1. Leitura e interpretação de texto – Grammar: Simple Past Tense/Past Continuous Tense
THE JAPANESE TALE
1) Take a look at the text and answer these questions.
a) Em que país provavelmente se passa a história?
b) Quem são os personagens?
c) O ambiente é urbano ou campestre?
d) Que instrumento a personagem toca?
e) Qual o nome do espírito da flor?

2. 2) Encontre a expressão usada no texto para:
a) a mais preciosa_________________________________________
b) sentia falta de uma mulher ________________________________
c) apareceu diante dele ______________________________________________
d) sou aquela que ___________________________________________________
e) uma resposta para as orações do jovem _______________________________
3) Dê as qualidades :
a) Do homem:______________________________________________________
b) Da mulher: ______________________________________________________
4) Assinale a alternativa correta:
1) No primeiro parágrafo, o autor procura:
a) Mostrar que o rapaz tinha dificuldade por se pobre.
b) Narrar o conflito que vai desencadear a história.
c) Apresentar o rapaz dentro do ambiente da história.
2) No segundo parágrafo, o autor:
a) Mostra o que faltava na vida do rapaz.
b) Descreve o cenário da história.
c) Introduz a segunda personagem.
3) O que o rapaz estava fazendo quando a mulher apareceu?
4) Um recurso da narrativa literária é a ironia. Explique a ironia usada no texto.
5) Esse texto tem características de lenda porque recorre ao sobrenatural. Qual é o
elemento sobrenatural?
6) TRUE or FALSE
a) ( ) The woman came from a city miles away.
b) ( ) She liked to listen when he was playing the flute.
c) ( ) The man had a metal flute and a garden.
d) ( ) He wanted to give the flower to his wife.
e) ( ) The woman died.
7) Supply the simple past tense or the simple present tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
a) Bob ______________(see) that movie the day before yesterday.
b) My mother ______________ (tell) me a beautiful story last night.
c) We ___________ (gave) a nice present to Mr. Swam yesterday.
d) My sister __________ (take) her children to school every morning.
e) They never ___________(wait) for the bus here. This is a dangerous area.
f) Frank ____________ (tell) us stories about sailors.

3. 8) Answer the question. Follow the example.
Ex.: Did he take a bus or a taxi?
He didn´t take a bus. He took a taxi.
a) Did he find a dollar or a picture?
b) Did you carry a table or a box?
c) Did they read a book or the newspaper?
d) Did you write a letter or a card?
9) Supply the past continuous of the verbs in parentheses.
a) Susan __________________ (help) her mother in the kitchen.
b) We ____________________(run) to school at 8:00 this morning.
c) The children ___________________(look) for the cat in the garage.
d) Father __________________(drive) home at 6:00 yesterday.
e) Dennis and Tom __________________(solve) the problem in the classroom.
10) Rewrite the sentences into the past continuous.
a) She sleeps upstairs.
b) They called Dr. Harris again.
c) I don´t talk to the teacher in the classroom.
d) Do you play video game in your father´s computer?
11) Complete the sentences.
a) Nobody _______________ (work) When I ____________ (arrive) there.
b) She __________________ (sleep) while you ___________(study).
c) The children ___________ (have) fun while their parents ____________ (work).
d) I _______________ (watch) TV When I _____________ (see) Uncle Larry on the
screen.
e) It _______________ (start) raining when we _____________(sleep) in our tent in
the garden.
f) We______________ (have) lunch when Susan _________________(ring) the
bell.
12)Several children ___________ in the park when the accident happened.
a) Plays b) is playing c) were playing
13)Alice _____________up when the telephone rang.
a) Gets b) is getting c) was getting
Have a nice job!