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Inglês Pré-Intermediário 
Book 3 
 
 
 
 
Viviane Lima Martins
Formação Inicial e 
Continuada 
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Viviane Lima Martins 
 
 
 
 
 
Inglês Pré-Intermediário - Book 3 
1ª Edição 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belo Horizonte 
Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais 
2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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M386i Martins, Viviane Lima. 
 Inglês Pré-Intermediário: book 3 [recurso eletrônico] / Viviane 
Lima Martins. - 1. ed. - Belo Horizonte : Instituto Federal de Minas 
Gerais, 2023. 
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 ISBN 978-65-5876-015-3 
 
 1. Língua inglesa – aprendizagem. 2. Inglês - curso I. Título. 
 
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 Hello, folks! 
 Sejam bem-vindos ao curso de Inglês Pré-Intermediário, da Plataforma 
+IFMG! 
 Em um mundo globalizado, onde todos estão cada vez mais conectados, 
saber um segundo idioma é algo que se tornou natural. Seja em aplicativos, 
videogames, em textos na internet ou em livros, o inglês está presente no nosso 
dia a dia de diversas maneiras e é essencial saber este idioma, que é o 
segundo mais falado no mundo inteiro. 
 No Brasil, a Língua Inglesa é ensina como língua estrangeira oficialmente 
estabelecida nas matrizes curriculares. Entretanto, percebe-se que, apesar de 
sua grande importância no contexto mundial, o ensino de Língua Inglesa, 
muitas vezes, é depreciado, tido como “difícil” por parte dos alunos e, 
“acessório” por muitos gestores. O resultado disso é que se torna muito difícil 
aprender o inglês como um segundo idioma apenas com as aulas regulares na 
escola. 
 Assim, com o curso de Formação Inicial de Inglês Pré-Intermediário, na 
modalidade EaD, intencionamos uma formação que permita a mudança de 
perspectiva em sua vida, a compreensão das relações que de estabelecem no 
mundo do qual você faz parte, a ampliação de sua leitura de mundo e a 
participação efetiva nos processos sociais. 
 Desta forma, após muito estudo, a Plataforma +IFMG apresenta a vocês, 
iniciantes na comunicação em língua inglesa, um curso compacto, objetivo e 
com o intuito de fomentar e estimular seus interesses em língua e cultura dos 
países que têm o inglês como língua nativa. O curso é divido em três livros, 
com seis aulas cada e tem um total de 90 horas. Importante destacar que se 
optou por inserir a língua inglesa de maneira gradual no curso, por isso, pode 
ser que a língua portuguesa seja usada em alguns momentos. 
 So, let´s do it! I hope you enjoy and learn so much with us! 
 
 
Teacher Viviane 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bons estudos! 
Nome do autor. 
 
 
 
 
Apresentação do curso 
 
 
Este curso está dividido em 18 semanas, distribuídas em 3 livros, cujos 
objetivos de cada uma são apresentados, sucintamente, a seguir. Abaixo, o 
conteúdo deste volume 3: 
 
LESSON 13 
 
The Royals 
Passive Voice 
 
LESSON 14 
Great Personalities 
Relative Clauses 
LESSON 15 
Welcome to Australia! 
Suffixes change meaning 
LESSON 16 
 
Future Life 
Degree of Adjectives – Comparative 
LESSON 17 
Let´s celebrate! 
Degree of Adjectives – Superlative 
Prefixes change meaning 
 
LESSON 18 
Made in UK 
Adverbs of Intensity / Degree 
 
 
 
Carga horária: 30 horas. 
Estudo proposto: 1h por dia em cinco dias por semana (5 horas semanais). 
 
Apresentação dos Ícones 
 
Os ícones são elementos gráficos para facilitar os estudos, fique atento quando eles 
aparecem no texto. Veja aqui o seu significado: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listening: prática de audição. 
 
Reading: prática de leitura. 
 
Speaking: prática de comunicação oral. 
 
Let´s Practice!: momento de atividade na Plataforma. 
 
Video: filmes, clipes e videoaulas. 
 
Pay Attention!: alerta para conteúdo importante. 
 
Vocabulary: termos diferenciados ou específicos das 
lições. 
 
Teacher´s Tip: dicas e sugestões de materiais ou 
técnicas de aprendizagem. 
 
Sing Along!: música para cantar junto. 
 
Contents 
 
LESSON 13 – The Royals................................................................................. 15 
LESSON 14 – Great Personalities .................................................................... 25 
Review: Lessons 13 and 14 .............................................................................. 37 
LESSON 15 – Welcome to Australia! ............................................................... 41 
LESSON 16 – Future Life.................................................................................. 53 
Review: Lessons 15 and 16 .............................................................................. 65 
LESSON 17 – Let´s celebrate! ......................................................................... 69 
LESSON 18 – Made in UK ................................................................................ 83 
Review: Lessons 17 and 18 .............................................................................. 97 
References ...................................................................................................... 101 
Author´s Profile ................................................................................................ 103 
Glossary QR (Quick Response) ...................................................................... 105 
 
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Reading 
Briefing 
In this lesson, you will learn facts about the British Royal 
Family. To complete the lesson, we will study the Passive 
Voice. 
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Listen to the text 
 
 
Improve your vocabulary. Write new words from the text! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you were curious about the succession of the throne, this is the current line: 
 
 
 
 
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Quick Challenge! 
 
