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It’s time to play “Spot the differences!” with a classmate.
INSTRUCTIONS

•   Preste bastante atenção nas duas imagens e encontre cinco diferenças entre elas.
•   No quadro “5 differences”, descreva o que está acontecendo na “Picture B” que é

diferente da “Picture A”.
•  O  vencedor do jogo é aquele que completar o quadro “5 differences” primeiro.

PICTURE A

PICTURE B

5 differences

•  • 
•  • 
• 

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Thinking about Learning

What can I do now?

Talk about the effects of technology on our lives... with
Talk about music... confidence

Use the verb to be, there is/there are, can and the well
imperative...
with some
Use the Present Continuous tense... difficulty
Explore cartoons...
Explore lyrics and parodies...

What words/expressions have I learned in units 1 and 2?

Words/Expressions Words/Expressions in use

What learning resources have I used in units 1 and 2?

Dictionaries Glossary Language Reference in Context
Extra reading Extra videos Vocabulary Corner
Internet Other:

What do I need to do in order to improve my learning?

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50 Units 1 & 2

1A

Singing and Celebrating (First Part)

Na unidade 2, voc• falou sobre mœsica. Agora, leia a tarefa abaixo para fazer a
primeira parte do Project 1, Singing and Celebrating.

TASK: In small groups, make a list of your favorite songs in English and search for their lyrics.
It is important that the lyrics share the same topic/theme (friendship, love, peace,
freedom etc.). Try to include different kinds of music (rock, jazz, pop, classical, country,
hip-hop etc.). Organize a collection of 5-10 song lyrics.

Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutterstock/Glow Images

In this part of the project, it is only necessary to select your favorite Go to page 85
songs (about the same topic/theme) and make a collection of lyrics. Later, for the second
you are going to review the list of songs and organize a sing-along event, in
which people sing songs together. part of this
project.

Project 1A 51

LetÕs Migel/Shutterstock/Glow Images
Celebrate!
windmoon/Shutterstock/Glow Images
Warming Up!

The photos show different celebrations around the world. Which ones? What is your
favorite celebration?

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Inara Prusakova/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Botond Horvath/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Learning Objectives

• to talk about celebrations around the world
• to learn how to use the Present Simple tense (I/You/We/They)
• to learn how to use adverbs of frequency
• to explore fact files
• to establish connections with History and Geography

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Before Reading

1 What do you know about Carnival? Label the following pictures with the

items from the box below. Use the Glossary if necessary.

Carnival costume • drummers • frevo dancer • samba school parade

Wagner Meier/Fotoarena
John de la Bastide/Shutterstock/Glow Images

T photography/Shutterstock/Glow Images
Hans von Manteuffel/Ag•ncia O Globo

2 Take a look at the title and the picture of the following text. Then, answer

the questions below.

a. Which celebration is the text about?

b. How does the girl feel?

3 Mark the words and expressions you expect to find in the text below.

Brazil frevo Carnival’s samba
New Year Carnival costume school parade

Reading

Now read the text below to check your predictions.

Carnival
One of the world’s most spectacular Carnival takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Twelve-year-old Janaina is queen of the drummers in the Carnival’s samba school parade.
“My name is Janaina. I belong to the Mangueira do Amanhã samba school. I live close by,
in a favela (shanty-town). My favorite part of the Carnival is when I am dancing down the
avenue. I feel more than happy, I feel amazed that the Carnival is so big. When it is all over,
I just have to think that next year there’s another one.”

John de la Bastide/Shutterstock/Glow Images “There are so many samba songs that I don’t have a favorite.”
“We have rehearsals for our part in the parade every Monday.”
“I don’t usually see my Carnival costume until the day before.”

Adapted from: KINDERSLEY, Barnabas; KINDERSLEY, Anabel. Children Just Like Me:
Celebrations! New York: DK Children, 1997, pp. 10-11.

54 Unit 3

Reading for General Comprehension

What do readers learn from the text? Complete the following statement.

Readers get to know a Brazilian and learn about the significance
of in her life.

Reading for Detailed Comprehension

1 Complete the following box with information about the girl.

Name:
Age:
State / Country:
Samba school:
Position in the samba school:

2 Mark the correct statements about the text.

a. Mangueira do Amanhã is a samba school for children and teenagers. tip
b. Janaina’s home is in a shanty-town in Rio.
c. She has a favorite samba song. Observe a
d. Her favorite part of the Carnival is dancing down the avenue. função dos
e. The practice for her part in the parade is every Sunday. sinais de
pontuação no
3 What is the function of the quotation marks (“ “) in the text? texto.

To repeat Janaina’s exact words. tip

To show a different usage of a phrase. Observe o
contexto para
4 In the fragment “I don’t usually see my Carnival costume until the day identificar
palavras
before.”, how do we say the word in bold in Portuguese? parecidas com
o português,
Costume. Fantasia. mas com
significado
Reading for Critical Thinking diferente (false
friends) e faça
Discuss the questions below with your classmates. inferências
sobre seu
a. Na sua opinião, o que o Carnaval representa na vida de Janaína? Você também verdadeiro
significado.
participa de alguma comemoração popular? Qual? Como?

b. Mangueira do Amanhã é uma escola de samba para crianças e adolescentes

e é um dos projetos que compõem o Programa Social da Mangueira, escola
tradicional do Rio de Janeiro. Na sua opinião, qual a importância de uma escola
de samba mirim?

c. Na sua cidade, há iniciativas semelhantes à Mangueira do Amanhã? Qual/ Quais?

Que outras iniciativas voltadas para a participação de crianças e adolescentes em
atividades culturais poderiam ser criadas na sua escola ou comunidade?

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Holidays
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1 Read the comic strip below and answer the following questions.Glow Images

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Accessed in: September 2014.

a. What holiday are the characters celebrating?
b. What expression do they use to wish a happy Christmas?

 Think about it!
Considerando o primeiro quadrinho da tirinha, podemos deduzir que, para Jon,
Liz e Odie, o Natal é um momento especial para quê? E para Garfield? E para
você, como o Natal deve ser celebrado?

2 Label the following pictures with the items from the box below.

Carnival • Children’s Day • Christmas • Easter • Independence Day in Brazil • New Year’s Day

8 3 Listen to the recording and check your answers to exercise 2. Then, listen to

the recording again and repeat the words and expressions.

4 What is your favorite holiday?
56 Unit 3

Action Verbs tip

Read the comic strip below and do exercises 5 - 8. Ao ler tirinhas,
observe as
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verbais e não
© 2013 Paws, Inc. All Rights Reserved/Dist. Universal Uclick verbais.

DAVIS, Jim. October, 2013. Available at: <http://garfield.com/comic/2013-10-20>. Accessed in: September 2014.

5 Mark the correct statement about the comic strip above.

It shows the daily routine of Garfield. It shows Garfield’s morning activities.

