1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the future (will or going to) of the verbs in parentheses.
a) Lara has been training hard. She ___ (run) the San Francisco
Marathon next July.
b) ___ (you; do) anything important on Friday evening? Why don’t we go to a movie?
c) Oh, look! There are dark clouds in the sky. It ___ (rain) at any minute now.
Wait here. I ___ (get) an umbrella.
d) The fortune-teller read tarot cards for me and said that I ___ (make) a long trip very soon.
e) Is that the telephone ringing? Ok. I ___ (get) it.
Texto para as questões 2 e 3
“Diamonds are not really
a commodity like gold or silver,” a leading New York dealer explained. “You
won’t buy a stone from a jeweler and then sell it back to him for the same
price – he’s not going to give up his profit.
But they are definitely the easiest way to move value around. I know a guy who
had to leave Iran at a moment’s notice during the revolution there. No time to
sell his house or get to the bank, but he had time to pick up 30 million
dollars’ worth of diamonds and walk away.”
Used by money launderers
seeking to turn questionable assets into something better than money, because
it can be easily moved and sold everywhere, diamonds are even negotiated by
terrorist organizations, like Al-Qaeda.
COCKBURN, Andrew.
Diamonds, the real story. Available at: <http://ngm.
nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/ft_20020301.1.html>.
Accessed on: Sept. 12th,
2016.
2. Usado como rico adorno e considerado o “melhor amigo de uma
garota”, o diamante tem outros usos nem tão estéticos assim. A principal
diferença entre o diamante e a prata ou o ouro é que
a) o diamante não serve para fazer joias elaboradas, já que não é um
metal.
b) o diamante não é tão cômodo de usar quanto a prata e o ouro.
c) só o diamante é capaz de causar revoluções, como no Irã.
d) o diamante não tem seu valor estabelecido na bolsa de mercadorias.
e) o diamante não dá tanto lucro a curto prazo quanto o ouro e a
prata.
3. O texto afirma que diamantes são negociados até mesmo por
organizações terroristas. A principal qualidade do diamante em relação a outros
investimentos, para os criminosos, é
a) sua beleza.
b) sua durabilidade.
c) seu alto preço.
d) sua lucratividade.
e) sua mobilidade.
READ AND ANSWER:
So
how do we manage the madness?
The
challenge is: work fewer hours a week.
If
you have a normal 9-to-5 job, you might be thinking “My boss will fire me if I
propose working less!” And you’re probably right.
However,
you can take the challenge in many diferente ways. Instead of getting into work
early and finishing late, tell yourself that you have exactly eight hours to
finish all your work for the day. Set a mental barrier at the end of the day
and know that you will shut down your computer and pack your bags exactly at
five o’clock.
When
you tell yourself that you’ve only got a limited amount of time to do a huge
amount of things, you’ll find it helps you focus and work faster.
Practical
tips
If
you want to take the challenge, you’ll find you need to be extremely efficient
when you’re working. Here are some tips to help you out:
1.
Avoid using instant messaging: It’s a constant source of distraction.
2.
Only check your e-mail twice a day: The surest way to waste time is the “send”
and “receive” button.
3.
Stick to what matters: Take care of the most important stuff first. Don’t waste
time on low-priority stuff. (In fact, delete the low priority stuff from your
to-do list. It’s
not going to get done
anyway!).
4.
Ask for alone time: If
you need uninterrupted time to get something done, politely notify your
co-workers that you’ll be unavailable for a couple of hours.
5.
Limit internet time: Set
a time limit on your blog reading, e-chatting, twitting etc. Even if you cannot
take part in every joke, read all the posts, and send your virtual friends
all your thoughts, move
on. They’ll be there tomorrow.
6.
Make lists: Write
a “to-do” list for each day (on paper if you can bear to tear yourself away
from the computer). Put the time-sensitive stuff at the top and be realistic.
Choose three
time-intensive things to do and five quick things to do. Make sure you finish
all of them before you leave in the evening.
7.
Restrict meetings: If
you can, restrict the amount of meetings you call, or are involved in. Meetings
drag on and can eat into your day. Instead aim for one or two meetings per week
and plan them carefully to ensure you cover all important topics and keep on
track.
A
lot of the constraints and barriers we place on ourselves are completely
unnecessary and even worse, keep us from being happy. My hope is that taking
the reducedwork challenge will help you enjoy life more and pursue what really
matters to you.
CARSON,
Ryan. The Four-Day Week Challenge. Available at: <www.alistapart.com/
article/fourdayweek>. Accessed on: Sept.
22nd, 2016.
4. If we draw a graphic representation based on the text, which of the graphs below would reflect the problem stated in the first paragraph, considering that the X represents the impression we have about the daily amount of work to do, while the Y shows the amount of work we actually do?
5. A title usually highlights
the main point made by a text. What would be an appropriate title for the text?
a) Life and the internet.
b) Work less and do more.
c) How to remove stress from
your life.
d) My list of to-dos never
ends!
e) How to hide yourself from
your boss.
6. The text gives suggestions for
those who want to take the challenge of working less. Which of the tips suggests
that we need to stop giving attention to colleagues in order to focus
exclusively on the work for a part of the day?
a) Tip 2: Only check your
e-mail twice a day.
b) Tip 3: Stick to what
matters.
c) Tip 4: Ask for alone time.
d) Tip 5: Limit internet time.
e) Tip 7: Restrict meetings.
7. Considering the last
paragraph, it is possible to say that if I feel overwhelmed with too many
things to do, and guilty about the things I do not have time to do, I have to
blame
a) my boss.
b) the internet.
c) my family and friends.
d) the government.
e) myself.
