1.Por que aprender inglês é importante?
2.Por que o mundo está "extremamente pequeno"
3.Em que países se fala inglês?
ENGLISH, AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
Why learn English?
Because English is the most international language in the world.Some facts prove that:English is the international language of air and sea travels, of computing, of pop music, of politics, of science,and medicine, sports,TV and films.
The world today is a very small place.Communication and travel are extremely quick: think of jet planes, satellite TV,tellephones, telex and fax, the internet, for example.
Because of this,we need a common language, and this language is English.
English is the first language in:
Australia,The Bahamas,Canada, Ireland,Guyana,New Zealand The United Kingdom, The United States.
An it is the official second language in many other countries such as: India, Nigeria,South Africa, Israel...
English is slowly becoming more than one language, because in every country it is spoken there are differences in some vocabulary words, in some grammatical structures.
British English and American English: What is different? Let's see some differences:
American English British English
apartment flat
automobile car
cab taxi
candy sweet
gas petrol
mail post
elevator lift
stove cooker
subway underground
vacation holiday
Do you have a problem? Have you a problem?
1. After reading the text above. Translate it and comment on your understanding of it.
( Após a leitura do Texto acima.Traduza-o e comente sobre o que você entendeu do mesmo.)
A. Match the words. (Combine as palavras)
1.why ( )mundo
2.to learn ( ) isso
3.because ( ) por que (perguntas)
4.most ( )porque(respostas)
5.language ( )provar
6.world ( )mais, maioria
7.some ( )aprender
8.fact ( )fato
9.to prove ( )algum(ns), alguma(s)
10.that ( )língua
Source:
Fonte:
Ferrari, Mariza Tiemann
Inglês:volume único para o ensino médio/ Mariza Tiemann Ferrari,Sarah Giersztel Rubin-
São Paulo;Scipione,2003.-( Coleção de olho no mundo do trabalho)