Research what happens when a King or Queen does not have an heir. 
 
Who is the current heir to the throne and do they have an heir that will carry on 
the monarchy? 
 
Prepare your answer to post on the Forum for this lesson! 
 
Your answer: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the vocabulary. 
 
 
Check the translation of these words in the end of the lesson. 
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Grammar Point: Passive Voice 
 
The voices of a verb establish the relationship between the subject and the action 
expressed by this verb. 
The subject practices or undergoes the action, that is, the subject is an agent or 
patient. When the subject is the agent, we have the Active Voice, and when the subject is 
the patient, we have the Passive Voice. 
To form the Passive Voice in English, we use the verb “to be” followed by the past 
participle of the main verb. 
 Observe: 
 
 
 
When necessary, the passive agent is preceded by the preposition “by”. As in 
Portuguese, the object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice, and the 
subject of the active voice becomes the agent of the passive voice. 
 
Active Voice 
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 
 (subject) (object) 
 
Passive Voice 
 
The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. 
 (subject) (agent) 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay Attention! The Past Participle in English is 
different for Regular and Irregular verbs: 
 
Regular = Past (-ed / -d / -ied termination) 
Irregular = 3rd column of Irregular Verbs 
Table. 
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 Now, observe how is the Active and the Passive Form of the verbal tenses that we 
have learned in this course: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Teacher´s Tip! "To be born" is a passive form 
and is most commonly used in the past tense. 
 
When were you born? 
I was born in 1985. 
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Listen and repeat the active and passive 
sentences. 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 Fonte: https://www.deezer-blog.com/br/banda-queen/ 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “I was born to love you”, 
performance by Freddie Mercury and Queen. 
(here) 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do the 
activities in Lesson 12. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, we delved into the true heritage of the United Kingdom: The Royal 
Family. We also learned how to form and use the Passive Voice. 
Finally, we read about the legendary Freddie Mercury and the rock and roll band 
Queen, and enjoyed singing 'I Was Born to Love You' with them. 
 
See you next class!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Translation: 
Realeza / Vitoriano / Monarca / Sangue / Linha / Herança / Herdar / Era / Império Britânico / Trono / Coroação 
/Árvore Genealógica / Reino / Reino Unido / Grã-Bretanha / Cavalaria / Dama / Anglicano / Casamentos / 
Primogênito. 
 
Challenge: 
is heated / are observed / is generated / are added / is taken / are filled. The beaches were covered in oil 
yesterday. / All the trains were delayed on the weekend. / The buildings weren´t flooded during the storm. / 
Some people were injured in the fire. / The train line was damaged during the storm. 
 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Briefing 
In this lesson you will learn about Relative Clauses and how 
they are used. We will also read about some great world 
personalities. 
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Listen to the text. 
 
 
Improve your vocabulary! Take note of the new words. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reflection… 
 
Read the questions below, reflect and prepare to answer at the Forum activity, in 
virtual room. 
 
Is there any personality that inspire you in something? Who is? 
In In your opinion, which of these personalities you read about in the text made the 
greatest contribution to humanity? Why? 
 
Your answer: 
 
 
 
 
 
Grammar Point: Relative Clauses 
 
 A Relative Clause is a part of a sentence that provides more information about the 
subject. 
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 Relative Clauses are formed by joining two clauses using a relative pronoun. The most 
common relative pronouns are WHO, WHAT and THAT, but others are widely used, such as 
WHICH, WHOSE, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHOM, in short, it all depends on the subject to 
which it refers. You can remember the meaning of these pronouns in Basic Level, book 1. 
We can have Defining Relative Clauses or Non-defining Relative Clauses. 
A Defining Relative Clause identifies the subject we are talking about. They are used 
to describe exactly which person or thing we are referring to. Without this information, the 
meaning of the sentence changes. 
Defining relative clauses begin with a relative pronoun. English uses different relative 
pronouns to talk about people and things 
 
 
Observe 
 
 
 
 
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Pay attention! The defining clause can also go 
in the middle of the main clause. 
 
Ex.: The job that I heard about is good. 
 
 
Like Defining Relative Clauses, Non-defining Relative Clauses add extra 
information about something. However, the information is not essential, but gives extra 
detail. 
Non-defining Relative Clauses come always in the middle of a sentence, after the 
subject and before the main verb, between commas (,). 
 
 
 
Observe: 
 
 
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Teacher´s Tip!! “That” is sometimes 
used as a relative pronoun for a person. 
While this is commonly used, it is not 
correct. 
 
Some more examples of Relative Clause sentences: 
 
The man who came here yesterday is the boss. 
Do you know the girl that lives next door? 
The girl whom you called is my sister. 
The T-shirt which he was wearing was ugly. 
The dog whose owner is traveling is really sick. 
This is the house where I grew up. 
I’ll never forget the day when I met you. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the sentences. 
 
 
Always good remember… 
 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 Fonte: adaptado de https://www.letras.mus.br/blog/nirvana-membros/ 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “The man who sold the world”, 
performance by Nirvana. (here) 
 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do 
the activities in Lesson 13. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, we got to read about some important personalities who changed the 
world. We also learned about Relative Clauses. 
Finally, we read about the band Nirvana and sang along with them to 'The Man Who 
Sold the World,' a David Bowie tribute! 
 
