Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

                                                  HOLD THE BUN

That's what diners might soon be saying at fast food giant Burger King.

The chain has recently come out with bunless burgers to satisfy the low-carbohydrate craze currently sweeping the United States.

Snack food company Frito-Lay is following suitwith the introduction of two new types of chips - Doritos Edge and Tositos Edge.

These products have sixty percennt fewer carbohydrates than regular Doritos and Tositos, thanks to the use of soy proteins and fibers.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

                                               THE MANNY CRAZE

            There seems to be a new trend in household help among upscale New York families. Mannies, young boys during the after-school hours, are the latest craze. The New England School of Nannies graduetad its first male nanny almost thirteen years ago, and the request for these young men has been growing strong ever since. Mannies boast the same salary as theur female counterparts. (approximately $12 an hour) but don't do windows, aludry or any cooking. How's that for equal rights!

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

MUSIC:

“MY WAY”

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

And ____the end is near
So I face the _____ curtain
My ______, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of _______ I'm certain

I've _______ a life that's full
I've travelled each and every _________
And ________, much more _______ this
I did it my ______

_________, I've had a ______
But then _______, too few to mention
I did what I had _______
And ______ it through ________ exception

I _________ each charted _________
_________ careful step ________ the ________
Oh, and more, _____ more than _________
I did it my way

Yes, ________ were _______, I'm sure you ________
When I _____ off more than I _______ chew
But ________ it all when there was ________
I ______ it up and spit it ______
I ________ it all and I ________ ________
And ________ it my way

I've ________, I've _______ and ________
I've had my ________, my _________ of _________
And _______ as _______ subside
I _______ it all so _________
To ________ I did all that
And ________ I say, not in a ________ way
Oh, no, no ________ me
I did it my way
Yes, there were _______, I'm _______ you knew
_______I bit off ________ ______ I could chew
But through it _____ when _____ _____doubt

I ______ all _____ and _____ it ______
The _________ shows I _______ the _______
And _______ it my _______

                                          PROF. Ms. JAMIL JR / 2011.

“MY WAY”

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full
I've travelled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt

I did all that and spit it out

The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way    

                                                   PROF. Ms. JAMIL JR / 2011

“MY WAY” – TRADUÇÃO – "MEU JEITO”

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

E agora o fim está próximo
Então eu encaro a desafio final
Meu amigo, Eu vou falar claro
Eu irei expor meu caso do qual tenho certeza

Eu vivi uma vida que foi cheia
Eu viajei por cada e todas as rodovias
E mais, muito mais que isso
Eu fiz do meu jeito

Saudades, eu tive um pouco
Mas então, de novo, tão pouca para mencionar
Eu fiz, o que eu tinha que fazer
E eu vi tudo, sem exceção

Eu planejei cada caminho do mapa
Cada passo, cuidadosamente, no correr do atalho
Oh, mais, muito mais que isso
Eu fiz do meu jeito

Sim, teve horas, que eu tinha certeza
Quando eu mordi mais que eu podia mastigar
Mas, entretanto, quando havia dúvidas
Eu engoli e cuspi fora
Eu encarei e continuei grande
E fiz do meu jeito

Eu amei, eu ri e chorei
Tive minhas falhas, minha parte de derrotas
E agora como as lágrimas descem
Eu acho tudo tão divertido
De pensar que eu fiz tudo
E talvez eu diga, não de uma maneira tímida
Oh não, não eu
Eu fiz do meu jeito

Tudo tão divertido e cuspi fora

Os registros mostram que eu recebi as desgraças
E fiz do meu jeito

                                                                 

                                                         PROF. Ms. JAMIL JR / 2011.

                                                          

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

                                                           CHAPTER 11

AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT, AS “HE” WAS PRAYING IN A CERTAIN PLACE, WHEN HE CEASED, ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES SAID UNT HIM, “LORD”, TEACH US TO PRAY, AS JOHN ALSO TAUGHT HIS DISCIPLES.

2 “AND HE SAID UNTO THEM. WHEN YE PRAY, SAY, OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KNGDOM COME. THY WILL BE DONE, AS IN HEAVEN, SO IN EARTH.

