Teacher Milena Flix | #44 - Hassan Al Kontar

Do you remember Hassan Al Kontar? We had a class about him last year, the man stuck in an airport. Well, I bring good news about his whereabouts (paradeiro)! ORIGINAL VIDEO

TRUE OR FALSE: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.T

1. Hassan thinks that real life can be more beautiful than dreams

2. He wasn?t well treated by immigration officers in Vancouver

3. He can?t go skiing because he doesn?t have the equipment yet.

4. He finally feels safe and legal.

5. There are more than 60 million refugees in the world right now.

MATCH: 1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a 5.e

1. Talk to us about what it was

2. Thank you for having

3. I told them that I have a bad experience when

4. I keep receiving gifts and free

5. I feel I'm safe and legal finally but I'm

a) things from the community here

b) me first of all

c) like stepping foot in Vancouver

d) it comes to dealing with the immigration officers

e) still thinking of those who were left behind

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ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT

Hassan, talk to us about what it was like stepping foot in Vancouver, Canada after such a long journey... What was going through your mind ?

Thank you for having me first of all... I realized for the first time that there's a moment in the real life... a rare moment where it become more beautiful than the dream itself

breathtaking overwhelming I ,

I can't believe how the people kind generous they are the minute I put foot on Vancouver International Airport and how the immigration officers treated me I told them that I have a bad experience when it comes to dealing with the refuge with the immigration officers in both UAE and Malaysia and you just change my mind

I keep receiving gifts and free things from the community here I get like ten invitation for skiing with equipments as well invitation for dinner for going outside or showing me around it's it's what I...

I could not imagine that it will be that that good and that's beautiful

I feel really relaxed I feel I'm safe and legal finally but I'm still thinking of those who were left behind the people who are still suffering and how I'm... how should I be thankful and grateful for the rest of my life I'm actually much more luckier than 65 million refugees in this world who still suffering until the very moment.

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PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION:

Hassan, fale conosco sobre como foi pisar em Vancouver, no Canad�, depois de uma jornada t�o longa ... O que estava passando pela sua cabe�a?

Obrigado por me ter em primeiro lugar ... Eu percebi pela primeira vez que h� um momento na vida real, um raro momento em que se torna mais bonito do que o pr�prio sonho

de tirar o f�lego, ?esmagador?, eu...

Eu n�o posso acreditar como as pessoas s�o gentis generosos s�o

no minuto em que pisei no Aeroporto Internacional de Vancouver e como os oficiais de imigra��o me trataram

Eu disse a eles que tenho uma experi�ncia ruim quando se trata de lidar com o ref�gio com os oficiais de imigra��o nos Emirados �rabes Unidos e na Mal�sia e voc� acabou de mudar minha opini�o

Eu continuo recebendo presentes e coisas gr�tis da comunidade aqui eu tenho como dez convite para esquiar com equipamentos, bem como convite para o jantar para sair ou me mostrar ao redor...

Eu n�o poderia imaginar que seria t�o bom e isso � lindo eu me sinto muito relaxado

Eu sinto que estou seguro e legal, finalmente, mas eu ainda estou pensando naqueles que foram deixados para tr�s as pessoas que ainda est�o sofrendo e como eu estou ... como eu deveria ser grato e grato pelo resto da minha vida?

Na verdade, eu sou muito mais sortudo do que 65 milh�es de refugiados neste mundo que ainda sofrem at� o momento.

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VOCABULARY:

TO STEP FOOT - "p�r os p�s"

OVERWHELMING -esmagador

BREATHTAKING - de tirar o f�lego

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FILL IN THE GAPS:

Hassan, talk to us about what it was 1.___ stepping foot in Vancouver, Canada after 2.___ a long journey... What was going through your 3.___ ?

Thank you for 4.___ me first of all... I realized for the first time that there's a moment in the real life... a rare 5.___ t where it become more beautiful than the dream itself

breathtaking overwhelming I ,

I 6.___ believe how the people kind generous they are the minute I put foot on Vancouver International Airport and how the immigration officers treated me I told 7.___ that I have a bad experience when it8.___ to dealing with the refuge with the immigration officers in both UAE and Malaysia and you just change my 9.___

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ANSWERS:

TRUE OR FALSE: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.T

MATCH: 1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a 5.e

FILL IN THE GAPS:

1.like

2.such

3.mind

4.having

5.momen

6.can't

7.them

8. comes

9.mind

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I hope you feel inspired by this story! See you next class ;)