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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 concluída no passado
2 falar sobre uma atividade que forma o contexto de um acontecimento no passado
3 falar sobre alguma coisa que acreditamos que irá acontecer no futuro
4 falar sobre algo que acreditamos
não ser possível no futuro
5 fazer uma pergunta sobre o futuro
6 descrever uma atividade que não aconteceu mas ainda vai acontecer
7 comparar dois lugares ou objetos
8 usar uma combinação de palavras para descrever alguma coisa ou algum lugar
a) It’s freezing cold in Chicago in winter.
b) People won’t have jobs for life.
c) Will people always have jobs for life?
d) I was driving home when I had the accident.
e) He hasn’t had time to do the report yet.
f) I talked to my sister yesterday.
g) New York is larger than San Francisco.
h) People will have more control over their lives.
2 . Relacione as expressões à esquerda (1–8) com as definições corretas à direita (a–h).
1 over to you
2 so far so good
3 dying to
4 laid-back
5 throw in the towel
6 stuck-up
7 cut off
8 look before you leap
a) entusiasmado para fazer algo
b) desistir de tudo
c) isolar
d) sua vez agora
e) relaxado
f) planejar com antecedência e não correr riscos
g) metido a besta
h) tudo bem até o momento
3 . Complete as frases a seguir usando uma palavra ou expressão do quadro.
cosy | fed up | convenience foods | axe | stressful | rain forest | downshifting | increasing | cycling | motorway
1 I was working too hard and my life was too …………………… .
2 Sally is …………………… her job. She’s going to work less hours.
3 We are renting a …………………… little apartment in town.
4 They were kidnapped and taken deep into the …………………… .
5 Are you …………………… commuting to work?
6 Wine consumption is …………………… in Britain.
7 People are too busy to cook, so sales of …………………… are rising.
8 He was …………………… along a path when he hit a rock and fell off his bicycle.
9 I could hear the noise of the cars so I knew the …………………… was nearby.
10 You use an …………………… to chop wood.
4 . Complete as frases com enough, too, too much ou too many.
1 Are you warm …………………?
2 There is ………………….. sugar in the bowl. It’s spilling onto the table.
3 There were …………………. people on the train and I had to stand all the way to Boston.
4 It’s …………….. cold in here.
5 . Complete as frases formando um advérbio de comparação a partir dos adjetivos entre parênteses.
1 Towards the end of the race they ran …………………… (slow).
2 She sang ………………… (good) than we expected in the competition.
3 Who speaks French ………………………. (fluent), Alan or Patrick?
4 She ran ……………………. (fast) than the other runners in the marathon and came in first.
6 . Complete o quadro com a forma correta do adjetivo no comparativo ou no superlativo.
1 cold
2 cheap
3 big
4 difficult
5 expensive
6 good
colder
…………
…………
more difficult
…………
better
…………
cheapest
biggest
…………
most expensive
…………
Respostas:
Exercício 1
1-f; 2-d; 3-h; 4-b; 5-c; 6-e; 7-g; 8-a
Exercício 2
1-d; 2-h; 3-a; 4-e; 5-b; 6-g; 7-c; 8-f
Exercício 3
1 stressful
2 downshifting
3 cosy
4 rain forest
5 fed up
6 increasing
7 convenience foods
8 cycling
9 motorway
10 axe
Exercício 4
1 enough
2 too much
3 too many
4 too
Exercício 5
1 more slowly
2 better
3 more fluently
4 faster
Exercício 6
1 coldest
2 cheaper
3 bigger
4 most difficult
5 more expensive
6 best