Read the text:
Did
Dracula really exist?
Yes and No. Dracula is a book written by
the Irish author, Bram (Abraham) Stoker (1847-1912) who told the story of an
evil count from Transylvania (now part of Romania).
The nobleman could turn into a vampire
bat. He sucked people´s blood by biting them on the their necks.
His victims became his salves.
Dracula was a figment of Stoker's vivid
imagination, but in the 1400s there was a cruel ruler of Transylvania known as
Vlad the Impaler.
He got this nickname because ha had awful
habits: he drove stakes through the bodies of his enemies and left them to die.
No doubt Stoker had Vlad in mind when he wrote the book.
Vocabulary:
evil - bad; diabolic
count - nobleman
to turn into - to transform
figment - invention,
products of imagination
ruler - person who governs
and controls a country
impaler - perforator,
piercer
awful - terrible
1.
According to the text:
A) Bram Stoker invented the
name Dracula
B) Bram Stoker didn't' invent the name Dracula
C) Dracula didn't have
slaves
D) Dracula became a ruler
in the 1400s
2) The book writte by Bram
Stoker is:
A) a poem
B) a fiction
C) a novel
D) an adventure
3.
Marque a opção correta:
________________ and ______________are used to connect two
sentences, expressing the idea of addition.
a)
Who – What
b)
And – Also
c)
That – This
d)
Also - too
Read
to the dialog.
Allan:
Hi, Carol! How are you?
Carol:
Good! Are you going to Kitty’s party tonight?
Allan:
No, I can’t… I have an important Portuguese test tomorrow.
Carol:
Oh, come on! Don’t push yourself too hard! You’re a very good student.
Allan:
Yes, I am! But it’s important to me. It’s part of a bigger plan, you know?
Carol:
What I know is you have a crush on Patti, and she will be there.
Allan:
Really? I don’t believe that! She never goes to parties!
Carol:
That's exactly why I think you must go to the party It’ just one day. I can’t
see the problem!
Allan:
Carol, have you ever dedicated your time to doing something special?
Carol:
I’m not sure if I understand what you’re saying…
Allan:
I have studied Portuguese a lot because I want to spend one year in Mozambique
as a volunteer, helping people in need.
Carol:
I’m not sure if I understand what you’re saying…
Carol:
I see… Sorry, Allan! I didn’t know about that!
Allan:
That’s OK! But keep in mind: when I say no, it means no. Alright?
Allan!
I didn’t know about that!
Carol:
Yes, sure! There will be other parties you can go to!
4.
Qual é a temática/assunto do texto?
a)
A prova para a habilitação de carro.
b)
O trabalho na lanchonete durante a festa.
c)
A vida de Carol que está depressiva.
d)
A festa de Kitty e a prova de português de Allan
Leia
o texto e faça o que se pede:
Sightseeing in London
“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
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8.
When a bus is tightly packed it is:
a)late.
b)empty
c)departed.
d)developed.
e)crowded.
9. 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.
10.
Em relação ao Present Perfect estudado em sala de aula, responda:
We
use the auxiliary verb __________ with he, she, it.
b.
We use the auxiliary verb _________ with I, you, we, they.
c.
We use the main verb in the Past _________form.
a)
will/ am / Future
b)
is / do/ doing
c)
have/ Past/ has
d)
has/ have/ Participle
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