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Aula 05 - Ing - 28 - 05
SUMÁRIO
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Verb to be – Present x Past
O verb be é equivalente aos nossos verbos ser/estar, portanto um verbo de ligação. Ele
pode ser o verbo principal em uma oração ou um verbo auxiliar. Neste módulo, veremos
sua função como verbo principal.
Present Past
I am
She, He, It is was
You
We
are were
They
You
Podemos utilizar a forma contraída dos verbos (short form), porém na afimativa
somente contraímos o PRESENTE, nunca o PASSADO.
Afirmativa (presente):
I’m 18 years old and I’m Brazilian. (am = ’m)
They’re interested in soccer. (are = ‘re)
He’s early for school this morning. (is = ‘s)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
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Complete the sentences with the present or past form of the verb be:
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a) The weather ___________ nice today, but yesterday it ____________ veru cold.
d) “Where _____________ the children?” “ I don’t know. They __________ in the garden
ten minutes ago.”
f) John ______ in New York the day before yesterday but he ______ in Chicago today.
i) Where ______ the Johnsons last weekend? Where ______ they today?
j) The elevator ______ out of order last night, but it ______ working well now.
k) John ______ in the office(negative) at ten this morning because he ______ at a meeting.
l) Bob ______ very sick yesterday, but he ______ much better today.
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES
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2. (EEAR - 2008) An umbrella __________ a very ordinary object.
– Choose the best alternative to complete the blank in the Paragraph:
a) is c) weren’t
b) were d) are
3. (ITA) Who ______ that handsome young man and his friend?
a) is
b) was
c) wasn’t
d) isn’t
e) are
6. (UEL - Adaptada) The point __________ exactly where you ________ now.
a) are - is
b) is - is
c) is – are
d) are – are
e) there is – there are
Gabarito: 1. C, 2. A, 3. E, 4. C, 5. B, 6. C.
NUMERALS
1 one first
2 two second
3 three third
4 four fourth
5 five fifth
6 six sixth
7 seven seventh
8 eight eighth
9 nine ninth
10 ten tenth
11 eleven eleventh
12 twelve twelfth
13 thirteen thirteenth
14 fourteen fourteenth
15 fifteen fifteenth
16 sixteen sixteenth
17 seventeen seventeenth
18 eighteen eighteenth
19 nineteen nineteenth
20 twenty twentieth
21 twenty-one twenty-first
22 twenty-two twenty-second
23 twenty-three twenty-third
Número Cardinal Ordinal
24 twenty-four twenty-fourth
25 twenty-five twenty-fifth
26 twenty-six twenty-sixth
27 twenty-seven twenty-seventh
28 twenty-eight twenty-eighth
29 twenty-nine twenty-ninth
30 thirty thirtieth
31 thirty-one thirty-first
40 forty fortieth
50 fifty fiftieth
60 sixty sixtieth
70 seventy seventieth
80 eighty eightieth
90 ninety ninetieth
Exemplos
There are twenty-five people in the room.
He was the fourteenth person to win the award.
Six hundred thousand people were left homeless after the earthquake.
I must have asked you twenty times to be quiet.
He went to Israel for the third time this year.
Frações em Inglês
Em inglês, expressamos oralmente uma fração utilizando cardinais nos numeradores e
ordinais nos denominadores.
Porcentagens em Inglês
Forma escrita Forma oral
5% five percent
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
The Phoenix airport has introduced new technology that can see through a person's
clothes. The new machine costs $100,000 to make and is designed to find out if a
passenger is carrying a weapon or explosives. Critics of the new X-Ray scanner, however,
say it takes away a person's privacy.
1. (Eear 2019) The number 100,000, in bold in the text, is expressed in words as
__________.
a) a million
b) one hundred
c) one thousand
d) a hundred thousand
a) 7:30 It's
b) 8:15 It's
c) 4:00 It's
d) 6:45 It's
e) 12:00 It's
Gabarito:
Resposta da questão 1: [D]
A alternativa [D] está correta, pois o número é cem (hundred) mil (thousand).
Resposta da questão 2:
1. August, fourth, nineteen-fifty-two.
2. May, twenty-first, eighteenth-ten.
3. February, twelfth, nineteen-ninety-five.
4. October, thirtieth, nineteen-ninety-six.
Resposta da questão 3:
a) I usually get up at SEVEN. I HAVE breakfast at TEN PAST SEVEN.
b) I GO to school in the MORNING and I COME BACK home at ONE P.M.
c) I do my homework at THREE and sometimes I WATCH TV.
d) I usually GO TO bed at 9 O'CLOCK.
Resposta da questão 4:
a) half past seven.
b) fifteen past eight.
c) four o'clock.
d) fifteen to seven.
e) twelve o'clock.
NOUNS
Nouns são os substantivos em inglês e agem como sujeito ou objeto de uma frase.
Gender:
Os substantivos em ingles não variam em gênero. Exemplo:
She is a doctor. He is a doctor.
Porém, existem alguns substantivos (nouns) que tem formas diferentes para feminino e
masculino. Seguem alguns exemplos:
actor/actress man/woman brother/sister
waiter/waitress gentleman/lady son/daughter
prince/princess uncle/aunt nephew/niece
king/queen father/mother etc.
boy/girl grandfather/grandmother
Plural
Existem nomes que são contáveis (cadeira, bola, espelho) e nomes que são incontáveis
(tempo, dinheiro, clima). Neste módulo, focaremos nos nomes contáveis e seus plurais.
Em inglês, temos plural regular e irregular.
Plural Regular
As palavras que são plurarizadas com S pertencem a esse grupo.
1 dog – 2 dogs
1 egg – 2 eggs
1 bed – 2 beds
1 air conditioner – 2 air conditioners
Existem algumas exceções a esta regra. Alguns exemplos: chief – chiefs, safe –
safes, chef – chefs, belief – beliefs.
Nouns que terminam em FF também não se aplicam a esta regra. Exemplos: sheriff
- sheriffs, handcuff - handcuffs, etc.
o Terminados em O: como regra geral, adicionamos ES
tomato – tomatoes
potato – potatoes
hero – heroes
mosquito – mosquitões
Plural Irregular
Palavras que mudam sua forma. Nestes casos, não existe uma regra; existe uma lista e é
necessário que ela seja memorizada. Alguns exemplos:
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
[...] Linguistic - using ___________ (word) effectively. These ____________ (learner) like
reading, taking notes in their ________ (class), making up poetry or ___________(story).
Interpersonal - understanding, interacting with others. These ______________ (student)
learn through interaction. They like group ___________ (activity), ____________ (seminar),
__________ (debate), _________ (interview). Logical-Mathematical - reasoning,
calculating. __________ (Person) who excel in this intelligence like to experiment, solve
____________ (puzzle) play with logic __________ (game), read about ___________
(investigation), and solve ___________ (mystery).
1. tree -
2. dress -
3. child -
4. fish -
5. mouse -
6. people -
7. man -
8. foot -
9. sheep -
10. knife -
11. strawberry -
12. holiday -
13. city -
14. address -
15. housewife -
PRONOUNS
Personal Pronouns – Subject and Object
Examples:
This is Jack. He’s my brother. I don’t think you have met him.
Subj.– antes do verbo. Subj. – antes do verbo Obj. – depois do verbo.
Possessive Adjectives
I This is my brother.
She That’s her dictionary.
He His name is Kevin.
It The cat is playing with its ball.
You (sing.) Is that your newspaper?
We Our car is broken
You (plu.) Kids, don’t forget to drink your juice.
They Their grandmother is in the garden.
Possessive Pronouns
I Stay at your home, and I stay at mine. (my home = mine)
She My camera is broken, so I’m going to use hers. (her camera = hers)
He This is not my problem. It’s his. (his problem = his)
It Look for vulnerabilities—its and ours (its vulnerability = its) *não
muito utilizado como possessive pronoun.
You (sing.) That’s not my book. It’s yours. (your book = yours)
We He’s is a friend of ours.
You (plu.) I forgot my notebook and you forgot yours. (your notebooks = yours)
They That’s not their house. Theirs is blue. (their house = theirs)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (EPCAR – 2018) “Slavery continues today and harms people in every country in the
world” (lines 2 and 3). The highlighted words can be substituted for _____.
a) them
b) theirs
c) their
d) they
2. (CBM-BA – 2017 - ADAPTADA) Chosse the option with the correct pronouns:
a) her - it - him/He - it
b) she - it - him/He - it
c) her - he - him/He - it
d) her - it - he/Him - it
e) her - it - him/He - he
6. (EsFCEx – 2009) Choose the answer that appropriately completes the sentence: “Maria
wants to talk to me but I don’t want to talk to ____.”
a) she
b) he
c) her
d) hers
e) him
7. (EEAR – 2010)
A place of superlatives
Antarctica is a place of superlatives: it is the coldest, windest, driest, highest and most
remote continet on earth. The continent’s large mass of snow and ice contains around 85
percent of all freshwater in the world. The first tourists to reach it arrived in 1957.
Nowadays, the variety of Antarctica travel itineraries, activities and prices is wider than ever
before.
“it”, underlined in the text, refers to
a) Antarctica.
b) freshwater.
c) place.
d) 1957.
Gabarito: 1. A, 2. A, 3. C, 4. C, 5. C, 6. C, 7. A.
Exemplos:
My mother was talking to herself when I got home.
He cooked the dinner himself.
We were studying by ourselves.
The kids cleaned the house themselves.
Are you going to do it yourself? (singular)
You are going to do it yourselves. (plural)
● Utilizar PERSONAL PRONOUN com a preposição WITH quando esta quer dizer
COM/EM COMPANHIA DE
She had a few friends with her.
SOME/ANY/NO são utilizados como determinantes, seja para substituir um nome, seja
para dar ideia de uma quantidade não específica.
Exceções: I’m starved. I’d like to eat anything. (na afirmativa indicando: “qualquer”)
● NO: indica uma ideia negativa, porém não pode ser utilizado com verbos na
negativa (double negative). Observe:
I have no money in my pocket. (não “I don’t have no money”)
She had no difficult finging a job. (não “She didn’t have no difficult”)
SOME/ANY/NO + THING/WHERE/ONE/BODY
1- “Which car is yours?” “This car or that car?” “Mine is the blue car.”
