Bons estudos!
1. TCNICAS DE LEITURA
1.1. Reading Practice
TEXT 1
Questo Comentada
MILLENIUM GOALS
TEXT 2
2. PRONOMES PESSOAIS
2.1. Grammar Practice
01. Daiane is wearing a yellow dress. Can you see _______?
a) she
b) it
c) him
d) her
e) he
A:
B:
A:
B:
a) its
b) she
c) he
d) hes
e) him
3. PRONOMES POSSESSIVOS
3.1. Grammar Practice
01. Dogs should have _________ own kennels outside the house.
a) its
b) his
c) theirs
d) their
e) her
02. I cant find ________ pen. Can you lend me ________?
a) my - my
b) my - your
c) mine - his
d) my - her
e) my yours
03. This is _________ cup, _________ is pink.
a) his - hers
b) his her
c) my - her
d) mine - hers
e) your - her
04. ________ cat has ________ own corner in this room.
a) my - it
b) our - its
c) our - hers
d) it - our
e) his it
05. Dont use _________ comb. Use ________.
a) mine - yours
b) his my
c) my - yours
d) her - your
e) your her
)
)
)
)
)
Rubys age.
Connors age.
number of dogs registered in reading assistance programs in America.
number of words Connor used to read in a minute.
number of words Connor can currently read in a minute.
TEXT 4
01. Put the following sentences in the order they take place in the cartoon:
A. The dog sympathizes deeply with the bird.
B. The bird kicks the boy.
C. The bird watches a turkey cooking inside a microwave oven.
D. The bird jumps down from the dogs house.
E. The bird tells the dog about the human behavior.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is in alternative
a) B-A-C-D-B
b) E-C-D-B-A
c) A-D-C-E-B
d) C-B-E-A-D
e) C-E-A-D-B
02. The dog thinks that the act of killing the turkey is
a) humane
b) bizarre
c) natural
d) expected
e) reasonable
03. When the bird kicks him, the boy seems to be
a) puzzled
b) worried
c) horrified
d) scared
e) understanding
04. The pronoun they used in the cartoon refers to
a) birds
b) cooks
c) humans
d) hunters
e) housewives
05.The expression used to kill (4th picture) describes a/an
a) ongoing activity
b) universal truth
c) habit in the present
d) habit in the past
e) single action in the past
New Words:
4. ARTIGOS
4.1. Grammar Practice
01. _______ architect is a person who designs buildings.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
02. ________ clever politician never promises too much.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
03. _________ cats are domestic animals.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
04. Its _______ very good juice, isnt it?
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
05. ______ Karine wants to be a nurse.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
06. Dani was reading _______ Dickens novel.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
07. I saw _____ small plane that flew low over the trees.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
08. If you have problems, Joana is _____ person you can ask to help you.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
09. ______ Japanese admire ______ Chinese traditions.
a) - / the
b) The / c) The / the
d) The / an
10. ______ J sisters are famous in New York.
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
11. Have you taken _______ letters off the shelf?
a) b) A
c) An
d) The
A: Whos at ______ door?
B: Its _____ postman.
a) - / the
b) The / c) The / the
d) The / an
12.
[]
MARTIN, C. Viva la vida, Coldplay. In: Viva la vida or Death
and all his friends. Parlophone, 2008.
01. Letras de msicas abordam temas que, de certa forma, podem ser
reforados pela repetio de trechos ou palavras. O fragmento da cano Viva
la vida, por exemplo, permite conhecer o relato de algum que:
a) costumava ter o mundo aos seus ps e, de repente,se viu sem nada.
b) almeja o ttulo de rei e, por ele, tem enfrentado inmeros inimigos.
c) causa pouco temor a seus inimigos, embora tenha muito poder.
d) limpava as ruas e, com seu esforo, tornou-se rei de seu povo.
e) tinha a chave para todos os castelos nos quais desejava morar.
New Words:
TEXT 6
01. Considering the popular saying
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a
man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime, one might
correctly state that:
(01) all fishermen are liars.
(02) it is better to teach somebody how to get the food than to give food to
this person.
(04) teachers and fishermen give food to people.
(08) if you give a fish to a man he will eat only fish his entire life.
(16) hungry people ought to know how to fish.