That´s all, guys! See you next class!!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Answer keys: 
Challenge: 
That´s the woman who got a good promotion. / Is that the store which sells computers software? / Jamie has 
met the woman who is cheerful and kind. / He is the teacher who teaches Spanish. / A butcher is a person who 
sells meat. / That´s the apple tree that we planned last year. / I´d like a job that is exciting and well paid. / We 
want to buy a house that is near the coast. 
 
It´s important to have a good boss who is confident and reliable. / It´s good to have interesting work that is 
challenging. / We are looking for a new secretary who is calm and efficient. / I´m working on a project that is 
new and exciting. 
 
Who are good friends / which is small and black / who sings / who comes from Naples / who´s a chef / which is 
on the coast / which is terrible / which is new. 
 
My brother, who is very talented, is an opera singer. / My house, which is very old, is located in a quiet street in 
Ringwood. / My teacher, who is very outgoing, loves soccer. / This fashion magazine, which is very expensive, 
is extremely boring. / My dog, which is very energetic, likes to go running in the park. 
 
 
 
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Review: Lessons 13 and 14. 
 
 
 Now that we've reviewed the most important content of the lessons 13 and 14, let's 
practice some more! 
 
Extra Activity 1 – Passive Voice 
 
 
 
Extra Activity 2 – Relative Clauses 
 
Review: Lessons 13 and 14 
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Extra Activity 3 – Text Comprehension 
 
 
 
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Listen to the job advertisements. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Extra Activity 1 
All computers should be turned off before leaving the office. / Protective glasses must be worn at all time. / We 
should have been told about the exam. / Can the meeting be postponed until later in the week? / All the tourist 
should be given a guidebook. 
 
Extra Activity 2 
Who / who / which / who / who / which / who / which. 
 
Extra Activity – 3 
True / true / False / True / False. 
 
 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Briefing 
In this lesson, you will learn about Australia, one of the 
countries that has English as its mother tongue. We will also 
learn how suffixes can change the meaning and class of words. 
LESSON 15 – Welcome to Australia! 
 
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Listen to the text. 
 
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Improve your vocabulary! Write new words / expressions you learned in this 
text. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Good to know: Australian English 
 
Australian English is considered one of the main variants of the English language. It 
is the official language of Australia, which has been developing from British English since the 
18th century when it became a colony of New South Wales. 
In general, Australian English uses features from both British and American English. 
For some, it is considered a combination of the other two variants, but it also has its own 
characteristics. 
Abbreviations and the dropping of the "R" sound in the pronunciation of words are 
some characteristics of Australian English, but it doesn't stop there. They also have their own 
expressions. 
First, don't worry if you notice the missing R sound at the end of words when listening 
to an Australian speak. They usually omit that final R, as noted: 
 
Car: sounds “cáh” 
Forever: sounds “forevá” 
Together: sounds “togethá” 
 
Second, they love to abbreviate words, just like us Brazilians. Abbreviations emerged 
because Australian is less formal than English and is more open to conversation. 
 
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Both abbreviations 
and cutting the R in the 
pronunciation of words are 
some characteristics of 
Australian English, but it 
doesn't stop there. 
They have their 
own expressions and 
slang. 
These different 
forms of expression are 
part of the cultural 
baggage we acquire when 
we get to know different 
places. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
vocabulary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Are there any typical Brazilian Portuguese expressions that you find interesting, 
curious or funny? 
 
Prepare your answerto post in the Forum of this lesson, there in the virtual room of 
the course! 
 
Your answers: 
 
 
 
Grammar Point: Suffixes change meanings 
 
 Suffixes are endings that go at the end of a word. In English we have many suffixes 
and they can change the meaning of one word, from singular to plural, present to past, and 
more. 
 
 
Pay Attention! The composition is: 
 
Root + Suffix 
 
 We have suffixes for nouns, verbs, adjectives. below see which ones and how each 
one is applied. 
 
Verbs Suffixes 
Suffixe Meaning Example 
-ify make, cause modify, satisfy 
-ize (USA) – ise (UK) cause, treat, become agonize, realise 
-ate makes the word a verb regulate, circulate 
-en makes the word a verb awaken, sharpen 
-ish relating to, characteristic abolish, Polish 
-ise makes the word a verb advertise, chastise 
 
 
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Nouns Suffixes 
Suffixe Meaning Example 
-age action or process voyage, passage 
-ance,-ence state or quality of brilliance, maintenance 
-cy state, or condition or quality privacy, transparenc 
-dom place or state of being. Freedom, kingdom 
-hood state or condition childhood, neighborhood 
-ist one who artist, pacifist 
-ety/-ity quality of abnormality, nationality 
-y characterized by brainy, dorky 
-ness lacking, free from, without homeless, fearless 
 
Adjectives Suffixes 
Suffixe Meaning Example 
-tion/-sion action/instance expansion, explanation 
-er person who does something announcer, teacher 
-ment action/instance movement, placement 
-ant/-ent person who does something immigrant, servant 
-al action/result natural, pharmaceutical 
-ence,-ance action/result dependence, attendance 
-ery/-ry action/instance literary, military 
-ful notable for helpful, cheerful 
-ness quality of, state of, measure of darkness, awareness 
 
 
 Look at the chart and observe how changes are made when using suffixes: 
 
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Listen and repeat the different forms of the word 
“act” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Teacher´s Tip!! There are three spelling 
rules to remember when adding -er, -est, -
ed and -y. 
1 - For words ending in two consonants, just add 
the suffix to the root word. 
Smart + er = smarter 
 
2 - For words that end in a short vowel sound 
followed by a consonant, you need to double the 
last letter then add the suffix. 
Mop + ed = mopped 
 
3 - For words that end in a consonant and a ‘y’, 
change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and then add the suffix. 
Happy + est = happiest 
 
 
Let´s practice some more! 
 
