Student: ____________________________________________ Eletrotcnica Integrado IV

BEFORE READING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the articles headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Scientists have tested a radio that doesnt have wires inside it.
In another test, scientists lit 60 different light bulbs.
Scientists have sent electricity two metres through the air.
Wi-fi is a concept that first originated at the end of last year.
The invention of WiTricity signals the end of vacuum cleaners.
WiTricity may reduce the number of household electrical fires.
An inventor struck upon the idea of WiTricity a hundred years ago.
Wireless offices and homes will be with us before the year is out.

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

Scientists test WiTricity Wireless Electricity

A team of US researchers has come up with an electricity system that does not need wires. This is a
breakthrough in what will hopefully be a wireless future. The scientists, from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, lit a 60-watt light bulb using magnetic fields. In the test, the power source
was just two metres away from the light, but the team hopes they will soon be able to send electricity
longer distances through the air. They have dubbed their new invention WiTricity, or wireless
electricity. Although wi-fi has been around for some years now, it has been limited to the
transmission of information, especially between computers and modems, printers and scanners. This
is the first time electrical appliances have been powered wirelessly.
This new development means that our houses may be free from tangled wires. Gone will be the days
of having to unplug the vacuum to go from room to room, and of having countless plugs hidden
behind the TV and stereo. The new source of delivering power to gadgets remotely may also reduce
the number of fires caused by poor wiring and overloaded sockets. It turns out the concept is not so
new. A century ago, inventor Nikola Tesla struck upon the idea of building a huge tower in New
York that would wirelessly beam power to the city. Unfortunately, his idea never came to fruition,
until today, that is. It will still be a while before we have wireless homes and offices. Safety experts
will be checking closely to ensure the power source causes us no harm.

AFTER READING
1. Answer in Portuguese:
What is the new invention described in the text called? How is it related to
information sent out wirelessly?
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Describe two advantages of this new invention.

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2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

come up with
breakthrough
dubbed
transmission
appliances
tangled
poor
struck upon
beam
fruition

completion
gadgets
spread
jumbled
faulty
invented
send out
called
revolution
thought of

USE OF ENGLISH
1- SIMPLE PRESENT
Afirmativas:
Nas terceira pessoa do singular, h a necessidade de adicionar ao fim do verbo as extenses s, es ou
ies.Para as demais pessoas, o verbo fica igual forma infinitiva (mas sem a partcula to).
Examples:

Our houses need electricity.

This new development means that our houses may be free from tangled wires.
Activities:
1- Fill in with the correct form of the verb in the simple present:
a) Sally ______________ (to play) softball every weekend.
b) We ____________ (to write) Christmas cards every year.
c) Students usually _______________ (to take) their dictionaries to school.
d) He _____________ (to be) normally here on time.
e) The father always______________ (to help) the child tie his shoe.
Interrogativas:
Para fazer frases interrogativas, vamos usar o auxiliar DO (ou DOES, para a terceira pessoa do
singular) antes do verbo.

Examples:
- Do you go to school ? (Voc vai para a escola?)
- Does she work ? (Ela trabalha?)
Activities:
1- Fill in with the correct form of the verb in the simple present (interrogative form):
a) When ___________ you usually _________ (to do) your homework?
b) What time __________ you _________________ (to get up) on weekends?
c) ____________ they _____________ (to like) studying here?
d) ____________ she _____________ (to go) to school by car?
e) ____________ your mother ________________ (to work) here?
Negativas:
Para tornar uma frase negativa, s adicionar o NOT depois do DO ou DOES:
Examples:
- an electricity system that does not need wires.
- I do not (dont) work. (Eu no trabalho.)
- Shedoes not (doesnt) work (Ela no trabalha.)
Activities:
1- Fill in with the correct form of the verb in the simple present (negative form):
a) I _______________ (to come/not) from a small village.
b) They ____________________ (to need/not) to use wires in their houses.
c) She ___________________ (to live / not) nearby.
d) My father ______________________ (to like / not) having lunch at work.
2- PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FORM:
[am/is/are + present participle]
Examples:
You are watching TV.
Are you watching TV?
You are not watching TV.
USE:
Use the Present Continuous to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very
moment.

Activities:
1- Fill in with the correct form of the verb in the present continuous:
a) I ____________________ (to work) in an important company.
b) _________ you ________________ (to talk) to Maria on the phone?
c) Why _________ he ______________ (to apply) for this position?
d) They _________________________ (to try) to create a wildlife sanctuary.
e) He ________________________ (to come/not) for dinner.
3- PAST CONTINUOUS
FORM:
[WAS / WERE] + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Example:
Affirmative: They were playing tennis at 10:30.
Interrogative: Were they playing tennis at 10:30?
Negative: They were not playing tennis at 10:30.

USE:
Emprega-se o past continuous, na maioria das vezes, para descrever aes passadas que estavam em progresso
durante algum tempo e seus limites no so conhecidos ou no so importantes.

Activities:
1- This is a list of some things that Ann did yesterday (and the times at which she did them).

9:15 10:00 - read the newspaper

10:00 12:00 - cleaned her apartment
12:45 1:30 - had lunch

Now write sentences saying what she was doing at these times:
a) At 9:30, she _______________________________________________________
b) At 11:00, _________________________________________________________
c) At 1:00, __________________________________________________________
4- SIMPLE PAST
REGULAR VERBS:
De um modo geral, em oraes afirmativas, acrescenta-se ed forma bsica dos verbos e, em oraes
interrogativas ou negativas, precisamos usar o auxiliar DID.
Example:
Affirmative: She

played football yesterday.

she play football yesterday?
Negative: She did not play football yesterday.
Interrogative: Did

IRREGULAR VERBS:
Lembre-se de que no h uma regra geral para a formao do simplepast dos verbos irregulares.
Examples:

The scientists, from the MIT, lit a 60-watt light bulb using magnetic fields.
Unfortunately, his idea never came to fruition, until today, that is.
In the test, the power source was just two metres away
Infinitive

SimplePast

PastParticiple

Infinitive

SimplePast

PastParticiple

tobe
to become
to break
to buy
to come
to cut
to do
to drink
to drive
to eat
to find
to forget
to get
to give
to go
to have
to hide
to leave

was, were
became
broke
bought
came
cut
did
drank
drove
ate
found
forgot
got
gave
went
had
hid
left

been
become
broken
bought
come
cut
done
drunk
driven
eaten
found
forgottenorforgot
gotorgotten
given
gone
had
hidden
left

to light
to lose
to make
to quit
to read
to run
to say
to see
to send
to sleep
to speak
to swim
to take
to teach
to think
to understand
to wear
to write

lit
lost
made
quit
read
ran
said
saw
sent
slept
spoke
swam
took
taught
thought
understood
wore
wrote

lit
lost
made
quit
read
run
said
seen
sent
slept
spoken
swum
taken
taught
thought
understood
worn
written

Activities:
1-Fill in with the correct form of the verb in the simple past:
a) On Saturday morning, Harry _________________ (to go) to the swimming pool.
b) I __________________ (to forget) to take my books to school yesterday.
c) Susan ___________________ (to like/not) this dress, so she ___________ (to give) it to me.
d) After some researches, scientists _________________ (to reduce) the cost of this product.
e) My car ________________ (to break) down when I was coming to school.
f) ____________ you ____________ (to drink) wine last night?
g) I ________________ (decide) to quit that job because my boss __________ (to be) too boring.
h) She _______________ (to say) she ________________ (to send/not) that e-mail to you, because she
________________ (to have/not) enough time.