Sair da aula
Saber pedir ou dar explicações é necessário no dia a dia de todos. Por isso, nesta lição, vamos aprender a fazer isso em inglês.
1 . Quais são as explicações dadas pelas pessoas quando elas fazem algo de errado? Faça a correspondência entre as explicações (a–f) e as perguntas (1–6).
1 Why are you late?
2 Why did you fail your driving test?
3 Why didn’t you pass your exam?
4 How did you lose your keys?
5 Why didn’t you book a table for dinner?
6 Why is your suit so wet?
a) Their phone was engaged every time I tried to phone.
b) My car broke down and I had to walk home in the rain.
c) I think I drove too fast.
d) The plane was delayed.
e) I didn’t do enough work at college.
f) I left my bag on the train.
Word power
Aqui estão algumas frases que usamos quando queremos dizer que algo não foi de nossa responsabilidade.
It wasn’t me!
It wasn’t my fault!
I couldn’t help it.
It was an accident.
I didn’t mean to …
2 . Você ouvirá as explicações dadas por cinco pessoas. Identifique as expressões do quadro Word Power e relacione com o narrador correto.
3 . Ouça novamente e anote as explicações que são mencionadas.
driving too fast
dog ran out
mother talks too much
food was disgusting
had to go shopping
had to see a friend
bumped into somebody
fell over something
not enough time
questions were very hard
gave up my job
Grammar: must
1 . Você pode usar must para expressar o que acredita ser verdade devido a determinados fatos ou situações.
He’s very good-looking. He must be a film star or something.
They are very late. They must have missed the bus.
2 . Você pode usar must ou must not para dizer que algo é ou não permitido.
It’s seven o’clock. You must get up.
I’ve told you before. You mustn’t phone me at work.
4 . Encontre dois exemplos do primeiro uso de must (para expressar o que você acredita ser verdade) nessa lição.
5 . Complete as frases abaixo com must ou mustn’t para expressar os dois significados descritos no quadro de gramática. Em seguida, escreva qual significado está sendo usado.
1 We ……………… drive slowly in town.
2 You ……………… be very rich to drive a car like that.
3 You have eaten all the food. You ……………… have been very hungry.
4 I ……………… go out in the sun. It’s bad for me.
5 They ……………… know my father. He’s a famous doctor.
6 She ……………… go swimming in the lake alone.
20 minutes+
Complete as frases abaixo com palavras aprendidas nessa lição.
1 It’s not my ……………… we got lost.
2 I didn’t ……………… to hurt you.
3 He broke the chair but it was an ……………… .
4 I had too much to eat but the food was so delicious I couldn’t ……………… it.
5 You’ve already had three biscuits so you ……………… have any more.
6 She ……………… have worked very hard to pass that exam.
Word Bank
brake (substantivo) = freio
bump (into) (verbo) = chocar-se com alguém
disaster (substantivo) = desastre
engaged (adjetivo) = ocupado (telefone)
revision (substantivo) = revisão
Respostas:
Exercício 1
1-d; 2-c; 3-e; 4-f; 5-a; 6-b
Exercício 2
Speaker 1: It was an accident.
Speaker 2: I couldn’t help it!
Speaker 3: I didn’t mean to
Speaker 4: It wasn’t me!
Speaker 5: It wasn’t my fault
Exercício 3
dog ran out
mother talks too much
food was disgusting
had to see a friend
fell over something
not enough time
questions were very hard
Exercício 4
Speaker 4: … he must have fallen over something … he must have fallen over that box.
Exercício 5
1 must – meaning 2
2 must – meaning 1
3 must – meaning 1
4 mustn’t – meaning 2
5 must – meaning 1
6 mustn’t – meaning 2
20 minutes+
1 fault
2 mean
3 accident
4 help
5 mustn’t
6 must