AULA 1 f) I usually have lunch at 3 p.m. on weekends.

Exercícios propostos g) They live in Milao on Michelangelo Avenue.

1   Complete com a preposição adequada. h) John lives on the third floor.

a) at 7 o’clock m) in the USA i) My grandmother is living on a farm.
b) on Monday n) in bed
j) My sisters are at work in the afternoon, but
c) at home o) at 623 Pine Street
in the evening they are at home.
d) on a diet p) at present
e) on the telephone q) in love 4   Complete with on, in or at:
f) at first sight r) on foot a) We hope you will enjoy your in -flight entertainment.
g) in love s) at once b) We had lunch at Peter’s café on Main Road
h) in English t) on strike
on our way home.
i) at the end u) in ink
c)  The buses are very unreliable. They never arrive
j) at least v) in pencil
on time.
k) in danger x) in red
l) in São Paulo 5   Turn into Portuguese.

2   Match the columns. a)  A group of men and women were standing around in
a circle.
1. acima de a. inside
Um grupo de homens e mulheres estavam de pé em um círculo.
2. ao lado de b. in front of
3. em cima de c. between b)  Laughing is also contagious.
4. na frente de d. on Rir também é contagiante.
5. embaixo de e. outside
6. dentro de f. above c)  Laughter therapy has been used in hospitals since the
1970s.
7. abaixo de g. behind
8. entre h. under A terapia do riso tem sido usada em hospitais desde os anos 70.
9. fora de i. below d)  They are laughing because someone said something
10. atrás de j. beside / next to funny.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eles estão rindo porque alguém disse algo engraçado.

f j d b h a i c e g
6   Use these indefinite pronouns something / someone /
3   Complete with at, on, in: somebody to fill in the blanks.

a) Peter usually sits at the table for lunch. a) She said something when she was leaving but I
couldn’t understand what.
b) She was born in November, in 1965.
b) There was somebody/someone talking to your brother.
c) They study at 900, Paulista Avenue. c) Would you like someone/somebody to help you?
d) He is going to meet us on Christmas Eve. d) I need someone/somebody to help me now!
e) She’s always at home in the morning, but e) We need something to eat now. We are hungry!
at night she works as a nurse. f) I want to tell you something very nice, may I?

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 7    Look at the different meanings of yet. Resolução:
a) She hasn’t arrived yet. ( ainda ) a) huge e) fat

b) Yet I hope she will come. ( contudo, entretanto ) b) healthy f) to close

c) Peter hasn’t studied enough for the text yet. ( ainda ) c) with g) to finish
d) smaller h) outside
 8  Turn into English.
a) Todos sabem que rir é o melhor remédio. AULA 2
Everybody knows that laughing is the best medicine. Exercícios propostos

b) A esposa dele está muito feliz hoje.  1   Read the following text carefully and choose the
best prepositions to complete it.
His wife is very happy today.
WITCH NEWS
In blue: the hole in the ozone
Exercícios-Tarefa:
layer over Antarctica.
 1    Complete com a preposição adequada. A Job Centre in (in, on, at) Somerset (England)
recently advertised a vacancy for (for, in,
a) ____ least g) ____ ink
at) a witch. Wookey Hole Caves, a tourist attrac-
b) ____ 120 mph h) ____ work
c) ____ first sight. i) ____ holiday tion near Wells requires a resident witch because
d) ____ the internet j) ____ January the previous one is retiring. And the job description?
e) ____ fire k) ____ night Well, candidate witches must be able to cackle and
f) ____ white must also live in the caves during the tourist season.

