Avaliao de Ingls

Texto I
Os segredos da ltima casa de Shakespeare
Shakespeare o mais famoso dramaturgo da Gr-Bretanha

Scientists have started digging under the ground where William Shakespeare's last home stood in Stratford-upon-Avon. They hope their work will help us find out more about how Shakespeare and other people lived 400 years ago. Mark Worthington reports: Rolling back centuries of speculation and digging deep into the private life of Stratford's favourite son. The soil, untouched for 400 years, and it's hoped - the key to understanding more about William Shakespeare's final days. By the time he moved to New Place, Shakespeare was already a household name. But little is known about how he spent the six years he lived here and that's what this latest dig is aiming to change. Kevin Colls, University of Birmingham: "I think we can learn little bits on what he was eating, what he was drinking, so his lifestyle. We can learn a little about his hobbies in terms of what he was doing with his time, but the great mystery has to be where he actually lived. Did he live in the grand house along the front of the street or did he live in the very secluded cottage as documentary evidence suggests, hidden away from view to get on with his work?" Previous digs all found evidence of Shakespeare's high-status household , including smoking pipes and pottery. The first almost 150 years ago, was recorded in extraordinary detail but stopped short at the foundations. It's hoped excavating deeper than ever before, will reveal even more about William Shakespeare's habits and shed new light on what inspired some of the most famous words ever written.

Mark Worthington, BBC News

Vocabulary
speculation guessing, assuming, creating theories without evidence (suposio, criao de teorias no baseadas em provas) private life the way he spent his time at home with family and friends (o modo com que ele passa o tempo com familiares e amigos) dig here, careful scientific searching, studying and recording of objects found buried underground or under buildings (aqui significa pesquisa cietfica minuciosa que envolve o estudo e o registro de objetos encontrados enterrados ou sob prdios)

his hobbies the things he liked to do when he wasn't working (passa-tempo, o que ele gostava de fazer quando no estava trabalhando) very secluded cottage small house that is very far away from other properties (uma casa pequena bem afastada de qualquer outra construo vizinha) high-status household place lived in by someone with wealth and a respected position in society (condio de um indivduo com posses e respeitada posio na sociedade) the foundations the main blocks beneath the ground that a house is built on (as colunas subterrneas principais que sustentam a construo da casa) excavating digging, removing earth (escavao, remoo de terra) habits regular, repeated actions (hbitos, aes repetidas regularmente) shed new light on find new information about, make clearer (encontrar nova informao sobre algo, esclarecer)

Texto II
Roqueiros franceses esto preferindo cantar em ingls
There are growing numbers of rock bands in France singing in English rather than French. Musicians are familiar with American and English rock culture and believe English is the most natural language to use when they perform. The breakthrough for bands that sing in English has not been straightforward. Under France's cultural protection laws, radio stations can only play a set amount of English-language music, and most prefer to fill their quota with actual British or American bands. That means little airtime for French-English bands. There's also a feeling among some critics that singing in English is perhaps a bit of a cop out. But for the members of Anorak, in rehearsal here outside Paris, singing in English is simply a recognition of changing times. The internet generation cares little for national barriers, today's French youngsters are tuned into English like everyone

else is, so why feel guilty? Language has always been a vital part of French culture, so whether you like it or resent it, what's happening is undoubtedly significant. Young French musicians are abandoning their linguistic heritage, and joining the globalised world. Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris

Vocabulary
breakthrough important development or achievement quota an agreed quantity of something airtime broadcast time on the radio or TV a feeling among shared opinion within a group a bit of a cop out choosing an easier option that may be disappointing to come in rehearsal preparing for a performance internet generation people who have grown up using the internet from a young age cares little for does not have very much interest (in a topic) a vital part a very important or essential role linguistic heritage a long tradition of using their own language

Texto III
For the Good News.
The explosion of information and communication technology has made our world a smaller place. Video phones, cellular phones, faxes, data networks and modems all serve to bring people together faster and more efficiently than ever before. Such technology has revolutionized the news media. Now, instant news-gathering equipment and satellite broadcasting take us live to the world's trouble spots to watch history as it is being made. As a result, public opinion can be influencied, and governments can be pressured to re-evaluate their policies. Likewise, media coverage of the Gulf War profoundly affected the way we think about armed conflict and even technology itself. No longer can governments hide their darkest deeds behind blankets of secrecy. High-tech news-gathering teams will be on hand providing up-to-the-minute coverage to expose their crimes to a worldwide public.

Benign censorship, however, will ensure that the worst excesses of violence and propaganda are not beamed straight into our living room. Before anyone starts complaining that censorship is a bad thing remember that it is necessary in some circumstances. For once the cynics and pessimists may have to be silent. The world we live in is shrinking - and as result we are all getting closer.

Vocabulary:
Trouble spots: troubled places Likewise: similarly Deeds: something someone does, something that is very good or very bad Benign: kind and gentle Beam: to send a radio or television signal through the air For once: for this time, now Straight into: moving directly into.