2- “Which car is yours?” “ This one or that one?” “Mine is the blue one."
Nos casos 1, as palavras car e keys se repetem, tornando o discurso cansativo. Nos
casos 2, substituímos os substantivos para evitar a repetição de termos. Atente para o
singular (one) e plural (ones).
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
Complete with SOME, ANY or NO, and -body, -where or -thing, if necessary.
a) There’s __________________ at the door. Can you go and see who it is?
b) I wasn’t feeling hungry, so I didn’t eat ____________________
c) I didn’t have _________________ money, so I had to borrow _________________.
d) I was too tired to do _______________________ work.
e) I couldn’t make an omelette because there were ________________ eggs.
f) There was a complete silence in the room. _____________________ said
_______________
g) If __________________ calls me, tell them I’m out, but I’ll be back soon.
h) Can I have _____________________ milk in my coffee, please?
i) This city is still the same. ______________ changed.
j) I couldn’t answer _________________ of the questions they asked me.
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (EPCAR - 2014) Read the sentence.
“Nowadays, any artwork I do is in a digital method [...]" (lines 5 and 6).
The word any has the same idea in
a) Can you create any digital art?
b) Artists can draw any pictures using a digital method.
c) Some artists don't use any kind of models when they paint.
d) There isn't any type of digital method in traditional art.
2. (EEAR - 2015) Fill in the blanks, in the text, with the appropriate quantifiers:
Dear Sam,
I’m having a wonderful time in Paris. I didn’t have _______ time to write last week
because I took a tour of some flea markets. I bought _________ beautiful vintage
clothes. I also got some interesting old books for you.
a) any – a
b) any – some
c) some – any
d) some – some
3. (EPCAR - 2015) “There are a few ways to prevent cyberbullying” (line 31) is the
same as
a) There are some ways to prevent cyberbullying
b) There are many ways to prevent cyberbullying.
c) There are lots of ways to prevent cyberbullying.
d) There are no ways to prevent cyberbullying.
4. (FMU–SP - Adaptada) Would you like ___ wine ? You don’t to accept if you don’t
want.
a) any
b) some
c) any
d) some
e) some
9. (IBFC - 2013) “It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast
group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong
Americans, who are not really Americans". Eric Hobsbawm The word “itself" refers to:
A) Americans.
B) American patriotism.
C) Outcast group.
D) Against.
a) yourself
b) themselves
c) myself
d) itself
e) ourselves
WH Question Pronouns
Pronomes interrogativos. Resposta para essas perguntas não podem ser YES ou
NO. Eles DEVEM ser seguidos com ponto de interrogaçãoao final da frase. São eles:
Who (person) – Who is at the door? What (things/general information) – What
Where (place) – Where do you live? do you do in the morning?
When (date/non-specific time) – When areWhich (things; options) – Which book is
you leaving? yours: the new one or the old one?
Why (reason; answer with ‘because’) –What ....like (description) – What’s your
Why were you there? mother like? “ She’s beautiful and nice.”
Whose (possession) – Whose sneakersHow (manner)* - How are you? / How do
are these? you go to work?
* Podemos utilizar How + adjectivos/advérbios. Sendo assim, cada complemento
altera seu significado.
Example: How old is you dog? (age) / How long do you take to get here? (period of
time)/ How often do you study English? (frequency) / How much is that car?
(price) / How many people are there in the classroom? (quantity)
Example:
The boy’s name / the woman’s daughter / my father’s motorcycle / the government’s
decision / the bird’s egg / Mr. Smith’s car / today’s newspaper / the dog’s ball
- Mais exemplos:
(1) Charles an Susan’s wedding. X (2) John’s and James’ invitation.
(1) Jackie and Nicole’s parents. X (2) Jackie’s and Nicole’s rooms.
- Sendo assim:
Muitos possuidores + uma posse = 1 ‘s, no elemento final.
Muitos possuidoes + mais de uma posse = ‘s em todos os elementos.
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
Complete with ‘s or ‘.
a) These are my sister__ toys. d) Where is the manager____ office?
b) Jim ___ and Jason___ house ise) These are my sisters____ rooms.
beautiful. f) James____ car is a Camaro.
c) Clothes for children = children__ clothes
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (EPCAR – 2015) Mark the correct question to the sentence below. “Dance training
helps you to lose weight.”
a) When do you lose weight? c) How does dance training help you to
b) What does dance training do? lose weight?
d) Who helps you to lose weight?
4. (EEAR – 2010) Choose the best alternative to answer the question below:
What is Antarctica like?
a) It is a cold, windy and dry continent. c) Its exploration started in 1957.
b) Its tourism is wider than ever before. d) It is far from other continents.
9. (EEAR – 2015) In “ I rarely feel hungry...”, the underlined word is closest in meaning
to
a) never. c) seldom.
b) often. d) definitely.
10. (EsFCEx – 2009 - Adaptada) Which alternative best completes the dialogue below:
A. ________ do you do?
B. I am a student.
A. ______ do you go to school?
B. I am studying law at UFRJ.
A. ______ much do you like it?
B. I like it very much, it is a great course.
11. (CN – 2018) Read the sentence in order to answer the question below:
This is my friends’ car and that one is my car.
Mark the option which rewrites the sentence using the correct possessive:
a) This car is theirs and that one is mine. d) This car is them and that one is my.
b) This is theirs cars and that is my car. e) This is theirs car and that one is mine.
c) This is their car and that one is my.
12. (CN – 2017) Mark the INCORRECT option according to the Genitive Case.
a) The door’s car is open. d) Which are Fred's and Eric’s cars?
b) The world’s population is increasing. e) This is my mother-in-law's house.
c) I’m going to Grandma’s.
13. (PUC-SP) Assinale a alternativa correta:
Ben and Bill are brothers. Do you know _______?
a) Ben and Bill’s parents d) Ben and Bill parents’
b) Ben’s and Bill parents e) Ben and Bill parents’s
c) Ben’s and Bill’s parents.
Articles
Definite article (THE): pode ser utilizado com substantivos no plural ou no singular.
Give me the apples. I need them to make a cake.
The man at the door is my father.
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
2. John and Mary are my friends. They have two children, ______ boy and ______
girl. _______ boy is nine years old and ______ girl is seven. John works in ________
factory and Mary is _______ private teacher.
8. “Is there _______ hotel near here?” “Yes, ______ hotel is right on ____ corner of
the street.”
9. I’m going to ______ concert tonight because my friend is going to play _____
drums.
11. Next year she is going to find _______ university she likes,
12. “Do you know where Sarah is?” “She will be here in ____ hour.”
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
3. (AFA) Mark the item that completes the following passage with the appropriate
missing articles when required.
"For ____ amateur athlete, winning in ____ Olympics is ____ great achievement. ____
games are not easy to win, whether _____ athlete competes in ____ Summer or in
_____ Winter."
a) the / a / a / X/ an / X / X
b) the / an / the / The / the / X / X
c) an / the / a / The / an / the / the
d) X / the / X / X / X / the / the
4. (CN - 2018) Read the text to do the question below. Complete with a, the or Ø (no
article).
___________ Brazil is a huge country. In,___________North, there
are____________rain forests and ___________ longest river is also situated there. In
___________ South, ____________ climate is more European. ___________ Brazil
also has many social differences.___________ rich own most of____________
country’s wealth and ___________ poor often live on minimum wage.
a) a – a – a – the
b) the – a – a – the
c) a – the – the – the
d) the – a – the – the
Gabarito: 1. E, 2. C, 3. C, 4. C, 5. C.
QUANTIFIERS
Much
Pode significar muito/grande/porção de algo. Utiliza-se normalmente
com substantivos incontáveis (uncountable nouns) em frases negativas e perguntas.
Exemplos:
How much rice do you eat every day? (Quanto arroz você come todo dia?)
There is not much salt in the bowl. (Não há muito sal na tigela)
Our band didn’t earn much fame last year. (Nossa banda não ganhou tanta fama ano
passado.)
Many
Significa muitas/muitos. Utiliza-se o many para indicar substantivos contáveis
(countable nouns).
Exemplos:
Thiago took his sister many times to the school . (Thiago levou sua irmã muitas vezes
à escola.)
Cadu eats many packed lunchs in a day. (Cadu come muitas marmitas em um dia.)
Many men wish to have a bigger beard l! (Muitos homens desejam ter uma barba
maior.)
A lot of
O a lot of é usado para descrever quantias grandes (mas não especificadas) de algo:
Exemplos:
I used to have a lot of time in the past. Now not so much. (Eu costumava ter muito
tempo no passado. Agora nem tanto)
João have lost a lot of weight. (João perdeu muito peso)
Militaries have a lot of friends. They should work together. (Militares tem muitos
colegas. Eles devem trabalhar juntos.)
Some
Pode significar algum ou um pouco de . Utiliza-se some com substantivos
incontáveis.
Exemplos:
I have some money in my wallet. (Eu tenho algum dinheiro na minha carteira)
Can I have some cake, please? (Pode me dar um pouco de bolo, por favor?)
Would you like some Whey protein? (Você gostaria de um pouco de Whey protein?)
Any
Em sentenças positivas, any tem o significado de qualquer. Em frases negativas,
assume o significado de nenhum/nenhuma. Nas interrogativas, assume o significado
de algum/alguma.
Exemplos:
I don’t have any traffic ticket. (Eu não tenho nenhuma multa de trânsito)
You can have any car you like. (Você pode ter qualquer carro que quiser)
Can you speak any other language? (Você consegue falar algum outro idioma?)
A few
Pode significar algum/algumas ou pouco/poucas. Usa-se o a few com substantivos
contáveis no plural.
Exemplos:
I stayed at my girlfriend’s house for a few days. (Eu fiquei na casa da minha
namorada por alguns dias)
A few people asked for you. (Algumas pessoas perguntaram por você)
I like a few houses near by Leblon. (Eu gosto de algumas casas próximas ao Leblon.)
A little
Significa um pouco de. Utiliza-se o a little substantivos incontáveis.
I love a little cream in my coffee. (Eu amo um pouco de creme no meu café)
Have a little beer with me. It’s delicious! (Beba um pouco de cerveja comigo. Está
delicioso!)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
(THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. Vol.13. Chicago, World Book Inc., 1988)
4. (Ufpr) "............... of our history and the lives of............... of our great men and
women are recreated by the movies."
