2. TIT FOR TAT*
George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright who wrote Major Barbara, Pygmalion and many other famous comedies, could be very sarcastic.
He once sent the following note do Wiston Churchill: "Here ae two tickets for the first night of my new play. You may bring a friend - if you have one."
Churchill, then a young politician replied: "I can´t come to the first night of your play, but I may come to the second - If there is one."
(From The Little, Brown Book f Anecdotes, Little Brown & Company, Boston, 1985.)
Mark T ( for true ) or F ( for false ) according to the story above. Correct the false statements.
1. George Bernard Shaw wrote plays.
2. Shaw was from Ireland.
3. The Irish playwright was sometimes sarcastic.
4. Shaw and Churchil did not know each other.
5. Shaw sent only one ticket to Churchill.
6. Shaw told Churchill he was allowed to bring a friend to the play - in case he had a friend.
7. Winton Churchill was an old man at that time.
8. Churchill´s reply was clrever and funny at the same time.
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* Tit for tat is an expression that corresponds to "pagar na mesma moeda." something you do to harm someone that has harmed you.
Respostas
1- T
2- T
3- T
4- F
5- F
6- T
7- F
8- T
Olá!
Sua pergunta está na categoria errada, porém, eu acho que da para responder.
Temos no texto uma breve história, onde se explica que George Bernard Shaw é um dramaturgo irlandês, que escreveu diversas obras como "Major Barbara e Pygmalion" e outras comedias famosas que poderiam ser muito sarcásticas.
Ele mandou uma nota com dois bilhetes, para um conhecido chamado Wiston Churchill, onde sarcasticamente ele fala que pode levar um amigo, se tiver algun, e por isso Churchill respondeu que não poderia ir na primerira noite da obra, porém só podia ir na segunda, se tiver!
Sabendo isso podemos determinar marcar com uma T (true) aquelas afirmações que são verdadeiras, e com uma F (false) aquelas que são falsas.
1. (T) George Bernard Shaw wrote plays.
R: Yes, he is a playwright.
2. (T) Shaw was from Ireland.
R: Yes, he is Irish
3. (T)The Irish playwright was sometimes sarcastic.
R: Yes, the Irish dramatist was sometimes sarcastic, including in the notes sent to Mr. Churchill.
4. (F) Shaw and Churchil did not know each other.
R: If the dramatist is sending him notes and also sarcastics, it means that there is a relationship between them and therefore they know each other.
5. (F) Shaw sent only one ticket to Churchill.
R: The playwright sent two tickets to Mr. Churchill
6. (T)Shaw told Churchill he was allowed to bring a friend to the play - in case he had a friend.
R: Sarcastically, Mr. Shaw tells Mr. Churchill that he could take a friend, if he had one.
7. (F) Winton Churchill was an old man at that time.
R: Churchill, is a young politician.
8. (T) Churchill´s reply was clrever and funny at the same time.
R: Yes, Churchill's response was severe and fun at the same time.