Home and away

Nesta lição aprenda a falar sobre suas ferias e a usar conectivos especiais do inglês!

1 . Você gosta de viajar quando tira férias ou prefere ficar em casa?

2 . Você ouvirá a história de dois irmãos que têm opiniões diferentes sobre esse assunto. Ouça George falando sobre seu irmão, Peter, e complete o texto abaixo com as palavras que estão faltando.

Let me tell you about me and my brother, Peter. (1) ………… Peter and I are twins, we are very different. He’s very outgoing,(2) ………… I’m rather shy. He’s also more adventurous than I am. (3) ………………, we get on very well together.
We also have very different ways of taking a break from work. (4) ………… Peter has very little money, he’s travelling in Asia at the moment. I relax by going on long walks in the countryside, (5) ………… he finds that boring. He prefers to go to a different country, and experience a different culture.

Grammar: Linking words but, however and although

Usamos but e although para contrastar duas ideias diferentes na mesma frase. But nunca é usado no início da frase.
My brother and I are twins, but we are very different.
Although my brother and I are twins, we are very different.

However é usado no início de uma frase para contrastar ideias em frases separadas.
My brother and I are very different. However, we get on well together.

3 . Aqui estão mais informações sobre George e Peter. Complete as frases com but, although ou however.

1 George likes a quiet life, ……… Peter likes adventure.

2 ……… George earns a lot of money, he rarely spends it.

3 Peter has blue eyes, ……… George’s eyes are brown.

4 George enjoys watching TV in the evenings, ……… Peter doesn’t.

5 Peter travels a lot. …………… , George hardly ever leaves his home town.

6 ………… Peter works hard, he likes long holidays.

7 Peter is in Thailand at the moment. ………… , he is going to Australia soon.

4 . Leia este e-mail que Peter escreveu para George e decida se as frases abaixo são verdadeiras, falsas ou se não são mencionadas no e-mail.

1 Peter is in an internet café.

2 He doesn’t like the food in Thailand.

3 He hired a car for three days.

4 The car broke down.

5 He waited two hours for a lift.

6 He has very little money left.

20 minutes+

Estas frases dizem o que aconteceu depois. Relacione as da esquerda (1–5)
com as da direita (a–e) usando uma expressão de ligação do quadro abaixo.

although | but (x2) | and | because

Word Bank

annoyed (adjetivo) = aborrecido

adventurous (adjetivo) = aventureiro

collect (verbo) = juntar, colecionar

countryside (substantivo) = campo

culture (substantivo) = cultura

experience (verbo) = experimentar, vivenciar

outgoing (adjetivo) = extrovertido

pay back (verbo) = pagar (quantia devida)

rarely (advérbio) = raramente

relax (verbo) = relaxar, descansar

serious (adjetivo) = sério, grave

shy (adjetivo) = tímido

twins (substantivo) = gêmeos

Respostas:

Exercício 2

1 Although

2 but

3 However

4 Although

5 but

Exercício 3

1 but

2 Although

3 but

4 but

5 However

6 Although

7 However

Exercício 4

1 True

2 False

3 Doesn’t say

4 True

5 Doesn’t say

6 True

20 minutes+

1d George sent some money because he wanted to help his brother.

2e Peter went to Sydney but he didn’t find a job easily.

3a After four weeks he got a job and could send some money to George.

4b The work was hard but the money was good.

5c Although he likes Sydney, he soon wanted to travel again.