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Gauchos | National Geographic

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Warm-up Questions

When you hear the word “gauchos,” what kind of people do you think of?
What do you imagine daily life in the countryside of Argentina is like?
Would you rather live in the countryside or in a city? Why?

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Gauchos | National Geographic

Gauchos as a legendary tradition (00:00 – 00:45)

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1. How has cowboy life in the Argentine countryside changed over time?

It has scarcely changed over the past three centuries.
It has changed every generation.
It has become mostly a city-based lifestyle.
It has completely disappeared in recent years.

2. How is the gaucho described in this part of the video?

A modern office worker
A farmer who avoids horses
A legendary figure, larger than life
A tourist guide in the city

3. What does the speaker suggest helps preserve the “purest form” of gaucho life?

Using modern technology
Living in the capital
Solitude
Working only in summer

Gauchos | National Geographic

Preference for the campo over the city (00:45 – 01:10)

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1. What does the speaker say would be “unthinkable”?

Riding a horse at dawn
Drinking mate in clean air
Not being able to live in the campo (the countryside)
Living in a shack

2. Which does the speaker prefer?

A palace in the countryside rather than a city apartment
A shack in the countryside rather than a palace in the city
A palace in the city rather than a shack in the countryside
A city apartment because it is quieter

3. What does the speaker mention as part of what he would miss?

Subways and tall buildings
Shopping malls and traffic
Streetlights at night
The sound of hoof beats and birds at dawn

Gauchos | National Geographic

Work, hardship, and adaptation (01:10 – 02:04)

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1. How many gauchos does the video say Argentina is home to (approximately)?

Nearly 1,500,000
Exactly 150
About 15,000
Nearly 150,000

2. What does the video say about a gaucho’s work?

A gaucho’s work is mostly indoors.
A gaucho stops working in winter.
A gaucho’s work is never done.
A gaucho works only a few days a month.

3. How are the seasons described for gaucho life?

Winter is brutally hot; summer is cold and wet.
Both winter and summer are mild and easy.
Winter is warm and dry; summer is cool and rainy.
Winter is cold and wet; summer is brutally hot.

Gauchos | National Geographic

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1. What is a main idea of the video?

The countryside is empty because people no longer raise herds.
Most gauchos have moved to cities to find easier work.
Gaucho life has become mainly a tourist performance.
Gaucho life is a long-lasting tradition that continues in Argentina’s countryside.

2. Why does the video emphasize climate and landscape?

Because gauchos avoid the outdoors as much as possible.
Because landscape is not important to gaucho culture.
Because climate is the reason gauchos only work in cities.
Because gaucho life requires adaptation to tough conditions.

3. Which statement best matches the speaker’s attitude toward hardship?

It is difficult, but it gives strength and nourishes the soul.
It is mainly exciting because it brings fame.
It is easy because nature is always predictable.
It is pointless and should be avoided at all costs.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Gauchos | National Geographic

Why do you think solitude might help “preserve the purest form” of a traditional lifestyle?
The speaker prefers “a shack out here” to “a palace in the city.” What values does this show?
Do you agree that struggling against nature can be “beautiful”? Why or why not?
What traditions in your country or region have “scarcely changed” over time? What helps preserve them?