3 GIVE US DAY BY DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.

4 AND FORGIVE US OUR SINS; FOR WE ALSO FORGIVE ERVERY ONETHAT IS IN DEBTED TO US. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION; BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. AMEM”.

TRANSLATION:

                                                        CAPÍTULO 11

E ACONTECEU QUE, ESTANDO “ELE” A ORAR NUM CERTO LUGAR, QUANDO ACABOU LHE DISSE UM DOS SEUS DISCÍPULO: “SENHOR”, ENSINA-NOS A ORAR, COMO TAMBÉM JOÃO ENSINOU AOS SEUS DISCÍPULOS.

2 “E “ELE” LHES DISSE: QUANDO ORARDES, DIZEI: PAI, SANTIFICADO SEJA O TEU NOME; VENHA O TEU REINO;

3 DÁ-NOS CADA DIA O NOSSO PÃO COTIDIANO;

4 E PERDOA-NOS OS NOSSOS PECADOS, POIS TAMBÉM NÓS PERDOAMOS A QUALQUER QUE NOS DEVE; E NÃO NOS CONDUZAS EM TENTAÇÃO, MAS LIVRA-NOS DO MAL. AMÉM”.(S. LUCAS 10,11)

BIBLIGRAFIA:

NOVO TESTAMENTO – PORTUGUÊS-INGLÊS- PORTUGUÊS:Tradução de João de Almeida na ortografia simplificada – INGLÊS: Tradução “king James” – 1961 – Os Gideões Internacionais no Brasil – Os Gideões Internacionais – Composto e impresso nas oficinas da CASA PUBLICDORA BATISTA, RIO DE JANEIRO – RJ.

BY TEACHER: Jamil A. Junior

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

Text I - HEALTH NEWS

  The morning after

  Do you suffer from hangovers? Too many glasses of that wonderful red wine and the next day you have a throbbing headache.

  Jeffrey Wiese, a professor at Tulane University, discovered hangovers cost the USA $148 million a year in lost working hours.

  Researchers have identified the cause of hangovers: the chemical compound congener. One product, Chaser, uses charcoal and calcium carbonate to absorb these compounds and the results are impressive. You just take a pill before drinking each glass of alcohol, but be careful: it doesn't stop you from getting drunk!

                                                           (Speak Up)

Text II - SALT WARS

  The British government has a new enemy: salt. Salt causes high blood pressure and 120,000 heart attacks in Britain each year. How does salt do this? A high level of salt causes water retention, so there is more blood for the heart to pump and blood pressure goes up.

  The problem isn't the salt on your table at home, it is the salt processed food and bread. We consume 9.5 grams per day, but we only need 6 grams. The British government wants producers of breakfast cereals, pizza, soups and biscuits to reduce salt levels, but this is a problem because salt is used in food products for many reasons, from adding flavour to controlling fermentation and preservation.

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Text III - FIT LIKE PITT

  Finally, some good news: we can ignore those adverts that guarantee perfect abdominals.

  We can forget those horrific exercises. Every single person has perfect abdominal muscles, just like Brad Pitt (on the left, in FIGHT CLUB). The problem is that they are invisible. They are covered by fat. The abdominal exercise machines do not help burn this fat, so what we need is a good diet and to go running!

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

FOOD ON THE MOVE

  Story summary: A research group says that Britons are spending four times as much for 'food on the move' as the Spanish and nearly twice as much as the Italians. The reason - it takes longer to get to work.

  UK residents spend an average £229 a year on food consumed in transitm the highest in Europe, the research group Datamonitor says. In contrast, Spanish people spend only £56 a year, while Italians spend £128 a year on average.

  The report's author says the difference in due to the greater amount of time Britons spend at work and commuting. In the UK people spend on average 48 minutes a day travelling to and from work. The Spanish and Italians spend the least in Europe on on-the-move-food and also the least amount of time commuting: 34 and 24 minutes respectively.

  Attitudes towards food are also important, the study claims.

  'There are a lot of people in the UK who view most of their meals as refuelling, 'says Lawrence Gould, the report's author.

  But it is not all bad, he adds.

