How a TV Hit-and-Run Scene Was Made in "Por Você"
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Por Você is a Brazilian soap opera. It has a new big scene. A character called Gabriel is hit by a car.
The actor Thiago Lacerda plays a part in this scene. The team used a special prop car for the scene. A prop car is not a real car. It is made for TV.
The team also used special effects. Special effects make a scene look real but safe. Nobody was hurt when they made the scene.
After the accident, Gabriel is in very bad condition. People ask: will Gabriel die in the story? The show does not give a clear answer yet.
In the same episode, a character named Peixe says thank you to Vanessa. This happened on Tuesday, November 3.
Vocabulary15 words
- soap opera
- a long TV story with many episodes
- prop car
- a fake car used for filming, not a real car
- special effects
- tricks used in movies to make things look real
- hit-and-run
- when a car hits a person
- actor
- a person who plays a character in a show
- character
- a person in a story, played by an actor
- scene
- one part of a movie or show
- condition
- how healthy or sick a person is
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- team
- a group of people who work together
- film
- to record a movie or show
- safe
- not dangerous
- story
- the events in a book, movie, or show
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- show
- a program on TV
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1. He is hit by a car 2. A prop car and special effects 3. False
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_____ is a Brazilian soap opera. It has a new big _____. A character called Gabriel is hit by a car.
The actor Thiago Lacerda plays a part in this scene. The team used a special _____ for the scene. A prop car is not a real car. It is made for TV.
The team also used _____ _____. Special effects make a scene look real but safe. Nobody was hurt when they made the scene.
After the accident, Gabriel is in very bad _____. People ask: will Gabriel die in the story? The show does not give a clear answer yet.
In the same episode, a character named Peixe says thank you to Vanessa. This happened on _____, November 3.
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