1ª sérieCognates and false cognatesEM13LGG403EM13LGG401

Cognatos e falsos cognatos (false friends)

Leitura de um texto curto com falsos cognatos clássicos do ENEM (actually, library, novel, eventually, attend) e prática para não cair nas armadilhas de tradução.

Habilidades da BNCC
  • EM13LGG403 — Fazer uso do inglês como língua do mundo global, levando em conta a multiplicidade e variedade de usos, usuários e funções dessa língua no mundo contemporâneo.
  • EM13LGG401 — Analisar textos de modo a caracterizar as línguas como fenômeno (geo)político, histórico, social, variável, heterogêneo e sensível aos contextos de uso.

O link para os alunos abre só as questões, sem anúncios: cada aluno responde no celular e vê a própria nota no final.

1Reading

Read the text and choose the correct meaning of the words in the context.

A summer job at the library

"Actually, my summer job is a lot of fun," says Lívia, a 17-year-old intern at a public library in Recife. "I help readers find books, I organize reading clubs and I push the cart with the returned books back to the shelves."

Last week, a student asked her for a novel by a Brazilian author, but all the copies were borrowed, so Lívia suggested a different book. "She was a bit disappointed, but she took it anyway. Eventually, she came back and told me she had loved it!"

Lívia's mother is proud of her daughter. "She attends classes in the morning and works in the afternoon. She is very responsible."

1.In the text, "actually" means:

2.Lívia works at a "library", that is, a:

3.In the text, "push" means:

4.The student asked for a "novel", which is:

5."Eventually, she came back" means that she came back:

6."She attends classes in the morning" means that she:

2Don't fall into the trap

Complete the sentences with the correct English word. The meaning in Portuguese is in parentheses. Be careful with false friends!

intendpretendrelativesparentssuccesscollegelunchexitpush

1.I to study medicine after high school. (= pretendo)

2.All my came to the party: uncles, aunts and cousins. (= parentes)

3.Her are both teachers: her father teaches math and her mother teaches history. (= pais)

4.The new song was a huge on streaming platforms. (= sucesso)

5.My brother wants to go to to study engineering. (= faculdade)

6.We had at a restaurant near the school at noon. (= almoço)

7.In case of fire, use the emergency at the back of the building. (= saída)

3True or false?

Mark T (true) or F (false) about the meanings of the words.

1."Comprehensive" means "compreensivo".

2."Information" and "informação" are true cognates.

3."Fabric" means "fábrica".

4."Sensible" means "sensível".

5."Important" and "importante" have the same meaning.

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