BOOK 7
PÁGINA INICIAL
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Lesson one
Verbs
To trade,
traded - negociar
To settle,
settled -- resouver
To retire,
retired -- aposentar
Vocabulary
network – rede de contatos de trabalho
talent – talento
chairman – presidente
investor – investidor
income – renda
qualifications – qualificações
references – referências
expertise – perito, especialista
entrepreneur -- empreendedor
intern – estagiário, interno
efficient – eficiente
chiefly – principalmente
balance – balanso
visionary – visionário
Expressions
To get laid
off – ser despedido
To lose your job –
perder seu emprego
To give notice – dar a noticia
Corporate culture – Cultura corporativa
Office politics – Política de trabalho ou do escritório.
Grammar
Had he
already retired when you entered the company?
I had
practiced it so many times that I felt confident.
She hadn´t thought of an efficient plan.
Had he heard that story before?
He would have become an entrepreneur if he had had chance.
If he had done it right, he wouldn´t need to it again.
If we had had more time, we could have done it better.
If he finds out about it, he will talk to you.
If our financial situation continues like this, we´ll need to cut back
on our expenses.
If I were him, I would hire more interns to help us out.
Ask your
friend
1.
Why she didn´t have dinner with her
family (had already had dinner)
2.
Why he didn´t walk the dog last
night (My brother had already walked)
3.
Why she didn´t clean the kitchen. (My
mother had already cleaned)
4.
Why he didn´t tell the kids a bedtime
story. (The kids had already gone to bed)
5.
Why she didn´t help her sister with
the homework. (My sister had already
6.
Why he didn´t take the garbage out.
(My son had already taken out)
Justify your
answers
1.
Would you prefer to work for a
company or to have your own business?
2.
What is the importance of having a
large network of contacts to get a job?
3.
Are references, qualifications or
experience more important when getting a job?
4.
Do you think interns and trainees
should have the same legal rights as other employees?
5.
Should the atmosphere in the
workplace be more formal or more casual?
Lesson
Two
Verbs:
To
lead, led, led – liderança, guia
To advertise, advertised – anunciar, fazer
propaganda
To
quit, quit, quit – quitar
Vocabulary:
Obstacle – obstáculo, encrenca
empecilho
Consumption – consumação, ingestão
Organization – organização
estruturação, órgão
Power – força, poder, energia,
potência
Prestige – prestígio
Attitude – atitude
Personnel – pessoal, funcionários, equipe
Excellence – exelente
Committed – comprometido, engajado
Persistence – persistente,
perseverante
Share holder – acionista
Strategy – estratégia
Expression
Team player – Jogador da equipe
Career leader – Líder de carreira
Goal setting – Definição de metas
Goal oriented – Objetivo orientado
Back to square one – De volta à
estaca zero
Grammar:
I
had noticed his determination before we officially met.
She
had visualized the obstacles before she opened the business.
He
has gained enough prestige.
She
has achieved outstanding results.
They
have launched a great campaign.
He
hasn´t come up with a new strategy.
He
had finished the speech when I arrived.
We
have been discussing new strategies.
All
personnel have been coming up with new ideas.
He
has been negotiating our shares for a higher price.
Fluency
Did
they work together last week?
Apparently,
they have been working together the whole week.
1.
Did he look for as new job this
month?
2.
Did the chairman supervise this
project last year?
3.
Did they eat junk food this week?
4.
Did they discuss our job requirements
this week?
5.
Did she read the same book this
month?
6.
Did they sing that song this month?
7.
Did she do her homework today?
8.
Did he play football at school this
week?
