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The Bookstore’s Last Stand
*Barnes & Noble is the largest book retailer in the United States.
(…) No one expects Barnes & Noble* to disappear overnight. The worry is that it might slowly wither as more readers embrace e-books. What if all those store shelves vanished, and Barnes & Noble became little more than a cafe and a digital connection point? Such fears came to the fore in early January, when the company projected that it would lose even more money this year than Wall Street had expected. Its share price promptly tumbled 17 percent that day.
Lurking behind all of this is Amazon.com, the dominant force in books online and the company that sets teeth on edge in publishing. From their perches in Midtown Manhattan, many publishing executives, editors and publicists view Amazon as the enemy — an adversary that, if unchecked, could threaten their industry and their livelihoods.
Like many struggling businesses, book publishers are cutting costs and trimming work forces. Yes, electronic books are booming, sometimes profitably, but not many publishers want e-books to dominate print books. Amazon’s chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, wants to cut out the middleman — that is, traditional publishers — by publishing e-books directly.
Which is why Barnes & Noble, once viewed as the brutal capitalist of the book trade, now seems so crucial to that industry’s future. Sure, you can buy bestsellers at Walmart and potboilers at the supermarket. But in many locales, Barnes & Noble is the only retailer offering a wide selection of books. If something were to happen to Barnes & Noble, if it were merely to scale back its ambitions, Amazon could become even more powerful and — well, the very thought makes publishers queasy. (…)
Disponível em:<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-inthe-fight-of-its-life.html?pagewanted=all>.
The Bookstore’s Last Stand
*Barnes & Noble is the largest book retailer in the United States.
(…) No one expects Barnes & Noble* to disappear overnight. The worry is that it might slowly wither as more readers embrace e-books. What if all those store shelves vanished, and Barnes & Noble became little more than a cafe and a digital connection point? Such fears came to the fore in early January, when the company projected that it would lose even more money this year than Wall Street had expected. Its share price promptly tumbled 17 percent that day.
Lurking behind all of this is Amazon.com, the dominant force in books online and the company that sets teeth on edge in publishing. From their perches in Midtown Manhattan, many publishing executives, editors and publicists view Amazon as the enemy — an adversary that, if unchecked, could threaten their industry and their livelihoods.
Like many struggling businesses, book publishers are cutting costs and trimming work forces. Yes, electronic books are booming, sometimes profitably, but not many publishers want e-books to dominate print books. Amazon’s chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, wants to cut out the middleman — that is, traditional publishers — by publishing e-books directly.
Which is why Barnes & Noble, once viewed as the brutal capitalist of the book trade, now seems so crucial to that industry’s future. Sure, you can buy bestsellers at Walmart and potboilers at the supermarket. But in many locales, Barnes & Noble is the only retailer offering a wide selection of books. If something were to happen to Barnes & Noble, if it were merely to scale back its ambitions, Amazon could become even more powerful and — well, the very thought makes publishers queasy. (…)
Disponível em:<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-inthe-fight-of-its-life.html?pagewanted=all>.
The Bookstore’s Last Stand
*Barnes & Noble is the largest book retailer in the United States.
(…) No one expects Barnes & Noble* to disappear overnight. The worry is that it might slowly wither as more readers embrace e-books. What if all those store shelves vanished, and Barnes & Noble became little more than a cafe and a digital connection point? Such fears came to the fore in early January, when the company projected that it would lose even more money this year than Wall Street had expected. Its share price promptly tumbled 17 percent that day.
Lurking behind all of this is Amazon.com, the dominant force in books online and the company that sets teeth on edge in publishing. From their perches in Midtown Manhattan, many publishing executives, editors and publicists view Amazon as the enemy — an adversary that, if unchecked, could threaten their industry and their livelihoods.
Like many struggling businesses, book publishers are cutting costs and trimming work forces. Yes, electronic books are booming, sometimes profitably, but not many publishers want e-books to dominate print books. Amazon’s chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, wants to cut out the middleman — that is, traditional publishers — by publishing e-books directly.
