Atividade complementar 4 - DB 4B

What is a tropical cyclone formed in the Atlantic Ocean that usually goes to land and can last for some days or even 3 weeks?

• a hurricane

• a tornado

• a typhoon

• an earthquake

• a flood

Read the conversation:

Carla: There’s nothing good to eat. You should buy more vegetables and fruits I like. And you only buy chicken, you know I eat meat, but I don’t really like it. Now, I’m hungry, but do you care? Obviously not…

John: Stop complaining and just eat your dinner!

Carla: OK… You don’t need to be so rude; you know?

What did John tell Carla?

• John told Carla to stop complaining and eat your dinner.

• John told Carla stop complaining and eat your dinner.

• John told Carla to stop complaining and eat my dinner.

• John told Carla to stop complaining and eat her dinner.

• John told Carla to not stop complaining and eat the dinner.

(DECAN – 2015) A man stepped onto the overnight train and told the conductor, “I need you to wake me up in Philadelphia. I'm a deep sleeper and I can be angry when I get up, but no matter what, I want you to help me make that stop. Here's $100 to make sure".

The conductor agreed. The man fell asleep, and when he awoke, he heard the announcement that the train was approaching New York, which meant they had passed Philadelphia a long time ago. Furious, he ran to the conductor. “I gave you $100 to make sure I got off in Philadelphia, you idiot!" “Wow," another passenger said to his traveling companion. “Is that guy mad!" “Yeah," his companion replied.

“But not half as mad as that guy they forced off the train in Philadelphia." _{(English2Go, No 7,The Reader's Digest Association, 2005. P. 80.)}

In “They had passed Philadelphia a long time ago" the verb tense is a:

• Past Perfect

• Simple Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Progressive

• Conditional Perfect

(UFSC - 1998 - Adaptada) Choose the grammatically CORRECT proposition to complete the blanks in the following sentence:

If he ______ the basics of computers, he _______ a better student.

• learns - will become

• learn - would become

• would know – was

• know - would be

• will learn – becomes

(UNESP 2007) Indique a alternativa que preenche corretamente a sentença:

If the snow cover ______ longer, it _______ the plants and ______ the water cycle.

• lasted - would damage - will disturb

• would last - would damage – disturb

• lasts - will damage – disturb

• will last - damages – disturbs

• lasts - will damage – disturbed

(MACKENZIE 1996) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence:

If you had taken my advice, you ________.

• would learned the lesson

• would have learnt the lesson

• should learned the lesson

• would learn the lesson

• should understand the lesson

(Universidade Federal do Amazonas – 2009)

BRAZIL FLOODS LEAVE 186,000 HOMELESS

At least 19 people die after months of heavy rains

Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, according to officials. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities. Mudslides swamped homes and forced residents to move in with relatives and pack into emergency shelters. Globo TV’s G1 website reported that three more people died in a mudslide in Bahia state, south of the main zone of devastation, but authorities did not immediately confirm the deaths. At least seven states, most in the Amazon region, have been affected by the rains, which have battered the region for several months, regional civil defence departments said. Worst-hit is the state of Maranhão along the Atlantic coast and south of the mouth of the Amazon River. Maranhão civil defence official Abner Ferreira said six major highways have been swamped, cutting off thousands of people and leaving lines of stranded cargo trucks. The rains also prompted the temporary closure of a railway that takes iron ore from the sprawling Carajás mine in the neighboring jungle state of Pará. Iron ore, the main ingredient in steel, is shipped overseas from São Luis, the state capital of Maranhão. The railway also transports 1,300 people per day, and G1 reported that service should be restored within two days. Vale is the world’s second largest mining company and the planet’s biggest iron ore producer. Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flew over the hardest-hit areas, delivered food baskets to shelters, met with local officials and promised aid to repair infrastructure. He also voiced concerns that global climate change could be responsible for the unusually heavy rains and destruction.” We need to look more seriously into the climate situation these days,” said Silva. “Something is changing and we still have time to fix it.” Brazil’s health ministry said it would send an

emergency shipment of 265,000 doses of medicine to Maranhão to prevent possible outbreaks of intestinal diseases caused by contaminated floodwaters. Ferreira said meteorologists forecast at least another two more weeks of heavy rains in northern Brazil. Floods and mudslides late last year in the southern state of Santa Catarina killed more than 100 people, displaced some 80,000 and set off a round of brutal looting in a devastated port city by people desperate for drinking water and food.

