A drink for special occasions

Nesta lição vamos aprender mais sobre a voz passiva, enquanto estudamos sobre drinks para ocasiões especiaais.

1 . Como você comemora ocasiões especiais? Você come e bebe alguma coisa específica?

2 . Leia o artigo abaixo sobre o champanhe. Observe as palavras no quadro
e consulte seu significado no Word Bank ao final do post, se necessário.

blend | cellar | vineyard | sparkling | winemaking | yeast | sediment | chalk

3 . Leia o artigo novamente e responda às seguintes perguntas.

1 Which wines can be called champagne?

2 Who developed the special process of winemaking used to make champagne?

3 How many varieties of grape are used to make champagne?

4 Where are the bottles stored?

5 What name is given to sweet wine?

Grammar: Passive forms

Lembre-se: a voz passiva é formada deste modo:
Champagne is made only in northern France. (presente)
This method of winemaking was first used in the 17th century. (passado)

4 . Leia o artigo novamente. Em seguida, complete as frases abaixo usando a voz passiva no presente ou no passado com os verbos entre parênteses.

1 The process used to make champagne ………………………… (develop) in
the 17th century, by a monk named Dom Perignon .

2 The grapes ………………………… (pick) at the end of September.

3 Normally, 100 litres of wine ………………………… (produce) from 160 kilos
of grapes.

4 The result of this process ………………………… (call) ‘foundation wine’.

5 The cellars ………………………… (cut) out of chalk rocks 2,000 years ago.

5 . Faça perguntas na voz passiva para estas respostas.

1 Where …………………………………………………………

Champagne is made in northern France.

2 When …………………………………………………………

Champagne was first made in the 17th century.

3 When …………………………………………………………

The grapes are picked at the end of September.

4 What …………………………………………………………

The bottles are sealed with a natural cork.

5 What …………………………………………………………

Dry champagne is called brut.

20 minutes+

Complete as frases usando a voz passiva no presente ou no passado com os verbos entre parênteses.

1 Champagne ………… best ………… (serve) at about 10 °C.

2 It ………… best ………… (store) at about 6 °C.

3 Champagne …………………… (export) to over 47 countries in 2002.

4 In 2002, more champagne …………………… (import) into Britain than into any other country.

Word Bank

anniversary (substantivo) = aniversário

blend (verbo) = misturar, combinar

cellar (substantivo) = adega

chalk (substantivo) = calcita

cork (substantivo) = cortiça

foundation (substantivo) = fundações, base

seal (verbo) = vedar

sediment (substantivo) = sedimento

sparkling (adjetivo) = espumante

vineyard (substantivo) = vinhedo

yeast (substantivo) = levedo

Respostas:

Exercício 3

1 Only wines produced from the Champagne vineyards in northern France.

2 Dom Perignon, a French monk.

3 three varieties

4 In cellars, which the Romans cut out of chalk rocks two thousand years ago.

5 doux

Exercício 4

1 was developed

2 are picked

3 are produced

4 is called

5 were cut

Exercício 5

1 Where is champagne made?

2 When was champagne first made?

3 When are the grapes picked?

4 What are the bottles sealed with?

5 What is dry champagne called?

20 minutes+

1 is (best) served

2 is (best) stored

3 was exported

4 was imported