TV Pranks

Watch these videos and the discuss with your partner how you feel about each of them.

1. Did you find the ghost prank funn y or over the top?
2. How do you think you would have reacted if you'd been in that elevator? What about your parents?
3. If you were the girl's mother, would you have allowed her to take part in the prank?
4. Do you think AmericanSpanish television could have created something like this?
5. Why do you think this prank went viral (became very popular) so quickly?

Watch this talk show and discuss this particular prank. In general, how did they feel about it?
--They found it boring.
--They loved it.
--They thought it crossed the line.




Watch it again and decide who made the points below (Man, Woman, Neither)
--"This kind of prank would never appear on American TV"
--"I'd have had a heart attack in that kind of situation"
--"In the USA, the little girl's parents would be in trouble"
--"Hidden camera shows in America are much more innocent"
--"Brazil is one of the world's most violent countries"





Choose 2 statements from the previous exercise and, in small groups, say if you agree or disagree. What's the most controversial statement?

Choose the correct words to complete sentences 1-6 from the video. Then watch the following video and check your answers.
1. You know, this thing (got / took) 14 million (hits / assess). People love it!
2. You're laughing (of / at) other people's (misfortunes / misdemeanors.
3. That's why everybody (perceives / considers) us (like / as) weak.
4. Look! The kitten (snuck / scared) up on the baby! Boo!
5. Brazil is probably in the top when it (comes to / regards about) murders throughout the world.
6. It's (scary enough / enough scared) to get )to / though) the streets without getting shot, now you've got to deal wuth the ghost on the elevator?

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