Leitura: About Team Hoyt
The Early Years
Rick was born in 1962 to Dick and Judy Hoyt. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick’s brain at the time of his birth, Rick was
diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. The doctors advised Dick and Judy to institutionalize Rick because there was
no chance of him recovering, and little hope for Rick to live a “normal” life. This was just the beginning of Dick and Judy’s quest for
Rick’s inclusion in the community.
Dick and Judy soon realized that though Rick couldn’t walk or speak, he was quite astute and his eyes would follow them around
the room. They fought to integrate Rick into the public school system, pushing administrators to see beyond Rick’s physical limitations.
With $5,000 in 1972 and a skilled group of engineers at Tufts University, an interactive computer was built for Rick. This computer
consisted of a cursor being used to highlight every letter of the alphabet. Once the letter Rick wanted was highlighted, he was able to
select it by just a simple tap with his head against a head piece attached to his wheelchair. When the computer was originally first
brought home, Rick surprised everyone with his first words. Instead of saying, “Hi, Mom,” or “Hi, Dad,” Rick’s first “spoken” words were:
“Go, Bruins!”. The Boston Bruins were in the Stanley Cup finals that season. It was clear from that moment on that Rick loved sports and
followed the game just like anyone else.
In 1975, at the age of 13, Rick was finally admitted into public school. After high school, Rick attended Boston University, and he
graduated with a degree in Special Education in 1993.
The Beginning of Team Hoyt
In the spring of 1977, Rick told his father that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run for a Lacrosse player who had been
paralyzed in an accident. Far from being a long-distance runner, Dick agreed to push Rick in his wheelchair, and they finished all 5
miles. That night, Rick told his father, “Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not handicapped.”
This realization was just the beginning of what would become over 1,000 races completed, including marathons, duathlons, and
triathlons (6 of them being Ironman competitions).
Rick was once asked, if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, “The thing I’d most like is for my dad to
sit in the chair and I would push him for once.”
1. Sobre o texto que você leu “About Team Hoyt”, marque (V) para as afirmativas verdadeiras e (F) para as afirmativas falsas:
( ) Os médicos acreditavam que Rick Hoyt tinha grandes chances de recuperação.
( ) Rick era uma criança muito inteligente, apesar de suas limitações físicas.
( ) O pai de Rick costumava ser um corredor de longa distância.
( ) Quando Rick e seu pai correm juntos, Rick parece não ter problemas físicos.
2. Complete com as frases apresentadas transformando o discurso direto em discurso indireto:
a) “Dick and Rick face all obstacles together”, Judy said. Judy said that... *
b) “People usually underestimate him because of his physical condition”, Rick’s parents said. Rick’s parents said... *
c) Rick said, “I am no different than anyone else”. Rick said that he... *
3. Compare as duas frases abaixo. Corrija as afirmativas incorretas sobre elas e escreva "CORRETA" para as afirmativas corretas:
I. Rick told his father, "Dad, I want to participate in a 5-mile benefit run."
II. Rick told his father that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run.
a. The first sentence is in indirect speech. *
b. The second sentence uses Rick’s exact words. *
c. In the second sentence, the verb want is in the Past Simple tense. *
Soluções para a tarefa
⇒⇒ Text Comprehension
The Early Years
Rick was born in 1962 to Dick and Judy Hoyt. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick’s brain at the time of his birth, Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. The doctors advised Dick and Judy to institutionalize Rick because there was no chance of him recovering, and little hope for Rick to live a “normal” life. This was just the beginning of Dick and Judy’s quest for Rick’s inclusion in the community.
Dick and Judy soon realized that though Rick couldn’t walk or speak, he was quite astute and his eyes would follow them around the room. They fought to integrate Rick into the public school system, pushing administrators to see beyond Rick’s physical limitations.
With $5,000 in 1972 and a skilled group of engineers at Tufts University, an interactive computer was built for Rick. This computer consisted of a cursor being used to highlight every letter of the alphabet. Once the letter Rick wanted was highlighted, he was able to select it by just a simple tap with his head against a head piece attached to his wheelchair. When the computer was originally first brought home, Rick surprised everyone with his first words. Instead of saying, “Hi, Mom,” or “Hi, Dad,” Rick’s first “spoken” words were: “Go, Bruins!”. The Boston Bruins were in the Stanley Cup finals that season. It was clear from that moment on that Rick loved sports and followed the game just like anyone else.
In 1975, at the age of 13, Rick was finally admitted into public school. After high school, Rick attended Boston University, and he graduated with a degree in Special Education in 1993.
The Beginning of Team Hoyt
In the spring of 1977, Rick told his father that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run for a Lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Far from being a long-distance runner, Dick agreed to push Rick in his wheelchair, and they finished all 5 miles. That night, Rick told his father, “Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not handicapped.”
This realization was just the beginning of what would become over 1,000 races completed, including marathons, duathlons, and triathlons (6 of them being Ironman competitions).
Rick was once asked, if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, “The thing I’d most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push him for once.”
1. Sobre o texto que você leu “About Team Hoyt”, marque (V) para as afirmativas verdadeiras e (F) para as afirmativas falsas:
(F) Os médicos acreditavam que Rick Hoyt tinha grandes chances de recuperação.
(V) Rick era uma criança muito inteligente, apesar de suas limitações físicas.
(F) O pai de Rick costumava ser um corredor de longa distância.
(V) Quando Rick e seu pai correm juntos, Rick parece não ter problemas físicos.
2. Complete com as frases apresentadas transformando o discurso direto em discurso indireto:
a) “Dick and Rick face all obstacles together”, Judy said.
Judy said that Dick and Rick faced all obstacles together.
b) “People usually underestimate him because of his physical condition”, Rick’s parents said.
Rick’s parents said that people usually underestimated him because of his physical condition.
c) Rick said, “I am no different than anyone else”.
Rick said that he was no different than anyone else.
3. Compare as duas frases abaixo. Corrija as afirmativas incorretas sobre elas e escreva "CORRETA" para as afirmativas corretas:
I. Rick told his father: "Dad, I want to participate in a 5-mile benefit run."
II. Rick told his father that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run.
a. The first sentence is in indirect speech. >> errada
The first sentence is in direct speech. >> correta
b. The second sentence uses Rick’s exact words. >> correta
c. In the second sentence, the verb ''want'' is in the Past Simple tense. >> correta
⇒⇒ Reported speech/Indirect Speech (discurso indireto) - é quando repetimos, com as nossas palavras, o que outra pessoa falou. As duas frases, normalmente, são ligadas por ''that''.
Exemplos:
James said: ''I am very late''. >>> Direct speech
James said that he was very late. >>> Indirect speech
Direct speech Reported speech
Simple present Simple past
Simple past Past perfect
Present continuous Past continuous
Present perfect Past perfect
Can Could
Will Would
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