  'One thing emerging is a greater deman for higher quality food,' even if it is food-on-the-go says Mr Gould.

  Traditional fast foods such as burgers and chips are now competing with low-fat alternatives. While the food may have been eaten in transit, people are increasingly being offered healthly fare: from sushi to organic salads. 

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

INTERNET ADDICTION - A GROWING PROBLEM

  The New York Times has reported on a problem that many of us have but are not aware of - Internet addiction. According to reporter Tara Parker-Pope, million of us are addicted to being online. She says this is a growing problem that is making us more forgetful and impatient. Ms Parker- Pope writes about various reports highlighting how technology is changing people. In one, she quotes cyber-psychologist Dr. Elias Aboujaode who says: "More and more, life is resembling the chat room." He said we are living in "virtual lifestyles" which is negatively affecting our real-life relationships. Nicki Dowling, a clinical psychologist from Melbourne University in Australia, concluded in a recent study that ten percent of young people had what she called  "Internet dependence".

  Tara Parker-Pope quizzed experts in this field on what the signs are of being overly absorbed in technology. She came up with seven indicators of "tech overload". The first in whether you check your e-mail before doing other things. Another significant sign is if you always anticipate and look forward to your next online visit - a sure sign of dependence and addiction. The third point is if you say, "just a few more minutes" when someone wants you. Parker-Pope found your interaction with others also says a lot about how important the Internet is compared with family or friends; do you lie about how much time you spend online or choose to surf the Net instead of going out with others? Other giveaways include the "online lift" that stops you being unhappy, and when others complain about you always being online.

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

INTERNET TRADE THREATENS EXOTIC ANIMALS

The world's endangered species are in danger from the Internet. Online shoppers are buying huge numbers of exotic animals. This is the nail in the coffin for many creatures already threatened with extinction. Poachers, collectors wanting stuffed rhino heads and Chinese medicine already threaten thousands of species. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) wrote a report called "Caught In The Web - Wildlife Trade On The Internet". It found thousands of rare animals for sale in its one-week Web search.

  The report is the tip of the iceberg. Experts value the illegal global animal trade at billions of dollars a year. The World Wide Web makes the situation worse. "Trade on the Internet is easy, cheap and anonymous. The result is a cyber black market where the future of the world's rarest animals is being traded away," said IFAW's Phyllis Campbell-McRar. She also warned: "Trade in wildlife is driven by consumer demand, so when the buying stops, the killing will too. Buying wildlife online is a damaging as killing it yourself."

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

A LINGUISTIC RENAISSANCE

  Teenage text-messaging is not ruining young people's linguistic skills - as many fear - but rather represents "an expansive new linguistic renaissance". That, at least, is the conclusion of a study out of the University of Toronto. The researchers analysed over one million words of teen instant messages and compared this written data to a quarter of a million words of a adolescent speech. They found that messaging gave youngsters the opportunity to show off their linguistic skills and use more formal vocabulary and structures than it was acceptable to use in speech. So, for instance, where they would say 'He was like, "What's up?" ', they would tend to write 'He said, "Whats's up?" '. Instant messaging requires you to think about the shortest, clearest way of expressing an idea; undoubtedly a good thing. What's more, the use of abbreviations such as BTW (= By The Way) and LOL (= laughing out loud) has been greatly exaggerated; only 2.4% of words were abbreviated. Even the use of 'u' for its homophone 'you' only occurred in 10% of cases. Abbreviation seems to be used most by the youngest users of instant messaging, who grow out of it as they get older.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

BANK ERROR MAKES CUSTOMERS MILLIONAIRES

  New Zealand police are hunting for a couple who received nearly US$8 million by mistake from their bank. The couple applied to Westpac Bank for a NZ$10,000 overdraft. Bank employees made a huge mistake. They deposited NZ$ 10 million into their customers' bank account instead of giving them the loan. The couple probably thanked their lucky stars. They took the money and ran. The pair, an Asian man and his New Zealang girlfriend, left the country immediately. However, they did not take all of the money with them. New Zealand police have told Interpol about the couple leaving the country, so there ir now an international manhunt for them. Westpac officials are keeping how much the couple took a secret.

