Questões de Inglês

MOTHER TERESA

 

(1910-1997) Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Skopje, Albania. Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was from a devout Catholic family who helped poor people in their neighborhood. She studied languages and read books about missionaries. When Mother Teresa was 12, she decided to give her life to service for God. When she was 18, she went to Ireland to become a Catholic sister. A year later, she went to India. She chose the name Teresa from Saint Teresa of Lisieux, the patron saint of foreign missionaries. First, she was a principal at a Roman Catholic high school in Calcutta, India. But she saw many sick and dying poor people in the streets of India. Mother Teresa was very concerned, so in 1948, she began working with poor people. She brought the medicine, clothes and food. She taught the children to read and write. In 1950, Mother Teresa and her sister started the Missionaries of Charity, a group of women who work with the poor and dying. They made many sacrifices to help the poor. In 1952, Mother Teresa opened the Pure Heart Home for poor dying people in Calcutta. Eventually, Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity worked all over the world to help poor people. She opened homes and schools for them. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa: In My Own Words, a collection of her ideas and thoughts was published in 1996. She died in 1997.

 

1. Madre Teresa morreu aos 87 anos. ( )

2. Madre Teresa ingressou na vida religiosa em 1922. ( )

3. A Ordem Missionárias da Caridade foi fundada em 1952. ( )

4. Trabalhou como diretora de uma escola em Calcutá. ( )

5. Tornou-se uma freira Católica na Irlanda em 1928. ( )

6. Ela foi para a Índia em 1927. ( )

pas-sion /’pæ∫ən/ n. [C;U] 1. a strong, overpowering feeling, such as love, anger, or hatred: He felt such a passion that he forgot where he was. ׀׀She spoke with passion about

the love of freedom. 2. strong devotion to some activity: She has a passion for painting. 3. (in Christianity) The suffering and death of Jesus.: Christians honour the Passion at Easter.

passion 1 a strong emotion, intensity ׀

fervor, ardor 2 zeal, a great love of s.t. Ants. indifference, apathy.

Escolha a opção com a sequência adequada, conforme a numeração utilizada pelo Dicionário Newbury acima, contendo a definição do uso correto da palavra passion nas sentenças abaixo:

 

______ I have a passion for speaking English.

______ He has a strong passion for his wife.

______ In my Mexican town, we are celebrating the Passion this week.

______ His passion for her made him blind to everything else.

______ Music is a passion for him.

pas-sion /’pæ∫ən/ n. [C;U] 1. a strong, overpowering feeling, such as love, anger, or hatred: He felt such a passion that he forgot where he was. ׀׀She spoke with passion about

the love of freedom. 2. strong devotion to some activity: She has a passion for painting. 3. (in Christianity) The suffering and death of Jesus.: Christians honour the Passion at Easter.

passion 1 a strong emotion, intensity ׀

fervor, ardor 2 zeal, a great love of s.t. Ants. indifference, apathy.

Qual é a classe gramatical da palavra “passion”?

Leia os pares de sentenças e marque a opção correta:

 

1A. Mary can play the guitar very well.

1B. Mary isn’t able to play the guitar very well.

 

2A. Mary can’t dance funk very well.

2B. Mary isn’t able to dance funk very well.

 

3A. Although Mary can’t dance funk, she can play the guitar.

3B. Even though Mary can’t dance funk, she can play the guitar.

 

4A. Mary can’t dance funk. She can play the guitar though.

4B. Although Mary can’t dance funk, she can play the guitar.

 

5A. Mary can’t play the guitar. She can’t dance funk either.

5B. Mary can play the guitar. She can dance funk as well.

Interprete o quadrinho e escolha a opção correta.

No diálogo acima, a pergunta “Which would you rather have…?” significa:

Veja a figura abaixo e escolha a opção correta:

1. The secretary is answering a phone call.

2. The boss is not in the office at the moment.

3.The caller is going to talk to the boss right now.

4.The caller can't talk to the boss because the line is busy.

5.The caller can’t talk to the boss because the boss is busy.