Choose the alternative(s) that can complete the sentence above correctly.
01) much - much
02) much - many
04) many - much
08) a lot - a lot
16) a lot - much
32) a lot - many
7. (G1) Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form replacing "lots of" and "a
lot of" by "many" or "much". (Reescreva as seguintes sentenças na forma negativa
substituindo "lots of" e "a lot of" por "many" ou "much")
8. (G1) Fill with MUCH or MANY. (Preencha com MUITO, MUITA ou MUITOS,
MUITAS)
a) _______________ children
b) _______________ women
c) _______________ information
d) _______________ bread
e) _______________ policemen
f) _______________ cheese
g) _______________ pieces of bread
h) _______________ slices of cheese
i) _______________ money
j) _______________ dollars
10. (G1) Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative form replacing "a lot of"
and "lots of" by "many" or "much". (Reescreva as seguintes sentenças na forma
interrogativa substituindo "a lot of" e "lots of" por "many" ou "much")
Gabarito:
Resposta da questão 1: [B]
Resposta da questão 4: 02 + 08 + 32 = 42
Resposta da questão 6:
1- FEW dollars
2- LITTLE bread
3- LITTLE tea
4- LITTLE information
5- FEW hours
6- FEW teachers
Resposta da questão 7:
a) There are not many students in our school this year.
b) There is not much money in the safe now.
c) There was not much food on the table.
d) There were not many people at the theater last Saturday.
e) There was not much traffic on the roads last weekend.
f) There were not many cars in the parking lot this morning.
g) There is not much sugar in the juice.
h) There are many children in the park on Sunday mornings.
Resposta da questão 8:
a) MANY children
b) MANY women
c) MUCH information
d) MUCH bread
e) MANY policemen
f) MUCH cheese
g) MANY pieces of bread
h) MANY slic
es of cheese
i) MUCH money
j) MANY dollars
Resposta da questão 9:
1- MANY women
2- MUCH money
3- MANY people
4- MUCH water
5- MUCH time
6- MANY teeth
Adjectives x Adverbs
Adjectives caracterizam/modificam um nome (noun) ou um pronome (pronoun).
This classromm is huge.
Babies are cute.
Caso sejam muitos em uma frase, existe uma ordem específica. Começamos pela
opinião. Depois, seguimos dos fatos mais gerais para os mais específicos.
A classy big oval wooden table.
A fat old brown bull.
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
2. John and Mary are my friends. They have two children, ______ boy and ______
girl. _______ boy is nine years old and ______ girl is seven. John works in ________
factory and Mary is _______ private teacher.
5. I think _______ man over there is very ill. He can't stand on his feet.
8. “Is there _______ hotel near here?” “Yes, ______ hotel is right on ____ corner of
the street.”
9. I’m going to ______ concert tonight because my friend is going to play _____
drums.
11. Next year she is going to find _______ university she likes,
12. “Do you know where Sarah is?” “She will be here in ____ hour.”
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
8. (AFA) Mark the item that completes the following passage with the appropriate
missing articles when required.
"For ____ amateur athlete, winning in ____ Olympics is ____ great achievement. ____
games are not easy to win, whether _____ athlete competes in ____ Summer or in
_____ Winter."
a) the / a / a / X/ an / X / X
b) the / an / the / The / the / X / X
c) an / the / a / The / an / the / the
d) X / the / X / X / X / the / the
9. (CN - 2018) Read the text to do the question below. Complete with a, the or Ø (no
article).
___________ Brazil is a huge country. In,___________North, there
are____________rain forests and ___________ longest river is also situated there. In
___________ South, ____________ climate is more European. ___________ Brazil
also has many social differences.___________ rich own most of____________
country’s wealth and ___________ poor often live on minimum wage.
10. Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text.
I am from New Zealand, which is _____ country that is in _____ Pacific Ocean.
Wellington is _____ name of _____ capital of my country.
a) a – a – a – the
b) the – a – a – the
c) a – the – the – the
d) the – a – the – the
12. Which sequence best complets this paragraph from a recomendation letter?
John is a very ________ teacher. Attractive and professional-looking, he has ______
interpersonal skills and is __________ understood by students and parents alike. He
carries out every responsibility ___________ and in a timely manner.
a) committed / good / easy / good
b) committing / good / easily / well
c) committing / well / easy / good
d) committed / well / easy / well
e) committed / good / easily / well
14. (EEAR) “...wives...” (line 2), have the same plural form as, except
a) life
b) shelf
c) thief
d) belief
GABARITO:
1. D 6. E 11. C
2. D 7. C 12. E
3. D 8. C 13. D
4. A 9. C 14. D
5. B 10. C 15. B
Prepositions (Preposições)
Preposição é uma palavra ou grupo de palavras que liga(m) dois ou mais termos da
oração e que estabelece(m) entre si algumas relações.
Abaixo temos as principais preposições da Língua Inglesa:
ABOUT
Lugar ou Posição
Exemplo:
He must be somewhere about the office. (Ele deve estar em algum lugar perto do
escritório.)
There is a moat about the castle. (Há um fosso ao redor do castelo.)
Referente a determinado assunto (acerca de, relativo a):
Tell me more about your trip. (Fale-me mais sobre sua viagem.)
ABOVE
Lugar ou Posição
Exemplo:
Read the text above. (Leia o texto acima.)
ACROSS
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
Look! There is a camel across the street! (Olhe! Há um camelo do outro lado da rua!)
Movimento ou Direcionamento
There are a lot of bridges across Tietê river. (Existem muitas pontes que atravessam
o rio Tietê.)
AFTER
Exemplo:
Tempo
She is going to a party after dinner. (Ela vai a uma festa depois do jantar.)
Lugar ou Posição
They were running after him! (Elas estavam correndo atrás dele!)
AGAINST
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
The man leaned against the tree. (O homem apoiou-se junto à árvore.)
Movimento ou Direcionamento
She was against the wall. (Ela estava contra a parede.)
ALL OVER
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
There is milk all over the kitchen! (Tem leite por toda a cozinha!)
ALONG
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
There are trees along the road. (Há árvores ao longo da estrada.)
Movimento ou Direcionamento
The runners were running along the street. (Os maratonistas estavam correndo
pela/ao longo da rua.)
AMONG
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
There was a hut among the trees. (Havia uma cabana entre as árvores.)
AROUND
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
They were walking around the lake. (Eles estavam caminhando ao redor do lago.)
Movimento ou Direcionamento
Stop spinning around, you'll feel dizzy. (Pare de girar. Você vai se sentir tonto.)
AS FAR AS
Exemplo:
Lugar ou Posição
They walked as far as the lake this morning. (Eles caminharam até o lago essa
manã.)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
1. (Fuvest 1983) Complete com as preposições corretas:
She smiled .......... him because she was .......... love .......... him.
Gabarito:
Resposta da questão 1:
at / in / with
Resposta da questão 2:
a) Chaplin was born IN England.
b) Chaplin was born IN London.
c) Suzan's house is ON Madison Avenue.
d) The restaurant is ON Lincoln Street, AT number 250.
e) Mr. Brown is not AT work now. He is IN A church.
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
TEXTO PARA A PRÓXIMA QUESTÃO:
Leia o texto a seguir e responda à(s) questão(ões) a seguir.
Mr Halfon, a former skills minister, stated in his speech that the nation has “become
obsessed _____(1)_____ full academic degrees”.
“We are creating a higher education system that overwhelmingly favours academic
degrees, while intermediate and higher technical offerings are comparatively tiny. The
labour market does not need an ever-growing supply of academic degrees. Between a
fifth and a third of our graduates take non-graduate jobs. The extra return for having a
degree varies wildly according to subject and institution. For many, the returns are
paltry.”
Mr Halfon said that there is a strong need for intermediate skills. “There are skills
shortages in several sectors. And there are millions _____(2)_____ people who want
to get on in life – preferably without spending £50,000 on academic degrees,” he
added. “There has been growing concern about the amount of debt students are
accumulating and the interest being charged on that debt.”
A spokesman for UUK (a representative organisation for the UK’s universities) said:
“Official figures are clear that, on average, university graduates continue to earn
substantially more than non-graduates and are more likely to be in employment. A
university degree remains an excellent investment.”
“We must, however, be careful to avoid using graduate salaries as the single measure
of success in higher education. Many universities specialise in fields such
_____(3)_____ the arts, the creative industries, nursing and public sector professions
that, despite making an essential contribution to society and the economy, pay less on
average.”
8. (Espcex (Aman) 2019) Choose the alternative containing the correct words to
respectively complete gaps (1), (2) and (3).
a) at, of, to
b) to, on, a
c) by, on, that
d) in, with, an
e) with, of, as
9. (Esc. Naval 2016) Choose the correct option to complete the text below.
International Congress
Join us _____ our 2016 International Education Conference _____ Orlando, at the
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn! The BoardWalk is located within the Walt Disney World
Resort and 10 minutes away _____ the Epcot Theme Park. In addition to the
Education Conference, we are also hosting a Business Conference that will be held on
the same days, at the same venue.
11. (Esc. Naval 2016) Which is the correct option to complete the sentence below?
Let’s be honest, we could all do with looking _____ ourselves better. And if you follow
these simple well-being tricks to health-proof your body, you’ll soon feel the benefits.
Here are 25 instant body boosters from top to toe.
(http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/25-simple-health-tips-boost-2305412)
a) for
b) up
c) to
d) after
e) into
Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based ______ Stephenie Meyer’s
popular novel of the same name. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This
film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan and Edward
Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan
safe ______ a coven of evil vampires.
The project was in development for approximately 3 years ______ Paramount
Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the
novel was written. Principal photography took 44 days and the film was primarily shot
in Oregon.
Twilight was theatrically released ______ November 21 2010, grossing over US$392
million worldwide and became the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack
was released in the same year. Following the success of the film, New Moon and
Eclipse, the next two novels in the series, were produced as films the following year.
Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted a river in the days after a dam burst at an
iron ore mine this month __________ Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, according
to tests by a state water agency, the Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais.
The agency found arsenic levels more than 10 times above the legal limit in one place
__________ the river, the Rio Doce, after the dam burst on Nov. 5, killing at least 13
people. Mercury slightly above the permitted level was also found in one area.
