Read the following letter!

LETTERS:

MAPLEWOOD

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 13, 2012

DEAR PETER AND JULIA

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY, 18. WE´RE GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOUR SON IS ARRIVING ON AUGUST AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HIM HERE.

OUR FAMILY CONSIST OF MY HUSBAND, BILL, AND MY 3 CHILDREN, STELLA, JANE AND BUD.

BILL IS A FOREMAN FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND I´M AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AT A FIRM HERE IN MAPLEWOOD.

OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER, STELLA, WHO IS 20, GOES TO MEDICAL SCHOOL. SHE ENJOYS MUSIC AND SINGS IN THE CHURCH CHOIR.

OUR NEXT DAUGHTER, JANE, IS 17. SHE´S A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WORKS AT THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE AS A CASHIER. HER FREE TIME ACTIVITIES ARE RATHER CULTURAL: SHE LIKES ART, READING, GOING TO THE MOVIES, SPENDING TIME WITH HER FRIENDS, BUT SHE DOESN´T LIKE MUSIC AS STELLA.

BUD IS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE´S 15 AND WORKS PART-TIME AT A FRIEND´S FARM. HE DOESN´T LIKE COMPUTERS OR VIDEO GAMES VERY MUCH. HE LOVES TO BE OUTDOORS, HUNTING AND FISHING.

SANDY IS OUR KID´S PET. SHE´S A YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER AND I´M SURE YOUR SON IS GOING TO GET ALONG JUST FINE WITH HER.

WE LOVE CAMPING AND BEING OUTSIDE, ENJOYING NATURE.

WE HOPE WE CAN TAKE MARCO TO VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE STATE SO HE CAN SEE DIFFERENT LIFE STYLES. DOES HE LIKE CAMPING TOO? WHAT DOES HE DO IN HIS FREE TIME? HOW ABOUT SCHOOL? WHAT GRADE IS HE IN? HOW OLD IS HE EXATLY? THE INFORMATION I´VE IS THAT HE´S 16. IS THAT CORRECT?

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND US A LETTER OR AN E-MAIL.

BEST WISHES AND KEEP IN TOUCH.

BILL AND SARAH BENNETT

We love the House

 I met a real estate agent once. He told me he could help me find my dream house. I followed him to where he said it was. I saw the house and I really loved it! I asked the agent for the price. It was very expensive. I could not afford it. I tried to negotiate but he wouldn’t. He said that house prices go up over time and I should buy the house now. I told him I did not have enough money. I called my wife and asked her to come see the house. She arrived within the hour and saw the house. She loved it! I told her about the price. She looked at me and smiled. My wife paid for the house.

Traveling by car

I WENT TO RENT A CAR.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST PERDAY?

I WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR MYSELF.

HAVE YOU A DRIVER´S LICENSE?

HERE IT IS?

CAN YOU RECOMMEND ME A GOOD DRIVER?

DOES THE DRIVER SPEAK PORTUGUESE?

DO YOU ACCEPT TRAVELER´S CHEQUES?

YES, WE DO.

HOW CAN WE GET A TRAVELER´S GUIDE AND A READ MAP?

HOW FAR IS FROM HERE TO LAS VEGAS?

IS IT A GOOD ROAD?

WE CAN´T GO THIS WAY.

SHALL WE DRIVE BY THE MAIN ROAD?

DRIVE SLOWLY, THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY.

HOW FAR AM I FROM LAS VEGAS?

WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO LAS VEGAS?

TAKE CARE AT THE LEVEL CROSSING!

CAUTION! A NARROW BRIDGE AT 200 METERS.

THE HEADLIGHT DOESN´T WORK.

WILL YOU STOP AT THE FIRST PETROL-STATION?

THE MOTOR SEEMS TO BE OVERHEATED.

THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN.

CAN YOU REPAIR IT JUST NOW, PLEASE?

LET ME SEE THE RADIATOR.

COULD YOU CHECK THE BATTERY, THE CARBURETTOR AND THE TIRES, PLEASE?

REPLACE THE FAN BELT.

CLEAN THE SPARKING-PLUG, PLEASE.

HAVE YOU SOME SPARE PLUGS?

CHANGE THE OIL AND PUT MORE WATER IN THE RADIATOR.

HOW IS THE PRESSURE IN THE WHEELS?

THERE IS A PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE.

CHANGE THE TIRE, PLEASE.

CHECK THE HANDBRAKE.

WASH THE CAR AND FILL THE TANK, PLEASE.

DOES THE WINDSHIELD-WIPER WORK?

YES, SIR, IT DOES.

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

WHERE IS THE NEAREST TOWN?

HOW MANY MILES?

IS THERE ANY GOOD RESTAURANT?

DO WE STOP OVERNIGHT IN THIS TOWN?

CAN I PARK THE CAR HERE?

