Essay

There was a university in New England where the students operated a "bank" of term papers and other homework assignments. There were papers to suit all needs. Since it would look odd if an undistinguished student suddenly handed in a brilliant essay, there were papers for an A grade, B grade, and C grade.

One student, who had spent the weekend on more "extra-curricular pursuits," went to the bank, and as his course was a standard one he took out a paper for a inconspicuous C. He then retyped it and handed the work in.

In due course he received it back with the professor's comments.

"I wrote this paper myself twenty years ago. I always thought it was worth an A, and now I'm pleased to give it one!"

Vocabulary Help

• term papers - trabalhos finais
• homework - dever de casa
• assignment - tarefa
• suit - adequado
• all needs - todas as necessidades
• odd - estranho
• hand in - entregar
• essay - ensaio, monografia
• weekend - final de semana
• pursuit - interesses, atividades
• standard - padrão
• take out - retirar
• inconspicuous - discreto, que não aparece
• due course - tempo esperado
• myself - eu mesmo
• worth - valer
• pleased to - feliz em

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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