 Based on the table above, complete the table below: 
 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
Fonte: adaptado de https://www.antena1.com.br/artistas/savage-garden 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “Trully, Madly, Deeply”, 
performance by Savage Garden. (here) 
 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do 
the activities in Lesson 15. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, we read about Australia and some facts and curiosities about this 
beautiful country. We also learned how to use some of the most common suffixes in the 
English language. 
Finally, we read about the Australian duo Savage Garden and sang along to their 
smash hit 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' 
 
 That´s all, guys! See you on next class!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
Some more practice: Challenge: 
 
 
Adorable / attractive / addictive / adaptable / comfortable / useful 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
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Reading 
Briefing 
In this lesson you will read about Modern Life and its effects. 
We will also study about Degrees of Comparison: 
Comparative. 
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Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
Improve your vocabulary. Write new words from the text! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quick Challenge! 
 
After reading the text, what consequences of modern life do you consider most 
dangerous and why? 
 
Do you think modernity alienates people? If yes, in what way? 
 
Prepare your answer to post in the Forum of this lesson, there in the virtual room of 
the course! 
 
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Your answer: 
 
 
 
 
 
Grammar Point: Degree of Comparison - Comparative 
 
We often use adjectives and adverbs to compare. There are three degrees of 
comparison: Positive (or negative), Comparative and Superlative. 
If you are talking about only one thing, you can't really compare, but if the word 
modified possesses that characteristic, which could be positive or negative: 
 
She is old. 
You are young. 
 
But, here, we are talk about comparison within two things. So, this is we know as 
Comparative form. 
A comparative adjective / adverb is used to describe the difference between two 
nouns. Use it before the word “than” to compare people, places, or things. 
If we have a superiority comparison, in English, adverb / adjectives are classified 
into long (two or more syllables) and short (one or two syllables), and depending on this, the 
comparison is made with the use of a suffix or not. 
Carefully observe the formation: 
 
LONG 
For some two-syllable adjectives / adverbs and those of three syllables or more, 
use “more” and “than” to make the comparative. 
 
...MORE + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + THAN… 
 
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Other examples: 
 
She began to speak more quickly than me. 
Travelling by bus is more comfortable than travelling by train. 
She speaks more quietly than her boss. 
This book is more interesting than that one. 
 
 
SHORT 
For most adjectives / adverbs with one or two syllables, add the suffixe “er” to make 
the comparative. 
 
… ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + -ER THAN … 
 
 
 
There are special rules for adjectives / adverbs ending in “e,” “y,” and with a single 
consonant. 
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Teacher´s Tip!! We talk about these rulers 
on Lesson 15, and for suffix -er: 
1 - For words that end in –e: 
Close + er = closer 
 
2 - For words that end in a consonant and a ‘y’, 
change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and then add the suffix. 
Happy + er = happier 
 
3 – For words ending in C + V + C: 
Hot + er = hotter 
 
Other examples: 
 
James is taller than any boy in his class. 
Lionel is closer than door than Mike. 
Kids arrived earlier than their mothers to the party. 
That car runs faster than the other one. 
 
 
Comparison of Equality, Inequality and Inferiority 
 
 For the formation of the Comparative degree of Equality, Inequality and Inferiority 
there is no distinction betweenthe size of the adjective / adverb. 
This makes the task simple, see: 
 
AS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + AS (Equality) 
NOT AS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + AS (Inequality) 
LESS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + THAN (Inferiority) 
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Apple is as healthy as orange. 
We are not as funny as her friends. 
My brother is less confident than my sister. 
 
 
 
Teacher´s Tip!! In Inequality you can 
use not as ... as or not so... as: 
 
We are not so funny as her friends. 
 
 
 
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 
To finish our studies on the Comparative Degree, let's get to know how irregular 
adjectives and adverbs look like. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My son writes better than me. 
That movie is worse than the other we watched last night. 
The math task is harder than biology task. 
Her hair is more straight than mine. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the comparative sentences. 
 
ADJECTIVE ADVERB COMPARATIVE 
GOOD WELL BETTER 
FAST FAST FASTER 
HARD HARD HARDER 
DAILY DAILY MORE DAILY 
STRAIGHT STRAIGHT MORE STRAIGHT 
BAD BADLY WORSE 
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Quick Challenge! 
 
 Listen to the audio “Pizza Tasting” so you can answer the activity. 
Do you have a favorite pizza restaurant? If you do, probably you understand Ramiro 
and his friend Elizabeth while they are comparing two pizza restaurants. Try to pay as much 
attention as you can. 
 
 
 
Listen to the audio “Pizza Tasting”. 
 
 
Now, choose true or false: 
 
 
 Check your answer in the end of lesson. 
 
Do you have a favorite pizza? Which one? 
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Reading 
 
 
 Fonte: https://www.purebreak.com.br/famosos/justin-bieber_e1946 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “Never say never”, performance 
by Justin Bieber. (here) 
 
 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do 
the activities in Lesson 16. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, the theme was Modern Life. We learned about the Degree of 
Comparison – Comparative Form. 
To wrap up, we read about the Canadian singer Justin Bieber and listened to the song 
'Never Say Never'. 
 