6 In each panel of the comic strip, Garfield performs a different action. Label

the following panels with the items from the box below as in the example.

dance ¥ have breakfast ¥ go to bed ¥ play with the dog
sleep ¥ watch tv ¥ wake up

wake up

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 Think about it!
A tirinha mostra as atividades de Garfield ao longo do dia. Observe que, em cada
quadrinho, aparece um ícone de bateria de aparelho celular e, no último, o balão
de pensamento “Time to recharge”. O que o ícone de bateria indica? O que a
expressão “Time to recharge” significa? Na sua opinião, as atividades de Garfield
são variadas e produtivas? Por quê (não)? E você, como gasta sua energia ao
longo do dia?

Now 7 Write sentences about yourself as in the following example. Use action

complete the verbs from exercise 6 and expressions from the box below.
Vocabulary in the morning • in the afternoon • in the evening • every day • on the weekends
Corner on
page 156 with a.  I watch TV every day.
what you have b. 
c. 
learned.

Taking it Further

Read the text below and do exercises 1 and 2.

Ekarin Apirakthanakorn/
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Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year starts on the first day of
the Chinese calendar, usually in February. For many
families, it is a time for feasting and visiting relatives
and friends, but in the heart of the city, a spectacular procession takes
place. Chinese families clean their houses to rid them of last year’s

bad luck before the celebrations begin.

“My family and I visit our grandparents on New Year, and we
take sticky rice cakes called Nian Gao with us.

“My outfit is very traditional. It is made of silk and it is very,
very beautiful.”

“Red is the main color for clothes and decorations at New Year
because it is associated with joy and happiness.”

Man Po is nine years old Adapted from: KINDERSLEY, Barnabas; KINDERSLEY, Anabel. Children Just Like Me:
and lives in Hong Kong. Celebrations! New York: DK Children, 1997, pp. 8-9.

1 Complete the following sentences about the Chinese New Year celebration.

Use words/expressions from the text.

a. Chinese New Year usually starts in .

b. Before the Chinese New Year celebrations, Chinese families clean their

.

c. Red is the principal color for and on New Year.

58 Unit 3

2 What do Man Po and her family do on New Year?

Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora

 Think about it!
Como você costuma comemorar o Ano Novo? O que as pessoas da sua cidade
geralmente fazem? Quais as principais diferenças entre as formas de celebrar
o Ano Novo na China e no Brasil? Você conhece outras formas de celebrar o
Ano Novo em outras culturas?

Language in Use

Present Simple (I/You/We/They)

Read the following fragments from the text on page 54 and do exercises 1 and 2.

I. “I live close by, in a favela (shanty-town).”
II. “We have rehearsals for our part in the parade every Monday.”
III.“I don’t usually see my Carnival costume until the day before.

1 Complete the sentences below with I, II or III.

a. Fragments and contain examples of words and expressions that

describe the frequency of activities (every day, every Friday, never, frequently
etc.).

b. The Present Simple tense is used to talk about a habit, routine in fragments

and .

c. The Present Simple tense is used to talk about facts in fragment .

d. Fragments and are examples of affirmative sentences in the Present

Simple tense.

e. Fragment is an example of negative sentence in the Present Simple tense.

2 Go back to the text on page 54 and find another negative sentence in the

Present Simple tense.

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Language 3 To form negative sentences in the Present Simple tense (when the subject is
Note
I / you / we / they), we use
don’t =
do not donÕt + main verb in the infinitive. main verb in the infinitive. + donÕt.

4 Complete the following sentences about Carnival with the verbs from the

box below as in the example.

celebrate • don’t open • play • start • vary

a. Celebrations for Carnival vary throughout the world.

b. People Carnival in a variety of styles throughout Brazil.

c. In Olinda, musicians “frevo” and turn the entire town into a party.

d. The preparations for the samba school competitions months

before the event.

e. Some Brazilian offices and companies for the week of Carnival.

5 Go back to exercise 4 and read the sentences again. Why are they in the

Present Simple tense?

To talk about facts. To talk about preferences.

6 Complete the following texts with the verbs from the boxes below as in the

examples.

Text 1 Text 2

buy • give • clean like • eat
symbolize • decorate don’t like • don’t get

FACT FILE “Thanksgiving

• Before the Chinese New Year is when we
celebration, people buy
new give thanks for eurobanks/Shutterstock/Glow Images

clothes, and their homes. everything we have.

People do this to say goodbye to the I like it that

old year and start the new year fresh. my cousins come.

• People their homes with We Luke is six years
presents, we just old and lives in
flowers, trays of candy, and good luck play. We always Bronxville, New York.

poems written on red paper. Red is the

color for good luck. our Thanksgiving meal in

• During the holiday, families and friends the evening. I meat, so I

each other gifts such as don’t eat the turkey.” – Luke

oranges and tangerines. These fruits Adapted from: KINDERSLEY, Barnabas;
KINDERSLEY, Anabel. Children Just Like Me:
good luck and wealth.
Celebrations! New York:
Available at: <www.fodors.com/community/ DK Children, 1997, pp. 46-47.
asia/hong-kong-for-chinese-new-year-2015.

cfm>. Accessed in: September 2014.

60 Unit 3

Read the texts from exercise 6 again and do exercises 7 and 8. Language
Note
7 Answer the following questions about the texts on page 60.
To form
a. What celebrations are the texts about? interrogative
sentences in the
b. Do people clean their homes before the Chinese New Year celebration? Present Simple
tense when the
subject is I/you/
we/they/, we use
Do + subject +
main verb in the
infinitive.

Yes, they do.

No, they don’t. Language
Note
c. Do oranges and tangerines bring bad luck to people?
Short answers
Yes, they do. in the Present
No, they don’t. Simple tense
when the subject
d. Why is the Present Simple tense used in text 1? is I/you/we/they:

To talk about facts. Yes, I/you/
To talk about habits, routines. we/they do.

8 Match the following fragments from text 2 to the uses of the Present Simple No, I/you/
we/they
tense. don’t.

a. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about a habit. Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora
b. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about a preference.

“I don’t like meat.”
“During the holiday, families and friends give each other gifts.”
“I like it that my cousins come.”
“We always eat our Thanksgiving meal in the evening.”

Adverbs of Frequency

9 Read the following fragment from the text on page 54. Then, mark the

correct item that completes each sentence below.

“I don’t usually see my Carnival costume until the day before.”

a. The fragment above is equivalent to Language
Note
“I never see my Carnival costume until the day before.”
“I rarely see my Carnival costume until the day before.” Adverbs of
frequency are
b. Usually, never and rarely are examples of adverbs of frequency. We use them used after the
verb to be.
before the main verb. Jon is usually
after the main verb. scared of
ghosts.

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10 Complete the chart below with usually, never and rarely. Learn new

adverbs of frequency.

Adverbs of frequency ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 100%
Always ✓✓✓✓✓
✓✓✓✓
Often/frequently ✓✓
Sometimes ✓

0%

Go to 11 Write sentences about yourself as in the example below. Use adverbs of Ron Chapple/Getty Images

Language frequency from exercise 10.
Reference in
Context page a. I always visit my grandmother on Christmas Day.
b.
168. c.

12 Read the following fact file. Then, in each item below, put the words into the

correct order to make sentences about Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday.

