Stage 12

Advice and regret

Essa lição vai te ensinar de um jeito rápido e dinâmico a dar conselhos, avisos e a se arrepender em inglês, tudo isso enquanto você aprende mais condicionais!

1 . Como você se prepara para uma longa viagem? Tem alguma coisa que você não pode deixar de levar?

2 . Ouça a gravação. Robert, amigo de Jane, vai dirigir de Los Angeles a San Francisco. Jane está dando alguns conselhos para Robert. Observe as figuras e diga o que ela menciona na conversa.

3 . As frases a seguir mostram os conselhos que Jane deu para Robert. Você consegue se lembrar exatamente do que foi dito? Complete as frases com as palavras do quadro abaixo.

idea | if | ought | you’d | think | would | might | advice | better | advise | I’d | were | take

1 I ………. ………. you to take the freeway rather than the smaller roads.

2 ………. I ………. you, ………. take a good map in case you get lost when you get to San Francisco.

3 ………. ………. leave really early in the morning to avoid the rush hour traffic in Los Angeles.

4 ………. my ………. and get your car checked before you go.

5 It ………. be a good ………. to take some of your favourite CDs.

6 I ………. you ………. to take a warm jacket.

4 . Ouça a gravação novamente para conferir suas respostas.

Grammar: Conditionals

Quando queremos expressar arrependimento por algo que fizemos ou não fizemos no passado, geralmente usamos uma oração condicional. Essa oração é formada por If  + sujeito + past perfect , seguido de sujeito + would  / wouldn’t  + present perfect .

If I had driven faster, I would have got there on time.
If I hadn’t gone to bed so late, I wouldn’t have overslept.

5 . Robert não seguiu o conselho de Jane, e está arrependido. Preencha as lacunas com palavras do quadro, completando assim as frases sobre a viagem de Robert. Algumas palavras podem ser usadas mais de uma vez.

taken | left | got | would | missed | wouldn’t | broken

1 If I had ………… the freeway, I ……….. have ……… there quicker.

2 If I had ………… a map with me, I ………….. have ………. lost in San Francisco.

3 If I had ………… early, I ………… have ………… the rush hour traffic in Los Angeles.

4 If I had ………… my car checked before I went, I …………….. have …………… down.

5 If I had ………… some CDs with me, I ……………. have ………… bored on the journey.

6 If I had …………. a warm jacket, I …………….. have ……………. cold and wet.

Do you know?

Muitas vezes usamos If only para expressar arrependimento.

I feel really tired. If only I hadn’t gone to bed so late.

20 minutes+

Você ouvirá seis frases começando com If only. Complete cada situação abaixo com a frase mais adequada da gravação.

1 I failed my driving test again. ………………………………………………………….

2 My pot plants have all died. ……………………………………………………………

3 I’ve got no money left. …………………………………………………………………

4 I’ve got a terrible stomach ache. ……………………………………………………….

5 I overslept again this morning. ………………………………………………………….

6 My wife isn’t talking to me today. …………………………………………………….


Word Bank

freeway (EUA) / motorway (RU) (substantivo) = auto-estrada

journey (substantivo) = jornada, viagem

rush hour (substantivo) = hora do rush

traffic (substantivo) = tráfego


Respostas:

Exercício 2

map, jacket, CDs, freeway sign

Exercício 3

1 I would advise you to take the freeway rather than the smaller roads.

2 If I were you, I’d take a good map in case you get lost when you get to San Francisco.

3 You’d better leave really early in the morning to avoid the rush hour traffic in Los Angeles.

4 Take my advice and get your car checked before you go.

5 It might be a good idea to take some of your favourite CDs.

6 I think you ought to take a warm jacket.

Exercício 5

1 If I had taken the freeway, I would have got there quicker.

2 If I had taken a map with me, I wouldn’t have got lost in San Francisco.

3 If I had left early, I would have missed the rush hour traffic in Los Angeles.

4 If I had got my car checked before I went, I wouldn’t have broken down.

5 If I had taken some CDs with me, I wouldn’t have got bored on the journey.

6 If I had taken a warm jacket, I wouldn’t have got cold and wet.

20 minutes+

1 E

2 D

3 C

4 F

5 A

6 B