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DATE: ____/11/2013
2 TRIMESTRE ACTIVITIES 1
Roberto Carlos Gomes Was born in a slum in Belo Horizonte. When he was 6(six) his mother
took him to FEBEM. He escaped from FEBEM more than a hundred times. He was illiterate and
considered hopeless. He learned to rob, to drugs and live on the streets. When he was 13
(thirteenth) he met Marguerit Duvas, a French woman who was visiting Brazil. Duvas adapted him.
She took him to France where he learned the art of story-telling. He was back to Brazil at the age of
19(nineteenth). Here, he graduated in pedagogy and took a Masters Degree in Education. In
2001(two thousand one), San Diego, he was elected one the greatest story-tellers in the world. He
has already adopted 14(fourteenth) teenagers and is very proud of them.
Answer the questions.
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ACTIVITIES 2
MY FAVORITE MUSIC
My favorite band is The Beatles, because I love this music is a hard days night. A banda mais
popular de todos os tempos: the Beatles. Na msica a hard days night do lbum que tem o
mesmo nome, podemos encontrar duas expresses que so utilizadas na mesma: Ive been working
like a dog; I should be sleeping like a log. Ive been working like a dog = estive trabalhando
igual a um cachorro. O que isso quer dizer? Que cachorro trabalha muito? No. A palavra
cachorro ou co usada para mostrar o exagero. Nesse caso, por ter trabalhado muito; alm do
normal; no igual uma pessoa comum; normal. I should be sleeping like a log = nesse caso,
log quer dizer pedra, ou seja, eu deveria estar dormindo como uma pedra. O sentido fcil de
ser entendido aqui. dormir igual a uma pedra; ou como uma pedra, quer dizer que a pessoa est
to cansada que dormiria de forma pesada; sem se mexer; quase sem vida. Oua a msica e
complete as lacunas com as palavras em branco:
Lennon/McCartney
Its been a hard days night, and I been working like a dog
Its been a hard days night; I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get ______________ to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel _____________
You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things
And its worth it just to hear you say youre going to give me ____________
So why on earth should I moan, cause when I get you alone or know I feel ok
When Im ______________ everything seems to be right
When Im home feeling you holding me tight, tight
Its been a hard days night, and I been working like a dog
Its been a hard days night; I should be ____________ like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright Owww!
So why on earth should I moan, cause when I get you alone You know I feel ok
When Im home __________________ seems to be right
When Im home feeling you holding me tight, tight
Its been a hard days night, and I been working like a dog
Its been a hard days night; I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get _________________ to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
(Review) Complete the sentences by using the Simple Present or the Present Continuous of the verbs
provided.
1. Shhh!! The little boy (sleep) _____________________. He (sleep) __________________for ten hours
every night.
3. Complete the sentences by using GERUNDS. Add a preposition after the gerund, if necessary.
1. It was cold and rainy yesterday, so we postponed going to/visiting the botanical gardens.
2. The Porters house is too small. Theyre considering _______________________
3. We discussed _______________________ Colorado for our vacation.
4. When Martha finished _______________________ the floor, she dusted the furniture.
5. Sometimes students put off._______________________ their homework.
6. We had a blizzard, yesterday, but it finally stopped _______________________ around 10 p.m.
7. I quit _______________________ comic books when I was twelve years old.
8. Im thinking about _______________________ a biology course next semester.
9. Beth doesnt like her job. Shes talking about _______________________ a different job.
10. I enjoy _______________________ sports.
11. Im considering _______________________ New York City.
12. A: Are you listening to me? B: Yes. Keep _______________________. Im listening to you.
13. A: Do you want to take a break? B: No. Im not tired yet. Lets keep on _______________________ for
another hour or so.
14. A: Would you mind _______________________ the window? B: Not at all. Id be glad to.
4. Complete the following sentences using the verbs given in parentheses in the Past Continuous Tense
5. Change the following sentences into a) negative form, and b) interrogative form :
1. She was having a bath. ___________________________________________________
2. We were running down the road. ___________________________________________________
3. The soldiers were doing exercise ___________________________________________________
4. Alice was making the beds. ___________________________________________________
6. The men were going to work. ___________________________________________________
7. The boys were studying for a test _______________________________________________
6. Change the following sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Remember that you have to use the word
LAST instead of EVERY in the expressions of time
1. Peter comes here every week. __________________________________________last week.
2. I buy the newspaper every Sunday. ___________________________________________________
3. They go to Europe every year. ___________________________________________________
4. Mary visits her parents every month. ___________________________________________________
5. I write to Mary every week-end. ___________________________________________________
6. They eat fish every Friday. ___________________________________________________
7. Bob washes the car every Saturday. ___________________________________________________
8. We watch TV every night. ___________________________________________________
9. The postman brings a letter every Monday. _________________________________________________
10. We have a test every week. ___________________________________________________
11. The boy reads a book every month. ___________________________________________________
12. I give the boy a present every year. ___________________________________________________
Good Luck.
Prof. Eliane Cerezer