UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CAMPINA GRANDE – CH - UAL
Curso: English in a Multicultural World
Teacher: Anna Raphaella de Lima Marenco
Student: _________________________________ Date: 23/05/2011
- Escute a música, acompanhando a letra abaixo, e grife palavras conhecidas.
"Stuck in the Ghetto (Skit)" (Chamillionaire feat. Tony Henry)
I got a degree.. ( Yeah )
But my felony won't let me get a job.. (That's What I'm Talking)
Life is so hard..
(Pretty Hard Baby)
And just today..
Somebody stole my car and the bus don't run my way.. (It's Messed Up Man Whatcha Gonna Do?)
I think I'll walk the street today..
It seems..
Like I'm stuck..
In the ghetto.. ghetto.. ghetto..
(Feel That Baby)
Sometimes it seems..
Like I'm stuck..
I'm in the ghetto.. ohhhhhh..
But I got love for..
The ghetto.. ghetto..
(That's Real Baby)
When I go to my friends
Now they open arms they greet me; letting me in..
What's up Tony, baby? Let’s go do something. Let’s go drink something, huh? It's all good.
And everyday..
We just dream and scheme and drink our lives away..
(Try To Get Behind This Walls Baby)
I think I'll fly the sky today..
It seems..
Like I'm stuck.. (Stuck Baby)
In the ghetto.. ghetto.. ghetto..
Sometimes it seems.. (It's Real Tony)
Like I'm stuck..
I'm in the ghetto.. ohhhhhh.. (It's All Good Man)
But I got love for..
The ghetto.. ghetto.. yeah..
(Yeah We Gonna Be All Good Baby)
But everytime I seem to keep my feet on the ground
Disponível em: http://letras.terra.com.br/chamillionaire/1099859/ acesso em: 10 de Abril de 2011. (adaptado)
2. Com base nas palavras grifadas, diga qual é o assunto da música.
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Exercise
Answer the following questions in Portuguese.
1. Nas estrofes 1 e 2, o que a pessoa que canta afirma ter acontecido a ela?
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2. Nas estrofes 3, 4 e 5, o que a pessoa que canta está planejando fazer?
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3. Qual o sentimento do cantor(a) em relação ao lugar onde mora? Comprove sua resposta com um trecho retirado da letra da música.
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4. Observe os trechos retirados da música nos quais há uso do registro informal da língua inglesa.
Pretty Hard Baby (1ª estrofe)
But my felony won't let me get a job.. (1ª estrofe)
Identifique outros trechos que contenham o tipo de registro exemplificado acima.
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5. Observe os trechos retirados da letra da música e marque O para aquele(s) que possuem sentido OTIMISTA e P para aqueles que possuem sentido PESSIMISTA:
I got a degree but my felony won't let me get a job. ( )
Sometimes it seems like I’m stuck in the ghetto but i got love for the ghetto. ( )
Try to get behind this walls baby. ( )
O que você tem a dizer sobre a(s) frase(s) que demonstra(m) uma visão pessimista do autor?
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6. Você já viveu ou conhece uma experiência parecida com a descrita na música? Caso sua resposta seja afirmativa, descreva a experiência.
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