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Polissemia e Interdiscursividade
2. O que o texto apresenta como falha dos
governantes em relao ao cuidado do meio
ambiente?

3. As grandes empresas tm ajudado na

conservao do planeta? Por qu?
There are some species in the world which are in
risk of extinction. According to the WWF (World Wild
Foundation1), about 300 species are exhausted2 in
rainforests each year. There is lack3 of responsibility of
population and the government, which doesnt usually
stimulate the conservation of our environment4.

4. Traduza ou explique em portugus o seguinte

trecho do texto:

There are some NGOs5 that try to motivate the

protection of our world, but, at the same time, there
are big industries that do not take this issue6 seriously.

There are some species in the world which

are in risk of extinction.

Vocabulary
1. World Wild Foundation
2. Exhausted

Grammar in use

3. Lack
4. Environment

There + to be

5. NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)

6. Issue

Questions on the text

Responda em portugus de acordo com o texto:

Singular

Plural

Present

THERE IS

THERE WAS

Past

THERE ARE

THERE WERE

Examples:
There is a girl near the door.

1. Quantas espcies so extintas ao ano nas

florestas tropicais, de acordo com os dados da
WWF?

There are five tickets for the show in my hands.

There was a car in front of our house yesterday.
There were some people at the party last week.

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Complete these sentences with THERE IS, THERE

WAS, THERE WERE:

Exerccios

1. ________ AN ENGLISH test at school today.

Questo 1

2. ________ SOME QUESTIONS about

prepositions.

Na orao According to the WWF (World Wild Foundation1),

about 300 species are exhausted in rainforests each year., a
palavra em negrito significa, em portugus:

3. ________ A PARTY at Pauls house LAST WEEK.

4. ________ TEN BOYS and five girls at the club
LAST SUNDAY.

a) cansadas

5. ________ A FRENCH BOOK on the table NOW.

c) extintas

b) acamadas
d) descobertas

6. ________ A GAME on TV LAST NIGHT.

e) relacionadas

7. ________ TWELVE STUDENTS at the library

YESTERDAY.

Questo 2

8. ________ A CAR here two hours AGO.

A melhor taduo em portugus para o termo political

issues:

9. ________ A SANDWICH in the fridge. It is a

cheese sandwich.

a) dvidas polticas

10. ________ SOME CHILDREN on the street at 3

oclock YESTERDAY.

b) questes polticas
c) razes polticas
d) esquemas polticos

Try to say it very fast:

e) reaes polticas

Questo 3

There were three witches who sat

watching three watches. If three witches
were watching three watches, which
witch was watching each watch?

___________ ten dollars in her pocket last night.

Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence
above:
a) There was
b) There are

Traduza ou explique em portugus o seguinte trecho

do texto:

c) There is

There is lack of responsibility of population

and the government, which doesnt usually
stimulate the conservation of our environment.

d) There were
e) There to be

Questo 4
I believe ___________ lack of responsibility from
population that year.
a) there was
b) there to be
c) there are
d) there is
e) there wer

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Questo 5
Marque as oraes que esto gramaticalmente corretas:
01. There were five dollars in his pocket yesterday.
02. There was some boys on the street.
04. There are beautiful girls in our classroom.
08. There is a tall man in front of our house now.
16. There were some cheese in my sandwich.
32. There was a teacher who lived here some years
ago.

Anexos
Material Complementar
Alguns exerccios complementares e informaes
sobre os assuntos discutidos em aula voc pode encontrar nos seguinte link:
http://www.englishselftaught.blogspot.com.
br/2008/01/verb-there-to-bepresent-tense.html

Aconselho, tambm, a visitar a seguinte pgina da

WEB para melhor conhecimento de textos acerca do
assunto relacionado essa aula:
http://www.planetsave.com/

Anotaes

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Unidade de Linguagem em Uso e

Textualidade: Coerncia/Coeso

Disponvel em: http://www.comics.com/creators/wizardofid

Vocabulary
1. meaning
That's

2. earlier

my

3. later

baby

4. development
5. is (to be) able to
6. for instance

When I see my daughter Suzan trying to say her

first words, I feel very comfortable to understand
the real meaning1 of the miracle of life. I know
that there are babies who begin talking much
earlier2, as there are ones who start it later3, but
my wife and I are happy with her development4.
Now, she is able to5 look at us and say, in a clear
but still infant pronounce, the words mom and
daddy. When she sees, for instance6, a glass of
water, she would stretch out7 her arms and say
please, showing that she wants it.

7. to stretch out
8. to consider
9. bring
10. joy

Questions on the text

Responda s seguintes questes de acordo com o texto:
1. O pronome us sublinhado no texto refere-se:

It is important to observe that we always stimulate

her to communicate. Parents should consider8 it
when their kids are in their first phase of life.

a) a Suzan
b) ao autor do texto

A baby always brings9 new joy10 to a family home.

