What do you think?

É muito importante saber como pedir sugestões e opiniões, além de dar as suas próprias. Por isso, este é o assunto desta lição.

1 . Leia o pôster abaixo. Qual é o assunto mencionado?

2 . Ouça o que as pessoas disseram na reunião e diga quem expressou
cada uma das opiniões abaixo, Ross, Jessica ou Toby.

1 The membership fee is too high.

2 The fee should be increased.

3 Some members should pay less.

4 Members should decide on activities.

5 There should be more social events.

6 The club should provide transport.

7 The meetings should not be held on Saturdays.

8 The club location is fine.

9 We ought to consider moving to a new building.

10 The club should be in the centre of town.

Grammar: should / ought to

Lembre-se: você pode usar should para fazer uma sugestão em um assunto sobre o qual tem uma opinião firme.
I think some members should pay less.

Você também pode usar ought to mesmo modo.
The club ought to be in the centre of town.

3 . Encontre alguns exemplos de should e ought to no áudio dessa lição.

4 . Complete as frases com should ou ought to e um verbo do quadro abaixo.

decide | have | go | say | find | organise

1 I think Jessica ………………………… free membership.

2 The club …………………………trips to sporting events.

3 We ………………………… a good location for the club.

4 Do you think we ………………………… to the disco on Saturday?

5 Everyone ………………………… what they think about it.

6 He told us we ………………………… what activities we want.

5 . Encontre estas frases no áudio e ligue as expressões em itálico das frases (1–6) às palavras ao lado (a–f) que possuem significado similar.

20 minutes+

Complete as frases abaixo com as expressões em itálico do exercício 5.

1 She said she would have to ……………………… before letting him join the club.

2 They ……………………… a wonderful concert at the end of the year.

3 I told them it was ……………………… to go ahead.

4 I think you should ……………………… the next question.

5 He’s ……………………… to become a member.

6 It’s been decided that ……………………… the price of tickets is not a good idea.

Word Bank

consider (verbo) = considerar, pensar com cuidado

enthusiastic (adjetivo) = entusiástico

event (substantivo) = evento

fee (substantivo) = taxa

keen (adjetivo) = entusiasmado

location (substantivo) = local, localização

membership (substantivo) = adesão

reconsider (verbo) = reconsiderar

Respostas:

Exercício 1

The poster is about a club meeting.

Exercício 2

1 Jessica

2 Ross

3 Toby

4 Ross

5 Jessica

6 Toby

7 Jessica

8 Toby

9 Ross

10 Jessica

Exercício 3

Toby: … but I think some members ought to pay less.

Jessica: I think we should put on more social events …

Exercício 4

1 should have

2 should organise / ought to organise

3 should find / ought to find

4 should go

5 ought to say / should say

6 ought to decide

Exercício 5

1-d; 2-e; 3-f; 4-a; 5-b; 6-c

20 minutes+

1 think twice

2 put on

3 fine by me

4 move on

5 very keen

6 putting up