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Every situation has a dark side and a bright one. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Life is beautiful, but some situations can be difficult. On the other hand, difficult situations have a positive side. They can be challenging. For example, when you have a hard test at school. If you study for the test, your chances of passing it are good. You know all about that, so you study for the test. Congratulations, you really are an optimist!
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What is a Computer?
Nowadays, in most modern societies, almost everybody has idea about what a computer is. We depend on computers in every aspect of our lives whether we know how to use one or not. But does everyone really know how a computer works inside?
A computer is an electronic machine which processes data and provides the results of the processing as information. There are three basic steps in the computing process. The first one is input, which consists of feeding data into the computer’s memory. Then comes the processing: the program is run and the computer processes the data by performing a set of instructions. The third and final step is the output furnished by the computer, which allows the user to see the results either in printed form or on the screen.
The world of computers has created a specific language of its own. English words such as software and hardware are used worldwide and have been borrowed by many different languages. Software is information in the form of data and programs, and hardware refers to the electronic and mechanical parts that make up a computer system.
Despite the constant presence of computers in most modern societies, it is a great mistake to believe that everybody in the world is computerliterate, i.e., is familiar with computers and knows how to use them properly. In some contemporary societies, many people still have no idea about the existence of computers, and even in the so-called developed countries, there are lots of people who do not know or do not care about what a computer is.
Inglês.com.textos para informática, p. 25, 2001
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Because of the bright lights of the modern cities, when we look up at the sky we can see no more than 100 stars. But from dark parts of the Earth, the naked eye can see more than 5,000! And modern telescopes tell a very different story.
With the help of some of the world’s most powerful instruments to measure the brightness of all the galaxies in one sector of the cosmos, Australian astronomers say it is probable that there are 70 sextillion stars in the visible Universe. In other words and numbers, seven followed by 22 zeroes, a really astronomical figure.
That is more than the total number of grains of sand in all the world’s beaches and deserts, and that is only the visible Universe within range of our telescopes.
Dr. Simon Driver, of the Australian National University, has a theory that some of them probably have life. Dr. Driver’s theory is not exactly new, and those planets are so distant, he says, that there is no real possibility for us to see or contact anyone living on them.
Retirado do livro “Inglês série Brasil”, p. 8, 2008
Analyze the following statements:
I. The number of stars in the visible Universe is an astronomical figure.
II. Some stars have life, but they are too far away from the Earth.
III. There are more grains of sands on the world’s beaches and deserts than all the stars in the Universe.
IV. Life is impossible on those distant planets, according to Dr. Simon Driver.
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Because of the bright lights of the modern cities, when we look up at the sky we can see no more than 100 stars. But from dark parts of the Earth, the naked eye can see more than 5,000! And modern telescopes tell a very different story.
With the help of some of the world’s most powerful instruments to measure the brightness of all the galaxies in one sector of the cosmos, Australian astronomers say it is probable that there are 70 sextillion stars in the visible Universe. In other words and numbers, seven followed by 22 zeroes, a really astronomical figure.
That is more than the total number of grains of sand in all the world’s beaches and deserts, and that is only the visible Universe within range of our telescopes.
Dr. Simon Driver, of the Australian National University, has a theory that some of them probably have life. Dr. Driver’s theory is not exactly new, and those planets are so distant, he says, that there is no real possibility for us to see or contact anyone living on them.
Retirado do livro “Inglês série Brasil”, p. 8, 2008
Text 2
Because of the bright lights of the modern cities, when we look up at the sky we can see no more than 100 stars. But from dark parts of the Earth, the naked eye can see more than 5,000! And modern telescopes tell a very different story.
With the help of some of the world’s most powerful instruments to measure the brightness of all the galaxies in one sector of the cosmos, Australian astronomers say it is probable that there are 70 sextillion stars in the visible Universe. In other words and numbers, seven followed by 22 zeroes, a really astronomical figure.
That is more than the total number of grains of sand in all the world’s beaches and deserts, and that is only the visible Universe within range of our telescopes.
Dr. Simon Driver, of the Australian National University, has a theory that some of them probably have life. Dr. Driver’s theory is not exactly new, and those planets are so distant, he says, that there is no real possibility for us to see or contact anyone living on them.
Retirado do livro “Inglês série Brasil”, p. 8, 2008
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NEWSWEEK Remembers Paul the Octopus
Less than six months ago, Paul the Octopus catapulted from a life of obscurity to worldwide fame. Now, Paul has died, at the ripe old octopus age of two.
A common octopus living at the Sea Life Center in Oberhausen, Germany, Paul was able to correctly predict the winner of all Germany's World Cup matches. Prior to the matches, Paul was given two boxes of food, identical except for the flags of the competing teams. The team represented on the box Paul chose to eat from inevitably won the match. His picking prowess made him an international star.
Here at NEWSWEEK, we were just as taken with Paul as was the rest of the news media, and in an attempt to get inside his cephalopodial head, we sought out prestigious pet psychic Catherine Ferguson. In honor of Paul, we present that video yet again. Rest in peace, Paul the Octopus.
Newsweek, October 28th, 2010
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NEWSWEEK Remembers Paul the Octopus
Less than six months ago, Paul the Octopus catapulted from a life of obscurity to worldwide fame. Now, Paul has died, at the ripe old octopus age of two.
