Exercises:

I - Turn the title of the text into Portuguese.

Man injured at fast food place.

Homem ferido em lanchonete.

VI - Turn into portuguese.

He said that the stain on his slacks would wash out.

Ele disse que a mancha em suas calças iria lavar.

II - Match the columns.

1. saturday - D a)queimaduras
2. to wait - J b) xícara, copo
3. convertible - I c) ajuda
4. to suffer - E d) sábado
5. burn - A e) sofrer
6. female employee - H f) mancha
7. cup - B g) calça
8. aid - C h) funcionário
9. stain - F i) conversível
10. slacks - G j) esperar

Text Comprehension

1) According to the text.

A) A man in his early 70s suffered a burn at a fast food restaurant.

B) Sherman asked the restaurant manager to take him to a hospital because the
scalding coffee had burnt him.
C) The restaurant employee was very upset because she was fired after the
accident.
D) Herman Sherman was very pessimist about the stain on his trousers.
E) The restaurant employee spilled a cup of coffee on Herman’s lap on purpose.

2) In the text, “the employee… was let go later that evening”, the
underlined expression could be replaced by all alternatives but.
A) dismissed
B) sacked
C) fired
D) resigned
E) discharged