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DIAGNÓSTICO DA SITUAÇÃO

( ) O Aluno excedeu o número limite de ausências.

( ) O Aluno não atingiu os objetivos.

ATIVIDADES A REALIZAR

( ) Avaliação Presencial A agendar com a docente.

( ) Outras

Descrição:
- Realização das fichas de trabalho em anexo.

AVALIAÇÃO

Autoavaliação Avaliação do Formador

( ) Atingi os objetivos. ( ) Atingiu os objetivos.

( ) Não atingi os objetivos. ( ) Não atingiu os objetivos.
Justificação: Justificação:

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
Topic:
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

1. Read the following sentences:

(A) Global warming is getting worse and worse.

(B) The more I buy, the more I want.

Both sentences contain double comparatives.

USE FORM OTHER EXAMPLES

We can use double Comparative adjective + - You are getting better
comparatives to express and + comparative and better at saving
the idea of continuous adjective energy.
(A) increase or decrease; o - TV is getting less and
continuous change. less interesting.
- My Danish classes are
getting more and more
interesting.

USE FORM OTHER EXAMPLES

We can also use double The + more/-er; less … , - The sooner I start saving
comparatives to show the more/-er; less energy, the better.
cause and effect. The - The more money I
(B)
second part is the result spend, the more indebted
of the first. A comma I get.
separates the cause and - The fewer appliances I
the effect. buy, the richer I get.

2. Analyse the sentences below.

a. This t-shirt is much more expensive than I expected.

b. This t-shirt is far less fashionable than the one I saw in the other shop.
c. It’s a lot cheaper to buy this item.
d. His shopping addiction is a bit more serious than we thought at first.

NOTE: It is possible to intensify and reduce the effect of the comparative by using a certain range of words.
So, before comparatives we can use slightly, a little, a bit, considerably, a lot, far.
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3. Order the words to form meaningful sentences (expressing increase or decrease).

a. more / this book / is getting / and / interesting / more

This book is getting more and more interesting.
b. to control / it / harder / is becoming / harder / and / our / these days / finances
These days it is becoming harder and harder to control our finances.
c. shopping bag / my / seems / heavier / and / to get / heavier
My shopping bag seems heavier and to get heavier.
d. money / is becoming / saving / more / difficult / and / more
Saving money is becoming more and more difficult.
e. expensive / and / more / designer clothes / more / are becoming
Designer clothes are becoming more and more expensive.
f. more / there / shops / are / and / more / available
There shops are more and more available.

4. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences (establishing a cause/effect relationship).

a. The more I get to know the leader of my environmental organisation, the more interesting
(interesting) I find him.
b. The more energy she saves, the better (good) she feels.
c. The more goods the shop sells, the more profit (profit) the make.
d. The earlier we leave, the sooner (soon) we will arrive at the environmental demonstration.
e. The longer I wait for the demonstration to start, the more impatient (Impatient) I become.
f. The more water I save, the harder (hard) it gets to waste it.

5. Intensify the comparison. Use different intensifiers.

a. The house is too small for our family. We need a lot bigger (big) one.
b. If you work harder, you will earn considerably more (more) money.
c. As there are many different environmental organisations, it’s really harder (difficult) to choose
the right one.
d. Today is Ann’s birthday. She looks a lot happier (happy) now than she did yesterday.
e. If you practise more, you will get much better (good).

Student: ______________________ – No.: _____ – Class: 3AIG

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WORKSHEET

Topic:
THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD — READING

1. Think about the meaning of this picture:

Source: http://francisanderson.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/multitasking400.jpg (September 2013)

2. Answer the questions about the picture.

a) What can you see in it?

b) Do you like it? Why? Why not?
c) Does it portray a common situation? Justify your opinion.
d) What do you think would be a suitable title for it? Give reasons.

What I see in this image is an illustration of today, people increasingly busy and without time for themselves.
I don't like this image very much because it is quite comparable to the problems we face today, it portrays
the future of young people and the pressure they have on them to be able to do everything and still be
successful. A good title for this image is "Pressure", for all the reasons mentioned above.
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3. Read the text carefully.

THE MULTITASKING GENERATION

When students are sitting in front of their computers “studying”, they're also doing something else 65%
percent of the time. In 1999, 16 percent of teenagers said they were “media multitaskers” — defined as
using several types of media, such as television or computers, at once.

It’s homework time and 17-year-old Megan Cassidy of Silver Spring is ready to study. She heads down to
the basement, turns on MTV and boots up her computer. Over the next half hour, Megan will send about a
dozen messages discussing the potential for a midweek snow day. She’ll take at least one mobile phone
call, fire off a couple of text messages, scan Weather.com and post some comments on a friend’s Facebook
page. In between, she’ll do her biology homework while listening to one of her favourite bands.
The students who do it say multitasking makes them feel more productive and les stressed.
According to Jordan Graffman, chief of cognitive neuroscience at the National Institute of Disorders and
Stroke: “One of the biggest problems about multitasking is that it’s almost impossible to gain a depth of
knowledge of any of the tasks you do while you are multitasking. And if it becomes normal to do, you’ll likely
be satisfied with very surface-level investigation and knowledge.”
However, researchers aren’t sure what the long-term impact will be because no studies have probed its
effect on teenage development and there isn’t any answer yet to whether multitasking helps, hurts or has
no effect on a teen’s development.

