They all say”Brazil is the best”.It is now 2/0.Congratu’s in abundance.Hala(who only wathes pentalties)

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Link to this comment! Bee wrote on June 27, 2006:

Thanks Hala and Dekita Brazil! 3×0
I watched the game from school, where an enormous screen was also installed for the kids in the playground. Ghana attacked courageously. Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal!

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Link to this comment! EFL Geek wrote on June 27, 2006:

The link for Carla is broken.

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Link to this comment! Carla wrote on July 02, 2006:

Dear Bee,

I was delighted to see your post about some of the project I’ve been trying out with my students. My blogging experience has had another dimension after I met you online and learned the kind of things you were doing with blogs.

Blogging has certainly changed the way my students see the world and they are giving a huge step on their learning skills. They are becoming more independent, trying to be more accurate, and communication better because they have a true audience. They want to show their best English.

Dekita is certainly a place people can go to get inspired to incorporate blogging into EFL teaching!

Thanks.

Carla

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Link to this comment! Rodrigo César wrote on July 09, 2006:

What a pity Brazil has not won the World Cup, but maybe next year Brazil can win.To tell you the truth, the brazilian team played quite bad.Everybody was believing in all the brazilian players but they really let us down and once again lost by France.I think at France’s goal time Roberto Carlos was more worried about his football boot than his own team and most of brazilians are annoyed about that.

Goodbye!!!

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