1. TEXTO

2. PASSIVE VOICE

3. REPORTED SPEECH

4. CONJUNCTIONS

5. INFINITIVE AND GERUND

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Links

“We have put our trust on the media as an authority to give us news, entertainment and education. However, the influence of media on our society is so big that we should know how it really works.”

No trecho extraído do texto, o que indica a palavra however?

(   ) adição (   ) conclusão ( X ) contraste (   ) causa (   ) alternativa  (   ) concessão (   ) condição (   ) conseqüência  (   ) resultado

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EXERCISES

1. Choose the appropriate links for the sentences below.

a) __________ I knew him, I couldn’t remember his name.

( even though / because / however)

b) Cindy’s not very friendly, __________ I really like her.

( thus / but still / despite)

c) ___________ he loves playing basketball, he doesn’t want to play professionally.

( moreover / since / although)

d) We were out of shampoo, __________, I went to the grocery store to get some.

( because / therefore / in addition)

e) We made some extra money, _________ we went out for dinner.

( nevertheless / but / so)

f) __________ being tired now, I had a great time on the weekend.

( despite / besides / as)

g) I love the outdoor life. _________, nature is really my thing!

( then / besides / on the other hand)

h) _________ she had some time, she decided to go sightseeing.

( as / so / but )

2. Complete the following sentences with a link.

a) I need my own bedroom so / then I can study or listen to music whenever I want.

But / however my mother doesn’t understand that.

b) Since / as you are not living here anymore, I’ll rent the room to some students. Even though / although / though I’ll have a stranger in the house, I could use the money.

c) Despite / in spite of being the best singer there was, she was never successful. Therefore / thus / consequently she became a waitress.

d) Since / as you are out of a job, maybe you could help me at the office. Although / even though / though I can’t pay you much, it’s better than nothing.

e) He needs to study hard because / for he wants to become a doctor. However / on the other hand / nevertheless he should have a little fun too.

f)  I'll go to the concert with you although / even though / though I don’t like this band. Besides / in addition I have nothing better to do anyway.

g) Despite / in spite of his efforts, Sam came second in the race. Consequently / hence / therefore / thus he is not feeling so confident today.

3. (UNIRIO) A palavra que poderia substituir a expressão AS A RESULT em “As a result, Struve claims, he can halve...” sem alteração do significado é:

a) Therefore.

b) However.

c) Moreover.

d) Besides.

e) Anyhow.

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a) addition.

b) alternative.

c) cause.

d) condition.

e) contrast.

5. (UFBA) As orações se completam com coerência de sentido, em:

01) She is going to travel to London / MOREOVER she mustn’t be prepared.

02) Living in another country is a challenge / HOWEVER it’s important for our lives.

04) You need to present all your documents, / EVEN THOUGH you have a trustful appearance.

08) Students become stressed at the airport / BECAUSE they have a good background.

16) They are afraid of immigration officers, / THEREFORE they feel nervous.

6. (ITA) Leia o recado de Ho Chi Minh aos franceses, em 1946.

“You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of________, yet even at those odds, you will lose and I will win”.

Assinale a opção cuja conjunção tenha significado semelhante ao de “yet”:

a) therefore

b) despite

c) thus

d) moreover

e) however

7. (UFV) Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words with the word or expression suggested, making the necessary adaptations:

a) The Titanic was said to be unsinkable BUT it was a disaster. (although)

___________________________________________________________________

b) IF he does not change his attitude, he will get into trouble. (unless)

___________________________________________________________________

c) He is 90 years old, BUT he wants to run for President. (in spite of)

___________________________________________________________________

a) Although the Titanic was said to be unsinkable, it was a disaster.

b) Unless he changes his attitude, he will get into trouble.

c) In spite of his old age (being 90 years old), he wants to run for President.

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Antes de responder as questões abaixo, visite o BLOG henry1teacher1.blogspot.com e revise o slide sobre PASSIVE VOICE.

9. They should take her to hospital soon.

A) She should be taken to hospital soon.

B) She should be taking them to hospital soon.

C) She shall take them to hospital soon.

D) She would take them to hospital soon.

10. They asked me some hard questions at the interview.

A) I was being asked some hard questions at the interview.

B) I was asked some hard questions at the interview.

C) I have been asked some hard questions at the interview.

D) I had been asked some hard questions at the interview.

11. They offered Jane a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

A) Jane has been offered a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

B) Jane is offered a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

C) Jane has been offered a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

D) Jane was offered a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

12. A dog bit the girl while she was jogging in the park.

A) The girl has been bitten by a dog while she was jogging in the park.

