027. Buying a Couch

He went to the furniture store. He needed a new couch. His old couch had broken. He walked around the store. He saw¹ different couches.

There were a lot of couches. He did not know which to buy. He saw a blue couch. It looked comfortable. He sat down on it. He stood up. He did not like it.

He saw another couch. It was red. It looked soft. He sat on it. He rose to his feet. He did not like it.

A person walked up to him. The person was a salesman. “Can I help you, sir?” asked the salesman.

He told him he needed a couch that was comfortable. The salesman showed him a couch. The man tested it. He liked it. The couch passed the test. He bought it and took it home.

Vocabulary

▪ comfortable: confortável, à vontade
▪ couch: sofá > pronúncia =kaʊtʃ
▪ foot: pé, pé = medida 30,48 cm
▪ furniture: móveis, mobília
▪ pass: passar, passe, aprovação
▪ rise: nascer, aumento, aumentar
▪ salesman: vendedor
▪ show: mostrar, espetáculo, programa, mostra, exposição
▪ soft: suave, macio, suave, doce
▪ stand: estar de pé, pôr, colocar, arquibancada
▪ test: testar, exame, examinar

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