 That´s all, guys! See you next class!!! 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Quick Challenge: T / F / T / T / F 
. 
Challenge: 
 
Elephant – lion / three – seven / ice cream – coffee / mouse – cat. 
 
keeps time more accurately than / calls more often than / rings more loudly than / shops more frequently than / 
types more quickly than / sings worse than / studies harder than. 
 
Sally´s shoes are less fancy than Jill´s. / Adam doesn´t exercise as frequently as he used to. / This supermarket 
is less expensive than the one across the street. 
 
More expensive than / later than / more difficult than / bigger than. 
 
more frightening / narrower / more polite or politer / more expensive / tall / more exciting / less / fewer / more 
interesting / difficult - more difficult / harder / comfortable. 
 
Bigger the cake / more and more skilled / colder and colder / earlier you´ll finish / taller and taller 
 
 
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Review: Lessons 15 and 16. 
 
 
 Now that we've reviewed the most important content of the lessons 15 and 16, let's 
practice some more! 
 
Extra Activity 1 – Suffixes 
 
 
 
1 _____________________ look at a ring and see 
the diamond; ________________ at a ring and 
see the hole. 
 
2 It takes a fair amount of _________________ to 
see life´s difficulties as opportunities to grow. 
 
3 Nancy is so _________________, she thinks 
she will never find the right man. 
 
4 After the successful operation, doctors were 
________________ about the chances for a full 
recovery. 
 
 
Extra Activity 2 – Listen carefully the text 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
Review: Lessons 15 and 16 
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Improve your vocabulary. Write new words from the text! 
 
 
 
 
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Extra Activity 3 – Comparatives 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Extra Activity 1: optimists / pessimists / optimism / pessimistic / optimistic. 
 
Extra Activity 3: 1 – larger than mine / 2 - extravagant than I´ve expected / 3 – older than her husband / 4 –
less stressful than taking a train / 5 – common than they were 10 years ago / 6 – elder brother. I prefer reading 
to football / 7 – sensible than she used to be. 
 
 
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Reading 
 
Briefing 
In this lesson you will read about celebrations around the 
world. We will also study the Degree of Comparison – 
Superlative Form. 
LESSON 17 – Let´s celebrate! 
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Improve your vocabulary. Write new words from the text! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quick Challenge! 
 
After reading the text and getting to know some of the biggest festivals around the 
world, what other great festival would you add to this list? Where is it and what does 
it celebrate? 
 
What is your favorite holiday in your country? Why? 
 
Prepare your answer to post in the Forum of this lesson, there in the virtual room of 
the course! 
 
Your answer: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grammar Point: Degree of Comparison – Superlative 
 
 We use Superlative to talk about extremes, the highest and most intense degree of 
a characteristic or quality. He usually establishes a relationship between a noun and a 
group of nouns, that is, there is no longer any comparison between two elements, only one 
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 The Superlative can be either Superiority or Inferiority. 
 
SUPERLATIVES OF SUPERIORITY 
In this case we will have two ways of forming the Superlative, whether the adjective is 
short or long, as with the Comparative. 
 
LONG 
 For some two-syllable adjectives and for adjectives of three syllables or more, use “the 
most” before the adjective. The form of the adjective doesn’t change. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay Attention! There is no strict rule to 
determine if an adjective is 'short' or 'long'.Obviously, monosyllabic adjectives are 
considered short, however there are some two-
syllable adjectives which can be both short and 
long. 
Happy: happiest or most happy 
Ugly: ugliest or most ugly 
 
 
SHORT 
For most adjectives with one or two syllables, add “-est” to make the superlative. this 
newly formed adjective is preceded by "the". 
Observe: 
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As Comparative, in Superlative with short adjectives form, there are special rules for 
adjectives ending in “e” or “y,” and for some that end with a single consonant. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Teacher´s Tip!! The rules for placing the 
“-est” suffix are exactly the same as we use 
for the “-er” suffix: 
1 - For words that end in –e: 
Close + est = closest 
 
2 - For words that end in a consonant and a ‘y’, 
change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and then add the suffix. 
Happy + est = happiest 
 
3 – For words ending in C + V + C: 
Hot + est = hottest 
 
Some more examples of Superlative of Superiority: 
 
Willy is the tallest guy in the building. 
My boss is the craziest person I have ever known. 
She is the most intelligent woman in the company. 
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Listen and repeat all Superlative of Superiority 
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SUPERLATIVES OF INFERIORITY 
 To form the Superlative of Inferiority just put "the least" before the adjective, no matter 
if it is a long or short adjective: 
 
…THE LEAST + ADJECTIVE … 
 
August is the least profitable month for sales. 
This house is the least beautiful that I have seen. 
Maria is the least tall in the class. 
This hotel is the least cheap that I found. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat all Superlative of Inferiority 
sentences. 
 
 
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES 
To finish our studies on the Superlative Degree, let's take a look at how irregular 
adjectives appear. 
 
 
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 Here it is very easy to compare irregular adjectives when used in Comparison: Positive 
(to highlight positively), Comparative (when compared to another element) and Superlative 
(when it is absolute). 
 Some more examples: 
 
What's the worst thing that could happen? 
The farthest south I have traveled in France is to Montpellier. (real distance of place) 
Her birthday is the furthest thing from my mind. (time) 
Which song do you like best? 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat all Irregular Superlative 
sentences. 
 
