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60 questões de INTERPRETAÇÃO com gabarito
60 exercícios de GRAMÁTICA com gabarito

1. What are the comic strips about?

a) Internet and adults

b) Technology in schools
c) Technology in today's world

2. Read the comics more carefully and choose the correct answer.

a) The excerpt "they barely know how to use a toaster!" (comic 1 ) can be
rewritten (with the same meaning) as
( ) they find it easy to use a toaster.
( ) they hardly know how to use a toaster.

b) In "How do you THINK my first day of kindergarten went?!?"

(comic 2), why is the word think in capital letters and bold?
( ) To emphasize the boy's dissatisfaction.
( ) To emphasize the boy's excitement.

c) In "I'll answer that in a second" (comic 3), the auxiliary verb will indicates ...
( ) a threat
( ) a promise
( ) a prediction

d) In "Can I use the computer for a second?" (comic 4), the modal
verb can conveys the idea of...
( ) ability
( ) possibility
( ) permission

3. SPEAKING, discuss:

a) Are you a "digital native" or a digital immigrant? Why?

b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology?
c) How different would your life be without technology?

Share your conclusions with your classmates.

GABARITO

1. Technology in today's world

2.
a) they hardly know how to use a toaster.
b) To emphasize the boy's dissatisfaction.
c) a promise
d) permission

3. Personal answers.
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Interpretação em inglês - How and when
was English formed?

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How and when was English formed?

There is and old cliché in linguistics that a language is a dialect with an army and
a navy behind it. This isn't just a gag. Defining when a new language is born is
harder than say when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. In the process by which a
dialect becomes a language there is no easy empirical equivalent of the point
when the butterfly emerges from the larva able to take off. So no linguist can
look back and say: “That's it, Wednesday 5 may 1213, that's when the English
language finally got wings.”
Norman Roberts, professor of linguistics in Hawaii University, says: “A
language is such a complex structure it can't come into being at once. New
languages develop out of older ones but it isn't easy to say, when the new and the
old are so different, when a new language is born.”
Benji Wald, an expert in linguistics at the University of California, says: “It's
difficult to say when English was born but before it there was another language,
the language from which Dutch and German come. The English we speak today
is so different from old English we could call it a different language, but we
don't. We just call it a newer form of English.”
Although English belongs to the Germanic language family, it has become a
strange cocktail with words imported from the country's invaders and, today,
from this country's largest ex-colony. Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Danes and
Normans all made their mark.

(LIBERATO, Wilson Antonio. Inglês doorway: vol. único: Ensino Médio /

Wilson Liberato – S. Paulo: FTD, 2004. Coleção Delta, pág. 19)

Glossário

gag = joke (piada "de comediante")

damn = to declare (something) to be bad, frustating (droga)
caterpillar = larva of a butterfly (lagarta)
empirical = something derived from observation or experiment (empírico)
take off = rise from the ground; begin a flight (decolar, tornar-se um sucesso)
at once = immediately (imediatamente, de uma só vez)
although = in spite of the fact that; admitting that (embora)
belong = be the property of; be the possession of (pertencer a alguém/algo, ser
membro/sócio de algo)
cocktail = an alcoholic drink mixed with fruit juices (coquetel)
Dane = a native of Denmark (Dinamarquês, Dinamarquesa)

Marque as afirmações que estão de acordo com o texto.

a) Uma língua depende das instituições militares que estão por trás dela.

b) Todas as línguas têm suas datas de nascimento bem definidas.

c) O surgimento de uma língua é semelhante ao nascimento de uma borboleta.

d) A língua inglesa nasceu no dia 5 de maio de 1213, numa quarta - feira.

e) Por terem estruturas complexas, novas línguas não nascem de repente.

f) Uma língua se desenvolve a partir de outra ou de outras já existentes.

g) A língua inglesa se modificou muito ao longo dos séculos.

h) O inglês foi precedido por uma língua da qual se originaram também o

holandês e o alemão.

i) O inglês americano não marca presença no inglês atual da Inglaterra.

j) A língua inglesa atual conseguiu libertar-se do léxico de outras línguas.

Gabarito
Alternativas e, f, g, h

1. Circule a palavra correta (em negrito).

a) The hairdressers aren't / isn't here.

b) My family / families is in London.
c) There are ten candles between / on the birthday cake.
d) My cousin has got an / a new camera.
e) How old is / are your grandpa?
f) Let's go to an / the beach today.

2. Coloque as palavras na ordem correta para formar frases.

a) a / is / dentist / aunt / my
My aunt is a dentist.

b) house / the / in / is / the / cat

The cat is in the house.

c) at / not / school / they / are

They are not at school.

d) big / is / not / sandcastle / a

A sandcastle is not big.

e) a / actor / you / talented / are

You are a talented actor.

f) teacher / next / are / the / we / to

We are next to the teacher.
3. Complete com respostas curtas.

a) Is the hotel small? Yes, it is.

b) Are your sisters twins? No, they aren't.
c) Are you a drummer? Yes, I am.
d) Is Mr Oliveira a strict teacher? No, he isn't.
e) Are you and your brother happy at your new school? Yes, we are.

4. Leia o texto abaixo.

Hi Joe!

