1º EM/3º Bim/ S.T 1
Situação de Aprendizagem 1
Entertainment - Horoscopes
How do you and your friends choose what to do in your free time?
Do local newspapers have an entertainment section?
1. Read the following texts quickly and answer:
a) Where can you find these texts?
b) Who are the potential readers of these texts?
Text A: CANCER
Symbol: The crab
Ruling planet: Moon
Period: Jun 21-Jul 22
Initial profile
People born under the sign of Cancer are usually intuitive, responsive, aware, family-oriented, shy, understanding, imaginative, conservative and sensitive.
They can also be moody, hostile and touchy, depending on circumstances and the degree of pressure they suffer.
Text B: CANCER
You will have to make tricky choices, so double-check your plans and mainly your available cash! Romance will be sweet this month. Work or school won’t represent any
problem, you may even get a promotion or reward. However, you will need a more down-to-earth approach in all aspects of your life or you won’t achieve total success!
Text C: CAPRICORN
Element: Earth
Ruling planet: Saturn
Period: Dec 22-Jan 19
Initial profile
Those born under Capricorn are determined, serious, ambitious, self-disciplined, competitive, reserved, responsible and extremely organized.They can also show a more negative side and be rigid, pessimistic and egocentric.
Text D: CAPRICORN
Be careful not to rely on your judgment this month, especially about financial matters. Money won’t come easy. You’ll be inclined to make precipitate decisions you may regret later. Family won’t help you. A new female friend will give you good advice – listen to her!
2. Read the texts in Activity 1 again and identify their characteristics.
a) There are suggestions on what you should/shouldn’t do in texts _____________ and _________.
b) There are a lot of adjectives in texts _________and ____________ .
c) Texts ___________ and __________have a lot of predictions.
d) Texts ___________and ___________are mainly written in the present tense.
e) Texts ___________and ___________ are mainly written in the future tense.
Muitos adjetivos são cognatos, mas alguns mereçam tradução:
responsive (prestativo, receptivo),
aware (consciente, atento),
family-oriented (voltado para a família),
shy (tímido),
understanding (compreensivo),
conservative (conservador),
sensitive (sensível),
moody (temperamental, mal-humorado),
touchy (irritadiço),
self-disciplined (autodisciplinado).
3. Go back to texts B and D and find the word that comes before each of the following verbs:
_________ have
_________be
_________need
_________achieve
_________represent
_________come
_________give
_________help
Now complete the rules:
To make predictions for the future in the affirmative form we use _________ + verb.
To make predictions for the future in the negative form we use __________+ verb.
Diferença básica entre as duas
principais estruturas de futuro em inglês
to be
+ going to + verb para falar de ações planejadas
ou certas
e
will + verb para falar de possibilidades
ou previsões.
Veja alguns exemplos:
Johnny combinou de estudar com Sandra no sábado. Ele nos conta isso, dizendo: “I am going to study with Sandra this Saturday”.
Paola está pensando em ir ao cinema com Janete, mas nem sequer falou com ela sobre isso. Ela nos diz: “Maybe I will go to the movies with Janete”.
4. Make predictions for a close friend’s future. Use verbs and expressions from the box, if you like. Remember to include predictions in the affirmative and negative forms.
E.g.: Carlos will buy a new car next year.
My sister won’t get married until she graduates.
buy a new ________________
meet someone new
go to a lot of parties
find a job in __________________
get married
fail a test
have an argument with ______________
make an important decision
help someone in need
need patience
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Below you have the complete list of signs of the zodiac. Search in some online journals for your zodiac sign and produce a prediction for you. Write it down in your notebook as we will use it in Learning Situation 4. (Salve-o em seu email)
ARIES – Mar 21-Apr 19
TAURUS – Apr 20-May 20
GEMINI – May 21-Jun 20
CANCER – Jun 21-Jul 22
LEO – Jul 23-Aug 22
VIRGO – Aug 23-Sept 22
LIBRA – Sept 23-Oct 22
SCORPIO – Oct 23-Nov 21
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 22-Dec 21
CAPRICORN – Dec 22-Jan 19
AQUARIUS – Jan 20-Feb 18
PISCES – Feb 19-Mar 20
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 1
1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
will pass – won’t talk – won’t go – will be – will help
a) You can phone me this afternoon. I ____________________ at home.
b) John has a lot of homework to do. He _____________________ to the movies with us.
c) If you ___________________ study hard, you the exam.
d) “I have to do so many things to organize Sue’s party!”
“Don’t worry! I ________________ you!”
e) Brian is so rude! I ____________________ to him again – ever!
2. Put in is, was or will be in the gaps.
My cousin (a) _________ a sales representative, so he always visits different cities. Yesterday he (b) _____________ in Porto Feliz. Today he (c)________________ in Sorocaba and tomorrow he (d)_____________ in Alumínio.
Jane is very moody. When I met her in the morning she (e) ___________________ singing happily, but then I saw her again at lunchtime and she (f) _________________ crying. God only knows how she (g) ___________________ at night!
3. Fill in the chart below with information about your friends and family. You may interview them in English using the dialogue in the box as a guide! The first line of the chart is filled in with information from the dialogue.
Marcos and Joana go to school together. Today is August 29th and they are talking about birthdays.
Marcos: How old are you, Joana?
Joana: I’m 14 years old.
Marcos: When is your birthday?
Joana: On September 22nd.
Marcos: So you will be 15 in 24 days!
Joana: That’s right!
BIRTHDAY REMINDERS
Name: Joana
Age today:14
Birthday: September 22nd
Days left for birthday: 24 days
a)___________________________________________________________________
b)___________________________________________________________________
c)___________________________________________________________________
d)___________________________________________________________________
e)___________________________________________________________________
4. Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentences.
a) Sally is highly intuitive/imaginative. She makes her decisions based on her first impressions
most of the time!
b) My best friend is very pessimistic/determined. If he wants something, he’ll keep on trying
until he gets what he wants.
c) My younger sister is extremely shy/precipitate. She is usually quiet and finds it hard to
make new friends.
d) I love to play games, but I hate it when I lose. I am very competitive/responsive.
e) Brian is really self-disciplined/egocentric. His favorite words are “me”, “myself” and “I”!
As músicas a seguir se relacionam a horóscopo e entretenimento:
Signos (Beyoncé, 2003).
Aquarius ( do musical Hair, 1979).
No material whatsapp signos you are (The Supremos, 1969).
“Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” SCOTT, C. P. Manchester Guardian, May 5th 1924
“Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” SCOTT, C. P. Manchester Guardian, May 5th 1924
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