 
 
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Always good to know: Prefixes 
 
A Prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. 
This is a list of the most common prefixes in English, together with their basic meaning and 
some examples. 
You can find more detail or precision for each prefix in any good dictionary. 
 
Prefix Meaning Example 
a- not, without atheist, anaemic 
anti- opposing, against, the 
opposite 
anti-aircraft, antibiotic 
dis- negation, removal, expulsion disadvantage, dismount, disbud, 
disbar 
 
en- put into or on / bring into the 
condition of / intensification 
 
engulf, enlighten, enrage 
in- 
(also il-, im-, ir-) 
 
not, without / in, into, 
towards, inside 
infertile, ilegal, inappropriate, 
irresponsable, 
non- 
 
absence, negation non-smoker, non-alcoholic 
mis - bad or badly / lack of or 
failure to / mistakenly or 
incorrectly 
misunderstand, misjudge, 
mistrust 
re- 
 
again repaint, reappraise, reawake 
un- Not / reversal or cancellation 
of action or state 
unacceptable, unreal, unmask, 
undercarriage 
 
under- beneath, below / lower in 
rank / not enough 
undersecretary, underdeveloped 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat new words formed by 
prefixes. 
 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 Fonte: https://www.zappeando.com.br/entretenimento/curiosidades-sobre-a-vida-e-a-carreira-de-pink 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “F**kin Perfect”, performance by 
Pink. (here) 
 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do the 
activities in Lesson 17. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, the theme was celebrations around the world and holidays. We also 
studied the Degree of Comparison – Superlative Form. Additionally, we learned about some 
important prefixes and how they change the meaning of words. 
Finally, we read about the irreverent singer Pink and sang along with her the song 
'F***kin Perfect'. 
 That´s all, guys! See you next class!!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Challenge: 
 
False / True / False / False / False / True. 
 
The longest / the fastest / the hottest / the most exciting / the highest / the most creative / the luckiest / the oldest 
or eldest. 
 
Worst / fastest / hottest / slowest / friendliest / least / most exciting / strictest / farthest / saddest. 
 
Antarctica is the coldest place on the Earth / Mumbai is the biggest city in India. / Alaska is the largest state in 
the USA. / The inland taipan is the most dangerous snake in the world. 
 
 
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Reading 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Briefing 
In this lesson you will know facts about British Culture that 
spread around the world. To complete the lesson, we will study 
some more Adverbs: intensity and degree. 
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Listen to the text 
 
Improve your vocabulary. Write new words from the text! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Listen the Brit´s expressions. 
 
 
Quick Challenge! 
 
Which of these British achievements do you consider most relevant and why? 
 
Prepare your answer to post on the Forum for this lesson! 
 
Your answer: 
 
 
 
 
 
Grammar Point: Adverbs of Intensity/Degree 
 
Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something. Adverbs of degree are 
usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some 
exceptions. The words "too", "enough", "very", and "extremely" are examples of adverbs of 
degree. 
They are those that qualify or reinforce adjectives, verbs, adverbs, etc., 
characterizing the degree/level of the circumstance expressed by these words. 
These adverbs are usually placed before the word they are modifying (adjective, verb, 
adverb, etc.): 
 
Julian writes really well. 
The day was toohot yesterday. 
 
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I will have completely finished the task by next September. 
Sally is five-years old but can practically read. 
 
The most used adverbs of degree are: 
 
 
 
SPECIAL CASES 
 
1 - Usage of "enough" 
“Enough” can be used as both an adverb and as a determiner. Enough as an adverb 
meaning 'to the necessary degree' goes after the adjective or adverb that it is modifying, 
and not before it as other adverbs do. It can be used both in positive and negative 
sentences. 
Is your coffee hot enough? 
She didn't work hard enough. 
 
“Enough” is often followed by "to" + the infinitive: 
 
He didn't work hard enough to pass the exam. 
Is your coffee hot enough to drink? 
 
“Enough” can also be followed by "for someone" or "for something". 
 
Adverb of degree Modifying Example 
extremely adjective The water was extremely cold. 
quite adjective The movie is quite interesting. 
just verb He was just leaving. 
almost verb She has almost finished. 
very adverb She is running very fast. 
enough adverb. / adjective This box isn't big enough 
too adverb You are walking too slowly. 
very adverb. / adjective He worked very quickly. 
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He´s not experienced enough for this job. 
Sam didn't work hard enough for a promotion. 
 
“Enough” as a determiner meaning 'as much/many as necessary' goes before the 
noun it modifies. It is used with countable nouns in the plural and with uncountable nouns. 
 
They don't have enough food. 
I don't have enough apples. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the phrases with “enough”. 
 
 
2 - Usage of "too" 
"Too" is always an adverb, but it has two distinct meanings, each with its own usage 
patterns. 
“Too” as an adverb meaning "also" goes at the end of the phrase it modifies. 
 
I would like to go swimming too, if you will let me come. 
I'm not going to clean your room too! 
 
“Too” as an adverb meaning "excessively" goes before the adjective or adverb it 
modifies. It can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences. 
 
Isn't she too young? 
I am not too short! 
 
“Too” is often followed by "to" + the infinitive. 
 
