segunda-feira, 30 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Writing a letter: lesson 52

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Approach /apráuti/ - abordagem
* Letterhead /-larre-réda - cabeçalho, logotipo da empresa
* Marital status /méurol-istáras/ - estado civil
* Receiver /rricívar/ - destinatário
* Right-hand side /rráiti-rêndi-sáidi/ - lado direito
* Sender /sendhér/ - remetente
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
a) Quando se inicia o texto da carta:
* Thank you for... - Obrigado por...
* I am writing to (thank you for...)
   Estou escrevendo para (agradecer-lhe por...)
* I am writing to (inform you that...)
   Estou escrevendo para (informar-lh que...)
* I am pleased to inform you that..
   Tenho a satisfação de informar-lhe que
* I appreciate if you please inform us...
   agradeço se o sr. / a sra. por favor informar-nos...
b) Quando se encerra a carta:
* I look forward to hearing from you soom.
   Aguardo um breve contato.
* Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information.
   Por favor, não hesite em contatar-nos caso necessite de mais informações.
3 - Verbs followed by infinitives or gerunds - Verbos seguidos por verbos no infinitivo ou gerúndio
a) Há verbos que são seguidos por verbo na forma infinitiva (verbo + to + verbo)
Ex.: I want to save money.
Quero guardar dinheiro.
b) Alguns verbos são seguidos por nomes ou pronomes e depois pelo verbo no infinitivo (verbo + pronome ou nome + to + verbo)
Ex.: Steve encouraged Yvonne to save money.
Steve encorajou Yvonne a guardar dinheiro.
c) Alguns verbos são seguidos por gerúndios (verbo + verbo + ing)
Ex.: Yvonne enjoys spending her money.
Yvonne gosta de gastar seu dinheiro.
d) Alguns verbos, ainda, podemser seguidos por infinitivos ou gerúndios:
Ex.:
* Yvonne will begin to save money.
Yvonne começará a guardar dinheiro.
4 - Exercise
1.Make sentences using the verbs from the list. (Crie frases usando os verbos da lista)
begin postpone   quit   avoid   hate   like   enjoy   stop

a) (travel until the next weekend)
_______________________________________________________
b) (smoke)
_______________________________________________________
c) (arrive late at work)
_______________________________________________________
d) (go to the cinema)
_______________________________________________________
e) (be rewarded for a good work)
_______________________________________________________
f) (snow)
_______________________________________________________
g) (make mistakes)
_______________________________________________________
h) (go to work when I got sick)
_______________________________________________________

2.Complete the sentences with the verb in the appropriate form. (Complete as frases com o verbo na forma apropriada.)

a) Do you like ____________________________ ? (skate)
b) I don't remember ___________________ my wallet at home. (leave)
c) In spite of my advice, she continued ________________________ (smoke)
d) Susan prefers _____________________ than _______________ the house. (cook / clean)
e) They agreed ______________________ later. (go out)
f) She keeps ___________________ for him to come back. (wait)
g) I regret ____________________ you that your work is not goot. (tell)
h) Mike expects _________________ a raise soon. (have)
i) They don't care ________________ spend so much money. (spend)

3.Now complete the sentences and noun / pronouns if appropriate. (Agora complete as frases com nomes / pronomes se apropriado.)

a) Mary ___________________ to open up a new shop. (intend)
b) Good techers _________________ how to be good citizens. (teach)
c) Please don't _______________ that he hasn't passed the exam now. (tell)
d) Excuse me, sir. Can I _______________ to wait in the line? (ask)
e) I ___________________ to stay longer, but I can't. (would like)
f) Do you ______________ to stay with you? (want)
g) He __________________ to be friendly, but he isn't. (pretend)
h) Don't __________________ to do what. I don't want to. (force)
i) She _____________ to get orders. (refuse)

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