Nessa lição o objetivo é aprender sobre alguns artigos, botando na prática em situações de rumor ou fatos.
1 . Pense em três coisas que você tem certeza que são verdadeiras. Agora, pense em outras três que podem ser ou não verdadeiras. Que palavras você usaria para distingui-las em português?
2 . Quase sempre, ao comentarmos um boato, falamos que o ouvimos em algum lugar, mas não dizemos onde ouvimos ou quem nos contou. Observe estas frases. Separe a parte da frase que indica um boato.
1 Well, I’ve heard that she’s sold her house.
2 They say that he’s looking for a new job.
3 The word is they’re moving to Australia.
4 She’s going to have a baby. Well, that’s the rumour.
5 Did you hear that Sarah and Tim are getting married next June?
6 There’s a rumour going round that the company is in trouble.
3 . Indique se as frases a seguir são fatos (F = facts) ou boatos (R = rumours).
1
I bought a new jacket on Saturday.
I hear she paid £200 for that jacket.
2
I see that Liverpool lost again last week.
Yes. I’ve heard that they may be looking for a new goalkeeper.
3
I heard a rumour that they won on the lottery.
Well, I did see a new Jaguar outside their house yesterday.
4
The word is that she’s got a new boyfriend.
Yes. They say he’s a musician or a singer or something like that.
5
Did you know that Helen’s got a new job in London?
Yes. She gets the seven o’clock train with me every morning.
4 . Ouça as seis conversas e, em cada caso, indique se a mulher acha que o boato é verdadeiro ou falso.
Do you know?
Às vezes não queremos que as pessoas contem para as outras o que dizemos a elas. Aqui estão algumas maneiras de pedir discrição:
Just between you and me…
Can you keep a secret?
This is top secret.
This is confidential.
I wouldn’t want this to go any further.
5 . Nas frases abaixo, as palavras em itálico estão incorretas. Quais palavras poderiam substituí-las?
1 This memo is confident so don’t show anyone else.
2 Can you take a secret? I’m going to have a baby.
3 If I tell you a secret, can you make sure it doesn’t go any faster?
4 Just about you and me, Peter is going to marry Claire.
5 Our new project is top confidential.
Grammar: Determiners a, an, the
Lembre-se: usamos the para falar sobre coisa ou pessoa específica. Usamos a ou an quando estamos falando de algo indeterminado.
Have you heard the rumour about Tony?
Can you keep a secret?
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Preencha as lacunas com a, an ou the.
1 …… word is that Alex has got a new job.
2 If I tell you …… secret, can you keep it to yourself?
3 Have you heard …… rumour about Justin being arrested by the police?
4 I don’t know what …… secret is, but I think it’s about Gianni and Paula.
5 I don’t think it’s true. It’s just …… rumour.
Word Bank
confidential (adjetivo) = confidencial
goalkeeper (substantivo) = goleiro
lottery (substantivo) = loteria
musician (substantivo) = músico
secret (substantivo) = segredo
Respostas:
Exercício 2
1 … I’ve heard that …
2 They say that …
3 The word is …
4 … that’s the rumour.
5 Did you hear that …
6 There’s a rumour going round that …
Exercício 3
1 F / R
2 F / R
3 R / F
4 R / R
5 F / F
Exercício 4
1 False
2 True
3 True
4 False
5 True
6 True
Exercício 5
1 confidential
2 keep
3 further
4 between
5 secret
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1 The
2 a
3 the
4 the
5 a