Soap Opera Twist: Ulisses Loses Everything in "Quem Ama Cuida"
Listen to the story
Quem Ama Cuida is a popular Brazilian soap opera. It has a new storyline about a man named Ulisses.
In the story, Adriana destroys Ulisses's life. She is very angry with him.
Another woman, Fábia, also wants revenge on Ulisses. She takes all his money. Now he has nothing.
Ulisses becomes very poor. People say he is "in the gutter." This means he has lost everything.
A woman named Pilar does not feel sorry for him. She is not kind to him.
After his money problems, people kick Ulisses out. He has no home and no money.
Vocabulary15 words
- soap opera
- a TV show with long stories about people's lives
- storyline
- the story in a TV show
- destroy
- to end something completely
- revenge
- hurting someone because they hurt you first
- gutter
- a very bad, poor situation
- kick out
- to make someone leave
- bankrupt
- having no money at all
- poor
- having little or no money
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings
- kind
- nice and helpful to others
- character
- a person in a story or show
- popular
- liked by many people
- money problems
- trouble with not having enough money
- sorry
- feeling sad about someone's bad situation
- home
- the place where someone lives
Quiz
Answer key
1. Adriana destroys it 2. She takes all his money away 3. She is not kind to him
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Quem Ama Cuida is a popular Brazilian _____. It has a new _____ about a man named Ulisses.
In the story, Adriana _____ Ulisses's life. She is very _____ with him.
Another woman, Fábia, also wants _____ on Ulisses. She takes all his money. Now he has nothing.
Ulisses becomes very _____. People say he is "in the _____." This means he has lost everything.
A woman named Pilar does not feel _____ for him. She is not _____ to him.
After his money problems, people _____ Ulisses _____. He has no home and no money.