New Words:
5. THERE TO BE
5.1. Grammar Practice
01. ________
a) There is
b) There was
c) There are
d) There were
e) Is there
02. ________________ some strange things in the water. Dont drink it.
a) There was
b) There arent
c) Is there
d) There are
e) There
03. ______________ an interesting reality show on channel 3. Lets watch it
tonight!
a) There is
b) There are
c) There was
d) There is not
e) There were
04. ______________ any Michael Jacksons cds in that store?
a) Is there
b) There were
c) There are
d) Was there
e) Were there
05. ________________ any vegetables in the fridge. Lets buy some.
a) There are
b) There isnt
c) There werent
d) There arent
e) There wasnt
TEXT 8
Cooking without gas
Foundation for Sustainable Technologies (FoST), Nepal In many places in the
world, dependable, affordable energy is still a scarce resource. Case in point:
Nepal, which has no fossil fuel sources of its own. Here, all gas and oil must
be imported - and shortages are commonplace. It was during just such a
shortage in 1995 that Sanu Kaji Shrestha came up with an idea that
blossomed into the Foundation for Sustainable Technology (FoST): making
d) not married
e) separated
New Words:
6. PRESENTE SIMPLES
6.1. Grammar Practice
01. It _______ here that the police ___________ more trouble in the city.
a) say - expects
b) says - expect
c) say - expect
d) says - expects
e) sayes expect
02. I ____________ this exhibition open.
a) declare
b) declares
c) declaries
d) to declare
e) declaring
A: We ___________ in difficult times.
B: I ___________.
a) live / agrees
b) lives / agrees
c) live / agree
d) lives / agree
e) living / agree
03.
a) spend
b) to spend
c) spends
d) doesnt spend
e) does spend
08. ________ you _________ something wrong?
a) does / feel
b) do / feels
c) do / feel
d) does/ feels
e) feel / do
09. I ____________ _____________ worried about them.
a) is / always
b) always / am
c) are / never
d) am / always
e) is / never
10. Tiago __________ __________ his breakfast in ten minutes.
a) usually / eat
b) usually / eats
c) eat / usually
d) eats / usually
e) usually / to eat
around. Sleeping also makes us less likely to get injured and less likely to be
detected by predators.
STEWART, Jon. Why do we sleep? Disponvel em:
<www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ language/
wordsinthenews/2009/09/090911_witn_sleep.shtml>. Acesso
em: 10 jul. 2010. armadillos (l. 4): tatus.
TEXT 10
7. PRESENTE CONTNUO
7.1. Grammar Practice
01. The patient _____________ his medicines because he ______________
to be ill again.
a) isnt taking / doesnt want
b) is taking / wants
c) is taking / doesnt want
d) is takeing / dont want
e) are taking / dont want
02. Rebeca ________________________ everyday to achieve something
that is physically impossible.
a) are working out
b) are worked out
c) is work out
d) is working out
e) is to working out
03. Theres a video in Youtube which _____________ people how to eat
ants. People ____________________ these strange instructions.
a) teaches / are following
b) teaching / are following
c) teach / is following
d) teachs / is following
e) teaches / is
04.
Although
they
_______________
_______________ filmed normally.
a) is facing / is being
b) is facing / are being
c) are facing / is bing
d) are facing / is being
e) are facing / is bing
divorce,
the
movie
A: Who ___________________________?
B: Ana. She __________________ to stay with us for a week. I
____________________ to get her flight number.
A: Tell her we _________________ for her anxiously.
I. uso excessivo
II. guerras de preos
III. poluio
IV. novas estratgias agrrias
V. comida mais cara
The CORRECT options are:
a) I, II and IV
b) I, IV and V
c) I, III and IV
d) I, III and IV
e) II, IV and V
03. Qual passagem melhor resume o texto 11?
a) Para evitarmos a escassez de gua, devemos us-la de forma adequada
b) Embora as pessoas pensem que as fontes de gua so eternas, elas no
esto por todo planeta
c) Devido a fatores externos, como o desenvolvimento da agricultura
mundial, a gua est sendo cada vez melhor utilizada
d) No h gua suficiente para todas as naes poderosas, o que pode no
futuro gerar guerras
e) Se fazendeiros interromperem a irrigao de suas imensas plantaes
ainda poderemos ter gua no futuro
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TEXT 12
Chiles San Jose Mines Disaster
Workers complete second hole to send clothes, medicine and games to men
who face long wait to be rescued
The 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for three weeks
have been told that they may not be rescued until the end of the year. The
health minister, Jaime Maalich, said the men accepted the news tranquilly
during talks with the Chilean president, Sebastin Piera.
During a conversation with his Excellency the president of the republic, we
were pretty much able to tell them and theyve accepted that theyre not
going to be rescued before Fiestas Patrias [Chiles independence day
celebrations on 18th September],.
