EXERCISE

THE ENVELOPE

The man was extremely tired and hungry,had too many debts and was so poor that he had no money to buy himself anything to eat.So,he decided to commit suicide. After some minutes of hesitation he locked the door,closed the windows and turned on the gas.Then he lay on his bed to wait for the effects. As he lay on the bed,his hand touched something. It was an envelope. He began to open it, but his eyes closed and very soon he was asleep.

He had a dream, and in his dream he received an envelope which contained a check for an amount enough to, pay all his debts and still be a rich man. After this pleasant dream he remebered nothing more and slept peacefully all night.

Next morning some boys started making a loud noise somewhere, so he woke up. He evidently wasn't dead yet. He felt his pulse. It was normal. He felt his heart. It was still beating! He had no headache. He looked around to see if there was someone in the room. There was no one there except him. Then he saw the envelope. There wasn't any check inside. Instead he found a letter with a few lines informing him that as he had not paid his bill,the gas company had cut off his gas!

Vocabulary:

Tired: cansado.

Hungry:faminto.

Debts:débitos.

Poor:pobre.

To Eat:comer.

Locked:trancou.

Closed:fechou.

Turned on:ligou.

Lay on: deitou.

Hand:mão.

Touched:tocou.

Eyes:olhos.

Asleep:dormiu.

Had:teve.

Pleasant:agradável.

Slept:dormiu.

Peacefully:tranquilamente.

Loud:alto.

Noise:barulho.

Woke up:acordou.

Dead:morto.

Felt:sentiu.

Headache:dor de cabeça.

Someone:alguém.

Saw:viu.

Eagerly:anciosamente.

Bill:conta.

Cut off:cortou.

EXERCISE

1. Traduza o texto no seu caderno.

2.Reescreva em seu caderno o texto, colocando todos os verbos no Simple Present.