Julia: Hi Pedro, What a surprise!(1)
Pedro: I was studying in the library(2) and I decided to come downstairs(3) to use the internet.
Julia: I was preparing to go back home(4), but now that you are here, why don’t you teach(5) how to use it?
Pedro: Ok. First: the good thing(6) about the internet is that you are connected to the whole world(7) by computer! For example, think about a place(8) far, far away from here.
Julia: Hum, let me see(9), Bangladesh!
Pedro: Bangladesh!? Where is it?
Julia: Bangladesh is a country(10), in the Asian continent. Pedro, what were you doing in during(11) your Geography class(12)?!
Pedro: If we go(13) to a search site(14), we can find(15) all kinds(16) of information about Asian and its countries. We can even(17) make friends in Asia!
Julia: But I don’t speak any Asian language(18). How could(19) I make friends in Asia?
Pedro: You speak English.
Julia: I was thinking about the war in Iraq the other day(20)! Can we find information about that?
Pedro: Let’s see. We can find a website and look for news(21) about Iraqian war(22). Oh, I have a friend who wasliving(23) in France until last year. And he was always writing me about a museum called(24) Louvre. Let’s see what that is.
Julia: Oh, the Louvre is very famous art museum. I would like to know more about journalism.
Pedro: Ok, let’s look about journalists. Here, a discussion group about young journalists.
Julia: Perfect!
Pedro: Go ahead, Julia! Type something(25)…
Vocabulary
1. What a surprise! = Que surpresa!
2. Library = Biblioteca
3. Downstairs = andar de baixo
4. Go back home = voltar para casa
5. Teach = ensinar
6. Thing = coisa
7. Connected to the whole world = conectado ao mundo inteiro
8. Place = lugar
9. Let me see = Deixe-me ver
10. Country = país
11. During = durante
12. Class = aula
13. If we go = se nós formos
14. Search site = site de busca
15. Find = encontrar
16. Kinds = tipos
17. Even = até mesmo
18. Language = língua
19. Could = poderia
20. The other day = outro dia
21. News = notícias
22. War = guerra
23. Living = morando
24. Called = chamado
25. Type something = Digite alguma coisa
1. What a surprise! = Que surpresa!
2. Library = Biblioteca
3. Downstairs = andar de baixo
4. Go back home = voltar para casa
5. Teach = ensinar
6. Thing = coisa
7. Connected to the whole world = conectado ao mundo inteiro
8. Place = lugar
9. Let me see = Deixe-me ver
10. Country = país
11. During = durante
12. Class = aula
13. If we go = se nós formos
14. Search site = site de busca
15. Find = encontrar
16. Kinds = tipos
17. Even = até mesmo
18. Language = língua
19. Could = poderia
20. The other day = outro dia
21. News = notícias
22. War = guerra
23. Living = morando
24. Called = chamado
25. Type something = Digite alguma coisa