Hey, there!<\/p>\n
Hoje trago a respostas dos quizzes de ontem, in English! Acertou algum? Tell us!<\/p>\n
SHOE SHOP SHUFFLE<\/strong> display items<\/em> – itens na vitrine THE SCHOOL INSPECTOR<\/strong> unsure <\/em>– incerto, n\u00e3o ter certeza BRUSH FIRES<\/strong> herds of goats <\/em>– grupos de cabras THE COCONUT MILLIONAIRE<\/strong> afford <\/em>– ter condi\u00e7\u00f5es de Hey, there! Hoje trago a respostas dos quizzes de ontem, in English! Acertou algum? Tell us! SHOE SHOP SHUFFLE The shoe shops put single shoes as display items outside the shops. One shop put out left shoes, the other three shops put out right shoes. Thieves stole the display shoes but had to make pairs…<\/p>\n
\nThe shoe shops put single shoes as display items outside the shops. One shop put out left shoes, the other three shops put out right shoes.
\nThieves stole the display shoes but had to make pairs, so more shoes were taken from the one displaying left shoes. The manager changed the display to right shoes and thefts dropped significantly.<\/em> (From Sloane and MacHale, 2000.)<\/p>\n
\ndropped <\/em>– ca\u00edram<\/p>\n
\nBefore the inspector arrived the teacher instructed the pupils always to raise their left hands if they did not know the answer or were unsure. If they were sure they knew the answer they should raise their right hand. The teacher chooses a different pupil every time, but always one who had raised his or her right hand. The Superintendent was duly impressed.<\/em> (From Sloane and MacHale, 1993.)<\/p>\n
\nduly <\/em>– adequadamente, (aqui) muito<\/p>\n
\nThey bought or rented herds of goats and grazed them on the mountain slopes. The goats ate the vegetation, kept the brush down and reached steep slopes that were otherwise difficult to reach. Brushwood fires were significantly reduced.<\/em><\/p>\n
\ngraze <\/em>– pastar
\nslope <\/em>-declive
\nsteep <\/em>– \u00edngreme<\/p>\n
\nThe man is a philanthropist who buys great quantities of coconuts to sell to poor people at prices they can afford. He started out as a billionaire but lost so much\u00a0 money in his good works that he became a millionaire. If you assumed that the only way to become a millionaire is by working your way up to that level of wealth, you made an assumption which prevented you from solving the problem! <\/em>(From Sloane and MacHale, 1997.)<\/p>\n
\nworks <\/em>– a\u00e7\u00f5es
\nassume <\/em>– supor
\nwealth <\/em>– riqueza
\nprevent … from<\/em> … – evitar … que …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"