Aprenda a fazer panquecas com Bárbara Spohr

Com uma ajuda da famosa cozinheira Bárbara Spohr, meu almoço de domingo está salvo!! obrigado Bárbara pela iniciativa!!!

Cheers - A festa

Algumas fotos da festa com alunos do nível "Elementary".

Obrigado a todos pela presença especialmente à Raquel pelos drinks!!!

Cheers!!!!

(Blog de férias) Way Back Into Love

Sem muito pra fazer e sem muita vontade de fazer muito, nas férias vou mudar o foco do blog e postar livremente sobre o que der vontade!!

Esta música é "Way Back Into Love" da trilha sonora do filme Letra e Música!
fonte: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qAM2zRE3GI

Blog de férias.

(Blog de férias) Way Back Into Love

Blog de férias.

Sem muito pra fazer e sem muita vontade de fazer muito, nas férias vou mudar o foco do blog e postar livremente sobre o que der vontade!!

Esta música é "Way Back Into Love" da trilha sonora do filme Letra e Música!
fonte: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBeG_UNflBg

(quickie 14) SIMULADO TOTEM (VESTIBULAR)

Breast cancer clearly has a genetic component, but "routine environmental exposures and lifestyle may play a major role," according to a recent ground-breaking study by the Silent Spring Institute and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The study, published in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society, uncovers 216 common chemicals that cause breast tumors in animals and reviews medical literature, including some studies that reveal environmental factors to be influential "in the vast majority of cancers."

Tobacco Smoke
Like car and truck exhaust, tobacco smoke is a source of many PAHs. Among these are dibenz[a,h]anthracene, considered by EPA to be “probably carcinogenic to humans” as well as mutagenic — meaning that it can cause genes to mutate. It’s laced with many other cancer-causing substances as well, such as dibenzo[def,p]chrysene.

(1) _________________________________
Just as components of car exhaust have been linked to breast cancer and a long list of other illnesses, air pollution from refineries and coal plants also compounds the load. Researchers studying air pollution in Erie and Niagara counties in New York State found a higher risk of breast cancer among post-menopausal women whose birth addresses were near locations recording higher levels of PAHs. The researchers, who used historic air pollution data dating back to the 1960s to measure these trends, thus suggest that exposure in early life to high levels of PAHs may increase one's risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.

(2) _________________________________
Most everyone agrees that limiting alcohol consumption can reduce the risk of breast cancer, but the connections get stronger with each new study. Natural cancer-causing substances—primarily urethanes—are found in alcohol, including wine and ale beers. In a recent analysis of six studies that examined 322,647 women, each additional 10 g of alcohol consumed equated to an added 9 percent risk of breast cancer.

(3) _________________________________
In 2005, the National Toxicology Program classified x-rays and gamma radiation as causing cancer in humans, but ionizing radiation has long been regarded as the most established environmental risk factor for breast cancer.
We're exposed to x-radiation from medical x-rays, mammograms and other radiopharmaceutical treatments. Though these technologies offer great benefits, unnecessary exposure should be avoided.

(4) _________________________________
Researchers broadly agree that women’s exposures to natural estrogens over time increases the risk of breast cancer. However, it is only recently that synthetic estrogen and progesterone have been linked to a higher risk for breast cancer.

(5) _________________________________
Disinfecting products used to clean water help kill bacteria and keep disease in check. However, Silent Spring researchers caution that some disinfection byproducts of chlorinating water cause mammary tumors in rodents. There’s strong evidence for their causing cancer in humans as well. Likewise, many drinking water systems across the U.S. have been found to be contaminated by pesticides and dry cleaning chemicals.

