Unusual people unusual jobs

           Steve and Stella Baker live in California. They’ve got two small children,

and they are an average American family, except for one thing: she goes to work,
he stays at home and looks after the children. Our reporter spoke to Steve
and Stella at their home in San Diego:
           “My wife has very good job. She’s an electronics engineer, and she works for
the US Navy here. So she works, and I stay at home and look after the children.”
           Jim Macartney is a helicopter pilot. He’s British, but he lives and works in Africa.
          “I work for the hospital here. I take a doctor and two nurses in my helicopter
to the jungle. There are no roads in the jungle — only rivers. People go by helicopter
or by boat, or they walk.”
          Mrs. Betty Brown is sixty-two. She’s a housewife, and a grandmother — and
a student! Mrs. Brown lives in Oxford, England, and goes to the University there.
She studies Japanese, and she is the first in her class. We asked Mrs. Brown how
She learns Japanese.
          “My son lives in Japan — he teaches English in Tokyo — and sends me Japanese
magazines and newspapers, videos of Japanese TV programmes and cassettes
of Japanese radio programmes.”
                                                                              (by: Compact English book / Wilson Antônio Liberato.
                                                                                                 - São Paulo : FTD, 1988. p. 189-190)

 Vocabulary

ununsual – incomun                                         average – média                              housewife – dona de casa
to look after – cuidar                                        jungle – selva                                  to send – mandar; enviar
magazines – revistas                                        grandmother – avó                          newspaper – jornal

 Atenção antes de responder as questões lembre-se, são questões subjetivas, necessitando da somatória

dos itens para se obter a resposta correta. Só depois anote a resposta (soma) entre parênteses.

 1. According to the text, choose the correct alternatives:

     (01) Steve and Stella have two children.
     (02) Steve’s home is in San Diego.
     (04) Stella Baker is Sixty-two.
     (08) Steve looks after his children.
     (16) Mrs. Brown studies Japanese.
     (32) Mrs. Brown’s son teaches Japanese.
     (64) Betty Brown is the first in her Japanese class.

                                                                                     (       )

2. According to the text, choose the correct alternatives that
    correctly describe the people’s occupations:
    (01) Mrs. Brown is a housewife.
    (02) Stella is an electronic engineer.
    (04) Jim is a nurse.
    (08) Steve is a doctor.
    (16) Jim is a helicopter pilot.
    (32) Mrs. Brown’s son is a teacher.

                                                                                     (       )

3. According to the text, choose the correct alternatives which

    contains a correct answer for the question:
                                                                          

             Where do they live?

     (01) Stella lives in California.

     (02) Mrs. Betty Brown lives in Oxford.
     (04) Mrs. Brown’s son lives in Japan.
     (08) Mrs. Brown lives in Japan.
     (16) Jim lives in England.
     (32) Steve lives in Oxford.  
                                                                           (       )

Obs.: Este texto traduzido para Língua Portuguesa, e os exercícios resolvidos são

          trabalho escolar de casa. (V. 2,0).  E deverão ser enviados para o e-mail: romacoj@yahoo.com.br

         Relax!

                           Stress remedies

         Whether real or imaginary, the need

         for stress reduction has produced a
         whole range of remedies. Most are a
         questions of common sense: talk to your
 (5)  friends and relatives; get good night’s
         sleep; eat a well-balanced diet; cultivate
         your sense of humor, and so on.
         The “five-year test” is another.
         recommended method. When you find
(10) yourself in a stressful situation, ask
         yourself “Will this still be a problem
         five years from now?” If you are stuck
         in a traffic jam, the answer is obviously
        no. Other tips include breathing exercises,
(15) jaw relaxation techniques, meditation
         and massage. There is also a herbal cure
         called Valerian which proponents
         of natural remedies say has been
          scientifically proved to reduce
(20) tension. And lastly, sex is widely considered
         to be a powerful antidote to stress.
                              (by: Compact English book / Wilson Antônio Liberato.
                                              - São Paulo : FTD, 1988. p. 189-190)

Atenção antes de responder as questões lembre-se, são questões subjetivas,
necessitando da somatória dos itens para se obter a resposta correta.
Só depois anote a resposta (soma) entre parênteses.