Which is why Barnes & Noble, once viewed as the brutal capitalist of the book trade, now seems so crucial to that industry’s future. Sure, you can buy bestsellers at Walmart and potboilers at the supermarket. But in many locales, Barnes & Noble is the only retailer offering a wide selection of books. If something were to happen to Barnes & Noble, if it were merely to scale back its ambitions, Amazon could become even more powerful and — well, the very thought makes publishers queasy. (…)
Disponível em:<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/barnes-noble-taking-on-amazon-inthe-fight-of-its-life.html?pagewanted=all>.
The History of the Maori
The arrival of the Maori people to New Zealand is deemed as somewhat of a mystery. It is estimated that the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago, possibly around 800 AD or even earlier. Linguistic and cultural evidence suggests that the Maori travelled originally from the Cook Islands - an enormous feat at that time considering the prevailing winds make sailing in a southeast direction extremely difficult. It is because of this that the first navigators probably came here by design, looking for land whose presence may have been indicated by migratory birds, still flying these paths today. It is unknown if these first explorers actually settled here, or if in fact they returned to the Rarotongan Islands to herald the migration.
By the end of the fourteenth century, settlement was established throughout the country, most
being in the warmer climes of the north, being closer to that of their origins. Being Neolithic, devoid
of hides and textiles, they clothed themselves in cloaks constructed with woven flax and adorned
with dog fur or feathers provided by many native birds including kiwi and moa. The northern
conditions were favorable for many of the subtropical food plants they brought with them, in
particular the sweet potato, or Kumara. The Maori people also lived off the abundant produce
provided by native birds and the sea. In the south the bird life was hunted to extinction, the most
famous of which being the Moa, the spectacular flightless bird that could reach up to 3.7m in
height.
Disponível em: <http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/>.
The History of the Maori
The arrival of the Maori people to New Zealand is deemed as somewhat of a mystery. It is estimated that the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago, possibly around 800 AD or even earlier. Linguistic and cultural evidence suggests that the Maori travelled originally from the Cook Islands - an enormous feat at that time considering the prevailing winds make sailing in a southeast direction extremely difficult. It is because of this that the first navigators probably came here by design, looking for land whose presence may have been indicated by migratory birds, still flying these paths today. It is unknown if these first explorers actually settled here, or if in fact they returned to the Rarotongan Islands to herald the migration.
By the end of the fourteenth century, settlement was established throughout the country, most
being in the warmer climes of the north, being closer to that of their origins. Being Neolithic, devoid
of hides and textiles, they clothed themselves in cloaks constructed with woven flax and adorned
with dog fur or feathers provided by many native birds including kiwi and moa. The northern
conditions were favorable for many of the subtropical food plants they brought with them, in
particular the sweet potato, or Kumara. The Maori people also lived off the abundant produce
provided by native birds and the sea. In the south the bird life was hunted to extinction, the most
famous of which being the Moa, the spectacular flightless bird that could reach up to 3.7m in
height.
Disponível em: <http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/>.
The History of the Maori
The arrival of the Maori people to New Zealand is deemed as somewhat of a mystery. It is estimated that the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago, possibly around 800 AD or even earlier. Linguistic and cultural evidence suggests that the Maori travelled originally from the Cook Islands - an enormous feat at that time considering the prevailing winds make sailing in a southeast direction extremely difficult. It is because of this that the first navigators probably came here by design, looking for land whose presence may have been indicated by migratory birds, still flying these paths today. It is unknown if these first explorers actually settled here, or if in fact they returned to the Rarotongan Islands to herald the migration.