KWANZAA FACT FILE

Date: December 26th to January 1st
Origin: Black Power Movement of the ‘60s
type: Cultural and ethnic, not religious
pOpularity: US (mainly), Canada, France,
UK, Jamaica, Brazil

Significance: African-American holiday to
celebrate family, community, and culture

celeBratiOnS: African dances, Karamu
(dinner), drums, storytelling, and poetry

Based on: WILSON, Sule Greg. Kwanzaa! Africa lives in a New World ceremony.
New York: The Rosen Publishing Group Inc., 1999, p. 29.

a. always / for seven days / Kwanzaa celebrations / last

b. usually / Families / for a dinner called Karamu / get together

c. often / include / Kwanzaa celebrations / African dances and poetry

62 Unit 3

Listening and Speaking

1 What holidays are celebrated in your school? How do you usually celebrate them?

9 2 Listen to a ten-year-old boy talk about his favorite holiday. The recording is part

of an online project that invites children to share podcasts about celebrations

all over the world. Choose the picture that best illustrates his favorite holiday.

tip
Yoshikazu Tsuno/Ag•ncia France-Presse
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Podcast é um
arquivo digital
9 3 Listen to the recording once more and mark the correct item that answers de áudio que
está disponível
each question below. na Internet.
Os conteúdos
a. Where is the boy from? Turkey. podem variar
bastante, mas é
China. comum haver
depoimentos,
b. When is ‚ocuk Bayrami celebrated? April 23rd. entrevistas,
dicas,
April 21st. instruções e/ou
comentários
c. What do people do each year? em geral.

They wear different costumes, sing songs and dance. tip

They perform plays and exchange expensive presents. Antes de ouvir
o áudio, leia
9 4 Listen to the recording again and check your answers to exercise 3. os itens do
exercício para
5 Interview your classmates to find out about their experiences concerning conhecer as
informações
different holidays. Complete the chart below with your classmates’ names solicitadas.
when their answer is affirmative. Take turns as in the following example. Você deverá
prestar
atenção a
elas durante
a escuta.
Faça isso
em todos os
exercícios de
compreensão
oral.

Find someone who... ClassmatesÕ names Language
Note
visits the family at Christmas.
spends New YearÕs Eve with friends. We use
eats chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday. at before
Student A: Do you visit the family at Christmas? celebrations: at
Student B: Sure! How about you? Christmas, at
Easter.
We use on
before dates and
special holidays:
on Easter
Sunday, on my
birthday.

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Writing

In this unit you have read fact files about two celebrations Ð Chinese New
Year on page 60 and Kwanzaa on page 62. Fact files are collections of facts
related to a specific topic. They are used to present information in a direct and
objective way.

tip 1 In groups of three, write a fact file about a celebration or a holiday.

Ao revisar Writing Context
os textos,
considere, Before writing your text, complete the gaps below to identify the
por exemplo: elements of the writing context.

• objetivo: a. Writer: you and
As infor- b. Readers: classmates and other people
mações c. Genre:
estão d. Objective: to present facts about
adequadas e. Style: informative tone
ao objetivo f. Media: school board/Internet
do texto?
Step by Step
• conteúdo:
As infor- 1. Choose a celebration or a holiday.
mações 2. Do research to gather information about it. Look for reliable sources.
foram 3. Check all the information you get and organize it in topics.
verificadas 4. Write a first draft of the fact file. Use short sentences.
e estão 5. Include one or more pictures to illustrate your text. You can also use other
corretas?
visual and graphic elements, such as tables, words in bold and different sizes
• leiaute: of font.
A organi-
zação visual 6. Exchange fact files with a classmate and discuss both texts. Try to make some
facilita a
rápida com- suggestions to your classmate about his/her work.
preensão
das infor- 7. Make the necessary corrections.
mações? 8. Work to create the final version of your fact file.

• ortografia:
As palavras
estão escri-
tas correta-
mente?

• imagens:
As figuras
tornam
o texto
mais claro
e interes-
sante?

Reescreva
seu texto
com base na
revisão feita
por você e
seus colegas.

2 ItÕs time to share your fact file with your classmates and other people. You can

organize all the fact files on a classroom board or publish them on the
schoolÕs website, for example.

64 Unit 3

Looking Ahead

In this unit you have talked about holidays and festivals celebrated in different
parts of the world such as Carnival, Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, and Kwanzaa.
They are special occasions that offer people the chance to celebrate together.
What are the main celebrations in your city/town?
In your opinion, why are holidays important? Choose the items below that describe
the significance of holidays to your life.

It is a time to relax.
It is a time to have fun.
It is a chance to make new friends.
It reinforces special family traditions.
It provides a break from the normal daily routine.
It is a time to get together with family and friends.
It is an opportunity to learn about culture and customs.

Extra Reading
<www.brazil.org.uk/resources/documents/bs-primary08.pdf>
<www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/festivals.htm>

Extra Video
<www.sesamestreet.org/play#media/video_024ed30f-1550-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b (Kwanzaa)>

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Delfm Martins/Pulsar Imagens

We Are All
Human

Warming Up!

Everyone is different. In your opinion, do the differences between people make life
interesting? Why (not)?

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Rawpixel/Shutterstock/Glow ImagesLearning Objectives

• to talk about the human body
• to learn how to describe people
• to learn how to use the Present Simple tense (He/She/It)
• to explore quizzes
• to establish connections with Science, Portuguese and Arts

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Before Reading

1 Complete the following table with the items from the box below as in the

examples. Use the Glossary if necessary.

brain • brown hair • green eyes • hand • head • heart • leg • stomach • tall

Parts of the body Organs of the human body Physical characteristics

leg brain tall

2 Take a look at the structure, the title and the source of the following text.

Then, mark the correct item that completes each sentence below.

a. The text is a multiple-choice quiz.

true or false quiz.

tip b. The text contains questions about different subjects (general
knowledge quiz).
Use o que one subject (subject-specific quiz).
você já sabe plant anatomy.
sobre o gênero c. The text is about
do texto
para melhor the human body.
compreendê-lo.
3 Which words and expressions do you expect to find in the text below?

tip Reading

Use o que você Now read the text below to check your predictions. Then, take the quiz and
já sabe sobre check the answers with your teacher.
o assunto e
o gênero do Quiz: Your Body Inside and Out
texto para
estabelecer by Beth Rowen
hipóteses sobre
o que você How much do you know about your body? Take this quiz to find out.
vai ler.

Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora
Which of the following is How many teeth Approximately what percent
NOT one of the five senses? do kids have? of your body is water?

sight 20 95
taste 32 70
hearing 18 50
crying 10 30

68 Unit 4

Question 4: Question 5: Question 6:
How many joints How many times does Which of your body’s systems
are there in the your heart beat each is responsible for transporting
human body? day? blood throughout the body?

230 1,000,000 times the nervous system

175 50,000 times the endocrine system

550 100,000 times the circulatory system

59 5,000 times the respiratory system

Adapted from: <www.factmonster.com/quizzes/your-body-inside-out/1.html>. Language
Accessed in: October 2014. Note

Reading for General Comprehension We use How
many...? to
What is the main objective of the text? ask about
the number
To test what you know about health problems. of things
To test what you know about the human body. or people
(quantity).
Reading for Detailed Comprehension How many
friends do
1 The following pictures are related to the human body. Which question from you have? I
have about
the quiz is each picture below related to? 10 friends.