 1. O texto aborda:

(01) causas reais e imaginárias do stress.
(02) efeitos nocivos do stress.
(04) remédios da medicina tradicional para o combate do stress.
(08) sugestões e técnicas alternativas para a redução do stress.
(16) basicamente a prevenção do stress.

                                                                                             (        )

2. A expressão indicada pode ser substituída, sem alteração do  sentido,

    pelos termos à direita em:

   (01) “and so on” (l.7)              —    etc.
   (02) “five-year” (l.8)              —    fifth
   (04) “stressful”  (l.10)           —    restless
   (08) “stuck” (l.12)                 —    unable to move
   (16) “jam” (l.13)                    —    marmalade
   (32) “widely” (l.20)               —    lovely

                                                                                             (        )

3. O termo indicado corresponde à ideia expressa à direita em:

   (01) “Most” (l.3)          —    quantity      
   (02) “still” (l.11)           —    intensity
   (04) “If ” (l.12)              —    condition
   (08) “Other” (l.14)       —    contrast
   (16) “also” (l.16)           —    inclusion
   (32) “lastly” (l.20)         —     consequence

                                                                                             (        )

4. “______ of your history and the lives of ______ our great men
     and women recreated by the movies”.

Choose the alternative(s) that can complete the sentences above correctly.

(01) much — much                              (08) a lot — a lot
(02) much — many                             (16) a lot — much
(04) many — much                             (32) a lot — many

                                                                                             (        )

5. The author ______ some articles about Americans prisons in magazines.

(01) write                                             (04) has written
(02) wrote                                            (08) have written

                                                                                             (        )

Obs.: Este texto deverá ser traduzido para Língua Portuguesa e os exercícios deverão ser resolvidos,
          como trabalho de casa. (V. 2,0).  O mesmo (tradução e exercícios resolvidos)  deverá ser enviado
         para o e-mail: romacoj@yahoo.com.br

Black Thursday

     New York, Oct. 24, 1929. Due to heavy economic speculation, the stock market of the United States in Wall Street crashed abruptly. A record of nearly 3 million shares were traded. Banks and investment companies tried to avoid the panic buying great blocks of stock, but their attempts were in vain. The first day of real panic got known as “Black Thursday”.

     Unfortunately, the panic continued on “Black Monday” and on “Black Tuesday” (Oct. 29), when 6 million shares were traded and the stock market collapsed completely.

     The Great Crash precipitated the Great Depression, a 10-year economic slump affecting all the Western industrialized countries. A lot of bankruptcies occurred, causing a large unemployment rate, with severe and dramatic consequences.

                                                                                          (Adapted from Encyclopaedia Britannica,         

                                                                                                                                                        1992, vol. 11, p. 277)

  

Answer the questions following questions in Portuguese according to the text:

1. O que causou a “Quinta-feira negra” de Wall Street?
 _______________________________________________________________

2. Que medida de emergência foi adotada e qual o resultado?
 _______________________________________________________________

3. Em que dia da semana a bolsa de valores de New York quebrou por completo?
 _______________________________________________________________

4. O que foi a Grande Depressão?
 _______________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________ 

 5. Relacione as colunas:

    1. due to                 (     ) utterly

    2. abruptly              (     ) insolvency

    3. nearly                 (     ) decline

    4. trade                   (     ) number

    5. completely         (     ) owing to

    6. slump                 (     ) unexpectedly

    7. a lot of                (     ) many

    8. bankruptcy         (     ) buy; to sell; exchange

    9. rate                     (     ) almost

  10. collapse              (     ) fall

                                       (by: Compact English book / Wilson Antônio Liberato. - São Paulo : FTD, 1988. p. 138-139)

ANSWERS:
Answer the questions following questions in Portuguese according to the text:

1. O que causou a “Quinta-feira negra” de Wall Street?

    A grande (pesada/forte) especulação econômica. 