More than that, a baby can show everybody
how communication begins early in life and how
interesting and intelligent this process is.

c) ao autor do texto e sua esposa

d) ao beb
e) a famlia

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Grammar in use

2. It um pronome pessoal (objective pronoun) e,

no texto, substitui:

Personal pronouns

a) the baby

Subjective Case

Objective Case

c) mom

You

d) daddy

You

You

He

Him

She

Her

It

It

We

Us

a) mom

You

You

b) daddy

They

Them

b) a glass of water

e) development
3. Em It is important to observe that we always
stimulate her to communicate, a quem se refere
o pronome sublinhado?

c) home
d) Suzan

O SUBJECTIVE PRONOUN age sobre o verbo, ou seja,

funciona como sujeito da orao.

e) the parents

Sally wants to visit her cousin in Paris next week.

4. According to the text, When I see my daughter
Suzan trying to say her first words, I:

She
Researchers develop new vaccines.

a) feel enormously content to comprehend the

real significance of the miracle of life.

They

b) believe she can do more than that.

O OBJECTIVE PRONOUN recebe a ao do verbo, ou

seja, funciona como objeto da orao.

c) understand my wife better.

d) feel unhappy to misunderstand the words she
says.

Mr. Myers always takes care of the dogs.

them

e) try to help her to pronounce the words correctly.

We prefer to help Tina.

her

5. A orao a baby can show everybody how

communication begins early in life.. significa,
em portugus:

Substitute the following underlined nouns into

subjective or objective pronouns:

a) os bebs sempre do um show quando

tentam se comunicar.

1. Mary prefers to talk to Joe.

b) um beb pode mostrar todo mundo quando

se comunica no incio da vida.
c) um beb pode mostrar a todos como a
comunicao principia-se no incio da vida.

2. The children are playing tennis with father.

d) bebs sempre se comunicam no incio da vida.

e) um beb pode iniciar sua comunicao com
todos ao mesmo tempo.

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Questo 3

3. Mary and I want to show Tom and Sally the new

house.

____ and ____ can work together.

a) You and me
b) You and I

4. I will buy a book this afternoon. The book is about

history.

c) He and Them
d) You and Her
e) She and us

5. Aunt Polly doesnt have to worry now. The dogs

are sleeping.

Questo 4
He is able to speak to ______.
a) we
b) they

6. Can you help me to clean these chairs?

c) he
d) us
e) I

Questo 5

Exerccios

John is a student in England. ____ likes to travel a

lot.

Choose the correct alternatives or proposition(s):

a) He
b) Him

Questo 1

c) She

There are some boats on the river now. _____ are

all fishing boats.

d)
e)

a) Them

f) It

b) It

g) Us

c) He
d) They
e) Its

Anexos

Questo 2

Material Complementar

Tom and Peggy are very good friends. Theres

nothing wrong between _____ and _____.

Visite o link:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/
pronouns/personal_pronouns.htm

a) him and she

b) he and her
c) they and them
d) he and she
e) him and her

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Unidade de Linguagem em Uso e

Textualidade: Coerncia/Coeso

Disponvel em: http/www.comics.com/peanuts

Reading
2. O trecho when I look at myself - I see my
soul do poema acima pode ser traduzido, em
portugus, por:

"When I look in the mirror1 - I see myself. when

I look at myself - I see my soul2. when I look at
my soul - I see the sky. When I look at the sky - I
see myself."

a) Quando me canso, canso minha alma.

b) Sempre que me olho, esqueo-me de minha
alma.

Extracted from: www.queendom.com/mindgames

c) Ao olhar minha alma, vejo meu filho.

d) Quando olho para mim mesmo, vejo minha
alma.

Myself (My*self) (?), pron.; pl. Ourselves (). I or

me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or
person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself;
-- used also instead of me, as the object of the first
person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I
will defend myself. (-- reflexive pron. --)

e) Minha alma vista por mim mesmo.

Grammar in use
Possessive
Adjective

Possessive

My

Mine

You

Your

Yours

He

His

His

She

Her

Hers

It

Its

Its

One

One's

One's

Vocabulary
1. Mirror 2. soul -

Questions on the text

1. De acordo com o texto, o autor do poema acima:
a) Prefere no olhar para o espelho.
b) V sua prpria alma atravs das estrelas.
c) Acredita que pode ver tambm sua prpria
alma quando se v no espelho.

We

Our

Ours

You

your

Yours

d) Enxerga o cu atravs do espelho de seu quarto.

