Intermediate - Carnival in Rio! (0048)

A:	I can't believe we're here! Carnival in Rio! Seriously, this is like a once in a lifetime opportunity! Can you believe it? We're here at the biggest party in the world!
B:	I know! We're so lucky that we found tickets for the Sambadrome! Good thing we found that ticket scalper.
A:	Look! It's starting! Wow, this is amazing! Look at how many dancers there are. Oh my gosh! The costumes are so colorful! This is so cool!
B:	It says here that the school that is dancing now is one of the oldest and most prestigious samba schools in Rio.
A:	No kidding! Look at them, they're amazing! Look at that girl on the top of that float! She must be the carnival queen! Move over there so I can get a picture of you!
B:	Ok. Hurry up take the picture!
C:	join us! come and dance!
B:	Oh really.... no I can't. No really, I don't know how to dance! Honey I'll see you later!
A:	Patrick! Don't just leave me here!

Key Vocabulary

prestigious	Adjective	being respected and admired for being successful or important
ticket scalper	common noun, singular	person that buys and re-sales tickets at a higher price
once in a lifetime	phrase	something that happens very rarely, not common
float	common noun, singular	a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade
good thing	phrase	it is good that something happened

Supplementary Vocabulary

stadium	common noun, singular	a large structure where sport events are held
festival	common noun, singular	a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something
Brasilia		the capital of Brazil
take a chance	phrase	take a risk, do something that you would not usually do
ditch	verb	leave someone on purpose (informal)