Question

Read the quotes below and do exercises 1, 2 and 3.

texto 01

“I remember the first time I heard a teenager say ‘LOL.’ Just what? But it means ‘laugh.’ Why don’t you just laugh? What are you doing?”

texto 02

“I have an amazing crew, so it makes life so much easier. It’s fun being around a bunch of my BFFs on the road.”

texto 03

“ I'm always afraid that I’m being unprofessional, yet I continue to sign all my e-mails ‘xoxo.’”

1. Write down an example of Internet slang used in the first quote
(Text 1). What does it mean?

2. Write down an example of Internet slang used in the second quote (Text 2). What does it mean?

3. Write down an example of Internet slang used in the third quote (Text 3).

What does it mean? Read the text below and do exercises 4, 5 and 6.

Text 4 UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (...)

ARTICLE 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

ARTICLE 2

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

ARTICLE 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person.

4. According to the text, everyone has the same rights no matter how different you are from other people. Find a fragment from the text that presents examples to support this statement and write it down in the lines below.

5. In “should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”, what does the modal verb should express?

a) Obligation.
b) Probability.
c) Recommendation.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1) lol! that joke is so funny!

It means laughing my lungs of, used when you see something funny.

2) Me and my bffs had a sleepover last night!

It means best friends forever, when you have an strong friendship with someone.

3) see you tomorrow, xoxo.

It's an expression that means kisses and hugs, an gentle way to say "goodbye".

4) "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status."

5) a) obligation

Explicação:

TRADUÇÕES:

1) lol! essa piada e muito engraçada!

Significa rindo meus pulmões para fora (tradução livre) usado quando você vê algo divertido, engraçado.

2) Eu e minhas melhores amigas tivemos uma festa do pijama noite passada!

Significa melhores amigos(as) para sempre, quando você tem uma amizade forte com alguém.

3) vejo você amanhã, xoxo.

É uma expressão que significa means beijos e abraços, uma maneira gentil de se despedir.

4) "Todo é detentor de todos os direitos e liberdade, de acordo com a quarta emenda/ declaração, sem nenhum tipo de descrição, como de raça, cor, sexo, linguagem, religião, política ou outra opinião, nacionalidade ou origem social, propriedade, nascimento ou outro status"

5) obrigação.