Moderna Se Liga na Língua Inglesa – New Beyond Words

Starting point – p. 10

1 – Who are you? – p. 20

Gêneros discursivos: documento pessoal e apresentação pessoal escrita e oral.

Tema: identidade e cidadania.

Time to think – p. 22

Reading – p. 23

Task 1 (personal document) – p. 23

Before reading – p. 23
Read to learn – p. 24
Constructing meanings – p. 25
Task 2 (personal document) – p. 25

Before reading – p. 25
Read to learn – p. 26
Constructing meanings – p. 28
Task 3 (written personal presentation) – p. 28

Before reading – p. 28
Read to learn – p. 29
Constructing meanings – p. 29
Think a little more – p. 30

Listening – p. 30

Before listening – p. 30
Listen to learn – p. 31
Constructing meanings – p. 31
Think a little more – p. 32

Language in action – p. 32

Speaking – p. 34

Hit the road – p. 34
Toolbox – p. 35
Step back – p. 35
Pit stop – p. 35

Think it over – p. 36

Eyes on grammar – p. 36

Personal information – p. 36
Getting to know each other – p. 36
Subject pronouns – p. 37
Subject pronouns + verb to be (present simple) – p. 37
Numbers – p. 37


2 – English everywhere – p. 38

Gêneros discursivos: tirinha, verbete de dicionário e vídeo informativo.

Tema: a presença e o uso do inglês no dia a dia do Brasil.

Time to think – p. 40

Reading – p. 41

Task 1 (comic strip) – p. 41

Before reading – p. 41
Read to learn – p. 41
Constructing meanings – p. 42
Task 2 (dictionary entry) – p. 43

Before reading – p. 43
Read to learn – p. 43
Constructing meanings – p. 44
Task 3 (dictionary entry) – p. 44

Before reading – p. 44
Read to learn – p. 44
Constructing meanings – p. 45
Think a little more – p. 45

Listening – p. 46

Before listening – p. 46
Listen to learn – p. 46
Constructing meanings – p. 46
Think a little more – p. 47

Language in action – p. 47

Writing – p. 50

Hit the road – p. 50
Toolbox – p. 51
Step back – p. 51
Pit stop – p. 51

Think it over – p. 52

Eyes on grammar – p. 52

Indefinite articles – p. 52
Languages – p. 53
Order of nouns and adjectives – p. 53
Cardinal numbers – p. 53


3 – Our school – p. 54

Gêneros discursivos: quadro de horário escolar, cartaz de campanha social, quote poster e enquete.

Tema: escolas e educação.

Time to think – p. 56

Reading – p. 58

Task 1 (class schedule) – p. 58

Before reading – p. 58
Read to learn – p. 58
Constructing meanings – p. 59
Task 2 (social campaign poster) – p. 59

Before reading – p. 59
Read to learn – p. 60
Constructing meanings – p. 61
Task 3 (quote poster) – p. 61

Before reading – p. 61
Read to learn – p. 62
Constructing meanings – p. 62
Think a little more – p. 63

Listening – p. 63

Before listening – p. 63
Listen to learn – p. 64
Constructing meanings – p. 64
Think a little more – p. 65

Language in action – p. 65

Speaking – p. 68

Hit the road – p. 68
Toolbox – p. 68
Step back – p. 69
Pit stop – p. 69

Think it over – p. 69

Eyes on grammar – p. 70

Days of the week – p. 70
School subjects – p. 70
Imperative – p. 70
Present simple – p. 71
Talking about favorite school subjects – p. 71


4 – One language, different realities – p. 72

Gêneros discursivos: mapa, dados e fatos, programa educativo e anotações de aula.

Tema: inglês ao redor do mundo.

Time to think – p. 74

Reading – p. 76

Task 1 (map) – p. 76

Before reading – p. 76
Read to learn – p. 76
Constructing meanings – p. 77
Task 2 (facts and figures) – p. 77

Before reading – p. 77
Read to learn – p. 77
Constructing meanings – p. 79
Think a little more – p. 80

Listening – p. 80

Before listening – p. 80
Listen to learn – p. 81
Constructing meanings – p. 81
Think a little more – p. 82

Language in action – p. 83

Writing – p. 84

Hit the road – p. 84
Toolbox – p. 85
Step back – p. 86
Pit stop – p. 86

Think it over – p. 86

Eyes on grammar – p. 87

Facts and figures – p. 87
Present simple – affirmative form – p. 87
Present simple – negative form – p. 88
Present simple – interrogative form – p. 88
Countries, nationalities and main languages – p. 89
Cardinal numbers – p. 89
Ordinal numbers – p. 89


Project 1 – Our school in comic strips – p. 90

Produto final: uma coleção de tirinhas.

