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Can Thunderstorms Spoil Milk?

As pessoas pensavam antigamente que os relâmpagos podiam tornar o leite doce azedo.
As oosh Lightning
pessoas pe-SOH-ash could
pensavam pen-SAH-vum turn
antigamente an-tee-gah-MEN-chee sweet
que kee milk
os oosh sour,
relâmpagos heh-LUM-pah-goosh people
podiam poh-DEE-um once
tornar tor-NAR thought.
o oo
leite LAY-chee
doce DOH-see
azedo. ah-ZEH-doo
Um juiz e cientista tentaram provar isso em 1858.
Um oom A
juiz zhoo-EESH judge
e ee and
cientista see-en-TEESH-tah scientist
tentaram ten-TAH-rum tried
provar proh-VAR to prove
isso EE-soo this
em eng in
1858. mil oitocentos e cinquenta e oito 1858.
Ele passou eletricidade pelo leite usando fios.
Ele EH-lee He
passou pah-SOH put
eletricidade eh-leh-tree-see-DAH-jee electricity
pelo PEH-loo through
leite LAY-chee milk
usando oo-ZAN-doo using
fios. FEE-oosh wires.
O leite não estragou.
O oo The
leite LAY-chee milk
não now didn’t
estragou. esh-trah-GOH go bad.
Outras pessoas tinham ideias diferentes sobre por que as tempestades estragavam o leite.
Outras OH-trush Other
pessoas pe-SOH-ash people
tinham TEEN-yum had
ideias ee-DAY-ush ideas
diferentes jee-feh-REN-chees different
sobre SOH-bree about
por que por KEE why
as ush storms
tempestades tem-pesh-TAH-jees spoiled
estragavam esh-trah-GAH-vum milk.
o oo
leite. LAY-chee
Alguns culpavam a pressão do ar ou gases no céu.
Alguns al-GOONS Some
culpavam kool-PAH-vum blamed
a ah the
pressão preh-SOW air pressure
do doo or
ar ar gases
ou oh in
gases GAH-zees the
no noo sky.
céu. say-OO
Os cientistas descobriram mais tarde que pequenos seres vivos no leite eram a causa.
Os oosh Scientists
cientistas see-en-TEESH-tush later
descobriram desh-koh-BREE-rum found out
mais tarde MY-sh TAR-jee tiny
que kee living
pequenos peh-KEH-noosh things
seres vivos SEH-resh VEE-voosh in
no noo milk
leite LAY-chee were
eram EH-rum the
a ah cause.
causa. KOW-zah
Esses pequenos seres crescem mais rápido quando está quente e úmido.
Esses EH-seesh These
pequenos peh-KEH-noosh tiny
seres SEH-resh beings
crescem KRESH-em grow
mais MY-sh faster
rápido HAH-pee-doo when
quando KWAN-doo it’s
está esh-TAH warm
quente KEN-chee and
e ee wet.
úmido. OO-mee-doo
As tempestades frequentemente trazem esse tipo de clima.
As ush Storms
tempestades tem-pesh-TAH-jees often
frequentemente freh-kwen-teh-MEN-chee bring
trazem TRAH-zeng this
esse EH-see kind
tipo CHEE-poo of
de jee weather.
clima. KLEE-mah
Manter o leite frio e limpo impede que ele estrague rapidamente.
Manter man-TER Keeping
o oo milk
leite LAY-chee cold
frio FREE-oo and
e ee clean
limpo LEEM-poo stops
impede eem-PEH-jee it
que kee from
ele EH-lee going
estrague esh-TRAH-gee bad
rapidamente. hah-pee-dah-MEN-chee quickly.
Antes das geladeiras, as pessoas comiam o leite azedo com açúcar.
Antes AN-chees Before
das dush fridges,
geladeiras, zheh-lah-DAY-ruhsh people
as ush would
pessoas peh-SOH-ush eat
comiam koh-MEE-um the
o oo soured
leite LAY-chee milk
azedo ah-ZEH-doo with
com kom sugar.
açúcar. ah-SOO-kar

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Test your comprehension

What did people in the past think lightning could do to milk?

  • tornar o leite doce azedo
  • estragar o leite
  • fazer o leite ferver
  • deixar o leite mais doce

In what year did the judge and scientist try to prove their theory?

  • 1860
  • 1858
  • 1875
  • 1845

What was later discovered to be the cause of milk spoiling?

  • a pressão do ar
  • pequenos seres vivos
  • gases no céu
  • o calor

What did people eat before refrigerators when milk soured?

  • com frutas
  • com açúcar
  • com queijo
  • com pão

Grammar cards for this story

Past Tense

  • Example: “As pessoas pensavam antigamente que os relâmpagos podiam tornar o leite doce azedo.”
  • Explanation: The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened. In this sentence, “pensavam” (thought) and “podiam” (could) indicate that the thinking and belief occurred in the past.

Conditional Mood

  • Example: “Manter o leite frio e limpo impede que ele estrague rapidamente.”
  • Explanation: The conditional mood is used to express actions that are dependent on certain conditions. In this case, keeping the milk cold and clean is presented as a condition that prevents it from spoiling quickly.

Present Tense

  • Example: “Esses pequenos seres crescem mais rápido quando está quente e úmido.”
  • Explanation: The present tense is used to describe current actions or general truths. Here, “crescem” (grow) indicates an ongoing action, and it expresses a fact about how these small beings behave under specific conditions.

Future Tense

  • Example: “Os cientistas descobriram mais tarde que pequenos seres vivos no leite eram a causa.”
  • Explanation: The future tense is indicated by the context of the sentence, suggesting that something will be known or discovered later. “Descobriram” (discovered) reflects a completion of an action that will inform future understanding.

Passive Voice

  • Example: “O leite não estragou.”
  • Explanation: The passive voice is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject performing it. In this case, the focus is on the milk not spoiling, rather than on who or what is causing it to spoil.
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