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MDULO 38
TEXT

GOOGLE TO LAUCH WEARABLE HEALTH MONITOR

Google is playing catch-up to Apple and
Samsung in the race to be market leader in
wearable health software. The tech giant is
working on a device called Google Fit to rival
Apples HealthKit and Samsungs Galaxy Gear
2 and the Galaxy Gear Fit. Sources say the
company is working overtime to launch its
product so it is not left behind. Google is
hoping to be the first company to provide a
device using the Android operating system. This is Googles second foray into this market.
The first product was called Google Health, which did not gain traction with consumers as it
did not offer the kind of information fitness enthusiasts and health buffs were after.
An industry insider revealed what Google Fit might look like. They said it would be a
wearable device that measures bio-rhythmic data like the number of steps someone walks
or runs, or heart rate. This information will be linked with Googles cloud-based services. The
company is trying to keep further details of the final product under wraps. The TechCrunch
website wrote: From what we're hearing, Google Fit will track all sorts of health data, such
as weight, heart rate, run times, body-building stats and more. It added: End users will be
able to sync their Google Fit profiles to their Google IDs, which will make their data portable
no matter what app or device theyre using.
(breakingnewsenglish)

VOCABULARY
I.
1) Translate the underlined expression in the sentence.
Two new Ford models are to be launched in the US next year.

2) Wearable technology is a category of technology devices that can

be worn by a consumer and often include information related to
health and fitness.
Translate the title of the text.
O Google vai lanar um monitor de sade vestvel

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lanar
* to launch = ________________________________________________

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II. Match the columns.

V. Combine the following verbs with their meanings/synonyms below.

B
1. to rival

1. race

a) atrs

2. to provide

c )

2. market

b) consumidor

3. to reveal

a )

4. to link

e )

5. to track

d )

6. to synch

b )

3. giant

c) tipo

4. behind

d) mercado

5. consumer

e) corrida

6. kind (sort)

f) gigante

a) to tell something to people; to divulge

b) to synchronize
c) to supply; to give; to make available
d) to note the progress or course of something
e) to connect; to relate; to associate

III. Complete the following sentences.

Use the verbs from the box. Pay attention to the verb tenses.

f) to try to equal or surpass; to compete with

Now, complete the sentences with the vocabulary studied above.

TO HOPE TO OFFER TO LOOK LIKE

TO MEASURE TO KEEP TO HEAR

provide
1) We _______________
legal advice and service to our clients.

TO ADD
synched
2) The flash needs to be _______________
to your camera.
measured
1) We _______________
from the back of the house to the fence.
linked
3) Liver cancer is ________________
to the hepatitis B virus.
hear
2) Would you turn the volume up a little? I cant _______________.
hopes
3) He _______________
to sell his art to a major museum.
looks like
4) That __________________
our bus in the distance.
added
5) She was sad, she said, but _______________
that she felt she had
made the right decision.

track
4) The military use radar satellites to ____________________
targets
through clouds and at night.
rivalling
5) His restaurant is sophisticated and serves dishes _______________
the best to be found in Europe.
revealed
6) He _______________
that he had received death threats.

keep
6) They usually _____________
you in hospital for about three days
after the surgery.
VI. Translate the underlined expressions in the following sentences.
offer
7) The elections _______________
the people some hope for a better
future.

1) Radioactivity cannot be felt, smelled, seen or heard directly and is

detectable only with the aid of mechanical or electronic devices.
dispositivo
* device = ___________________________________________________

IV. Match the columns.

A

1. data

a) detalhe

2. step

b) usurio

3. heart rate

c) dados

4. detail

d) peso

5. weight

e) passo

6. user

f) frequncia cardaca

7. ID

g) identificao

2) The journalist had exclusive information from a reliable source

working in the company.
fonte
* source = __________________________________________________
3) Annes forays into local politics were never very successful.
incurso, investida
* foray = ____________________________________________________
4) Hes such a film buff that owns over 3,000 movies.
fantico, entusiasta
* buff = ____________________________________________________
5) According to a council insider, the librarys budget is to be cut again.

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pessoa que tem acesso a informaes sigilosas,

privilegiadas
* insider = ___________________________________________________

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6) We returned to the meeting room for further discussions.

VIII.

UNDER WRAPS

adicional
* further = ___________________________________________________
UNDER WRAPS means secret, concealed.

7) The stats show that shes the greatest womens tennis player in
history.

Translate the following excerpt from the text.

The company is trying to keep further details of the final product
under wraps

estatsticas
* stats = ____________________________________________________

A companhia est tentando manter detalhes adicionais do

8) He posted pictures on his Facebook profile.

*

produto final em segredo.

perfil
profile = ________________________________________________

VII.

EXPRESSIONS

Pay attention to the meaning of the following expressions in English

and translate them.

IX.

