Você conhece bem os sinais de pontuação? Na linguagem escrita, eles ajudam o leitor a entender melhor o que é dito. Nesta aula do nosso curso online de inglês, você poderá treinar pontuação e entender como ela funciona.
1 . Coloque os sinais de pontuação e as letras maiúsculas neste diálogo.
good morning can i help you
yes please i want a ticket to rome
certainly sir whats your name
john green thats g r e e n
ok mr green when do you want to fly
on monday june the tenth
the best flight is ba2747 that leaves at 15 30
15 30 thats great
2 . Ouça as frases da gravação. Em seguida, complete as lacunas com as palavras que estão faltando e com a pontuação correta.
1) ……………………… the post office
2) can i help you
3) hes ………………… to paris tomorrow
4) how much is a ………………… ticket
5) thats ……………… mobile phone isnt it
6) that sign says ……………………………………………
7) its only another ……………… miles to ………………
8) do you want an ………………………… . i do
3 . Em inglês, há muitas palavras que possuem o mesmo som, mas têm significados distintos e são escritas de maneiras diferentes. Elas são chamadas de homophones. Confira algumas abaixo:
too/to – two | I – eye | see – sea | son – sun | wait – weight | their – there | some – sum | write – right | know – no | here – hear
20 minutes+
Leia e ouça as orações abaixo e escolha a palavra correta.
1) Do you no / know what your weight / wait is?
2) I want to buy some / sum flowers for my mother.
3) They are going to write / right to me about the job.
4) Please stay hear / here while I look for him.
5) He’s my sun / son and I love him very much.
6) The post office is over there / their.
Word Bank
eye (substantivo) = olho
hear (verbo) = ouvir
know (verbo) = saber
paper (substantivo) = papel
some (adjetivo) = algum, um pouco de
sum (substantivo) = soma
wait (verbo) = esperar
weight (substantivo) = peso
Respostas:
Exercício 1
‘Good morning. Can I help you?’
‘Yes, please. I want a ticket to Rome.’
‘Certainly, sir. What’s your name?’
‘John Green. That’s G-R-E-E-N.’
‘OK, Mr Green. When do you want to fly?’
‘On Monday, June the tenth.’
‘The best flight is BA2747. That leaves at 15.30.’
‘15.30? That’s great.’
Exercício 2
1 Where’s the post office?
2 Can I help you?
3 He’s flying to Paristomorrow.
4 How much is a return ticket?
5 That’s Tom’s mobile phone, isn’t it?
6 That sign says: Danger!
7 It’s only another forty-eight miles to Bristol.
8 Do you want an ice cream? I do.
20 minutes +
1 Do you know what your weight is?
2 I want to buy some flowers for my mother.
3 They are going to write to me about the job.
4 Please stay here while I look for him.
5 He’s my son and I love him very much.
6 The post office is over there.