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[1] The other day in our mailbox there was a letter from Auntie Anne. She is nearing 80 and does not know how

important Facebook has become. She is not interested in Twittering and does not see the use of Internet. She is

addicted to pen and paper.

Every other week for the past 30 years I have sat down and written a letter to her. I started writing to her when

[5] I was 10 and she was living at Lake Ranch in the interior of British Columbia. Her letters were full of what Uncle Willi

was doing. He was a cowboy and he rode quarter horses every day, moving cattle and watching out for rattle-snakes.

Her correspondence was like a novel whose main characters were my family, and I still have every letter. My

letters were full of school in Victoria and family and ballet. I learned to pack mine with whatever I thought was

important. She would write back with questions and slowly I learned how to tell a story. I also learned about the

[10] paraphernalia of letter writing, keeping my address book current, having a ready supply of paper, envelopes and

stamps.

I caught the letter-writing bug myself. While still home in Victoria and studying at university, I wrote to friends

who were studying and living in France and China. We shared our hopes and travels, and chronicled our love lives. I

have boxes filled with their letters.

[15] Once graduated from university, I packed my backpack and traveled around the world. My letters reached

Auntie Anne from Asia and Europe. Places she had never seen, but was keen to hear all about. When I was

homesick, letters from my family would find me everywhere and I would feel like the world was smaller. Someone out

there cared.

Nowadays most wired people muse that snail mail is not all that relevant any more. Nobody uses the mail

[20] these days, they say. When was the last time someone actually wrote a letter? But what about postcards when you

travel? What about the small businesses who rely on cheques in the mail? What about all those charities needing

funds to carry on? What about all those things you order online? Who makes them come right to your door?

Now that the kids are out of school it seems the perfect time to get them to write to Auntie Anne. I coach them

on the rules of writing to her. She does not like fancy paper any more. She thinks it is better to recycle a flyer from the

[25] mailbox or the back of the newsletter from my daughter´s preschool. We need to always use the formal salutation

“dear” and formal closing “love”, because being dear to someone and telling them we love them is what we all want to

get in the mail.

Auntie Anne always includes a note for each child with questions of their own to answer in a letter back to her.

They usually carry her notes around and use them for bookmarkers for days afterward or dance around holding the

[30] letter in their hands.

I keep an addressed envelope on the kitchen counter ready in case I see a clipping from the newspaper I know

Auntie Anne will be interested in, or a nice bit of artwork from the children or perhaps even a note written by them.

As I mail my parcel to Auntie Anne, perhaps in the next week or so we will receive another letter from her.

Because if we want a letter, we must first write one.

[35]

(KOVACH, P. R. Special delivery. The globe and the mail, Canada, July 12, 2011. – Texto adaptado.)

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Special delivery

 

[1] The other day in our mailbox there was a letter from Auntie Anne. She is nearing 80 and does not know how

important Facebook has become. She is not interested in Twittering and does not see the use of Internet. She is

addicted to pen and paper.

Every other week for the past 30 years I have sat down and written a letter to her. I started writing to her when

[5] I was 10 and she was living at Lake Ranch in the interior of British Columbia. Her letters were full of what Uncle Willi

was doing. He was a cowboy and he rode quarter horses every day, moving cattle and watching out for rattle-snakes.

Her correspondence was like a novel whose main characters were my family, and I still have every letter. My

letters were full of school in Victoria and family and ballet. I learned to pack mine with whatever I thought was

important. She would write back with questions and slowly I learned how to tell a story. I also learned about the

[10] paraphernalia of letter writing, keeping my address book current, having a ready supply of paper, envelopes and

stamps.

I caught the letter-writing bug myself. While still home in Victoria and studying at university, I wrote to friends

who were studying and living in France and China. We shared our hopes and travels, and chronicled our love lives. I

have boxes filled with their letters.

[15] Once graduated from university, I packed my backpack and traveled around the world. My letters reached

Auntie Anne from Asia and Europe. Places she had never seen, but was keen to hear all about. When I was

homesick, letters from my family would find me everywhere and I would feel like the world was smaller. Someone out

there cared.

Nowadays most wired people muse that snail mail is not all that relevant any more. Nobody uses the mail

[20] these days, they say. When was the last time someone actually wrote a letter? But what about postcards when you

travel? What about the small businesses who rely on cheques in the mail? What about all those charities needing

funds to carry on? What about all those things you order online? Who makes them come right to your door?

