I suggest that we make a small dictionary for the subject of our book. - List new words learned from your book: Define them and give the sentences in which you found them
Swept - varrer He was a man who swept up problemas.act act - ato He is a man who uses few words.But when he epeacks, other men act. leaflet - folhetos The class were impressed too and they agreeg to raise the money to produce a leaflet, which they would hand out outside the supermarket. chemicals - produto químico The beans were picked five days ago and were aprayed with chemicals to stop them going brown on the journey. nodded - pessoa que acena com a cabeça. Tricia smiled and nodded. Lúcia
FIRING: fogo; aquecimento; combustível; descarga de arma. Ex: There was the sound of a gun firing. KNOCK: bater. Ex: The Sweeper didn't knock on the door... SMASH: despedaçar; quebrar. Ex: He just smashed his way into the apartament. FURTHER: mais, adicional. Ex: Food in the U.K. now travels 50% further than it did 15 years ago. GREENHOUSE: estufa. Ex:...road transport is the only sourceof a greenhouse gas... CABBAGE: couve. Ex: Does that mean that cabbages get free flights to Spain? Postado por Elidiane.
cushions - almofadas curtains- cortinas Which meant constant redecoration, new cushions, and new curtains, and a house that looked as if no one actually lived there. Stuff - material, substancia tailings- is a name you give to all the stuff that's left ower when you dig copper or silver or whatever out of the ground. Lúcia
TRADE: comércio, negócio. Ex: “What do you know about the carbon trade?” (line1, p.21) SCREAM: gritar. Ex: “Tricia’s mother always screamed her…” (line 7, p.24) SAFER: seguro. Ex: “She couldn’t imagine a safer place.” (line 14, p. 30) NASTY: sórdido, torpe. MINING: mineração. Ex: “... wich is really nasty mining company with a history...” (line 20, p. 31) TROUBLE: problema, aborrecimento. Ex: “The trouble is...” (line 3, p. 32) BETRAY: trair. Ex: “Could she actually give the information to Daniel and betray her father?” (line 20, p.41)
Vocabulary
ResponderExcluirdust-poeira
screaming-gritar
fear-medo
brush-escova
Elis
Swept - varrer
ResponderExcluirHe was a man who swept up problemas.act
act - ato
He is a man who uses few words.But when he epeacks, other men act.
leaflet - folhetos
The class were impressed too and they agreeg to raise the money to produce a leaflet, which they would hand out outside the supermarket.
chemicals - produto químico
The beans were picked five days ago and were aprayed with chemicals to stop them going brown on the journey.
nodded - pessoa que acena com a cabeça.
Tricia smiled and nodded.
Lúcia
FIRING: fogo; aquecimento; combustível; descarga de arma.
ResponderExcluirEx: There was the sound of a gun firing.
KNOCK: bater.
Ex: The Sweeper didn't knock on the door...
SMASH: despedaçar; quebrar.
Ex: He just smashed his way into the apartament.
FURTHER: mais, adicional.
Ex: Food in the U.K. now travels 50% further than it did 15 years ago.
GREENHOUSE: estufa.
Ex:...road transport is the only sourceof a greenhouse gas...
CABBAGE: couve.
Ex: Does that mean that cabbages get free flights to Spain?
Postado por Elidiane.
DUSTY - Empoeirado.
ResponderExcluirEx: "...his village at the other end of the dusty red road." (line 5, p. 12)
WHILE - (período de ) tempo, momento
Ex: "So, while she did not talk about...". (line 2, p. 14)
RATHER - um tanto, bastante
Ex: "The company thought it was rather inconvient..." (line 15, p. 14)
Nádhia
cushions - almofadas
ResponderExcluircurtains- cortinas
Which meant constant redecoration, new cushions, and new curtains, and a house that looked as if no one actually lived there.
Stuff - material, substancia
tailings- is a name you give to all the stuff that's left ower when you dig copper or silver or whatever out of the ground.
Lúcia
TRADE: comércio, negócio.
ResponderExcluirEx: “What do you know about the carbon trade?” (line1, p.21)
SCREAM: gritar.
Ex: “Tricia’s mother always screamed her…” (line 7, p.24)
SAFER: seguro.
Ex: “She couldn’t imagine a safer place.” (line 14, p. 30)
NASTY: sórdido, torpe.
MINING: mineração.
Ex: “... wich is really nasty mining company with a history...” (line 20, p. 31)
TROUBLE: problema, aborrecimento.
Ex: “The trouble is...” (line 3, p. 32)
BETRAY: trair.
Ex: “Could she actually give the information to Daniel and betray her father?” (line 20, p.41)
Postado por Elidiane
The most confortable thing in the room was a huge black leather chair with machine footstool. p.39
ResponderExcluirhuge black leather- couro preto enorme
He tapped away on his keyboard, and then leant forward, frowning.
frowning- olhar de sombracelhas franzidas
Elisangela