By the end of the fourteenth century, settlement was established throughout the country, most
being in the warmer climes of the north, being closer to that of their origins. Being Neolithic, devoid
of hides and textiles, they clothed themselves in cloaks constructed with woven flax and adorned
with dog fur or feathers provided by many native birds including kiwi and moa. The northern
conditions were favorable for many of the subtropical food plants they brought with them, in
particular the sweet potato, or Kumara. The Maori people also lived off the abundant produce
provided by native birds and the sea. In the south the bird life was hunted to extinction, the most
famous of which being the Moa, the spectacular flightless bird that could reach up to 3.7m in
height.
Disponível em: <http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/>.
The History of the Maori
The arrival of the Maori people to New Zealand is deemed as somewhat of a mystery. It is estimated that the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago, possibly around 800 AD or even earlier. Linguistic and cultural evidence suggests that the Maori travelled originally from the Cook Islands - an enormous feat at that time considering the prevailing winds make sailing in a southeast direction extremely difficult. It is because of this that the first navigators probably came here by design, looking for land whose presence may have been indicated by migratory birds, still flying these paths today. It is unknown if these first explorers actually settled here, or if in fact they returned to the Rarotongan Islands to herald the migration.
By the end of the fourteenth century, settlement was established throughout the country, most
being in the warmer climes of the north, being closer to that of their origins. Being Neolithic, devoid
of hides and textiles, they clothed themselves in cloaks constructed with woven flax and adorned
with dog fur or feathers provided by many native birds including kiwi and moa. The northern
conditions were favorable for many of the subtropical food plants they brought with them, in
particular the sweet potato, or Kumara. The Maori people also lived off the abundant produce
provided by native birds and the sea. In the south the bird life was hunted to extinction, the most
famous of which being the Moa, the spectacular flightless bird that could reach up to 3.7m in
height.
Disponível em: <http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/>.
Fill in the blank with the correct response:
I can understand English _______ I can’t speak it.
A trip to Los Angeles
James Hall has a new job with Lemon Computers in Philadelphia. He’s 22 and just out of college. As part of his training, he has to spend six weeks at company headquarters near Los Angeles. It’s his first business trip, and he’s packing his suitcase. He lives with his parents, and his mother is helping him.
(New American Streamline)
GLOSSARY
headquarters – matriz / sede principal
A trip to Los Angeles
James Hall has a new job with Lemon Computers in Philadelphia. He’s 22 and just out of college. As part of his training, he has to spend six weeks at company headquarters near Los Angeles. It’s his first business trip, and he’s packing his suitcase. He lives with his parents, and his mother is helping him.
(New American Streamline)
GLOSSARY
headquarters – matriz / sede principal
According to the text, which alternative does not complete the blank correctly?
James Hall _________________.
Mother to small son: “Be sure to wash your arms before you put on your new shirt.”
Small son: “Should I wash for long or short sleeves?”
Mother to small son: “Be sure to wash your arms before you put on your new shirt.”
Small son: “Should I wash for long or short sleeves?”
Mother to small son: “Be sure to wash your arms before you put on your new shirt.”
Small son: “Should I wash for long or short sleeves?”
Fill in the blank with the correct response:
My friend’s mother is sick, but she avoids _______ to the doctor.
Before my grandfather died, he said to me: “Don’t waste your time! Travel around the world! Have a beautiful house! Be with a person you love! Go to the beach! Have a lot of friends!”
(Adapted from Inglês no Mundo do Trabalho)
The imperative form of the verbs underlined in the extract
expresses
Brazil’s national drink, cachaça is already the third most consumed liquor in the world, and now it is much more exported because consumers in the United States have taken a liking to the caipirinha. Caipirinha is usually produced using cachaça. There are more than 40,000 cachaça producers in Brazil, but only 1 percent of that cachaça is exported.
(Adapted from Speak Up # 282)
GLOSSARY
liquor – bebida alcoólica
have taken a liking – tomaram gosto
According to the text,
Since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel in space in 1961, scientists _________ what effects space travel has on the human body.
(Adapted from Active Skills)
Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense.
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