Tema: nossa escola.

Getting started – p. 90

Preparing the project – p. 93

Comic strip #1 – Getting to know each other at school – p. 93

Hands on – p. 93

Step back – p. 94

Comic strip #2 – The school routine – p. 95

Hands on – p. 95

Step back – p. 96

Comic strip #3 – Time to think about teachers – p. 96

Hands on – p. 96

Step back – p. 97

Joining the ideas – p. 97



5 – Day-to-day life at school – p. 98

Gêneros discursivos: relato pessoal; entrevista escrita e oral.

Tema: diversidade de ocupações e de pessoas que trabalham na escola.

Time to think – p. 100

Reading – p. 101

Task 1 (personal story) – p. 101

Before reading – p. 101
Read to learn – p. 102
Constructing meanings – p. 102
Task 2 (written interview) – p. 103

Before reading – p. 103
Read to learn – p. 104
Constructing meanings – p. 104
Think a little more – p. 105

Listening – p. 105

Before listening – p. 105
Listen to learn – p. 106
Constructing meanings – p. 106
Think a little more – p. 107

Language in action – p. 107

Speaking – p. 110

Hit the road – p. 110
Toolbox – p. 110
Step back – p. 111
Pit stop – p. 112

Think it over – p. 112

Eyes on grammar – p. 113

Expressing likes (with verbs enjoy/like/love) – p. 113
Expressing dislikes (with don’t/doesn’t enjoy/like) – p. 113
Asking about likes and dislikes – p. 113
Talking about routines – p. 114
Sports – p. 114
Possessive adjectives – p. 115
Question words – p. 117


6 – Games connecting the world – p. 116

Gêneros discursivos: verbete de enciclopédia, instruções de dobradura e tutorial de jogos.

Tema: jogos ao redor do mundo.

Time to think – p. 118

Reading – p. 120

Task 1 (encyclopedia entry) – p. 120

Before reading – p. 120
Read to learn – p. 121
Constructing meanings – p. 121
Task 2 (origami instructions) – p. 122

Before reading – p. 122
Read to learn – p. 123
Constructing meanings – p. 124
Think a little more – p. 125

Listening – p. 126

Before listening – p. 126
Listen to learn – p. 127
Constructing meanings – p. 127
Think a little more – p. 128

Language in action – p. 128

Writing – p. 131

Hit the road – p. 131
Toolbox – p. 131
Step back – p. 132
Pit stop – p. 132

Think it over – p. 132

Eyes on grammar – p. 133

Suffix -er – p. 133
Imperative – p. 133
Sequence words – p. 133


7 – At the end of the day, family is family – p. 134

Gêneros discursivos: pôster e sinopse de filme e diálogo familiar.

Tema: vida familiar.

Time to think – p. 136

Reading – p. 137

Task 1 (movie poster) – p. 137

Before reading – p. 137
Read to learn – p. 138
Constructing meanings – p. 138
Task 2 (movie synopsis) – p. 138

Before reading – p. 138
Read to learn – p. 139
Constructing meanings – p. 139
Task 3 (movie synopsis) – p. 140

Before reading – p. 140
Read to learn – p. 141
Constructing meanings – p. 141
Think a little more – p. 142

Listening – p. 142

Before listening – p. 142
Listen to learn – p. 143
Constructing meanings – p. 143
Think a little more – p. 144

Language in action – p. 144

Speaking – p. 147

Hit the road – p. 147
Toolbox – p. 147
Step back – p. 149
Pit stop – p. 149

Think it over – p. 149

Eyes on grammar – p. 150

Family members – p. 150
Other words about family – p. 150
Genitive case – p. 150
Present continuous – p. 151


8 – A place in the sun – p. 152

Gêneros discursivos: infográfico e álbum de fotos.

Tema: o lugar onde vivemos.

Time to think – p. 154

Reading – p. 155

Task 1 (infographic) – p. 155

Before reading – p. 155
Read to learn – p. 156
Constructing meanings – p. 156
Task 2 (infographic) – p. 157

Before reading – p. 157
Read to learn – p. 158
Constructing meanings – p. 160
Task 3 (photo album) – p. 160

Before reading – p. 160
Read to learn – p. 161
Constructing meanings – p. 162
Think a little more – p. 162

Listening – p. 163

Before listening – p. 163
Listen to learn – p. 163
Constructing meanings – p. 164
Think a little more – p. 165

Language in action – p. 165

Writing – p. 167

Hit the road – p. 167
Toolbox – p. 168
Step back – p. 169
Pit stop – p. 169

Think it over – p. 169

Eyes on grammar – p. 170

Present simple (verb to have) – p. 170
Water – p. 171
Cities – p. 171
Means of transportation – p. 171
Decimals – p. 171
Large numbers – p. 171


Project 2 – The place we belong – p. 172

Produto final: um blogue para discutir questões sobre o lugar onde vivemos.