You're too young to have grandchildren! 
Don't you work too hard to have any free time? 
 
Finally, “too” can also be followed by "for someone" or "for something". 
 
He's not too old for this job. 
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Sally's not too slow for our team. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the phrases with “too”. 
 
 
3 - Usage of "very" 
“Very” goes before an adverb or adjective to make it stronger. 
 
The house is very expensive. 
She runs very fast. 
 
 
If we want to make a negative form of an adjective or adverb, we can add "not" to the 
verb, we can use an adjective or adverb of opposite meaning, or we can use "not very" with 
the original adjective or adverb. 
 The meanings of the phrases are not identical. Usually the phrase using "not very" is 
less direct, and thus more polite, than the other phrases. 
 
The girl was not very beautiful. (more polite) 
The girl was ugly. (rude) 
 
 
Difference in meaning between "very" and "too" 
There is a big difference in meaning between "too" and "very". "Very" expresses a fact 
while "too" suggests there is a problem. 
 
It is very hot outside. (fact) 
It is too hot outside to go for a walk. (problem) 
 
Some common adverbs are used in the same way as "very" to heighten the degree 
of adjectives and adverbs. 
 
 
 
 
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Expressing very strong feelings: extremely, terribly, amazingly, wonderfully, insanely. 
The movie was amazingly interesting. 
Expressing strong feelings: especially, particularly, uncommonly, unusually, remarkably, 
quite. 
The lecture was quite boring. 
Expressing somewhat doubtful feelings: pretty, rather, fairly, not especially, not 
particularly. 
She sang pretty well. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the phrases with “very”. 
 
4 - Usage of "so" and “such” 
Both have the same intensified meaning, but “so” is always followed by an adjective, 
and “Such” is followed by a noun or an adjective. 
 
This is so weird. 
I am so tired. 
He is such a coward. 
Martha is such a beauty. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the phrases with “so” and 
“such”. 
 
 
 
 
Teacher´s Tip!! 
so + adjective (so beautiful, so intelligent, so hot) 
such + a/an + adjective + noun (such a beautiful 
girl, such an intelligent boy) 
such + a/an + noun (such a coward, such an 
idiot.) 
 
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Reading 
 
 
Fonte: https://www.letras.mus.br/blog/hey-jude-historia/ 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sing Along! “Hey Jude”, performance by The 
Beatles. (here) 
 
 
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Let´s practice! Go to the virtual room and do the 
activities in Lesson 18. 
 
 
In this lesson… 
 
 In today's class, we read about the many things that are made in the United Kingdom. 
We also studied some important Adverbs of Intensity / Degree and how to use them. 
Finally, we read about the history behind the song 'Hey Jude,' one of the most beautiful 
compositions by Paul McCartney, performed by The Beatles. 
 
So, this is the end of Pre-Intermediate Level! Congratulations on getting it, your 
English has definitely improved a lot! 
Don't stop your studies! This is just one more step! See you!" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
STRONGER – remarkably / really / extremely / very 
WEAKER – fairy / slightly / barely / not particularly 
 
GRADING - fairy / slightly / very / not particularly 
NON –GRADING -. completely / totally / absolutely / utterly 
 
Unfortunately, the hotel we stayed in was utterly awful. / We found the music festival completely brilliant this 
year. / The students’ handwriting was barely legible. / The food in the canteen is remarkable good. / It was 
nearly impossible, but we reached the summit in the end. 
 
Rich enough / too young / warm enough / too loudly / too heavy / good enough / too hard. 
 
So / so much / such a / so / so much / such a / such a / so 
 
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Review: Lessons 17 and 18. 
 
 
 Now that we've reviewed the most important content of the lessons 17 and 18, let's 
practice some more! 
 
Extra Activity 1 – Degree of Comparison: Superlative 
 
 
 
Review: Lessons 17 and 18 
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Extra Activity 2 – Sing along! 
 
 Listen to the song "Don´t stop me now", by the British rock band Queen, carefully, 
and observe how the adverbs of intensity appear in the construction, intensifying meanings. 
 Write the sentences with these adverbs: 
 
Your answer: 
 
 
 
Play the song again and try to sing along! 
 
 
 
Listen to “Don´t stop me now”, performance by 
Queen. (here) 
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Extra Activity 3 – Adverbs of Degree and Intensity 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the answers: 
 
Extra Activity 1: The Arabian Desert is the second largest desert in the world. / The wettest place on Earth is 
in India. / Mawsynram is slightly wetter than Cherrapunji. / The Nile is by far the longest river in Africa. / The 
Nile is about 145 miles longer / slightly longer than the Amazon. / Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest 
place in the world. / The highest mountain in the world is 29,035 feet high. / Lake Baikal is easily the deepest 
lake in the world. / Lake Baikal is one of the largest lake in the world. / Baikal is over 1,969 feet deeper than 
the Caspian Sea. / The Caspian Sea is the second deepest lake in the world. 
 
Extra Activity 3: 
Martha´s paint is virtually complete. / I taught the lecture was fairly interesting. / Beatriz was absolutely thrilled 
to hear my news. / Craig looks completely different from his brother. 
 
