Faça os quatro exercícios seguidos. O quarto é o que realmente treina a estrutura: descrever algo sem dizer seu nome obriga a construir uma relativa atrás da outra, e é exatamente o que se faz quando falta uma palavra em uma conversa real.
1. Escute a pista inteira. Anote a que se refere cada definição.
- Definição 1
- Definição 2
- Definição 3
- Definição 4
- Definição 5
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- an app
- a technician or engineer
- a data centre
- a data breach
- the default setting
2. Una as duas frases em uma só, com ou sem comas, conforme seja conveniente.
- This is the router. It stopped working on Sunday night.
- My mother lives alone. She refuses to use any smart device.
- I bought a speaker last year. It listens to everything.
- That is the village. My grandparents still have no internet there.
- The company apologised. Its servers were attacked in March.
- He turned off every notification. That improved his concentration.
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- This is the router that stopped working on Sunday night.
- My mother, who lives alone, refuses to use any smart device.
- The speaker I bought last year listens to everything.
- That is the village where my grandparents still have no internet.
- The company whose servers were attacked in March apologised.
- He turned off every notification, which improved his concentration.
3. Corrija a frase. Todas contêm um erro típico deste nível.
- The app that I downloaded it does not work on old phones.
- My laptop, that cost a fortune, has already stopped charging.
- The engineer, who repaired the router, was extremely patient.
- That is the house in which I grew up in as a child.
- This is the company which servers were attacked last year.
- He never reads the conditions, that is what they expect.
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- The app I downloaded does not work on old phones.
- My laptop, which cost a fortune, has already stopped charging.
- The engineer who repaired the router was extremely patient.
- That is the house I grew up in as a child.
- This is the company whose servers were attacked last year.
- He never reads the conditions, which is what they expect.
4. Fale em voz alta, um minuto por ponto. Grave-se e conte quantas relativas usou.
- Describe three objects in your home without saying their names
- Describe a person in your family and add one extra fact about them
- Explain which app you would delete first and why
- Say whether a device that learns from you is useful or dangerous
- Describe the place where you feel least controlled by technology
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- Sua própria resposta. Espera-se "é a coisa que…", "é o lugar onde…", sem vírgulas, porque são definições.
- Sua própria resposta. A informação adicional vai entre vírgulas e com voz mais baixa, porque é acessória.
- Sua própria resposta. Espera-se pelo menos uma relativa sem relativo, do tipo «o aplicativo que uso mais».
- Sua própria resposta. Espera-se «a device that learns» sem comas, e algum «which» referido a toda a ideia.
- Sua própria resposta. Espera-se «where» para o local e talvez «when» para o momento.