Tema: nossa cidade.

Getting started – p. 172

Preparing the project – p. 176

Hands on – p. 177

Step back – p. 178

Joining the ideas – p. 178



Appendices – p. 179

There is more – p. 180

Up to you – p. 198

List of irregular verbs – p. 200

References – p. 202

Transcrição dos áudios – p. 204

Starting point – p. 10

1 – Information: here, there, and everywhere – p. 14

Gêneros discursivos: capa de revista, primeira página de jornal impresso, home page de jornal digital e noticiário de televisão.

Tema: o mundo da informação.

Time to think – p. 16

Reading – p. 17

Task 1 (magazine cover) – p. 17

Before reading – p. 17
Read to learn – p. 18
Constructing meanings – p. 18
Task 2 (newspaper front page) – p. 19

Before reading – p. 19
Read to learn – p. 19
Constructing meanings – p. 21
Task 3 (newspaper home page) – p. 22

Before reading – p. 22
Read to learn – p. 23
Constructing meanings – p. 24
Think a little more – p. 24

Listening – p. 25

Before listening – p. 25
Listen to learn – p. 25
Constructing meanings – p. 25
Think a little more – p. 27

Language in action – p. 27

Speaking – p. 29

Hit the road – p. 29
Toolbox – p. 29
Step back – p. 31
Pit stop – p. 31

Think it over – p. 31

Eyes on grammar – p. 32

Subject and object pronouns – p. 32
Past simple – regular verbs – p. 32
Past simple – regular verbs – spelling changes – p. 33
Past simple (verb to be) – p. 33
Noun phrases – p. 33


2 – Women who made a difference – p. 34

Gêneros discursivos: biografia escrita e oral e linha do tempo.

Tema: mulheres que contribuíram positivamente para o mundo.

Time to think – p. 36

Reading – p. 38

Task 1 (written biography) – p. 38

Before reading – p. 38
Read to learn – p. 39
Constructing meanings – p. 39
Task 2 (written biography and timeline) – p. 40

Before reading – p. 40
Read to learn – p. 41
Constructing meanings – p. 42
Think a little more – p. 43

Listening – p. 44

Before listening – p. 44
Listen to learn – p. 45
Constructing meanings – p. 45
Think a little more – p. 46

Language in action – p. 46

Writing – p. 50

Hit the road – p. 50
Toolbox – p. 50
Step back – p. 50
Pit stop – p. 51

Think it over – p. 51

Eyes on grammar – p. 51

Past simple (verb to be) – p. 52
Past simple – irregular verbs – p. 52
Prepositions of time – p. 53
Expressions of time – p. 53
Connectors – p. 53


3 – You have the right to know your rights! – p. 54

Gêneros discursivos: convenção em versão para crianças e entrevista oral.

Tema: direitos da criança.

Time to think – p. 56

Reading – p. 57

Task 1 (convention in child-friendly language) – p. 57

Before reading – p. 57
Read to learn – p. 58
Constructing meanings – p. 59
Task 2 (convention in child-friendly language) – p. 59

Before reading – p. 59
Read to learn – p. 60
Constructing meanings – p. 61
Think a little more – p. 62

Listening – p. 63

Before listening – p. 63
Listen to learn – p. 63
Constructing meanings – p. 64
Think a little more – p. 64

Language in action – p. 65

Speaking – p. 67

Hit the road – p. 67
Toolbox – p. 67
Step back – p. 68
Pit stop – p. 69

Think it over – p. 69

Eyes on grammar – p. 70

Rights and conventions – p. 70
Connectors – p. 71
Modal verb – can – p. 71


4 – We’re all Africa – p. 72

Gêneros discursivos: verbete de enciclopédia e filme documentário.

Tema: conexões culturais e históricas entre África e Brasil.

