SILENT LETTERS: GUILTY, TONGUE
The little girl stuck her tongue out at her mother. Her mother flashed her a look that made her feel pretty guilty.
A menina mostrou a língua para a mãe. Sua mãe lançou-lhe um olhar que a fez se sentir muito culpada.
She knew that her mother’s rule was that she was not to stick her tongue out, but she decided to disobey. Even though she chose that, she felt very guilty.
Ela sabia que a regra de sua mãe era não mostrar a língua, mas decidiu desobedecer. Mesmo que ela tenha escolhido isso, ela se sentiu muito culpada.
It’s important to remember that the word TONGUE has just one syllable. And the word GUILTY sounds like it has a long E at the end.
É importante lembrar que a palavra TONGUE possui apenas uma sílaba. E a palavra GUILTY soa como se tivesse um E longo no final.
ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY:
GUILTY: culpado
TONGUE: língua