  The couple live in the town of Rotorua on New Zealand's north island. They ran a gas station which had money problems. They applied for the overdraft to help with their financial difficulties. Locals say the pair left a note on the door of the gas station saying it had closed down. A banking lecturer, Claire Matthews from New Zealand's Massey University, told the local Newstalk ZB radio station that the couple's luck would soon run out. She said: "They've taken funds that they're not entitled to, that are not theirs....They've [really] become thieves." She said it would only be a matter of time before the police caught them. A Westpac Bank spokesman said the bank and police were treating the couple as criminals.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

$ 15 MILLION COFFEE FACE

 Just when you think your bright ideas for success have ended, the extraordinary happens. This is the case for ex-model Russel Christoff, who makes up $ 15.6 million richer this morning following a legal dispute with Nestle USA. A jury decided this amount was the right amount his knowledge or permission. Christoff, 58, is now a kindergarten teacher in San Francisco and had given up on his modeling career years ago. He had minor successes, such as promotional videos and his own public TV show, but decided to call it a day and became a kid's teacher. Then he became an overnight multi-millionaire.

  He had tried to be a Nestle model in 1986 and did a photo shoot with the company's advertising agency, but nothing came of it, or so he thought. Sixteen years later, and Christoff was out food shopping when he suddenly noticed a coffee jar with his face on it. This got the alarm bells ringing and he immediately took legal action against Nestle. Christoff discovered his image had been on coffee jars throughout the world. For its part, Nestle said the photo had been used mistakenly. A company lawyer said, "The employee that pulled the photo thought they had consent to use the picture". The damages awarded to Mr. Christoff were for using his image without his permission and are 5% of the profits from Taster's Choice for the past 16 years.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

(VUNESP)

MCDONALD'S

  Can a Frenchman revive Europe's appetite for the Big Mac? Denis Hennequin, _______ ran McDonald's in France, in now trying to repeat the success he had in his home country as the new head of American fast-food giant's European operations.

  On April 13th, McDonald's said that, while it expects first-quarter profits to improve thanks to renewed growth in America, sales in Europe hardly grew at all.

  Though it seems unlikely, France is the only place in Europe that has consistency loved McDonald's since the first outlet opened there in 1979. McDonald's might well be an icon of American culture and globalisation in a country _______ people take to the streets to protest against both.

                                                                                                         (The Economist)

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

DOG-WASHER CLEANS PETS AND SAVES CASH

  Japanese people are famous for their inventions. Where would we be without miniature radios and hybrid cars? The latest time-saving device to come from the Land of the Rising Sun is a dog-washing machine. Dog lovers can now add a new item to their list of household goods. Scientists have made life easier for pet owners with their pooch in the machine and then 33 minutes later, out cames a clean, fresh-smelling dog. The process includes a shampoo, rinse and blow dry. Sales of the dog-washer are increasing as the craze catches on. The bad news for vets who offer pet-washing services.

  The process used in the dog-washing machine is totally safe. Tests showed that dogs enjoyed the wash and were very happy when the blow-drier came on. The manufactures say it is very safe and does not harm the dogs in any way. One dog-owner, Michiko Kobayashi, loves her new machine. She said her dog is happy too. Michiko explained to reporters why she and her Labrador Honey liked the machine: "Before I bought my washer, I only took Honey to the vets a few times a year. Sometimes she smelled and her hair became dirty. Now, I wash her every week and she looks great". She added: "Of course, the best thing for me is that my dog always looks lovely, but it's also good for my wallet. I save a lot of money by not taking Honey to the vet."

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

NEW YORK TAXIS - LOST AND FOUND

  New York City cab drivers must think riders would lose their heads if they weren't attached. Every day, passengers leave computers, cell phones, and briefcases behind. But what happens when $33,000 show up on the backseat? Well, if it's the rider's luck day, she gets it back.

  That's exactly what happened to an elderly woman who left her entire life savings - in cash - in a sack in a yellow cab. After robbers hit her Harlem apartment for the third time, the 71-year-old vowed that no thieves would get their hands on her money. She believed the best way to guard her cash was to keep it nearby.