Time to think – p. 74

Reading – p. 76

Task 1 (encyclopedia entry) – p. 76

Before reading – p. 76
Read to learn – p. 76
Constructing meanings – p. 77
Task 2 (encyclopedia entry) – p. 78

Before reading – p. 78
Read to learn – p. 79
Constructing meanings – p. 79
Think a little more – p. 80

Listening – p. 81

Before listening – p. 81
Listen to learn – p. 83
Constructing meanings – p. 83
Think a little more – p. 84

Language in action – p. 84

Writing – p. 86

Hit the road – p. 86
Toolbox – p. 86
Step back – p. 87
Pit stop – p. 87

Think it over – p. 88

Eyes on grammar – p. 88

Past simple – regular verbs – p. 88
Past simple – irregular verbs – p. 89
Discrimination vs equality – p. 89


Project 1 – “Englishes” around the globe – p. 90

Produto final: uma minienciclopédia.

Tema: o alcance global do inglês.

Getting started – p. 90

Preparing the project – p. 93

Hands on – p. 94

Step back – p. 95

Joining the ideas – p. 95



5 – War and peace – p. 96

Gêneros discursivos: notícia de jornal e relato histórico oral.

Tema: importantes eventos do passado.

Time to think – p. 98

Reading – p. 100

Task 1 (news article) – p. 100

Before reading – p. 100
Read to learn – p. 101
Constructing meanings – p. 101
Task 2 (news article) – p. 102

Before reading – p. 102
Read to learn – p. 103
Constructing meanings – p. 103
Think a little more – p. 105

Listening – p. 106

Before listening – p. 106
Listen to learn – p. 107
Constructing meanings – p. 107
Think a little more – p. 108

Language in action – p. 108

Speaking – p. 110

Hit the road – p. 110
Toolbox – p. 111
Step back – p. 111
Pit stop – p. 112

Think it over – p. 112

Eyes on grammar – p. 112

Past continuous – p. 113
Connectors – p. 113


6 – Humor is in the air – p. 114

Gêneros discursivos: história em quadrinhos e série de comédia.

Tema: humor.

Time to think – p. 116

Reading – p. 118

Task 1 (comics) – p. 118

Before reading – p. 118
Read to learn – p. 118
Constructing meanings – p. 119
Task 2 (comics) – p. 120

Before reading – p. 120
Read to learn – p. 120
Constructing meanings – p. 121
Task 3 (comics) – p. 122

Before reading – p. 122
Read to learn – p. 123
Constructing meanings – p. 124
Think a little more – p. 124

Listening – p. 125

Before listening – p. 125
Listen to learn – p. 126
Constructing meanings – p. 126
Think a little more – p. 127

Language in action – p. 127

Writing – p. 130

Hit the road – p. 130
Toolbox – p. 130
Step back – p. 131
Pit stop – p. 131

Think it over – p. 132

Eyes on grammar – p. 132

Figurative meaning – p. 132
Polysemy – p. 133
Expressing desire – p. 133


7 – Sports in our lives – p. 134

Gêneros discursivos: reportagem e relato histórico oral.

Tema: esportes em nossas vidas.

Time to think – p. 136

Reading – p. 138

Task 1 (feature article) – p. 138

Before reading – p. 138
Read to learn – p. 139
Constructing meanings – p. 139
Task 2 (feature article) – p. 141

Before reading – p. 141
Read to learn – p. 141
Constructing meanings – p. 142
Task 3 (feature article) – p. 142

Before reading – p. 142
Read to learn – p. 143
Constructing meanings – p. 143
Think a little more – p. 144

Listening – p. 144

Before listening – p. 144
Listen to learn – p. 145
Constructing meanings – p. 145
Think a little more – p. 146

Language in action – p. 146

Speaking – p. 148

Hit the road – p. 148
Toolbox – p. 148
Step back – p. 149
Pit stop – p. 149

Think it over – p. 149

Eyes on grammar – p. 150

Past continuous vs past simple – p. 150
Active voice / Passive voice – p. 151
Past simple and past participle – regular verbs: -ed pronunciation – p. 151


8 – A better place! – p. 152

Gêneros discursivos: anúncio publicitário, folheto e fôlder.

Tema: campanhas sociais.

Time to think – p. 154

Reading – p. 155

Task 1 (advertisement) – p. 155

Before reading – p. 155
Read to learn – p. 156
Constructing meanings – p. 156
Task 2 (leaflet) – p. 157

Before reading – p. 157
Read to learn – p. 158
Constructing meanings – p. 158
Task 3 (brochure) – p. 159

Before reading – p. 159
Read to learn – p. 160
Constructing meanings – p. 161
Think a little more – p. 161

Listening – p. 162

Before listening – p. 162
Listen to learn – p. 162
Constructing meanings – p. 162
Think a little more – p. 163

Language in action – p. 163

Writing – p. 166

Hit the road – p. 166
Toolbox – p. 166
Step back – p. 167
Pit stop – p. 167

Think it over – p. 168

Eyes on grammar – p. 168

Phrasal verbs – p. 168
Modal verb – can, could, can’t/cannot, could/couldn’t – p. 169


Project 2 – Let’s play “No bullying!” – p. 170

Produto final: um jogo de tabuleiro.

