The daily news Assistir ao vídeo demo Assistir ao vídeo completo - com senha Mr Green went to the newsagent's and bought his morning newspaper. 'Good morning, Joe,' Mr Green said. 'Good morning, Mr Green,' Joe answered. 'The Daily News?' 'Yes, please,' Mr Green said.' 'Is there any news today?' 'No, there isn't any news today,' Joe answered. 'There was another murder yesterday. Some thieves robbed a bank. And some workmen went on strike at a factory.' 'Is that all, Joe?' Mr Green asked. 'That's all, Mr Green'. The same things happen every day. Only the names and addresses change.' 'Will it rain tomorrow, Joe?' Mr Green asked. 'Yes, it will, Mr Green,' Joe answered. 'The paper says "Rain tomorrow".' 'The weather doesn't change,' Mr Green said. 'You're right, Mr Green, ' Joe answered. 'Rain yesterday, rain today, and rain tomorrow.' Mr Green picked up his newspaper and looked at it. 'Why do we read newspapers, Joe?' he asked. 'It passes the time,' Joe answered,' and it keeps me in business.' Vocabulary Newsagent's - banca de jornais Murder - assassinato Thief - ladrão Workman - operário Go on strike - fazer greve Factory - fábrica Happen - acontecer Pick up - pegar, apanhar Keep - manter Business - negócio Answer these questions A 1 Didn't Mr Green go to the newsagent's? ______________________________________ 2 Did he buy a newspaper? ______________________________________ 3 Did he buy any cigarettes? ______________________________________ 4 Is there any news today? ______________________________________ 5 Was there another murder yesterday? ______________________________________ 6 Didn't some workmen go on strike? ______________________________________ 7 Don't the same things happen every day? ______________________________________ 8 Will it rain tomorrow? ______________________________________ 9 Will the weather change? ______________________________________ 10 Didn't it rain yesterday? ______________________________________ B 11 Who went to the newsagent's? ______________________________________ 12 Who sells newspapers? ______________________________________ 13 Who wants the Daily News? ______________________________________ 14 Who robbed a bank? ______________________________________ 15 Who went on strike? ______________________________________ C 16 Did Mr Green go to the newsagent's or to the chemist's? ___________________________________________________ 17 Did he buy a newspaper or some cigarettes? ___________________________________________________ 18 Does Mr Green read the Daily News or the Daily Tribune? ___________________________________________________ 19 Was there a murder yesterday or the day before yesterday? ___________________________________________________ 20 Does Mr Green sell newspapers or does Joe sell them? ___________________________________________________ D 21 Where did Mr Green go? _________________________________________ 22 What did he buy? _________________________________________ 23 What is the name of the newspaper? _________________________________________ 24 When did the workmen go on strike? _________________________________________ 25 What does the newspaper say about the weather? _________________________________________ 26 Why do we read newspapers? _________________________________________ F Ask these questions Ask me 1 if Mr Green went to the newsagent's. ______________________________ why Mr Green went to the newsagent's. ______________________________ 2 if he bought a newspaper. ______________________________ which newspaper he bought. ______________________________ 3 if he reads the Daily News. ______________________________ which newspaper he reads. ______________________________ 4 if there is any news today. ______________________________ why there isn't any news today. ______________________________ 5 if the workmen went on strike. ______________________________ when the workmen went on strike. ______________________________ 6 if the weather will change. ______________________________ when the weather will change. ______________________________ 7 if Joe is a newsagent. ______________________________ what Joe is. ______________________________ home |