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THE GUARDIAN ( FEBRUARY 11, 2017)
Entrevistas separadas com
Emma e Gervase, que saíram juntos pela primeira vez. Eles não se conheciam até
então.
1.
Como se chama
em inglês esse ‘encontro às escuras’?
a)
blind date
b)
dark date
c)
deaf date
d)
dumb date
Emma on Gervase
2.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you ____ for?
a)
hoping for
b) waiting
(EMMA) A good time with a nice guy. Oh, and a
fancy meal, too.
3.
Traduza os adjetivos mencionados na
resposta de Emma:
a)
good:_______
b)
nice:________
c)
fancy:________
4.
Emma usou a palavra ‘meal’. Qual dos
itens abaixo não é uma ‘meal’?
a)
coffee
b)
breakfast
c)
lunch
d)
dinner
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
5.
Dá para dizer que Emma de início teve uma
boa impressão de Gervase? Por quê?
6.
O que significa ‘bookish’ neste cotexto?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
7.
Preencha os espaços em branco com policy, police, politics ou politician(s):
a)
Eduardo Cunha, the Brazilian_______who
led Dilma Rousseff impeachment, has been expelled from office.
b)
Trump’s foreign_______on Brazil is
practically no-existent.
c)
“Most
middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to_______
who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.” (Benjamin Spock)
8.
Would a real vegan eat tofu? Why(not)?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
9.
The synonym for ‘awkward’ is
a)
ill-mannered
b)
embarrassing
c)
frustrating
10.
Dá pra dizer que a conversa foi animada?
Baseado em quê?
11.
Explique em português a diferença entre none of us e neither of us
(THE
GUARDIAN) Best thing about Gervase?
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
12.
Com ‘quizzing, Emma dá a entender que
a)
não demostrou o menor interesse em
Gervase.
b)
se apaixonou à primeira vista pelo rapaz.
c)
estava a fim de tirar sarro com a cara
dele
d)
fez um monte de perguntas a seu respeito
(THE GUARDIAN)
Would you introduce him to your friends?
(EMMA) Absolutely.
(EMMA) Absolutely.
13.
Com ‘absolutely’, Emma responde sim ou não?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe him in three words
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think he made of you?
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
14.
“I reckon” pode ser substituído por:
a)
I doubt
b)
I can’t believe
c)
I suppose
d)
I’m sure
15.
Traduza a pergunta do Guardian (What do you think he made of you?) para o
português.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
(EMMA) We did.
(EMMA) We did.
(THE GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
(EMMA) 9.
(EMMA) 9.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
16.
Embora Emma tenha gostado de Gervase, a
noite foi um desastre e ela não pretende vê-lo de novo. Certo ou errado? Por
quê?
Gervase on Emma
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you hoping for?
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
17.
Assinale a opção correta para ‘rir de’:
a)
laugh at
b)
laugh with
18.
What does “share” mean in the context?
a)
give a part of something to someone else
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
19.
‘Do dry January’ is the same as ‘abstain
from alcohol throughout the first month of the year. right or wrong?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
20.
O que Gervase quer dizer com ‘winking
waiting staff’’?
(THE GUARDIAN) Best
thing about Emma?
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
21.
In Gervase’s opinion, Emma can talk about
energy policy for hours on end. Do you agree wit this statement
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you introduce her to your friends?
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
22.
Explique em português ‘she’d go down
well’.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe her in three words
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
23.
Se alguém dissesse que acha você
alternativo/a, você diria que é um elogio ou uma ofensa? Por quê?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think she made of you?
Government stooge.
Government stooge.
24.
Gervase acha que Emma considera que ele
só estava lá por obrigação. É Isso que ‘government stooge’ dá a entender.
Concorda?
(THE GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
To a pub.
To a pub.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
There was some kissing.
There was some kissing.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
8.
8.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
Yes.
Yes.
Encontro às cegas
THE GUARDIAN ( FEBRUARY 11, 2017)
Entrevistas separadas com
Emma e Gervase, que saíram juntos pela primeira vez. Eles não se conheciam até
então.
1.
Como se chama
em inglês esse ‘encontro às escuras’?
a)
blind date
b)
dark date
c)
deaf date
d)
dumb date
Emma on Gervase
2.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you ____ for?
a)
hoping for
b) waiting
(EMMA) A good time with a nice guy. Oh, and a
fancy meal, too.