Samarco, the mine operator, and its co-owners, BHP Billiton and Vale, have
repeatedly said that the water and mineral waste unleashed by the dam burst were not
toxic. On Wednesday, the United Nations human rights agency said “new evidence”
showed that the mud dumped by the flood “contained high levels of toxic heavy metals
and other chemicals.”
13. (Eear 2019) Fill in the blanks with the option that best completes the text.
a) over / in
b) in / along
c) at / along
d) on / across
14. (Eear 2016) Select the alternative that best completes the sentence below giving
idea of comparison.
15. (Eear 2016) The correct preposition that fills in the blank in the text is
a) at
b) by
c) for
d) from
16. (G1 - col. naval 2017) Complete the paragraph with a proper preposition.
I’m Hannah and I work __________an office in London. During the week, I get up
__________ six-thirty. I go __________ work by subway, but __________ Sundays I
like waking up late because I don’t work __________ weekends.
Choose the right option to fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
a) in / at / to / on / on
b) at / at / to / in / at
c) on / about / at /at / on
d) at / about / at / on / at
e) in / about / to / in / at
Simple Present
Tempo verbal utilizado para falar sobre rotina, verdades universais.
Examples: Doctors and nurses work at hospitals. – verdade universal.
I usually travel on weekends. - Rotina
No Simple Present, só conjugamos o verbo na 3a pessoa do singular afirmativa
(he, she, it).
Examples: I speak Portuguese, but she speaks German.
The shopping mall opens at 10 a.m. (the shopping mall = it)
His brother lives in Canada. (his brother = he)
Estrutura dos verbos – 3ª pessoa do singular no presente simples
- A maioria dos verbs, acrescentamos apenas S.
My brother works in Canada./ It rains a lot in March. / She eats ice cream after
school.
- Verbos terminados em -S, -SH, -CH, -X, -O e -Z = acrescentamos ES
She passes in every exam. / The janitor washes the floor./ My father watches the
game. / Bella fixes her radio. / She goes to the beach. / The bee buzzes all day long.
- Verbos terminados e – Y, precedidos por consoante: substituimos o -Y por IES
She studies hard. X She plays hard.
- O verbo HAVE tem sua forma irregular também no presente: HAS
I have a car and she has a motorcycle.
Os demais pronomes (I, you [sing./plu.], we, they) mantém o verbo no infinitivo sem
o TO.
I get up early on Monday.
My friends drive very well. (my friends = they)
We drink a lot of coffee every morning.
You play basketball.
Na forma interrogativa, acrescentamos DO (I, you, We, They) ou DOES (she, he,
it). Esses irão à frente do sujeito. Não conjugamos o verbo na 3ª pessoa do sing.
Do you have relatives in Italy?
Does he understand Spanish?
Na forma negativa, devemos acrescentar DO NOT = DON’T (I, you, we, they) ou
DOES NOT = DOESN’T (he, she, it). Neste último caso, não conjugamos o verbo!
I don’t get up early.
The shopping mall doesn’t open at 8.
His brother doesn’t live in Canada.
We don’t drink a lot of coffee.
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
Change the sentences into question forms:
1. She watched TV yesterday. ___________________________________________?
2. I finished work early. ________________________________________________?
3. I liked the party. ____________________________________________________?
4. I turned the air conditioner off. _________________________________________?
5. I lived in Canada. ___________________________________________________?
2. (ESFCEX - 2016) Which of the alternatives below best completes the dialogue?
• John:_______you watch the soccer game on channel 4 last night?
• George: No: _____ it good?
• John: Awesome! The visiting team_______score a single goal.
• George: I'm glad I _______ there. I hate to see a visiting team lose.
• John: I _____ _know you were that crazy !!!! Why should the visiting team win?
a) Do - Is - don’t - isn’t - don’t
b) Did - Did - didn’t - didn’t - didn’t
c) Did - Was - didn’t - wasn’t - didn’t
d) Do - Do - don’t - don’t - don’t
e) Were - Was - wasn’t - wasn’t - wasn’t
4. In “Brazil used to be one of the most unequal countries in the world”, the underlined
words are closest in meaning to
a) was.
b) governed.
c) belonged to.
d) refused to be.
Reading Comprehension
(CN - 2017 - Adaptada)
The Vikings
Raiders, travelers or brave explorers?
The Vikings ___1___ the seas, attacked towns, and stole treasures all over
Europe between 800 and 1100. They 2 from Scandinavia and attacked
many countries in Europe. They 3 in Britain, Ireland and France. They also
crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in Iceland and Greenland. They 4
North America but they also traveled east to Russia and south to Arabia.
They 5 good farmers and excellent shipbuilders. They used their ships for
war. They also used them to carry people and goods to new lands. In winter, when
there was not much farm work to do, they stayed home and did other interesting jobs.
Men made swords to use them in battle. The Vikings liked swords so much they often
decorated them with gold and gave them names. Women cooked and made clothes,
shoes, and jewelry for themselves,___6___ children and husbands.
In 866 the Vikings captured an Anglo-Saxon town. They called it Jorvik and it was
the capital of the Viking kingdom for 200 years. They made Jorvik rich and one of the
most famous cities in Britain. Some years ago, archeologists discovered part of that
Viking town in York, the modern city of Jorvik. They found many things such as
jewelry, coins and clothes. If you ever go to York and you want to travel back in time
and see how the Vikings lived, visit the Jorvik Centre!
9 - All the statements below are correct about the Vikings, EXCEPT that they
a) were good at farming and shipbuilding.
b) were a people who enjoyed traveling by ship.
c) liked jewelry and swords.
d) were in the Américas before Columbus.
e) all lived in Jorvik from 866 to 1066.
GABARITO: 1. A, 2. C, 3. C, 4. A, 5. E, 6. E, 7. D, 8. A, 9. E, 10. B.
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (CN - 2017) Mark the option in which all the verbs are written in the Simple Past.
a) put - drank - ate - heard - taken
b) knew - brought - wanted - made - was
c) wrote - come - felt - had - flew
d) told - were - begun - gave - read
e) left - spent - slept - swum - traveled
3. (ESFCEX - 2011) Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
As they _________ down the street they _________ Amelia.
a) walked – saw
b) were walking – saw
c) walked – were seeing
d) was walking – was seeing
e) were walking – were seeing
4. (EEAR - 2009 - Adaptada) The correct verbs to fill in the blanks are, respectively:
A long time ago, people ___________________ a way to create a nice smell. They
put nice-smelling wood or leaves into a fire. A nice smell _____________ through the
smoke. That’s how we got the word perfume. In Latin “per” means “through”, and
“fumus” means “smoke”.
a) find / comes
b) found / came
c) has found / came
d) had found / comes
The alternative that correctly transforms the sentence above to the simple present is:
a) Scientists take digital photographs of the footprints and create a 3D image from
them.
b) Scientists tooks digital photographs of the footprints and creates a 3D image from
them.
c) Scientists takes digital photographs of the footprints and create a 3D image from
them.
d) Scientists tooks digital photographs of the footprints and create a 3D image from
them.
e) Scientists took digital photographs of the footprints and creates a 3D image from
them.
Reading Comprehension
(EPCAR - 2014 - Adaptada)
WHAT IS OFFSHORE ENGLISH?
Offshore English is a term used by many people for international English (I). It is the
English spoken and written by non-native speakers in international communication (II).
Many in business are starting to worry that native speakers are actually at a
disadvantage in international communication. A good example of this situation was
when a company tried to sell flight simulators to South Korea, where a French
company won the contract because the buyers found it easier to understand the
English that the French people spoke than the English spoken by the British company.
Many native English speakers feel little necessity to learn foreign languages, so they
often don’t understand the difficulties and problems learners have. They also don’t see
(1) the need to modify their language for a foreign audience, so they use (2) idioms,
synonyms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, etc, and don’t think (3) of the impact this has
(4) on a foreign businessperson.
The English studied by non-native speakers tends to use a more simple vocabulary,
and considering the similarities in courses in many parts of the world, emphasized by a
small number of course books (Headway Series) and the domination of a few
examinations, for example TOEFL, etc. This means that non-native speakers from
different countries and cultures sometimes understand each other more easily than the
native speaker. Few native speakers outside the world of ESL (English as a Second
language) teaching have much idea of what non-native learners assimilate, and think
that as their English is native speaker level, they speak it better than their non-native
counterparts. Because of this, companies are offering courses in
Offshore English to native speakers to train them to speak the type of English that will
make it easier for non-native speakers to understand. So they will gain more contracts.
Adapted from http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/what-offshore-english.html
Acessado em 14/03/2013
6 - (EPCAR - 2013) Consider the underlined verbs (1 to 4) in the text. Mark the
alternative in which they are changed into the Simple Past Tense. They are,
respectively,
a) did not see / use / did not thought / had.
b) not saw / did use / not thought / did had.
c) did not saw / used / did think / have.
d) didn’t see / used / didn’t think / had.
7 - “Native speakers are at a disadvantage in international communication”. The
negative form of this sentence is “Native speakers .................. at a disadvantage in
international communication”.
a) not are c) do not are
b) isn’t d) aren’t
8 - The underlined word in the sentence “native speakers to train them to speak” refers
to
a) native speakers.
b) courses in Offshore English.
c) the kind of English.
d) Offshore English.
9 - Select the question(s) below that have (has) answer(s) in the sentences I and II
(lines 1 - 4).
I. How does the speaker use Offshore English?
II. Who speaks Offshore English?
III. What is the term Offshore English?
IV. Why is Offshore English spoken and written?
GABARITO: 1. B, 2. C, 3. B, 4. B, 5. A, 6. D, 7. D, 8. A, 9. A.
Past Continuous
Usamos Past Continuous para enfatizar uma ação que estava em progresso e um
determinado momento no passado, porém já está finalizada. Observe:
● Estrutura: verb be no passado + verbo com -ING (as regras de ING são as
mesmas apresentadas no módulo 4)
They were watching TV.
Jannet was eating popcorn during the movie.
Estrutura
Afirmativa: My friends and I were studying for the test.
Subj. + verb be (past) + main verb(ING) The teacher was explaining the topic.
My friends and I weren’t (were not) studying
Negativa:
for the test.
