28/02/2022 a 11/03/2022

9º ano – Conteúdos: Linking words.

01. Observe as frases a seguir e associe as suas respecitivas traduções, analise as linking
words em destaque.
a) I am happy and excited. ( ) Eu estou feliz porque é sexta-feira.
b) I am happy but nervous. ( ) Eu estou feliz embora esteja cansada.
c) I am happy despite the rain. ( ) Eu estou feliz apesar da chuva.
d) I am happy because it’s Friday. ( ) Eu estou feliz e animado.
e) I am happy even though I’m tired. ( ) Eu estou feliz mas nervoso.

02. Destaque os Conectores (linking words) no parágrafo abaixo:

All my friends were tired last night, so we decided not to go out. We went to Peter’s
house, because the place is great and his parents are nice to us. We stayed there for hours
but we didn’t watch TV. We played video games instead, because the TV programs were all
boring. Jack could play with us or do something else, but he decided to go home, so he
phoned his parents to pick him up earlier. I was not hungry, however, all of us ate pizza and
drank soda. Although tomorrow is Friday, we don’t have classes in the morning, so we can
go to bed late tonight. We are thinking of going to the movies or eating at a fast food
restaurant. We can’t decide!
03. Una as frases usando (and / but / or / so / because):
e.g.: She ran to the door and opened it.
a) I saw my friend Bob at the bank
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b) The door was opened
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c) I bought a new magazine
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d) He bought a computer
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e) There were no buses
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f) You can go by car
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g) She doesn’t like her job
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1. She opened it. 5. It was very hot in the office.

2. I didn’t read it. 6. He didn’t see me.

3. She asked to be transferred to another department. 7. You can take the train.

4. He doesn’t use it very often. 8. I had to walk home

04. Answer the questions below based on the text.

BRAZIL IS MASSIVE

Brazil is the fifth most significant and most populated country in the world. In relative terms,

Europe is slightly larger than Brazil, making it the largest country in South America.

Brazil is not only enormous, BUT it also boasts about two-thirds of the Amazon

Rainforest. ALTHOUGH this is a fact about Brazil to be proud of, the government is doing little to

nothing to preserve it.

Amazon, ON THE OTHER HAND, is the large strain forest, AND the places till has the

world’s largest river in volume.

While Amazon is a unique place on earth, the world’s largest swamp is also in Brazil. The

Pantanal is an “up and coming” tourist destination in the last five years.
a) What is the largest country in South America?
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b) Is Amazon the smallest rain forest in Brazil?
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c) What is the world’s largest swamp?
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d) What idea does each of the highlighted words express?
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05. Read the text and answer the questions.

a) Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text. Then, correct the false statements.

TRUE FALSE

a) Anna Bomby is a famous TV host on French TV.

b) Cristina’s accent is funny.

c) France was more expensive than Brazil.

d) The author thinks that Brazilians are friendly people.

b) According to the text, describe the Brazilian exchange students.

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06. Now, it is your time to write sentences that states facts and other that states opinions
about Brazil.

FACTS OPINIONS

07. Choose the correct alternative to answer the questions.

A) What are the new challenges to agriculture?

a) ( ) They are the cheer amount of technological progress and their ancestors.
b) ( ) They are climate change and the political shift to more environment-conscious
decision-making.
c) ( ) They are the question farming “what” they produce.
d) ( ) They are the new opportunities how they produce and sell the food.

B) Identifique o valor semântico da palavra BUT na sentença “But with new opportunities
come new challenges.”

a) ( ) Adição.
b) ( ) Sequência.
c) ( ) Contraste.
d) ( ) Causa.
08. Read the text then answer the questions.

A) Match the columns.

a) cumbersome ( ) something that costs a lot of money.
b) sustainable ( ) an attempt to do something that is difficult or involves hard work.
c) expensive ( ) using methods that do not harm the environment.
d) effort ( ) not simple, fast, or effective enough and difficult or annoying to use.

B) Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (Marque um X no verdadeiro ou falso

de acordo com o texto.)

TRUE FALSE
a) Farmers believe organic certification closes doors.

b) The authors of the text think it is important to have the organic certification.

c) Many people in the sustainable farming community believe that organic

certification is too difficult and of little benefit to their operation.

09. Leia a campanha publicitária ao lado e identifique os recursos persuasivos utilizados

pelo autor.
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10. Use arguments to complete the following sentences.

a) TV is one of the most popular ways of communication. However…

b) Many people use social networking. So…
c) Some students spend a lot of time playing on the computer instead of…
d) Connecting to friends is easier and cheaper because…