THIS IS MORE ECO-FRIENDLY…
Nature & Environment
Picture Conversation
A. Read the dialogue below.
Leia o diálogo abaixo.
Read the dialogues below. The vocabulary words and expressions from the previous exercise are highlighted for your reference.
Leia o diálogo abaixo. As palavras e expressões do exercício anterior estão grifadas como referência.
A: Have you already packed for our trip?
B: Almost, just trying to fit my sleeping bag in my backpack.
A: Good. I’m so excited to be outdoors again! It’s nice to finally take a break.
B: Yeah. I can’t wait to go fishing and see the breathtaking views of the lake.
A: Were you at the company meeting? I didn’t see you.
B: No, I was on a leave that day. What did they discuss?
A They just informed us that the company plans to go green this quarter.
B: Really? How?
A: They’ll start sending our used sheets of paper to a facility that recycles them. You should check the
memo. I think they posted it already.
Vocabulary
Vocabulário
outdoors - ao ar livre
Example: I like being outdoors because it relaxes me.
Eu gosto de ficar ao ar livre porque me relaxa.
natural - natural
Example: Tourists visit our country for the natural attractions that include beautiful beaches and mountains.
Os turistas visitam nosso país pelas belezas naturais como as praias e montanhas maravilhosas.
recycle - reciclar
Example: A facility in our town recycles used bottles.
Uma empresa na nossa cidade recicla garrafas usadas.
environmental - proteção ambiental
Example: An environmental group had a tree-planting activity last week.
Um grupo de proteção ambiental fez uma atividade de plantar árvores na semana passada.
preserve - preservar
Example: The law bans illegal logging to preserve the forest.
As leis banem extração ilegal de madeira para preservar a floresta.
Expressions
Expressões
I’d like to…
Eu gostaria de...
Example: I’d like to book a room for two people.
Eu gostaria de reservar um quarto para duas pessoas.
This/It is more eco-friendly…
Isso é mais benéfico para o ambiente…
Example: It is more eco-friendly to recycle and reuse than just dumping it in the ground.
É mais benéfico para o ambiente reciclar e reutilizar do que simplismente jogar fora.
to go green…
tornar-se verde..
Example: Our company plans to go green by using solar xenergy.
Nossa empresa planeja tornar-se verde usando energía solar.
…so breathtaking!
…tirar o folego!
Example: The view from the mountain is so breathtaking!
A vista dessa montanha é de tirar o folego!
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1. Complete the dialogue using the new vocabulary words and expressions we learned.
Complete o diálogo usando o vocabulário e expressões novas que aprendemos.
Student Student Wow, can you see that view! It’s ________________!
Tutor Swwell, the Grand Canyon isn’t a natural wonder for nothing. I’m so glad we’re here to see this.
Student Me too. It’s so beautiful. It’s a good thing they were able to _____________ its beauty.
Tutor Yeah. I hope it stays this way so more tourists can enjoy it.
2. Complete the dialogue using your own answers. You can use any of new vocabulary words and expressions, if possible.
Complete o diálogo com suas próprias respostas. Você pode utilizar qualquer vocabulário ou expressão nova, se possível.
Tutor Tutor What environmental issues are present in your country?
Student One of the environmental issues our country faces is _____________________.
Tutor How is your government addressing the issue?
Student Well, our government is planning to _____________________________________.
Tuto r That’s a good step. I hope this will help solve that issue.
Quick Questions and Answers (Q&A)
3. Make a text:
1. Do you enjoy being outdoors? Why or why not?
2. What natural tourist attractions do you know of?
3. What human activities harm nature?
4. What eco-friendly products do you know of?
5. In what ways can we help protect our environment?
Você pode utilizar o link para correção de textos em inglês e depois transcrever as respostas nos espaços abaixo.
4. Say it! (converse sobre os assuntos abaixo)
