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According to the text, all the statements are correct except.
The writer remembers that children are taught not to _________________ .
A Bunch of Butterflies
Priests don’t like confetti, it makes a mess.
The bride and groom rarely like rice, because it hurts. So the latest thing at weddings, at least in America, is butterflies.
What could be nicer than having a bunch of butterflies released into the air around the marriage couple? Companies are now springing up in the US to meet the new demand, but animal rights groups are concerned. How are the butterflies caught, how are they transported to the wedding and what happens to them afterwards?
The wedding party thinks the butterflies fly away, but often the insect cannot survive in their new environment and die.
GLOSSARY:
spring up – surgir
A Bunch of Butterflies
Priests don’t like confetti, it makes a mess.
The bride and groom rarely like rice, because it hurts. So the latest thing at weddings, at least in America, is butterflies.
What could be nicer than having a bunch of butterflies released into the air around the marriage couple? Companies are now springing up in the US to meet the new demand, but animal rights groups are concerned. How are the butterflies caught, how are they transported to the wedding and what happens to them afterwards?
The wedding party thinks the butterflies fly away, but often the insect cannot survive in their new environment and die.
GLOSSARY:
spring up – surgir
He had felt terrible for three days, so Bob finally called his doctor’s office.
“The doctor can see you in three weeks”, he was told. An outraged Bob bellowed, “Three weeks? The doctor can’t see me for three weeks? I could be dead by then!”
Calmly the voice at the other end of the line replied, “If so, be sure to have someone call to cancel the appointment.”
GLOSSARY:
outraged – ofendido, injuriado
bellow – gritar, berrar
He had felt terrible for three days, so Bob finally called his doctor’s office.
“The doctor can see you in three weeks”, he was told. An outraged Bob bellowed, “Three weeks? The doctor can’t see me for three weeks? I could be dead by then!”
Calmly the voice at the other end of the line replied, “If so, be sure to have someone call to cancel the appointment.”
GLOSSARY:
outraged – ofendido, injuriado
bellow – gritar, berrar
Teacher: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
Donald: HIJKLMNO.
Teacher: What are you talking about?
Donald: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.
Teacher: No! I said H20. You’ve heard me wrong.
We can infer that