They

Their

Theirs

e) Acredita que sua prpria alma reflete o espelho.

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Veja estes exemplos:

I Use the possessive adjective or possessive

pronouns to complete the sentences below:

My car is blue; yours is white.

I believe Glenda is here tonight. Thats her coat.

1. Mrs. Sutlive is here now. That is ____ coat.

I have my money and she has hers.

2. I have _____ own dream and you have ____.

3. We are sorry, but these are not ____ books.
4. They introduced to us some friends of ______
last night.

Ateno:
One of my friends = A friend of mine.

5. I know Jack and Sally; his house is on Wayne

Street and _____ is out of town.

Reflexive or Emphasizing Pronouns

II Complete the following sentences using the

reflexive or emphasizing pronouns:

Subjective

Reflexive

Myself

You

Yourself

He

Himself

2. We should protect ______ against pollution in

big cities.

She

Herself

3. I ______ want to be the first to help Sally.

It

Itself

One

Oneself

We

Ourselves

You

Yourselves

They

Themselves

1. The little girl always looks at ______ in the

mirror after she wakes up.

4. Come on, Peggy and Nancy! You need to put

_____ in my situation to understand me.
5. The boys will have to do everything by ________.

Exerccios
Questo 1

O REFEXIVE (EMPHASIZING) PRONOUN pode ser

usado nas seguintes situaes:

I take _____ English classes on Mondays and Tuesdays.

____ kids have ______ on Saturdays.

1 Para dar nfase ao sujeito:

a) my Ours his

I myself need some more rest.

b) my Our theirs

The car itself is good, but the price is not.

c) my Our hers
d) mine Ours theirs

2 Quando a ao retorna ao sujeito:

e) mine Ours their

I cut myself shaving this morning.

Questo 2

The man looks at himself in the mirror.

VUNESP As a tool, the computer assists ___________

to perform a lot of activities.

3 Para indicar sozinho ou sem ajuda (neste

caso, precedidos pela preposio BY):

a) we
b) us
c) ourselves
d) they
e) to us

We will do the exercises by ourselves.

I dont want to go anywhere. I want to be by myself
tonight.

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Questo 3

I - Could you tell ____ what has happened in the

pub?

PUCPR Have you seen Patrick? I would like to talk to

II - His uncle gave ____ the money to set up his new

business.

________ as soon as possible.

Im quite sure Ive left my glasses in the car.

III - It was kind of you to let me borrow ____

computer.

I must have left ________ there the day before

IV - She ignored ____ fathers warning and jumped

into the swimming pool.

yesterday.
If you see Rachel, tell ________ to give ________ a

V - Just a minute, Im going to hang ____ jacket in

the wardrobe.

call.
I guess the book over there is ________.

a) I me; II him; III your; IV her; V - my

________ is over here.

b) I them; II her; III your; IV her; V yours

a) him - them - her - me - yours - mine

c) I him; II them; III his; IV its; V mine

b) his - them - her - mine - your - my

d) I her; II us; III their; IV our; V yours

c) him - them - her - me - your - my

e) I us; II his; III her; IV his; V him

d) his - their - she - me - yours - mine

e) him - their - she - mine - yours mine

Questo 4

Anexos

Have you seen Patrick? I would like to talk to________

as soon as possible. Im quite sure Ive left my glasses in
the car. I must have left ________ there the day before
yesterday.

Material Complementar

If you see Rachel, tell ________ to give ________ a

call.

Responda o questionrio abaixo revelando as

preferncias, gostos, etc, para que possa conhecer
yourself melhor:

A portrait of myself.

I guess the book over there is ________. ________ is

over here.
a) him - them - her - me - yours - mine
b) his - them - her - mine - your - my
c) him - them - her - me - your - my
d) his - their - she - me - yours - mine
e) him - their - she - mine - yours mine

Questo 5
PUCC Which option contains the correct use of the
pronouns?

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Anotaes

- I like sport practicing.

YES ( ) NO ( )
- I have a boy-friend/girlfriend.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I study more than two hours day.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I read, at least*, five books a year.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I hate to do activities by myself.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I like to talk to people.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I like outdoor activities.
YES ( ) NO ( )
- I am an altruist person.
YES ( ) NO ( )
* at least no mnimo

Answers: If most (or all) of your answers are YES,

then you are probably an extrovert person and like
to be with friends, but if you answered NO for most
questions, then perhaps(1) you are a little shy(2) or
prefer to spend some time(3) with yourself.
No matter what(4) you answered to the questions
above, you should(5) always say YES for the topic
I read, at least, five books a year., ok?
(1) perhaps - talvez
(2) shy tmido
(3) to spend some time passer algum tempo
(4) No matter what No importa o que
(5) should - deveria

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