Reji/Shutterstock/Glow Images
Adrian Niederhaeuser/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Matthew Cole/Shutterstock/Glow Images
Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Question: Question: Question: Question:

2 The statements below are about the human body. Mark only the statements

that are mentioned in the text.

a. Adults have 32 teeth.
b. Over 50% of your body is made up of water.
c. There are 230 joints and over 650 muscles in the body.
d. The five senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
e. The circulatory system permits blood to circulate in the body.

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Reading for Critical Thinking

Discuss the questions below with your classmates.

a. O quiz da p‡gina anterior convida o leitor a testar seus conhecimentos sobre o

corpo humano. Na sua opini‹o, quem pode se interessar por responder a esse quiz?

b. Voc• acredita que esse quiz Ž um bom instrumento para avaliar o que uma

pessoa sabe sobre o funcionamento do corpo humano? Por qu• (n‹o)?

c. Voc• j‡ respondeu a algum outro quiz em ingl•s ou em portugu•s? Sobre o que

era o quiz? Onde ele foi publicado?

d. Na sua opini‹o, um quiz pode ser um instrumento adequado para testar os

conhecimentos de alguŽm sobre qualquer assunto? Por qu• (n‹o)?

Vocabulary Study

The Body

10 1 Listen to the recording and repeat the words below.

shoulder head
neck
chest

finger arm
hand

leg

Catalin Petolea/Shutterstock/
Glow Images

foot / plural: feet

70 Unit 4

11 2 Listen to the recording and complete the tongue twister below. Le@rning on
the Web
Use a word from exercise 1. Para
conhecer
TONGUE TWISTER: really hurts. outros trava-
Her whole right -línguas
em inglês
Galvão Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora (tongue
twisters),
11 3 Listen to the recording again and repeat the tongue twister. visite: <www.
12 4 Listen to the recording and repeat the words below. ueberset-
zung.at/
twister/
en.htm>
(acesso em:
abril de
2015).

ears hair

teeth eyes
lips nose
mouth

Blend Images/Shutterstock/Glow Images

5 What does the girl look like? Mark the correct item below. Use the following

box to help you.

EYES

brown green blue
HAIR

Galvão Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora brown black blonde ginger curly straight wavy

She has black, curly hair and brown eyes. Now
She has black, straight hair and brown eyes.
complete the
6 And you? What do you look like? Vocabulary
Corner on
page 158 with
what you have

learned.

I have , hair and eyes.

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Taking it Further

Read the text below and do exercises 1-4.

Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora

tip

Busque inferir Based on: <www.europosters.eu/posters/underneath-we-are-all-the-same-v18240>. Accessed in: December 2014.
o significado
de palavras 1 The pictures in the text show
desconhecidas
a partir da the muscles of a human body.
observação do the bones of a human body (skeleton).
contexto em
que elas são 2 In ÒUnderneath we are all the sameÓ, underneath means
utilizadas.

debaixo. de longe.

3 Complete the poster above. You can use words from the box below to help

you.

Asian • elderly • indigenous • man • obese • skinny • woman

4 What is the main idea of the text?

It shows people that it is important to treat each human being in a different way.
It shows people that we have different physical characteristics, but we are all
human.

 Think about it!
De acordo com o pôster, o que as pessoas têm em comum? E de diferente?
Você concorda com isso? Na sua opinião, as imagens do pôster ajudam a
chamar a atenção do leitor? Por quê (não)? Como as imagens se relacionam
com o que está escrito?

72 Unit 4

Language in Use

Present Simple (He/She/It)

Read the following fragments from the text on pages 68 and 69 and do
exercises 1-3.

I. How many teeth do kids have?
II. How many times does your heart beat each day?

1 Answer the first question above (fragment I ) by completing the sentence

below. If necessary, go back to the quiz on page 68.

I. How many teeth do kids have?

They have teeth.

2 Answer the second question above (fragment II ) by completing the

sentence below. If necessary, go back to the quiz on page 69.

II. How many times does your heart beat each day?

It beats times a day.

3 Mark the correct item that completes each sentence below.

a. Fragments I and II are in the Present Simple tense to talk about

facts. habits.

b. In “It beats... times a day.”, the subject is It.

a day.

c. In “It beats ... times a day”, we add s to the main verb because the subject is in the

3rd person singular.

3rd person plural.

4 Underline the correct verb form in the Present Simple tense that completes

each item below.

Your eyes see /sees the LanguagePathDoc/Shutterstock/Glow Images
pictures, then your brain tell / Note
tells you what they are. “Your eyes”
= they (3rd
From: GANERI, Anita; OXLADE, Chris. DK person
First Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, plural)
“your
Inc., 2002. p. 25. brain” = it
(3rd person
singular)

We Are All Human 73

5 Complete the following text with the correct verb form of the verbs in

parentheses. Use the Present Simple tense as in the examples.

BODY MAP Your brain
(control)
Your body is made of many different parts.
your whole body. It
Each part has an important job to do. The (send)

parts work (work) together to messages along tracks,
called nerves.
keep you alive and healthy.
Your two lungs
Skeleton (take)

Your skeleton has more than 200 oxygen from the air so
that you can breathe.
bones. It helps (help) you

move around and (hold) your

Igor V. Kniazeff/Shutterstock/Glow Images body in shape. Your bones also
(protect) other body parts.

Your blood

Your blood carries food and oxygen to all parts
of your body.

tip From: First Children's Encyclopedia. London: DK, 2010, p. 23.

A partir da 6 Why is the Present Simple tense used in the text from exercise 5?
observação
dos exemplos, To talk about facts.
faça
inferências To talk about preferences.
para
compreender 7 Read the text from exercise 5 again and focus on the verbs in the Present
regras de
uso da língua Simple tense. Then, complete the box below.
inglesa.

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Spelling rules for verbs in the 3rd person Examples
singular

Most verbs: control work
verb + s
help take takes
Verbs ending in o, s, z, x, sh, ch: protect protects
verb + es send
do does mix mixes
Verbs ending in consonant + y: go goes finish finishes
kiss kisses watch watches
verb - + buzz buzzes
study studies
carry try tries
cry cries

Exception: have

74 Unit 4

8 Complete the text below with the correct verb form of the verbs in

parentheses. Use the Present Simple tense. Use the Glossary if necessary.

AMAZING BODY FACTS

• The heart your blood

through your body about 1,000 times each

day. (circulate)

• Your blood the same amount of

salt in it as the ocean . (have/do)

• A sneeze air out of your nose at Galvão Bertazzi/Arquiv

100 miles per hour. (blow)

• Food up to 6 hours in the o da editora

stomach being digested. (spend)

Available at: <www.sciencebob.com/research/facts.php>.
Accessed in: October 2014.

9 Read the following cartoon and mark the correct item that completes each

sentence below.