2. Que medida de emergência foi adotada e qual o resultado?

    Os bancos e as companhias de investimentos tentaram evitar o pânico comprando grandes 
     quantidades de ações, mas o resultado foi em vão.

3. Em que dia da semana a bolsa de valores de New York quebrou por completo?

    Na terça-feira.

4. O que foi a Grande Depressão?

    Um período de 10 anos de queda econômica que afetou os países industrializados ocidentais.        
     Ocorreram muitas falências, causando grande desemprego com graves e drsamáticas   
     consequências 

5. Relacione as colunas:

    1. due to                 ( 5 ) utterly

    2. abruptly             ( 8 ) insolvency

    3. nearly                 ( 6 ) decline

    4. trade                   ( 9 ) number

    5. completely         ( 1 ) owing to

    6. slump                 ( 2 ) unexpectedly

    7. a lot of                ( 7 ) many

    8. bankruptcy        ( 4 ) buy; to sell; exchange

    9. rate                     ( 3 ) almost

  10. collapse              ( 10 ) fall

                                                                                  The rescue 

Twenty-two Vietnamese refugees, including six women and three children were rescued from an open boat in the South China Sea last Tuesday. They had no food or water, and their boat was sinking. John Silver, captain of the Pacific Star, found the boat and bought the refugees to Hong Kong, where they are now in a special government camp. This story has a happy ending. Captain Silver fell in love with one of his unexpected passengers, and yesterday he married Miss Kim.

                                                                          (by: Compact English book / Wilson Antônio Liberato.

                                                                                            - São Paulo : FTD, 1988. p. 189-190)

Vocabulary:

refugees − refugiados                                         including − incluindo

to rescue − salvar, socorrer, resgatar                   sinking − afundando

to find (found) − encontrar                                to bring (brought) − trazer               

to fall in love with (fell) − apaixonar- se por          to marry − casar

unexpected − inesperado                                       

Lembre-se, são questões subjetivas, necessitando da somatória dos itens para se obter a resposta correta. Só depois anote a resposta (soma) no retângulo.

1. According to the text which proposition(s) is (are) true?

     (01) A boat was rescued in the South China Sea.

     (02) Captain Silver’s boat was called Pacific Star.

     (04) The captain married one of the passengers.

     (08) The rescue happened on a Tuesday.

     (16) The people in the open boat were English.

     (32) Twenty-two people were rescued.                             

                                                                                               (        )

2. According to the text, which information about the open boat is true?

     (01) It was sinking.

     (02) There was a lot of food in it.

     (04) It was found by John Silver.

     (08) There weren’t any children in it.

     (16) It was a very big boat.

     (32) It was found in the South China Sea.                     

                                                                                              (        )

3. According to the text, choose the correct proposition(s) to complete the following sentence:

    “The refugees were brought to ______________.”

     (01) The United States.

     (02) Hong Kong.

     (04) Vietnam.

     (08) a government camp.

     (16) the Pacific Ocean.                                                   

                                                                                               (        )

4. Choose the correct translation(s) for the following sentences:

     “He fell in love with one of his unexpected passengers.”

      (01) Ela se apaixonou por um dos seus desesperados passageiros.

      (02) Ele se encontrou com um passageiro desesperado.

      (04) Ela gostou de encontrar-se com muitos passageiros inesperados.

      (08) Ele se apaixonou por uma de suas inesperadamente passageiras.

      (16) Ela se apaixonou inesperadamente por um dos passageiros.   

                                                                                                       (        )

5. Which of the proposition(s) contain(s) an expression of time?

     (01) He found a boat.

     (02) He married Kim yesterday.

     (04) There was an accident last Tuesday.

     (08) They had no water.

     (16) They are in Hong Kong today.

     (32) They brought the boat to Hong Kong.                         

