LinguaDrop bilingual news worksheet
Casal argentino devolverá quadro saqueado pelos nazistas ao seu legítimo proprietário
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The Bbc. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Um casal argentino concordou em restituir uma pintura do período barroco tardio, pilhada pelos nazis, aos seus legítimos proprietários. A obra, intitulada "Retrato de uma Senhora", esteve desaparecida durante oito décadas até ser identificada casualmente.…
An Argentine couple has agreed to return a late-baroque period painting, looted by the Nazis, to its rightful owners. The work, titled "Portrait of a Lady," had been missing for eight decades until it was identified by chance.…
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| pilhada | looted/plundered | ____________________ |
| arredores | outskirts/surroundings | ____________________ |
| proveniência | provenance/origin | ____________________ |
| espoliadas | despoiled/plundered | ____________________ |
| inabalável | unwavering/steadfast | ____________________ |
| herdeiros | heirs | ____________________ |
3. Comprehension and reflection
1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.
2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.
3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?
Teacher / self-study answer guidance
Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.
