This ad is a funny biography about Richard Branson. We see him as a toddler, as a teen, as a young adult and in present times, always with his famous goatee and always coming up with clever ideas.
Self-study activity:
Complete the blanks in the transcript with the missing words. The activity is suitable for Básico 2 students.
Long before Richard Branson created (1) ... and (2) ... , he envisioned Virgin Mobile. A phone company that would make ordinary (3) ... extraordinary and get people what they want as fast as possible.
Oi!
They all (4) ... he was mad.
In the future we will all be able to talk to each other with our (5) ... .
Right... are you mental?
It's just so simple, he (4) ... . Why pay for minutes when it's (6) ... data you really need. And while not all his dreams were embraced, he was (7) ... by a higher calling. This is Richard Branson, and he is here to (8) ... you. Every last one of you. (6) ... data and messaging just $ (9) ... a month.
Key:
1 airlines 2 spaceships 3 experiences 4 thought 5 thumbs 6 unlimited 7 driven 8 service 9 thirty-five