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Four college students didn't study for a test. They came up with an idea. They messed up their clothes and went to the Dean. They looked tired and sad. They told the Dean a story about a wedding, a late party, and a car with a flat tyre that made them come back late, so they had no time to study. The Dean felt bad for them and moved their test to three days later.
Three days later, the students came ready for the test. But the Dean had a surprise:
He put each student in a different room for the test. The test had only two questions:
"Qual é o teu nome?" (2 pontos)
"Que pneu estava furado?" (98 pontos)
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"What is your name?" (2 points) "Which tyre was flat?" (98 points)
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The Plus version of this story
Quatro estudantes universitários não estudaram para um teste. Tiveram uma ideia. Sujaram a roupa e foram ter com o reitor. Tinham um ar cansado e triste. Contaram ao reitor uma história sobre um casamento, uma festa até tarde e um carro com um pneu furado que fez com que regressassem tarde, pelo que não tiveram tempo para estudar. O reitor sentiu-se mal por eles e adiou o teste para dali a três dias.Três dias depois, os alunos vieram prontos para o teste. Mas o reitor tinha uma surpresa: Colocou cada aluno numa sala diferente para fazer o teste. O teste só tinha duas perguntas:"Qual é o teu nome?" (2 pontos)"Que pneu estava furado?" (98 pontos)Four college students didn't study for a test. They came up with an idea. They messed up their clothes and went to the Dean. They looked tired and sad. They told the Dean a story about a wedding, a late party, and a car with a flat tyre that made them come back late, so they had no time to study. The Dean felt bad for them and moved their test to three days later.Three days later, the students came ready for the test. But the Dean had a surprise: He put each student in a different room for the test. The test had only two questions:"What is your name?" (2 points)"Which tyre was flat?" (98 points)
💬 Today's vocabulary
🤷♂️ Sujar: To dirty👕 Roupa [femin. noun]: Clothes🧔 Reitor [masc. noun]: Dean🔊 Contar: To tell💒 Casamento [masc. noun]: Wedding🚙 Pneu [masc. noun]: Tyre📆 Adiar: To postpone 📍 Dali (de+ali): From there🧍 Pronto [masc. adj.]: Ready🛋️ Sala [femin. noun]: Room
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on question words.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
