Tag Archives: comprehension
Reading Comprehension: Mousse Recipe Posted by Rachel on Mar 4, 2010
For today’s reading comprehension exercise, we’re going to use a delicious coconut mousse recipe. Mousse de coco com calda de maracujá Read the full recipe here Excerpt: “Bata no liquidificador o coco fresco e a água fervente. Peneire. Se necessário, complete com 1/2 xícara de leite para obter 2 xícaras de leite de coco. Acrescente…
Reading Comprehension: Restaurant Opening Posted by Rachel on Feb 11, 2010
Today, we’re going to practice reading comprehension with an article about a new restaurant. A aventura americana de Benny Novak “Benny Novak abre na próxima terça-feira sua terceira casa, o 210 Diner, na mesma Rua Pará do primogênito Ici. Um pouco mais longe do italiano Tappo, o único localizado nos Jardins.” Read the full article…
Reading Comprehension Practice Posted by Rachel on Feb 3, 2010
Today we’re going to do a reading comprehension exercise with a travel story from Estadão. Herança colonial com aroma de café [Click above to read the full article] “Atrás da imponente portaria surge uma casa grande marcada por uma fileira de janelas coloniais azuis perfeitamente retangulares na fachada. Herança de um tempo em que as…
Listening Comp: Brazilians in Japan Posted by Rachel on Sep 28, 2009
Today, we’re going to do an upper intermediate listening comprehension exercise using a short documentary filmed at a Brazilian festival in Japan. There are subtitles but surprise! They’re in Japanese. So you’ll have to listen very carefully to answer the questions. Questions 1. What is the woman featured in the video asking Brazilians to do?…