                                                                                                    (        )

6. Which statement(s) is (are) correct?

     (01) The teacher is wearing a T-shirt and all the students (three boys and two girls) are wearing skirt.

     (02) There is a schoolbag nest to one of the girl’s desk.

     (04) There are less than three books on the floor.

     (08) There are more than five students in the picture.

     (16) The teacher is standing and pointing to the chalkboard with a stick.

     (32) The teacher isn’t thin. He isn’t very young either.

     (64) One of the girls is writing and the other is too.           

                                                                                                   (        )

Answers:   1.  (1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 32 = (47)      /             2.   (1 + 4 + 32 = (37)
                  3.  (2 + 8 = (10)                          /              4.   (8)
                  5.  (2 + 4 + 16 = (22)                 /              6.   (2 + 4 + 16 + 32 = (54)

                                             Applying for a job

Some weeks after Leo Johnson had sent his resumé to Glow Co., a big fashion company,

 he was invited for an interview with Mr. Glen Custer, the general manager.

Mr. Custer: Why are you applying for a job here?

           Leo: Because this is a good company. I believe I will be able to improve

                   myself and be useful to the growth of the firm.

Mr. Custer: Do you have an experience?

           Leo: Last year I worked as a trainee at the bank.

Mr. Custer: Hmmm… So, you have no experience…

           Leo: I have no experience as an employee, sir. But I’m sure you   

                   will like my work if you will give me a chance.  

Mr. Custer: Uh uh! How much do you expect earn?

           Leo: I don’t know the company’s wage policy. Perhaps you

                   could help me with my answer.

Mr. Custer: Our policy is according to the present job market.

           Leo: That’s great for me.

Mr. Custer: How long do you plan to work with us?   

           Leo: As long as it is interesting for both of us. But if it depends on me

                   it will be for a long time.

Mr. Custer: Well, I liked yours answers. The job is yours. Congratulations!!

           Leo: Thank you very much, sir.

Mr. Custer: You’re welcome.

Vocabulary:

to apply − to ask, to request                    resumé − curriculum vitae

manager − organizer                              growth − expansion, development

trainee − someone in training                 employee − worker

to be sure − to be certain                       to earn − to get, to gain

wage − remuneration                             policy − plan, program

perhaps − maybe                                  great − fine, excellent

as long as − while, until                         both − the two

Obs.: Leia e analise o texto, só após resolva as questões.

1. According to the text, Leo Johnson:

    a) answered objectively al the questions Mr. Custer asked him.

 x b) didn’t answer all the questions Mr. Custer asked him.

    c) was insecure about some questions.

    d) has experience in bank management.

    e) wants to work for the Grow Corporations for some time.

2. How much will Leo Johnson earn in his new job?

 x a) It’s mentioned in the text.

    b) A high salary.

    c) A low salary in the beginning.

    d) It will depend on his qualifications.

    e) Mr. Custer will decide after Johnson’s trial period.

3. Mr. Custer probably gave the job to Leo Johnson because he:

    a) had to think about Johnson’s questions.

    b) appreciated Johnson’s experience ay a bank.

    c) felt sorry for Johnson.

 x d) appreciated the interview.

    e) considered Johnson a good young student.

4. The expressions “Hummm” and “Uh hu” in the text probably mean:

 x a) hesitation and agreement.

    b) disgust and indifference.

    c) doubt and irony.

    d) disatisfaction and surprise. 

    e) disappointment and reproach.

5. The question “How much do you expect to earn?” is approximately the same as:

    a) How much dollars do you intend to get?

    b) How many dollars you pretend to receive?

 x c) What salary are you expecting to get?

    d) How high is the money you plan to make?

    e) Which wage you have in mind?

6. Transcreva todos os pronomes interrogativos do texto.

    Why  -  how much  -  how long

7. Leo Johnson nunca esteve empregado. Transcreva uma frase do texto que

    justifique esta afirmação.
    I have no Experience as an employee, sir.

    ____________________________________________________________