INTERPRETAÇÃO DE TEXTO - INGLÊS

 Sightseeing in London - Passeio em Londres

“We've been to Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard,
We've walked as far as Trafalgar Square
To see the two art-galleries there;
We've looked at Scotland Yard.
And now you suggest that before it's dark
We should visit the Zoo in Regent's Park!
When tubes and buses are tightly packed
And I am feeling completely whacked!
Do you realise, Henry darling, that we've had no lunch or tea?
And these fashionable sandals are nearly killing me!
So, unless you find a café for a coffee and a snack,
Though we left home only yesterday, I'll catch the next train back!”

(Dilys A. M. Rembowska. Sound, Sense and Rhythm. Longman, 1967, p.9)

Vocabulary
fashionable — chic, elegant;
tightly — compactly; nearly — almost
whacked — exhausted; unless — if not, except
to realise — to understand; though — although;
in spite of - the fact that

Check your reading
1. We can infer from the text that:

a)sightseeing in London is an exhausting experience.
b)it is possible to see London on a single day.
c)there is a boy anxious to see more of London, but his mother is tired.
d)there are three tourists involved in the story.
e)some suggestions can be easily accepted.

2. Circle the wrong alternative.
a) The author won't have time to visit the zoo.
b)The author is tired of visiting so many places.
c)The author is hungry.
d)The author feels uncomfortable with her sandals.
e)The author hasn't had lunch yet.

3. The characters in the story may have come from any of the countries below except from:
a)France.
b)Canada.
c)Germany.
d)Italy.
e)Spain.

4. When a bus is tightly packed it is:
a)late.
b)empty
c)departed.
d)developed.
e)crowded.

5. Tube and café in the text mean:

a)a long cylinder made of plastic, metal, rubber or glass — restaurant
b)television — a dark brown powder with a strong flavor and smell.
c)London's underground train system — coffee shop.
d)England's railroad — a drink or beverage.
e)England's railway — French restaurant.

(By Wilson Liberato; In: Compact English Book; Vol único; Ed FTD, P 140/6)

THE ACE = O GABARITO: Fornecido pelos autores no "Livro do Professor"
1a.  2a.  3b.  4e.  5c.