B) The girl had been bitten by a dog while she was jogging in the park.

C) The girl was bitten by a dog while she was jogging in the park.

D) The girl is bitten by a dog while she is jogging in the park.

13. They have already taken the decision.

A) The decision has already been taken.

B) The decision was already taken.

C) The decision had been taken.

D) The decision is already taken.

14. The company didn’t pay me when I finished the work.

A) I couldn’t be paid when I finished the work.

B) I wasn’t paid when I finished the work.

C) I didn’t pay when I finished the work.

D) I haven’t been paid when I finished the work.

15. People think she has left home.

A) She is thought to leave home.

B) She is thought to be leaving home.

C) She is thought to have left home.

D) She is thought to have been leaving home.

GABARITO

9. She should be taken to hospital soon.

10. I was asked some hard questions at the interview.

11. Jane was offered a wonderful job. She couldn’t turn it down.

12. The girl was bitten by a dog while she was jogging in the park.

13. The decision has already been taken.

14. I wasn’t paid when I finished the work.

15. She is thought to have left home.

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Antes de responder as questões abaixo, visite o BLOG henry1teacher1.blogspot.com e revise o slide sobre PASSIVE VOICE.

1. We answer the questions in class.

A) The questions are answered in class.

B) The questions will be answered in class.

C) The questions are being answered in class.

D) The questions have been answered in class.

2. Someone has taken my school bag.

A) My school bag has taken.

B) My school bag has been taken

C) My school bag was being taken.

D) My school bag had been taken.

3. Someone will buy the house.

A) The house is going to be bought.

B) The house will be bought.

C) The house would be bought.

D) The house is being bought.

4. Frank told me that the air company had cancelled the flight.

A) Frank told me that the flight has cancelled.

B) Frank told me that the flight has been cancelled.

C) Frank told me that the flight had been cancelled.

D) Frank told me that the flight was being cancelled.

5. Sorry, but you can’t take drinks out of the bar.

A) Sorry, but drinks can’t been taken out of the bar.

B) Sorry, but drinks can’t being taken out of the bar.

C) Sorry, but drinks can’t take out of the bar.

D) Sorry, but drinks can’t be taken out of the bar.

6. They were closing the door when we arrived.

A) The door is being closed when we arrived.

B) The door was being closed when we arrived.

C) The door is been closed when we arrived.

D) The door had been closed when we arrived.

7. The police stopped us on our way home.

A) We had been stopped by the police on our way home.

B) We have been stopped by the police on our way home.

C) We are stopped by the police on our way home.

D) We were stopped by the police on our way home.

8. As far as I know, they are destroying all the documents.

A) As far as I know, all the documents have been destroyed.

B) As far as I know, all the documents were being destroyed.

C) As far as I know, all the documents are being destroyed.

D) As far as I know, all the documents had been destroyed.

GABARITO

1. The questions are answered in class.

2. My school bag has been taken.

3. The house will be bought.

4. Frank told me that the flight had been cancelled.

5. Sorry, but drinks can’t be taken out of the bar.

6. The door was being closed when we arrived.

7. We were stopped by the police on our way home.

8. As far as I know, all the documents are being destroyed.

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Faça um estudo de vocabulário:

1. Faça uma leitura no texto e circule as palavras que conhecer;

2. Das que não conhecer, pegue um dicionário e traduza cada;

3. Faça um comentário em cada parágrafo sobre o que se trata.

Volunteering

Volunteering to help out with something you believe in can be one of the most gratifying and enjoyable things you can do. It gives you an opportunity to change people’s lives, including your own. And it can be fun!

Volunteering is a fulfilling experience in many ways.

As a volunteer working with others, you’ll learn to appreciate and work with people’s difference. As a result, you’ll stay in touch with your community’s needs. Your social awareness will grow through real experience.

Volunteering empowers you. Many volunteer jobs require you to act independently and take initiative.

Such jobs give you a sense of control over your life: you set your goals, make your choices and follow your routine.

Since the International Year of Volunteers (2001), the number of volunteers in Brazil has doubled, rising from 22 million to 44 million. However, only 7% of young people in Brazil are volunteers, as opposed to 62% of youngsters in the United States.

Volunteering can reveal hidden talents. You may be able to assume responsibilities or take on challenges you didn’t know you were capable to do.

Many people report feeling healthy and content as a result of their volunteer activities. Go ahead. Give a try!

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8. My mom told me “It's been raining all day long.”

A) My mom told me that it had been raining all day long.

B) My mom told me that it was raining all day long.