  That worked for a while. Until the summer evening two years ago when she left a leather bag with $32,849.05 in a taxi. "Dear God," she said to herself. "I don't have a nickel to my name and I don't know what I'll do."

  Fortunately, the driver knew exactly what to do. Qurbe Tirmizi, a 20-year-old Pakistani immigrant, had been on the job for only three weeks. But when he noticed the bag on the backseat he drove straight to the police department and turned in the money. Every penny.

  Officers went to the woman's apartment to tell her the good news and took her to Central Park precinct, where she got her money and met her Good Samaritan. Tirmizi even turned down a reward. "Just pray that I do well in school," he told the lady. Although the police advised the woman to remain anonymous, stories about Tirmizi's good deed made it into all the media. Incredulous New Yorkers told the tale of the woman, the money and the cabbie all over the city.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

DOLLARS FROM SCENTS: PRESERVING THE RAINFOREST

  The Amazon rainforest is home to the oldest and largest variety of plants and animal species on earth. Yet logging, mining and exhaustive farming is destoying this abundant enviroment. What's more, local inhabitants are at risk of losing their knowledge of the jungle's rich resources. On Brazil's Silves Island, a group of women are working to preserve their culture and produce eco-friendly forest products. They call themselves the Green Life Association of Amazonia (AVIVE). In less than three years, more than one hundred women have had the chance to earn a steady income and respect their precious ecosystem. From the Macacarecuria tree, the women harvest giant seed pods, which they turn into candle holders. Local Peshury trees, prized for their dyes, are grown and replanted in the most devastated places. And in another village, women gather wild melon leaves to make a traditional soap used to treat dermatitis. Thanks to careful use of the forest's resources, the future of the Amazon and its people is growing more secure.

                                                                                                (NEWSWEEK)

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

THE AMERICAN WAY

- Almost 74 percent of American brides receive a diamond engagement ring

- Most American couples decide to get married within the first year of dating

- The average engagement period lasts approximately a year

- The male average age at marriage is 26.7

- The female average age for marriage is 25

- In traditional American families (and in cases where the couple is still relatively young), the bride's family pays for the entire wedding; the groom's family is expected to take care of the rehearsal dinner, the reception given for close family and friends the night before the wedding

- Most American couples do not buy a house (or apartment) and furnish it until after they get married. The couple usually chooses to live in the old apartment or house of either the bride or groom right after the wedding ceremony.                 

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

TV PIRATES

New figures show a surge in the numbers of people using

the internet to watch unauthorised copies of television

programmes. While Americon drama series are the most

popular, millions of people are also downloading the British

programme Top Gear.

Visits to web sites offering illegal access to music and video

have nearly doubled over the last year, and increasirigly it’s

television and films which are being sought out

The media measurement firm Big Champagne has

compiled a top ten of illegal downloads. lt’s dominated by

American drama series, with 55 million people downloading episodes of Heroes in the first half of this year. But the BBC’s Top Gear is also amongst the most pirated programmes, with hundreds of thousonds of people, many in the United States, downloading each episode of the recent series.

Despite the apparent surge in piracy, the researchers say television should not suffer as much damage to its revenues as the music business has faced.

                                                                                  Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC News

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

HUNGER IN INDIA

A recent report which evaluates how developing

countries tackle hunger is sharply critical of India.

Despite being one of the world’s emerging economies,

there are 30 million more hungry people in lndia than

there were in the 1990s.

India may be one of the world’s fastest growing

economies but the benefit of its growing prosperity is

not reaching everyone. Accordíng to the ActionAid

report, 46% of its children are malnourished and the

number of people growing hungry is increasing instead

of coming down.

lt’s not that lndia doesn’t grow enough food - in fact it’s a major exporter of farm produce, The problem is that many people, especially poor communities, cannot access it for a variety of reasons, induding rising food prices and poor distribution.

Government schemes, such as mondatory school meals, have not been effectively implemented across the country. And large-scale migration of people seeking work or displaced by large development schemes, such as dams or industrial projects, is adding to the problem. lnvoriably women and children are the most vulnerable.

