This document contains a chapter about languages and skills. It provides several examples of interesting facts about different countries around the world, including: Japan is the most earthquake-prone country; only two countries use purple in their national flags; Africa and Asia are home to nearly 90% of the world's rural population; there are more than 24 time zones around the world; and it's estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other country. It then asks several questions to check the reader's understanding and knowledge of countries, facts, and curiosities.

1. Capítulo
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Habilidades
Habilidades
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2 Some interesting facts
about the world
[…] More people visit France than any other country.
[…] There are only three countries in the world that don’t use the
metric system.
[…] Japan is the world’s most earthquake-prone country.
[…] Only two countries use purple in their national flags.
[…] Africa and Asia are home to nearly 90 percent of the world’s
rural population.
[…] There are more than 24 time zones around the world.
[…] It’s estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other
country.
[…] There are 43 countries that still have a royal family.
[…] All giant pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from
China.
[…] Canada has nine percent of the world’s forests.
[…] There are 41 countries that recognize sign language as an
official language.
[…]Tokyo is the world’s largest city with 37 million inhabitants. […]
DESIRÉE O. 50 Most Interesting Facts About the World. Best Life, 8 nov. 2019.
Disponível em: <bestlifeonline.com/world-facts/>. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2021.
• Do you know the name and location of some countries of the world? Give
some examples.
• Do you know any interesting facts or curiosities about other countries?
• Which countries would you like to visit? Justify your answer.
Earthquake-prone: sujeito
a terremotos
Flag: bandeira
Nearly: aproximadamente
On loan: por empréstimo
Royal: real
Sign language: língua de
sinais
Still: ainda
Than: do que
Time zone: fuso horário

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Língua Inglesa
Paraconstruir
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1 Answer according to the previous text. Use Portuguese.
a) Quantos fusos horários há no mundo?
b) Que cor é usada na bandeira de apenas dois países?
c) Em quantos países a língua de sinais é reconhecida como língua oficial?
d) Qual é o país mais visitado do mundo?
e) Em que país fica a maior cidade do mundo e quantos habitantes ela tem?
f) Que país possui mais ilhas no mundo?
g) O que é dito sobre o Canadá?
h) Em quantos países do mundo ainda há uma família real?
i) Qual é a relação entre a China e os pandas em zoológicos de todo o mundo?
j) O que apenas três países do mundo não fazem?
k) O que é provável acontecer mais no Japão do que em outros países?
l) O que se concentra majoritariamente na África e na Ásia?
2 Visit the site of the text and find other curiosities there. Take notes of the ones you found more
interesting. Explain your choice.