A common octopus living at the Sea Life Center in Oberhausen, Germany, Paul was able to correctly predict the winner of all Germany's World Cup matches. Prior to the matches, Paul was given two boxes of food, identical except for the flags of the competing teams. The team represented on the box Paul chose to eat from inevitably won the match. His picking prowess made him an international star.
Here at NEWSWEEK, we were just as taken with Paul as was the rest of the news media, and in an attempt to get inside his cephalopodial head, we sought out prestigious pet psychic Catherine Ferguson. In honor of Paul, we present that video yet again. Rest in peace, Paul the Octopus.
Newsweek, October 28th, 2010
Analyze the following statements:
I. “Catapulted from” (line 2) can be understood as “saiu de”.
II. The sentence “Paul has died” (line 3) is in the simple past.
III. In the expressions “Sea Life Center” (line 5 and 6) and “Germany's World Cup matches” (lines 7 and 8), the expressions “Sea Life” and “Germany’s World Cup” are modifiers.
IV. The words “inevitably” and “correctly” are formed by the suffix –ly, and are adjectives.
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Available in: http://rio.movie-trailer.com/2010/05/riomovie-poster.html.
Access on: May 02, 2011.
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For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid
Support for President Obama has risen sharply following the killing of Osama bin Laden by American military forces in Pakistan. Support for the president rose significantly among both Republicans and independents.
Among independents, his approval rating increased 11 points from last month, to 52 percent, while among Republicans it rose 15 points, to 24 percent. Among Democrats, 86 percent supported his job performance, compared with 79 percent in April.
In all, 57 percent said they now approved of the president’s job performance, up from 46 percent last month. More than six in 10 Americans said that killing Bin Laden was likely to increase the threat of terrorism against the United States in the short term. Nearly half said the nation should decrease troop levels in Afghanistan, but more than six in 10 also said the United States had not completed its mission in Afghanistan.
Adapted from: The New York Times. Available in http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html ?hp. Access on: May 04, 2011.
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For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid
Support for President Obama has risen sharply following the killing of Osama bin Laden by American military forces in Pakistan. Support for the president rose significantly among both Republicans and independents.
Among independents, his approval rating increased 11 points from last month, to 52 percent, while among Republicans it rose 15 points, to 24 percent. Among Democrats, 86 percent supported his job performance, compared with 79 percent in April.
In all, 57 percent said they now approved of the president’s job performance, up from 46 percent last month. More than six in 10 Americans said that killing Bin Laden was likely to increase the threat of terrorism against the United States in the short term. Nearly half said the nation should decrease troop levels in Afghanistan, but more than six in 10 also said the United States had not completed its mission in Afghanistan.
Adapted from: The New York Times. Available in http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html ?hp. Access on: May 04, 2011.
I. The approval of president Obama’s government is higher after bin Laden’s death. II. Now, 52% of independents and 15% of Republicans support Obama’s government. III. The majority of the population believes terrorism will end because bin Laden is dead. IV. Most Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is no longer necessary.
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Newsweek. Available in
http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2008/12/18/cartoonsnewsweeks-best-of-2008.html.
Access on: May 03, 2011.
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Newsweek. Available in
http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2008/12/18/cartoonsnewsweeks-best-of-2008.html.
Access on: May 03, 2011.
I. The text presents a criticism to environmental issues. II. The polar bear prefers to be in the circus. III. The man has a preoccupation regarding human rights. IV. The polar bear faces a difficult situation both in the circus and in the pole.
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Mouse Night: One of our games
William Stafford
We heard thunder. Nothing great – on high
ground rain began. Who ran through
that rain? I shrank, a fieldmouse, when
the thunder came – under grass with bombs
of water scything stems. My tremendous
father cowered: “Lions rushing make
that sound,” he said: “we'll be brain-washed
for sure if head-size chunks of water hit us.
Duck and cover! It takes a man
to be a mouse this night,” he said.
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Mouse Night: One of our games
William Stafford
We heard thunder. Nothing great – on high
ground rain began. Who ran through
that rain? I shrank, a fieldmouse, when
the thunder came – under grass with bombs
of water scything stems. My tremendous
father cowered: “Lions rushing make
that sound,” he said: “we'll be brain-washed
for sure if head-size chunks of water hit us.
Duck and cover! It takes a man
to be a mouse this night,” he said.
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Mouse Night: One of our games
William Stafford
We heard thunder. Nothing great – on high
ground rain began. Who ran through
that rain? I shrank, a fieldmouse, when
the thunder came – under grass with bombs
of water scything stems. My tremendous
father cowered: “Lions rushing make
that sound,” he said: “we'll be brain-washed
for sure if head-size chunks of water hit us.
Duck and cover! It takes a man
to be a mouse this night,” he said.
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Mouse Night: One of our games
William Stafford
We heard thunder. Nothing great – on high
ground rain began. Who ran through
that rain? I shrank, a fieldmouse, when
the thunder came – under grass with bombs
of water scything stems. My tremendous
father cowered: “Lions rushing make
that sound,” he said: “we'll be brain-washed
for sure if head-size chunks of water hit us.
Duck and cover! It takes a man
to be a mouse this night,” he said.
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