English Corner II

Let´s check your vocabulary

You´ll read a poem written by a philosopher from the century XVIII, but some words are missing. The correction, as the author´s name, will be published next week. Meanwhile try to guess the poem´s title.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words:

perfection, me, younger, changed, fat, strange, know, good, sure, clear, complexion, mirror, concerned,  see, face, wrinkles , made

I look in the ___________ and what do I _______? A _________ looking person that  cannot be________.  For I am much _______________And not nearly so _________ , as that________in  the mirror I am looking at.  Oh, where  are the mirrors That I used to ______ like the  ones which were______thirty years  ago? Now all things have _________ And  I`m ________ you`ll agree Mirrors are not as _______ as  they used to be. So never be  _________, If _________ appear. For one thing I`ve  learned, which is very _______, Should  your __________ Be less than perfection, It is  really the mirror That needs _________!!

Answers for the previous exercise:

Subject: Plastic Surgery

Match the collumns:

face lift –  plástica facial , breast lift –   plástica de mamas

nose job – plástica de nariz, abdominoplasty – plástica de abdóme

liposuction – lipoaspiração,  skillful surgeon – médico habilidoso ,

swell – inchar,  swollen – inchado

Tradução das frases:

1-  A cirurgia está demorando muito. Parece estranho. Vamos perguntar para a enfermeira.

2- Estou tão brava com o médico, que tenho vontade de pegá-lo pelo colarinho!

3 –  Você percebeu que estão nos enrolando? Ninguém realmente sabe o que está acontecendo lá.