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Countries and nationalities
1 Listen to the following countries and nationalities and practice pronunciation.
Countries Nationalities
1 England English
2 Spain Spanish
3 Portugal Portuguese
4 Germany German
5 Switzerland Swiss
6 France French
7 Sweden Swedish
8 The United States American
9 Mexico Mexican
10 Canada Canadian
11 Argentina Argentine, Argentinian
12 Chile Chilean
13 Colombia Colombian
14 Nigeria Nigerian
15 Egypt Egyptian
16 China Chinese
17 Russia Russian
18 Australia Australian
Here are some examples.
This is Pietro.
He’s Italian.
He’s from Italy.
This is Sakura.
She’s Japanese.
She’s from Japan.
These are Amanda and Lucas.
They’re Brazilian.
They’re from Brazil.
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2 De acordo com as informações apresentadas, complete as frases com os países ou as nacionalidades.
a) Krista lives in a very hot African country. It has some famous pyramids. She’s from .
She’s .
b) Pierre is from a country whose capital is Paris. The colors of its flag are blue, white and red. He’s
from . He is .
c) Nick loves hamburgers. People in his country love baseball and professional basketball. He’s
from . He’s .
d) Carol is from a very big country next to New Zealand. There are many kangaroos in her country.
She’s from . She’s .
e) Rosa is from a European country where Spanish is spoken. Her country is next to Portugal. She’s
from . She’s .
f) Sebastian is from a country in South America where the Andes mountains are located. He’s
from . He’s .
3 Write sentences according to the identification cards. Follow the example.
He’s Miguel Gomez.
He’s from Colombia.
He’s a student.
He’s eleven.
ID CARD
First name
Last name
From
Job
Age
Stephan
Larson
Sweden
Engineer
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ID CARD
First name
Last name
From
Job
Age
Camila
Smith
England
Architect
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STUDENT ID CARD
First name
Last name
From
Job
Age
Miguel
Gomez
Colombia
Student
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Speaking
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Interview some classmates and fill in the table.
Interview Friend 1 Friend 2 Friend 3 Friend 4
Name
Age
Country
Sport
Color
Phone number
Listening
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Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the countries given.
Greece – India – Japan – Morocco – Peru – Russia – Turkey – Uruguay
a) is in South America.
b) People climb Mount Fuji in .
ID CARD
First name
Last name
From
Job
Age
Lee
Kung
China
Lawyer
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ID CARD
First name
Last name
From
Job
Age
Linda
Jones
Nigeria
writer
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Língua Inglesa
c) Ankara is the capital of .
d) The ruins of Machu Picchu are in .
e) was home to the first Olympic Games.
f) The famous Taj Mahal is in .
g) isn’t in Europe. It’s in Africa.
h) The capital of is Moscow.
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Follow the model and write about the other sightseeings.
¥ (the Empire State Building/the USA/New York)
This is the Empire State Building. It is from the USA. It is American. It is in New
York.
a) (the Big Ben/England/London)
b) (the Christ the Redeemer/Brazil/Rio)
c) (the Eiffel Tower/France/Paris)
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d) (the Opera House/Australia/Sydney)
e) (the Coliseum/Italy/Rome)
Conexões e tramas
Você se lembra que no capítulo 1 do caderno 2 aprendeu a dizer as horas inteiras em inglês usando a palavra o’clock?
A seguir você vai aprender a usar as palavras half e
lf quarter e a dizer as horas com minutos.
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Kelly: What time is it now?
Wilson: It’s a quarter to eight.
Kelly: Oh, no! The game begins at half past eight and the
next bus is at ten past eight.
Wilson: We’re late! Let’s hurry up!
Study the following example observing the clock.
A: What time is it?
B: It’s half past eight.
More examples:
5:10 – It’s ten past five.
9:15 – It’s a quarter past nine.
6:45 – It’s a quarter to seven.
10:55 – It’s five to eleven.
Numere os horários do período da manhã em ordem crescente.
( ) It’s ten past eight.
( ) It’s twenty-five to twelve.
( ) It’s a quarter past five.
( ) It’s half past seven.
( ) It’s midday.
( ) It’s a quarter to eleven.
( ) It’s twenty to six.
( ) It’s nine twenty-five.
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Língua Inglesa
Reading
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1 Fill in the blanks using the following words.
and English friends from games have here is loves music summer this
Look! is a photo of my
and I. We are studying
in England during the
. Andre next
to me. He’s French. He’s from Lyon. He loves tennis.
Livia is Spanish. She’s Barcelona. She
loves dancing. Roger is Brazilian. He’s from Cuiabá.
He video . Paola
is Italian. She’s from Rome. She loves .
We learn a lot , but we fun too!
2 Answer the following questions according to yourself.
a) Who are you?
b) Where are you from?
c) What do you love?
3 Match the lines according to the previous text.
(1) Andre (2) Livia (3) Roger (4) Paola
( ) Bom dia! ( ) Buongiorno! ( ) Bonjour! ( ) Buenos días!
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In the world, more than 50 countries have English as their official language. About 1.5 billion
people speak English and over 1 billion speak it as a second language in countries like the Netherlands,
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Singapore and Finland, among others. Do many Brazilians speak English?
Do you want to be fluent in English?
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A frase traz a definição de uma profissão. Decifre-a de acordo com as representações no alfabeto
acima e adivinhe qual é a profissão.
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1 Relacione as colunas.
I. Where is Ferrari from?
II. Where is Lionel Messi from?
III. Where are the BTS from?
IV. Where is the most famous chocolate from?
V. Where is Harry Potter from?
VI. Where are the panda bears from?
A) It’s from Switzerland.
B) They’re from China.
C) He’s from Argentina.
D) He’s from England.
E) It’s from Italy.
F) They’re from South Korea.
2 Preencha as lacunas com palavras apropriadas ao diálogo.
Ana: Where ___you from?
Luis: ___from Barcelona. I’m ___.
Ana: Where ___your father from?
Luis: My dad ___from Rome. ___Italian.
Ana: ___your friends from Sweden?
Luis: No, they ___. They’re ___Russia. ___Russian.
3 Reescreva os horários, mas de outra forma.
a) It’s eight thirty.
b) It’s eleven fifteen.
c) It’s three fifty.
d) It’s one forty-five.
e) It’s twenty to twelve.
f) It’s half past four.
g) It’s fifteen after seven.
4 Siga o modelo e escreva as frases com as palavras sugeridas.
¥ Mrs. Robertson/Miami/the United States/American
Mrs. Robertson is from Miami. She’s from the United States. She’s American.
a) Akiro/Osaka/Japan/Japanese
b) Megan/Melbourne/Australia/Australian
c) I/Florianópolis/Brazil/Brazilian
d) Jacque and Luna/Paris/France/French
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Façavocêmesmo
5 Responda com os horários sugeridos.
a) What time is it? (2:30)
b) Is your soccer practice at 9:30? (9:15)
c) What time is her dance class? (8:50)
d) Is it five twenty? (5:45)
e) Is the game at 7:30? (7:00)
f) What time is it? (11:40)
6 Escreva um parágrafo com frases verdadeiras contendo as seguintes informações: your name, your
age, your nationality, some of your favorites (color, number, animal, month etc.).