Tema: Nada de bullying!

Getting started – p. 170

Preparing the project – p. 173

Hands on – p. 175

Step back – p. 176

Joining the ideas – p. 176



Appendices – p. 177

There is more – p. 178

Up to you – p. 196

List of irregular verbs – p. 198

References – p. 200

Transcrição dos áudios – p. 203

Starting point – p. 10

1 – Art is freedom – p. 18

Gêneros discursivos: agenda cultural, press release e notícia cultural.

Tema: a influência das artes visuais na cultura, na identidade e na sociedade.

Time to think – p. 20

Reading – p. 22

Task 1 (cultural calendar) – p. 22

Before reading – p. 22
Read to learn – p. 23
Constructing meanings – p. 24
Task 2 (press release) – p. 25

Before reading – p. 25
Read to learn – p. 26
Constructing meanings – p. 27
Think a little more – p. 28

Listening – p. 28

Before listening – p. 28
Listen to learn – p. 29
Constructing meanings – p. 29
Think a little more – p. 30

Language in action – p. 30

Speaking – p. 34

Hit the road – p. 34
Toolbox – p. 35
Step back – p. 35
Pit stop – p. 36

Think it over – p. 36

Eyes on grammar – p. 36

Prepositions – p. 37
Relative pronouns – p. 37


2 – Just having a good time! – p. 38

Gêneros discursivos: resenhas de filmes e de peças teatrais.

Tema: cultura e lazer.

Time to think – p. 40

Reading – p. 41

Task 1 (movie review) – p. 41

Before reading – p. 41
Read to learn – p. 42
Constructing meanings – p. 43
Task 2 (movie review) – p. 44

Before reading – p. 44
Read to learn – p. 45
Constructing meanings – p. 46
Think a little more – p. 47

Listening – p. 47

Before listening – p. 47
Listen to learn – p. 48
Constructing meanings – p. 48
Think a little more – p. 49

Language in action – p. 50

Writing – p. 53

Hit the road – p. 53
Toolbox – p. 53
Step back – p. 54
Pit stop – p. 54

Think it over – p. 54

Eyes on grammar – p. 55

Word formation (nouns) – suffixes – p. 55
Word formation (adjectives) – suffixes – p. 55
Quantifiers – p. 56
Superlative forms of adjectives – p. 57


3 – Let’s go green! – p. 58

Gêneros discursivos: fôlder e anúncio de campanha educativa.

Tema: consumo consciente.

Time to think – p. 60

Reading – p. 62

Task 1 (brochure) – p. 62

Before reading – p. 62
Read to learn – p. 63
Constructing meanings – p. 64
Task 2 (brochure) – p. 64

Before reading – p. 64
Read to learn – p. 65
Constructing meanings – p. 65
Think a little more – p. 66

Listening – p. 67

Before listening – p. 67
Listen to learn – p. 67
Constructing meanings – p. 68
Think a little more – p. 69

Language in action – p. 70

Speaking – p. 72

Hit the road – p. 72
Toolbox – p. 72
Step back – p. 73
Pit stop – p. 73

Think it over – p. 74

Eyes on grammar – p. 74

Word formation (adverbs) – suffixes – p. 75
Zero conditional sentences – p. 75
Connectors – p. 75


4 – The art of reading and writing – p. 76

Gêneros discursivos: flash fiction (escrito e oral) e romance.

Tema: as dimensões criativas e transformadoras da escrita e da leitura.

Time to think – p. 78

Reading – p. 79

Task 1 (written flash fiction) – p. 79

Before reading – p. 79
Read to learn – p. 79
Constructing meanings – p. 81
Task 2 (novel) – p. 82

Before reading – p. 82
Read to learn – p. 83
Constructing meanings – p. 84
Think a little more – p. 85

Listening – p. 86

Before listening – p. 86
Listen to learn – p. 86
Constructing meanings – p. 87
Think a little more – p. 88

Language in action – p. 88

Writing – p. 90

Hit the road – p. 90
Toolbox – p. 90
Step back – p. 91
Pit stop – p. 91

Think it over – p. 92

Eyes on grammar – p. 92

Word formation – suffixes – p. 92
Word formation – prefixes – p. 93
Past perfect – p. 93


Project 1 – #PeopleAndArts – p. 94

Produto final: postagens de blogue sobre cultura popular e arte.

