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Texto 2
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.
Texto 2
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.
Texto 2
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.
Texto 1
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
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:
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⋅ 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.
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⋅ 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)
Texto 1
Mayday Call
If a boat or a member of a crew is in danger do the following:
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⋅ 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.
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⋅ 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/)
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/)
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/)
Rainforest police target illegal logging
Brazil’s environment ministry has taken steps to save the rainforest by disrupting the illegal logging industry.
About $2.7 million dollars worth of illegally logged wood from indigenous lands were seized by environmental police during a surprise raid in Nova Esperança do Piria. According to Reuters, some 13 logging companies and sawmills were shut down while tractors, guns, and ammunitions were seized in the remote area […]
The government aims to reduce deforestation to a record low in the year to July. It hopes to ensure that deforestation, the cutting down or burning of the rainforest, does not exceed 3,700 square miles. Recent research has shown that the rainforest is a valuable global resource as not only does it harbour a variety of animal and plant species, but it also absorbs a significant amount of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
(adapted from
http://www.coolearth.org/345/news-32/rainforestnews-155/rainforest-police-target-illegal-logging-632.html)
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
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
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
“The chocolate analysis must start with the visual aspect. A bar, for instance, has to be uniform, quite flat and bright. A whitish aspect is not a good sign, that means it remained on the shelf and melted,” explains the confectioner.
(Taken from TAM magazine # 38)
GLOSSARY
whitish – esbranquiçado
melted – derretido
The modal verb “must”, in the paragraph, expresses
“Liking to read is a calling, like painting, making music or playing soccer. The person is born predisposed, fascinated by the book object, by stories,” Ziraldo says.
(Taken from TAM Magazine Ano 4 # 39 )
“calling”, underlined in the paragraph, is closest in
meaning to
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
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
“I have to prepare the country for the World Cup and the Olympics, but I also have another commitment, and that is to work very hard to end absolute poverty in Brazil. We still have 14 million in poverty. That’s my major challenge,” Dilma Roussef, Brazil’s first female president, said.
(Taken from The Washington Post Dec 5, 2010)
GLOSSARY
commitment – compromisso
“hard”, in bold type in the extract, is an adverb of
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)
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