Resolução:
“Wookey Hole wants the appointee to go about her
• Usa-se at antes de horas, endereços completos e de everyday business as a hag, so that people passing
certas expressões. Exemplos: at 8 o’ clock; at 900, Pau-
through the caves can get a sense of what the place
lista Avenue; at least; at night; etc.
• Usa-se on antes de dias da semana, datas e certas ex- was like in the Dark Ages.” The salary? £50,000.
pressões. Exemplos: on Monday, on Saturday, on May On (In, At, On) the other hand, witches still
16, on fire, etc.
• Usa-se in antes de meses, anos, estações do ano e cer- suffer discrimination. For (For to / at) instan-
tas expressões. Exemplos: in January, in May, in 1964, in ce, the Crystal Cauldron Coven in
winter, in the morning, etc.
(in / at / by) Stockport booked the Our Lady’s Social
Respostas:
Club in (in / at / by) Stockport for their Hallowe-
a) at d) on g) in j) in
en Witches Ball. However, the Diocese of Shrews-
b) at e) on h) at k) at
bury subsequently decided that the party was “not
c) at f) in i) on
in (on, in, at) keeping with the church’s
 2   Give the opposite of: ethos and cancelled the reservation. Sandra Davis,
a) tiny: _______________________________________ spokesperson for (for / in / at) the Crystal
b) sick: ______________________________________ Cauldron accused the Catholic Church of
c) without: ____________________________________ (of / in / at ) ‘prejudice’.
d) bigger: _____________________________________
 2  Match the columns.
e) thin: ______________________________________
1. job a) caverna
f) to open: ____________________________________
2. cave b) anterior
g) to begin: ___________________________________
3. previous c) atividade
h) inside: _____________________________________
4. able d) sensação, percepção
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5. season e) emprego
n)  to push: empurrar puxar: to pull
6. business f) estação, temporada
7. so that g) contudo o)  data: dados data: date

8. sense h) capaz p)  lecture: palestra leitura: reading

9. ball i) baile
q)  sensible: sensato sensível: sensitive
10. however j) de modo que
r)  terrific: maravilhoso terrível: awful, terrible
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
s)  college: faculdade colégio: school
e a b h f c j d i g
t)  eventually: finalmente eventualmente: occasionally
 3    Put into English.
a)  Como é sua nova casa?  5   Translate the following words.

What is your new house like? a) unfortunately: infelizmente

b) unexpectedly: inesperadamente
c) unhealthy: doente

d) uneasely: desconfortavelmente
b)  Paul é como o pai dele.
e) unbelievably: inacreditavelmente
Paul is like his father.
f) slowly: lentamente

g) quickly: rapidamente

h) mainly: principalmente

 4    How can we say those words?

6   Use the following verbs to complete the sentences
In Portuguese In English below. Pay attention to the correct verb tense.

a)  actually: na verdade atualmente: nowadays to advertise – to require – to retire – to go about – to book

b)  to realize: perceber realizar: to accomplish a) Peter will retire next year.

c)  library: biblioteca livraria: bookshop, bookstore b) May I book a place in the flight?
d)  cigar: charuto cigarro: cigarette c) I’m going to advertise someone to clean my house.
e)  to pretend: fingir pretender: to intend d) Please call this number if you require any further
f)  physician: médico físico: physicist information.

e) Of course we want to help, but we’re not sure what’s

g)  educated: instruído educado: polite
the best way of going about it.
h)  policy: política polícia: police
Exercícios-Tarefa:
i)  exit: saída sucesso: success
 1    Complete with in, on or at.
j)  collar: gola, colarinho colar: necklace
a) They were dressed ________ black.
k)  expert: especialista esperto: smart
b) I’m free ________ lunch.
l)  large: grande largo: wide
c) They live ________ Michigan Avenue.
m)  parents: pais parentes: relatives d) They live ________ 554 Palmira Street.

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Resolução: b)  Peter é mais gordo que o senhor Brown.
Usa-se:
•  in: em in black, in white, in blue (quando se veste algo
de uma determinada cor)
•  at: at night, at noon, at midnight, at lunch
•  on: quando um endereço não contiver o número, por
exemplo: on Paulista Avenue.
c) Você considera geografia mais importante que
Respostas:
história?
a) in b) at c) on d) at

2   Match the columns.
a) belief 1. seguinte
b) whether 2. sabor
c)  pepper 3. embora d)  Este carro é mais caro que aquele.
d)  garlic 4. alho
e)  flavor 5. crença
f)  although 6. pimenta

g)  following 7. se
Resolução:

Resolução: a) This city is smaller than the other one.

b) Peter is fatter than Mr. Brown.
a b c d e f g
5 7 6 4 2 3 1 c) Do you consider geography more important than
history?
3   Put into English. d) This car is more expensive than that one.

a)  Esta cidade é menor que a outra.

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