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Reading Comprehension: Royal Wedding

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Apr 24 2011

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!

Note: To answer the questions, you will need to read each article. The excerpts are just a little preview.

Londres se enfeita para o casamento de William e Kate, AFP

Excerpt: “Gigantescas Union Jack foram hasteadas ao longo de percurso, a grama nunca foi tão inglesa e as fontes, pacientemente limpas: Londres se torna cada vez mais ‘real’, a uma semana do casamento do príncipe William com Kate Middleton. Milhares de jornalistas estão 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 passarão no dia 29 de abril o príncipe e sua noiva. Cem fotógrafos e 250 jornalistas estarão aí na sexta-feira que vem.

Question: What are some of the ways London is preparing for the wedding?

Casamento real é citado a cada 10 segundos na web, VEJA

Excerpt: “O casamento real de William e de Kate Middleton, marcado para o dia 29, já rende cerca de 9.000 menções diárias na internet, ou uma a cada 10 segundos, de acordo com estudo da empresa de tecnologia Greenlight. Em março e abril foram publicados 158.000 posts em redes sociais relacionados ao casamento, informa companhia.”

Question: What are the most commented topics about the royal wedding?

Príncipe William e Kate transformam casamento em reality show, Terra

Excerpt: “O Rio também entra no clima, e o famoso “anel da princesa” já parou nas lojas da Saara, no Centro. Herdada de Lady Di (mãe de William), a joia de safira com diamantes, recebida no noivado por Kate e avaliada em 65 mil dólares, gerou réplica que custa R$ 4,50 em lojas como a Bijubelle Bijuterias (Rua Senhor dos Passos 151). “É lindo. Estava vendo TV com meu namorado e mostrei o anel original na mão da Kate. Também sonho com um casamento igual ao dela”, suspira a vendedora Patricia Carneiro, 20 anos, com a réplica do anel e a foto do príncipe.”

Questions: Where can you get a replica of Kate’s engagement ring?

What will the wedding cake be like?

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World Economic Forum Kicks Off in Rio

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Apr 14 2009

Rio de Janeiro will host the World Economic Forum on Latin America from April 14 – 16, which will gather CEOs, executives, and businessmen to discuss integrating regional economies, addressing the economic crisis, economic policies, and environmental friendly business solutions.

The co-chairs of the event include executives from KPMG International, Lloyd’s, and Banco Itaú Unibanco, amongst others. The conference will include panels on technology, food security, climate policy, bioenergy, transportation, and foreign investment. President Lula will open the event with a speech addressing the economic crisis in Latin America.

The official site provides an interesting summary:

“High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses.

Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and possible volatility in commodity prices, the greatest challenge for Latin America is still to harmonize economic expansion and social progress.

With the full support of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the World Economic Forum will reconvene 500 of the most prominent leaders from Latin America and other parts of the world from 14 to 16 April 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to build on the success of the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Cancún, Mexico, in 2008.”

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