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Nesta aula do nosso curso online de inglês, você aprenderá a comparar pessoas, além de outras lições ligadas a esse tema.
1 . Observe estes trechos extraídos de três currículos, ouça a gravação e preencha com as palavras que estão faltando.
2 . Responda às perguntas sobre os currículos.
1 Who is the oldest person?
2 Who speaks the most languages?
3 Who speaks the fewest languages?
4 Who has the most qualifications?
5 Who has the fewest qualifications?
3 . Complete cada frase com uma expressão do quadro abaixo.
as much experience as | as old as | as many qualifications as | as many languages as
1 James Hanley and Jennifer Lee aren’t ……………… Robert Tephany.
2 Robert Tephany doesn’t have ……………… Jennifer Lee.
3 Jennifer Lee doesn’t speak ………………… Robert Tephany.
4 James Hanley doesn’t have ………………… Robert Tephany.
4 . Robert Tephany, James Hanley e Jennifer Lee foram entrevistados para um emprego. Os entrevistadores agora estão decidindo quem é o melhor candidato. Ouça os diálogos e, em seguida, complete o e-mail abaixo.
To: Ron Hurst
From: Charles Perkins
Re: Interview candidates
We’ve
interviewed the three candidates – all of them very good. Overall, we
felt that (1) ……………… was the most interested in the job; he asked lots
of relevant questions and showed real interest in the company. (2)
……………… has the most qualifications, but (3) ……………… has the most
experience, which I feel is more important. (4) ……………… is older than the
others, but I don’t think that age should be a determining factor. (5)
……………… speaks the best French, and (6) ……………… the most languages, but I
do feel that quality is more important than quantity. Let me know what
you think, and get back to me.
Do you know?
Muitas mulheres solteiras e casadas nos EUA e no Reino Unido preferem usar Ms. em vez de Miss ou Mrs. Ms. é usado com frequência em cartas formais, por exemplo: Dear Ms Johnson…
20 minutes+
Eis algumas comparações em inglês que utilizamos como descrições. Associe as colunas para completar as frases e ouça a gravação para conferir suas respostas.
1 I’ve heard that story many times. It’s as old as
2 Your children are really well-behaved. They’re as good as
3 What’s the matter? You look terrible! You’re as white as
4 He’s not at all worried about his interview. He’s as cool as
5 In her new dress, she looks as pretty as
6 I’m sitting by the fire now, and I’m as warm as
a) gold.
b) toast.
c) the hills.
d) a picture.
e) a cucumber.
f) a sheet.
Word Bank
candidate (substantivo) = candidato
CV, curriculum vitae (substantivo) = currículo
experience (substantivo) = experiência
fewest (adjetivo) = em menor número
interview (substantivo) = entrevista
interviewee (substantivo) = entrevistado
language (substantivo) = língua, idioma
most = em maior número
qualifications (substantivo) = qualificação, habilitação
relevant (adjetivo) = relevante
suitable (adjetivo) = apropriado
Respostas:
Exercício 1
1 April
2 Italian
3 1997
4 Computer
5 13
6 French
7 1996
8 Business
9 1975
10 Japanese
11 2002
12 International
Exercício 2
1 Robert Tephany
2 Robert Tephany
3 James Hanley
4 Jennifer Lee
5 James Hanley
Exercício 3
1 as old as
2 as many qualifications as
3 as many languages as
4 as much experience as
Exercício 4
1 Mr Hanley
2 Ms Lee
3 Mr Tephany
4 Mr Tephany
5 Mr Hanley
6 Mr Tephany
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1-c; 2-a; 3-f; 4-e; 5-d; 6-b