Question

1 – Leia o seguinte texto em inglês: Coronavirus is spreading around the world. It affects many people and businesses. It affects sports, too. Some athletes and coaches have the coronavirus. They are sick. Their teams cannot play. Some sports grounds and stadiums are closed. In England, the football league stops. In Italy, people cannot go to football matches. Officials interrupt the US national basketball league. Governments must stop the coronavirus. They cancel big meetings of people. Coronavirus can affect the Tokyo Olympic Games, too. The Olympics start in summer 2020. The President of the Olympics group is hopeful. He thinks that the Olympics can take place. However, there can be some changes. Difficult words: spread (to grow over a large area and to affect many people), coach (a person who trains na athlete or a team), interrupt (to stop something for some time). - Depois de ter lido o texto, responda às seguintes perguntas:

a) Qual o assunto do texto?
b) As palavras cognatas ou transparentes muito nos ajudam a compreender o texto. Elas são parecidas com o português. Tire do texto pelo menos 4 palavras cognatas, copie abaixo e dê o seu significado.​

Answer 1

a) O texto fala sobre o coronavirus e a maneira em que ele afetou os esportes. Indica que inúmeros campeonatos foram interrompidos por conta do vírus, além de afirmar que as Olimpíadas também podem ser afetadas, por mais que o presidente do grupo olímpico esteja esperançoso.

b) Algumas palavras cognatas presentes no texto são:  

Sports = esporte

Athletes = atletas

Teams = times

Football = futebol

Olympics = Olimpíadas