• Tradução do título: “Enchentes no Brasil matam 186.000”.

• Tradução do título: “Enchentes no Brasil ferem 186.000”.

• Tradução do título: “Acidentes no Brasil deixam 186.000 nas ruas”.

• Tradução do título: “Enchentes no Brasil deixam 186.000 desabrigados”.

• Tradução do título: “Deslizamentos no Brasil deixam 186.000 sem alimentos”.

(Universidade Federal do Amazonas – 2009)

BRAZIL FLOODS LEAVE 186,000 HOMELESS

At least 19 people die after months of heavy rains

Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, according to officials. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities. Mudslides swamped homes and forced residents to move in with relatives and pack into emergency shelters. Globo TV’s G1 website reported that three more people died in a mudslide in Bahia state, south of the main zone of devastation, but authorities did not immediately confirm the deaths. At least seven states, most in the Amazon region, have been affected by the rains, which have battered the region for several months, regional civil defence departments said. Worst-hit is the state of Maranhão along the Atlantic coast and south of the mouth of the Amazon River. Maranhão civil defence official Abner Ferreira said six major highways have been swamped, cutting off thousands of people and leaving lines of stranded cargo trucks. The rains also prompted the temporary closure of a railway that takes iron ore from the sprawling Carajás mine in the neighboring jungle state of Pará. Iron ore, the main ingredient in steel, is shipped overseas from São Luis, the state capital of Maranhão. The railway also transports 1,300 people per day, and G1 reported that service should be restored within two days. Vale is the world’s second largest mining company and the planet’s biggest iron ore producer. Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flew over the hardest-hit areas, delivered food baskets to shelters, met with local officials and promised aid to repair infrastructure. He also voiced concerns that global climate change could be responsible for the unusually heavy rains and destruction.” We need to look more seriously into the climate situation these days,” said Silva. “Something is changing and we still have time to fix it.” Brazil’s health ministry said it would send an

emergency shipment of 265,000 doses of medicine to Maranhão to prevent possible outbreaks of intestinal diseases caused by contaminated floodwaters. Ferreira said meteorologists forecast at least another two more weeks of heavy rains in northern Brazil. Floods and mudslides late last year in the southern state of Santa Catarina killed more than 100 people, displaced some 80,000 and set off a round of brutal looting in a devastated port city by people desperate for drinking water and food.

• O estado mais atingido pelas cheias foi o Pará.

• O estado mais atingido pelas cheias foi o Amazonas.

• O estado mais atingido pelas cheias foi a Bahia.

• O estado mais atingido pelas cheias foi Santa Catarina.

• O estado mais atingido pelas cheias foi o Maranhão.

(Universidade Federal do Amazonas – 2009)

BRAZIL FLOODS LEAVE 186,000 HOMELESS

At least 19 people die after months of heavy rains

Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, according to officials. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities. Mudslides swamped homes and forced residents to move in with relatives and pack into emergency shelters. Globo TV’s G1 website reported that three more people died in a mudslide in Bahia state, south of the main zone of devastation, but authorities did not immediately confirm the deaths. At least seven states, most in the Amazon region, have been affected by the rains, which have battered the region for several months, regional civil defence departments said. Worst-hit is the state of Maranhão along the Atlantic coast and south of the mouth of the Amazon River. Maranhão civil defence official Abner Ferreira said six major highways have been swamped, cutting off thousands of people and leaving lines of stranded cargo trucks. The rains also prompted the temporary closure of a railway that takes iron ore from the sprawling Carajás mine in the neighboring jungle state of Pará. Iron ore, the main ingredient in steel, is shipped overseas from São Luis, the state capital of Maranhão. The railway also transports 1,300 people per day, and G1 reported that service should be restored within two days. Vale is the world’s second largest mining company and the planet’s biggest iron ore producer. Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flew over the hardest-hit areas, delivered food baskets to shelters, met with local officials and promised aid to repair infrastructure. He also voiced concerns that global climate change could be responsible for the unusually heavy rains and destruction.” We need to look more seriously into the climate situation these days,” said Silva. “Something is changing and we still have time to fix it.” Brazil’s health ministry said it would send an