But there are some positive signs. A landmark rural jobs programme launched four years ago is showing some signs of success in battling poverty. Analysts say it now needs to be persisted with and spread out to more parts of the country.

                                                                          Sanjoy Majumder, BBC News, Delhi

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

MOST VALUABLE BRANDS

The global recession has reduced the value of some of lhe world’s

biggest brand names, accarding to a recent report. The report finds

some cor and luxury product monufacturers have been seriously hit by

the economic downturn.

lt’s hard to pul a financial value on a well-known corporate name

but every year the rnarketing consultancy lnterbrand has a go. For

example, il claims the world’s top brand Coca-Cola is currently worth

$68bn, a couple of billíon dollars less than 12 months earlier.

Its latest survey suggests the recessíon has had a considerable

1mpact on the corporate pecking order. Car companies, such as BMW

and Toyota, along with Harley Davidson motorcycles, have seen above

average declines in the value of their brands- as have some Iuxury

firms, like watchmakers Cartier and Rolex, and Armani clothing. The lesson seems to be consurners don’t value expensive things they don’t actully need to buy so much when times are hard.

Meanwhíle, firms associated with relotively cheap products - McDonolds fast food and Kellogg’s cornflakes, for example - hove seen the value of their brands rise relative to others in the recession. The Google brand has also done well- maybe that’s because more people are borgain-hunting on the internet.

Âccording to the survey, the world’s five most valuable brands are Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, General Elecfric and Nokia, unchanged from last year.

                                                                                              Mark Gregory.

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

RAGING WORDS

Road rage, air rage, computer rage... e você? de que rage você sofre?

ALL THE RAGE:

Today our lives are fast and furious and one result is a new phenomenon called road rage: drivers become so angry that they attack other motorists because of a small offence, such as a rude gesture or a dangerous manoeuvre. There’s nothing new about rage, extreme and explosive anger. Our society is changing, however, and examples of road rage are now common. There’s also air rage where people become violent on planes. Experts have discovered that __________ alcohol at high altitudes can cause anti-social behaviour. In any case, people today are impatient and often

feel trapped in situations out of their control. This causes check-out  rage  at the supermarket, computer rage (when a computer doesn’t function) and desk or office rage at work.

In Fact the word “rage” is all the — that means it’s very popular — and newspaper invent a new version every day.

ELEPHANTS:

Range can also cause terrible events such as the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado, in 1999. this inspired Gus Van Sant´s film, Elephant, but why did he use that title? The term “elephant in the room” refers to a problem that no one talks about, but everone knows exists. Then we have pink elephants and white elephants. People see pink elephants  when they are drunk.

A white elephants,  on the other hand, is something that is both useless and expensive. This phrase comes from East Asia where people gave their enemies a white elephant in order to ruin them.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

SPEED DATING

At best you meet the special one

Are you single but too busy to search for love? Then you need to try the Iatest dating phenomenon that is sweeping across the UK — speed dating.

Speed dating involves men and women meeting in a room and finding out as much as they can about possibe partners in three minutes. lt’s proving very popular with Britain’s young people who find that they haven’t got the time to meet that special one.

At a speed dating event you are given three minutes to talk, one on one, with a member of the opposite sex. Then a  bell is rung and you move to another person and start chatting again. By the end of the evening you will have spoken with up to twenty men or women !

If, by the end of a conversation, you fancy the person or would Iike to see them again, you write it down on a card. Then, if the other person also fancies you, lhe organisers will contact you with their details.

But is three minutes long enough to make an impression and work out if you want to see someone again? Research suggests that chemistry can be felt within the first thirty seconds of meeting someone, and thal is what speed dating is all about, knowing quickly if you are going to like someone.

And what about romance? Is it possible to make a good judgment in such a short time? After all, people say you can’t hurry love. However, Britain will soon have its first marriage from a speed date.

So, if you are on a mission to find Mr or Miss Right, what have you got lo lose? At worst, you still go home on your own. But, at  the best, the person of your dreams could be just three minutes away.

