I think you should tell them about America and what is going on. I also think you should tell them how somethings are different and the food we eat. You should tell them about the sports we have, too.

I think that you should ask your translaters to say ''That we are just visiting and we want to be friends.We live in North America.In North America is a good place to live!''

I think you should tell the natives that we come to visit the beautiful land.we come from North America.Tell them what America is like!

Good luck!!!!

We think that you all should sit with some new friends on the launcha. Then as you get to know each other, ask them if they can teach you som Portuguese. Then you can teach your new friends English.

maybe you should tell them about the food gadgets and the fun not to mention the people

you should tell them of the riches and ask them if they can teach you some more porgugesses

you should meet them by seeing other people on different boats. you should ask them about where they live and how it is.you tell them that the u.s. is so different than brazil.

I think it is wonderful that you want to practice another language. Some ways you could do this are first introducing yourself and saying "hello," in portuguese, of course. Then you could start a conversation , but stop when you come to a word that you don't know. Maybe, if you're lucky, you will talk to someone who ALSO speaks English. Have fun!!

Some ways you could practice your portuguese by introducing yourself and saying "hello," in portuguese, of course. Then you could start a conversation , but stop when you come to a word that you don't know. Maybe, if you're lucky, you will talk to someone who ALSO speaks English.

Ask new friends about the sports they play. Ask them about the things they like to do or their work. Teach them a few English words.Talk about the food that you eat. About the U.S.: We have 50 states and there are great differences in climate, geography, culture, wildlife,politics and governance, spoken accents and so on.

You can ask them what their home is like.

you can do body lang to the people can under stand you.You can till the peope stores and act them out.If there is smeone that talkes inglesh they can hlep you take the languages .You can till them stors about the u.s.a and act them out for them.You can talke about the different languages we talke in the u.s.a. .

You should talk about different languages and whats it like in Fonte Boa.
In united states we talk in different languages like spanish,french,english,chineese,and japeneese.

You should tell them about the USA's languages. You can compare body languages between the different cultures. You should learn how to say "hello", "where's the bathroom" and "thank you" in Portugese.

We think that it might be fun to play card games. This would be a good way to start up a conversation. Then, you could have some food together and ask about the kinds of food they like. If they ask about life in the United States, you might want to tell them about how it is different in the various regions. For example, life is different in the South than it is in the Pacific Northwest or the New England states. Finally, it might be interesting to find out what the people there think about our government and how they think the elections will turn out.

Hi Dave and crew members,
The third graders would like to know what religion they follow. What different animals do they eat, besides chicken and beef. We saw a video about the Mbuti Indians and they hunt monkeys and eat grubs that taste like soft cheese. We know about the fruit they eat, but what about vegatables and do they have bread? In the United States we have freedoms and we buy our food in grocery stores and even at home improvements stores like Menards. We have televisons.We have books in our school and libraries.We ride buses to school and also have computers. We are impressed by the beautiful country and how they respect the nature and animals. We are thinking about you and praying you have a safe trip. The third graders from St. Thomas School.

i about the cultures and the food

We think you shoould say hello in Portugese, wave to them, and ask How Are You? Some questions we think you should ask are: How long have you lived here for? Where should we go when we arrive at our destination? Where do you live? Do you like living there? What kind of food do you eat? Has global warming affected the rainforest? What type of government does ur country have? When someone gets sick do you use cures from natural resources or do you use cures from drug companies? What is school like in your country? Our country is a free country. In our country we do not canoe to school we either walk, ride bikes, or drive to school.

I think you should tell them about your family, your childhood memories, or about all your adventures.

Well, you should tell them about the people here and the traditions and things we do here for fun. You should also ask them what they do for a living.
That would be interesting to learn.
Then, you should tell them about the food us Americans eat.
Finally, you should ask them questions about the differences between there and America.

I think you should offer them a cookout or something like that.I hope you guys do good with out warren.

You should just be spontaneous. Go out on a limb. Tell them what you are doing there. Show them what you have learned. Take a nature walk with them and tell them a lot of new stuff. I think they will enjoy it and learn a lot.

u should ask people if they will talk to u or ask them if they would like to be your friends

We think you should just introduce yourself. We think you should ask them if they know anything about the USA, have a relative in the USA, or if they would like to visit the USA. We think you should tell them about our fast food, video games, skyscrapers, New York City, electricity, and television.

