Scene 1 · Action & Chaos 
What is going on here?
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throw at
бросать в
shout out
выкрикивать
hold a bag
держать сумку
cover with juice
покрывать соком
Look & Speak (Present Continuous)
- What are the people in the foreground doing right now?
- Why is the young man opening his mouth? What is he looking at?
- What is the woman next to him holding in her hands?
1. The young man in the center ______ an orange.
2. People on the street ______ oranges at each other.
The Battle of the Oranges (Ivrea, Northern Italy): Every year, thousands of townspeople divide into teams and throw fresh oranges at one another to recreate a historic 12th-century rebellion against an oppressive tyrant.
Scene 2 · Sports & Focus 
What is going on here?
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jump over
перепрыгивать через
ride a stick
скакать на палке
watch closely
внимательно наблюдать
sit on the floor
сидеть на полу
Look & Speak (Present Continuous)
- What is the girl in the center doing with the toy horse?
- How high is she jumping over the barrier?
- What are the spectators on the right doing? Look at their expressions.
1. The girl ______ over a red barrier.
2. Other children ______ on the right side.
Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships: Hobbyhorsing is a competitive sport in Finland where participants perform dressage and show-jumping routines using homemade wooden stick horses.
Scene 3 · Leisure & Atmosphere 
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lie back
откинуться назад
open the trunk
открыть багажник
hang small lights
вешать гирлянду
look into distance
смотреть вдаль
Look & Speak (Present Continuous)
- Where are the two teenagers sitting? How did they make it comfortable?
- What are they looking at outside the picture frame?
- What are the people in the other car in the background doing?
1. Two teenagers ______ in the open trunk of an SUV.
2. Small fairy lights ______ from the car door above them.
A Drive-in Movie Theater: People are watching an outdoor movie screening from the open back of their cars on pillows and blankets during a warm summer evening.
Scene 4 · Speed & Balance 
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balance a tray
балансировать поднос
spill water
пролить воду
wear an apron
носить фартук
hurry forward
спешить вперед
Look & Speak (Present Continuous)
- What are all these people carrying on their trays?
- Why do they have numbers pinned to their aprons?
- Are they running or fast-walking? What rules might they have?
1. The man with number 205 ______ his tray with one hand.
2. A woman next to him ______ carefully with a croissant.
Course des Cafés (Paris): A historic 2-kilometer race through the streets of Paris where hundreds of café waiters compete to finish fastest without running and without spilling a single drop of water from their tray.
Scene 5 · Mystery & Cold 
What is going on here?
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climb out of
вылезать из
touch a skull
дотрагиваться до черепа
lie in the snow
лежать в снегу
wear a wetsuit
носить гидрокостюм
Look & Speak (Present Continuous)
- Where is this diver coming from? What kind of water is under that ice?
- What are the large curved objects lying on the snow around the hole?
- What object is the diver holding or touching with the left hand?
1. A scuba diver ______ up through a hole in the ice.
2. Two massive mammoth tusks ______ on the snow.
Searching for Mammoth Fossils in Siberia: Divers cut holes into frozen Arctic rivers to dive into freezing water, hunting for well-preserved woolly mammoth tusks and prehistoric animal bones buried beneath the riverbed.