                                                                                                                      (BBC)

Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

Seventeen years later, in 1993, on an October evening, I was sitting comfortably at home flipping through the television channels and I heard the local news anchor say, “Did you ever dream of running away with the circus? Well, now you don’t have to run away. Right after our commercial break we will take you on a visit to the first school where any more-or-less  average person can learn the flying trapeze.” Immediately, he had my undivided attention. The five-minute segment that followed reported that Stephan Gaudreau, a trapeze artist who had recently been perfoming at Circus-Circus in Reno, with the Flying Angels, had established a training program open to the public at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. The next Wednesday I went to the old gymnasium that housed the circus school to observe the beginners class and satisfy my curiosity.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

THE TRUE STORY OF THE TITANIC

The sinking of the Titanic on its first voyage has fascinated people

all over the world for nearly a hundred years.It is a story surrounded

by mystery and speculation.

The regulations controlling the number of lifeboats that a ship

should carry were terribly out of date.The Titanic only had to have 16

lifeboats,enough for 962 people,which was ridiculous as the ship

could carry 3,511 people.Nobody would have died on April 14th,1912

if the Titanic had had enough lifeboats for all passengers.

A small ship called the Californian was only 20 kilometers away from

the Titanic.It had stopped for the night because of the icebergs.It was so

near that the two ships could see each other ’s lights.The radio operator

had just gone to bed,so he didn ’t hear the Titanic ’s S.O.S.message.Later,

sailors saw the Titanic ’s eight rockets in the sky.They woke up their

captain but he didn ’t do anything as he didn ’t think the rockets were

important.If the Californian had known the Titanic was sinking,it would

have rescued everybody.The captain of the Californian was later blamed

for not helping the Titanic and his reputation was destroyed.

Although they had received several warnings of icebergs from other

ships in the area,the Titanic was going at top speed.The captain of the

Titanic was under great commercial pressure to make the Atlantic

crossing as quickly as possible.Also Bruce Ismay,the director of the

White Star Line which owned the Titanic,was on board and he wanted

his ship to beat the company record for the fastest crossing.

After the collision,the musicians started playing “Autumn ” until

just before the ship finally sank.If they hadn ’t continued playing until

the end,there would have been much more panic on the ship.Not one

of the orchestra survived.

The public were extremely suspicious about any of the 58 men who

survived the disaster,especially as about 150 women and children died

(mostly from Second and Third class).But Bruce Ismay saved his own

life and had to retire from the company and from the public life.

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

THE FRENCH CHILDREN

A French man called Louis Hoffman was travelling on the Titanic with his two young sons, Michel and Edmond, aged four and two. He told the other passengers that his wife was dead. But this wasn’t true.

The true story was that his name was Michel Navratil. He had just separated from his wife Marcelle. He had decided to run away with his children. He was going to take them to New York to start a new life there.

When the Titanic was sinking, Michel dressed the two little boys and put them into the last lifeboat. He stayed on the ship when it sank and he drowned. The two boys were rescued by the Carpathia.

When the two little boys arrived in New York on the Carpathia, they were the only children who didn’t have a mother or father. Newspapers all around the world put their photograph on the front page. Their mother, Marcelle, in France saw the newspaper and recognized her children. She immediately travelled to New York to get them.

Her older child, Michel, had a message for her from her ex-husband. On the deck of the sinking ship he had told his son, “when you see your mother, tell her that I loved her and that I still love her.”

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Inglês - PROF. Ms. JAMIL JUNIOR

Diabetes affects millions of people in

North America, almost half of whom do not

realize they have the disease. At risk are

people who have a family history of

diabetes, are obese, have a history of large

birth weight and are over age forty.

People with diabetes do not convert

food into energy the same way most people

do. If a person without diabetes eats a piece

of candy, for example, the pancreas will

produce insulin which then converts those

carbohydrates into glucose or sugar. That

glucose is then used by the cells for energy.

However, glucose is not automatically

accepted into the cells. It requires a specific

key – insulin – to be converted into energy.

Without insulin, glucose is locked out of the

cells, causing the body to build up extra

supplies of it. In people with diabetes, who

do not produce insulin, this can eventually

lead to hyperglycemia or diabetic coma,

also known as high blood sugar.

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