Lightning Can Strike Twice
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There is an old saying: "Lightning never strikes the same place twice." People use it to say that bad luck will not happen again. It is a nice idea, but for real lightning, it is not true.
1. True or false? Real lightning never hits the same place twice.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
Ver la respuesta
B. False (Falso)
The saying is a nice idea, but for real lightning, it is not true.
La prueba en el texto: for real lightning, it is not true
Lightning often hits tall things, because they are closer to the clouds. The Empire State Building in New York is very tall. Lightning hits it many times every year, and the building is not damaged.
2. Why does lightning often hit tall things?
- AThey are made of glass
- BThey are closer to the clouds
- CThey are very old
Ver la respuesta
B. They are closer to the clouds
Tall things are closer to the clouds.
La prueba en el texto: because they are closer to the clouds
Why is the building safe? At the top, it has a lightning rod. This is a metal rod that gives the lightning an easy path. The electricity travels down through the metal and safely into the ground.
3. What does a lightning rod do?
- AIt makes lightning stronger
- BIt stops the rain
- CIt gives lightning an easy path to the ground
Ver la respuesta
C. It gives lightning an easy path to the ground
It gives the lightning an easy path, down through the metal and into the ground.
La prueba en el texto: a metal rod that gives the lightning an easy path
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in the 1750s. Today, many tall buildings have one. So remember: lightning can strike twice. During a storm, a good place to be is inside a building.
4. What is the main lesson of this text?
- ALightning can hit the same place more than once
- BLightning only hits old buildings
- CLightning never happens in cities
Ver la respuesta
A. Lightning can hit the same place more than once
The text ends with the lesson: lightning can strike twice.
La prueba en el texto: So remember: lightning can strike twice
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| saying | refrán | a short, well-known sentence with a lesson |
| strike | caer (un rayo) | to hit suddenly |
| lightning rod | pararrayos | a metal bar on a building that carries lightning into the ground |
| path | camino | the way from one place to another |
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