Tema: cultura popular e arte.

Getting started – p. 94

Preparing the project – p. 97

Hands on – p. 98

Step back – p. 99

Joining the ideas – p. 99



5 – Technology in the future – p. 100

Gêneros discursivos: science news article, palestra e apresentação oral.

Tema: futuras tecnologias.

Time to think – p. 102

Reading – p. 103

Task 1 (science news article) – p. 103

Before reading – p. 103
Read to learn – p. 105
Constructing meanings – p. 106
Task 2 (science news article) – p. 106

Before reading – p. 106
Read to learn – p. 106
Constructing meanings – p. 107
Task 3 (science news article) – p. 108

Before reading – p. 108
Read to learn – p. 108
Constructing meanings – p. 109
Think a little more – p. 110

Listening – p. 110

Before listening – p. 110
Listen to learn – p. 111
Constructing meanings – p. 111
Think a little more – p. 112

Language in action – p. 112

Speaking – p. 115

Hit the road – p. 115
Toolbox – p. 115
Step back – p. 117
Pit stop – p. 117

Think it over – p. 117

Eyes on grammar – p. 118

Future time – will – p. 118
Future time – be going to – p. 118
Future time expressions – p. 119
Reflexive pronouns – p. 119


6 – Is the world a fair place? – p. 120

Gêneros discursivos: notícia, reportagem e entrevista.

Tema: desigualdade social no mundo.

Time to think – p. 122

Reading – p. 124

Task 1 (news article) – p. 124

Before reading – p. 124
Read to learn – p. 124
Constructing meanings – p. 125
Task 2 (feature article) – p. 126

Before reading – p. 126
Read to learn – p. 126
Constructing meanings – p. 128
Task 3 (feature article) – p. 128

Before reading – p. 128
Read to learn – p. 129
Constructing meanings – p. 130
Think a little more – p. 131

Listening – p. 131

Before listening – p. 131
Listen to learn – p. 132
Constructing meanings – p. 132
Think a little more – p. 133

Language in action – p. 133

Writing – p. 134

Hit the road – p. 134
Toolbox – p. 135
Step back – p. 135
Pit stop – p. 136

Think it over – p. 136

Eyes on grammar – p. 136

Connectors – p. 137
Reporting speech – p. 137


7 – Music all around – p. 138

Gêneros discursivos: letra de canção e comentário crítico oral.

Tema: música, sentimentos e identidades.

Time to think – p. 140

Reading – p. 141

Task 1 (song lyrics) – p. 141

Before reading – p. 141
Read to learn – p. 142
Constructing meanings – p. 142
Task 2 (song lyrics) – p. 143

Before reading – p. 143
Read to learn – p. 144
Constructing meanings – p. 145
Task 3 (song lyrics) – p. 146

Before reading – p. 146
Read to learn – p. 148
Constructing meanings – p. 148
Think a little more – p. 149

Listening – p. 149

Before listening – p. 149
Listen to learn – p. 150
Constructing meanings – p. 150
Think a little more – p. 150

Language in action – p. 151

Speaking – p. 153

Hit the road – p. 153
Toolbox – p. 153
Step back – p. 154
Pit stop – p. 154

Think it over – p. 154

Eyes on grammar – p. 155

Future time – be going to (gonna) – p. 155
Comparative forms of adjectives – p. 155


8 – Living in a multicultural world – p. 156

Gêneros discursivos: relato escrito e cena de filme.

Tema: diversidade cultural e mal-entendidos.

Time to think – p. 158

Reading – p. 160

Task 1 (written account) – p. 160

Before reading – p. 160
Read to learn – p. 160
Constructing meanings – p. 161
Task 2 (written account) – p. 161

Before reading – p. 161
Read to learn – p. 162
Constructing meanings – p. 163
Task 3 (written account) – p. 163

Before reading – p. 163
Read to learn – p. 164
Constructing meanings – p. 164
Think a little more – p. 165

Listening – p. 166

Before listening – p. 166
Listen to learn – p. 167
Constructing meanings – p. 167
Think a little more – p. 168

Language in action – p. 168

Writing – p. 170

Hit the road – p. 170
Toolbox – p. 171
Step back – p. 171
Pit stop – p. 172

Think it over – p. 172

Eyes on grammar – p. 172

Frequently used reporting verbs – p. 173
Prepositions – p. 173


Project 2 – More than words – p. 174

Produto final: jornal multicultural.

Tema: interculturalidade.