Source: washingtonpost.com

4. Choose a suitable antonym for the words in bold.

4.1. at once (ll. 3-4) a. all of a sudden b. slowly c. in a different time

4.2. heads down (l. 6) a. descend b. ascend c. head awat
4.3. instant (l. 7) a. immediate b. gradual c. direct
4.4. productive (l. 11) a. unproductive b. useful c. dynamic
4.5. stressed (l. 12) a. nervous b. anxious c. relaxed
4.6. gain (l. 15) a. receive b. lose c. increase

5. Find words in the text that fit these definitions.

a. Students - people who are learning at a college, university or even school

Computer - an electronic machine used for storing, organizing and finding words,
b.
numbers and pictures, for doing calculations and for controlling other machines
c. Multitasking - a person’s ability to do more than one thing at a time
Mobile Phone - a telephone which is connected to the telephone system by radio, rather than
d.
a wire, and can therefore be used anywhere its signals can be received

6. Complete these statements according to the text:

a. When sitting in front of their computers, not only studying, they’re also doing something else 65%
of the time, such using other media devices.
b. Multitaskers are people who as ability to do more than one thing (task) at a time.
c. Megan does many different things while send messages, take a mobile phone call, text messages,
scan the weather into a website, comments on a friend’s facebook page and in between, do her
biology homework while listening to one of her favorite bands.

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d. Most students like to be multitaskers because makes them feel more productive and less stressed.

7. Answer the questions on the text.

a. Which electronic devices does Megan turn on while studying? She turns on the television (on MTV),
the computer and probably a radio (to listen one of her favorite bands).

b. “The students who do it say multitasking makes them feel more productive and less stressed.” (ll.
11-12) Why do you think this happens? Because when you can do many things at the same time,
you have time to do more.

c. Are there any negative aspects to multitasking? According Jordan Graffman, the negative aspect
to multitasking is the fact that it’s almost impossible to gain a depth of knowledge of any of the
tasks.

d. Do researchers have any evidence that supports the fact that this behaviour has damaging effects
on teen development? Actually, researchers aren’t sure what because no studies have probed its
effect on teenage development.
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WORKSHEET

Topic:
READING

Technological waves are affecting every aspect of our lives: family structures, social and political structure,
the economy, the way we live, work, eat, spend our time, consume, learn, travel and communicate. They
affect our needs, desires and way of thinking. As a result, we need new instruments to deal with the new
environment. The old tools are quickly becoming obsolete and unsuitable.

1. Look at the pictures below and decide which new realities have replaced the old ones because of
new technology.

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2. Read the text below carefully.

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

In the fifties most teens had a collection of 45s. Those small records had one song on each side. But nothing
stays the same forever. As 45s gave way to LPs, there was an increase in the number of FM radio stations
playing them, the quality of music heard at home and in public places improved.
Sony's walkman proved to be extremely popular when it came on the market. It offered listeners high quality
stereo sound in a tiny box which could easily be held in one hand. Consumers soon began making more
and more tapes containing music of their own choosing and listening to them on a walkman. Audiotapes,
not surprisingly, began to overtake sales of records. Clearly, the music industry was witnessing one of the
most remarkable changes ever to take place in a market, thanks to rapidly developing technologies.
Today, the making audiotapes has ceased to exist. Instead CDs surged on to the market, but even those
started to lose market share. With the popularity of the mp3 file, consumers are making their own customized
playlists, providing themselves with hours of listening enjoyment of music they choose to hear.
associatedcontent.com

3. Answer the following questions about the text.

a. What was a 45? 45s was a small record with one song in each side of it.
b. Why did the Walkman become so popular? The Walkman becomes popular because it offered to
listeners high quality stereo sound in a tiny box which could easily be held in one hand.
c. What was the main advantage of audiotapes compared to records? The fact of containing more
songs and have the chance to choosing their own music and listening to them on a Walkman.
d. Are audiotapes still produced? Quote from the text to support your answer. Actually no. Audiotapes
has ceased to exist, and they were been replaced by CDs.
e. What has since replaced CDs. The mp3 file replaced CDs, given to consumers “the power” of
making their own customized playlist that could gave themselves hours of music.

