Question

1. Circule as palavras cognatas dos trechos a seguir.

a) The world is going green, but do we want to go yellow? Recycling our paper, plastic
and metal goods has become common practice, but now scientists are recycling urine
to extract precious nutrients before they hit the sewage system.

b) WASHINGTON -- Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, the
highest number since polling on the subject began with the commencement of the war
in March 2003, according to poll results and trends released Wednesday. (CNN)

2. Leia o lide das notícias e identifique seus temas.

a) This vast habitat is the world's largest freshwater wetland - an immense,
landlocked river delta covering large part of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso
do Sul and tracts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Tema: __________________________________________________________

b) Facebook's decision to remove videos showing people being decapitated
leaves the firm in a quandary: should or shouldn't it impose a wider censorship
policy?
Tema: __________________________________________________________

c) Ticket prices for international fans attending the football World Cup in Brazil will
start at $90 (£59, 69 euros) for initial group matches.
Tema: __________________________________________________________

3. Destaque os verbos das manchetes do jornal ``The Los Angeles Times ``.
a) Joyful crowds celebrate Mandela's 95th birthday
b) Sparks beat Atlanta, 77-73, for sixth win in a row
c) Cyber-security firm Cylance works to read hackers' minds
d) Turner Broadcasting gets a Time Warner makeover
e) Erick Torres scores to end Chivas USA's 14-game winless streak

4. Analise algumas manchetes da ABC News e complete flexionando os verbos entre
parênteses.
a) President Biden _____________Press Conference (hold)
b) Oprah _____________Swiss Apology for Racist Diss (get)
c) Bill Gates _____________Google's Balloon Project (criticize)
d) Vince Vaughn _____________a Baby Boy (welcome)
e) Egypt's Suez Canal _____________Record Amount of Cargo (see)

5. Escreva manchetes usando as palavras e verbos destacados dos lides das notícias
a seguir. Não se esqueça de flexionar os verbos corretamente.

A)

Liam Hemsworth attended the premiere of his new film “Paranoia” last night in Los
Angeles, and for the first time in more than a year, he was photographed on a red
carpet with his girlfriend Miley Cyrus.

B)

R&B star Usher’s ex-wife has posted a photo on Instagram of herself with her son,
Usher Raymond V, who was recovering in a hospital after a poolside accident at his
father’s Atlanta home earlier this week.

C)

A new trailer for the highly anticipated Diana is out giving the world yet another glimpse
at Naomi Watts playing Princess Diana.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. a) Recycling, paper, plastic, metal, common, scientists, urine, precious, nutrients, system.

b) percent, Americans, number, March, results.

2. a) Vegetação

b) a política de censura do Facebook

c) venda de ingressos para assistir a Copa do Mundo

3. a) celebrate

b) beat

c) firm, read

d) gets

e) score

4.