C) My mom told me that it had rained all day long.

D) My mom told me that it is raining all day long.

9. “We're going to be late,” said Charles and Tom

A) Charles and Tom said that we were going to be late.

B) Charles and Tom said that they are going to be late.

C) Charles and Tom said that they were going to be late.

D) Charles and Tom said that they will be late.

10. “I've taken the children to school,” Patricia told me

A) Patricia told me she has taken the children to school.

B) Patricia told me she had taken the children to school.

C) Patricia told me she took the children to school.

D) Patricia told me she had been taking the children to school.

11. “Where do you live?” The interviewer asked me.

A) The interviewer asked me where I live.

B) The interviewer asked me where I do live.

C) The interviewer asked me where I lived.

D) The interviewer asked me where I did live.

12. Nick asked Melissa “When did you start acting?”

A) Nick asked Melissa when she started acting.

B) Nick asked Melissa when she did start acting.

C) Nick asked Melissa when did she start acting.

D) Nick asked Melissa when she had started acting.

13. Helen asked Tom “Do you think you can give me a hand?”

A) Helen asked Tom if he can give her a hand.

B) Helen asked Tom if he could give her a hand.

C) Helen asked Tom to give her a hand.

D) Helen asked Tom if he could have given her a hand.

14. He said, “I'm going away for some days. I'll phone you as soon as I get back.”

A) He said he is going away for some days and he'll phone me as soon as he gets back.

B) He said he was going away for some days and he'll phone me as soon as he gets back.

C) He said he was going away for some days and he would phone me as soon as he got back.

D) He said he is going away for some days and he would phone me as soon as he got back.

15. “Would you like something to drink?” She asked me.

A) She asked me if I liked something to drink.

B) She asked me if I like something to drink.

C) She asked me if I had liked something to drink.

D) She asked me if I would like something to drink.

GABARITO

9. Charles and Tom said that they were going to be late.

10. Patricia told me she’d taken the children to school.

11. The interviewer asked me where I lived.

12. Nick asked Melissa when she’d started acting.

13. Helen asked Tom if he could give her a hand.

14. He said he was going away for some days and he’d phone me as soon as he got back.

15. She asked me if I’d like something to drink.

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1. John said, “I'm having a party.”

A) John said he is having a party.

B) John said he will have a party.

C) John said he was having a party.

D) John said he has had a party.

2. Jim said, “I must go to Toronto tomorrow.”

A) Jim said that he had to go to Toronto the next day.

B) Jim said that he has to go to Toronto tomorrow.

C) Jim said that he was going to Toronto the next day.

D) Jim said that he didn't have to go to Toronto that day.

3. Richard told me, “David's in New York on business.”

A) Richard told me David will be in New York on business.

B) Richard told me David is going to New York on business.

C) Richard told me David has been in New York on business.

D) Richard told me David was in New York on business.

4. Paul asked Joe, “What time does the train leave?”

A) Paul asked Joe what time the train leaves.

B) Paul asked Joe what time the train left.

C) Paul asked Joe what time the train will leave.

D) Paul asked Joe what time the train is leaving.

5. “I'll watch TV.” said Maria.

A) Maria said that she would watch TV.

B) Maria said that she was watching TV.

C) Maria said that she is watching TV.

D) Maria said that she shall watch TV.

6. “Don't make so much noise,” the doctor told the children.

A) The doctor told the children didn't make so much noise.

B) The doctor told the children not to make so much noise.

C) The doctor told the children they couldn't make so much noise.

D) The doctor told the children to make so much noise.

7. Andrea said “The doors aren't locked.”

A) Andrea said the doors aren't locked.

B) Andrea said the doors haven't been locked.

C) Andrea said the doors weren't locked.

D) Andrea said the doors won't be locked.

1. John said he was having a party.

2. Jim said that he had to go to Toronto the next day.

3. Richard told me David was in New York on business.

4. Paul asked Joe what time the train left.

5. Maria said that she’d watch TV.

6. The doctor told the children not to make so much noise.

7. Andrea said the doors weren't locked.

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1. We want ___dance.

a) dance

b) to dance

c) dancing

2. Let’s not ____.

a) study

b) to study

c) studying

3. We are talking about____ abroad.

a) travel

b) to travel

c) traveling

4. I don’t know where ___.

a) go

b) to go

c) going

5. You don’t ____ English.

a) study

b) studying

c) to study

6. _____ is a nice pastime.

a) Paint

b) To paint

c) Painting

GABARITO

1.       B

2.       A

3.       C

4.       B

5.       A

6.       C

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Faça um estudo de vocabulário:

1. Faça uma leitura de cada texto e circule as palavras que conhecer;

2. Das que não conhecer, pegue um dicionário e traduza cada;

3. Faça um comentário em cada parágrafo sobre o que se trata.

Carpenter’s Cottages

Fleet Street

Holt, Norfolk WC IPP

Dear Sir,

I saw your advertisement in today’s newspaper and I am interested in a holiday letting at Carpenter’s Cottages. Please send me some information about the cottages, including the cost for a family of five, with two children, for a fortnight. Is there a price reduction for children under five?

