{"id":1358,"date":"2010-07-28T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2010-07-28T00:31:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T00:31:52","slug":"reading-comprehension-new-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/reading-comprehension-new-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension: New Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s test your Portuguese skills by reading this article about finding new species in the Amazon.<\/p>\n

Expedi\u00e7\u00e3o encontra esp\u00e9cies novas de insetos na Amaz\u00f4nia<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ap\u00f3s uma expedi\u00e7\u00e3o realizada em junho na selva amaz\u00f4nica, pesquisadores voltaram \u00e0 cidade com pelo menos 65 esp\u00e9cies de insetos que nunca haviam sido vistas na natureza. A estimativa inicial representa apenas uma pequena parcela do que ainda pode ser descoberto entre os mais de 100 mil indiv\u00edduos resgatados durante a viagem, j\u00e1 que a an\u00e1lise e a cataloga\u00e7\u00e3o das esp\u00e9cies podem levar anos e o setor carece de especialistas.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Questions<\/span><\/p>\n

1. How many new species of insects were discovered?<\/p>\n

2. How many specimens did the researchers collect?<\/p>\n

3. What is a louva-a-deus? What does louvar a Deus<\/em> literally mean?<\/p>\n

4. How long did the expedition last?<\/p>\n

5. What happened during the scientists’ 2009 expedition?<\/p>\n

Answers<\/span><\/p>\n

1. 65<\/p>\n

2. 100,000<\/p>\n

3. Praying mantis; to pray to god<\/p>\n

4. 20 days<\/p>\n

5. Their boat sank at the beginning of the trip and they had to be rescued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s test your Portuguese skills by reading this article about finding new species in the Amazon. Expedi\u00e7\u00e3o encontra esp\u00e9cies novas de insetos na Amaz\u00f4nia “Ap\u00f3s uma expedi\u00e7\u00e3o realizada em junho na selva amaz\u00f4nica, pesquisadores voltaram \u00e0 cidade com pelo menos 65 esp\u00e9cies de insetos que nunca haviam sido vistas na natureza. A estimativa inicial representa…<\/p>\n

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