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Faça aqui exercícios para avaliar seu progresso até aqui!

1 . Faça a correspondência entre as ações à esquerda (1–10) e as frases à direita (a–j).

1 expressar opiniões

2 pedir desculpas

3 dar uma desculpa

4 responder a um pedido de desculpas

5 fazer uma reclamação

6 responder (positivamente) a uma reclamação

7 discordar de alguém

8 concordar e depois discordar

9 concordar com alguém

10 expressar uma preferência

a) It’s not my fault. The other driver was going too fast.

b) I didn’t like the way he spoke to me.

c) You must be mistaken. I was at home last night.

d) I think we should increase the membership fee.

e) Yes, I think so too.

f) I’d rather go to the cinema.

g) OK, I understand what you are saying, but it’s not what I think.

h) Let’s see what I can do about it.

i) I just wanted to say how sorry I am.

j) That’s quite all right.

2 . Complete as frases (1–10) com as palavras do quadro abaixo.

contrary | fault | apologise | reach | worry | fed up | find | agree | look | help

1 I ………… with Toby that we should let some members in free.

2 We must ………… for not sending you the correct order.

3 He said he couldn’t ………… it. It was an accident.

4 Don’t ………… about it. I can’t be helped.

5 My boss is ………… with the amount of time I have taken off work.

6 If you give me more details, I’ll ………… into it.

7 On the …………, I believe he’s done his best in the circumstances.

8 I want you to help me ………… a solution to the problem.

9 We managed to ………… an agreement after a long discussion.

10 It wasn’t my ………… I missed the bus – the bus came early!

3 . Complete as frases com a preposição correta. Será necessário usar algumas preposições mais de uma vez.

about | on | in | up | with | for

1 They are putting …………… the price of petrol again.

2 I think we should put …………… more clothes before we go out.

3 Can we move …………… to the next word on the list?

4 Please forgive me …………… being so late.

5 I am sorry …………… the noise.

6 He gets along …………… everybody.

7 I don’t know how you put up …………… that boring music!

8 I felt sorry …………… Jenny when her cat died.

9 She apologised …………… losing the keys.

10 The mirror was broken …………… transit.

4 . Complete as frases abaixo com um verbo modal correto. Alguns deles terão de ser usados mais de uma vez.

should | ought | wouldn’t | must | would | couldn’t

1 He’s very young. He …………… be a student or something.

2 We think they …………… to go home as soon as possible.

3 He told me that I …………… always say exactly what I mean.

4 If I were you I …………… take a coat. It’s going to be cold.

5 It would be nice to invite her, …………… it?

6 I …………… help hearing what you said.

7 You …………… not talk during silent exams.

8 I …………… rather have fruit than chocolate.

9 She looks very pale, she …………… be ill.

10 Their car uses a lot of fuel, they …………… to buy a smaller one.


Respostas:

Exercício 1

1-d; 2-i; 3-a; 4-j; 5-b; 6-h; 7-c; 8-g; 9-e; 10-f

Exercício 2

1 agree

2 apologise

3 help

4 worry

5 fed up

6 look

7 contrary

8 find

9 reach

10 fault

Exercício 3

1 up

2 on

3 on

4 for

5 about

6 with

7 with

8 for

9 for

10 in

Exercício 4

1 must

2 ought

3 should / must

4 would / should

5 wouldn’t

6 couldn’t

7 must

8 would

9 must

10 ought