Do you approve?

Agora que você ja sabe mostrar as suas preferências e decisões, que tal decidir se aprova algo ou não?

1 . Você já respondeu a alguma pesquisa ou questionário? Sobre quais assuntos?

2 . Você ouvirá uma pessoa fazer perguntas sobre algumas medidas administrativas. Ouça com atenção e, para cada ponto abaixo, diga se Linda aprova ou desaprova a decisão.

3 . Você se lembra das perguntas que o entrevistador fez a Linda? Observe as perguntas e complete as frases com palavras do quadro abaixo.

think | reaction | attitude | feel | favour | approve

1 First of all, the council is going to ban smoking in all public places. How do you ………….. about that?

2 They want to let pubs, bars and nightclubs stay open all night. Do you ………………..?

3 They also want to fine people for dropping litter on the street. Would you be in …………… of that?

4 They’re going to make the centre of town a traffic-free zone. Could I ask for your ……………… to that?

5 The council want to ban the sale of alcohol to anyone under 21. They want to discourage young people from drinking. Do you ……………… this will work?

6 What is your ………………. towards the council’s decision to build a large retail park outside the town centre?

4 . Você estava certo? Ouça a gravação novamente para conferir suas respostas.

5 . Como Linda usou as expressões abaixo? Ela usou para mostrar sua aprovação ou reprovação?

1 I’m very much in favour of that.

2 Well, I don’t think much of that.

3 That’s the way it should be.

4 I’m opposed to such a move.

5 In my opinion, it’s quite wrong.

6 I’m all for it.

20 minutes+

Imagine que você recebeu poder absoluto para aprovar ou reprovar estas cinco medidas administrativas no seu país. O que você faria? Justifique sua decisão.

1 making it illegal to use a mobile phone while driving a car

2 fining people for making too much noise at night

3 making it illegal to own a cat or dog

4 putting recycling banks at the end of every street

5 holding an annual carnival every summer

Word Bank

allow (verbo) = permitir

annual (adjetivo) = anual

carnival (substantivo) = carnaval

facility (substantivo) = facilidade

fine (substantivo) = multa

forbid (verbo) = proibir

illegal (adjetivo) = ilegal

litter (substantivo) = lixo

retail park (RU) / shopping mall (EUA) (substantivo) = shopping center

traffic-free zone (substantivo) = rua de pedestres

Respostas:

Exercício 2

She approves: 1, 3, 6

She disapproves: 2, 4, 5

Exercício 3

1 feel

2 approve

3 favour

4 reaction

5 think

6 attitude

Exercício 5

approves: 1, 3, 6

disapproves: 2, 4, 5

20 minutes+

1 I’m in favour of making it illegal to use a mobile phone while driving a car, because it’s so dangerous

2 I approve of fining people for making too much noise at night because it’s important not to disturb your neighbours.

3 I oppose making it illegal to own a cat or dog because animals give people a lot of enjoyment.

4 I’m in favour of putting recycling banks at the end of every street because then there would be less litter.

5 I’m all for holding an annual carnival every summer because people enjoy carnivals.