ATIVIDADES DE RECUPERAÇÃO PARALELA – 2º Trimestre
2º EM
DISCIPLINA: Inglês
Observações:
1- Antes de responder às atividades, releia o material entregue sobre
Sugestão de Como Estudar.
2 - Os exercícios devem ser resolvidos em folha timbrada e entregues na
aula da professora no dia 22/09/15
Conteúdo:
Apostila 6 (aulas – 13 ate 22)
Exercícios:
1. Complete the sentences using the correct article where necessary:
a. He always comes home for __________ lunch.
b. I usually have __________ orange and ___________glass of milk for ____________
breakfast.
c. Once in ___________ while he is in __________ bad mood.
2. Join the sentences using a relative pronoun. Make the necessary changes:
- it was reported on the evening news
- he retired after 30 years at the company
- I hadn’t seen him for many years
a. A gold watch was offered to Mr. Johnson…
b. We are really worried about Tom…
c. He told me the details of the story…
3. Turn the sentences into English:
a. Cuide de seu peso se você quiser vestir aqueles jeans.
b. Vamos encontrar uma maneira para ajudá-la.
c. Ele viu um vulto na escuridão.
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4. Complete the sentences using prepositions:
a. ___________ Christmas the whole family get together.
b. He fell in love _________ Mary _________ the age of 25.
c. The tourists will leave _______ August 13.
5. Fill in the sentences using who, whom, that or which:
a. The man, ___________ was here yesterday, wishes to see her.
b. Do they have anything _________ belongs to us?
c. The notebook, ___________ he has bought, is excellent.
6. Choose one of the prepositions in parentheses:
a. His t-shirt reaches _______________ his knees. (out / below)
b. How long did it take her to swim _______________ the pool? (across / through)
c. I’ll have the report ready __________ tomorrow. (in / by)
7. Write the main ideas of the text:
Taxing test for taxi drivers
NEW DELHI taxi and rickshaw drivers are to be given a compulsory crash course in the English
language to prepare them for the influx of tourists that will arrive in the city for the next
Commonwealth Games.
According to the Times of India, transport authorities want the cab drivers to achieve a 2,000word vocabulary by the time the games start in 2010.
“The programme is aimed at the cabbie or auto [rickshaw] driver because he is the first person a
passenger interacts with on arrival in the city,” said transport commissioner VS Madam. “That's
why we want drivers to converse properly and not in sign language,” he added.
Under the programme, drivers will be taught English relevant to the needs of tourists. By the
end of their course drivers should be able to give directions and suggest good restaurants,
among other useful tourist advice. The transport department will give the taxi drivers an English
proficiency exam each year. In the first year, a driver is expected to have learned 20 per cent of
the vocabulary and be able to reply to questions such as, “Where can I get a tourist map of the
city?” In the second year, the driver should know 35 percent of the words. By the third year the
drivers are expected to have learned 50 per cent of the words. The transport department say that
by the Commonwealth Games in four years, drivers will be able to converse confidently.
To help drivers the department is to provide special centers where drivers will be able to use
audio visual aids to help them become proficient. Audio tapes will also be provided so that the
drivers will be able to listen in between fares.
(EL Gazette. English Language Journal, Opening
Doors Across the World. ISSUE NR 319, July, 2006.)
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