O Inglês como Ele é: Collocations - GOOD

Hi guys!

Agora que já conhecemos várias opções para descrever as coisas como bad, que tal praticarmos o uso de adjetivos que são sinônimos de good e que são empregados mais frequentemente em algumas situações?

Para começar, nossa primeira atividade é associar esse adjetivo com os substantivos que já conhecemos:

GOOD

morning/afternoon/evening/night

day, bye, example, friend, idea, job, life

car, computer, man, reason, time, work

Agora, vamos ler o seguinte texto:

My father is a good man. He always gives me good advice about life and good suggestions about how to make money. Last year we had a good trip to Paris: we ate good food, bought good books and good clothes. The weather was good. We stayed in a good hotel near the Louvre. We also met good people who told us about the good experience of living in Europe.
Our biggest surprise was to know that a good tennis player was at the same hotel. She was in the city to take part in a charity event.

Localize todas as vezes que o adjetivo good aparece no texto. Agora perceba os substantivos que eles acompanham. Para evitar essa repetição e enriquecer nosso vocabulário, vamos substituir o adjetivo good por algum outro que “combine mais”:

My father is a __________ man. He always gives me __________ advice about life and __________ suggestions about how to make money. Last year we had a __________ trip to Paris: we ate __________ food, bought __________ books and __________ clothes. The weather was __________. We stayed in a __________ hotel near the Louvre. We also met __________ people who told us about the __________ experience of living in Europe.
Our biggest surprise was to know that a __________ tennis player was at the same hotel. She was in the city to take part in a charity event.

Veja aqui as palavras que podemos usar em vez de good:

acting: impressive, high-quality

advice: useful, helpful

books: absorbing, brilliant, excellent, great, terrific, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, informative

clothes: expensive, fashionable, smart

experience: pleasant, interesting, enjoyable

films/events: brilliant, excellent, great, terrific, fabulous, fantastic, exciting, entertaining, absorbing

food/meals: delicious, tasty, wonderful, exquisite

ideas/suggestions: appealing, brilliant, excellent, great, interesting

man: kind, charming, interesting

party: fun

performance/piece of work/people: outstanding, decent, kind, moral, nice, respectable

player: skillful, talented, fine

room: cozy, comfortable, attractive

trip: pleasant, enjoyable

weather: pleasant, perfect, beautiful

Da mesma forma que na semana passada, nossa tarefa é encontrar exemplos interessantes dessas combinações na internet. Aqui está nosso primeiro exemplo:

A strong midfielder, who can also play in defense, Murphy is a skillful player. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/womens_euro_2001/1388301.stm)

Acrescente aqui os seus exemplos; vamos aprender juntos e praticar!

That’s all, folks! See ya next week.

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