(6)_________________________________
Stain-resistant and flame-retardant chemicals have found their way into our lives—in our carpeting, furniture, clothing, cookware, cosmetics, lubricants, paints, and adhesives. Widely detected in blood samples in the US, PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) has been found to cause breast cancer in animals and is under further investigation.
By Francesca Lyman for MSN Health & Fitness


http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100170347&GT1=10514

01. No texto acima, alguns subtítulos foram retirados. Relacione o número do parágrafo com o subtítulo adequado e marque a alternativa que melhor representa esta relação de acordo com o texto.
Parágrafo Subtítulo
1 ..................................... ( a ) Household Chemicals
2 ..................................... ( b ) Ionizing Radiation
3 ..................................... ( c ) DrinkingWater Contaminants
4 ..................................... ( d ) Industrial Combustion Sources
5 ..................................... ( e ) DrinkingAlcohol
6 ..................................... ( f ) Hormone Supplements

a) 1 c - 2 e - 3 f - 4 c - 5 b - 6 a
b) 1 d - 2 b - 3 a - 4 f - 5 c - 6 d
c) 1 d - 2 e - 3 b - 4 f - 5 c - 6 a
d) 1 d - 2 e - 3 f - 4 b - 5 c - 6 a
e) 1 e - 2 d - 3 b - 4 f - 5 a - 6 c

02. Apartir da leitura do texto, escolha o título adequado:
a) Breast cancer and prevention.
b) Breast cancer and teenagers workers.
c) Breast cancer suspects.
d) Breast cancer researchers.
e) Breast cancer treatments

03 Apalavra "role", (destacada no texto) poderia ser traduzida como:
a) doença
b) papel
c) cura
d) rolo
e) regra

veja a correção das questões 2 e 3!

4. Os vocábulos "disinfecting" (destacado no texto) e "cleaning", (destacado no texto) , receberam sufixação pela mesma razão que:

a) including (destacado no texto) e causing (destacado no texto)

b) limiting (destacado no texto) e meaning (destacado no texto)

c) according (destacado no texto) e including (destacado no texto)

d) causing (destacado no texto) e drinking (destacado no texto)

e) meaning (destacado no texto) e drinking (destacado no texto)

05. Segundo o texto, é correto afirmar que:
a) Os pesquisadores raramente concordam que exposições a estrogênio natural aumentem o
risco de câncer de mama.
b) Substâncias químicas causadoras de câncer demama estão ao nosso redor todos os dias.
c) PFOA é um órgão do governo americano que pesquisa substâncias causadoras de câncer
de mama.
d) Os pesquisadores informam que a data histórica de maior poluição do ar foi 1960.
e) Umas das formas de evitar o câncer é desinfetar os produtos para matar as bactérias.

06. Marque a alternativa que possui a melhor relação entre vocábulo e sentido, de acordo com o
texto.
-------- Vocábulo ------------------------------------Sentido
a) avoided (destacado no texto)---------------- to stay away from someone or something

b) regarded (destacado no texto)---------------To have special rules.

c) though (destacado no texto)---------------- To think about something.

d) increase (destacado no texto)--------------- To reduce the amount of something.

e) exhaust (destacado no texto)----------------To be tired of an activity

That's all, folks!!!

Teacher Pyta

(quickie 13) SIMULADO TOTEM (PEIES 2)

1. To help you see what a body really _______(1) like on the inside, _______ (2)
2. Exhibition uses real human bodies that _______ (3) been preserved so _______ (4) do
3. not decay. A human specimen is first preserved according to standard mortuary science.
4. The specimen is then dissected to show whatever it is that someone wants to display.
5. Once dissected, the specimen is immersed in acetone, which eliminates all body water.
6. The specimen is then placed in a large bath of silicone, or polymer, and sealed in a vacuum
7. chamber. Under vacuum, acetone leaves the body in the form of gas and the polymer
8. replaces it, entering each cell and body tissue.
9. A catalyst is then applied to the specimen, hardening it and completing the process. This
10. method of preservation creates a specimen that will not decay. This offers thousands of
11. unique teaching possibilities for educators at all levels, including medical professionals,
12. archeologists and other scientists.