Crédito/Arquivo da editora

THAVES, Bob; THAVES, Tom. February 13, 1985. Available at: <www.frankandernest.com/>.
Accessed in: August 2014.

a. The cartoon shows a conversation between

two computers.

a computer and a scientist.

b. According to the computer, the scientist is interested in its

brain. graphics.

c. In “he just loves me for my graphics!”, the Present Simple tense is used to talk

about

a fact. a preference.

d. To form negative sentences in the Present Simple tense (when the subject is Language
Note
he/she/it), we use
doesn’t =
doesn’t + main verb in the infinitive. does not

main verb in the infinitive + doesn’t.

We Are All Human 75

10 How does the body work? Based on the facts from the box below, answer

the following questions as in the examples.

Ryger/Shutterstock/Glow Images Human Body Facts

• The human brain is like a computer
that stores our memory.

• Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day.
• The body takes about 12 hours

to completely digest food.
• The human tongue has eight muscles.

Language Available at: <www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/humanbody.html>. Accessed in: October 2014.
Note
Short a. Does the human brain store our memory?
answers in
the Present Yes, it does.
Simple tense
when the b. Does your heart beat 10,000 times a day?
subject is he/
she/it: No, it doesn’t. It beats about 100,000 times a day.

Yes, he/ c. Does the body take about 12 hours to completely digest food?
she/it does.
d. Does the human tongue have ten muscles?
No,
he/she/it 11 To form interrogative sentences in the Present Simple tense (when the
doesn’t.
subject is he/she/it), we use
Go to
Language Does + subject + main verb in the infinitive.
Reference
in Context on Does + main verb in the infinitive + subject.
page 169.
12 Complete the following questions and short answers about the human body

with do, does, don’t or doesn’t.

a. ears and nose stop growing? No, they .

b. your body produce new cells each second? Yes, it . It produces

25 million new cells each second.

c. people have unique tongue prints? Yes, they .

d. crying create stress? No, it . It alleviates stress and helps

humans reduce feelings of anger and sadness.

76 Unit 4

Listening and Speaking

1 When are you supposed to brush your teeth? And for how long?
2 Use the words from the box below to complete the following gaps.

gum ¥ lip ¥ teeth ¥ tongue

Asier Romero/Shutterstock/Glow Images tip

3 You are going to listen to part of a radio interview with a Mexican dentist. Considere o que
você já sabe
What recommendations about taking care of your teeth and gums do you sobre o assunto
expect to hear? Complete the column “What I expect to hear…” em questão (no
caso, higiene
Recommendations What I expect to What the dentist bucal) para
hearÉ really saysÉ favorecer o
estabelecimento
Visit the dentist to check your teeth. de hipóteses
sobre o que
Brush your teeth for two minutes to keep them clean. será ouvido.

DonÕt brush more than three times a day.

Brush your teeth before breakfast and before
bedtime.

Get a new toothbrush every three or four months.

DonÕt have too many fizzy drinks and sweets. They
are bad for us.

13 4 Now listen to the interview and check your predictions. Go back to exercise tip

3 and complete the column “What the dentist really says…”. Não se
preocupe
13 5 Listen to the recording again and check your answers to exercise 4. em entender
todo o áudio.
6 What do you do in order to have a nice smile? Concentre-se
nas previsões
7 Go back to exercise 3 and, in pairs, check if you and your classmate follow que deseja
verificar e
the recommendations from the list. Ask and answer questions as in the preste atenção
example below. nas palavras-
-chave.

Student A: Do you visit the dentist to check your teeth?
Student B: Not really. And you?
Student A: I go to the dentist twice a year to check my teeth.
Student B: Do you brush your teeth for two minutes to keep them clean?

We Are All Human 77

Writing

tip In this unit you have read a quiz on page 68. A quiz is a set of quick
questions designed to test knowledge. It can be used as a game, a competition
Ao revisar or a short test given to students. Quizzes may be held on a variety of subjects
os textos, (general knowledge quizzes) or be subject-specific (a quiz on Science, History
considere, etc.). The format of the quiz can also vary widely. Visit <www.sciencekids.co.nz/
por exemplo: quizzes.html> to find examples of quizzes on several different subjects.

• objetivo: 1 In small groups (of three or four students), write a quiz on the human body
As infor-
mações to challenge your friends. You can make questions about the brain, the
estão muscles, the bones, the respiratory system etc.
adequadas
ao objetivo Writing Context
do texto?
Before writing your text, complete the gaps below to identify the
• linguagem: elements of the writing context.
As pergun-
tas e as a. Writer: you and d. Objective: to test your
respostas
estão classmates’ knowledge on
redigidas
de maneira b. Readers: classmates and other e. Style: informative tone
clara e
objetiva? people

• conteúdo: c. Genre: f. Media: school board / Internet
As infor-
mações Step by Step
foram
verificadas 1. With your classmates, decide how many questions you are going to ask.
e estão 2. Brainstorm questions about the topic. You can use different types of questions:
corretas?
É preciso multiple choice, yes or no, true or false.
alterar
alguma 3. Be creative. Write interesting and challenging questions that are not too easy
opção de
resposta no to answer.
quiz?
4. In the case of multiple choice questions, write down answer options for each
• leiaute:
A orga- question.
nização
visual 5. Write a first draft of the quiz and choose a title for it. Don’t forget to prepare a
facilita
a rápida key with the correct answers.
compreen-
são das 6. Exchange quizzes with another group and discuss both texts.
infor- 7. Make the necessary corrections.
mações?
8. Work to create the final version of the quiz.
• ortografia:
As palavras 2 It’s time to share your quiz and challenge your classmates and other people.
estão
escritas You can print copies of your quiz or publish it on the Internet. To create an
correta- online quiz, you may use one of the services below:
mente?
• <quizzes.cc>
Reescreva • <quizyourfriends.com>
seu texto • <www.quizbox.com/builder/>
com base na • <www.gotoquiz.com/create.html>
revisão feita
por você e
seus colegas.

78 Unit 4

Looking Ahead

Read the following inspiring quotes. Then, talk to a classmate and answer the
questions below.

Matej Ziak/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Willner/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Available at: <www.brainyquote.com>. Accessed in: May 2015.

a. Do you agree with the quotes above? Why (not)?
b. In your opinion, what makes people unique? And what makes them all the same? Go back

to the text on page 72 and think about it.

c. What is the relationship between the quotes above and the title of this unit (“We Are

All Human”)?

Extra Reading
<http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/#cat20019>
<www.factslides.com/s-Your-Body>

Extra Videos
<http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/human-body-sci>
<http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html#cat20913>

We Are All Human 79

3&4 annt/Shutterstock/Glow Images

Reading

1 What do you know about the human brain? If necessary, go back to unit 4 and check

what you have learned about it.

2 Before reading the text below, take a look at its structure and title. What do you

expect to read about?

Now read the text below and do exercises 3 and 4.

Interesting facts about the human brain
• Do you know that your brain has around

100 billion nerve cells?
• It also has 1,000 billion other cells,

which cover the nerve cells and
the parts of the nerve cells which
form the links between one cell
and another, feed them and keep
them healthy.
• Your brain keeps on growing until you
are about 20 years old. (...)
• The left side of your brain is usually better at
problem solving, maths and writing.
• The right side of the brain is creative and helps you be good
at art or music.
• The brain stores all sorts of things in the memory including facts and figures and
all the smells, tastes and things you have seen, heard or touched.
• Your brain can also find things that you have remembered – like how to spell
ce-re-bell-um.
• The adult brain weighs about 1.5 kg.