Lesson tree
Verbs
To
deal, deal, deal – negociar
To
handle, handled – lidar, manusear, operar
To
negotiate, negotiated -- negociar
Vocabulary
Hierarchy
– hierarquia
Standard
– nível, padrão, norma
Deadline
– prazo, data limite
Enthusiastic
– entusiasta
Qualitative
– qualitativo
Intuitive
– intuitivo
Prospective
-- perspctiva
Bankruptcy
– falência
Dynamics
– dinâmica
Knowledgeable
– conhecedor, entendido
Definite – definido
Fulfillment – realização, cunprinento
Acceptance -- aceitação
Crisis – crise
Expressions
fringe benefits – benefícios
adicionais
net wages – salários líquidos
gross wages – salários brutos
action – oriented – ação orientada
job
hunting – procurando emprego
Grammar
He
asked us to stop care of it.
They
must stop their tasks now to come to the meeting.
I
remember checking his background information.
Let´s
try asking our manager for a solution.
He
tried to open the window, but it was Jammed.
Handling
problems efficiently makes her a good employee.
Not
talking responsibility for his mistakes makes him look bad to the department.
Following
office politics is a must here.
Being
a team player is important.
Pronunciation
and intonation
1.
I´d appreciate your help in the
meeting.
2.
We have to calculate the cost of the
trip.
3.
Let´s celebrate your birthday with a
party.
4.
I want to create a blog about my
life.
5.
Don´t forget to put the date on your
reports.
6.
Can you participate in the lesson
tomorrow?
7.
He wants to graduate from college.
8. They can´t compensate me while I´m
gone.
9.
A raise would help motivate
employees.
10. They
are going to allocate jobs to everyone.
Lesson FOUR
Verbs
To protect,
protected – proteger
To vote,
voted – votar
To pursue,
pursued –prosseguir, persseguir
Vocabulary
Freedom – liberdade
Harmony – Harmonia
Values – Valores
Citizen – cidadão
Democracy – Democracia
Majority – Maioria
Minority – Minoria
Boycott – Boicote
Ballot – cédula (Ex de voto)
Opposition – oposição
Elections – Eleições
Constitution – Constituição
Congress – Congresso
Expression
To break free
– Se libertar
Freedom of
pass – passe livre
Political
party – Partido politico
Goodwill – Boa
vontade
To free
oneself from – Libertar-se de
Grammar
I couldn´t
get hold of her, but I left her a voice mail.
You may use
it, however make sure you turn it off after you are done.
Although he
attends every class, he seems not understand anything at all.
Even though I
always see her online, we never get the time to chat with each other.
He has
graduated from a great university, besides he´ll start his MBA next fall.
You´ll never
find another deal like this one, moreover you ´ve been looking for this car for
moths.
She has a
great professional curriculum. Furthermore, she knows how to lead people.
He showed
great confidence, therefor he did great during the presentation.
Most of the
victims were left with nothing, thus everyone helped with donations.
This product has
failed in all test; hence we must find a solution to this problem soon.
Ask your
friend
1.
What he likes to do in his free time.
2.
What she is afraid of.
3.
What he enjoys doing in the inter.
4.
What she likes about summer.
5.
What he wants to do on his next vacation.
6.
What she liked about that movie.
7.
What he would like to do next year.
Lesson five
Verbs
To allow,
allowed – Permitir, conceder
To express,
expressed – expressar
To emerge,
emerged -- Emergir
Vocabulary
Jail – Cadeia
Vulnerable – Vulnerável
Capitalism – Capitalismo
Republic – República
Patriotism – Patriotismo
Colony – Colônia
Liberty – Liberdade
Accountability – Prestação de contas
Nonviolent – Não-violento
Compassion – Compaixão
Diversity -- Diversidade
Expressions
Minority rights – Direitos das minorias
Majority rule – Regra da maioria
Marked
economy – Economia de mercado
Rule of law –
Estado de Direito
Shared power
-- Força compartilhada
Grammar
Which one
will you vote for?
I want room
number 5 – the one that is big enough to hold a meeting.
I lost the
books. I´ll have to get new ones.
The ideas are
great. We could use the first two ones.
He isn´t sure
if this plan is the best one.
One ´s
beliefs dictate one´s actions.
He was the
one who fought for it.
