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Continue o tema da lição anterior e aprenda a defender suas opiniões, enquanto estuda mais sobre as condicionais do inglês.
1 . Você consegue se lembrar das expressões informais da lição 1 que usamos para convencer alguém a fazer algo? Complete os quatro diálogos abaixo com as palavras do quadro.
this | don’t | just | on | not | come | even | be
1
A: I don’t want to go out tonight.
B: Oh, …… ……. . It’ll be fun.’
2
A: It’s not a good idea to have a party.
B: …….. …….. for me? It is my birthday, after all!
3
A: I refuse to go out with Sue and Tony.
B: ……. ……. like that!
4
A: I don’t want to go. I hate loud music.
B: Oh please. ……. …….. once! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
2 . Observe os trechos de algumas cartas abaixo. Em cada uma delas, as pessoas estão tentando convencer alguém. Determine o que elas querem. Em seguida, relacione as partes iniciais das frases (1–5) com os finais corretos (a–e).
1 Geraldine persuaded me to
2 Lorraine persuaded me to
3 Claire persuaded me to
4 Maurice persuaded me to
5 Gordon persuaded me to
a) do a computer course.
b) try Japanese food.
c) buy a car.
d) take a holiday.
e) buy my own house.
3 . O verbo persuade é usado como um reporting verb (no passado) no exercício 2. As frases abaixo usam diferentes verbos com essa mesma função. Preencha as lacunas com as vogais apropriadas.
1 ‘Let’s go out tonight.’
He s _ g g _ s t _ d going out tonight.
2 ‘Don’t work too hard.’
She t _ l d me not to work too hard.
3 ‘Where are you from?’
He _ s k _ d me where I was from.
4 ‘I didn’t steal your money.’
She d _ n _ _ d stealing my money.
5 ‘I’m late because the traffic was bad.’
He _ x p l _ _ n _ d he was late because the traffic was bad.
6 ‘Let me help you.’
She _ f f _ r _ d to help me.
7 ‘I won’t help you.’
She r _ f _ s _ d to help me.
Grammar: Conditionals
Quando
queremos convencer alguém, geralmente usamos orações condicionais para
justificar a situação. A forma no presente é: (oração com if ) if + verbo no presente; (oração principal) will / won’t +verbo no infinitivo.
If we move to a bigger office, we’ll have space to expand the business.
If we don’t move to a bigger office, we won’t have space to expand the business.
4 . Relacione as situações à esquerda (1–6) com um complemento à direita (a–f).
1 If we move to a big city,…
2 If we get a new computer,…
3 If we run our company from home,…
4 If you work less,…
5 If you spend more time with your children,…
6 If you learn to drive,…
a) you’ll have more independence.
b) they won’t get into so much trouble.
c) we won’t have to pay rent on an office.
d) we’ll have faster internet access.
e) you won’t feel so stressed all the time.
f) we’ll have so much more to do in the evenings.
20 minutes+
Use suas ideias para completar as frases abaixo, dando uma justificativa convincente para cada situação.
1 If you buy a DVD player, ……………………………………………………………………
2 If you go away for a few days, ………………………………………………………………
3 If you buy a car, ………………………………………………………………………………
4 If you go to the party tonight, ………………………………………………………………
5 If you do a computer course, ………………………………………………………………
6 If you buy a house, …………………………………………………………………………
Word Bank
buyer (substantivo) = comprador
deny (verbo) = negar
explain (verbo) = explicar
independence (substantivo) = independência
insurance (substantivo) = seguro
IT (substantivo) = TI (tecnologia da informação)
offer (verbo) = oferecer
pet (substantivo) = animal de estimação
raw (adjetivo) = cru
refuse (verbo) = recusar
road tax (substantivo) = imposto sobre veículos
strange (adjetivo) = estranho
suggest (verbo) = sugerir
Respostas:
Exercício 1
1 Oh, come on.
2 Not even for me?
3 Don’t be like that!
4 Just this once!
Exercício 2
1 c
2 b
3 e
4 d
5 a
Exercício 3
1 suggested
2 told
3 asked
4 denied
5 explained
6 offered
7 refused
Exercício 4
1 f
2 d
3 c
4 e
5 b
6 a
20 minutes+
Model answers:
1 If you buy a DVD player, you’ll be able to watch more films.
2 If you go away for a few days, you’ll feel more relaxed.
3 If you buy a car, you’ll be able to go to more places.
4 If you go to the party tonight, you’ll have fun.
5 If you do a computer course, you’ll be able to get a better job.
6 If you buy a house, you won’t have to pay rent.