Este exercício foi feito com aguns alunos em sala de aula, devido ao vocabulário e a proposta, achei interessante deixá-lo aqui disponível aos interessados. Lembrando sempre que podem contar comigo para quisquer dúvidas, mandar emails com as composições, perguntas etc. Todas elas me enriquecem também e, faço questão de responder.

Um grande abraço!

Teacher Luciana S. Santos


Leia sobre o encontro com uma pessoa famosa:
* O que você faria se você visse uma pessoa famosa na rua? a) Say "hello"! b) Ask for an autograph c) Stare and say nothing d)Ignore the person
At the ATM:
** Roberta nos conta a estória sobre quando ela viu uma pessoa famosa. Leia a passagem e responda as perguntas.

I was on fifth avenue, when I realized that I didn't have any money. I wen to the bank machine, as usual, there was a line. A couple minutes later, I noticed the guy standing in front of me. he was thin, blond, and a little taller than me. he turned around, and I saw his face. Was it possible? Brad Pitt? I looked at the people around me. Nobody seemed to notice. Maybe it wasn't him. Well, it it wasn't him, it sure looked like him! I glanced again at the people behind me. There was a forty-year-old woman, two old men, and a little girl. When I saw the girl's face, I realized that it had to be Brad Pitt: she was staring at him with her mouth open. It was Brad's turn at the ATM. He withdrew his money, and said goodbye with a smile. That smile... no doubt about i. It was him!

EXERCISES:
Responda TRUE ou FALSE de acordo com o texto acima.
1. Brad Pitt was at the ATM of a bank. a) true b) false
2. The little girl asked Brad Pitt for his autograph. a)true b) false
3. Everybody in the bank knew it was Brad Pitt. a) true b) false
4. Brad Pitt said goodbye. a) true b) false

VOCABULARY:

ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) - Caixa eletrônico
Bank machine - Caixa eletrônico
Guy - cara
Line - fila
Look like - parecer-se com
Realize - entender algo que se ignorava antes
Withdraw - virar-se

EXERCISE 2:

Look aroud you! Há várias maneiras para se falar a respeito de como você olha as coisas. Veja algumas. Você pode encontrar algumas destas palavras na estória?
Gaze - olhar para alguém ou algo por um longo tempo;
Glance - olhar para algo rapidamente;
Look (at) - olhar para algo;
Notice - perceber; Stare - olhar fixamente;
Watch - olhar com atenção.

Espero que aproveitem... Best regards for all!!!

Can you find any mistakes? (between & among)

Read a paragraph by Student Carlos:

Nowourdays the violence is a principal cause of death betwen youth people. They are always around the corner, causing accidents of traffic. The violence can be seen also in the home, where there are a sort of opportunities which are allowed to raise the violence, like having gum, collecting boozes, growing superficial relationships. We need to end up this situation.

** Correct it and leave me a message in this blog, or by email, please!

Between or Among:

Carlos says: between youth people
The correct preposition is: AMONG young people.

* This is because we use BETWEEN when we are talking about two things, and AMONG when we are talking about three or more things.

Here are some examples with BETWEEN:

BETWEEN you and me, I think he's an idiot.
The US is BETWEEN Mexico and Canada;
When you go to the movies, the kids sit between thir mother and father.

Here are some more examples about AMONG:

Oranges are very popular fruit among Americans.
Among my freinds, you are the one I trust most.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people.

Vocabulary:

*Booze: (slang) School;
* Suicide: the act of killing yourself;
*Violence: behavior that can hurt people physically;
* gun: a firearm;