emergency shipment of 265,000 doses of medicine to Maranhão to prevent possible outbreaks of intestinal diseases caused by contaminated floodwaters. Ferreira said meteorologists forecast at least another two more weeks of heavy rains in northern Brazil. Floods and mudslides late last year in the southern state of Santa Catarina killed more than 100 people, displaced some 80,000 and set off a round of brutal looting in a devastated port city by people desperate for drinking water and food.

• O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sobrevoou a região, reuniu-se com autoridades locais e prometeu ajuda.

• O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sobrevoou a região, reuniu-se com autoridades locais, mas afirmou que o governo não dará ajuda.

• O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva viajou para uma visita diplomática a um outro país, mas prometeu ajuda financeira para os estados atingidos.

• O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visitou algumas áreas alagadas, entregando alimentos à população.

• O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mandou distribuir cestas básicas para a população, mas afirmou que o governo não pode ajudar com a infraestrutura.

(Universidade Federal do Amazonas – 2009)

BRAZIL FLOODS LEAVE 186,000 HOMELESS

At least 19 people die after months of heavy rains

Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, according to officials. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities. Mudslides swamped homes and forced residents to move in with relatives and pack into emergency shelters. Globo TV’s G1 website reported that three more people died in a mudslide in Bahia state, south of the main zone of devastation, but authorities did not immediately confirm the deaths. At least seven states, most in the Amazon region, have been affected by the rains, which have battered the region for several months, regional civil defence departments said. Worst-hit is the state of Maranhão along the Atlantic coast and south of the mouth of the Amazon River. Maranhão civil defence official Abner Ferreira said six major highways have been swamped, cutting off thousands of people and leaving lines of stranded cargo trucks. The rains also prompted the temporary closure of a railway that takes iron ore from the sprawling Carajás mine in the neighboring jungle state of Pará. Iron ore, the main ingredient in steel, is shipped overseas from São Luis, the state capital of Maranhão. The railway also transports 1,300 people per day, and G1 reported that service should be restored within two days. Vale is the world’s second largest mining company and the planet’s biggest iron ore producer. Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flew over the hardest-hit areas, delivered food baskets to shelters, met with local officials and promised aid to repair infrastructure. He also voiced concerns that global climate change could be responsible for the unusually heavy rains and destruction.” We need to look more seriously into the climate situation these days,” said Silva. “Something is changing and we still have time to fix it.” Brazil’s health ministry said it would send an

emergency shipment of 265,000 doses of medicine to Maranhão to prevent possible outbreaks of intestinal diseases caused by contaminated floodwaters. Ferreira said meteorologists forecast at least another two more weeks of heavy rains in northern Brazil. Floods and mudslides late last year in the southern state of Santa Catarina killed more than 100 people, displaced some 80,000 and set off a round of brutal looting in a devastated port city by people desperate for drinking water and food.

• Uma das consequências dessas alagações é o fechamento de uma ferrovia responsável pelo transporte de ferro e pessoas.

• Uma das consequências dessas alagações é o fechamento da Mina de Carajás.

• Uma das consequências dessas alagações é a destruição do Vale.

• Uma das consequências dessas alagações é a suspensão da distribuição de carga em várias cidades do nordeste.

• Uma das consequências dessas alagações é a morte de 100 pessoas por infecção intestinal.