ATIVIDADE 14 – Summer sports / Simple Present, Present Continuous and Adverbs. - 27/08/2021

ADVERBS (advérbios): são palavras que modificam o verbo, o adjetivo ou o advérbio. Podem ser classificados tempo (early, lately), modo (quietly, dangerously), lugar (here, above), afirmação (surely, indeed), negação (no, not), intensidade (completely, much), frequência (always, usually) e interrogativos (what, when).

1.Make adverbs of manner from the adjectives in brackets. (Forme Adverbs of manner a partir dos adjetivos entre parênteses.)

a) They play soccer __________________________ (careful).

b) You sing _________________________________ (bad).

c) My day drives _____________________ (slow) when it is raining.

d) The dog barks ______________________________ (loud).

2. Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (Marque um X no verdadeiro ou falso de acordo com o texto.)

3. Identifique o advérbio presente na oração a seguir e o copie dentro do quadro.

Because the ball is probably headed your way.

         

Now let’s read about the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. (Agora, vamos ler sobre o Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros.)

Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

The Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is located in the northeast of the State of Goiás, between the Municipalities of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Cavalcante, Teresina de Goiás, Nova Roma and São João d’Aliança. The park has been declared a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO. Visitors can enjoy landscapes of rare beauty, diverse plant formations; hundreds of springs and water courses; rocks over a billion years old, in addition to a lot of local history, as it preserves areas of old gold mines. In addition, visitors can enjoy many activities in the Park, such as hiking, observing fauna and flora, bathing in the river and waterfall, rustic camping, canyoning and climbing.

Figura disponível em: https://queropassagem.com.br/blog/guia-completo-chapada-dos-veadeiros/#gref  Acesso em 18 de ago. de 2021

4. Choose the right answers to the questions.  (Escolha as Respostas corretas para as perguntas.)Where is the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park located?

a (     ) It is located in the northeast of the State of Goiás.

b (     ) It is located in the south of the State of Goiás.

c (     ) It is located in Alto Paraíso de Goiás.

d (     ) It is located in the southeast of the State of Goiás.

5. What are some summer sports played in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park?

(    ) They are ice hockey, ski jumping and hiking.

(    ) They are snowboarding, baseball and swimming.

(    ) They are hiking, swimming and rock climbing.

(    ) They are camping, snowboarding and ski jumping.

6. Does the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park preserve areas of old gold mines?

a (    ) Yes, it is.

b (    ) Yes, it will.

c (    ) Yes, it did.

d (    ) Yes, it does.

Now, let’s read Cecilia’s opinion about sports. (Agora, vamos ler sobre a opinião de Cecília sobre esportes.)

Cecília’s opinion about sports

My name is Cecilia. I live in Goiatuba. I am 11 years old. I like sports. 

Do you like sports? Do you follow a sport? What sports do you like?

I follow sports. I like volleyball, soccer, basketball and swimming. I also follow running, trekking, and cycling. I always go trekking and cycling. My father plays soccer very well. 

 I never play soccer. I usually watch soccer games on TV. My family and I hardly ever go swimming. Right now, my brother is playing volleyball with his friends. And my mom is running. 

Sports are a very popular topic of conversation in Brazil. You can talk about sports in lots of countries because people just love sports.

Figura disponível em: https://www.sescpr.com.br/curso/aprender-e-jogar/turmas/sesc-medianeira/  Acesso em 18 de ago. de 2021.

7. Answer these questions in English. (Responda as perguntas em inglês.)Where does Cecilia live?

a) What are the team sports that Cecilia likes?

b) Who plays soccer very well?

c) How often does she go trekking?

d) Is her brother playing soccer? What is he playing?

8. Retire do texto 3 orações em que os verbos estejam no Simple Present e tenham advérbios de frequência.

   
   
   

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.)

Your answerYour friend’s answerYour family’s answer.
What is your favorite sport?
How often do you play it?
Do you play it well?

 10. Based on your answers in exercise 9 and on Cecilia’s opinion about sports, write a small text telling us your opinion about sports. (Baseado em suas respostas no exercício 9 e na opinião da Cecília sobre esportes, escreva um pequeno texto nos contando sobre a sua opinião sobre esportes.)

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