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/intro.html

01. Algumas palavras foram retiradas do texto. Qual das alternativas abaixo representa a opção correta para repor estas palavras

a) is ----these---- has---- them

b) look--this------have---they
c) looks- this------have---they
d) looks- this----- has---- their
e) look-- this----- has---- they

2. o texto:
a) comenta as características do corpo humano.
b) informa como cadáveres de uma exposição foram preservados.
c) anuncia uma exibição sobre o corpo humana que acontecera brevemente.
d) demostra os perigos da prática esportiva sem a devida preparação.
e) mostra uma descoberta revolucionária feitas por arqueólogos.

03. A palavra "tissue", (destacada no texto), poderia ser traduzida, dentro do contexto, como:
a) músculo
b) tecido
c) osso
d) célula
e) lenço

04. Apartir da leitura do texto, podemos concluir que
a) a acetona elimina a água do corpo.
b) todo o silicone é retirado durante o processo.
c) a acetona prejudica o desempenho dos atletas.
d) a câmara de vácuo ajuda os atletas a recuperarem-se de lesões rapidamente.
e) o banho de silicone, juntamente comumpolímero, é parte do tratamento dado aos atletas.

05. O pronome "it", (destacado no texto), refere-se a:
a) vacuum
b) cell
c) polymer
d) body
e) acetone

that's all, folks!!!

teacher Pyta

(quickie 12) SIMULADO TOTEM (PEIES 1)

This map is part of a series of cartograms in which the actual geography is distorted in order to demonstrate information about the countries shown. In this case, the point made is that of population, with each country’s size ‘weighted’ to reflect the size of its population. The discrepancies between your average standard world map and this one are obvious – obviousness being a good indicator of how good a map is. For example: on a normal world map, Australia (7,7 million sq. km) would dwarf Indonesia (1,9 million sq. km). Yet the opposite happens here. Oz might be big, but it’s a Big Empty, holding no more than 20,5 million people (2006 est.) Meanwhile, the emerald archipelago to Australia’s Near North is teeming with 223 million people (2005 est.), enough to fill eleven Australias. That imbalance is reflected well in this map. Australia almost drowns in the ocean, just like that other sparsely populated ‘western’ outpost in the far east, New Zealand.



A similar reversal of roles exists between Russia (17 million sq. km, 142 million inhabitants) and China (9,6 million sq. km, 1,3 billion inhabitants). The population map reduces Russia to a thin sliver of land, insignificant compared to the giant that is China, which dwarfs just about any country far or close by, except India. Together, these two Asian countries account for fully one third of the world’s population. Incidentally, the number of Indians is slated to surpass China’s population later this century.



The map similarly illustrates Canada’s relationship with its ‘bigger’ neighbour to the south. Elsewhere, regional dominances become more apparent also. Ethiopia, currently actively supporting one side in the Somali civil war (if one can call it that) dominates eastern Africa, Nigeria is by far the larger country of western Africa – in fact, the largest of all of Africa, larger than Sudan, which is huge and empty. The preliminary results of last year’s Nigerian census seem to indicate a population of about 140 million people, indeed surpassing by far Africa’s second most populous nation, Egypt.


This map also allows for quick ‘guesstimates’ of which countries have an equally large population. The matches can be instructive and surprising. France and Egypt seem about the same size, as are Germany and Ethiopia. Ireland is more or less the same size as Haiti.
Several visitors to this blog pointed me to this series of ‘distorted’ maps, which are the result of a collaboration between the universities of Sheffield (UK) and Michigan (US) and can be seen at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=439315&in_page_id=1811

Fonte: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/page/3/

01. A palavra “actual” (destacada no texto), poderia ser traduzida neste texto como:

a) atual
b) normal
c) real
d) organizada
e) autoral



02. A partir da leitura do texto, é possível afirmar que:
a) o mapa mencionado representa como os países ficarão após o aquecimento global
b) o mapa mencionado representa os países de acordo com sua riqueza.
c) o mapa mencionado representa como o mundo era há 7,7 milhões de anos.
d) o mapa mencionado representa o tamanho populacional de cada país.
e) o mapa mencionado representa a dívida externa de cada país.






