What’s up, people! Our Dica today takes us back to childhood. Today we’ll talk about the popular children’s games in Brazil.
Let’s learn the names and the correct pronunciation for each of them:
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Children’s games in Brazil – vocabulary
Jumping on one foot until we reach the sky.
How long can you keep the hula hoop spinning?
How many laps can you make before stepping on the skipping rope?
It’s actually lots of fun stepping on the elastic, even when it was high! It gets difficult!
1,2,3… Ready or not, here I come!
Kids love this marvellous marble competition!
Spinning, spinning, spinning top…
This is a classic! You can see lots of kids doing this when you come study with us in Rio de Janeiro.
Some hate, some love… But it’s lots fun!
Don’t drop it!
Did you know that peteca was invented by Brazilian Indians? They used to play with a small bag full of sand and some feathers on the top. The game became very popular around Brazil and mainly among Brazilian children.
Talk about these games with your Brazilian friends! I’m sure they’ll feel nostalgic! Which one would you like to play?
Do you have traditional games like these in your country? Talk about it with one of our teachers in a private online class with Rio & Learn!
Now it’s your turn!
Let’s see if you already know the names of all the children’s game in Brazil that you’ve learned today! Answer the questions in this quiz and pay attention:
O que as crianças estão fazendo?
That’s it!
What games did you play when you were a child? Is there any game similar to these Brazilian ones?
See you again on our next Dica!
Till there!
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