A Plane Made By Students
A group of engineering students and their professor were given free airline tickets to go on a holiday...
Once they boarded the plane, the captain announced that they would be flying on a plane that the students had built.
The students panicked and left the plane. When the flight attendant asked the professor why he hadn't left he responded:
"Conheço as habilidades dos meus estudantes muito bem. Isto nem vai arrancar.I know the abilities of my students quite well. This won't even start.”
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The Plus version of this story
Um grupo de estudantes de engenharia e o seu professor ganharam bilhetes de avião grátis para irem de férias...Uma vez a bordo do avião, o capitão anunciou que iriam voar num avião que os estudantes tinham construído.Os estudantes entraram em pânico e saíram do avião. Quando a hospedeira perguntou ao professor porque não tinha saído, este respondeu:"Conheço as habilidades dos meus estudantes muito bem. Isto nem vai arrancar."A group of engineering students and their professor were given free airline tickets to go on a holiday…Once on board the plane, the captain announced that they would be flying in a plane that the students had built.The students panicked and left the plane. When the flight attendant asked the professor why he hadn't left, he responded:"I know the abilities of my students quite well. This won't even start."
🔎 Words in this story
✴️ Ganharam (were given)
The verb “ganhar” more literally means “to win” or “to earn” but is sometimes used with the meaning of getting something or being given something.
✴️ Grátis (free)
This word comes from the Latin “gratis” and is a synonym of “de graça” (for free) or “gratuito/a” (free).
The word “grátis” is invariable, which means it has the same form for all nouns, masculine or feminine, singular or plural.
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on personal infinitive.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.