Subj. + verb be + NOT + main
The teacher wasn’t (was not) explaining the
verb(ING)
topic.
Were your friends and you studying for the
Interrogativa: test?
Verb be + Subj. + main verb(ING) Was the teacher explaining the topic?
Temos dois momentos nessa sentença. O primeiro é uma ação longa, e o segundo é
pontual.
Temos, então, o contraste de uma ação que estava em progresso (past continuous)
quando foi interrompida por outra (past simple). Utilizamos o conector WHEN.
Observe mais exemplos:
I was watching TV when the phone rang. = When the phone range, I was watching TV.
They were driving home when they heard the news. = When they heard the news, the
were driving home.
A ordem das orações pode ser invertida, sem alterar o seu sentido.
● Podemos, também, descrever ações que estavam em andamento simultâneo.
Observe:
Susan was playing video games while Mary was studying for her test.
Susan
Mary
Nesta sentença, temos ambas as ações ocorrendo ao mesmo tempo. Neste caso,
utilizamos o conector WHILE. Observe mais exemplos:
My father was reading while my brother was washing the car. = While my father was
reading, my brother was washing his car.
He was cooking dinner while I was taking a shower. = While I was taking a shower, he
was cooking dinner.
Novamente, a mudança da ordem das orações não altera o sentido.
Connectors (1)
Na frase I, o termo AND liga duas palavras (TV series AND movies).
Nas frases II e III, as conjunções BUT e BECAUSE estão ligando orações distintas.
Podemos classificar as conjunções pelas ideias que elas transmitem. Abaixo, iremos
citar alguns exemplos:
● Adição: and, besides, in addition to, moreover, as well, too, also
I don’t want to go shopping. Besides, I haven’t got any money.
We bought lots of ice cream for the party, and sweets too. (sempre no final)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
● Complete the sentences with Past Continuous
a) Tom burnt his hand while ______________________________________________
(he / cook dinner)
b) The doorbell rang while _______________________________________________
(I / have a shower)
c) We saw the accident while _____________________________________________
(we / drive)
d) Mary fell asleep while _________________________________________________
(she / read)
e) The TV was on but ___________________________________________________
(They / not / watch)
● Put the verbs into the correct form: Past Continuous or Past Simple.
a) Jane _______________________ (wait) for me when I
_______________________ (arrive).
c) _______________________ (you/go) to the party last night?” “No, I was too tired.”
d) “Was Carol at the party last night?” “Yes, she _______________________ (wear) a
really nice dress.”
connectors
● Choose the best option
1. Luke was late to the party ______ his car broke down on the highway.
A. if B. because C. while D. although E. where
2. Carol wanted to drive to Colorado, _________ Bill insisted that they fly.
A. and B. or C.but
3. I’m afraid of heights, _________ I appreciate the view from the top of this building.
A. and B. yet C. nor
5. She really wanted to eat ice cream; _________, she had a salad.
A. however B. likewise C. instead
8. Nadia doesn’t like to drive, _________ she takes the bus everywhere.
A. but B. yet C. so
9. Our trip to the museum was interesting, _________ there were several new artifacts
on display. A. but B. for C. yet
10. Bianca wore her rain boots; _________, her feet stayed dry during the storm.
A. however B. therefore C. on the other hand
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (CN - 2017) Complete the sentences with the correct use of the Simple Past and the
Past Continuous.
- I was waiting for the bus when I___________ (see) her.
- The children ___________ (argue) when the teacher arrived.
- Everyone___________ (listen) to music when the lights ___________. (go) out.
a) is coming / sing
b) comes / is singing
c) was coming / sang
d) came / was singing
4. (ESFCEX - 2011) Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
As they _________ down the street they _________ Amelia.
a) walked – saw
b) were walking – saw
c) walked – were seeing
d) was walking – was seeing
e) were walking – were seeing
5. (ESPP - 2013) The verb tense of the verb in bold type in the extract ”It hit the
headlines in March this year after Hector Xavier Monsegur, one of the groups
ringleaders and an influential member of Anonymous, turned fellow hackers over to
authorities” is:
a) Simple past.
b) Simple present.
c) Present perfect.
d) Past perfect
6. (CPTM - 2012) Which of the following alternatives has the same verb tense as the
sentence:”Generation Y grew up with technology”?
7. (CBM - 2017) An anyone who has begun an exercise program knows, the
relationship between exercise, appetite, weight control and hunger are complex and
often counterintuitive. The arithmetic involved seems straightforward. You burn
calories during exercise and, over time, should drop kilos. Yet the reality is more
annoying.
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
In the context, the word “Yet" conveys the same idea as the expression up until now.
( ) Errado
( ) Certo
8. (TCE-PR - 2016) The security and trust of digital transaction systems have become
of critical importance as more and more organizations and businesses join the e-
commerce train. The very future of global commerce is at stake in this new information
society unless the security of e-commerce can be guaranteed.
In text, the word “unless” conveys the idea of
a) addition.
b) condition.
c) comparison.
d) contrast.
e) purpose.
9. (CESPE - 2011 - Adaptada) But what makes this interaction more relevant today is
the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions have contributed and
will continue to contribute to long-term or permanent changes to our ecosystems and
landscapes and will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will therefore increase the
pressures faced by many disadvantaged individuals and populations in Canada and
abroad.
The conjunction therefore (L.17) expresses an idea of consequence.
( ) Certo
( ) Errado
Porém, existem casos específicos para cada uma das formas de futuro.
WILL BE GOING TO
Estrutura: Affirmativa: Subject + will + main verb Affirmativa: Subj. + verb
be + going to + main
I will go to the drugstore verb
She will drink soda
They are going to travel.
- Não difere com diferentes pronomes John is going to move to
- Não conjugamos os verbos após WILL São Paulo.
- Podemos utilizar a forma reduzida: ‘LL
- O verbo BE é
She’ll drink soda. conjugado de acordo
I’ll go to the drugstore. com os pronomes.
- Não conjugamos o
Negativa: will not = won’t verbo após GOING TO
She won’t drink soda.
Negativa: BE + NOT ou
a forma reduzida
- Previsões: - Planos/Intenções
I think Brazil will win the World Cup. I’m going to drive to work
You will enjoy the movie. It’s amazing! today because it’s
- Fazer promessas e ofertas, expressar raining. (tomei essa
desejos decisão antes)
- Previsões baseadas
- Decisões tomadas no momento de em fatos no presente.
fala.
Jane is pregnant. She is
I’m hungry. I’ll have a sandwich. going to have a baby.
You need help now. I’ll help you. There are many black
clouds in the sky. It’s
going to rain.
Can é um vebo modal que pode transmitir diversas ideias. Tudo dependerá da
intenção do locutor e o contexto da frase.
Can - Estrutura:
Afirmativa: Negativa: Interrogativa:
Subj. + can + main verb cannot ou can’t Can + Subj. + main verb
James can ride a bike. James can’t ride a bike. Can James ride a bike?
You can drive to school. You cannot drive to Can you drive to
school school?
- Can não difere com os
diferentes pronomes - A forma cannot é mais
- Não conjugamos os formal ou mais enfática.
verbos após Can
Usos:
Ability - habilidades gerais de uma pessoa.
She can speak Italian and French.
I can’t dance very well.
Can you swim?
Request - pedidos/solicitações.
Can you sign here, please?
Can you lend me you pen, please?
There be (Fut.)
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
2. “I’m leaving to the train station now. Bye” “Wait! I __________________ you to the
station.” (drive)
( ) plan ( ) decision at the moment
5. Listen! There's someone at the door. I _____________________ the door for you.
( ) plan ( ) decision at the moment
6. “I don’t know how to use the camera” “It’s easy. I ___________________ you.”
(show)
( ) plan ( ) decision at the moment
Complete with the correct form of the structure THERE + BE (present, past or
future)
1. ________________ a good movie on tv yesterday evening.
2. ________________ 24 hours in a day.
3. ________________ a party at my friend’s house next week.
4. “We were in a hotel in Paraty last week.” “Amazing! ________________ a
swimming pool?”
5. My pocket is empty. ________________ any money in it.
6. I’m sorry I’m late. ________________ a lot of traffic.
7. Ten years ago ________________ few building here. Now, ________________
many skyscrapers.
8. (weather forecast) ________________ some rain tomorrow morning.
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
1. (CN - 2017 - Adaptada) “When I finish the two months' work, I want to travel in and
around Namibia for three weeks.” (lines 19, 20 and 21)
Because it is a plan, it is possible to rewrite the sentence substituting the underlined
part for:
a) am traveling.
b) like traveling.
c) am going to travel.
d) can travel.
e) traveled.
2. (IBFC - 2015) The negative form of the sentence “They´ll let you take it home” is:
a) They won´t let you take it home.
b) They don´t want to let you take it home.
c) They wouldn´t let you take it home.
d) They would never let you take it home.
3. (EEAR - 2016 - Adaptada) The sentence “We’re going to Robben Island” (line3), in
the text, refers to the
a) past
b) future
c) present
d) daily action
4. (AFA) Aline: “You know, my nephew Johnny ___________ take a course in Sweden
the following semester. Perhaps he____________ have time to spend his vacation
with us because the college where he studies ___________ allow him to stay out
more than a week. So, how about going there, make him a surprise, see new places
and people?”
Jennifer: “That’s great! I____________ provide my passport right away and buy some
appropriate clothes.”
The correct forms to fill in the blanks are:
a) will / will / won’t / will
b) ‘ll / isn’t going to / will not / am going to
c) is going to / won’t / won’t / will
d) isn’t going to / won’t / will / will
7. (STA.CASA-SP - Adaptada) She’s so good that that there isn’t anything she
______do.
a) can’t
b) can
c) don’t
d) can not
e) doesn’t
8. (PUC-SP)
Janet: Look, our boat is sinking!
Peter: Oh, dear! Can you swim?
Janet: Yes, but we won’t have to. There’s a lifeboat on board.
In the above dialogue, the underlined verbs express _____ and _____, respectively.
a) ability – obligation
b) permission – prohibition
c) possibility – prohibition
d) permission – possibility
e) ability – necessity
9. (EEAR - 2017 - Adaptada)
My neighbors love Christmas, but I don’t.In fact, if I can be completely honest, I hate
Chirstmas. Maybe it’s because Christmas was always a little depressing when I was a
young boy.