Fluency
1.
Would she like to get the pink dress
or the red dress?
Well,
it´s difficult to say which one she would like to get.
2.
Would he rather eat pasta or soup?
3.
Would she prefer to live in this or than apartment?
4.
Would he like to cook potatoes or carrots?
5.
Would she wish to buy the blue or the green shoes?
6.
Would they desire to go to the musical or the movies?
7.
Would he like to buy the CD or the DVD?
8.
Would she choose to read books or magazines?
9.
Would he prefer to watch cartoons or talk shows?
Lesson
SIX
Verbs
To
respond, responded – Responder, respondeu
To
organize, organized – Organizar, organizou
To
award, awarded – Premiar, premiou
Vocabulary
Argument
– Argumento
Pertinent
– Pertinente
Pogress
– Progresso
Affordable
– Acessível
Well
– being – Bem estar
Persistently
– Persistente
Renovation
– Renovação
Self
– serving – buffet
Refugees – Refugiados
Denial – Negação
Privilege – Privilégio
Corruption – Corrupção
Purpose – finalidade, propósito
Expressions
Civil society – Sociedade civil
Civil education – Educação civil
Common
good – Bem comum
Seeing
that – Vendo isso
To turn a blind eye to – Para fechar
os olhos para
Grammar
My brother´s
listening to loud music really bugs me.
Why does his
arguing disturb you?
Patients´
relatives walking in the building is only permitted during visiting hours.
His making a
disapproving face made me very disappointed.
Their talking
about everything made their relationship stronger and stronger.
Nobody
appreciated his giving those useless ideas.
Who would not
support their helping those in need?
Her playing
tennis so well is admired by everyone.
Kids climbing
the ladders is not allowed.
Pronunciation
and intonation
1.
They were going to present him with
an award.
2.
She bought him a nice present.
3.
They rebel because they don´t agree.
4.
His parents didn´t approve of his
conduct.
5.
The director has a great team to
conduct.
6.
It was a very modern object.
7.
They protest against animal testing.
8.
His protest had good results.
9.
They don´t permit children in the
movie.
10. The
permit is only for today.
Lesson SEVEN
Verbs
To assume, assumed -- assumir
To fight, fought, fought -- lutar
To impose, imposed – impor, ditar, pressionar
Vocabulary
Gender – Gênero
Role – Função,
propósito
Restriction
– Restrição
Submissive –
Submisso
Struggle – batalha,
luta
Fierceness –
Ferocidade
Feminism –
Feminismo
Conflict – Conflito
Threat – Ameaça
Suffrage –
Suffrage
Discrimination
-- Discriminação
Expressions
Gender equality
– Igualdade de gênero
To give up –
Desistir
Gender
neutral – Gênero neutro
To speak up
– falar alto
To take
control -- Tomar controle
Grammar
Will she be staying here on Saturday?
He´ll be talking about it soon.
They won´t be speaking at the conference anymore.
I´ll be discussing it with him today.
Will you be joining us at the meeting?
I´ll be taking this test this afternoon.
They ´ll be getting marriage nest summer.
What will you be cooking tonight?
He won´t be giving the speech anymore.
Ask you
friend
1.
What she be doing nest weekend (Doing
extra work at home)
2.
What he will be doing after lunch
(Talking the kids to soccer practice)
3.
What she will be doing next summer
(Visiting her folks in New York city)
4.
What he will be teaching the students
today (Testing them)
5.
What a construction company will be
building on this land (Building a new factory)
6.
What she will be cooking for dinner
tonight (Cooking lasagna)
Lesson eight
VERBS
To refuse, refused -- recusar
To criticize, criticized – criticar
To force, forced – forçar
VOCABULARY
Divorce – Divórcio
Intimacy –
Intimidade
Soul mate – Alma
gêmea
Criticism – Crítica
Workplace – Local
de trabalho
Workforce – força
de trabalho
Homemaker – Dona
de casa
Society – Sociedade
Expectation
– Expectativa
Independent
– Independente
Incarceration
– Encarceramento
Lenient – Leniente
EXPRESSIONS
Generation
gap – Diferença entre gerações
To give in –
Ceder, doar
Business
trip – Viagem de negócios
Bread winner – ganha pão
To stand for oneself – Para defender a si mesmo
GRAMMAR
Will you be going downtown this morning?
