O texto “Personal care and hygiene” trata dos cuidados pessoais que devemos ter para manter nossa saúde e boa aparência. Leia-o para responder a questão.

                                  Personal care and hygiene

Personal care and hygiene is an integral part of your beauty and health. See some helpful tips that will do good to your hair, skin and teeth.

• use a facial soap to clean your face daily;

• remove eye make up with a ball of cotton and some eye make up remover;

• choose a body lotion according to your skin type;

• prefer hypoallergenic products if you have a sensitive skin;

• clean your hair with good shampoo and conditioner;

• intensive conditioning is required for dry hair;

• brush and floss your teeth after meals for minimizing the growth of bacteria;

• regular manicure and pedicure ensure beautiful feet and hands that are soft to the touch;

• use fragrances, perfumes and antiperspirants that eliminates body odor and help to keep you fresh throughout the day.

Maintaining personal care and hygiene is of utmost1 importance for minimizing skin, hair, dental and other health problems. Following these tips will serve to spruce up2 your beauty and ensure your health.

utmost1 – greatest

to spruce up2 – to make a person smart and neat

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In the text, the conjunctions in bold 3 and and if express the idea of:

in bold 3 – em negrito

A partir de seus estudos sobre morfologia, observe as transformações que as palavras destacadas sofreram e a função exercida pelos termos surgidos: 

1) Familiarise yourself with the driving rules [...].

2) Check if your vehicle has the necessary equipments [...].

3) Drive defensively [...].

4) […] use winter tires in some European countries [...]. 

Após análise das palavras, associe-as ao tipo de transformação que sofreram:

(     ) substantivo formando substantivo

(     ) verbo formando substantivo

(     ) adjetivo formando advérbio

(     ) adjetivo formando verbo

A sequência numérica formada é

Leia um fragmento da canção “Have you ever seen the rain?” da banda Creendance Clearwater: 

Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know, it's been comin' for some time

When it's over, so they say
It will rain a sunny day
I know, shinin' down like water

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?

Disponível em: http://letras.mus.br/creeedence-clearwater-revival/70219. Acesso em: 18 dez. 2012.

O uso do present perfect na pergunta em negrito indaga sobre:

My parents _______________________ from France. They ________________ French yet.

Com base nos estudos sobre o uso dos verbos no “Present Perfect”, a resposta correta que completa a frase é:

The following statements contain additional uses of the Present Perfect Tense. Read them:

I) Any news of Leila? I haven´t seen her __________.

II) Laura has been married __________ a couple of years.

III) Frieda has __________ finished her test.

IV) __________ Paula started going to the gym, she hasn´t gained weight.

V) The mail hasn´t arrived __________.

The suitable words to complete them are:

Para muitos, aprender um idioma estrangeiro é tarefa quase inalcançável. O texto a seguir indica caminhos que desmistificam essa ideia. Na sequência, responda a questão.

₁According to language experts, you can learn basic communication skills inweeks and master the basics of a foreign language in several months.

₂ Sometimes travelling the globe for work will force you to come up with ways to master conversation in many languages. This is the case of Benny Lewis, an engineer, who learned enough of seven languages to work easily such as German, French and Spanish, and attained near fluency in several others, including Mandarin. “The biggest barrier in the beginning is the lack of confidence,” said Lewis. “That got better and better for me [as I spoke].”

₃ Indeed, simply having the courage to speak is necessary if you are going to make progress in a foreign language, language experts said. “A lot of people don't make progress if they don't open their mouths,” said Michael Geisler, the vice president for language schools at Middlebury College in Vermont in the US. “If you are not willing to put your identity on the line, progress will be slower.” This means not being afraid to take risks or make mistakes.

₄ Geisler believes that total immersion is key to mastering a foreign language quickly. The more you immerse yourself in the foreign language – such as reading, listening to the radio or speaking to people – the more rapid your progress will be.

₅ As a recommendation, consume media in the foreign language. Even if you are starting out, read illustrated children's books or watch familiar films in a foreign language.

Read about Kate’s food passions. Then complete each sentence with used to or didn’t use to.

When I was a kid, I loved sweets. I think I ate about five cookies a day! When I was a teenager, I started eating a lot of meat. I had steaks and fries almost every day. I didn’t care for vegetables or fruit. Then on my 20^th birthday, I decided I needed a change, so I became a vegetarian. These days I eat meat again, but I avoid fatty foods and sugar. I’ve lost a lot of weight and I feel much better.

I- Kate ___________ eat a lot of sweets, but now she avoids sugar.

II- Before she turned 20, she _________ like vegetables.

III- Kate _____________ take care of herself, but now she eats well.

IV- She ___________ be a vegetarian, but now she eats meat.

The correct sequence is:

Leia as frases, a seguir:

(I) Any accident on the road has to be reported to the police.

(II) You can use your credit card to pay the hotel bill.

(III) I haven´t had a good relationship with my partner.

De acordo com seus estudos sobre os substantivos, as formas destacadas anteriormente classificam-se, respectivamente, como:

No capítulo 3, “Classes gramaticais”, você leu sobre a função dos adjetivos. Eles são termos que descrevem e modificam substantivos. Assim, leia as frases a seguir, observando os termos em negrito:

(I) Banderas has had an international reputation since 1998.

(II) New York city has one of the best hotels in the world.

(III) Ms. Montez is a tourist from Veracruz.

(IV) Cosmetic surgeries can make good progress in restoring appearances.

(V) North Americans like a firm handshake when meeting people.

Os termos destacados em negrito que exercem a função de adjetivo são aqueles das sentenças:

Read the situation and choose the correct response to it.

    “I have a terrible headache.”