EREM Dr. JAIME MONTEIRO

Pupil:_____________________________________________ Grade: _____ Date: ______/______/2014

Teacher: MÁRCIA OLIVEIRA

EXERCÍCIO DE INGLÊS

Alguns grandes nomes como Isaac Newton, Walt Disney, Elvis Presley e outras famosos foram criticados quando jovens. Pessoas

diziam coisas como:

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MISJUDGING

Walt Disney – film maker; cartoonist

Once, when Walt Disney was working at a newspaper, the publisher told him that he didn’t have a good ideias

and fired him.

Albert Einstein – physicist

When Einstein was in elementary school, the director told his parents “He’ ll never succeed in life.” He,

later, created the Theory of Relativity.

Louise May Alcott - novelist, poet

An editor told Louise that she couldn’t write anything good. In 1868 she wrote “Little Women”, a best–seller all

over the world.

Charles Darwin - scientist

Darwin couldn’t finish medical school. However, he wrote “ The Origin of The Species” and changed the

history of science.

Beethoven – composer

One day, when Beethoven was playing one of his compositions on the piano, his music teacher told him, “You are

hopeless as a composer.”

Elvis Preley - singer

He flunked the audition for a popular TV show called “Talent Scouts”, in the 1950’s

01. Answer the questions according to the text.

a) What did Louise May Alcott write? ___________________________________________

b) Couldn’t Darwin finish medical school? _______________________________________

c) What was Disney doing when he was fired?____________________________________

d) Who was Beethoven?______________________________________________________

e) Who created the The Origin of The Species?___________________________________

f) Who created the Theory of Relativity? _______________________________________

g) What did the director of Elementary School tell Einstein’s parents ?

02. Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

a) Walt Disney was a genius _______________ a publisher fired him.

b) Albert Einstein _______________ Charles Darwin were scientists.

c) Darwin changed the history of science, ______________ he never finished

medical school.

d) Elvis flunked the audition for a show ________________ the director didn’t

like his voice.

03. Sabendo que o prefix MIS indica erro ou falta de, qual seria a melhor tradução para o título do texto?

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Because = porque

And = e

But = mas

However = entretanto

You are good for nothing! You are hopeless! You are not going to make it!