The miners have lost approximately 10kg each after having survived on half a
glass of milk and two portions of canned tuna every 48 hours until supplies
ran out. They have been told to watch their weight to ensure they keep their
waists below 90cm to facilitate their rescue.
The men sent samples of water from underground tanks to the surface for
testing, and rescuers are sending down fortified mineral water. The miners
are in good health, but officials are looking for ways to help ease the
psychological pressure. They plan to set up special lighting in the tunnel to
mimic night and day to help the miners sleep.
Until now, the miners have used vehicle batteries to power lights and charge
their helmet lamps. The miners and their relatives are exchanging letters
through the tube. You have no idea how much my soul ached to have been
underground and unable to tell you I was alive, Edison Pena said in a letter
to his family. The most difficult thing is not being able to see you.
(Disponvel em http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/
August/26/trapped-chilean-miners-wait-rescue)
01. Considerando o texto acima, possvel afirmar que Edson Pena :
a) Um mineiro chileno que conversou diretamente com o Presidente
Sebastin Piera
b) Um representante dos mineiros responsvel pelo contato com o ministro
da sade chileno
c) Um membro da equipe de resgate dos 33 mineiros chilenos
d) Um mineiro que enviou uma carta para sua famlia relatando o que ele
passou
e) Um dos 32 mineiros que ficaram presos em uma mina no Chile por causa
de um acidente
02. Segundo o texto, os mineiros:
a) Esto em nmero de 33 e ficaram soterrados em uma mina no Chile depois
que uma exploso bloqueou a passagem deles de volta para a superfcie
b) Estaro de volta superfcie somente no final de 2010
c) Esto sendo alimentados com gua mineral fortificada e frutas, como uvas
que, por seu tamanho reduzido, passam mais facilmente pelo estreito buraco
aberto feito para ajud-los
d) Tm que vigiar seu peso para que sejam mais facilmente resgatados
e) Recebem mantimentos e recursos (como gua e alimentos) por um buraco
de setecentos metros de largura aberto a partir da superfcie que atingiu o
local onde esto
03. Ainda de acordo com o texto, seria incorreto afirmar que os mineiros:
a) Perderam exatos 10 quilos cada para que ficassem com a cintura com a
circunferncia abaixo de 90 centmetros de modo a facilitar seu prprio
resgate
b) Receberam atravs do presidente de seu pas a notcia de que no seriam
resgatados antes das celebraes do dia da independncia
c) Ainda mantm o corpo em boa forma
d) Se alimentam e se comunicam atravs de um estreito buraco de 700
metros de profundidade que faz contato coma superfcie
TEXT 14
TEXT 15
THERAPY: CRAZY FOR THE GAME
Presented with a patient suffering from personality ailments like
schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder, most psychiatrists would
prescribe medication or counseling. Apparently those arent the only
remedies.
A new documentary, called Matti per il Calcio (Crazy for football),
examines the effects of football on the brain. The film follows a year in the life
of I Gabbiano, a Rome football team starring a list of schizophrenics,
depressives and bipolars. Dr. Santo Rullo, featured in the film, began using
football therapy 14 years ago. By integrating patients into group activities, he
expected their symptoms to fade. The problem is that mental illness is
almost always treated first by exclusion, he says. A group sport helps to
facilitate the inclusion of each member. It worked: many of his patients are
reintegrating so well theyre now struggling to fit the games into their
schedules.
NADEAU, B. Therapy: crazy for the game. Newsweek, New
York, v. CXLIX, n. 6, p. 7, Feb. 5, 2007.
ailments (l. 12) doenas.
to fade (l. 10) desaparecer.
struggling (l. 13) v. to struggle lutando.
schedules (l. 14) horrios
01. Sobre o documentrio Matti per il Calcio, so verdadeiras as
proposies:
(01) O documentrio baseia-se na terapia usada pelo mdico Santo Rullo.
(02) O filme foi gravado durante um ano, com I Gabbiano, um famoso
jogador de futebol italiano.
(04) A terapia do futebol foi usada inicialmente apenas no tratamento de
pessoas fanticas por futebol.
(08) A terapia do futebol aplicada em pacientes portadores de distrbios
mentais ou psicolgicos foi bem sucedida.
(16) A terapia do futebol comeou a ser usada h cerca de 40 anos, com
pacientes excepcionais.
(32) Pacientes inicialmente diagnosticados com problemas mentais so,
quase sempre, excludos de atividades em grupo.