From: <www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=1528>.
Accessed in: January 2015.

80 Units 3 & 4

3 Write T (True) or F (False). Then, correct the false statements.

a. The human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.
b. Your brain grows until you are about twelve years old.
c. The right side of the brain helps you be good at maths and writing.

4 According to the text, what can your brain do?

Language in Use

Present Simple

1 Go back to the text “Interesting facts about the human brain”. Circle the verbs in the

3rd person singular.

2 Answer the following questions about the same text. Use short answers.

a. Does the brain have about 100 billion nerve cells?

b. Does the right side of the brain help you solve problems?

c. Does the left side of the brain help you be good at music?

d. Does the adult brain weigh about 1.5 kg?

3 Learn more facts about the human brain! Complete the sentences below with the

correct verb form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the Present Simple tense.

a. Your brain (generate) enough electricity to power a lightbulb.

b. Believe it or not, the activity in your brain never (stop).

c. Your neurons (create) and (send) more messages than

all the phones in the entire world.

d. The structure of your brain (change) every time you learn.

e. Exercising your brain (help) make you smarter.

From: <http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/your-amazing-brain/>. Accessed in: January 2015.

Review 2 81

4 Read the following comic strip and mark the correct item that completes each

sentence below.

© 2013 Paws, Inc. All Rights Reserved/Dist. Universal Uclick

DAVIS, Jim. November, 2013. Available at: <http://garfield.com/comic/2013-11-01>. Accessed in: March 2015.

a. In the second panel, Jon is

scared. calm.

b. According to Garfield, Jon

is afraid of the dark. isn't afraid of the dark.

c. To form interrogative sentences in the Present Simple tense (when the subject is I/you/we/

they), we use

Do + subject + main verb in the infinitive. Do + main verb in the infinitive + subject.

 Think about it!
Na sua opinião, Jon foi sincero ao responder à pergunta "Do you believe in ghosts?"?
Como você chegou a essa conclusão? Na opinião de Garfield, qual deveria ser a resposta
de Jon à pergunta de Liz? Por quê?

Adverbs of Frequency

5 According to the facts presented in exercise 3, how often does the activity in your

brain stop?

6 In each item below, put the words into the correct order to make sentences.

a. their body hair / swimmers / shave / before competitions. / usually

b. her teeth / always / she / after meals. / brushes

c. often / my brother / a ring / on his left hand ring finger. / wears

82 Units 3 & 4

Time for Fun!

It’s time to play “Associations” with your classmates.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Cada grupo tem três minutos para formar frases plausíveis com as palavras de sua cartela.
• Cada frase deve conter duas palavras da cartela. Cada palavra só pode ser usada em

até duas frases.
• O grupo vencedor do jogo é aquele que formar mais frases em três minutos.

GROUP A GROUP B
play • talk • listen • watch • dog watch • don’t have • listen • eat
music • TV • morning • breakfast
games • morning • breakfast always • sleep • play • use • go
friends • wake up • don’t play
use • take • have • computer • never take • bed • usually • dinner
dinner • shower • evening • lunch evening • shower • friends

Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora

Review 2 83

Thinking about Learning

What can I do now?

Talk about celebrations around the world... with
Talk about the human body... confidence
Describe people...
Use the Present Simple tense... well
Use adverbs of frequency...
Explore fact files... with some
Explore quizzes... difficulty

What words/expressions have I learned in units 3 and 4?

Words/Expressions Words/Expressions in use

What learning resources have I used in units 3 and 4?

Dictionaries Glossary Language Reference in Context
Extra reading Extra videos Vocabulary Corner
Internet Other:

What do I need to do in order to improve my learning? Ilustra•›es: Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora

84 Units 3 & 4

Pressmaster/Shutterstock/Glow Images 1B

Singing and Celebrating (Second Part)

Na unidade 3, voc• falou sobre diferentes tipos de comemora•›es. Leia a tarefa abaixo
e siga as instru•›es para fazer a segunda parte do Project 1, Singing and Celebrating.
TASK: After having selected a collection of song lyrics in English about the same topic/theme,

it is time to organize a sing-along event and celebrate with your school community!
1. Produce it! In groups, review the list of songs you selected in the first part of the

project. Show your groupÕs list of songs to the other groups. With the whole class,
choose the classÕs favorite song lyrics and make a booklet with them. The lyrics should
be grouped by topic/theme. You can print it out or publish it on the school website.
2. Share it locally! Organize a sing-along event at your school with the selected songs
and share the booklet you created with everybody. Invite teachers, family members,
friends, and other people from your community to sing along, express their feelings
and celebrate this experience together.
3. Share it globally! Use the Internet to share your collection of lyrics with people all over the
world. You can also publish pictures, audio or video recordings of the sing-along event.

 Think about it!
Reflita sobre o desenvolvimento do projeto a partir das questões a seguir.
 Foi difícil selecionar as músicas e encontrar suas respectivas letras?
 O que você aprendeu ao ler as letras das músicas selecionadas?
 Como foi a experiência de cantar em inglês e em grupo? Como as pessoas reagiram

ao evento?
 Você faria alguma coisa de modo diferente? Em caso afirmativo, o quê?

Project 1B 85

Empowerment Crédito/Arquivo da Editora
through Sport

Warming Up!

Take a look at the two people in the photo. Where are they from? What are they doing?

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide Guilherme Santana.

86 

Buda Mendes/LatinContent/Getty ImagesLearning Objectives

• to talk about sports
• to review the Present Simple tense
• to learn how to use object pronouns
• to explore opinion polls
• to establish connections with Physical Education and Arts

 87

Before Reading

1 Answer the questions below.

a. Do you play any sports?
b. What sports are you good at?
c. What is your favorite sport?
d. Which do you prefer, playing sports or computer games?

2 Take a look at the layout, the title and the picture of the following text.

Then, mark the correct item that completes each sentence below.

a. The photo shows a snowboarding competitor.

a skiing competitor.

b. The text is in the section “Who we are”.

“What we do”.

c. Special Olympics is an environmentalist organization.

a sports organization.

3 What do you expect to read about Special Olympics?

tip Reading

Apoie-se em Now read the text below to check your predictions. Diego Azubel/Special Olympics
palavras Reprodu•‹o/<www.specialolympics.org>
parecidas com www.specialolympics.org/mission.aspx
o portugu•s
para fazer
previs›es
sobre o texto e
compreend•-lo.

Special Olympics Search
Donate
What We Do Who We Are Sports & Games Stories & Events Gert Involved

Special Olympics Mission

The power of sport to change
lives is clear in the joy visible on
the face of Matthias Puetz of
Germany after his snowboarding
performance during the 2013
World Winter Games in Korea.

Photo by Diego Azubel

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic
competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual
disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness,
demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and
friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Available at: <www.specialolympics.org/mission.aspx>. Accessed in: October 2014.

