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LIVING TOGETHER

TAKING THE NEXT STEP

Couples who move in together may be rejecting, at least temporarily. Old-fashioned notions of marriage. But when it comes to deciding whether to wed, they fall into the same gender roles as staunch traditionalists.

In other words, the guy still calls the shots. This according to a survey that looked at nearly 400 cohabiting couples and what happens when only one partner thinks the twosome will eventually marry.

If the man is the one hearing wedding bells, it seems, a couple is nearly as likely to marry as when both partners plan to say “I do”. But if it's the woman who hopes to wed, the couple is only half as likely to wind up at the altar.

All of which surpised Bowling Green State University's Wendy Manning, Ph.D. “This is a group that subscribes to less traditional gender roles. So we just assumed they would behave in a less traditional manner.” -Alyssa Rarraport

Psychology Today – March/April 1996_

Fonte: GAMA, Angela N. M. In Introdução à leitura em inglês. RJ:

Gama Filho, 2001, p.76.

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CAN A VIRUS MAKE YOU FAT?

Although the idea sounds more like the premise of a B movie than scientific theory two scientists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison believe they've found a virus that causes some people to get fat. Nikhil Dhurandhar and Richard Atkinson reported recently that when they injected a virus known as AD36 into mice and chickens, the animals' body fat increased. Because humans were unlikely to volinteer for such exiperimentation, the scientists decided to test for the presence of antibodies to the virus. Of 154

people tested, about 15 percent of those who were obese had the antibodies. None of the lean people did.

However, the findings don't necessarily prove that the virus caused obesity in the test group. As several virologists have pointed out, obese people may simply be more susceptible to such a virus.

Texto 1

Mayday Call

If a boat or a member of a crew is in danger do the following:

• ⋅ Press the alarm signal, if so equipped, on the transmitter for 30 to 60 seconds. This will alert people that a distress call is going to be made.
  
  
• ⋅ Say Mayday three times. Give the following:
  --Name of your boat
  --Report your position by giving latitude and longitude or distance and direction from a known object on a chart.
  --Describe your boat and number of people on board.
  --Describe the situation
  (http://www.sailingusa.info/sailing_safety.htm)

                                                            TEXT II

                                                  Why Join the Navy?

The Navy experience can shape your future through outstanding financial benefits, unparalleled career potential, and the lifestyle of freedom and personal growth that you’ve been waiting for.

(from http://www.navy.com/navy/) 

The right foot is more ticklish than the left one. It is not related to laterality but in scientific experiments most people report that their right foot is more ticklish.

                                                                                (Adapted from Speak up)

GLOSSARY

ticklish – ter cócegas

laterality – lateralidade 

                     How to prepare well for an interview

It’s important to be well prepared for a job interview and practice the best answers to possible questions an interviewer could ask. It is common for the interviewer to ask why you are unemployed, why you want to work in that company, what you know about it and what salary you are looking for. Some interviewers can ask questions about current affairs in Brazil and the world (so it is always good to be well informed).

                                                               (Adapted from Maganews Mar 2011)

GLOSSARY

current affairs – assuntos atuais 

Ronaldo, the soccer world, confirmed his retirement today at the age of 34. The Brazilian legend has decided to hang up his boots due to injuries and a loss of fitness. “I’m ending my career as a professional soccer player. It’s been a beautiful, emotional, marvelous career. However, these last two years, I’ve had a long series of injuries, from one side to the other, one leg to the other, one muscle to the other,” the Corinthians striker said.

                                                                   (Adapted from Maganews Mar 2011)

Split Rock Resort is open to the public. Hours vary and the park is closed Tuesday - Thursday except the week of President’s Day. Purchase online and save $2 per ticket. Split Rock also offers lodging and water park specials. Tel 800-255-7625

                                                                                    (From Recreation News)

GLOSSARY lodging – casa, hospedaria 

                                     The “Freshman Fifteen”

A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds – the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.

                                                             (Taken from Active Skills for Reading)

GLOSSARY pound – libra (unidade monetária e medida de peso equivalente a 454 gramas) 

Flooding, chaotic traffic, a lack of security, and a deficient public health service. These and other problems are routine for people living in the capital of São Paulo State. However, ___ residents are happier with the city today than they were nine years ago. Despite these problems, São Paulo has much to offer, such as great job and good chances of business, and an excellent range of leisure and service options.

                                                                      (Adapted from Maganews #53)

GLOSSARY

range – variedade 

Murderesses Velma Kelly (a woman who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows, in 1920s musical Chicago.

                     Adapted from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299658/plotsummary 

Observe the fragment taken from the blues Blow Wind Blow (Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield)

                           When the sun rose this morning,

                           I didn't have my baby by my side.

                           When the sun rose this morning,

                           I didn't have my baby by my side.

                               I don't know where she was,

                        I know she's out with some another guy.