Likes and dislikes (2)

Como você faz novos amigos? Você já usou a Internet para conhecer pessoas? Aonde você vai para relaxar e se divertir?

Nesta aula de nosso curso online de inglês, você aprenderá mais como falar sobre a coisas que te agradam e as que te desagradam.

1. Leia as mensagens de uma sala de bate-papo da Internet e anote as frases ou expressões que expressem coisas de que se gosta ou de que não se gosta.

<Sergii> Kirsty. I hope you don’t mind if I tell you a bit about myself. As you know, my name is Sergii Bakker and I come from Tallinn in Estonia. I’m here in London because my father works for a British company. We live in Dulwich in south London. It’s a nice part of the city with some lovely houses and parks. I miss my friends in Tallinn but I don’t like Tallinn, especially in the winter when it gets very cold.

England is fantastic for me because I want to be an English teacher and I can spend a lot of time learning English here. I enjoy reading English books. I think a great way to learn is to have English friends. My problem is that I find it difficult to meet many English people because I don’t like going to pubs and clubs very much. I like talking on the internet and I hope you do, too.

<Kirsty> Sergii. How nice to hear from you! I am very pleased that you want to write to me. It’s interesting that you live in Dulwich. My aunt lives in Dulwich too, so I know it quite well. I am nineteen and I live with my parents in north London. I quite like living at home but I hope to get a flat of my own soon. I love living in London. I like seeing my friends and playing music too, but my parents don’t enjoy all the noise! Not surprising, really. I am a nurse at a big London hospital. It’s near my home, so I can walk to work. The job is great but it’s hard work, and I don’t enjoy working at weekends. I hope I can help you to learn English. Speak to you soon.

2. Complete o quadro abaixo com informações sobre Sergii e Kirsty.

3. Encontre os verbos abaixo nas mensagens. Você pode consultar seus significados no Word Bank.

want / hope / miss

Agora escolha o verbo correto para completar as frases abaixo.

a) I ……………… you like your new job.

b) I like travelling but I ……………… my home and family.

c) Do you ……………… to watch TV tonight?

d) I ……………… you get this letter tomorrow.

e) I ……………… to have long hair.

f) Happy Birthday! We ……………… you have a great day.

Conectivos

As palavras de ligação são usadas para unir orações.

1. because

Empregamos because para expressar a razão de alguma coisa.

• I see him every day because we work in the same office.
• I don’t eat prawns because they make me ill.

2. so

Usamos so para introduzir a consequência de alguma coisa.

• I’m free at two o’clock, so we can meet then.
• I’m sorry, I don’t know the address, so I can’t help you.

4. Encontre outros exemplos do uso de because e so nas mensagens.

20 minutes+

Escolha entre because e so para completar as frases abaixo.

a) I enjoy being a travel representative because / so I like meeting people.

b) We’re in London on Saturday because / so we can come to your party.

c) I’m at home this evening because / so you can call me after 7 p.m.

d) Please give me your address because / so I can write to you.

e) You can’t see the doctor because / so you haven’t got an appointment.

Word Bank

chat room = na Internet, lugar para conversar com outras pessoas

club = lugar onde os jovens costumam dançar e escutar música

help (verbo) = ajudar

hope (verbo) = ter esperança

miss (verbo) = sentir a falta de

park (substantivo) = parque

pub (abreviação de public house) = lugar onde pode-se tomar um drinque ou comer algo.

want (verbo) = querer

winter (substantivo) = inverno

Respostas:

Exercício 1

Sergii’s letter: don’t mind, don’t like, fantastic, enjoy, great, don’t like, like.

Kirsty’s letter: How nice, very pleased, love, like, don’t enjoy, great, don’t enjoy.

Exercício 2

Sergii likes London / England / reading English books /talking on the internet.

Sergii doesn’t like Tallinn / going to pubs and clubs.

Kirsty likes living at home / living in London / seeing friends / playing music / her job.

Kirsty doesn’t like working at weekends.

Exercício 3

a) hope; b) miss; c) want; d) hope; e) want; f) hope

20 minutes+

a) because; b) so; c) so; d) so; e) because