quarta-feira, 4 de abril de 2012

RELATIVE PRONOUNS (PRONOMES RELATIVOS)




WHO:   Significa , que ou quem. Refere-se à pessoas.

            EX: That is the woman who I like.

WHOM: Significa , que ou quem . Refere-se à pessoas . É usado formalmente para referir ao objeto da frase  ou quando o mesmo  for preposicionado.

            EX: That is the woman who/whom I like.
                   The person at whom I'm looking is quite beautiful.

WHICH:                          Significa , que ou o que. Refere-se à animais ou objetos.

            EX:  The car which I bought is so beautiful.
                    That is the dog which I got as a present.

WHOSE:                         Significa , cujo (a) , cujos (as) . Relaciona dois substantivos.

            EX:  Patrícia, whose car is posh, went to Miami this morning.
                    Is that the girl whose father you talked to?

THAT:   Significa , que , o que e quem. Refere-se à pessoas, animais e objetos. Pode substituir WHO, WHOM e WHICH quando não precedidos de preposições ou vírgulas.

            EX: The book That / which I bought is very interesting.
                   Anna who / whom / that lives next door is moody.

X:         Os Pronomes Relativos, WHO, WHOM , WHICH e THAT podem ser omitidos quando não  forem precedidos de vírgulas ou preposições e quando se referirem ao objeto da frase.

            EX: That 's is the boy WHO / WHOM / THAT / X  I study with.
                   Is this the house WHICH / THAT / X you bought?


A. Complete usando os Pronomes Relativos WHO , WHOM , WHICH   ou WHOSE .
1.      The car.......................………………………………………...you're looking at is mine.
2.      That is the picture for…………………………………………………I looked yesterday.
3.      That is the book …………………………………………………..I looked for yesterday.
4.      That is the house………………………………………….………gardens are beautiful.
5.      That is the man from……………………………………………………..I bought the car.
6.      That is the man………………………………………………children are nice students.
7.      Is this the cat…………………………………………………………you wanted to buy?
8.      She is the girl……………………………………..……………..……father is Paul North.
9.      The boy……………………………………..……. I saw yesterday is the teacher's son.
10.  The man about………………………………………………..………we're talking is rich.
11.  George Amado is the author........................books are very realistic.
12.  That is the girl..........................house is huge.
13.  The car.........................you're talking about is very expensive.
14.  Is that the boy..........................you wanted to date?
15.  The man at.........................you looked is my father.
16.  The woman to...................you're talking is my mother.
17.  The book for………………he's been looking is expensive.
18.  That is the man………………..car I bought last month.
19.  The girl about……………….you're talking is very beautiful.
20.  Edmond Halley was the scientist…………………predicted the appearance of the     comet in 1758.

B.          Reescreva as frases ligando-as através de um Pronome Relativo.

1. This is the boy. He is very intelligent.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. This is the book. Its pages are brown.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. That is the soap opera. That is very famous.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. That is Mrs. Thalita. Her house is really comfortable.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. He is the teacher. His name is Peter.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. That is the dog. Its tail is black and white.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. That is the book. It's very complicated.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. English is the subject. It is very easy.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Paula is the engineer. Her works are brilliant.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Those are the reports. They are overwhelming.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………..……….

RESPOSTAS:
A -  1.which
2.which
3.which
4.whose
5.whom
6.whose
7.which
8.whose
9.whom
10.whom
11.whose
12.whose
13.which
14.whom
15.whom
16.whom
17. which
18. whose
19.whom
20.who

B - 1. This is the boy who is very intelligent.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. This is the book whose pages are brown.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. That is the soap opera which is very famous.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. That is Mrs. Thalita whose house is really comfortable.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. He is the teacher whose name is Peter.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. That is the dog whose tail is black and white.
   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. That is the book which is very complicated.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. English is the subject which is very easy.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Paula is the engineer whose works are brilliant.
   ………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Those are the reports which they are overwhelming.

   ……………………………………………………………………………………..……….

TEXT COMPREHENSION EXERCISES - FALSE FRIENDS (Exercícios de interpretação de texto - falsos cognatos)



Exercite no texto abaixo alguns falsos cognatos:

Caso você não lembre, clique AQUI pra ver a lista de alguns falsos cognatos. 

A DAY AT WORK
In the morning I attended a meeting between management and union representatives. The discussion was very comprehensive, covering topics like working hours, days off, retirement age, etc. Both sides were interested in an agreement and ready to
compromise. The secretary recorded everything in the notes. Eventually, they decided to set a new meeting to sign the final draft of the agreement.
Back at the office, a colleague of mine asked me if I had realized that the proposed agreement would be partially against the company policy not to accept workers that have already retired. I pretended to be really busy and late for an appointment, and left for the cafeteria. Actually, I didn't want to discuss the matter at that particular moment because there were some strangers in the office.
After lunch I attended a lecture given by the mayor, who is an expert in tax legislation and has a graduate degree in political science. He said his government intends to assist welfare programs and senior citizens, raise funds to improve college education and build a public library, and establish tougher limits on vehicle emissions because he assumes this is what the people expect from the government.



SYNONYM AND ANTONYM LIST - PART TWO (Lista de sinônimos e antônimos em inglês - Pate 02)



ADJECTIVE
TRANSLATION
SYNONYM
ANTONYM

fair

justo

Just

unfair

fast

rápido

Quick

slow

fat

gordo

chubby, obese

thin, skinny

full

cheio

complete

empty

good

bom

Nice

bad

gentle

gentil

Kind

rude

heavy

pesado

weighty

light

high

alto

elevated

short

keen

hábil

skilful

awkward, clumsy

odd

esquisito

strange

normal

naked

nu

Nude

dressed

Rich

rico

wealthy

poor

strong

forte

robust

weak

smooth

suave, liso, macio

soft

rough

suitable

adequado

adequate, proper

inadequate, improper

terrible

terrível

awful

wonderful

tired

cansado

fatigued

relaxed

wide

largo

ample,large

narrow, thin

wild

selvagem

savage

civilized

wet

molhado, úmido

moist

Dry

wrong

errado

mistaken

Right

segunda-feira, 2 de abril de 2012

SYNONYM AND ANTONYM LIST - PART ONE (Lista de sinônimos e antônimos em inglês - Pate 01)



ADJECTIVE
TRANSLATION
SYNONYM
ANTONYM
affraid
com medo, receoso
fearful, frightened
brave
alive
vivo
living, lively
dead
ancient
antigo
old
recent
able
capaz
capable
incapable
angry
furioso, zangado
furious, mad
calm, undisturbed
ashamed, bashful
envergonhado
shy
relaxed
beautiful
bonito(a)
pretty
ugly
big
grande
large
small
bitter
amargo
acrid
sweet
bold
ousado
audacious
timid, shy
bright
brilhante
clear
obscure
busy
ocupado
occupied
vacant
cheap
barato
unexpensive
expensive
clean
limpo
clear
dirty
clear
claro
bright
dark
clever
inteligente
smart, intelligent
dumb, stupid
cold
frio
chilly, cool
hot, warm
crazy
louco
mad
sane
difficult
difícil
hard
easy
damp
úmido
humid
dry
deep
fundo
broad
flat, plain