The word “can”, in bold in the text, expresses ________.
a) quality
b) permission
c) prohibition
d) importance
9. (MACKENZIE-SP - Adaptada) In the sentence: You can be wrong, and you can be
right, “can” expresses:
a) possibility
b) permission
c) ability
d) deduction
e) obligation
10. (ETAM - 2011) The underlined word in “The Navy experience can shape your
future” indicates a(n):
a) obligation;
b) capacity;
c) prohibition;
d) permission.
Imperative Form
A forma imperativa é utilizada para dar ordens ou instruções, fazer pedidos
informais e indicar sugestões. Sua estrutura não possui sujeito.
Stop! /Listen! / Silence!
Podemos, também, dar uma ordem na negativa. Neste caso, adicionamos o
DON’T.
Don’t be late. / Don’t eat in this room.
Podemos também utilizar a particula Let (let’s) para dar a ideia de convite.
Let’s seach the recipe on the net.
Let me see with my mother if I can go.
Negative:
Let’s not call the director.
Let’s not wait any longer!
Present Continuous
Forma verbal utilizada para expressar ações realizada no momento de fala ou
ações temporárias.
Examples:
(on the phone) “What are you doing, Ann?” “I’m watching Netflix. And you?” – ação em
progresso no momento de fala.
(at school) “What are you doing this week, Ann?” “I’m reading an interesting book.” -
ação temporária; não rotineira.
Utilizamos o verb be como auxiliar nesta forma verbal + o verbo principal com
-ING
I am doing my homework.
She is learning Italian.
They are working now.
Sendo assim, para fazer interrogativas, invertemos o verbo e o sujeito; e para fazer
negativas, adicionamos o NOT.
I’m not doing my homework.
Is she learning Italian?
“Are they working now?” “No, They aren’t working now.”
Complete with the correct form of the verbs: Present Continuous, Simple Present or
Imperative.
a) Let’s go out side. It ________________ now. (not/rain)
b) Julias lives in France. She ___________________ French very well.
c) Let’s hurry! Everybody __________________ for us. (wait)
d) “________________________ to the radio?” “Not now. I’m studying.” (you/listen)
e) “________________________ to the radio every day?” “ No, just on the weekend.” (you/listen)
f) The Earth ________________ round the sun. (go)
g) We usually ____________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we
______________________(not/grow) any.
h) The bus is never late. It always _______________ on time. (leave)
i) “What ____________________ (your father/do)?” “He’s an engineer but he
__________________ now.” (not/working)
j) I ____________________ the computer at night but I __________________ it today because I
have some work to do.
k) Julia __________________ (study) in London this year, and she really loves ________ (be)
there.
l) How often __________________ (Tom/play) tennis?
m) _____________________ to buy some milk! (not/forget)
n) Who us that man? Why ___________________________ at us? (he/look)
o) Are you thirsty? ________________________ something to drink?
p) “How do I get to the bank?” “ ________________ (go) straight ahead and ________________
(turn) the second left.”
EXERCÍCIOS MILITARES:
3. (CN – 2017 – Adaptada) Read the extract and answer the question.
“Mike Coleman is 19 and ____________ in Ohama, Nebraska, in the United States. He wants to
become a teacher but now he ___________ in Nambia.”
Which verb forms complete the gaps in the text, respectively?
a) is living/leaves
b) lives/is living
c) is living/lives
d) leaves/is living
e) leaves/is leaving
7. (UFF) Mark the correct item to complete the following sentence: “Philip_________ to the radio
while her little brother _________ outside, playing in the yard”.
a) is listening / to be
b) are listening / is
c) listens / is being
d) listen / is
e) is listening / is
8. (EFOMM) The companies are expanding their business and they need all the help they can
get. So they __________ several people.
a) employ
b) is employing
c) isn’t employing
d) employing
e) are employing
GABARITO: 1. C, 2. B, 3. B, 4. B, 5. E, 6. E, 7. E, 8. E, 9. E, 10. A
Você pode não saber que “matches” são palitos de fósforo, ou que “candles” são velas. Porém,
por eles estarem a frente do verbo, é muito provável que eles sejam o sujeito da ação.
- Se você está fazendo uma prova e seu tempo está contado, leia a pergunta primeiro. O
enunciado/as opções podem te fornecer palavras-chave, que facilitam sua leitura. Isso te faz
mais objetivo quando voltar ao texto e facilitará a leitura.
- Outra dica para hora da prova é ler a primeira frase de cada parágrafo, e em alguns casos, a
última também. Usualmente, a ideia principal do parágrafo é apresentada logo de início, sendo
sua conclusão (se houver) ao final.
- O título e a fonte do texto são importante. Ela pode te auxiliar no entendimento do texto, uma
vez que pode te dizer se é um artigo no jornal, uma receita, um artigo de opinião em um blog,
etc. Usualmente, textos mais formais tendem a apresentar mais cognatos verdadeiros (true
friends), enquanto textos mais específicos tendem a apresentar vocabulário mais complexo por
ser, bem, específico.
- Se você não estiver fazendo uma prova, leia o texto direto. Resista a tentação de parar em
cada palavra para traduzi-la. Recorra a uma leitura rápida do texto (skimming) para que você
consiga se situar em qual tipo de texto você estará trabalhando. Isso te ajudará a ter uma noção
geral e te ajuda a inferir significados para as palavras que você não conhece.
- Depois de ter lido o texto completamente, agora é hora de olhar para as informações
específicas que estão apresentadas no texto (scanning). Aqui, você já leu a questão e já sabe o
que está procurando (ex. um nome, uma data). Não esqueça de grifar o que está procurando
para não se perder depois.
- Se atente ao marcadores de discurso (conectores) palavras em destacadas, siglas entre
parênteses, datas, etc. Estas podem mudar o significado de uma sentença e, se você não
estiver atento, pode perder esta referência.
False Friends
Os falsos cognatos (false friends) são palavras que se assemelham ao português, porém seu
significado difere da nossa língua. Observe:
I don’t like chocolate. Actually, I hate it.
Nesta frase, temos duas palavras que se assemelham ao português na escrita, porém somente
uma tem o significado semelhante ao português. A palavra “actually” significa “na verdade”.
portanto, na frase, temos “Eu não gosto de chocolate. Na verdade, odeio”.
Como, então, você irá saber se a palavra é um cognato verdadeiro ou não? Bom, os cognatos
verdadeiros são mais numerosos do que os falsos. Portanto, da mesma forma que os verbos
irregulares, quanto mais você memorizar os false friends, menos você irá se enganar quando
estiver lendo um texto. Abaixo, você tem uma lista dos false friends mais comuns:
Existem, também, casos de ambiguidade lexical, onde uma palavra em inglês pode agir como
cognato em um contexto, e como falso cognato em outro. Observe a tabela:
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO:
● Complete the sentences with the appropriated word from the box below:
bookstore - subtitles - polite - nice - sometimes - lately - answer - foreigner - private -
soap opera - actually - collar - eventually - fabric - intend - legendary – idioms - necklace -
occasionally - suburbs - pretend – resume - languages - sensible - sensitive - summarize –
utility - slums
2 - According to the essay, which of the following parts of the body does not have
physical problems caused by stress.
a) the arms
b) the stomach
c) the lungs
d) the heart
3 - Which of the following does not show how stress can affect the emotions?
a) it can make people feel nervous
b) it can cause panic attacks
c) it can make people feel elated
d) it can make people feel angry
Gabarito: 1. B, 2. A, 3. C, 4. A, 5. A, 6. A, 7. A.
APROFUNDAMENTO - INTERPRETAÇÃO
1
Slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century. 2Slavery 3continues today and harms
people in every country in the world.
Women forced into prostitution. People forced to work in agriculture, domestic work and factories.
Children in 4sweatshops producing 5goods sold globally. Entire families forced to work for nothing
to pay off generational debts. Girls forced to marry older men.
There are estimated 40.3 million people in modern
slavery around the world, including:
10 million children
24.9 million people in forced labour
15.4 million people in forced marriage
4.8 million people in forced sexual exploitation
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Someone is in slavery if they are:
forced to work – through coercion, or mental or physical threat;
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owned or controlled by an ’employer’, through mental or physical abuse or the 8threat of abuse;
dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘ 9property’;
physically constrained or have restrictions placed on their freedom of 10movement.
Slavery has been a disgraceful aspect of human society for most of human history. However,
Anti-Slavery International has refused to accept that this bloody status quo should be allowed to
persist (Aidan McQuade, former director).
Forms of modern slavery
Purposes of 11exploitation can range from forced prostitution and forced labour to forced marriage
and forced organ removal. Here are the most common forms of modern slavery.
Forced labour – any work or services which people are forced to do against their 12will under the
threat of some form of punishment.
Debt bondage or bonded labour – the world’s most widespread form of slavery, when people
borrow money they cannot repay and are required to work to pay off the debt, then losing control
over the conditions of both their employment and the debt.
Human trafficking– involves transporting, recruiting or harbouring people for the purpose of
exploitation, using violence, threats or coercion.
Descent-based slavery – where people are born into slavery because their ancestors were
captured and enslaved; they remain in slavery by descent.
Child slavery – 13many people often confuse child slavery with child labour, but it is much worse.
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Whilst child labour is harmful for children and 15hinders their education and development, child
slavery occurs when a child is exploited for someone else’s gain. It can include child trafficking,
child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery.
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Forced and early marriage – 17when someone is married against their will and cannot leave the
marriage. 18Most child marriages can be considered slavery.
Many forms of slavery have more than one element listed above. For example, human trafficking
often involves advance 19payment for travel and a job abroad, using money often borrowed from
the traffickers. Then, the debt contributes to control of the victims. Once they arrive, victims
cannot leave until they pay off their debt.
Many people think that slavery happens only overseas, in developing countries. In fact, no
country is free from modern slavery, even Britain. The Government estimates that there are tens
of thousands people in modern slavery in the UK.
Modern slavery can affect people of any age, gender or race. However, contrary to a common
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misconception that everyone can be a victim of slavery, some groups of 21people are much
more vulnerable to slavery than others.