 
 
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References 
HANCOCK, Mar; MC DONALD, Annie. English Result Elementary Teacher’s book. 
Oxford, 2008. 
JENKINS, Jennifer. Global Englishes: A resource book for students. Routledge, 2014. 
MARTINEZ, Ronald. Como Dizer Tudo em Inglês-Ensino de Língua Estrangeira. Editora 
Campus, Rio de Janeiro, 2000. 
MURPHY, Raymond. Essential Grammar in use. Naber, Therese. Angela Blackwel with 
Michelle Johnston. English Knowhow. Oxford, 2014. 
RAJAGOPALAN, K. "The identity of 'World English'. In: New Chalenges in language and 
literature. Belo Horizonte: FALE/UFMG, 2009. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Author´s Profile 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feito por (professor-autor) Data Revisão de layout Data Versão 
Viviane Lima Martins 27/03/2023 Desginado pela proex 30/03/23 1.0 
 
 
 
Viviane Lima Martins é Doutora em Comunicação e Semiótica pela Pontifícia 
Universidade Católica de São Paulo, com a titulação de Mestre pela mesma 
instituição. Graduada em Letras pela Universidade de São Paulo, e especialista em 
Língua Portuguesa pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, e em 
Língua Inglesa pela Loyola University Chicago, possui, também, segunda 
licenciatura em Pedagogia pela FAPAN - Paraná, e especializações em Gestão 
Escolar e em Tecnologias Digitais e Inovação em Educação, ambas pela UNICSUL, 
Especialização em Educação Inclusiva e AEE, pela Faculdade São Luis de 
Jabuticabal, além de aperfeiçoamento em Docência na Educação a Distância - 
Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas / Projetos, pela Universidade Virtual do 
Estado de São Paulo - UNIVESP. Cursou ensino Técnico em Nutrição e Dietética no Centro Paula Souza 
– SP. Atualmente é professora efetiva de Língua Portuguesa e Língua Inglesa EBTT no Instituto Federal 
de Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais, no campus Arcos. 
 
Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8515218182235575 
 
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8515218182235575
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Glossary QR (Quick Response) 
 
Lesson 13 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
vocabulary. 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
active and passive 
sentences. 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
“I was born to love 
you”, performance by 
Freddie Mercury and 
Queen.. 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson 14 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
sentences. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
“The man who sold 
the world”, 
performance by 
Nirvana. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review 
 
 
 
 
Review: Lessons 13 
and 14. 
 
 
Listen to the job 
advertisements. 
 
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Lesson 15 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
vocabulary. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
different forms of the 
word “act” 
 
 
Challenge: listen to 
the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
“Trully, Madly, 
Deeply”, 
performance by 
Savage Garden. 
 
 
Lesson 16 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
vocabulary. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the audio 
“Pizza Tasting”. 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
 
“Never say never”, 
performance by 
Justin Bieber. 
 
 
 
 
 
Review 
 
 
 
 
 
Review: Lessons 15 
and 16. 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
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Lesson 17 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
Listen and repeat all 
Superlative of 
Superiority sentences. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat all 
Superlative of 
Inferiority sentences. 
 
 
Listen and repeat all 
Irregular Superlative 
sentences. 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat 
new words formed by 
prefixes. 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
 
 
“F**kin Perfect”, 
performance by Pink. 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson 18 
 
 
Listen to the text. 
 
 
Listen to the Brit´s 
expressions. 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
phrases with 
“enough”. 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
phrases with “too”. 
 
 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
phrases with “very”. 
 
 
Listen and repeat the 
phrases with “so” 
and “such”. 
 
 
 
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Listen to the text. 
 
 
“Hey Jude”, 
performance by The 
Beatles. 
 
 
 
 
Review 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review: Lessons 17 
and 18. 
 
 
 
Listen to “Don´t stop 
me now”, 
performance by 
Queen. 
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Formação Inicial e Continuada EaD 
 
 
 
 A Pró-Reitoria de Extensão (Proex), desde o ano de 
2020, concentrou seus esforços na criação do Programa 
+IFMG. Esta iniciativa consiste em uma plataforma de cursos 
online, cujo objetivo, além de multiplicar o conhecimento 
institucional em Educação a Distância (EaD), é aumentar a 
abrangência social do IFMG, incentivando a qualificação 
profissional. Assim, o programa contribui para o IFMG cumprir 
seu papel na oferta de uma educação pública, de qualidade e 
cada vez mais acessível. 
 Para essa realização, a Proex constituiu uma equipe 
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web design, design instrucional, programação, revisão de 
texto, locução, produção e edição de vídeos e muito mais. 
Além disso, contamos com o apoio sinérgico de diversos 
setores institucionais e também com a imprescindível 
contribuição de muitos servidores (professores e técnico-
administrativos) que trabalharam como autores dos materiais 
didáticos, compartilhando conhecimento em suas áreas de 
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A fim de assegurar a mais alta qualidade na produção destes cursos, a Proex adquiriuestúdios de EaD, equipados com câmeras de vídeo, microfones, sistemas de iluminação e 
isolação acústica, para todos os 18 campi do IFMG. 
Somando à nossa plataforma de cursos online, o Programa +IFMG disponibilizará 
também, para toda a comunidade, uma Rádio Web Educativa, um aplicativo móvel para 
Android e IOS, um canal no Youtube com a finalidade de promover a divulgação cultural e 
científica e cursos preparatórios para nosso processo seletivo, bem como para o Enem, 
considerando os saberes contemplados por todos os nossos cursos. 
 Parafraseando Freire, acreditamos que a educação muda as pessoas e estas, por 
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