Name: _______________________________________________
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Class: ___________
The Hunger Games: Book review
A Literary Success
“The Hunger Games” is a very successful book for young readers and it was written by the
American author Suzanne Collins. It was published in 2008 and has sold millions of copies
around the world. It is the first book for young readers to sell more than a million electronic
copies. It has also been translated into 26 different languages. The Hunger Games is also now a
very successful film. It made 152.5 million dollars in its first weekend in North America alone!
A Fight to the Death
The story takes place in the future, after the destruction of North America. The country is called Panem. There are
twelve poor districts governed by the rich Capitol. The Capitol dominates the nation. Each district has to produce
different things for the Capitol. District 12, where the story begins, provides all the coal for the country. There used to
be a thirteenth district in the past but they rebelled against the Capitol and were destroyed.
The Hunger Games are an annual event. The Capitol uses them to punish the districts for rebelling. One boy and one girl
aged 12 to 18 are chosen from each district to fight in a battle, in which only one person can survive. The chosen
teenagers are called “tributes”. The whole country is forced to watch the games on television.
The heroine is Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen-year-old girl. Her father worked in the mine but he died in an accident and
now she has to provide food for her family. She hunts in the woods around district 12 with her friend Gale, using a bow
and arrow. When her younger sister, Prim, is chosen as one of the tributes, Katniss volunteers to go instead. The other
tribute from District 12 is a boy named Peeta.
Brendan Dunne
Adapted from: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/english-skills-practice/read-your-level/hunger-games-book-review-level-2
Access on November 23rd, 2012
1 – Qual é o objetivo do texto acima? __________________________________________________________________
2 – O livro é voltado para o público:
( ) jovem
( ) adulto
3 – O que são os Hunger Games e por que eles acontecem? ________________________________________________
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4 – A história foi lida em países que não falam a língua inglesa? Justifique com uma frase do texto em Inglês.
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5 – Encontre no texto os seguintes nomes:
a) A autora da história: __________________________________________
b) O país onde se passa a história: _________________________________
c) A protagonista: _____________________________________________
d) Como se referem aos adolescentes escolhidos: _______________________________________
6 – Escreva em Português a que / quem estes números do texto se referem:
a) 2008 – ________________________________________________
b) 26 – ________________________________________________
c) A million – ________________________________________________
d) 12 - ________________________________________________
e) 12 to 18 - ________________________________________________
7- Answer in English according to the text:
a) Why was the thirteenth district destroyed?
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b) Why does Katniss volunteer to go to the Hunger Games?
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8- Marque a alternativa que completa adequadamente a afirmativa abaixo:
Na frase “… it was written by the American author Suzanne Collins.”, o pronome “it” é o ___ da frase e ele ____ a
ação.
( ) sujeito – pratica
( ) objeto – pratica
( ) sujeito – sofre
( ) objeto – sofre
PASSIVE VOICE
- A voz passiva destaca quem ou o que sofre a ação.
Formação:
TO BE (no mesmo tempo da voz ativa) + PAST PARTICIPLE (main verb)
Active:
Suzanne Collins wrote the book.
People call the country Panem.
|| Passive:
||
The book was written by Suzanne Collins.
The country is called Panem.
9 –Classify the sentences: A for Active, P for Passive.
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
) The book was published in 2008.
) It has been translated into 26 different languages.
) District 13 rebelled against the Capitol.
) The Capitol punishes the rebels.
) The whole country is forced to watch the games on TV.
) Prim is chosen as a tribute.
) Katniss volunteers to go instead of Prim
10- Write the verbs in the passive voice:
a) The book sold one million copies.
One million copies of the book _________________________.
b) The whole country watches the games.
The games _________________________ by the whole country.
c) Peeta and Katniss are going to fight in the battle.
The battle _____________________________________ by Peeta and Katniss.
11- Put these sentences into the Passive Voice:
a) The Capitol dominates the nation.
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b) The Capitol destroyed District 13.
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c) District 12 provides all the coal.
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d) The government chooses one boy and one girl to fight.
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e) Rocco published The Hunger Games in Brazil.
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