ATIVIDADE 14 – Sports skills: Can and ividcould. - 27/08/2021
Let’s read some text and do some exercises!
Justin Timberlake recently showed off his golf skills at a charity event, and has been linked to basketball and softball. His dancing skills also translate into athleticism, and he can hang with the best of sports skills.
1. Answer these questions in English.
a) Where did Justin Timberlake show off his golf skills?
b) What do his dancing skills translate into?
c) What can he hang with?
Disponível em: https://tinyurl.com/y2e995yx . Acesso em 08 de set. de 2020. (Adaptado)
2. Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (Marque um X no verdadeiro ou falso de acordo com o texto.)
Disponível em:https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/actors-who-can-sing.html/. Acesso: 08 set. 2020.
3. Match the columns (Associe as colunas):
| (A) Jeremy Renner | ( ) his singing in the soundtrack for the film North Country. |
| (B) Jeremy wants to | ( ) the guitar, keyboard and drums. |
| (C) Jeremy can play | ( ) is a dramatic actor and an action star. |
| (D) We can hear | ( ) release a studio album. |
4. Make questions to the answers. (Elabore perguntas para as respostas a seguir.)
a) ____________________________________________________________?
He can play the guitar, keyboard and drums.
b) ____________________________________________________________?
Yes, he has plans to release a studio album.
5. Based on the text, choose the right answer to the following question. (Baseado no texto, escolha a melhor
resposta para a pergunta a seguir.)
What is Jeremy Renner occupation?
a) ( ) He is an actor a singer-songwriter.
b) ( ) He is a dancer and a doctor.
c) ( ) He is a lawyer and a singer-songwriter.
d) ( ) He is musician and a farmer.
6. Make sentences with CAN or COULD to talk about abilities. (Forme sentenças com CAN ou COULD para falar sobre habilidades.)
a) Maria – ride a horse when she was 6 years old.
b) Pedro – speak English fluently.
c) Daniel and Samuel – swim very well.
d) I – play volleyball when I was 12 years old.
7. Choose the right answer to the following question. (Escolha a resposta correta para a pergunta a seguir.)
Can you play the drums?
a) ( ) Yes, he can.
b) ( ) Yes, I do.
c) ( ) Yes, I can.
d) ( ) Yes, you can.
8. Identifique o valor semântico (sentido atribuído às palavras mediante o seu contexto) dos verbos CAN e COULD nas orações a seguir.
a) David can speak Spanish and French.
b) Could you lend me tour dictionary?
c) Can I use your pen, please?
9. Answer these questions and then ask your friends and your family. Take notes in the following chart. (Responda essas perguntas e depois pergunte a seus amigos e familiares. Faça as anotações na tabela a seguir.)
Oscar Schmidt
I was born on February 16, 1958. I am a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. I could play basketball very well. In 2004, I started my career in management. I was the CEO of “Telemar Rio de Janeiro”, a Brazilian professional basketball team that won the “Campeonato Carioca”.
10. Based on Oscar Schmidt’s text, write a small text that you pretend to be a famous retired singer or football/ volleyball player. Tell us about your life and use your creativity.
(Baseado no texto de Oscar Schmidt, escreva um pequeno texto em que você imagina ser um famoso cantor ou jogador de futebol/ voleibol aposentado. Conte-nos sobre a sua vida e use a sua criatividade.)
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