03. O título ideal para o texto acima é:

a) The Truth About Maps During Global Warming.
b) A Cartogram Of The World’s Population.
c) The World Debts According To The IMF.
d) Aids In Africa and South America.
e) The Difference in Size Between Rich and Poor countries


04. Segundo o texto:

a) Australia e Russia diminuiriam de tamanho em relação à Indonésia e China respectivamente.
b) o Egito é o pais mais populoso da Àfrica.
c) a África concentra o maior número de casos de AIDS.
d) o aquecimento global forçará mudanças nos mapas como hoje conhecemos.
e) os paises da América do Sul tem mais chances do que os da África em pagar suas dividas externas.







05. Qual dos mapas abaixo melhor representa o texto lido? (clique na imagem para ver melhor)

a)





b)






c)





d)





e)














5- O texto acima foi tirado de um blog. Marque a alternativa que representa um comentário feito para este artigo:

a) There’s a classic movie called Comanche Territory about the attempt by white settlers and silver miners to move into the Comancheria in defiance of federal treaty, only to be thwarted by a young Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey). I’m not quite sure how much of the story is fictional. Made in 1950, it is one of the first Hollywood movies to show the Indians in a largely favorable light.
Comment by Peter — May 14, 2007

b) Very revealing - I’ve never seen a map change its meaning so effectively with simple change of orientation. Now, what about that part of Austria that’s shaded red - am I missing something?
Comment by saturn5 — April 15, 2007

c) Hi, The map is very interesting.
Everything anyone does to make the Universe more understandable, and in an easy relevant way, is needed in this overly-rushed, non-technically oriented society.
However, it is a foundational piece of information, needed to understand our Neighborhood, so that gives it merit, but I would like to see the same done for the Near-Earth Objects and asteroids which could impact Earth.
Best to all — Em
Comment by em — April 11, 2007

d) Religious literalists, I think, tend to believe that the earth was created more than two thousand years ago. Christian fundamentalists, for instance, hold that the Earth did in fact exist when Christ walked on it.
Comment by Sartorius — April 3, 2007

e) I’m a recent visitor to your blog and will make this a daily stop as I cruise around the web.
Today’s map is an excellent lesson on the world’s population. It’s one thing to hear population numbers read, but to see it visually is powerful. For example, the true difference between Russia, China and India.
I’ve written a blog entry on my site (http://sften.blogspot.com) telling my readers to come visit your site. I think they’ll really enjoy it.
Neil McDonnell, PMP
Comment by Neil McDonnell — March 31, 2007








that's all, folks!!


teacher Pyta

VIDEO ENGLISH "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY"

Hello, folks!

A aula de hoje é uma revisão gramatical de alguns ítens super importantes:

• PRONOMES PESSOAIS
• ADVÉRBIOS DE FREQÜÊNCIA

Siga as instruções e divirta-se!!

1- Escolha uma das palavras em negrito destacadas. ex: your/yours. Lembre-se que suas escolhas devem ser gramaticais, por tanto, NAO FAÇA OUVINDO A MÚSICA.

SUGESTÃO: clique em PLAY e baixe o volume ou deixe tocar alguns segundos e clique em PAUSE. Assim, o video vai estar carregado quando vc terminar a atividade gramatical!!!
Ha duas opcões de video. Uma acústica (minha preferida) a segunda é o clip original da música.

2- Ouça e verifique suas respostas

3-Se você tiver duvidas, é só clicar no link e comparar com a fonte!!!

have fun!!

"Big Girls Don't Cry"

Fergie

1. Da Da Da Da


2. The smell of your/yours skin lingers on me now


3. You’re / Your / Yours probably on your flight back to your home town


4. I need some shelter of my / mine own protection baby


5. To be with myself and center, clarity, peace, serenity


6. [CHORUS]


7. 
   
