Stage 10

Check your progress 19

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1 . Faça a correspondência entre as ações à esquerda (1–8) e as frases à direita (a–h).

1 falar sobre uma ação sem mencionar quem praticou a ação

2 descrever uma atividade que foi iniciada em um momento específico

3 descrever a duração de uma atividade

4 descrever uma ação que aconteceu durante um tempo no passado mas já foi concluída

5 usar uma preposição para descrever movimento e direção

6 usar uma expressão informal para dizer que você está triste

7 usar uma expressão para dizer que está terminando um relacionamento

8 usar uma expressão para dizer que você está progredindo de alguma forma

a) I broke up with my girlfriend.

b) They had been working in New York for two years when I arrived.

c) I am fed up with work.

d) She worked in Brazil for five years.

e) I have worked in sales since July 2001.

f) My dog came running towards me.

g) I have moved on in my career since we last met.

h) The grapes are picked in September.

2 . Relacione os verbos preposicionais à esquerda (1–8) com as definições à direita (a–h).

1 give up

2 cut down

3 get through

4 look after

5 pick up

6 stay on

7 head back

8 get on with

a) to be happy in someone’s company

b) to complete something

c) to do less of something

d) to collect something or someone

e) to return to a place or thing

f) to continue being in the same place

g) to stop doing something

h) to help or support someone

3 . Complete as frases a seguir usando uma das palavras do quadro abaixo.

vineyard | self-employed | parents | waiter | frightened | university | overtime | energetic | bands | champagne

1 I worked a lot of ……………………… to pay for my holiday.

2 People drink ……………………… to celebrate special occasions.

3 He works for himself. He is ……………………… .

4 I have never been ……………………… of the dark.

5 His ……………………… were upset when he came home late.

6 There were four different ……………………… at the concert.

7 We are looking for an ……………………… person to join our sales team.

8 Could you ask the ……………………… for the bill?

9 Grapes are grown in a ……………………… .

10 I regret that I didn’t go to ……………………… .

4 . Complete as frases com for ou since.

1 I have been living in Miami ……………… 1995.

2 We haven’t been on holiday ……………… two years.

3 She’s been away from work ……………… three weeks.

4 I’ve been very happy ……………… I started working here.

5 She has been a doctor ……………… ten years.

6 Ann has been an accountant ……………… 2001.

5 . Complete as seguintes frases colocando o verbo entre parênteses no past simple ou no past perfect.

When he (1 get) ………………… to the airport, his flight (2 leave) ………………… already ………………… .

When Tom (3 look) ………………… at the clock at 7 p.m. he realised he (4 forget) ………………… to phone his girlfriend.

By the time I (5 arrive) ………………… at the theatre, the play (6 start) ………………… already ………………… .

At nine o’clock I (7 phone) ………………… Alex to tell him I (8 visit) ………………… the factory the day before.


Respostas:

Exercício 1

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

Exercício 2

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

Exercício 3

1 overtime

2 champagne

3 self-employed

4 frightened

5 parents

6 bands

7 energetic

8 waiter

9 vineyard

10 university

Exercício 4

1 since

2 for

3 for

4 since

5 for

6 since

Exercício 5

1 got

2 had (already) left

3 looked

4 had forgotten

5 arrived

6 had (already) started

7 phoned

8 had visited