Will you be meeting him after lunch?
Will you be joining us for supper tonight?
Will you having a glass of orange juice?
I will be meeting a friend later on.
I´m going to be meeting a customer later.
I will be staying at the Ritz.
She will be travelling to London.
They will be playing next season.
FLUENCY
Will he be going to that restaurant tomorrow?
As I said before, he will be going to that restaurant
tomorrow.
1.
Will he be playing with us at recess
today?
2.
Will we be meeting at the park next
week?
3.
Will he be going to school all year?
4.
Will she be paying for the circus
tickets?
5.
Will he be traveling to the city for
the weekend?
6.
Will they be staying us for lunch
this afternoon?
7.
Will we be staying in a hotel the whole month?
8.
Will she be cooking dinner this
Christmas?
Lesson nine
VERBS
To divide, divided -- dividir
To depend,
depended – Depender
To object,
objected – obijetar, com objeção, com oposição
VOCABULARY
Conviction
-- Convicção
Housewife – Dona
de casa
Motherhood –
Maternidade
Active – Ativo
Spontaneous
– Espontâneo
Prohibited –
Proibido
Obligation –
Obrigação, dever
Eligible – Elegível
Duty – dever
, obrigação
Exploitation
– Exploração
Deliberate –
Deliberado, pensado
EXPRESSIONS
Domestic
violence – violência domestica
Households –
casa de família
To voice
(Something) – ter voz, ter a palavra
To take part – Participar, fazer parte
GRAMMAR
It looks like he is still in the fifties with that old
– fashioned black leather jacket.
She just looked stunning with that marvelous wedding
dress.
My son wants a new toy car for Christmas.
I´m sure she will love this beautiful baby doll.
She shouldn´t have her beautiful long brown haircut.
She has just bought a nice large imported new gray
van.
My neighbor is an adorable old British lady.
We´ve also visited a small old English Town.
Who left these disgusting smelly garbage bags
here?
Pronunciation and intonation:
1.
It was a vicious plan.
2.
The officials picked the best
players.
3.
The physician noticed his fever.
4.
The teacher is patient.
5.
He´s always late because of
inefficient public transportation.
6.
The bishop had the reputation of
being a calm man.
7.
The tent only partially sheltered us.
8.
The TV show had a funny commercial.
9.
Ancient traditional fabric shrouded
the woman.
10. Publication
of the book ensured financial success.
Lesson ten
VERBS
To discuss, discussed – discutir, debater
To judge, judged – julgar
To blame, blamed – culpar, falha, defeito
VOCABULARY
Stereotype –
Estereótipo
Movement –
Movimento
Oppression –
Opressão
Cruel – Cruel
Belief – Crença,
opinião
Against – Contra,
de encontro
Selfish – Egoísta
Judgment – Julgamento
Humiliation
– Humilhação
Prejudice – prejuízo,
prejudicar
Brotherhood – Fraternidade,
irmandade
EXPRESSIONS
Would rather --
Preferiria
Had better – Teve melhor
I don´t
blame you – Eu não te culpo
Affirmative action -- Ação afirmativa
GRAMMAR
They would rather hire two more people.
He would rather not changed jobs now.
I would rather not be defined by a stereotype.
I would rather judge others on character than on their
appearance.
You´d better forget this story.
You ´d better stop treating her like that.
She´d better not say anything about it.
We´d better not leave the room now.
They´d better not take an affirmative action.
Ask your friend
If he would like to play basketball tomorrow (Would
rather play baseball)
Yes, but I would rather play baseball.
