Portuguese activity, aimed at 8th grade students, proposes the study of mode adverb, taking as a reference, book review sadness can wait, written by the physician J.J. Camargo.
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“A long hug”, “a gentle hug”, “a long and silent hug”. That's how, with just a gesture, dr. JJ Camargo comforts many of his patients in the most difficult times. One of the names of reference in thoracic surgery, responsible for the first lung transplant in Latin America, dr. Camargo is faced every day with dramas that are difficult to solve. But if the diseases are repeated, the patients are always different, and their stories are thrilling.
With an exquisite writing that reflects the longings of those who seek him to share their fears, Camargo recovers what should never have been left aside, the human factor. In addition to an illness, each patient has a story, and the doctor is always ready to listen.
These are the stories that touch the soul that we read here, in passages that make us laugh and cry. Like the great chroniclers, JJ Camargo shares the dramas of everyday life with the reader, making A sadness can wait a must-read for all those who ask themselves on a daily basis what is the meaning of life and how we can live better.
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Question 1 - Fill in the table based on reading the text:
Book Review:
Book author:
Profession of the author of the book:
Purpose of who produced the review:
Question 2 - There is an opinion about the book in the following passage:
a) “Happiness is urgent. Sadness can wait.”
b) “A long hug”, “a gentle hug”, “a long and silent hug”.
c) “[…] Dr. Camargo is faced every day with dramas that are difficult to solve.
d) "It is these stories, which touch the depths of the soul, that we read here, in passages that we […]"
Question 3 - Check the alternative whose highlighted adverb indicates the idea in a manner:
a) “It is thus, just with a gesture […]"
b) “[…] Dr. J.J. Camargo comforts many of his patients at times more difficult.”
c) “But if the diseases are repeated, the patients are ever many different […]"
d) “[…] Camargo recovers what never should have been left out […]"
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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