   I hope you know, I hope you know


8. That these /this has nothing to do with you


9. It's/Its/It personal, Myself and I


10. We've got some straightenin' out to do


11. And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their / theirs / his / her / hers blanket


12. But I’ve got to get a move on with my life


13. It's/Its/It time to be a big girl now


14. And big girls don't cry, don't cry




16. The path that I'm walking


17. I must go / going / to go alone


18. I must taking /to take / take the baby steps until I'm full grown


19. Fairytales don’t have always / always don’t have / don't always have


20. a happy ending, do they / does it ?


21. And I foresee the dark ahead if I stayed/ will stay /stay


22. [CHORUS]


23. Like the little school mate in the school yard


24. We'll play jacks and uno cards


25. I’ll be your best friend and you'll be mine/my Valentine


26. Yes you can hold my hand if you wanted / want / wants to / too / two


27. Cause I want to hold yours / your too


28. We’ll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds


29. But It's/Its/It time for me/I to go home


30. It's/Its/It getting late, dark outside


31. I need to be with myself and center, clarity


32. Peace, Serenity


33. [CHORUS]
    

Fonte: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fergie/biggirlsdontcry.html

That's all folks,

Teacher pyta

QUICKIE 11

Hello folks!!!


Atendendo aos pedidos feitos em aula e por mail...
Algumas questões gramaticais rapidinhas!!!



1. (VUNESP) Qual alternativa correspondente à pergunta para a seguinte resposta:



"For two weeks."


a) How long have you had it?
b) How much time you have got it?
c) How many time do you have it?
d) There is how long you’ve got it?
e) How long did you had it?





2 . (FATEC-SP) Bob: ____________ have you worked here?
Ann: For about three months.


a) Why
b) When
c) Whatever
d) How long
e) Which time



3. (ITA) ______ are these shoes and ______ is this hat?

a) Who; whom
b) Those; that
c) These, this
d) Whose; whose
e) What; which





4. (UFRN) “_____ tall students are there in you school?”


a) How much
b) How old
c) How many
d) How high
e) How long



5. (M. Era.-RJ) Peter: _____ shall we go? By bus or by train?


Fred: _____ do you want to know?
Peter: _____ do you call your family on?
Fred: Twice a year.

a) When – Where – Why
b) What – Where – When
c) How – What else – How often
d) How far – What about – How many





6. (VUNESP) I have a _____ friends.


a) much
b) few
c) some
d) several
e) many





7. (ITA) Some people like to take _____ sugar with tea.


a) lot of
b) a lot of
c) few
d) many
e) very





8. (ITA) Would you like some candy? There’s _____ more of it.

a) plenty
b) enough
c) many
d) many a
e) lots of



9. (U. Mackenzie-SP) “Mary had _____ work to do: _____ dishes to wash, _____ clothes to iron, _____ pairs of pie to cook, but just _____ time to do it all.”

a) much – many – a few – a little – much
b) few – much – a few – many – many
c) a little – little – few – a few – much
d) much – many – many – many – little
e) many – many – few – few – many





10. (IME-RJ) I like watching this program because it’s got _____ advertising and _____ interruptions.

a) a few – little
b) little – few
c) quite a few – a little
d) little – quite a little
e) few – few





11. (F. Sto. André-SP) Pollution is a serious problem. There are _____ trees and _____ fresh air nowadays.

a) lots – few
b) much – less
c) few – many
d) many – fewer
e) fewer - less







12. (UFV-MG) There are _____ dangerous drivers in our city.

a) very many of
b) a lot of
c) a very lot of
d) too much of
e) very much of





13. (C. Líbero-SP) A: “How much money have you got?”
B: “_____.”

a) Few
b) Not many
c) A few
d) None

14. (FMU-SP) She eats _____ bread and drinks _____ coffee but _____ people prefer ______ dangerous calories.

a) many – much – few – much

b) much – many – much – little

c) much – little – many – few

d) little – much – much - few

e) many – many – few - many

15. (ESAL-MG) Yesterday I bought too _____ milk.

a) much

b) few

c) many

d) a lot of

e) any

That's all foks!!!