1 – If she wants to watch a movie tomorrow night (Would
rather whatch a movie on Saturday night)
2 – If he enjoys eating Mexican food. (Would rather
have Italian food)
3 – If she would like to go to the park today. (Would
rather go to the beach)
4 – If he would like to go bowling (Would rather go
ice skating)
5 – If she would like to go to a rock concert (Would
rather watch ballet)
6 – If he would like to stay in (Would rather go out)
Justify your answers
1 – Do you agree with racial quotas to enter
universities?
2 – Do you think technology brings people together?
3 – When does technology tear people apart?
4 – Should kids have access to the internet since they
are very young?
VERBS
To distinguish, distinguished -- distinguir
To persuade, persuaded -- persuadir
To regret, regretted -- arrepender, lamenter
VOCABULARY
Elaborate – elaborado
Boundary – fronteira,
limite, confins
Tolerance – Tolerância
Dignity – Dignidade
Race – corrida,
raça, casta
Disappointment
– Desapontamento, decepção
Faith – Fé,
crensa, confiança, fidelidade
Indifference – Indiferença
Slavery – escravidão
Considerable – Considerável
EXPRESSIONS
Dream of – Sonhe com
To stir up – Para agitar
To count on – Contar com
To grow strong -- Para crescer forte
GRAMMAR
I would like you to persuade her to go.
I need you to persuade them that it is a bad idea.
They public wants the police to be more strict.
They would like their boss to be more flexible.
There were two choices and either of them was tough.
They discussed it, but neither party wants to give in.
Either one of the two decisions is going to be good.
Either they tell the truth or they will be in trouble.
Fluency
The director wanted you to go to that meeting.
I didn´t know the director wanted me to go to that
meeting.
1 – Her mom needed you to babysit tonight.
2 – He would like you to join him for dinner.
3 – They were counting on you to fundraise enough
money.
4 – The teacher requires all students to give a
speech.
5 – She wanted you to be her bridesmaid.
6 – You mother needs you to help your sister with her
homework.
7 – I would like you to do this for me.
8 – I want you to get the recipe with your grandmother.
Lesson twelve
VERBS
To afford, afforded – proporcionar, dispor , permitir
To face, faced – encarar
To restricted – restringir, limitar
VOCABULARY
Eventually – Eventualmente
Remarkable – Notável
Worldwide – No mundo todo, planetário, mundial
Restricted – Restrito
Adept – Adepto
Hardship – Dificuldade
Severe – severo
Disapproval – Desaprovação, reprovação
Critical – Crítica
Tragedy – Tragédia
Broadminded
– de mente aberta
Disturbance –
disturbio, Perturbação
EXPRESSIONS
To oppose to – se opor a
To get around to – Para dar a volta a
To disapprove of – Desaprovar
Slow fuse – pavio curto
GRAMMAR
You shouldn´t endorse a cause without understanding
it.
You cannot rely on someone before knowing them well.
He is looking forward to voting for the first time.
He dreams of become a free man.
I don´t object to relying on our team members.
We never get around to discussing this issue.
Pronunciation and intonation
1 – The top players get the price.
2 – Bob begged for the chance to sing.
3 – As the night ended, the sad discussion stopped.
4 – The big game went into overtime.
5 – Polite people don´t talk about taboo issues.
6 – They had to deal with that this morning.
7 – The judge judged the criminal.
8 – I watch channel 5 for news.
9 – I couldn´t calm Martin down.
10 – Jane never wanted it to happen.
Lesson thirteen
VERBS
To represent, represented – representar
To respect, respected – respeitar
To promote, promoted -- promover
VOCABULARY
Tolerance – Tolerância
Intolerance
– Intolerância
Assumption –
Suposição
Biased – tendencia,
viés
Rejection – Rejeição
Immigration
– Imigração, migração
Ghetto – Gueto
Tradition – Tradição
Dubious – Duvidoso,
suspeito
Policy -- Política
EXPRESSIONS
To break down – Perder o controle
Pros and
cons – Prós e contras
To set in stone – Colocar em pedra
To hold true – Para manter a verdade
To be aware of -- Estar ciente de
GRAMMAR
They will have discussed the new policy by the end of
the week.
