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VIDEO SESSION

 Watch the first part of the movie and answer the questions. (up to minute 12)
1. What happens to the birds at the beginning of the movie?
2. Who are the main characters?
3. What is Linda´s profession?
4. What kind of bird is Blu?
5. Why does Linda say she can’t visit her mother?
6. Why is Tulio in Minnesota?
7. How does Linda feel about travelling to Rio?

 Continue watching the movie and answer the questions. (From min 12 to min 16)
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Watch this part and answer the following questions. (From min 16 to min 22)

 How does Blu feel when he first sees Jewel?

 What does Jewel want to do?

 Pay attention to Blu and Jewel´s conversation, on a number of occasions she refers to him as a “pet”. While
watching the film, list characteristics or attitudes Blu has because of the way he was brought up.

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What opinion does each of the characters have regarding humans? What are their opinions based on?
 How do Tulio and Linda react to Blu and Jewel´s kidnap. Complete the chart with information about what they
do and how they feel. (min 22.44)

Behaviour Feelings
Linda

Tulio

 Watch this part and answer the questions (min 25 to min 34)

1. Where are Blu and Jewel taken?

2. Why is it important that Blu and Jewel are kept alive? Do you think this happens with other
endangered species?
3. When Fernando asks the boss what is going to happen to the birds he says that they are going to find
good homes for them. Do you think he is telling the truth? Why?/ Why not? What are they really going
to do with the birds?
4. Why has Nigel become a villain? How has he changed?

 Watch this segment and answer these questions (from min 35 to min 39)

1. How does Blu react to being in the jungle? Do you enjoy being surrounded by nature? Does being away
from the city make you feel restless? Why? Why not?

2. Why do you think Fernando has decided to help Linda find Blu?

 What festival is Rio preparing for? What do you think the boss means when he says “If we can’t get through
the parade we’ll have to be in the parade”? What do you think he might be planning to do?

 Continue watching and answer the questions (min 40)

1. Who do Jewel and Blu meet in the jungle? What is he going to help them with?
2. What happens when Blu tries to fly for the first time? Does he accomplish his objective?
3. How does he feel when he is “flying”?
4. When the birds arrive at the party Rafael says“I like you nothing you say makes any sense” What is this
comment based on?
5. How is the relationship between Blu and Jewel changing?

 Watch the part when the smugglers tell Fernando what they are going to do that night. From min 57 to min 59)

1. Why are the smuggles wearing costumes?

2. What are they going to do that night?

 Continue watching and answer the following questions (from 1.00 to 1.11)
1. How is Blu feeling?
2. What does he want to tell Jewel?
3. Once they are free, what does Jewel do? How does Blu feel about that?
4. How does he react at the end? What is the result of his reaction?
5. What does Blu decide to do when he learns Nigel has Jewel?
  Concentrate on CARNIVAL NIGHT

PART A

1. What are the characteristics of this festival?

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2. Write down what calls your attention about this festival, for example things you can only see there.
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3. What do people participating in it do?
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4. How do people attending feel?
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5. What is the atmosphere there like?
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PART B

1. Why are Tulio and Linda performing at carnival?

2. How does Linda feel when she is accidentally placed at the top of the float?
3. How does Fernando help Linda this time?
4. Who frees all the birds in the end?
5. What happens with Jewel when all the birds leave the plane? What does Blu decide to do?
6. Why do you think he can finally fly?
7. What do Tulio and Linda do at the end of the movie?