3.
Traduza os adjetivos mencionados na
resposta de Emma:
a)
good:_______
b)
nice:________
c)
fancy:________
4.
Emma usou a palavra ‘meal’. Qual dos
itens abaixo não é uma ‘meal’?
a)
coffee
b)
breakfast
c)
lunch
d)
dinner
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
5.
Dá para dizer que Emma de início teve uma
boa impressão de Gervase? Por quê?
6.
O que significa ‘bookish’ neste cotexto?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
7.
Preencha os espaços em branco com policy, police, politics ou politician(s):
a)
Eduardo Cunha, the Brazilian_______who
led Dilma Rousseff impeachment, has been expelled from office.
b)
Trump’s foreign_______on Brazil is
practically no-existent.
c)
“Most
middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to_______
who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.” (Benjamin Spock)
8.
Would a real vegan eat tofu? Why(not)?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
9.
The synonym for ‘awkward’ is
a)
ill-mannered
b)
embarrassing
c)
frustrating
10.
Dá pra dizer que a conversa foi animada?
Baseado em quê?
11.
Explique em português a diferença entre none of us e neither of us
(THE
GUARDIAN) Best thing about Gervase?
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
12.
Com ‘quizzing, Emma dá a entender que
a)
não demostrou o menor interesse em
Gervase.
b)
se apaixonou à primeira vista pelo rapaz.
c)
estava a fim de tirar sarro com a cara
dele
d)
fez um monte de perguntas a seu respeito
(THE GUARDIAN)
Would you introduce him to your friends?
(EMMA) Absolutely.
(EMMA) Absolutely.
13.
Com ‘absolutely’, Emma responde sim ou não?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe him in three words
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think he made of you?
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
14.
“I reckon” pode ser substituído por:
a)
I doubt
b)
I can’t believe
c)
I suppose
d)
I’m sure
15.
Traduza a pergunta do Guardian (What do you think he made of you?) para o
português.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
(EMMA) We did.
(EMMA) We did.
(THE GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
(EMMA) 9.
(EMMA) 9.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
16.
Embora Emma tenha gostado de Gervase, a
noite foi um desastre e ela não pretende vê-lo de novo. Certo ou errado? Por
quê?
Gervase on Emma
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you hoping for?
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
17.
Assinale a opção correta para ‘rir de’:
a)
laugh at
b)
laugh with
18.
What does “share” mean in the context?
a)
give a part of something to someone else
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
19.
‘Do dry January’ is the same as ‘abstain
from alcohol throughout the first month of the year. right or wrong?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
20.
O que Gervase quer dizer com ‘winking
waiting staff’’?
(THE GUARDIAN) Best
thing about Emma?
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
21.
In Gervase’s opinion, Emma can talk about
energy policy for hours on end. Do you agree wit this statement
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you introduce her to your friends?
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
22.
Explique em português ‘she’d go down
well’.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe her in three words
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
23.
Se alguém dissesse que acha você
alternativo/a, você diria que é um elogio ou uma ofensa? Por quê?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think she made of you?
Government stooge.
Government stooge.
24.
Gervase acha que Emma considera que ele
só estava lá por obrigação. É Isso que ‘government stooge’ dá a entender.
Concorda?
(THE GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
To a pub.
To a pub.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
There was some kissing.
There was some kissing.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
8.
8.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
Yes.
Yes.
Entrevistas separadas com
Emma e Gervase, que saíram juntos pela primeira vez. Eles não se conheciam até
então.
1.
Como se chama
em inglês esse ‘encontro às escuras’?
a)
blind date
b)
dark date
c)
deaf date
d)
dumb date
Emma on Gervase
2.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you ____ for?
a)
hoping for
b) waiting
(EMMA) A good time with a nice guy. Oh, and a
fancy meal, too.
3.
Traduza os adjetivos mencionados na
resposta de Emma:
a)
good:_______
b)
nice:________
c)
fancy:________
4.
Emma usou a palavra ‘meal’. Qual dos
itens abaixo não é uma ‘meal’?
a)
coffee
b)
breakfast
c)
lunch
d)
dinner
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
(EMMA) Friendly, bookish (he was reading when I turned up), and pretty cute.
