Atividade 01

Read the story below and answer the following questions.

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1. What is the story about?
   1. ( ) Richard's dead dog.
   2. ( ) The rooms in Millie's house.
   3. ( ) Unfortunate events that happen to Richard.
2. Match the connectives from The Story of Richard and Millie to their meaning.

   1. but	sequence
   2. at first	additive
   3. so	contrastive
   4. and	cause and effect

3. Write the numbers 1 or 2 in the boxes at the bottom of the pictures to indicate the order of events in the story. Then, describe each picture in English, according to the text.

   Picture 1

   Picture 2

4. Read the story again and answer these questions:
   1. Who's the main character?
   2. How does he feel about Millie?
   3. Where did he go on the weekend?
   4. What happened at night?
   5. What happened in the living room?
5. Put the events from the story in the correct order. After each sentence, write a number from 1 to 6.
   1. Richard left the house.
   2. He waited in the living room.
   3. He saw a stain on the carpet.
   4. He sat on the dog.
   5. He reached for a glass of water.
   6. He went back to see Millie.
6. Now, finish Richard's story by writing the verbs in parentheses in the Simple Past. Caso você tenha dúvidas, volte à Aula 7 para checar as formas verbais mais apropriadas.

   The Story of Richard and Milie (continued)

   When Milie and her mother (enter) the room, they (see) the dog. Her mother said, "Ah! There you are, Fifi. Come to Mama." She (reach) out to pick up the dog. Richard (be) horrified. He (want) to explain that Fifi (be) dead, but he (be) silent. He (get up) and left the house.

   Milie (go) after him. "Richard! Come back! What's the matter?" 'Oh, Milie!" he said. "I'm sorry! I (sit) on the dog and now it's dead!" "But Richard." Milie (answer), "Fifi died years ago. She (be) my mother's favorite pet. She took her to a taxidermist when she died."

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