People who live in 22poverty and have limited opportunities for decent work are more vulnerable
to accepting deceptive job offers that can turn exploitative. People who are discriminated against
on the basis of race, caste, or gender are also more likely to be enslaved. Slavery is also more
likely to occur where the rule of law is weaker and corruption is rife. Anti-Slavery International
believes that we have to 23tackle the root causes of slavery in order to end slavery for good.
That’s why we published our Anti-Slavery Charter, listing comprehensive measures 24that need to
be taken to end slavery across the world.
Glossary:
4. sweatshop – a factory where workers are paid very little and work many hours in very bad
conditions
11. exploitation – abuse, manipulation
12. will – wish, desire
14. whilst – while
15. to hinder – obstruct, stop
20. misconception – wrong idea/ impression
22. poverty – the condition of being extremely poor
23. to tackle – attack
2. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2019) The concept of slavery worked in the text is
a) a very hard work for which people are paid very little.
b) about slaves who hardly work.
c) about something that is legally owned by someone else.
d) the activity of having slaves.
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We All Live In The Matrix And Billionaires Want To Break Us Out Of It
The New Yorker’s Tad Friend claims that many people in Silicon Valley are obsessed with the
idea that we're all living in a Matrix-like simulation, and some are taking that obsession a stage
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further: “Two tech billionaires have gone so far as to secretly engage scientists to work on
breaking us out of the simulation.” Here's hoping Mark Zuckerberg is 'The One', yeah?
Glossary:
2. cook up – to invent a story, a plan, etc.
5. stacked – covered with things
6. hence – the reason, the explanation for
7. lookalikes – similar in appearance
9. stuffed – filled with something
11. dig – to make a hole in the ground
13. hollow – a hole or empty space
14. quarter – a place to live
16. aka – abbreviation for also known as
17. issue – problem
18. scaremonger – a person that creates stories that cause public fear
3. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2018) According to the second paragraph, the moon
a) is not real.
b) was created by YouTubers.
c) is just one among countless moons.
d) is an hologram created by David Icke.
From: http://www.songtexte.com/songtext/suzanne-vega/luka-2bd27c72.html.
Access on Jul 24th, 2017.
5. (G1 - ifba 2018) Based on what you know about verbs – its tenses, forms, voices and mood –
it is correct to say, about the sentences in bold:
a) I live on the second floor (ref. 1) is in the Present Continuous Tense.
b) Yes, I think you’ve seen me before (ref. 2) is in the Passive Voice.
c) I walked into the door again (ref. 6) is in the Past Perfect Tense.
d) Just don’t ask me what it was (ref. 4) is in the Imperative.
e) If you ask that’s what I’ll say (ref. 8) is in the Future Continuous Tense.
What are some of the most common ways people discriminate against each other? Some of the
areas where people show their intolerance are well-known, such as race. But 1others are less
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acknowledged, even if more common:
Age: 3Ageism is more common than you think. Older people are thought to be inflexible and
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stuck in the past, while younger people are seen as inexperienced and naive. 5One-fifth of
working adults say they experience ageism in the 6workplace.
Class: Classism usually takes the form of discrimination by wealthier people against those who
are less well off. However, classism goes both ways – people of lower economic status can see
the wealthy as elite snobs who, while monetarily secure, are morally 7bankrupt.
Color: Different from racism, colorism is discrimination based only on the color of a person’s
skin; how relatively dark or light they are. Colorism takes place within and between races. It is
common in multi-ethnic and non-white societies and societies with historical racial prejudice.
Ability: 8Usually called ableism, a less well-known form of prejudice is discrimination against
people with visible disabilities such as 9those in wheelchairs or with a learning disability. The
disabled face discrimination not only from their 10peers, but from institutions, schools, employers,
and 11landowners who are hesitant to accommodate the disabled.
Sex/Gender: Possibly the most universal and long running prejudice is that based on a person’s
gender or sex. Historically, sexism has placed men in a more advantageous position than
women.
Weight/Size: In short, sizeism is discrimination based on 12a person’s body size or weight.
Sizeism works with social standards of beauty and usually takes the form of discrimination
against the overweight – anti-fat prejudice.
Religion: Religious discrimination and 13persecution has been common throughout history. But
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prejudice based on religious affiliation doesn’t end with organized religion; 15atheists are 16prone
to discrimination and being discriminated against.
Sexual Orientation: Most commonly, prejudice based on sexual orientation includes
discrimination against those of a non-heterosexual orientation. Discrimination against the non-
heterosexual takes many forms depending on the society. In some societies prejudice is open
and tolerated, but in most Western societies, 17bias against the non-heterosexual is more
discreet.
Country of Origin: Nativism is a common form of discrimination against immigrants to a country.
Unlike many other forms of discrimination, nativism is many times encouraged and enforced by
some public entities.
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Which prejudice do you have? Which prejudice have you experienced?
Glossary:
2
acknowledged – reconhecidos(as)
4
stuck – presos(as)
7
bankrupt – falidos(as)
10
peers - pares; colegas
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landowners – proprietários(as)
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prone – propensos(as)
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bias – julgamento ou opinião parcial
7. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2017) Mark the INCORRECT definition of the word “ageism” (reference
3).
a) Law against age prejudice.
b) Treating people unfairly because of their age.
c) Discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
d) Prejudice against people's age.
8. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2017) The topic “ability” mentions people who
a) have poor sight.
b) have difficulty in learning.
c) get excited about helping the disabled.
d) face social and economical discrimination.
10. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2017) Mark the concept that is mentioned in the text.
a) Natural selection.
b) The illegality of non-native people in a country.
c) Nature.
d) Abundance of valuable possessions or money.
Every year many young people finish school and then take a year off before they start work or
go to college. 1Some of them go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their
time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with
conservation.
Mike Coleman is 19 and __________ in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. He wants to
become a teacher, but now he __________ in Namibia. He’s working in a hospital near Katima
Mulilo. He says, “I’m working with the doctors and nurses here to help sick people. For example, I
help carry people who can’t walk. Sometimes I go to villages in the mobile hospital, too. There
aren’t many doctors here so they need help from people like me. I don’t get any money, but that’s
OK, I’m not here for the money.”
“I’m staying here for two months, and I’m living in a small house with five others volunteers.
The work is hard and the days are long, but I’m enjoying my life here. I’m learning a lot about life
in Southern Africa and about myself! 2When I finish the two months’ work, I want to travel in and
around Namibia for three weeks. For example, I want to see the animals in the Okavango Delta
in Botswana.”
http://vyre-legacy-access.cambridge.org
11. (G1 - col. naval 2017) Read the statements below to check if they are true (T) or false (F),
and choose the option that respectively represents the statements.
12. (G1 - col. naval 2017) Mark the right option to fill in the following sentence.
Why is Mike Coleman in Namibia, South Africa?
Because ____________________.
a) he doesn’t want to go to college.
b) he wants to become a teacher.
c) money is never important.
d) it’s a cheap way to travel.
e) he believes that volunteering is nice.
The Vikings
Raiders, travelers or brave explorers?
The Vikings sailed the seas, attacked towns, and stole treasures all over Europe between 800
and 1100. They started from Scandinavia and attacked many countries in Europe. They settled in
Britain, Ireland and France. They also crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in Iceland and
Greenland. They discovered North America but they also traveled east to Russia and south to
Arabia.
They were good farmers and excellent shipbuilders. They used their ships for war. They also
used them to carry people and goods to new lands. In winter, when there was not much farm
work to do, they stayed home and did other interesting jobs. Men made swords to use them in
battle. The Vikings liked swords so much they often decorated them with gold and gave them
names. Women cooked and made clothes, shoes, and jewelry for themselves, __________
children and husbands.
In 866 the Vikings captured an Anglo-Saxon town. They called it Jorvik and it was the capital
of the Viking kingdom for 200 years. They made Jorvik rich and one of the most famous cities in
Britain. Some years ago, archeologists discovered part of that Viking town in York, the modern
city of Jorvik. They found many things such as jewelry, coins and clothes. If you ever go to York
and you want to travel back in time and see how the Vikings lived, visit the Jorvik Centre!
Adapted from Wilson, D. M. (1987) The Vikings, Activity Book, British Museum Press.
http://www.pi-schools.br/books/gymnasio/aggl_a_prox/ergas/043-060.pdf
13. (G1 - col. naval 2017) The Vikings used their ships to
a) steal Scandinavia’s treasures.
b) become good shipbuilders.
c) build villages all over Europe.
d) sail the seas, to carry people and goods and for war.
e) stay inside them during the cold winter.
Bullying among children and teenagers is not something new but it is getting more and more
common by modern methods of communication.
Cyberbullying happens when an adolescent is put in danger by another child or teenager by
photos or text messages sent to cell phones or posted on social networks. Sometimes
cyberbullies send mails with sexual comments or take passwords of other teenagers and log on
to websites with false identities. Children also play Internet games and make fun of each other in
many ways.
A study by a Canadian University shows that 1half of the young people interviewed said that they
suffer bullying. 2One of the reasons is the great use of cell phones over the past years. Today’s
children are connected with each other electronically. They call friends every time they want or
communicate with them on Facebook.
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Cyberbullying is getting extremely popular because teens can stay anonymous. 4Many
adolescents act this way because they feel frustrated or angry and want to punish somebody for
something that happened to them. 5At other times they do it just for fun or because have nothing
else to do. 6Parents usually don’t know their child is a cyberbully. 7They perceive it just when the
victim or the victim’s parents contact them.
This kind of bullying is not as inoffensive as many people think. In some cases it can lead to
suicide. 8Many countries have organized campaigns to inform adults and children of its dangers.
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There are a few ways to prevent cyberbullying. First, it is important to show children that they
have to respect others and they are responsible for what they do. For victims it is important not to
play the bully’s game or answer their emails and text messages. It is also important to get help
from parents and teachers.
Often schools get involved. 10They bring together the parents of victims and cyberbullies and talk
with them. Cyberbullying does not always end at school. Often, parents go to the police and
accuse the bullies.
14. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2016) Bullying on social networks is popular because
a) the bullies don't show themselves.
b) the victims’ parents use cell phones.
c) some teens want to punish themselves.
d) teenagers like to make fun of themselves.
