VOCABULARY STUDY

Collocations

1 Collocations are words that usually go together. For example, “arrive at a consensus” and “source of information”. Choose the items that are equivalent in meaning to the fragment “the participants arrived at a consensus on the meaning of (...)” (1st paragraph).

a. the participants broke the consensus on the meaning of b. the participants reached a consensus on the meaning of c. the participants achieved a consensus on the meaning of

Estude combinações de palavras que ocorrem frequentemente em inglês para compreendê-las melhor e utilizá-las em seus textos.

Read the following text about freedom of expression and do exercises 2 and 3

Freedom of expression

Human beings make speeches, write stories, paint pictures, compose and sing songs, perform dances, and act in plays. Sometimes we express ourselves because we have strong feelings or thoughts about something and we want to share them with other people. Sometimes we express ourselves because we feel we need to. Whatever the reason, self-expression is something to enjoy and take pride in.

2 According to the text, why do we express ourselves?

Because we have strong feelings or thoughts about something (and we want to share them with other people) or because we feel we need to.

3 Read the following fragment and replace each icon with a verb in bold as in the example to learn new collocations.

“Human beings make speeches, write stories, paint pictures, compose and sing songs, perform dances, and act in plays.”

Example: a. write a. : a novel, an essay, a letter b. : a concert, a task, in public perform c. : a portrait, a picture, a wall d. : a noise, a good impression, money e. : in a movie, in a circus, in a comedy show f. : a duet, a repertoire, like an angel paint make act sing

Linking Words/Phrases

4 Read the following fragments from the text on page 72 and focus on the linking words in bold Then, choose the correct item that completes each sentence.

I. “Therefore, common sense would tell us that (…)” (4th paragraph)

II. “Nevertheless, simply having many newspapers (…)” (5th paragraph) a. In fragment I, therefore is equivalent in meaning to I. as a result. II. on the contrary. b. In fragment II, nevertheless is equivalent in meaning to I. however. II. before that.

Tip

Ao ler um texto, busque identificar os conectores utilizados, como therefore e nevertheless, para ajudar você a compreender como as ideias de um texto se relacionam.

5 Copy the following table into your notebook and complete it by replacing the icons with the linking words in the box.

but • nevertheless • so • therefore