NO MATTER WHAT

NO MATTER WHAT = regardless of

Translate the sentence.

1) to play catch-up = to try to make as much progress as someone or

something that you are competing with =

No matter what the government says, the inflation is back.

Independentemente do que o governo diz, a inflao est de

esforar-se para acompanhar, correr atrs do prejuzo

volta.
2) to work overtime = to work beyond the established time limit,
especially that of the normal working day =
fazer hora extra

Translate the excerpt from the text.

... which will make their data portable no matter what app or device
theyre using.
... o que tornar seus dados portveis independentemente de

3) to gain traction = to start to get popular; to be accepted by the

public =
obter sucesso, ganhar fora

que aplicativo ou dispositivo eles estejam usando.

TEXT COMPREHENSION
Responder em portugus.

4) to be after = to try to find something =

ir atrs, buscar

1. O que o texto afirma a respeito do dispositivo Google Health?

O Google Health foi o primeiro software de sade vestvel do
Google. No se tornou popular pois no oferecia o tipo de

Use the expressions in the following sentences.

informao que os fanticos por fitness e sade buscavam.

am after
1) A really good French dictionary, thats what I ____________________.
gaining traction
2) Mobile broadband is quickly _______________________
in spite of its
late entry to the Chinese market.

2. Qual ser a utilidade do Google Fit?

O Google Fit acompanhar todas as informaes de sade, tais

3) Wireless technology is big in developed countries and, at the

playing catch-up
moment, developing countries are _____________________________.

como peso, frequncia cardaca, nmero de passos de uma

caminhada ou corrida, estatsticas de musculao de um
indivduo.

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work overtime
4) The boss regularly asks him to ________________________________.

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MDULO 39
TEXT

IN MY LIFE
(John Lennon Paul McCartney)

Paul McCartney and John Lennon

IN MY LIFE had its genesis in a remark made by English journalist Kenneth Allsop, who
pointedly asked Lennon why the personal childhood reminiscences present in Lennons 1964
book IN HIS OWN WRITE never showed up in his Beatles lyrics. John attempted a song that
would read like an imaginary bus trip from his boyhood home to the center of Liverpool,
describing all his childhood haunts and lamenting the changes time had brought on. However
Lennon found it to be ridiculous and reworked the words, replacing the specific memories.

BETTER / GONE / PLACES / THOUGH / THINK /

REMEMBER / DEAD/ OFTEN / REMAIN / WENT /
MEMORIES / STILL/ NO ONE/ LIVING / THEM /
MEANING / RECALL / SOMETHING/ AFFECTION

places
remember
There are __________
I ______________
though
All my life __________ some have changed
better
Some forever not for ___________
gone and some ___________
remain
Some have _________

All these places have their moments

still
recall
With lovers and friends I _________
can __________
dead
living
Some are __________
and some are ____________
them all
In my life Ive loved __________
But of all these friends and lovers
no one
There is ____________
compares with you
memories
meaning
And these ______________
lose their _______________
think
something
When I ___________ of love as _____________ new
affection
Though I know Ill never lose _____________
went before
For people and things that __________
often
I know Ill __________
stop and think about them
In my life I love you more.

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Listen to the song and try to fill in the blanks with its expressions. They
are scrambled here:

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III. Match the columns.

VOCABULARY
I. Match these expressions with their meanings:
1. genesis
( F )
2. to make a remark
( C )
3. pointedly
( B )
4. to show up
( D )
5. to attempt
( E )
6. haunt
( A )
7. to bring on
( G )
a)
b)
c)
d
e)
f)
g)

a place that someone often visits because they enjoy going there
directly
to say your opinion about something or someone
to make visible
to try
the beginning or origin
to be the cause of something bad

II. Insert the vocabulary of the previous exercise in these blanks.

attempted
1. The government has _________________
to avert the crisis.
pointedly
2. He said _______________
that I would not be welcome here.
brought on
3. She nearly died of heart attack ________________
by fear.
haunt of stage celebrities.
4. The Savoy soon became a favorite __________
show
up
5. The writing didnt _________________ very well on yellow paper.
genesis of the new project was a meeting of experts in 2002.
6. The __________
making
remarks
7. Nicholas is well known for ____________
outrageous ____________.

1.

forever

a) melhor

2.

remark

b) entretanto

3.

to recall

c) recordar

4.

memories

d) para sempre

5.

boyhood/childhood

e) ainda

6.

to replace

f) substituir

7.

though

g) lembranas

8.

still

h) comentrio

9.

better

i) infncia

10

j) embora

10. however

IV. Turn into English.

1) Ns passamos nossa infncia em uma pequena cidade nas
montanhas.
We spent our boyhood (childhood) in a small town in the
mountains.
2) Eu ainda me lembro de todas as palavras de nossa conversa.
I still remember all the words of our conversation.

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