88 Unit 5

Reading for General Comprehension

What is the mission of Special Olympics?
To promote winter games among Olympic athletes and the community.
To help people with intellectual disabilities become respected members of
society through sports training.

Reading for Detailed Comprehension

1 Mark the correct statements about Special Olympics.

a. Special Olympics athletes overcome disability challenges through sports.
b. Special Olympics is an organization exclusively dedicated to helping children

with special needs.

c. It offers year-round sports training and competition to people with

intellectual disabilities.

d. The Special Olympics movement does not provide acceptance and inclusion

for all people.

2 For each item below, choose a fragment from the text equivalent in meaning

as in the example that follows.

a. Special Olympics offers various Olympic-style sports.

Special Olympics offers “ a variety of Olympic-type sports ”.

b. Special Olympics uses sports training to help individuals with learning disabilities.

Special Olympics uses sports training to help “ ”.

c. Special Olympics athletes can become physically healthy and strong.

Special Olympics athletes can “ ”.

3 In “opportunities to ... experience joy”, joy means

depression. great happiness.

Reading for Critical Thinking

Discuss the questions below with your Reprodu•‹o/USA Today
classmates.

a. Na sua opinião, o esporte pode ajudar a 59 %

mudar a vida das pessoas? Como? Você 33%
conhece pessoas que tiveram suas vidas 8%
transformadas pelo esporte?
By Chris Fruitrich and Sam Ward, USA TODAY
b. A partir do que você já conhece sobre Source: Special Olympics

a organização Special Olympics e da Available at: <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/snapshots/
imagem ao lado, qual a relação entre a 25anniversary/specialolympics.htm>. Accessed in: October 2014.
prática de esportes e o desenvolvimento
de pessoas com necessidades especiais?

Empowerment through Sport 89

Vocabulary Study

Sports

14 1 Listen to the recording and repeat the words from the box below. Then, use

them to complete the following gaps as in the example.

beach volleyball • gymnastics • horseback riding
basketball • judo • running • sailing • soccer • swimming • tennis

Christopher Lee/Getty Images Athlete: Stephane Reix/For Picture/Corbis/Latinstock Athlete:
Daniel Dias Sarah Menezes

PlAce of birth: PlAce of birth:
Campinas, São Paulo Teresina, Piauí

SPort: SPort:
swimming

Scott Barbour/Getty Images Athlete: Popperfoto/Getty Images Athlete:
Thomaz Bellucci Marta

PlAce of birth: PlAce of birth:
Tietê, São Paulo Dois Riachos, Alagoas

SPort: SPort:

Oleg Nikishin/FIVB/Getty Images Athlete: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images Athlete:
Emanuel Rego Robert Scheidt
David Sherman/NBAE/Getty Images PlAce of birth: Alex Livesey/Getty Images PlAce of birth:
Curitiba, Paraná São Paulo, São Paulo
SPort: SPort:

Athlete: Athlete:
Tiago Splitter Luiza Almeida
PlAce of birth: PlAce of birth
Joinville, Santa Catarina São Paulo, São Paulo
SPort: SPort:

90 Unit 5

Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Athlete:
Glyn Kirk/Ag•ncia France-Presse Terezinha Guilhermina
Athlete:
Arthur Zanetti PlAce of birth:
Betim, Minas Gerais
PlAce of birth:
São Caetano do Sul, SPort:
São Paulo

SPort:

2 What do the athletes in the photos have in common?
3 What’s your favorite sport? How often do you play it?
4 Complete the following diagrams with the sports from exercise 1 as in the

examples below.

PLAY

soccer

DO Language Note
gymnastics
PLAY + ball sports or
GO team sports
DO + non-team sports
GO + sports that end
in -ing

running

5 Complete the following sentences about the athletes from exercise 1.

Use play, do or go as in the example below. Use the verbs in the Present
Simple tense.

a. Marta plays football very well. Now
b. Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide Guilherme Santana.
c. Sarah Menezes complete the
. She is in the women's under 48 kg weight Vocabulary
category. Corner on
for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. page 159 with
d. Tiago Splitter what you have

learned.

Empowerment through Sport 91

Taking it Further

Read the text below and do exercises 1-4.

www.ossur.com/corporate/team-ossur/alan-oliveira

Alan Oliveira Julian Finney/Getty Images

It doesnÕt matter what you dream,
what matters is to dream and make it come true.

What is your ultimate sporting ambition?
I want to be the most popular athlete in the
world and to be the best in all races. I also want
to compete in the Olympics.

What do you like doing outside of your sport?
I like to play video games, to go to the movies,
to do some radical sports and skating.

When you have time to see your friends, what
do you like to do?
I like to have fun and talk. I try to forget a little
bit about athletics.

tip Available at: <www.ossur.com/corporate/team-ossur/alan-oliveira>. Accessed in: October 2014. (Fragment.)

Identifique se 1 The text above is in the section
o texto é um
anúncio, pôster, “Facts and Highlights”. “Q&A” (Questions and Answers).
entrevista
etc. para, com 2 According to AlanÕs quote, what is really important?
base no que
você já sabe What you dream. To have a dream and make it come true.
sobre esse
gênero textual, 3 Mark the correct statements about Alan.
compreender
melhor o texto, a. He is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete.
seus objetivos e b. He wants to be the most popular athlete in the world.
sua estrutura. c. He never forgets about athletics.
d. He likes to have fun and talk to his friends.

4 What does Alan like doing? Choose the pictures below that refer to his

favorite activities.

Ilustra•›es: Galv‹o Bertazzi/Arquivo da editora

92 Unit 5

 Think about it!
As pessoas podem ter sonhos diferentes, mas todos podem lutar para torná-los
realidade. Na sua opinião, é importante ter um sonho e buscar realizá-lo? Por
quê? Como a história de vida de Alan pode inspirar você a lutar pelos seus sonhos?

Language in Use

Review: Present Simple

1 Read the following fragments from the text on page 92. Then, complete the

sentences below with I or II.

I. It doesn’t matter what you dream…
II. I like to play video games, to go to the movies…

a. The Present Simple tense is used to talk about Alan’s preferences in fragment .
b. The Present Simple tense is used to talk about Alan’s opinion in fragment .
c. Fragment is an example of negative sentence in the Present Simple tense.
d. Fragment is an example of affirmative sentence in the Present Simple tense.

2 Complete the following sentences about Alan Oliveira with the correct

form of the verbs in parentheses. If necessary, go to Language Reference in
Context on page 165 to review the Present Simple tense.

a. He (want) to compete in the Olympics.

b. He (like) some radical sports and skating.

c. In his free time, Alan (have) fun with his friends. He also

(try) to forget a little bit about athletics.

Read the following opinion poll and do exercises 3-6.

Reprodu•‹o/USA Today tip

Opinion polls são
pesquisas de
opinião. Onde
você costuma
encontrar esse
tipo de texto?

Available at: <www.usatoday.
com/picture-gallery/
news/2014/03/12/usa-today-
snapshots/6340793/>.
Accessed in: October 2014.