TEACHER PYTA

respostas:

1 A
2 D
3 D
4 C
5 C
6 E
7 B
8 A
9 D
10 B
11 E
12 B
13 D
14 C
15 A

The Italian Man Who Went To Malta

aula de video!!
Level PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Caso os videos não toquem, você pode usar o YOU TUBE
video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-NxnTtBG7U
video 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1TnzCiUSI0

video 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMHvdK_YKc


LEMBRE-SE DE ASSISTIR OS VIDEOS NA ORDEM EM QUE ESTÃO POSTADOS.


1- Watch VIDEO 1 the video and try to understand what happened to the Italian tourist.

VIDEO 1

WHERE IS MALTA?

2- Watch the video again and try to find the following words. Do not use the dictionary watch the video and try to understand the meaning of the words by the context.

1. Peace _________________________________________

2. Sheet _________________________________________

3. beach _________________________________________

4. Fork _________________________________________

5. Piece _________________________________________

6. Piss _________________________________________

7. Plate _________________________________________

8. Bitch _________________________________________

9. Waitress _______________________________________

10. Spoon _________________________________________

11. Shit _________________________________________

12. Fuck _________________________________________

3- Watch VIDEO 2 and read the text. Were you right about what happened to him? Can you tell why he had problems in Malta?

VIDEO 2

The Italian who went to Malta

One day ima gonna Malta to bigga hotel. Ina morning I go down to eat breakfast. I tella waitress I wanna two pissis toast. She brings me only one piss. I tella her I want two piss. She say go to the toilet. I say, you no understand, I wanna piss onna my plate. She say you better no piss onna plate, you sonna ma bitch. I don't even know the lady and she call me sonna me bitch !

Later I go to eat at a bigga restaurant. The waitress brings me a spoon and a knife, but no fock. I tella her I wanna fock. She tell me everyone wanna fock. I tell her you no understand, I wanna fock on the table. She say you better not fock on the table, you sonna ma bitch.

So, I go back to my room inna hotel and there is no shits onna my bed. I call the manager and tella him I wanna shit. He tell me to go to toilet. I say you no understand. I wanna shit on my bed. He say you better not shit onna bed, you sonna ma bitch.

I go to the checkout and the man at the desk say: "Peace on you". I say piss on you too, you sonna ma bitch, I gonna back to Italy!!!

http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~steinl/vitser/malta.html

4- Last chance to understand: VIDEO 3

5- Can you correct the mistakes our Italian friend and the people who talked to

him made?

good luck!!!

Teacher Pyta

GIFT FROM LETICIA!!

O que serah q a leticia qz dzr com essa imgm?! hehehehehe

valeu leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

bj

Quickie10 !!! amostra do PEIES

PEIES

The Essential Harry Potter Books

by J. K. Rowling, Bloomsbury

Reviewed by Marisa Macieri

• Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone - 1997, 224pp
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 1998, 256pp
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 1999, 320pp
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, - 2000, 642pp
Do you believe in Magic?
You have to when you consider the millions of young readers (and the not
so young ones too, when you think of it) who are “head over heel” fans of
Harry Potter.
Getting little kids away from video games, computers, or soccer isn’t
easy, especially if you try to convince them that reading is fun. In a world
of fast achievements, stress, rapid moving images, not every kid wants to
spend his time reading books.
J.K.Rowling made them change their minds and now kids and adults are
eagerly waiting for Harry’s new adventures in Hogwarts.
New Routes, October / 2000.