You could dicuss sports with them and ask them what sports they like besides soccer. You could explain the WCO and ask them what their schools are like in the Amazon area.

If you are going to start a conversation, you should start with "Hello eu sou de América e do português praticando do am" which means "Hello I am from America and am practicing portuguese" I hopes this hleps. You could tell them that you are doing this to get kids from all over the world to be interested in the Amazon Rainforest.

We think you should tell them about different foods that we eat. You could ask them what kinds of sports they play and try some of the sports. You could also ask what kinds of different foods that they eat.

I think that you should tell the people what life is like in America. Things like what we do for fun and what kinds of foods we eat in America.

I think you should tell them
about the food we eat and
the games.

Tell them about what kind of food you catch to eat and hobbies you do

I think that a good way to make friends is to be open minded. Then they will think that you respect their culture. You can also try telling them about yourself and things you do in America or tell them how they do things different here. You never know they are probably courious about the differences. You might also try to find about them, thier likes and dislikes. GOOD LUCK!!

I think you should tell them about America and teach them small phrases in English such as "Hi", "How are you" and "Goodbye" and ask them to help you with your Porteguese.

I think you should tell them about America and teach them small phrases in English such as "Hi", "How are you" and "Goodbye" and ask them to help you with your Porteguese.

be nice to them. ask about legends of monsters

One way to meet new people on the launcha would be to ask them questions about where they are traveling to. Also, you could introduce yourself and ask them what their names are. You may also want to explain to them your journey through the Amazon.

You could explain to them the types of food that we eat here. Also, you can share with them the different types of homes that we live in. If they plan on traveling to New York City, you could tell them about all the interesting museums they could visit.

Be safe,

Class 3M - Riverdale Country School

I think you sould tell them really good things about the USA like there are lots of parks to go to and lots of places to vist. You sould tell them nice thigs about their culture. Tell them they have cool ways of living like thier houses on stilts.

Bonjour! Bon courage!
(Hello! Good Luck!)

I think you should ask them what some of their favorite things to do are and foods are. We think it is easy to get to know people when you ask them about their culture. Good luck and have fun!

I think you should start out slow and then start telling them about America and about yourself.

I think that you should teach them some easy English words, and tell about your expedition and America. ☺☺☺☺

Wave to them and maybe show an American flag. Talk to the person next to you. If you have equipment out, they will probably come to you. Madeline

Talk to someone in Spanish. They might respond. Explain the diversity of rural areas and big cities in America. Will

Ask them why they are on the boat. Tell them about your wonderful expedition. Ask them questions about their jobs. Jake

Use gestures. Start with your names. Lena

Ask them to help you learn to speak in their language. Tell them about your expedition. Lena

Ask them their purpose on the river. Introduce yourselves as explorers from America. Libby

Tell them you would like to learn their language. Annie B.

Be friendly, say nice things, and try to be as kind as you can be to everyone. Tell them what you are doing and ask them everyday questions. Donald

To meet people you should say, "Hello", in Portuguese. Ask their names and what they do. Then you tell them the same. Thomas K.

You should greet the people by introducing yourselves at a meal. Ask the people what kinds of things they enjoy and relate that to yourselves. Tell them about our big cities. David

You should ask them about their culture. Bridget

Teach each other words in your separate languages. Talk about sports like soccer. Shane

you should talk about soccer they love it in south america.
it's a very common sport down there.

I think you should show them a flag and teach them some english. They could teach you portugese and make you formilulair withe them land.

You could greet them with a stew or a new meal!!!

Most Of All Just Have Fun!!!

If the team wants to make new friends they should start by having a conversation, this is what you should talk about.
You should start by asking about the animals in the area. Ask if there are animal that are very dangerous or rare, or what animals they hunt for. You could also learn about how to treat the animals.
Then if you get to know them, you could ask them about their culture [way of life]. Find out what kind of foods they eat. In addition you could ask if they have a religon. Also you should find out if you have a goverment [do they have a king? Are they a democracy?].
If you follow this, by the time you get to Fonte Boa you'll know everyone on the boat.

Ask what its like to live in the rainforest and questions about their home. Tell thme they can ask you questions, too.