Getting started – p. 174

Preparing the project – p. 178

Hands on – p. 178

Step back – p. 179

Joining the ideas – p. 179



Appendices – p. 181

There is more – p. 182

Up to you – p. 196

List of irregular verbs – p. 198

References – p. 200

Transcrição dos áudios – p. 203

Starting point – p. 10

1 – A healthy lifestyle for everyone – p. 18

Gêneros discursivos: infográfico, fact sheets e diretrizes de saúde.

Tema: o direito à saúde.

Time to think – p. 20

Reading – p. 21

Task 1 (infographic) – p. 21

Before reading – p. 21
Read to learn – p. 22
Constructing meanings – p. 22
Task 2 (infographic) – p. 23

Before reading – p. 23
Read to learn – p. 24
Constructing meanings – p. 24
Task 3 (fact sheet) – p. 25

Before reading – p. 25
Read to learn – p. 26
Constructing meanings – p. 27
Think a little more – p. 28

Listening – p. 28

Before listening – p. 28
Listen to learn – p. 28
Constructing meanings – p. 29
Think a little more – p. 30

Language in action – p. 30

Writing – p. 32

Hit the road – p. 32
Toolbox – p. 32
Step back – p. 33
Pit stop – p. 33

Think it over – p. 34

Eyes on grammar – p. 34

Word formation (adjectives) – suffixes – p. 34
Word formation (nouns) – suffixes – p. 35
Modal verbs (must) – p. 35


2 – Education: the only way to citizenship – p. 36

Gêneros discursivos: op-ed e apresentação institucional.

Tema: educação e cidadania.

Time to think – p. 38

Reading – p. 39

Task 1 (op-ed) – p. 39

Before reading – p. 39
Read to learn – p. 40
Constructing meanings – p. 41
Task 2 (op-ed) – p. 42

Before reading – p. 42
Read to learn – p. 43
Constructing meanings – p. 44
Think a little more – p. 44

Listening – p. 45

Before listening – p. 45
Listen to learn – p. 46
Constructing meanings – p. 46
Think a little more – p. 47

Language in action – p. 48

Speaking – p. 50

Hit the road – p. 50
Toolbox – p. 50
Step back – p. 52
Pit stop – p. 52

Think it over – p. 52

Eyes on grammar – p. 53

Modal verbs (must, have to) – p. 53
Connectors (contrast, exemplification) – p. 53


3 – Taking care of our planet – p. 54

Gêneros discursivos: fotorreportagem e discurso.

Tema: meio ambiente, sustentabilidade e política social.

Time to think – p. 56

Reading – p. 57

Task 1 (photoreport) – p. 57

Before reading – p. 57
Read to learn – p. 58
Constructing meanings – p. 59
Task 2 (speech) – p. 60

Before reading – p. 60
Read to learn – p. 61
Constructing meanings – p. 62
Think a little more – p. 63

Listening – p. 63

Before listening – p. 63
Listen to learn – p. 64
Constructing meanings – p. 64
Think a little more – p. 65

Language in action – p. 66

Writing – p. 68

Hit the road – p. 68
Toolbox – p. 69
Step back – p. 69
Pit stop – p. 69

Think it over – p. 70

Eyes on grammar – p. 70

Passive voice – p. 71
First conditional sentences – p. 71


4 – Languages of science – p. 72

Gêneros discursivos: resenha de livro, coluna de opinião e conferência.

Tema: a língua inglesa e a difusão de conhecimento.

Time to think – p. 74

Reading – p. 76

Task 1 (book review) – p. 76

Before reading – p. 76
Read to learn – p. 76
Constructing meanings – p. 78
Task 2 (opinion column) – p. 79

Before reading – p. 79
Read to learn – p. 80
Constructing meanings – p. 81
Think a little more – p. 82

Listening – p. 82

Before listening – p. 82
Listen to learn – p. 83
Constructing meanings – p. 83
Think a little more – p. 85

Language in action – p. 85

Speaking – p. 87

Hit the road – p. 87
Toolbox – p. 87
Step back – p. 88
Pit stop – p. 89

Think it over – p. 89

Eyes on grammar – p. 90

Uses of “that” – p. 90
Connectors (reason, similarity, summary) – p. 91
Yet (conjunction, adverb) – p. 91


Project 1 – Food for health – p. 92

Produto final: postagem e comentários em fórum on-line para debater sobre comida e hábitos alimentares.

Tema: saúde e hábitos alimentares.

Getting started – p. 92

Preparing the project – p. 95

Hands on – p. 96

Step back – p. 97

Joining the ideas – p. 97



5 – That’s what the digital world is for – p. 98

Gêneros discursivos: meme, postagem em redes sociais, carta do leitor e postagem em vlogue.

