quarta-feira, 3 de setembro de 2014

PRINCE WILLIAM, DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE


Title: Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge
Full Name: William Arthur Philip Louis
Father: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales
Relation to Elizabeth II: Grandson
Born: June 21, 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London
Married: Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011


Prince William was born on June 21, 1982 in London and is the oldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace on August 4, 1982. His parents divorced in 1996 and his mother Princess Diana was killed in a car accident in 1997. He and his brother Harry had to endure intense media interest following the death and funeral of Diana. He attended schools in London and Berkshire. He was interested in swimming and football and was captain of a team. From 2000 to 2001 he visited Belize where he took part in an army training exercise, Chile where he worked on a dairy farm as a volunteer and 15 weeks studying conservation in Africa. On his return he entered the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he started to study History of Art but later changed to Geography, graduating in 2005.

In January 2006 ____ became a cadet at Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst joining _____ brother who had been there since May 2005. In January 2009 he started training as a pilot of rescue helicopters. In September 2013 ____ was announced that his active service with the RAF would end so that he could concentrate on his royal and public service duties in support of his grandmother the Queen. 

His interests include sports and he is the president of England Football Association. He supports Aston Villa football club. As one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, his relationship with his long-term girlfriend Catherine (Kate) Middleton that he met at University in 2001 was closely followed by the media, with reports about a break up for a few months in 2007 and rumors at the time that they were just good friends’; however they were increasingly seen together at public events. 

Prince William asked ____ to marry ____ during a holiday in Kenya and the engagement ring belonged to his late mother Diana. The engagement was announced on November 16, 2010 and ____ got married on April 29, 2011. Prince William and Catherine were made Duke and Duchess of Cambridge by the Queen on _____ marriage. Their first official Royal Tour was to Canada in July 2011 and they toured Malaysia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu as part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations in 2012. He is second in line to the British throne after his father Charles, Prince of Wales. If he accedes to the throne after his father he will become King William V and his wife Queen Catherine. Their first child Prince George was born on July 22, 2013.
                                                                                                  Adapted from www.britroyals.com

1. No texto deste capítulo, sobre o Príncipe William, os espaços devem ser preenchidos com pronomes pessoais ou adjetivos/pronomes possessivos. Marque a alternativa com as palavras adequadas na ordem correta:
a) he – his – he – him – her – they – their        d) he – her – it – her – he – their – they
b) she – his – it – she – him – they – their        e) she – her – him – it – he – they – them
c) he – his – it – her – him – they – their        

2. O Príncipe William é o filho mais velho da Princesa Diana, que faleceu em um acidente de carro em Paris, em 31 de agosto de 1997. De acordo com o texto, o príncipe:
a) frequentou escolas apenas na capital da Inglaterra.
b) namorou Catherine Middleton durante pouco tempo antes de seu casamento.
c) começou a estudar História da Arte depois de passar quase quatro meses na África.
d) deu a Catherine Middleton um anel de noivado que foi um presente da Rainha Elizabeth.
e) nunca foi a outros países com sua esposa.

3. Quando sua mãe faleceu, o príncipe tinha ____________ anos:
a) doze                                                           d) dezesseis
b) quatorze                                                     e) dezoito
c) quinze

4. Em setembro de 2013, o Príncipe William:
a) deixou a Royal Air Force.                            d) declarou que iria presidir a RAF.
b) anunciou a segunda gravidez da esposa.       e) comprou seu primeiro helicóptero.
c) foi ficar ao lado da avó, que estava doente.

5. De acordo com o texto, o que aconteceu nas datas abaixo?
a) 21/06/1982 - _____________________________________________________
b) 04/08/1982 - _____________________________________________________
c) 16/11/2010 - _____________________________________________________
d) 29/04/2011 - _____________________________________________________
e) 22/07/2013 - _____________________________________________________

6. The relationship between Prince William and Catherine Middleton called the attention of the media. They published, for example, that the couple:
a) had become enemies.                                  
b) had put an end to their relationship for a few months.
c) used to argue very frequently.                   
d) had crises of jealousy.
e) were never seen together.

7. Prince William worked in _________ a few years ago.
a) Kenya                                                          d) Malaysia
b) Chile                                                           e) Singapore
c) Africa

8. In the text the word late means:
a) recently                                                      d) lately
b) deceased                                                    e) near the end
c) after the usual time

9. In the sentence “If he accedes to the throne after his father he will become King William V” the underlined words refer to:
a) Prince Charles                                             d) Prince William
b) Prince Harry                                               e) Princess of Wales
c) Duke of Cambridge

10. The word increasingly in “they were increasingly seen together at public events” means:
a) less and less                                                d) once a year
b) very rarely                                                  e) once or twice a week
c) more and more

11. Rewrite these sentences correctly:
a) These boys never do nothing.

 b) The judge was dressed with black.

 c) I’m trying to get rid from my old books.

d) I will see you again when I will come back.

e) As usually, my brother left his books at home. 

f) He think you done a great mistake.

g) I have a old car.

h) He plays the piano very good.

i) She don´t play the piano the way I do. 

j) A lot of mouses were seen in your house.

k) The number of accidents are increasing.

l) You should to help those poor people.


m)  Ingrid visit her relatives every Sunday.

n) Jane´s and Mary´s mom is a very young.

o) Where is the nun? He must be in the convent


ANSWERS:
1 – C             2 – C             3 – C            4 – A
5.  
a) O nascimento do Príncipe William
b) O Príncipe William foi batizado                       
c) O noivado do Príncipe William e Kate Middleton foi anunciado
d) O casamento do Príncipe William e Kate Middleton
e) O nascimento do Príncipe George, filho do Príncipe William e Kate Middleton
6 – B            7 – B              8 – B             9 – A                10 - C             
11.
a) These boys never do anything
b) The judge was dressed in black
c) I´m trying to get rid of my old books
d) I will see you again when I come back
e) As usual my brother left his books at home
f) He thinks you´ve made a great mistake
g) I have an old car
h) He plays the piano very well
i) She doesn´t play the piano the way I do
j) A lot of mice were seen in your house
k) The number of accidents is increasing
l) You should help those poor people
m) Ingrid visits her relatives every Sunday
n) Jane and Mary´s mom is very young
o) Where is the nun? She must be in the convent

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