5.
Dá para dizer que Emma de início teve uma
boa impressão de Gervase? Por quê?
6.
O que significa ‘bookish’ neste cotexto?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
(EMMA) Energy policy, vegan food, morality and train travel.
7.
Preencha os espaços em branco com policy, police, politics ou politician(s):
a)
Eduardo Cunha, the Brazilian_______who
led Dilma Rousseff impeachment, has been expelled from office.
b)
Trump’s foreign_______on Brazil is
practically no-existent.
c)
“Most
middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to_______
who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.” (Benjamin Spock)
8.
Would a real vegan eat tofu? Why(not)?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
(EMMA) None. In fact, it took us ages to stop talking long enough to order.
9.
The synonym for ‘awkward’ is
a)
ill-mannered
b)
embarrassing
c)
frustrating
10.
Dá pra dizer que a conversa foi animada?
Baseado em quê?
11.
Explique em português a diferença entre none of us e neither of us
(THE
GUARDIAN) Best thing about Gervase?
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
(EMMA) He was super interesting, a pleasure to talk to, and did not mind me quizzing him.
12.
Com ‘quizzing, Emma dá a entender que
a)
não demostrou o menor interesse em
Gervase.
b)
se apaixonou à primeira vista pelo rapaz.
c)
estava a fim de tirar sarro com a cara
dele
d)
fez um monte de perguntas a seu respeito
(THE GUARDIAN)
Would you introduce him to your friends?
(EMMA) Absolutely.
(EMMA) Absolutely.
13.
Com ‘absolutely’, Emma responde sim ou não?
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe him in three words
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(EMMA) Kind, considered, intelligent.
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think he made of you?
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
(EMMA) I reckon he thought I was an OK date, but perhaps a bit serious.
14.
“I reckon” pode ser substituído por:
a)
I doubt
b)
I can’t believe
c)
I suppose
d)
I’m sure
15.
Traduza a pergunta do Guardian (What do you think he made of you?) para o
português.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(EMMA) To the pub next door for more wine.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
(EMMA) We did.
(EMMA) We did.
(THE GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
(EMMA) 9.
(EMMA) 9.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
(EMMA) Gervase was a sweet guy but there was no spark for me, sadly.
16.
Embora Emma tenha gostado de Gervase, a
noite foi um desastre e ela não pretende vê-lo de novo. Certo ou errado? Por
quê?
Gervase on Emma
(THE
GUARDIAN) What were you hoping for?
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
(Gervase) Someone I could laugh with and who shares similar values.
17.
Assinale a opção correta para ‘rir de’:
a)
laugh at
b)
laugh with
18.
What does “share” mean in the context?
a)
give a part of something to someone else
(THE
GUARDIAN) First impressions?
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
(Gervase) She arrived on her bike and wasn’t doing dry January.
19.
‘Do dry January’ is the same as ‘abstain
from alcohol throughout the first month of the year. right or wrong?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What did you talk about?
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(Gervase) Energy efficiency, personality types, vegetarianism.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Any awkward moments?
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
(Gervase) The winking waiting staff.
20.
O que Gervase quer dizer com ‘winking
waiting staff’’?
(THE GUARDIAN) Best
thing about Emma?
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
(Gervase) A high boredom threshold for talking about energy policy.
21.
In Gervase’s opinion, Emma can talk about
energy policy for hours on end. Do you agree wit this statement
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you introduce her to your friends?
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
(Gervase) Yeah, she’d go down well.
22.
Explique em português ‘she’d go down
well’.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Describe her in three words
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
Smart, alternative, open-minded.
23.
Se alguém dissesse que acha você
alternativo/a, você diria que é um elogio ou uma ofensa? Por quê?
(THE
GUARDIAN) What do you think she made of you?
Government stooge.
Government stooge.
24.
Gervase acha que Emma considera que ele
só estava lá por obrigação. É Isso que ‘government stooge’ dá a entender.
Concorda?
(THE GUARDIAN) Did you go on somewhere?
To a pub.
To a pub.
(THE
GUARDIAN) And... did you kiss?
There was some kissing.
There was some kissing.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Marks out of 10?
8.
8.
(THE
GUARDIAN) Would you meet again?
Yes.
Yes.
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