Yours faithfully,

Samantha Burton

Smoking

When your parents were young, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere — even in hospitals! Cigarette commercials were all over the place. Today we're more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV, radio, and in many magazines.

Almost everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart disease; that it can shorten your life by 10 years or more; and that the habit can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year. So how come people are still lighting up? The answer, in a word, is addiction.

Once you start, it’s hard to stop

People start smoking for a variety of reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start before they're 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in their teens never expected to become addicted. That's why people say it's just so much easier to not start smoking at all.

(Texto original disponível em: htpp://kidshealth.org/teen/drug/alcohol/tobacco/sn. Acesso em: 09/07/2011.

“STOPPING BY WOODS* ON A SNOWY EVENING”

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

[…]

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

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O prazo para o pagamento da inscrição do Vestibular 2012 da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) foi prorrogado. O anúncio foi feito pela Comissão de Vestibular (Covest/Copset) na noite desta terça-feira (11).

O pagamento da taxa de R$ 95 - que antes era até a próxima sexta (14)  - poderá ser feito até três dias úteis após o fim do movimento grevista no Banco do Brasil, única instituição que recebea  Guia de Recolhimento da União (CRU) da seleção.

Além da greve dos bancários, a Covest tomou a decisão também motivada pelo atraso no fornecimento da relação dos beneficiados com a isenção da taxa de inscrição por parte do Ministério de Desenvolvimento Social. Assim, também ficou decidido que os candidatos que, após divulgada a relação (agora prevista para a próxima sexta), não obtiverem a isenção terão até três dias úteis após a data de publicação da lista para pagar a inscrição no Banco do Brasil se a publicação ocorrer após o encerramento da greve bancária.

A Covest, no entanto, alerta que, independentemente do fim da greve, está mantido o prazo para inscrição no Vestibular 2012: até esta quinta-feira (13). As provas do Vestibular 2012 da UFPE serão 22 e 23 de outubro (Enem) e 27 e 28 de novembro (2ª fase).

Ver mais - URGENTE- : http://ne10.uol.com.br/canal/vestibular-2012/noticia/2011/10/11/dados-para-isencao-nao-chegam-e-prazo-de-pagamento-de-inscricao-do-vestibular-da-ufpe-e-adiado-303121.php

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Reported speech, Tag question, Prepositions, The Articles

REPORTED SPEECH

1. Richard told me, “David's in New York on business.”

a) Richard told me David will be in New York on business.

b) Richard told me David is going to New York on business.

c) Richard told me David has been in New York on business.

d) Richard told me David was in New York on business.

2. Paul asked Joe, “What time does the train leave?”

a) Paul asked Joe what time the train leaves.

b) Paul asked Joe what time the train left.

c) Paul asked Joe what time the train will leave.

d) Paul asked Joe what time the train is leaving.

3. “Don't make so much noise,” the doctor told the children.

a) The doctor told the children didn't make so much noise.

b) The doctor told the children not to make so much noise.

c) The doctor told the children they couldn't make so much noise.

d) The doctor told the children to make so much noise.

4. Helen asked Tom “Do you think you can give me a hand?”

a) Helen asked Tom if he can give her a hand.

b) Helen asked Tom if he could give her a hand.

c) Helen asked Tom to give her a hand.

d) Helen asked Tom if he could have given her a hand.

TAG QUESTION

5. She's Italian, ________?

a) wasn’t she                  b) does she                 c) doesn't she                       d) isn't she

6. She’s already been away with him, ________?

a) doesn't she                 b) hadn't she                 c)hasn't she                           d) is she

7. Let's go for a walk, ________?

a) will we                        b) let us                      c) should we                         d) shall we

8. You're from France, ________?

a) weren’t you                b) aren't I                     c) am I                                 d) aren't you

9. He plays soccer with his friends on Saturdays, ________?

a) doesn't he                    b) is he                        c) plays he                       d) isn't he

10. Don’t talk to me, ___?

a) do you                         b) will you              c) does you                    d) are you

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