Tema: a influência da tecnologia digital na vida das pessoas.

Time to think – p. 100

Reading – p. 101

Task 1 (meme) – p. 101

Before reading – p. 101
Read to learn – p. 102
Constructing meanings – p. 103
Task 2 (social media post) – p. 103

Before reading – p. 103
Read to learn – p. 105
Constructing meanings – p. 105
Task 3 (letter to the editor) – p. 106

Before reading – p. 106
Read to learn – p. 107
Constructing meanings – p. 108
Think a little more – p. 109

Listening – p. 110

Before listening – p. 110
Listen to learn – p. 111
Constructing meanings – p. 111
Think a little more – p. 112

Language in action – p. 112

Writing – p. 115

Hit the road – p. 115
Toolbox – p. 115
Step back – p. 116
Pit stop – p. 116

Think it over – p. 116

Eyes on grammar – p. 117

Second conditional sentences – p. 117
Connectors (condition, time, function of something, possibility) – p. 117


6 – The world of work – p. 118

Gêneros discursivos: entrevista jornalística e videocurrículo.

Tema: trabalho no mundo contemporâneo.

Time to think – p. 120

Reading – p. 122

Task 1 (journalistic interview) – p. 122

Before reading – p. 122
Read to learn – p. 123
Constructing meanings – p. 124
Task 2 (journalistic interview) – p. 125

Before reading – p. 125
Read to learn – p. 126
Constructing meanings – p. 127
Think a little more – p. 128

Listening – p. 128

Before listening – p. 128
Listen to learn – p. 129
Constructing meanings – p. 129
Think a little more – p. 131

Language in action – p. 131

Speaking – p. 133

Hit the road – p. 133
Toolbox – p. 133
Step back – p. 134
Pit stop – p. 134

Think it over – p. 134

Eyes on grammar – p. 134

Modal verbs (might) – p. 135
Modal verbs (may) – p. 135
Modal verbs (should) – p. 135


7 – In the beginning, the land was theirs – p. 136

Gêneros discursivos: science news article, pop-science article, depoimento e resumo.

Tema: questões ligadas aos direitos dos povos originários.

Time to think – p. 138

Reading – p. 139

Task 1 (science news article) – p. 139

Before reading – p. 139
Read to learn – p. 140
Constructing meanings – p. 141
Task 2 (pop-science article) – p. 142

Before reading – p. 142
Read to learn – p. 143
Constructing meanings – p. 143
Task 3 (pop-science article) – p. 144

Before reading – p. 144
Read to learn – p. 145
Constructing meanings – p. 146
Think a little more – p. 146

Listening – p. 147

Before listening – p. 147
Listen to learn – p. 147
Constructing meanings – p. 148
Think a little more – p. 149

Language in action – p. 149

Writing – p. 152

Hit the road – p. 152
Toolbox – p. 152
Step back – p. 153
Pit stop – p. 154

Think it over – p. 154

Eyes on grammar – p. 154

Preposition of – p. 155
Preposition from – p. 155
Preposition + gerund – p. 155


8 – Our north is the south – p. 156

Gêneros discursivos: postagem em blogue e debate oral.

Tema: Descolonização e língua.

Time to think – p. 158

Reading – p. 160

Task 1 (blog post) – p. 160

Before reading – p. 160
Read to learn – p. 160
Constructing meanings – p. 162
Task 2 (blog post) – p. 163

Before reading – p. 163
Read to learn – p. 164
Constructing meanings – p. 165
Think a little more – p. 166

Listening – p. 167

Before listening – p. 167
Listen to learn – p. 167
Constructing meanings – p. 168
Think a little more – p. 169

Language in action – p. 169

Speaking – p. 172

Hit the road – p. 172
Toolbox – p. 173
Step back – p. 173
Pit stop – p. 174

Think it over – p. 174

Eyes on grammar – p. 175

Connectors (addition, opposition, synthesis) – p. 175
Expressing opinion (affirmative, negative) – p. 175


Project 2 – From the mouths of colonists and settlers to all four corners of the globe – p. 176

Produto final: uma revista.

Tema: a expansão da língua inglesa durante a colonização dos continentes.

Getting started – p. 176

Preparing the project – p. 181

Hands on – p. 182

Step back – p. 183

Joining the ideas – p. 183



Appendices – p. 185

There is more – p. 186

Up to you – p. 198

List of irregular verbs – p. 200

References – p. 202

Transcrição dos áudios – p. 203