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Listening Comprehension: Fortune Telling Posted by on Jun 3, 2010 in Sports

Today we’re going to do a little listening comprehension exercise using a short report from BBC Brasil (which by the way, is a fantastic resource for Portuguese students).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU6DY-prE14

Questions

1. Where is the healer from?

2. What does the healer foresee about the World Cup, and how did he find out?

3. How many people has the healer treated?

4. Why doesn’t the healer want to help his country’s team?

5. Based on the context, what do you think “desempenho” means?

Answers

1. Nigeria

2. He foresees that Brazil will win the World Cup, which he saw in his magical mirror.

3. Thousands

4. It would be a sin to do so.

5. performance

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