4. Read the following text.

CHILDREN’S PLAY

Young people are spending more and more time on computers at home and school. How can the use of
computer technology make a difference in their lives? When teens use home computers to help them do
their homework, instead of watching television, it is generally viewed as positive; but when they use
computers instead of participating in sports and social activities, it raises concerns about their interactions
with peers. Because of the importance of interacting with others to gain social competence, concerns have
been raised that children who form "electronic friendships" with computers instead of friendships with their
peers may not develop their interpersonal skills.
More than one-fifth of all children between ages 8 and 18 say they have a computer in their bedroom,
suggesting that the computer may often used in solitude, robbing children of time for other social activities
and interfering with the development of real friendships. Indeed, one recent survey found that, among junior
high and high school students, more than 60% of all their computer time is spent alone. However, much of
children's "alone time" on computers appears to he spent extending social relationships by connecting with
others through social networking websites and apps via the Internet.
futureofchildren.org

5. Match the words from the text with their synonym (according to the context):
viewed a. 1. competences
peers b. 2. impeding
skills c. 3. considered
often d. 4. enlarging
interfering e. 5. frequently
extending f. 6. equals
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WORKSHEET

Topic:
READING

1. Look at the pictures and think about the following:

a. where you can find friends socializing;
b. what is different about the pictures;
c. where the first picture might be found.

2. Read the text about Second life and write the given words in the corresponding place.

virtual — socialize — advanced — enables — developed — activities

interact — mainstream — combined downloadable

Second Life (abbreviated as SL) is an Internet-based a. _______virtual________ world launched in 2003,

b. _____developed_______ by Linden Research, Inc. (commonly referred to Linden Lab), which came to
international attention via c. _________virtual_________ news media in late 2006 and early 2007.
A d. ___combined downloadable____ client program called the Second Life Viewer e. ___enables ___ its
users, called "residents'', to f. ________interact________ with each other through motional avatars,
providing an g. ______advanced_______ level of a social network service h. _______mainstream________
with general aspects of a metaverse. Residents can explore, meet other residents, i.
______socialize________, participate in individual and group j. ____activities_____, create and trade items
(virtual property) and services from one another.

wikipedia.org

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2. Read the text.

ESCAPING INTO A VIRTUAL LIFE

There are certain things that cause addiction. Computer games are electronic games that are
addictive. Played on a computer or on a console system, these games can occupy a person for
countless hours. Through computer gaming, people escape their reality which includes school and
work. Video games also present people with challenges they can overcome so they can feel a sense
5 of accomplishment. In a virtual world, mistakes can be undone and time can renew itself with the
push of a few buttons. Through gaming, a person can experience fantasies which cannot be
experienced in real life. In a commercial world of advancing technology and electronic entertainment,
people become obsessed with these games.
The fact that video games allow people to escape reality makes them addictive. Video games allow
10 people to get away from certain things that cause them stress such as schoolwork. Video games
are fun no matter when you play them. For many students, school can be seen as a source of stress
because of the intense workload they are faced with daily. Video games direct their minds away
from education and veer them towards the virtual world.
Children, especially males, are spending too much time on video games and not enough time on
15 schoolwork or with their family. Computer game companies have proven that people under eighteen
years of age play video games to a point of addiction because they want to evade pressures in their
lives. People often consider a job or their family life to be boring and tedious. A video game takes
away that feeling by giving gamers a feeling of excitement.
An addiction to computer games causes people to ignore things that can be very important. People
escape from daily routines through playing computer games that are exciting and entertaining.
planetpapers.com

3. What do these words refer to? 4. In the text find antonyms for:
a. their (l. 3) c. they (l. 14) a. independence d. done
The player The childrens addictive Undone
b. they (l. 11) d. they (l. 15) b. finite d. forbid
The students players under
eighteen years
old

5. Decide whether those statements are true (T) or false (F). T F

a. Computer games as well as electronic games are far from causing dependency among x
gamers.
b. There is no difference between the virtual world. x
c. Gamers are completely indifferent. x
d. Video games offer great moments of relaxation. x
e. Computer games widen the gap that exists between teens and their families. x

6. Complete the statements according to the text.

a. Computer games and electronic games are responsible for addiction.
b. Gamers spend too much time on video games.
c. Students see these games as a way to escape from stressful things such as schoolwork.
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7. Answer the questions.

a. Why are computer games or electronic games played by so many people? Because unfortunately, our
lifestyle are really stressful sometimes and require too much responsibilities, leaving no space for relaxed
time. So, like the text said, computer and electronic games are a scape from reality and make us forget
about our stressed life and make us “live” freely though the inexhaustible fantasy virtual world.

b. What are the consequences of spending so much time immersed in the virtual world? You lose time to
expend with your friends and family, and that’s a shame because there’s nothing better than a great real
social life full of friends and people who cares about you. You can’t find it on a virtual world because no
matter how sounds good on it, isn’t actually real.

c. If you had the chance to start a virtual life what would it be like? How would it differ from your actual life?
Actually, I really enjoy my life, so if I had the chance to start a virtual life, probably it would be similar to my
real life. Except with more money (if does matter in this virtual world).

Student: ______________________ – No.: _____ – Class: 3AIG