17. (G1 - epcar (Cpcar) 2016) The text shows that schools
a) never get involved with bullying.
b) can help the victims and the cyberbullies.
c) often go to the police and accuse the bullies.
d) make the parents and the bullies become friends.
The word “bored”, used twice in the cartoon, is NOT closest in meaning to __________.
a) refreshed
b) impatient
c) sleepy
d) tired
20. (Eear 2019) Choose the best alternative, according to the cartoon.
This recipe for chocolate cookies was sent to The New York Times several years ago by Mari
Pfeiffer, a reader in California; it’s from the cookbook “Great Cookies,” published in 2003 by the
author and teacher Carole Walter. The cookies are filled with deep flavor from the combination of
cocoa powder, unsweetened chocolate and espresso powder. Decorate them with royal icing.
“Other icings would spoil the cookie’s simple yet amazing flavor,” said Ms. Pfeiffer, who often cuts
the dough into letters to spell out seasonal messages.
22. (Eear 2019) Choose the best alternative according to the text.
Sometimes you don’t have to read an article completely to get the necessary information. Often
you can move your eyes quickly over the reading to find facts, names, dates, titles. For example,
if you are looking for a date, you should move your eyes down the page looking for numbers. If
you are looking for a person’s names, you should find capital letters. Punctuation is also a clue
for finding specific information. Quotation marks (“), commas (,), parentheses ( ), and dashes (--)
all separate special information.
a) You always need to read the entire article when you are looking for information.
b) Occasionally you can get necessary information by skimming an article.
c) It’s not possible to find a person’s name if you read all the words.
d) Capital letters are not used to find specific information.
23. (Eear 2019) Choose the best alternative, according to the text.
Vidigal is Rio’s most foreigner-friendly slum, with guesthouses, coffee houses, restaurants and
even a sushi-bar aimed at the tourist market. It is relatively small and picturesque, with
spectacular views over the Atlantic, and an hour-long walking trail that winds from its upper limits
to the top of the Dois Irmãos mountain.
When pacified in 2012, Vidigal was already popular with artists, young Brazilians and foreigners.
Scottish school librarian Graeme Boyd, 34, lived there for two six-month periods, in 2009 and
2011. “As long as foreigners respect the locals, make a contribution and use the business inside
the favela, they will be welcomed,” he said. “People reacted to me as if I had lived there all my
life”.
Alberto Santos Dumont (1873-1932) was born in Brazil and educated in Paris. He made his first
balloon ascent in 1898 and, soon after that, began constructing dirigible airships. In 1901 he
won a Paris air race and international fame. (After the race, he asked Louis Cartier for a
timepiece that would keep his hands free - the first wristwatch.)
Turning to heavier-than-air machines, Santos Dumont built his 14-Bis in 1906, three years after
the Wright brothers’ initial flight. His flight was the first in Europe, and his plane was the first
anywhere to lift off the ground under its own power. In 1909 Santos Dumont designed the
Demoiselle monoplane, the first modern light plane.
In 1901 Santos Dumont fell ill with multiple sclerosis and retired from flying. He returned to Brazil
in 1916. Ill and despondent over the use of aircraft in warfare, he committed suicide in 1932.
24. (Eear 2019) Choose the statement about Santos Dumont that is NOT correct, according to
the text:
a) He made a balloon before making a dirigible airship.
b) His plane lifted off the ground under its own power.
c) He got sick but he didn’t stop flying.
d) He became famous in 1901.
Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted a river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore
mine this month __________ Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, according to tests by a state
water agency, the Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais. The agency found arsenic
levels more than 10 times above the legal limit in one place __________ the river, the Rio Doce,
after the dam burst on Nov. 5, killing at least 13 people. Mercury slightly above the permitted
level was also found in one area. Samarco, the mine operator, and its co-owners, BHP Billiton
and Vale, have repeatedly said that the water and mineral waste unleashed by the dam burst
were not toxic. On Wednesday, the United Nations human rights agency said “new evidence”
showed that the mud dumped by the flood “contained high levels of toxic heavy metals and other
chemicals.”
26. (Eear 2019) Choose the best alternative, according to the text.
a) Levels of arsenic, up to ten times of above the legal limit, were found in one place beside the
river.
b) UN Human Rights Agency said that the mud dumped actually contained low levels of
chemicals.
c) Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted a river before a dam burst in Brazil.
d) Besides the high levels of arsenic, mercury was also found
The Phoenix airport has introduced new technology that can see through a person's clothes. The
new machine costs $100,000 to make and is designed to find out if a passenger is carrying a
weapon or explosives. Critics of the new X-Ray scanner, however, say it takes away a person's
privacy.
27. (Eear 2019) According to the text, the purpose of the new machine is to __________.
a) waste money
b) undress passengers
c) find dangerous goods
d) see what people are wearing
Renata, from Brazil: I just kiss them on the cheek. Just one kiss, because I’m from São Paulo. I
have friends from Rio and they always kiss twice.
Guillermo, from Chile: When it’s the first time I’m meeting someone or in formal situations, I
shake hands. With my male friends, I give them a hug or a pat on the back but If I’m greeting a
female friend, it’s different: I give her a kiss on the cheek and sometimes I hug her. Women greet
each other the same way: kissing and sometimes hugging.
Marco, from Italy: I shake hands in formal situations. Where I live, kissing is acceptable. It’s OK
for men to kiss each other, for men to kiss women or for women to kiss each other. But with my
male friends I usually just give a hug or a pat on the back.
Molly, from the USA: When I greet close friends I give them a hug. For casual friends, I just say
“Hi”. For men it’s a little different. Where I live they never hug each other, it’s just “Hey, man”. In
formal situations I always shake hands, and it’s important to shake hands firmly. When I’m saying
good-bye to people I’m not very close to, I also shake hands, be it a man or a woman. Kissing is
not usual around here, unless it’s among really close family members.
28. (Eear 2019) According to the text, choose the best alternative.
a) Shaking hands when greeting people in formal situations is more common in various countries.
b) People greet each other the same way, in different states in Brazil.
c) If a man lives in Chile he greets males and females the same way.
d) In many countries it is normal for men to kiss each other.
29. (Eear 2019) According to the text, we can conclude that __________.
a) in Italy, people only kiss each other to greet
b) Molly shakes hands when she says good-bye to close friends
c) if someone is from São Paulo, kissing once when greeting is the usual
d) where Molly lives, men hug each other and say “Hey man” when they greet
30. (Eear 2016) Read the cartoon below and answer the question.
31. (Eear 2016) Read the text below and answer the question.
Economists have recognized that physical beauty affects wages, even in occupations where
appearance does not seem relevant to job performance. It seems that attractive men and women
are paid more than ordinary people for the same work.
(Taken from The International Herald Tribune)
Choose the best alternative that presents the correct verb tense and the voice of the verbs
underlined in the text, respectively.
a) present perfect/active voice; simple present/passive voice.
b) simple present/passive voice; present perfect/active voice.
c) simple past/passive voice; present perfect/active voice.
d) past perfect/active voice; simple present/passive voice.
32. (Eear 2016) Read the cartoon below and answer the question.
After rising as a governor under Brazil’s military dictatorship, José Maria Marin became such a
towering figure in the world of Brazilian sports that the headquarters of the nation’s soccer
federation was recently named in his honor.
Now, the United States Justice Department’s charging Mr. Marin, 83, and 13 other senior sports
officials and executives across the Americas with taking part in a sweeping bribery and kickback
scheme within FIFA, the governing body of global soccer.
Of the 14 men named as defendants in the indictment, all but two of them are citizens of Latin
American and Caribbean nations, a reflection of the investigation’s focus on corruption in the
hemisphere.
(Fonte: www.nytimes.com)
GLOSSARY
but: exceto
bribery: suborno
headquarters: sede
33. (Eear 2016) According to the text, all the sentences bellow are correct, except:
a) José Maria Marin used to be a governor during military dictatorship.
b) Mr. Marin was accused of participating in a corruption scheme within FIFA.
c) of the 14 men named as defendants in the accusation, only two are Latin American and
Caribbean citizens.
d) the United States Justice Department is accusing Mr. Marin, among other senior sports
officials and executives of bribery.
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except
her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world,
she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including
her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?”
The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying: “Just take care of my
eyes dear.”
Fonte: http://academictips.org/
34. (Eear 2016) According to the text, all the alternatives are true, except
a) The girl could see everything because she was donated a pair of eyes.
b) The girl has unpleasant feelings for everyone but her boyfriend.
c) Her boyfriend became blind because he gave her his pair of eyes.
d) The girl refused to marry her boyfriend because he was ugly.
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb.
When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have
learned nothing”.
Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We
know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.”
Gabarito:
Resposta da questão 1: [B]
A alternativa [B] está correta, pois afirma que “a Organização Internacional de Combate à
Escravidão defende os direitos humanos”. Tal informação pode ser depreendida a partir da
leitura do texto como um todo e pelo próprio fato de a organização combater a escravidão.
A alternativa [D] está correta, pois afirma que “além do alto nível de arsênio, também foi achado
mercúrio”. O texto coloca: “Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted a river...” (níveis ilegais
de arsênio e de mercúrio poluíram um rio...).
[A] Correta, pois afirma que "a garota conseguia ver tudo porque ela recebeu a doação de um
par de olhos". O texto coloca: "One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she
could see everything" (Um dia, alguém doou um par de olhos a ela e então ela podia ver tudo).
[B] Correta, pois afirma que "a garota tem sentimentos desagradáveis por todo mundo exceto
por seu namorado". O texto coloca: "She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend" (Ela
odiava todo mundo, exceto seu namorado).
[C] Correta, pois afirma que "seu namorado ficou cego porque ele deu a ela seus olhos". O texto
coloca: "The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to
marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying: “Just take
care of my eyes dear.” (A garota ficou chocada quando ela viu que seu namorado era cego
também e se recusou a se casar com ele. Seu namorado foi embora em lágrimas, e mais tarde
escreveu uma carta a ela dizendo: "Apenas cuide bem dos meus olhos, querida").
[D] Incorreta, pois afirma que "a garota se recusou a se casar com seu namorado porque ele era
feio". Na verdade, o texto coloca: "The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was
blind too, and refused to marry him.” (A garota ficou chocada quando ela viu que seu namorado
era cego também e se recusou a se casar com ele").