Seaside mystery: Part 3

Nesta aula de nosso curso online de inglês, você terá a oportunidade de treinar seu listening e aprimorar seu vocabulário através da Parte 3 dessa história de mistério.

The story so far: Carlos tells Peter about his Spanish girlfriend, Maria. Peter tells Carlos that he likes Yoshiko. They go to Mrs King’s house to ask Yoshiko to go to the beach with them. Mrs King says Yoshiko is busy but she will give her their message. When they leave the house, Carlos and Peter see Yoshiko through a window but then she disappears. Peter thinks that Mrs King is very rude, but Carlos just thinks that she is busy.

1 . As palavras do quadro abaixo aparecem na Parte 3 de Seaside Mystery. Anote aquelas que você já conhece e consulte as demais no Word Bank.

asleep | term | swimming | tired | sitting | energy | laugh | breakfast | sandwiches | alone | strange

2 . Ouça a história no áudio abaixo e acompanha as falas enquanto ouve.

PETER: Hi there, Carlos. How are you?

CARLOS: Fine, thanks. Where is Yoshiko?

PETER: I don’t know, she’s not here yet.

CARLOS: Perhaps she’s still asleep?

PETER: Yoshiko is never late for class. She is a very good student.

CARLOS: Yes, but don’t worry now, Peter. Look, the teacher is coming.

MR MCCABE: Good morning everybody. I am Mr McCabe and I am teaching you this term. Good to see you all. Well, I don’t know if you know already but this is the intermediate class. I hope you are all feeling full of energy and ready to work!

STUDENTS: Yes of course!

MCCABE: What I want you to do this morning is practise asking questions
about each other. You can do this in pairs or, if you prefer, in a three. Is that clear? Good. Ah! I see another student is arriving. It’s Yoshiko, isn’t it?

YOSHIKO: Yes. I’m sorry I’m late. I…

MCCABE: Don’t worry, Yoshiko. Please, sit down. We are working in pairs or threes this morning, practising asking questions about each other. OK then, everybody. Off you go.

CARLOS: Yoshiko! Come over here. You can work with us.

YOSHIKO: Thank you.

PETER: Are you all right, Yoshiko?

YOSHIKO: Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit tired, that’s all.

CARLOS: Never mind. Let’s go to the beach at lunch time. It’s a beautiful day. Do you like swimming?

YOSHIKO: Yes, I do, but I think the sea is too cold for swimming in England. I like warm water.

PETER: Well, we can buy some lunch and eat it on the beach. What do you
think?

CARLOS: Great idea.

MR MCCABE: Right then. How are you getting on over there, Carlos?

CARLOS: Very well, Mr McCabe. We know that Yoshiko likes swimming, but not in England because the water is too cold.

PETER: And we all like sitting on the beach when the weather is good.

MR MCCABE: I expect you do! Never mind, only two hours until lunch time. Perhaps you can find out some more about the country where your friend
comes from…

(Later, on the beach.)

PETER: Well, this is better than sitting in a hot classroom, isn’t it?

YOSHIKO: Yes, but I think Mr McCabe is a good teacher.

CARLOS: Yes, anyway he makes me laugh!

PETER: So Yoshiko, how is your landlady today?

YOSHIKO: I don’t know. Look, this is a note from her.

PETER: Let’s have a look. (reading) ‘Dear Yoshiko, I am sorry I am not here to make your breakfast. Please have what you want. There is bread in the
cupboard and milk and eggs in the fridge. See you tonight. Best wishes, Janet.’

CARLOS: Janet?

YOSHIKO: That’s her name: Janet King. What do you think, Peter?

PETER: About this note? I think it’s a bit rude of her not to make your breakfast.

YOSHIKO: No, I don’t mind about that. It’s just that I don’t know where she is.

CARLOS: No. She doesn’t say, does she?

PETER: Perhaps you need to tell the school.

YOSHIKO: Why?

PETER: They could find you somewhere else to live.

YOSHIKO: But I don’t want to leave Mrs King. She is a nice woman, you know.

CARLOS: She does say ‘See you tonight’, doesn’t she?

YOSHIKO: That’s true.

CARLOS: Come on. Let’s eat our sandwiches. What time does afternoon school begin?

YOSHIKO: Two o’clock. Oh!

CARLOS: What is it, Yoshiko?

YOSHIKO: That woman over there. I think it’s Mrs King.

CARLOS: Where?

YOSHIKO: Over there by the sea with a man.

PETER: That’s Mrs King? Yes, it is, isn’t it?

CARLOS: Who is the man with her?

YOSHIKO: I don’t know.

CARLOS: Is it Mr King?

YOSHIKO: There is no Mr King. I mean, Mrs King lives alone.

PETER: What’s the matter, Yoshiko?

YOSHIKO: It’s just strange, that’s all. Why is she on the beach with that man? Well, it’s nothing to do with me. Come on, let’s go back to school. It’s nearly two o’clock.

3 . Responda a estas perguntas sobre essa parte da história.

a) Who is Mr McCabe?

b) What are the students doing in class today?

c) What does Yoshiko think about swimming in England?

d) Where do the students go at lunch time?

e) What does Peter ask Yoshiko?

4 . Complete as frases abaixo com algumas das palavras do exercício 1.

1 Mr McCabe hopes the students are feeling full of ……………………… .

2 Yoshiko says she is a bit ……………………… .

3 Peter likes ……………………… on the beach in the sunshine.

4 Carlos likes Mr McCabe because he makes him ……………………… .

5 Mrs King says she is sorry that she can’t make Yoshiko’s ……………………… .

6 Yoshiko thinks it is ……………………… that her landlady is on the beach with a man she does not know.

5 . Complete as frases abaixo utilizando as palavras do quadro.

asking | shopping | eating | sitting | playing | swimming

1 This is better than ……………………… in a hot classroom.

2 I think the sea is too cold for ……………………… in England.

3 You can find out more by ……………………… questions.

4 He spends a lot of time ……………………… on his computer.

5 On Saturdays I go ……………………… at the supermarket.

6 After ……………………… their lunch they go back to school.

Word Bank

alone (adjetivo) = sozinho

asleep (adjetivo) = adormecido

breakfast (substantivo) = café-da-manhã

energy (substantivo) = energia

laugh (verbo) = rir, gargalhar

sitting/sit (verbo) = sentar-se

strange (adjetivo) = estranho

swimming/swim (verbo) = nadar

term (substantivo) = período letivo

throwing/throw (verbo) = jogar

tired (adjetivo) = cansado

Respostas:

Exercício 3

a) He is their teacher for this term.

b) They are asking each other questions.

c) She thinks the sea is too cold for swimming.

d) They go to the beach.

e) Peter asks Yoshiko how her landlady is today / about her landlady.

Exercício 4

1 energy

2 tired

3 sitting

4 laugh

5 breakfast

6 strange

Exercício 5

1 sitting

2 swimming

3 asking

4 playing

5 shopping

6 eating