Before You Watch: 3. Match The Words in Bold From The Previous Exercise With The Pictures Below

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Cinderella Story: Alma Deutscher

Before you watch

1. Work in pairs. What springs to your mind when you think about your childhood?
- what did you use to do in your free time?
- what school subjects did you like?
- what’s your brightest memory about that time?
- what were your biggest achievements at the age of 10-11?

2. Look through the sentences below. What do you think the words in bold
mean?

1) Whenever we come across a person with some extraordinary talent or skill, we try to describe him with the
words like genius, prodigy, gifted and some more.
2) If you use a skipping rope while doing morning exercises, you’ll burn lots of calories.
3) I finally came up with the idea of a birthday present for Jake.
4) ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was first performed in the Globe Theatre in 1595.
5) My best friend devours /dɪˈvaʊəz/chocolate as if he never tried it before.

3. Match the words in bold from the previous exercise with the pictures below.

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4. What do you think the video is going to be about? Share with your partner and then with the
classmates.
While you watch
1. Watch the video for the 1st time. What is special about Alma Deutscher and her lifestyle?
2. Watch the video for the 2nd time. Be ready to answer the questions below.

1) How old is Alma?


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2) Where is ‘Cinderella’ going to be performed?
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3) What makes the girl truly extraordinary?
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4) How did Alma feel when she saw her ‘Cinderella’ coming to life?
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5) Alma was born in London, wasn’t she?
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6) Why does she call her skipping rope ‘magic’?
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7) How does the prince find Cinderella in her story?
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8) What is Alma planning to do next?
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