New Words:
9. PASSADO SIMPLES
9.1. Grammar Practice
01. They _________ to last carnival and ______________ all night long.
a) went / dancing
b) went / dance
c) went / danced
d) go / dance
e) go / danced
02. They ________________ the race because of civil unrest in the country.
a) postponned
b) postponed
c) postpond
d) postponered
e) postponing
03. Dr Nancy Chabot ___________ Mercury _____________ underappreciated.
a) say - was
b) said - were
c) says - were
d) said - was
e) say - didnt be
04. The only star who _________________ the Oscar: Russell Crowe.
a) didnt won
b) didnt win
c) dont won
d) didnt to win
e) did not won
05. Lady Gaga fans _________________ into an anxious excited Monday.
a) flew
b) flown
c) to fly
d) to flew
e) didnt flew
06. But the dinner, which ___________ place last Thursday, ____________
about Apple or Steve Jobs. The dinner, The White House ___________,
__________ about U.S. innovation in technology and job creation.
a) took - isnt - said - was
b) take - wasnt - said - was
c) took - wasnt - said - was
d) took - wasnt - say - was
e) took - wasnt - said - is
because
he
c) The verb form I was witnessing (l. 5) describes an action in the present
time.
d) The word that (l. 9) refers to idea (l. 8).
e) The word people (l. 15) is a singular noun.
03. According to the text, it is correct to say that:
a) Dr. Godakumbura won a prize because of his worry to help people from Sri
Lanka.
b) The burns were only caused by cheap electric lamps.
c) The accidents hardly ever caused injuries.
d) The lamps created by Dr. Godakumbura cost less than 300 dollars each.
e) 20 800,000 safe lamps exploded causing damages to people throughout
Sri Lanka.
New Words:
TEXT 19
01. About the girl, Lil Jinx, in the comic strip, its correct to say that she:
a) usually invites her friends for dinner.
b) doesnt like spinach.
c) loves it when her mother makes spinach pie.
d) would like to have spinach pie for dinner more often.
e) is apologizing for not having invited Greg for dinner.
02. Lil Jinx and Greg are playing checkers:
a) outdoors.
b) at the table.
c) in the yard.
d) on the floor.
e) in the kitchen.
TEXT 20
NEVER STOP MOVING
When pain gets in the way of doing the things you enjoy, try Aleve. Only
Aleve* has the strength to stop body, joint, back and arthritis pain all day
with just two pills. It would take twice as many Advil or four times as many
Tylenol to do that. For all day pain-free movement, nothing helps your body
better than Aleve.
* Among OTC brands.
Use as directed for minor arthritis pain.
Comparison to Advil and Extra Strength Tylenol
based on minimum label dosing for 24 hours.
2009 Bayer HealthCare LLC.
01. O texto Never stop moving :
a) um cartaz da Bayer Health Care alertando sobre artrite.
b) uma propaganda do medicamento Aleve Liquid Gels para alvio da dor.
c) uma nota explicativa sobre a importncia do movimento corporal e a ao
de Aleve.
d) um anncio do gel Aleve cuja frmula proporciona o mesmo efeito que o
Tylenol.
e) um folder que informa sobre a relao movimento/fora/ medicao.
02. Aleve promete:
a) relaxar os msculos das costas por meio de massagem com o gel.
b) reduzir a dor nas articulaes com o uso de dois comprimidos semanais.
c) interromper a dor no corpo quando associado ao Advil.
d) ser eficaz na cura da artrite quando associado atividade fsica.
e) deixar o corpo sem dor para movimentar-se por todo o dia.
03. A voz do produtor do texto ao afirmar Never stop moving expressa:
a) proibio.
b) capacidade.
c) permisso.
d) recomendao.
e) possibilidade.
04. Sobre os sentidos de expresses no texto, assinale a afirmativa correta:
a) Em Only Aleve has the strength to stop, o vocbulo sublinhado tem o
sentido de advantage.
b) Never stop moving (ttulo) o mesmo que never stop to move.
c) A expresso gets in the way deve ser entendida como procurar o caminho.
d) Em nothing helps your body o vocbulo sublinhado pode ser substitudo
por anything.
e) twice as many significa o dobro.
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TEXT 21
a) worst
b) worse than
c) worsest
d) bad
e) badest
08. The Everest is _____ the Aconcagua.
a) the highest
b) highest than
c) the higher than
d) higher than
e) higher
09. Last week we had _____ day in New York, the temperature was 18C.
a) the colder
b) colder
c) colder than
d) the cold
e) the coldest
10. To fall from a motorcycle is _____ to fall from a bicycle.
a) the painfullest
b) more painful
c) the most painful
d) painfuller than
e) more painful than
TEXT 23
TWO MORE REPS, MA!