How are you? How's your uncle? I'm OK. I'm on holiday with my family.
We're at a small hotel in France. lt's near the beach. The hotel is new and there
are lots of nice people here.
It's fun here! The beach is great, but my little sister is afraid of the water!
She's with my grandma now. They are in the hotel garden. Mum and Dad are in
the sea. We are outdoors most of the time.
The restaurant next to the hotel is very good, and the waiters are nice.
Here is a photo of me with my brother. We are behind a sandcastle, and there is a
crab in front of the sandcastle.

Bye for now!

Alice

Circule as palavras corretas de acordo com o texto.

a) Alice is with her uncle / family.

b) The beach / hotel is small.
c) Alice's sister is afraid of gardens / water.
d) The waiters are new / nice.
e) Alice's brother is behind / in front the sandcastle.

5. Complete o grupo de palavras abaixo com: arm, handsome, monster,

mouth, top.

a) beautiful, cute, handsome.

b) eyes, nose, mouth.
c) jacket, shirt, top.
d) ghost, witch, monster.
e) finger, hand, arm.

6. Complete as frases abaixo com as palavras: afraid, favourite, great,

happy, interesting, new.

a) I'm afraid of dogs!

b) Jeremy is my favourite cousin. He's cool!
c) Mum is very happy today. It's her birthday!
d) Your new boat is great!
e) Jack is the new boy at school.
f) The Ellen DeGeneres Show is an interesting programme.

7. Observe as imagens e escreva frases usando THERE IS e THERE ARE.

Palavras de apoio: angel, fairy, witch, monster, queen.

There are two angels.

There is a/one fairy.
There are three witches.
There is a/one monster.
There are three queens.

8. Leia as respostas e formule as perguntas. Use IS THERE e ARE THERE.

a) Is there a girl? Yes, there is a girl.

b) Are there seven fairies? No, there aren't seven fairies.
c) Are there two witches? Yes, there are two witches.
d) Is there a prince ? No, there isn't a prince.
e) Are there three queens? No, there aren't three queens.
f) Is there a cowboy? Yes, there is a cowboy.

9. Leia a descrição abaixo sobre um monstro chamado Bob e faça um

desenho para representá-lo.

Bob has got two heads. He's got three arms, three hands and nine fingers.He's
also got two legs, four feet and eight toes. He's a happy monster!
10. Grife a palavra correta que está em negrito.

a) This/These shoes are comfortable.

b) Is that/those T-shirt baggy?
c) This/These jacket is expensive.
d) Are that/those skirts new?
e) That/Those hat is great.

11. Grife a palavra correta que está em negrito.

a) Whose/ Who's shoes are big?

b) Whose /Who's a clothes designer?
c) Whose /Who's got a black dress?
d) Whose/ Who's hair is long in your class?
e) Whose /Who's got red boots?

12. Complete as frases com os verbos entre parênteses no presente simples.

a) Mum tidies the house on Sundays.

b) Joanna and I study in our bedroom.
c) Dad relaxes on Saturdays.
d) Helen and Jane play in the park.
e) My sister watches TV every evening.
f) George lives in London.

13. Complete as frases com DON'T ou DOESN'T.

a) I don't like flats.

b) Peter doesn't decorate his room.
c) John and Paul don't do the washing-up.
d) The dog doesn't sleep in my room.
e) Maria and I don't want bright colours in our bedroom.
f) Jessica doesn't know what colour to paint her kitchen.

14. Complete as questões com DO ou DOES.

a) Do you come from Holland?

b) Does Peter like big houses?
c) Does John speak Italian?
d) Does this village have schools?
e) Do Michael and Sam live here?
f) Do Maggie and I dance well?

15. Complete com DO ou MAKE.

a) I don't do jobs at home.
b) Do you always do the washing-up?
c) Please make your bed.
d) We make a cup of coffee every morning.
e) I don't want to do my homework.

16. Read Kerry’s blog. Decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or not
mentioned (NM).

Hi! My name’s Kerry, and I want to tell you about my work. I’m a teacher, but I
don’t work at a secondary school and I don’t teach young students. I teach older
students. My students are 20 to 40 years old and they come to me to learn
English. They want to use English when they work or for holidays. I love my job,
but it isn’t easy! My students have jobs too, and I teach them after work. There
are 15 students in my class. We start lessons at 6.00 in the evening and finish at
9.30. We have a break at about 7.30 and then we have a drink of tea or coffee.
It’s very late when I get home, and I’m quite tired. In the class, I teach my
students about grammar, and they learn a lot of new words in English. I ask
questions and they answer. They speak in English in the class and they do some
homework for the next lesson. Sometimes they do exercises and sometimes they
read books. They like to watch English films and listen to English music at
home. I like my students! We talk about TV, sports and work. My job is really
interesting. They speak good English now too. If you want to learn English,
come to my school! It’s very good!

a) Kerry teaches at a secondary school. T/F/NM

b) Her class has five students. T/F/NM
c) They want to learn English for an exam. T/F/NM
d) Kerry doesn’t teach grammar. T/F/NM
e) Sometimes she plays music in the class. T/F/NM

17. Write a short description of yourself to put on an international friends

website. Write about your family, school and hobbies. Write 35–50 words.
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