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O que você gosta de fazer?
Section B of every unit continues working on Fernanda's monologue from Unit 1A.
In Unit 1B you practise:
14 Shadow read the text. Listen, read and say it at the same speed as the recording and try to notice any differences. Leia escutando o texto. Escute, leia e fale com a mesma rapidez da gravação e tente observar qualquer diferença.
Study Tip
. Shadow reading is a great way to practise copying good models of English. It's fun, personal and gives the reader feedback on their own problems without embarrassment.
. Record yourself reading the text aloud and then compare to the original to help you hear any differences.
. Record yourself reading the text aloud and then compare to the original to help you hear any differences.
15 Pronunciation: the 'th' sound. Listen and practise these sounds and words. Pronúncia: O som do 'th'. Escute e pratique esses sons e palavras.
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| think | the |
| north | grandmother |
| birthday | there |
| twelfth | this |
• Hold your neck. Your vocal chords will vibrate for /ð/ voiced, but not for /θ/ unvoiced.
• Put a sheet of paper in front of your mouth when you say the ‘th’ sounds. It should move when you say the unvoiced /θ/ but not for the voiced /ð/.
• To see if your mouth is on the correct position, put your forefinger against your lips for the unvoiced /θ/. As you produce the sound, your tongue should touch and wet your finger.
• Put a sheet of paper in front of your mouth when you say the ‘th’ sounds. It should move when you say the unvoiced /θ/ but not for the voiced /ð/.
• To see if your mouth is on the correct position, put your forefinger against your lips for the unvoiced /θ/. As you produce the sound, your tongue should touch and wet your finger.
16 Tongue twisters. Listen. Can you say these three times quickly? Trava línguas. Escute. Você consegue falar estas frases três vezes rapidamente?
1. Thirty-three thieves.
2. Thin sticks, thick bricks.
3. The third Thursday of this month is Martha's mother's thirtieth birthday.
17 Complete what Fernanda says. Listen and check. Complete a fala da Fernanda. Escute e confira.
1. I love h________ my birthday in the summer.
2. I really like t_______ but the salary's not very good.
3. I hope you enjoy d_______ the course.
18 Are the sentences grammatically correct? Write C (correct) or W (wrong). Listen and check. Estas sentenças estão corretas gramaticalmente? Escreva C (correta) ou W (errada). Escute e confira.
Example I love playing football. C
1. I love play football.
2. I love to play football.
3. I don't like to study.
4. Do you like studying?
5. I enjoy to study.
6. They hate to write in English.
7. We don't hate write in English.
19 Listen to and read the rules. Escute e leia as regras.
Rules: After 'love', 'like' and 'hate' we usually use the -ing form (gerund).
You can also use infinitives with to, especially in American English.
After 'enjoy' we always use the -ing form.
We can also put a noun or pronoun after e.g. I enjoy/like football. or I enjoy/like it.
Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to verbs: play à playing
see à seeing
You can also use infinitives with to, especially in American English.
After 'enjoy' we always use the -ing form.
We can also put a noun or pronoun after e.g. I enjoy/like football. or I enjoy/like it.
Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to verbs: play à playing
see à seeing
20 Complete the spelling rules. Listen and check. Complete as regras de ortografia. Escute e confira.
a) Is there more than one consonant? Add -ing . think à _________
b) Is there more than one vowel? Add - ing. wear à _______
c) Is there one vowel and one consonant? Double the consonant. hit à _______
d) Is there an 'e' at the end? Remove the 'e'. make à ________
21 Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets. Listen and check. Complete as sentenças usando os verbos entre parênteses. Escute e confira.
1. My brother likes ________ football, but he doesn't ________ it every day. (play)
2. I love ________ a teacher, but I _____ not happy about my salary. (be)
3. We _____ to work, but we don't enjoy ________ in the rush hour. (drive)
4. They enjoyed _____ to Cabo Frio last January. They _____ every year. (go)
5. I love ________ at the weekend, but I don't like __________ every day. (cook)
22 Which of these do you love, like, enjoy and/or hate? Write a sentence using and, but, because or so for each in your Portfolio.
Quais destas atividades você adora, gosta , curte e/ou detesta? Escreva uma frase usando and, but, because ou so para cada uma em seu Portfolio.
Example: I don't like playing football but I really like watching it.
1. (play) football
2. (watch) television
3. (speak) English in public
4. (teach) English
5. (teach) large classes
6. (prepare) lessons
7. (mark) homework
8. (study) grammar
9. (go) to meetings
10. (do) exams
Study Tip
. When you write a text for your Portfolio, begin by writing the unit and exercise numbers, e.g. Unit 1B, exercise 22.
. Keep the texts in a file, in chronological order.
. Keep the texts in a file, in chronological order.
23 Update your Portfolio cassette. Record your sentences from #22.
Atualize a fita de seu Portfolio. Grave suas sentenças do exercício #22.
à go to Unit 1 C