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Dragons, wolves, princesses…

All these simulador aposta esportiva intricate designs are in fact carved from pumpkins.

Making simulador aposta esportiva creepy lanterns is a favourite Halloween simulador aposta esportiva pastime for many families.

But for Noel Dickover in Virginia in the US, it's more than that.

It's a chance to create beautiful, simulador aposta esportiva ephemeral art.

And share his simulador aposta esportiva fondness for Star Wars characters.

Transcriçãosimulador aposta esportivaportuguês

Dragões, lobos, princesas…

Todos estes desenhos complicados sãosimulador aposta esportivafato esculpidossimulador aposta esportivaabóboras.

Para muitas famílias, fabricar lanternas assustadoras é o passatempo favoritosimulador aposta esportivaHalloween.

Mas, para Noel Dickover, moradorsimulador aposta esportivaVirgínia, nos Estados Unidos, é muito mais do que isso.

É uma oportunidadesimulador aposta esportivacriar uma arte bela e efêmera.

E compartilharsimulador aposta esportivapaixão pelos personagenssimulador aposta esportivaGuerra nas Estrelas.

Vocabulary

simulador aposta esportiva creepy strange and unpleasant in a way that makes you feel frightened

simulador aposta esportiva pastime something you do regularly for enjoyment in your free time

simulador aposta esportiva ephemeral lasting only for a short time

simulador aposta esportiva fondness liking, preference

Exercise

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

intricate / creepy / pastime / ephemeral / fondness

1. Some think of the eel as a _________, slimy creature. Others consider it the best health food in the world.

2. Videos of cats online have come to symbolise the internet community's _________ for amusing quick-hit entertainment.

3. Whether or not it moves into the mainstream, advances in 3D printing technology are certainly allowing more and more _________ objects to be made, by a vast array of designers - from architects to fashion students.

4. India is thought to be the birthplace of chess, with the game emerging from a 6th century _________ called chaturanga.

5. "Try and think of things that are _________ and will change. When you are eating, photograph the meal, if you are going out to the supermarket, photograph that as well."

Answers

Source: Netherlands fisheries: The vanishing eels of Volendam http://bbc.in/1g8YBRl

2. Videos of cats online have come to symbolise the internet community's fondness for amusing quick-hit entertainment.

Source: Cat video film festival to celebrate web's furriest virals http://bbc.in/1aQuB5e

3. Whether or not it moves into the mainstream, advances in 3D printing technology are certainly allowing more and more intricate objects to be made, by a vast array of designers - from architects to fashion students.

Source: Bras and guitars: What people today are 3D printing http://bbc.in/1amdTzK

4. India is thought to be the birthplace of chess, with the game emerging from a 6th century pastime called chaturanga.

Source: Queen's Baton Relay: Welcome to… India http://bbc.in/1f1lovh

5. "Try and think of things that are ephemeral and will change. When you are eating, photograph the meal, if you are going out to the supermarket, photograph that as well."

Source: Should you even take a camera on holiday? http://bbc.in/1hpwTic