LÍNGUA INGLESA

  

1ª SÉRIE

CONECTORES E VERBOS MODAIS

 Aula 3
 Objetivos
⮚ Ampliar o repertório lexical por meio de textos.
⮚ Aprender sobre os verbos modais e os
conectores (linking words).
 Look at the cartoon and answer the
question.
a) Why is the boy
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answering his mom?

Because he had bad score
at math exam.

“No, I can’t explain my D in Math. That class

teaches us about numbers, not letters!”
 Look at the cartoon and answer the
question.
b) From the boy’s answer,
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can we infer that the

mother?
Asked him if he could
explain his D in Math.

“No, I can’t explain my D in Math. That class

teaches us about numbers, not letters!”
 Modal verbs
✔ Os modal verbs (verbos modais) em inglês são
verbos auxiliares utilizados para complementar ou
mudar o sentido dos verbos principais nas frases.
Por esse motivo também são chamados
de modal auxiliaries (auxiliares modais).
✔ Eles são muito utilizados pelos falantes da língua
inglesa e, portanto, são essenciais
para os aprendizes desse idioma.
 São verbos modais:
CAN (habilidade/capacidade/permissões, informal/ pedido);
COULD (habilidade/capacidades past.);
MAY (permissões formais/probabilidade/possibilidade);
MIGHT (permissões formais/probabilidade/possibilidade
past.)
SHOULD (conselho/obrigação moral/recomendação)
OUGHT TO (conselho/obrigação moral/
recomendação)
 Lembrando que verbos modais:

❑ São utilizados sem to (exceção ought to);

❑ Não são flexionados;
❑ Na negativa usa-se not após o verbo modal;
❑ Vem antes do sujeito na forma interrogativa;
❑ Podem ser acompanhado por be, have.
 1. Complete each sentence with a modal verb.
can – may – might - should
might give them the
a) Their knowledge of English ________
opportunity to get a well-paid job. (possibility)
should be here by 9:00 if you don’t want
b) I think you_________
to be late for the lecture. (advice)
may
c) You _________ leave school at 17, but you’ll still have a
lot to learn. (permission)
 2. Check the correct answer.
I) In the sentence “You should pass only on the left of the
vehicles” should can be replaced by:
a) can b) shall c) ought to

II) Qual das alternativas abaixo está incorreta?

b) You should go to bed if you don't feel well.
c) You not must take an aspirin.
d) We could have visitors in the afternoon.
 3. Look at the comic strip and answer the
question.

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I) What is Garfield’s wish?

To get another cake / more cake.
II) Does Garfield’s wish come true?
Yes, it does.
 Linking words
✔ As linking words são conjunções (conjunctions) que
funcionam como conectivos nas frases. Assim, elas
desempenham o papel de conectar ideias unindo
termos ou mesmo orações.

✔ Podem expressar ideias de continuação, conclusão,

adição, oposição, comparação, explicação,
etc.
❖ Algumas linking words e suas ideias:

o Adição: in addition to, also, besides;

o Oposição: but; however, although, despite;
o Comparação: like, as;
o Explicação: because, as, since, for;
o Conclusão: so, then, consequently,
therefore;
 4. Answer the questions
I) He is very mature_________.
a) instead of his age
b) despite his age
c) spite of his age

II) The road was in bad condition_________.

d) despite, I was very late
e) however, we didn’t stop
f) in fact, it was 7 o’clock
 5. Answer the questions.

“...Why is TOEFL changing? ETS is changing the test because

universities have asked us to. They want a test that will
measure not only how much a student knows about English,
but also how well a student can use English in the
classroom. That’s what matters most…”
I) We can replace the red words by:
a) besides / like
b) besides / however
c) so / then
 Answer the questions.
I) In the sentence “It was called the Great Depression
because there weren’t any malls, so everyone was
depressed” because and so means:
a) comparison – result
b) reason – addition
c) reason – consequence

II) In “You should start each day with a song

in your soul” should expresses the idea of:
d) obligation b) probability c) advice
 Nessa aula
⮚ Aprendemos mais sobre os verbos modais, os
conectores com tirinhas.
 Referências
Linking Words - Conjunções em Inglês - Toda Matéria (toda
materia.com.br)
Modal Verbs - Verbos Modais em Inglês - Toda Matéria (toda
materia.com.br)
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