Doctors once worried that weight lifting could damage a kids growth plates.
But recent studies show that when its done in moderation, possible benefits
include increased bone density and reduced risk of diabetes. Recently the
U.S. National School Fitness Foundation began placing child-size weight
machinery in nearly 80 elementary schools across the country. Many U.S.
gyms are also catching on to the trend, dropping their membership age from
18 to 14. Dr. Jordan Metzl, medical director of the Manhattan-based Sports
Medicine Institute for young Athletes, says, Training makes sports safer by
getting kids bodies prepared.
Non-athletes could actually be the ones to benefit most. With obesity on the
rise, experts say weight training is also a way to motivate heavier kids who
are less at easy on the playing field. Still, experts say weight training
shouldnt take the place of cardiovascular activities; the American College of
Sports Medicine suggests lifting no more than three nonconsecutive days a
week. Overdoing it can injure growth plates and cause muscle sprains.
GERDES, L. Two more reps, ma! Newsweek, New York, p.7,
Feb. 16, 2004.
weight lifting (l. 1) levantamento de peso, musculao.
plates (l. 2) placas.
01. Sobre a musculao moderada para adolescentes, de acordo com o texto,
pode-se afirmar:
(01) Reduz o risco de diabetes e aumenta a densidade da massa ssea.
(02) Beneficia apenas jovens obesos, prejudicando o crescimento de
adolescentes magros.
(04) Deixa o adolescente melhor condicionado fisicamente e no causa
distenses musculares.
(08) Pode ser praticada por jovens a partir dos 14 anos e no mais do que
trs vezes por semana.
(16) Substitui as atividades aerbicas, s podendo ser realizada em dias
consecutivos, com jovens a partir de 18 anos.
(32) Deve ser obrigatria em todas as escolas e ginsios desportivos a fim de
motivar os alunos sedentrios.
New Words:
13. PREPOSIES
13.1. Grammar Exercises
01. During the week, Eric gets up early and goes to bed early ________
night. But normally _________ weekends he sleeps ____________ midnight.
a) at at until
b) at at at
c) at at from
d) in in behind
e) in at to
02. It has been raining ___________ yesterday.
a) under
b) for
c) in
d) from
e) since
03. Marcos lives _________ Simes Filho; we live _________ Guaruj and
our parents live ________ a small village near Santos.
a) at at at
b) on at on
c) in at at
d) in in in
e) on in at
04. Sueli lives ___________ Amandas house.
a) without
b) above
c) for
d) in front of
e) to
05. Can I speak _____________ Mr. Silva, please? Im sorry, but hes
_________ work. But his wife is ________ home. Would you like to talk
_______ her?
a) to - x to - at
b) to - at at - to
c) in - to to - in
d) at - in to - to
e) to - in - in
06. Lets go _________ my office.
a) to
b) for
c) in
d) at
e) into
07. They lived _______ Florianopolis ________ 2001 ______ 2003, so they
lived there ______ two years.
a) in from to - to
b) in from to - for
c) at from to - for
d) in for to - for
e) in in to - for
c) The idea of adults learning a second language the same way babies learn
their first language.
03. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions below. Make
all the necessary changes.
a) We [] have ears and auditory memory and we are [] able to imitate
sounds. Make this sentence negative.
b) There are even many differences in our abilities as we grow up: [...].
Change the verb forms into the Simple Past Tense.
c) you will learn as easily as a baby [...]. Rewrite this sentence in the
comparative degree of superiority.
04. (Adaptada) Na frase: Babies hear language for more than a year before
forming their first words; as palavras destacadas podem ser traduzidas
como:
a) para - depois
b) por - depois
c) por - antes
d) por em frente de
e) para alm de
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TEXT 25
In My Arms
As I hold you in my arms
and you gently rock to sleep.
I try to memorize your face,
your tiny hands and feet.
For I know too soon this moment
will just a memory be ...
Youll be grown and on your own
and no longer needing me
to kiss your hurts and dry your eyes
and rock you till you sleep.
So, Ill treasure every moment
to have memories I can keep.
SCHWARTZ, Julie. In my arms. Disponvel em:
<http://www.scrapbooking-online.com/ideas_B.htm>.
Acesso em: 19 jul. 2010.
01. Based on the poem, follow the instructions:
a) Identify who the pronoun you refers to in this poem.
02. Fill in the blanks with the alternative that, according to the poem,
completes the statements correctly.
a) As (v. 1) can be replaced by _____________________
(Because / While / Although / Then / Therefore)
b) For (v. 5) expresses ___________________________