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What are "Tumbleweeds"?, by EnriqueRM (Av2 Tues, 2009-2010)

Background info by teacher: After watching the Seinfeld Pilot episode (The Seinfeld Chronicles) one day in class, and while proceeding to do a dramatized reading of the script , we came across "tumbleweeds". I thought they were a kind of weed, one which you would tumble over!, like dandelions, but I said we needed to check. Fortunately, Enrique did, and we wanted to share his investigation with you all. Enjoy!

This evening, after our English lesson, on my way home, an image came to my mind: one of those Far West cities from those loved films I used to see in my childhood! Do you remember those ball-shaped plants rolling in deserted streets before the final duel to death? "There we had the tumbleweeds" — I thought. Here at home I asked my friend Mr. Google to confirm my hunch and I was happy to check I was right. Here are two pictures, and I have also inserted two links to videos where we can experience again the tumbleweeds rolling with the wind.