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Leia como Elena confere uma história surpreendente antes de publicá-la no jornal da sua cidade. Depois responda às perguntas.

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Elena helped write a small newspaper for her town every month. On Monday, a photograph of an empty wall appeared on a local news page. Its
captionwords printed under a picturelegenda de foto
said that a valuable painting had disappeared from the art centre. Soon, people online were calling it a
theftthe act of taking something that belongs to another personroubo
, but the
captionwords printed under a picturelegenda de foto
offered no
evidencefacts that help show what happenedprovas
. Elena’s
editora person who checks a newspaper before it is publishededitor
told her to check the story before repeating the claim. He said, “A photograph shows an empty wall, not the reason for it.”
Elena called the art centre and spoke to Sam, the
caretakera person who looks after a buildingzelador do prédio
. Sam said that he had moved the painting to a safe room on Sunday. He told Elena that rain had entered through a window and damaged the wall. The painting itself was dry, and a repair team was coming the next day. Elena did not publish Sam’s words immediately; she asked to see the painting. At the centre, Sam opened the safe room and showed her the
canvasthe material used for a paintingtela
.
The painting was there, covered with clean cloth and away from the wet wall. Elena also spoke to its artist, Rosa, on the phone. Rosa said that she knew about the move and was pleased it had been protected. Elena took a new photograph and wrote down the time and place. She compared her notes with the first
captionwords printed under a picturelegenda de foto
and found a missing fact. The old
captionwords printed under a picturelegenda de foto
never said that the painting had been moved for safety.
That evening, Elena wrote a short report with Sam’s and Rosa’s comments. She explained that the painting was safe and the wall needed repairs. Her
editora person who checks a newspaper before it is publishededitor
checked both names and dates before the report went online. The original news page then changed its
captionwords printed under a picturelegenda de foto
and removed the
theftthe act of taking something that belongs to another personroubo
claim. Elena was glad the painting was safe, but she also remembered the first rumour. Next time, she would ask for a second
sourcea person or record that gives information for a reportfonte
before trusting a dramatic
headlinethe title of a news storymanchete
.

Exercícios de prática

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Escolha a resposta correta

Leia a história e escolha a melhor resposta.

1.What did the first photograph show?

2.Why had Sam moved the painting?

3.Who else confirmed that the painting was safe?

4.What happened to the original news page?

Verdadeiro ou falso?

Decida se cada afirmação corresponde ao texto.

5.Elena’s editor wanted her to verify the story before publishing it.

6.Sam said the painting had become wet.

7.The first caption explained the reason for the empty wall.

Complete a frase

Use uma palavra ou expressão da história.

Escute e escolha

Escute cada frase e escolha a resposta.

11.What did the editor ask Elena to do?

12.What had damaged the wall?

13.What did the news page remove?

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?

Ela foi escrita para leitores B1 e pratica o discurso indireto e a diferença entre say e tell.

Por que Elena consultou duas fontes?

Ela queria comparar a versão de Sam com a de Rosa, a artista, antes de publicar.

Posso escutar mais devagar?

Sim. Reproduza a história a 0,75× ou repita frases individuais.

Gabarito

  1. 1. What did the first photograph show?

    Resposta: An empty wall

    A primeira foto mostrava uma parede vazia no centro de arte.

  2. 2. Why had Sam moved the painting?

    Resposta: To protect it from a wet wall

    A chuva tinha danificado a parede, então Sam colocou o quadro em segurança.

  3. 3. Who else confirmed that the painting was safe?

    Resposta: Rosa, the artist

    Rosa sabia da mudança e estava contente porque o quadro tinha sido protegido.

  4. 4. What happened to the original news page?

    Resposta: It changed its caption

    Ela mudou a legenda e retirou a afirmação sobre o roubo.

  5. 5. Elena’s editor wanted her to verify the story before publishing it.

    Resposta: Verdadeiro

    Ele pediu que ela conferisse a história antes de repetir a afirmação.

  6. 6. Sam said the painting had become wet.

    Resposta: Falso

    A parede estava molhada, mas o quadro estava seco.

  7. 7. The first caption explained the reason for the empty wall.

    Resposta: Falso

    Ela omitiu que o quadro tinha sido transferido para ser protegido.

  8. 8. Sam ___ Elena that rain had damaged the wall.

    Resposta: told

    A forma told é seguida diretamente da pessoa que recebe a informação.

  9. 9. Rosa ___ that she knew about the move.

    Resposta: said

    A forma said introduz as palavras de Rosa sem nomear imediatamente quem as escuta.

  10. 10. Elena explained that the painting ___ safe.

    Resposta: was

    A informação é apresentada no passado com was.

  11. 11. Listening question 11: Elena’s editor told her to check the story before repeating the claim.

    Resposta: Check the story

    Ele queria que ela conferisse a afirmação antes de publicá-la.

  12. 12. Listening question 12: He told Elena that rain had entered through a window and damaged the wall.

    Resposta: Rain through a window

    Sam disse que a chuva tinha entrado por uma janela.

  13. 13. Listening question 13: The original news page then changed its caption and removed the theft claim.

    Resposta: The theft claim

    Ela retirou a afirmação sem provas sobre um roubo.

  14. 14. Dictation 14

    Resposta: Sam said that he had moved the painting to a safe room on Sunday.

    A expressão said that introduz o relato de Sam.

  15. 15. Dictation 15

    Resposta: He told Elena that rain had entered through a window and damaged the wall.

    A expressão told Elena that nomeia a pessoa que recebeu a informação.

  16. 16. Dictation 16

    Resposta: She explained that the painting was safe and the wall needed repairs.

    As formas was e needed situam a informação no passado.

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