01) O principal objetivo do texto é:

a) estimular a criatividade através da leitura de histórias infantis.

b) apresentar os livros sobre as aventuras de Harry Potter.

c) demonstrar a importância da leitura para as crianças.

d) apontar os problemas dos jovens com computadores e video games.

e) comentar as peripécias de J. K. Rowling.

02) De acordo com o texto, os livros mencionados

I - ensinam as crianças a fazer mágicas.

II - conseguiram afastar as crianças de jogos, computadores e futebol.

III- interessam a adultos e crianças igualmente.

Está(ão) correta(s)

a) apenas I.

b) apenas I e II

c) apenas II e lII.

d) apenas III.

e) I, II e lII.

03) Na linha 14, a palavra “eagerly” pode ser traduzida por:

a) ansiosamente.

b) tradicionalmente.

c) engenhosamente.

d) principalmente.

e) completamente.

04) Assinale a alternativa que completa, corretamente, o texto:

Little kids _______ not like books. in fact, they do not want to spend _____ time reading books.

a) does – their

b) are - them

c) do - their

d) are - they

e) do - them

fonte da imagem:

http://student.britannica.com/eb/art-101001/Author-JK-Rowling-signs-one-of-her-Harry-Potter-books

Respostas

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c

Waiting for November 20th

November 20th is coming

Quickie 9

The finest old manuscripts are no longer the exclusive domain of scholars and wealthy collectors. Now, thanks to Octavo Corp. of Palo Alto, California, anyone with a computer and CD-ROM drive can enjoy priceless works by Galileo, Shakespeare, Ben Franklin and other greats exactly as they appear in the originals - complete with watermarks, worn pages and wormholes. Says Richard Kuhta, librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington: "You can do everything but smell the book". What's more, readers can instantly search these digital copies, unlike the originals, to find a word or phrase. Co-founded by Adobe Systems chief executive John Warnock, an avid rare-book collector, Octavo has so far published 15 titles. Others soon to come include Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Wycliffe New Testament (the first English translation). Octavo CD- ROMs are available at

http://www.octavo.com/ .

TIME, April 5, 1999

1. The best title for the article above is:

a) Shakespeare in the web.

b) View rare books on your PC.

c) Rare books in Palo Alto.

d) Bookworms and computers.

e) Find your PC more entertaining

2. According to the text:

a) One can read adaptations of rare books on one’s computer.

b) One can read simplified versions of rare books on one's computer.

c) One can access rare original manuscripts.

d) One can access rare book collectors.

e) One can buy an original CD-ROM drive.

3. "The finest old manuscripts are no longer the exclusive domain of "scholars" and wealthy collectors".

The word "scholars" in the sentence above means:

a) People who know a lot about a particular subject.

b) People who go to school.

c) People who work at schools.

d) People who enjoy going to school.

e) People who collect old manuscripts.

4. "You can do everything but smell the book" (sublinhado no texto). The word "but" means:

a) as well as

b) however

c) except

d) including

e) yet

5. The word "can" (sublinhado no texto) expresses an idea of:

a) permission

b) suggestion

c) ability

d) possibility

e) obligation

6. The pronoun "they" (sublinhado no texto) refers to :

a) Galileo and Shakespeare

b) Other greats

c) Ben Franklin

d) computer and CD-ROM

e) works

Quick grammar questions

7. Peters party will take place______ Saturday.

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) from

e) of

8. She will study French______the night of April, 21.

a) in

b) on

c) at

d) from

e) of

9. She was born_______ March.

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) of

e) from

10. I will be there _____ 9 o'clock.

a) in

b) on

c) at

d) from

e) of

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Answers

1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 D 6 E 7 B 8 A 9 C 10 C

The Lass of Aughrim (version 2)

to my fellas in short story
(i liked this version much more, although the lyrics might not match)

A traditional Irish song in the film: The Dead (1987), based on the same name story in the book "Dubliners" by James Joyce

If you'll be the lass of Aughrim
As I am taking you mean to be
Tell me the first token
That passed between you and me

