A noite em que as luzes se apagaram

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Leia o que aconteceu quando as luzes se apagaram na biblioteca de Omar. Depois responda às perguntas.

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Last Friday, Omar was closing the
communitypeople who live or work in the same areacomunidade
library when the lights suddenly went out.
At first, he thought someone had turned them off by mistake. Then he heard a loud noise outside and saw that the whole street was dark. It had rained heavily for hours, and the wind was shaking the windows. Omar checked his phone, but its
batterythe part of a phone that stores powerbateria
was nearly empty.
He had promised to meet his sister at the bus stop in twenty minutes.
While he was looking for a
torcha small light you carry in your handlanterna
, he heard a quiet voice from the reading room.
A girl called Eva had stayed behind to finish her homework. She was frightened, so Omar said, “Let’s leave together.” Before they opened the front door, he found a small
torcha small light you carry in your handlanterna
in his desk.
They walked carefully down the stairs and waited under the roof outside. A
neighboura person who lives near youvizinho
explained that a tree had fallen across the road and damaged a
power linea cable that carries electricityrede elétrica
.
Omar tried to call Eva’s mother, but the phone stopped working. Eva remembered that her mother was waiting at the bakery on the next street. They decided to walk there, but the
pavementthe path beside a road for people walkingcalçada
was wet and difficult to see.
As they were crossing the
squarean open public area in a townpraça
, someone called Eva’s name.
Eva’s mother looked for her daughter after the lights went out. She hugged Eva and thanked Omar for staying with her.
When Omar finally reached the bus stop, his sister was still there. She had heard about the fallen tree and had waited inside a nearby shop. They took the last bus home together as the rain began to slow down. The
powerelectricity for lights and machineseletricidade
returned later that night, but the library stayed closed until morning.
The next day, Eva left a note on Omar’s desk to say thank you. Omar kept it in a book and smiled whenever he remembered that dark evening.

Exercícios de prática

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Escolha a resposta correta

Leia a história e escolha a melhor resposta.

1.Why was the whole street dark?

2.Who was still inside the library?

3.Where was Eva’s mother waiting?

4.What did Eva leave for Omar the next day?

Verdadeiro ou falso?

Decida se cada afirmação corresponde à história.

5.Omar’s phone had plenty of battery.

6.The neighbour said a tree had fallen across the road.

7.Omar’s sister waited outside in the rain.

Complete a frase

Use uma palavra da história.

Escute e escolha

Escute cada frase e escolha a resposta.

11.What was happening before the lights went out?

12.What damaged the power line?

13.Who looked for her daughter?

Escute e escreva

Escute e escreva a frase que você ouve.

14.Ouça e escreva a frase.

15.Ouça e escreva a frase.

16.Ouça e escreva a frase.

Perguntas frequentes

Qual é o nível desta história?

É para estudantes de nível B1. Usa o passado simples, o passado contínuo e o passado perfeito para ordenar os fatos.

Como posso praticar com ela?

Leia a história, responda às perguntas, escute a narração e tente as frases de ditado.

Posso escutar mais devagar?

Sim. Use o controle de velocidade 0,75× para toda a história ou reproduza uma frase por vez.

Gabarito
  1. 1. Why was the whole street dark?

    Resposta: A tree had damaged a power line

    Uma árvore caída danificou um fio da rede elétrica.

  2. 2. Who was still inside the library?

    Resposta: Eva

    Eva tinha ficado para terminar a lição de casa.

  3. 3. Where was Eva’s mother waiting?

    Resposta: At the bakery

    A mãe de Eva esperava na padaria.

  4. 4. What did Eva leave for Omar the next day?

    Resposta: A note

    Eva deixou um bilhete de agradecimento na mesa de Omar.

  5. 5. Omar’s phone had plenty of battery.

    Resposta: Falso

    A bateria tinha muito pouca carga e mais tarde o telefone parou de funcionar.

  6. 6. The neighbour said a tree had fallen across the road.

    Resposta: Verdadeiro

    Um vizinho explicou que uma árvore tinha caído e danificado um fio da rede elétrica.

  7. 7. Omar’s sister waited outside in the rain.

    Resposta: Falso

    A irmã de Omar esperou dentro de uma loja próxima.

  8. 8. It had ___ heavily for hours before the lights went out.

    Resposta: rained

    O texto diz que tinha chovido forte durante horas: it had rained heavily for hours.

  9. 9. Eva was frightened, so Omar found a ___ to help them see.

    Resposta: torch

    Omar encontrou uma lanterna (torch) na sua mesa.

  10. 10. In the past simple, Eva’s mother ___ for her daughter after the power cut.

    Resposta: looked

    A mãe de Eva procurou a filha depois do apagão: looked for her daughter.

  11. 11. Listening question 11: It had rained heavily for hours, and the wind was shaking the windows.

    Resposta: Rain and wind

    Tinha chovido forte durante horas e o vento sacudia as janelas.

  12. 12. Listening question 12: A neighbour explained that a tree had fallen across the road and damaged a power line.

    Resposta: A fallen tree

    Uma árvore tinha caído na estrada e danificado a rede elétrica.

  13. 13. Listening question 13: Eva’s mother looked for her daughter after the lights went out.

    Resposta: Eva’s mother

    A frase diz que a mãe de Eva procurou a filha.

  14. 14. Dictation 14

    Resposta: Then he heard a loud noise outside and saw that the whole street was dark.

    A frase contrasta o que Omar ouviu e viu depois que as luzes se apagaram.

  15. 15. Dictation 15

    Resposta: A girl called Eva had stayed behind to finish her homework.

    Had stayed situa a ação de Eva antes de Omar ouvi-la.

  16. 16. Dictation 16

    Resposta: When Omar finally reached the bus stop, his sister was still there.

    A frase situa a chegada ao ponto de ônibus depois dos acontecimentos da biblioteca.

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