Fábula: The Fox and the Grapes + Exercícios

 The Fox and the Grapes

Ative as legendas em inglês para acompanhar a leitura no
próprio vídeo ou leia abaixo do vídeo.

One day a hungry Fox came across a rich and luscious grapevine. A bunch of ripe

grapes were hanging froma height a good way above the ground.

The Fox made several attempts to jump up and pluck the grapes, but his efforts were

in vain.

Tired and hungry, he walked off grumpily and murmured:

"I am sure those grapes were nasty and sour. I'm glad I could not reach them. 

They were definitely not worth eating."

It is easy to belittle what you cannot obtain.

The Fox spoke badly of the grapes only because he could not reach them and was

forced to go away hungry.

To lessen his disappointment of not getting what he wanted, he comforted

himself with the idea that the grapes were sour.

Moral of the story: 

That's just sour grapes.

Vocabulário:

1) luscious = saborosa

2) grapevine = videira

3) bunch = cacho 

4) ripe = madura

5) height = altura

6) ground = chão

7) attempts = tentativas

8) pluck = arrancar

9) efforts = esforços

10) in vain = em vão

11) walked off = foi embora

12) grumpily = irritado, mal humorado 

13) sour = azeda

14) belittle = menosprezar

15) lessen = diminuir

16) disappointment = decepção

EXERCISES

1) Escolha a alternativa correta: 

a) The grapes looked

 sour and large.

 dried up.

 plump and juicy.

b) The fox did not eat the grapes because

  they were no good.
  they were too far up for him to reach.
  they were sour.

c) When the fox could not get any grapes he walked off grumpily. Grumpily means

 bad humoredly.
 immediately
 happily

d) The fox then said that the grapes were
 big and juicy.
 nasty and sour.
 too far away.

e) The fox would not eat them if
 someone gave him some.
 they were sour.

 he didn’t have any.

f) The fox belittled the grapes. What does "belittle" mean?

  choose them
  like very much
  say they are terrible

g) What does “obtain” mean?
  despise
  disgust
  get

2) Marque Verdadeiro (True) ou Falso (False):

a) The Fox was walking in a vegetable garden.truefalse

b) The Fox was hungry.truefalse

c) The grapes were on a low branch.truefalse

d) He tried to pick up the grapes.truefalse

e) The Fox tried many times unsuccessfully.truefalse

f) He finally plucked the grapes.truefalse

g) The Fox got tired.truefalse

h) The Fox went away hungry and angry.truefalse

i) The grapes were sour. truefalse

j) The Fox was disappointed. truefalse

 

3) A moral da fábula "That's just sour grapes" significa:

  Quem desdenha quer comprar.
  As aparências enganam.
  Devagar se vai ao longe.

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Fábula: The Lion and the Mouse + Exercícios

The Lion and the Mouse

Ative as legendas em inglês para acompanhar a leitura
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One day, a mighty lion, tired from hunting all morning, laid down to take a nap under a large, shady tree.

 

Some mice that lived at the foot of the tree scrambled over the sleeping lion to return to their home.

But just as the last mouse was crawling over him, the lion woke up.

 

The lion laid his big paw on the little mouse, trapping him. 

The mouse was very afraid. He apologized to the lion for disturbing him and begged him 

to spare his life and let him go. 

The lion pitied the little mouse, so he lifted his paw and set the mouse free. 

Some time later, the lion was walking near the mouse's home. 

The lion accidentally stepped on a trap set by a hunter, and a net made of thick ropes captured the lion and pulled him up into a tree. 

The lion struggled to free himself but could not. 

His angry roars rumbled through the forest as he became upset and afraid. 

The mouse heard the lion's cries.

Remembering the lion's kindness, the mouse ran to the tree and climbed up to the trap. 

He used his sharp little mouse teeth to gnaw through the thick ropes and set the lion free. 

The lion and the mouse were friends forever after. 

Both of them had learned that it is good to help someone who has helped you. 

Moral of the story: 

Good deeds are rewarded.

Vocabulário:

1) mighty = poderoso

2) tired = cansado

3) take a nap = tirar uma soneca

4) tree = árvore

5) scrambled over = passar por cima

6) crawling = rastejando

7) paw = pata

8) trapping = prendendo

9) apologized = pediu desculpas

10) spare his life = poupar sua vida

11) pitied = ficou com pena

12) trap = armadilha

13) ropes = cordas

14) struggled = lutou

15) roars = rugidos

16) rumbled = ecoaram

17) kindness = bondade/gentileza

18) sharp = afiado

19) teeth = dentes

20) gnaw = roer

EXERCISES

1) Escolha a resposta correta:

a) What was a lion doing one day?  Walking.Taking a nap. 

b) Who was crawling over the lion?   A mouse.A man.

c) Who woke up?  The mouse.The lion.

d) Who was very afraid?  The mouse.The lion.

e) Did the lion eat the mouse? Yes, he did.No, he didn't.

f) Where was the lion walking some time later?  In the field.Near the mouse's home.

 

g) What captured the lion?  A bag.A net.

h) Who heard the lion's cries?  The man.The mouse.

i) What did the mouse gnaw?  The ropes.The hat.

j) Who set the lion free?  The mouse.The lion.

2) Marque Verdadeiro ou Falso:

a) Um dia o rato estava dormindo.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

b) O rato acordou o leão.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

c) O rato pediu desculpas ao leão.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

d) O leão comeu o rato.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

e) O leão ficou com pena do rato.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

f) O leão correu atrás do rato.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

g) O leão ficou preso em uma armadilha.

(    ) Verdadeiro

(    ) Falso

h) O leão se libertou sozinho.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

i) O rato ajudou o leão.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

j) O leão e o rato ficaram amigos para sempre.

(    ) Verdadeiro
(    ) Falso

 

3) A moral da fábula "Good deeds are rewarded" significa:

(   ) A bondade não está perdida.

(   ) Boas ações são recompensadas.

(   ) Uma gentileza nem sempre é necessário.

 

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