Now that the kids are out of school it seems the perfect time to get them to write to Auntie Anne. I coach them

on the rules of writing to her. She does not like fancy paper any more. She thinks it is better to recycle a flyer from the

[25] mailbox or the back of the newsletter from my daughter´s preschool. We need to always use the formal salutation

“dear” and formal closing “love”, because being dear to someone and telling them we love them is what we all want to

get in the mail.

Auntie Anne always includes a note for each child with questions of their own to answer in a letter back to her.

They usually carry her notes around and use them for bookmarkers for days afterward or dance around holding the

[30] letter in their hands.

I keep an addressed envelope on the kitchen counter ready in case I see a clipping from the newspaper I know

Auntie Anne will be interested in, or a nice bit of artwork from the children or perhaps even a note written by them.

As I mail my parcel to Auntie Anne, perhaps in the next week or so we will receive another letter from her.

Because if we want a letter, we must first write one.

[35]

(KOVACH, P. R. Special delivery. The globe and the mail, Canada, July 12, 2011. – Texto adaptado.)

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Read the information about Oscar–Claude Monet. Check the alternative that correctly presents an embedded question form for the answer given.

 

The famous painter Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris, France.

His family moved to Le Havre in Normandy when he was six.

His father wanted him to go into the family business, but

Oscar Monet wanted to paint.

_____________________________________________ ?

It was a grocery store.

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May. It complements Father's Day, the celebration honoring fathers.

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood occur throughout the world; many of these can be traced back to ancient festivals, like the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration. In most countries, Mother's Day is a recent observance derived from the holiday as it has evolved in America. When it was adopted by other countries and cultures, it was given different meanings, associated to different events (religious, historical or legendary), and celebrated on a different date or dates. Some countries already had existing celebrations honoring motherhood, and their celebrations have adopted several external characteristics from the US holiday, like giving carnations and other presents to your own mother. The extent of the celebrations varies greatly. In some countries, it is potentially offensive to one's mother not to mark Mother's Day. In others, it is a little-known festival celebrated mainly by immigrants, or covered by the media as a taste of foreign culture.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day

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Beth: Allegra, do you know that Brad and Jennifer were married from 2000 to 2005, when their marriage ended in divorce. He then started having a relationship with Julia and they are together since then?

Alegra: Oh! Really? I know that their first public outing together was at the opening of Ali’s exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts on November 10, 2005. So, how long have they been together, Beth?

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‘Push to Add Drama’: TNT Advert Becomes the Second Most-Shared of All Time [Video]

NEW YORK | Monday, April 16th, 2012 4:40pm EDT

By Anastasiya Vanyukevich

 

The ad, based on Unmanageable, a relevant video research firm, has become the second most-shared ever. The video, which debuted on April 11, continues to be shared 3 million occasions.

TNT’s ad’s only rival, which still holds the top place, is “The Pressure,” this year’s Super Bowl ad from Volkswagen. The video has received nearly 10 million views in its first two days, and has doubled to over 21 million in five days – claims the data on the official YouTube page.

In this advertisement for TNT, several people in a town in Belgium walk by the tempting display, but only a handful of brave souls take on the challenge. When the button is finally pushed, what follows is something – or perhaps, everything – straight out of a television drama: ambulances wail; guns fire; burly men fight; a lady in a bikini speeds off on a motorcycle

As The Huff Post writes, participants look around, stunned, as the drama unfolds before their eyes. One woman even covers her ears as bullets zip through the air while her facial expression clearly asks, “What the heck did I just do?”

“People are too flabbergasted to react or to run away or intervene,” said Marc Wellens, partner at Duval Guillaume. The ad agency ending up shooting the scene multiple times. “We did it like 11 times. So there are 11 people pushing the button, and from the best reactions we made a compilation,” said Mr Wellens.

The video has also received plenty of positive reviews and “likes” on YouTube. “They should do that in the States!” suggested 30deblanc.

One more user wrote: “This is the best thing I have ever seen in my life. I was crying from laughing haha.” “More people have watched this video than there are people in Belgium,” said decontaminate01.

As for the Volkswagen’s ad, which is still at the top of the list called “Most-shared ads ever”, featured a little boy dressed as Darth Vader. Mark Hunter, CCO of Deutsch LA, revealed that their wildly popular first ad “The Force” was a tough act to follow.

“The pressure is on because we did that great ad,” he explained. “We don’t mind. That’s what we’re in this business for.” According to Hunter, the agency came up with close to 200 script ideas before settling on the story in the video.

Source: adapted from http://www.theblogismine.com/2012/04/16/push-to-add-drama-tnt-advert-becomes-the-second-most-shared-of-alltime-

video/

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