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3 Mark the correct item that completes each sentence below.

a. The total number of participants in the poll is

60. 1,015.

b. The participants are from the United Kingdom.

the United States.

c. Most Americans don’t exercise on vacation.

exercise on vacation.

4 Identify the words that express frequency in the text.

5 Based on the text, complete the following sentences with the correct form

of the verbs in parentheses. Use the Present Simple tense.

a. 23% of Americans rarely on vacation. (work out)
b. 12% of Americans or go on vacation. (exercise)

6 What about you? How often do you exercise on vacation?

Read another opinion poll and do exercises 7-9.

Reprodu•‹o/USA Today

Available at: <www.usatoday.
com/picture-gallery/
news/2014/03/12/usa-today-
snapshots/6340793/>.
Accessed in: October 2014.

7 What is the main objective of the text?

To encourage kids to spend time on outdoor activities.
To show the number of hours a week that kids spend on outdoor activities.

8 Mark the correct statement about the opinion poll above.

a. The total number of participants in the poll is 801.
b. The participants in the poll are kids between 3 and 18 years old.
c. According to the poll, kids spend about 8 hours a week visiting natural areas.

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9 In each item below, put the words into the correct order to make sentences

about the opinion poll on the previous page.

a. spend / playing in backyards. / Kids / about 12 hours a week

Kids spend about 12 hours a week playing in backyards.

b. about 10 hours a week / spend / studying. / Kids

c. at local parks. / Kids / spend / about 4 hours a week tip

Object Pronouns Apoie-se em
palavras
Read the following quotes and do exercises 10-12. If necessary, use the parecidas com
Glossary on page 176. o português,
como sports e
character, para
ajudar você a
compreender
os textos.

AP Photo/Glow Images Winners don’t “What we think
yevgeniy11/Shutterstock/Glow Images wait for determines what
chances, happens to us,
so if we want to
Sports do not they change our lives,
take them we need to stretch
build character.
our minds”
They reveal it
Wayne Dyer
Heywood Broun, American
sports journalist (1888-1939)

Available at: <www.brainyquote.com>. Accessed in: May 2015.

10 Complete each gap below with a word from the quotes as in the following

examples.

subject object
pronoun pronoun

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

sports

subject object tip
pronoun pronoun
Ao encontrar
Winners donÕt wait for chances, they take them. um pronome
como me, you,
winners it, him, her, us
e them numa
object frase, busque
pronoun identificar a
que termo esse
What we think determines what happens to us. pronome se
refere.

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11 The pronouns they, it, them and us are used to

avoid repetition. emphasize an element.

12 Which quotes are about sports? Do you agree with them? Why (not)?

13 Now complete the table below. Use object pronouns from exercise 10.

Subject Pronouns I you he she it we they

Object Pronouns me you him her

14 Complete each sentence below with the correct object pronoun as in the

following example.

a. Marta is a famous Brazilian soccer player. People call her “Pelé with skirts”.

b. Football is the most popular sport in the world. Billions of people play

worldwide.

c. Daniel Dias and César Cielo are Brazilian swimmers. Their determination makes

successful athletes.

d. Alan Oliveira is a talented Paralympic sprinter from Brazil. Competing in the

Olympics is very important to .

Go to e. Sarah Menezes is a talented Brazilian judoka. Judo is what matters to .
Language
Reference
in Context on
page 171.

Listening and Speaking

1 Do you watch sports on TV? What sports do you like to watch on TV?

15 2 Listen to the broadcast of a Paralympic swimming competition. Who was the

winner?

Julian Finney/Getty Images
Fan Jun/Xinhua Press/Corbis/Latinstock

Greg Baker/AP Photo/Glow Images

Sebastian Rodriguez (Spain) Daniel Dias (Brazil) Roy Perkins (USA)

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15 3 Listen to the recording again and mark the correct item that completes each tip

sentence below. Antes de ouvir

a. The Brazilian swimmers are in lanes o ‡udio, leia
os itens do

two and five. four and seven. exerc’cio para
conhecer as

b. The Spanish swimmer in lane three is Jordi Gordillo. informa•›es
solicitadas.
Sebastian Rodriguez. Voc• dever‡
prestar

aten•‹o a

c. There are elas durante
a escuta.

seven swimmers in the competition. Fa•a isso
em todos os

eight swimmers in the competition. exerc’cios de
compreens‹o

15 4 Listen to the recording once more and check your answers to exercise 3. oral.

5 Where are the swimmers from?

Brazil England France New Zealand

Ilustrações: Arquivo
da editora/Fonte: ONU

Russia Spain Ukraine USA

6 In pairs, talk about sports. Use expressions from the boxes below to ask

questions as in the following example.

• What’s/Who’s your favorite …? swimming / cycling / soccer / etc.
• What sports are …? soccer team / swimmer / team sport / etc.
• Are you good at …? dangerous / popular / easy / difficult / etc.
• How old is he/she? skateboarding / running / tennis / etc.
• How often do you ...? watch sports on TV / exercise / play volleyball

Student A: Are you good at swimming?
Student B: Not really. Are you?
Student A: Sure. ItÕs my favorite sport.
Student B: And whoÕs your favorite swimmer?
Student A: Daniel Dias and CŽsar Cielo. They are awesome!

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Writing

tip In this unit you have read opinion polls on pages 93 and 94. A poll allows
you to ask a group of people a multiple choice question in order to get
Ao revisar information about their opinions on a subject. Online polls have become very
os textos, popular. They allow Internet users to express themselves and also find out the
considere, results of the poll.
por exemplo:
1 Create an opinion poll about sports. You can ask people about their favorite
• objetivo:
as infor- sport, favorite athlete, how often they play sports etc.
mações
estão Writing Context
adequadas
ao objetivo Before writing your text, complete the gaps below to identify the
do texto? elements of the writing context.

• conteúdo: a. Writer: you
as infor- b. Readers: classmates and other people
mações c. Genre:
foram d. Objective: to get information about people’s opinion on
verificadas e. Style: informal
e estão f. Media: school board / Internet
corretas?
Step by Step
• linguagem:
a pergunta 1. Think about your poll question.
e as respos- 2. Write at least five possible answers. Make them short and clear. You can add an
tas estão
redigidas Other field to allow a voter to enter his/her own answer.
de maneira
clara e 3. Write a first draft of the poll. You can allow the voter to select just one answer or
objetiva?
allow him/her to choose multiple answers.
• leiaute: a
organização 4. Ask a classmate to answer your poll. This is a good way to check if the question
visual
facilita a and the answer options are clear enough.
rápida com-
preensão 5. Answer your classmate’s poll and discuss with him/her both polls.
das infor- 6. Make the necessary corrections.
mações? 7. Write the final version of the opinion poll.

Reescreva
seu texto
com base na
revisão feita
por você e
seus colegas.

2 It’s time to share your opinion poll or publish it online. To publish free online

polls, you can use different online services such as:

• <www.easypolls.net/>
• <https://flisti.com/>
• <http://pollcode.com/>
• <www.acepoll.com/create>

Finally, invite people to answer your poll and share the results. Your friends
are curious, just like you.

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