Aprenda aqui como dar notícias não boas para alguém, ao mesmo tempo que estuda sobre o tempo verbal Future Continuous Tense.
1 . Você já teve de dar uma notícia ruim a alguém? Leia estas frases e indique quais são as mais prováveis de serem usadas no discurso oral (1) ou no discurso escrito (2).
1 I’m sorry to trouble you but.
2 I’m very sorry to have to tell you that.
3 I’m afraid I have some rather bad news.
4 We regret to inform you.
5 I’m sorry for the delay.
6 Due to circumstances beyond our control.
2 . Ouça uma pessoa dar uma notícia ruim pelo telefone. Quais frases do exercício 1 são usadas?
3 . Ouça novamente e complete a carta abaixo.
Dear Mr Wagstaff,
We (1) ………………. to inform you that due to circumstances beyond our (2) ………………., we will not be fitting your (3) ………………. as arranged on Monday, 6 November. We apologise for this and would like to rearrange the appointment for (4) ………………., 15th November. Please could you let us know if this is acceptable?
We would also like to offer you a (5) ………………. of (6) ………………. on the total cost of the replacement windows as recognition of the inconvenience this has caused you.
Yours sincerely,
Brendan Maguire
Grammar: Future continuous tense
Formado com will ou won’t + be + verbo na forma –ing do verbo principal.
He will be finishing the decorating tomorrow.
She won’t be earning much money for a long time.
4 . Encontre um exemplo do future continuous na carta do exercício 3.
5 . Coloque os verbos entre parênteses no future continuous.
1 We …………………… (not go) to America after all.
2 I …………………….. (start) a new job next week.
3 They ……………………… (not open) the club until the new year.
4 You ……………………… (come), won’t you?
5 Nobody ………………………….. (take) early retirement this year.
6 It is expected that people …………………… (live) on the moon in a hundred years’ time.
20 minutes+
Coloque as partes da carta abaixo na ordem correta.
1 …… 2 …… 3 …… 4 …… 5 ……
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Word Bank
apologise (verbo) = desculpar-se
cancel (verbo) = cancelar
circumstance (substantivo) = circunstância
control (substantivo) = controle
delay (substantivo) = atraso
delivery (substantivo) = entrega
discount (substantivo) = desconto
inconvenient (adjetivo) = inconveniente
rearrange (verbo) = remarcar, recombinar
recognition (substantivo) = reconhecimento
replacement (substantivo) = substituição
Respostas:
Exercício 1
spoken (1): 1, 2, 3, 5
written (2): 4, 6
Exercício 2
I’m very sorry to have to tell you that …
I’m sorry for the delay …
Exercício 3
1 regret
2 control
3 windows
4 Tuesday
5 discount
6 5%
Exercício 4
we will not be fitting
Exercício 5
1 won’t be going
2 will be starting
3 won’t be opening
4 will be coming
5 will be taking
6 will be living
20 minutes+
1-D; 2-C; 3-A; 4-E; 5-B