We will have encountered a solution by the time you
get back.
We will have done it before the conference is over.
Due to bad weather they won´t have arrived in time for
wedding.
We won´t have reached the great result if we continue
arguing instead of being a team.
If thing continue like this we won´t have taken
vacation by the end of the year.
Will you have graduated in one or in two years from
now?
Why won´t they have completed the investigation by
tomorrow?
Will they have published his new book by next year?
Ask your friend
When she will finish the project (In two months or so)
She will finish the project in two months or so.
1 – When he is going to get married (at the end of
May)
2 – When she will graduate from college (in about two
years)
3 – When he will have finished paying for his car (By
the end of the month)
4 – When she is going to present the new project
(Tomorrow morning)
5 – When her sister will have had the baby (By December)
6 – When he will give them an answer about the job.
(Maybe in a couple of days)
Lesson fourteen
VERBS
To lack,
lacked – falta, inexistência, carência
To threaten, threatened – ameaçar
To compare, compared -- comparar
VOCABULARY
Disabled – Desativado,
desabilitado, incapacitado,
Distinctive
– Distintivo, distinto
Sell –
esteem – estimativa de venda
Local custom – Custome local
Appreciation
– Apreciação
Contrary – Contrário
Drastic – Drástico
Essence – Essência, substância
EXPRESSIONS
Social pride
– Orgulho Social
Dual
nationality – Dupla nacionalidade
To take for granted – presumir
To be cut off – Ser cortado
GRAMMAR
I don´t know if all issues will have been discussed
before lunchtime.
Are you sure the products will have been sent to the
costumer before the deadline?
The project will have been approved before you can
imagine.
She won´t have been convinced by the time we get
there.
Will their practices have been accepted by the
authorities?
Fluency
They are going to have finished the job by tomorrow.
I wonder how they are going to have finished the job
by tomorrow.
1 – She´s going to have learned everything for the
test tonight.
2 – He´s going to have destroyed all evidence once
they arrive.
3 – We ´re going to have eaten everything by the end
of the week.
4 – They ´re going to have killed all the fish before
lunch.
5 – She´s going to have asked him by today.
6 – He´s going to have cleaned the house before she
gets home.
7 – We´re going to have played the game before they
come.
8 – They ´re going to have finished the book before
the movie starts.
VERBS
To attempt, attempted – tentar
To deny, denied – negar, recusar
To struggle, struggled -- lutar, batalhar
VOCABULARY
Ashamed – Envergonhado
Reasonable –
razoável
Likely – provavel
Unlikely – Improvável
Feasible – Factível,
possível, provável
Customs – Costumes
Narrow –
minded – sem imaginação
Anger – Raiva,
ira
Misunderstanding
– Mal entendido, equivoco
EXPRESSIONS
As if – Até
parece, como se
As though – Como
se, até parece
To be held responsible – Responsabilizar-se
To put up with – padecer, sofrer, aguentar, aturar
To be the norm -- É a norma
GRAMMAR
He talks as it he had better knowledge than others.
They talk as though they had suffered a lot.
She spoke as if she really cared about the problem.
They walk as if they are models.
He is spending as though he were rich.
I do care about you.
We did try our best.
They do support us.
We do put up with them.
Pronunciation and intonation:
1 -- The bill came at the end of the meal.
2 – When the cat´s away, the mice will play.
3 -- I can already feel a child in the air.
4 -- Don´t spill the beans.
5 – I won´t be home until noon.
6 – They found someone to fill the opening.
7 – He could not sit still, he was so happy.
8 – It takes skill to be a chef.
9 – You must fulfill all the duties.
10 – Their cottage is on top of that hill.
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