O don't you remember
That night on yon lean hill
When we both met together
Which I am sorry now to tell

The rain falls on my yellow locks
And the dew it wets my skin;
My babe lies cold within my arms;
Lord Gregory, let me in

The Lass of Aughrim - Frank Patterson (version 1)

to my short story fellas

A traditional Irish song in the film: The Dead (1987), based on the same name story in the book "Dubliners" by James Joyce

If you'll be the lass of Aughrim
As I am taking you mean to be
Tell me the first token
That passed between you and me

O don't you remember
That night on yon lean hill
When we both met together
Which I am sorry now to tell

The rain falls on my yellow locks
And the dew it wets my skin;
My babe lies cold within my arms;
Lord Gregory, let me in

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QUICKIE 8

‘Robocop’ to The Rescue

Beijing tries new tactics for protest control

WHO CAN FORGET THE IMAGES OF 1989, when country-bumpkin Chinese

soldiers in rumpled uniforms gunned down students on Tiananmen Square?

It won’t happen that way again. On the anniversary of the June 4 crackdown,

unrest is simmering across China, and Beijing has unveiled a modern new look

and tacit new rules for what is now the capital’s elite corps of antiriot police.

Here’s the strategy:

Buy peace if you can. When 2,000 metalworkers who had not been paid in

up to two years blocked highways and clashed with police in the “Rust Belt”

city of Liaoyang in May, authorities retreated. Quiet returned after the deputy

mayor promised that wages and pensions would be paid soon.

Let others do the dirty work. Since last summer, devotees of the banned

Falun Gong sect have come from all over China to stage silent protests in

Beijing. Now Beijing is asking provincial police to come to the capital and

round up their own locals.

Smother student protests with kindness. Last month 2,000 students

began protesting an alleged cover-up of the rape and murder of a female

student at Beijing university. Authorities banned a memorial service, then

reversed themselves and devoted a corner of the campus to commemorations.

If all else fails, scare ‘em. Last week Beijing unveiled black high-tech

armored uniforms, imported from France at up to $2,700 apiece. The

futuristic “Robocop” riot gear provides “head-to-toe protection,” according to

the state-run Beijing Evening News. They resist water, flame, “even Molotov

cocktails.” But if it comes to that, the new strategy has fallen short.

Newsweek June 12, 2000

01 De acordo com o texto,

a) as autoridades enfrentaram o protesto dos 2000 metalúrgicos com austeridade.

b) Beijing está pedindo que a polícia da província venha até a capital e prenda os manifestantes.

c) a China se recusa a utilizar métodos modernos de combate a motins.

d) a China pretende combater os protestos estudantis com violência.

e) o governo chinês bloqueou estradas para impedir os manifestantes metalúrgicos.

02 Segundo o texto,

a) as autoridades chinesas organizaram um serviço memorial em homenagem à estudante

vítima de estupro e assassinato.

b) a seita “Falun Gong” é bem vista pelo governo chinês.

c) o governo chinês pretende punir os rebeldes que se manifestaram contra a seita “Falun Gong”.

d) na comemoração de 4 de junho a paz reina no território chinês.

e) as autoridades dedicaram um local do “campus” para as comemorações

03 De acordo com o texto, 2000 metalúrgicos:

a) manifestaram-se contra as condições precárias de trabalho.

b) reivindicaram aumento salarial.

c) protestaram por não receberem salários há dois anos.

d) foram gravemente agredidos pelas autoridades chinesas.

e) protestaram contra a jornada de trabalho.

04 Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz passiva da frase “Authorities

banned a memorial service…”.

a) a memorial service is banned.

b) a memorial service has been banned.

c) a memorial service is being banned.

d) a memorial service was banned.

e) a memorial service was being banned.

05) Se na frase: “ the new strategy has fallen short.” Estivesse no plural, os itens sublinhados ficariam:

a) Inalterados

b) News strategies have

c) New strategys has

d) New strategies have

e) News strategies have