{"id":2214,"date":"2011-04-24T21:39:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T21:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2011-04-24T22:25:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T22:25:36","slug":"reading-comprehension-royal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/reading-comprehension-royal-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension: Royal Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brazilian media has excellent international coverage, and like in many places around the world, the British royal wedding is in the news in Brazil. Today, we’re going to read a few articles in Portuguese about the wedding to test reading comprehension. It’s not about Brazil, but it’s important to be able to understand international news and concepts in Portuguese as well as Brazilian ones!<\/p>\n

Note: To answer the questions, you will need to read each article. The excerpts are just a little preview.<\/p>\n

Londres se enfeita para o casamento de William e Kate<\/a>, AFP<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “Gigantescas Union Jack foram hasteadas ao longo de percurso, a grama nunca foi t\u00e3o inglesa e as fontes, pacientemente limpas: Londres se torna cada vez mais ‘real’, a uma semana do casamento do pr\u00edncipe William com Kate Middleton. Milhares de jornalistas est\u00e3o sendo esperados na capital: a tribuna para a imprensa, com a pintura ainda fresca, ergue-se diante da entrada real da abadia de Westminster, por onde passar\u00e3o no dia 29 de abril o pr\u00edncipe e sua noiva. Cem fot\u00f3grafos e 250 jornalistas estar\u00e3o a\u00ed na sexta-feira que vem.<\/em><\/p>\n

Question: What are some of the ways London is preparing for the wedding?<\/p>\n

Casamento real \u00e9 citado a cada 10 segundos na web<\/a>, VEJA<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “O casamento real de William e de Kate Middleton, marcado para o dia 29, j\u00e1 rende cerca de 9.000 men\u00e7\u00f5es di\u00e1rias na internet, ou uma a cada 10 segundos, de acordo com estudo da empresa de tecnologia Greenlight. Em mar\u00e7o e abril foram publicados 158.000 posts em redes sociais relacionados ao casamento, informa companhia.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Question: What are the most commented topics about the royal wedding?<\/p>\n

Pr\u00edncipe William e Kate transformam casamento em reality show<\/a>, Terra<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “O Rio tamb\u00e9m entra no clima, e o famoso “anel da princesa” j\u00e1 parou nas lojas da Saara, no Centro. Herdada de Lady Di (m\u00e3e de William), a joia de safira com diamantes, recebida no noivado por Kate e avaliada em 65 mil d\u00f3lares, gerou r\u00e9plica que custa R$ 4,50 em lojas como a Bijubelle Bijuterias (Rua Senhor dos Passos 151). “\u00c9 lindo. Estava vendo TV com meu namorado e mostrei o anel original na m\u00e3o da Kate. Tamb\u00e9m sonho com um casamento igual ao dela”, suspira a vendedora Patricia Carneiro, 20 anos, com a r\u00e9plica do anel e a foto do pr\u00edncipe.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Questions: Where can you get a replica of Kate’s engagement ring?<\/p>\n

What will the wedding cake be like?<\/p>\n

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

1. Putting up flags on the streets, cleaning monuments, installing loudspeakers<\/p>\n

2. The bride’s dress, the guest list, and the gifts<\/p>\n

3. At discount jewelry stores in Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

4. Multi-tiered, a traditional cake with fruit filling, with nuts, almonds, and a touch of congnac; it will also have four types of flowers representing flowers from different parts of the UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Brazilian media has excellent international coverage, and like in many places around the world, the British royal wedding is in the news in Brazil. Today, we’re going to read a few articles in Portuguese about the wedding to test reading comprehension. It’s not about Brazil, but it’s important to be able to understand international…<\/p>\n

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