LÍNGUA INGLESA

2ª SÉRIE

PASSADO SIMPLES 
(NICOLAUS COPERNICUS E O PASSADO)
Aula N2
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS E O PASSADO

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 WARM UP

Lived 1473 to 1543.

By publishing his evidence that Earth orbits the sun,
Nicolaus Copernicus relegated our planet’s status
from center of the universe to just another planet. In doing
so, he began the scientific revolution.
Earth
planet
Lived
began
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Copernicus made his greatest discovery in the year of his

death (1543) and can be named as one of the first amateur
astronomers in human history. The question about the
Earth's movement came after constant observations of the
sky and stars. Copernicus analyzed and concluded that the
planets and the Solar System revolve around the Sun,
challenging the Greek Geocentric System (where
the Earth was fixed and celestial stars and
the Sun revolving around it), which until t
hen was the thought adopted by everyone
at the time .
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Copernicus analyzed and concluded that the planets and the

Solar System revolve around the Sun, challenging the Greek
Geocentric System (where the Earth was fixed and celestial
stars and the Sun revolving around it), which until then was
the thought adopted by everyone at the time .
1. What did Copernicus conclude?
That the planets and Solar System revolve around
the Sun.
2. What did he challenge?
The Greek Geocentric System.
 LANGUAGE IN USE

“Copernicus analyzed and concluded that the planets and

the Solar System revolve around the Sun.”

• Os verbos destacados estão no PASSADO SIMPLES. São

verbos regulares, ou seja, basta acrescentar o ED.
Ex.:
Did Copernicus live in Poland?
Yes, he did.
Yes, he lived in Poland. He didn’t live in
England.
 REGULAR VERBS
BASE SIMPLE Did you study astronomy?
FORM PAST
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
like liked Yes, I studied astronomy.
need needed No, I didn’t study it.
study studied
play played
cook cooked
offer offered
 EXERCISES
1. Give long answers.

a) Did you study about the planets? (yes)

Yes, I studied about the planets.
b) Did you like to learn about Nicolaus Copernicus? (yes)
Yes, I liked to learn about him.
c) Did Copernicus study languages? (no)
No, he didn’t study languages.
d) Did Copernicus live in America? (no)
No, he didn’t live in America.
“... he began the scientific revolution.”
“Copernicus made his greatest discovery…”

• Os verbos destacados também estão no PASSADO

SIMPLES, mas eles são irregulares.
Ex.:
Did Copernicus write his observations?
Yes, he wrote them. He didn’t write about
his personal life.
 IRREGULAR VERBS
BASE SIMPLE Did you take astronomy
FORM PAST
classes?
write wrote Yes, I took them.
make made No, I didn’t take them.
think thought Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
send sent
take took
do did
 EXERCISES
2. Give long answers.

a) Did Copernicus go to Italy when he was arounf 22? (yes)

Yes, he went to Italy when he was around 22.
b) Did Copernicus take a Law course? (yes)
Yes, he took a Law course.
c) Did he graduate in Law? (no)
No, he didn’t graduate in Law.
From the year 1503 onwards, Copernicus acted as a
secretary and physician for his uncle; he also performed
religious duties, carried out government work, acted as an
economist, and even assumed leadership in a time of war.
1. Todos os verbos sublinhados no parágrafo são
a) regulares. b) irregulares.
2. Did he work for the government?
a) Yes, he worked for the government.
b) No, he didn’t work for the government.
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