12 de outubro de 2017

Texto em inglês com passado simples - interpretação (Two farmers)



Two farmers had a big horse. This was fifty years ago when farmers used horses a lot. The horse worked in the fields in the day and slept in a stable at night. 
The horse was a big animal, and the entrance of its stable was too low. When the horse went in or out, its ears hit the top of the entrance. The horse did not like this. It got angry and often kicked the farmers. 
'What can we do about this problem?' they often asked. 
After a long time, one of them thought of an answer. 
He said, 'Let's cut away the top of the entrance. Then the entrance will be higher.' 
So they found a saw and started cutting. Their saw was old and not very good, so the work was hard. After a few minutes, a friend came to see them. 
'What are you doing?' their friend asked.
The farmers told him about the problem. 
The friend said, 'You don't have to cut the entrance with a saw. You can dig the entrance with a spade. Then the floor will be lower. That'll be easier and quicker.' 
The farmers thanked their friend, and he went away.
Then one farmer said to the other, 'That man's stupid. 
The horse's ears are the problem, not its feet.' 

1. Read the story and answer the questions.

a) Did the horse sleep in the stable?
b) Was the entrance high enough?
c) Was the saw good?
d) Did the friend have a different idea?

2. Choose A, B or C. 

The horse____________. 
a) worked on the farm 
b) was very old 
c) slept all day 

The horse was too __________for the entrance. 
a) thin 
b) tall 
c) slow 

It always hurt its ___________.
a) feet 
b) head 
c) ears 

The farmers wanted ___________. 
a) a higher entrance 
b) a new stable 
c) a smaller horse 

They told their friend about the _____________.
a) horse and the entrance 
b) saw and the spade 
c) farm 

Their friend said they should make the ___________ lower. 
a) floor 
b) door 
c) roof 

The farmers did not really understand the ______________.
a) horse 
b) other farmer 
c) problem


RESPOSTAS

1.
a) Yes, it did. / Yes, the horse slept in the stable at night.
b) No, it wasn't. / No, the entrance of its stable was too low.
c) No, it wasn't. / No, their saw was old and not very good.
d) Yes, he did. / Yes, the friend had a different idea.

2. 
The horse worked on the farm.
The horse was too tall for the entrance. 
It always hurt its ears.
The farmers wanted a higher entrance.
They told their friend about the horse and the entrance.
Their friend said they should make the floor lower. 
The farmers did not really understand the other farmer.

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