E como o objetivo é melhorar seu inglês, aproveite para escolher a palavra correta enquanto lê, e depois checar as respostas.
Today I am 1. _____ (wearing/using) lacy black underwear
For the 2. _____ (soul/sole) purpose of knowing I am wearing them.
And underneath that?
I am absolutely naked.
And I’ve got skin. Miles and miles of skin;
I’ve got skin to cover all my thoughts
like Saran Wrap that you can see 3. _____ (through/though)
to what leftovers are inside from the night before.
And 4. _____ (although/despite) what you might think, my skin is not rough; nor is it bullet-proof.
My skin is soft, and smooth, and easily scarred.
But that doesn’t matter, right?
You don’t care 5. ______ (of/about) how soft my skin is.
(…)
Some girls know all the lyrics to each other’s songs.
They find harmonies in their laughter
(…)
What if my melodies are the ones nobody 6. ______ (hears/hear)?
(…)
How many circles can I walk in before I give up 7. ______ (looking/ to look) ?
How long before I’m lost for good?
It must be possible 8. _____ (swimming/to swim) in the ocean of the one you love without 9. ______ (drowning/ to drown)
It must be possible to swim without 10. ______ (become/becoming) water yourself.
But I keep 11. _____ (swallowing/swallow) what I thought was air.
I keep 12. _____ (finding/find) stones tied to my 13. ______ (foots/feet).
RESPOSTAS
1. wearing
2. sole
3. through
4. despite
5. about
6. hears
7. looking
8. to swim
9. drowning
10. becoming
11. swallowing
12. finding
13. feet
GLOSSÁRIO
leftovers – something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.
to drown – die through submersion in and inhalation of water.
to swallow – cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
to tie – to attach or fasten with string or similar cord
FONTES
Escrito por Rose Souza para o blog da Companhia de Idiomas
Rosangela Souza é fundadora e sócia-diretora da Companhia de Idiomas e ProfCerto. Graduada em Letras e Tradução/Interpretação pela Unibero, Business English na Philadelphia, USA. Especialista em Gestão Empresarial com MBA pela FGV e PÓSMBA pela FIA/FEA/USP. Desenvolveu projetos acadêmicos sobre segmento de idiomas, planejamento estratégico e indicadores de desempenho para MPMEs. Colunista do portal da Catho Carreira & Sucesso, RH.com e Exame.com. Professora de Técnicas de Comunicação, Gestão de Pessoas e Estratégia na pós graduação ADM da Fundação Getulio Vargas/FGV.
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