WHERE IS THE GARAGE?

NO PARKING!

NO THOROUGHFARE!

ONE WAY!

SPEED LIMIT 60 KM!

A PIECE OF PAPER

Jimmy dropped a piece of paper on the floor. He bent over and picked it up. He folded the piece of paper in two. He put it on the table. He picked up a pencil. He wrote a phone number on the piece of paper. He put the pencil on the table. He picked up the scissors. He picked up the piece of paper. He cut the paper in half. He put one-half of the paper on the table. He put the other half with the phone number in his shirt pocket. He put the scissors on the table.

Dear Jane

 DEAR JANE,

I´M ON THE POINT OF LEAVING HOME BECAUSE I KEEP ARGUING WITH MY PARENTS.

THEY ARE SO UNREASONABLE AND PREJUDICED AGAINST MY GIRLFRIEND!

WE ARE BOTH TWENTY-THREE, BUT I´M JEWISH AND SHE´S NOT. MY PARENTS ARE AFRAID I WILL MARRY THIS GIRL WHO IS NOT A JEW. THEY SAY SHE´S UNEDUCATED.

WE REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER AND WANT TO GET ENGAGED.

WE DON´T BELIEVE THAT RELIGIOUS ASPECT IS IMPORTANT.

SHOULD I LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT?

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

MARTIN WOLFGANG

SAN DIEGO, CA.

SANTOS DUMONT AND THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

SANTOS DUMONT WAS THE FIRST MAN TO FLY IN A MACHINE HEAVIER THAN AIR. 

SOME TRY TO DENY HIM THIS HONOR SAYING THAT THE WRIGHT BROTHERS WERE THE FIRST TO DO SO. 

BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE. 

EVEN IF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HAD FLOWN BEFORE SANTOS DUMONT, WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN IN ANY CASE, THE WRIGHT BROTHERS STARTED TO FLY BEING THROWN BY A CATAPULT, WHEREAS SANTOS DUMONT TOOK OFF FROM THE GROUND.

 

QUESTIONS:

1-WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO FLY IN A MACHINE HEAVIER THAN AIR?

2-DO SOME TRY TO DENY HIM THIS HONOR?

3-BY SAYING WHAT?

4-IS THIS TRUE?

5-HOW DID THE WRIGHT BROTHERS START TO FLY?

6-AND SANTOS DUMONT?

START THE CAR

 BOB PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE.

HE PULLED ON THE DOOR HANDLE.

HE OPENED THE CAR DOOR.

HE GOT INTO THE CAR.

HE SAT DOWN.

HE SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVE´S SEAT.

HE SAT DOWN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL.

BOB PUT THE SEAT BELT ON.

HE BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT.

THE SEAT BELT WENT ACROSS HIS LEAP.

THE SEAT BELT KEPT HIM SAFE.

HE PUT HIS CAR KEY INTO THE IGNITION.

THE IGNITION WAS NEXT TO THE STEERING WHEEL.

THE IGNITION STARTS A CAR.

BOB TURNED THE CAR KEY IN THE IGNITION.

THE CAR STARTED.

MY VACATION

 TODAY IS SUNDAY.

TOMORROW I´LL COME BACK TO MY JOB AND MY STUDIES.

IT´S SO SAD…

WELL, I´M SO TIRED YET…

ON MY VACATION, I WENT TO MY AUNT´S HOUSE. SHE LIVES IN SANTA CATARINA. THAT´S A BEAUTIFUL CITY!

I LOVED SANTA CATARINA, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GONE TO ANOTHER PLACE THIS YEAR.

I DIDN´T HAVE MANY MONEY, SO I DON´T HAVE CHOICE.

HOWEVER, I REALLY NEEDED A REST. I JUST NEEDED TO GO OUT OF THIS PLACE.

YOU KNOW: SEE OTHER PEOPLE, GO TO NEW PLACES, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, ETC.

NOW I WOULDN´T LIKE TO COME BACK!

IF I COULD, I WOULD TRAVEL MORE! AND MORE!

WELL, I SAW MY FAMILY AND MY OLD FRIENDS.AND THAT´S NICE!

ON NEXT YEAR I WANT TO GO TO A DIFFERENT PLACE. MAYBE, ARGENTINA! WHO KNOWS?

IT WOULD BE SO AMAZING!

DON´T YOU THINK.

AND YOU? WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR LAST VACATION? AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ON YOUR NEXT VACATION?

LET´S GO! TELL ME!

 

EXERCISES:

1-   ESCREVA UMA REDAÇÃO CONTANDO SOBRE SUAS ÚLTIMAS FÉRIAS:

2-   ESCREVA UMA REDAÇÃO FALANDO O QUE VOCÊ PRETENDE FAZER NAS SUAS PRÓXIMAS FÉRIAS:

AT THE THEATER

1 - WHICH PLAY SHALL WE GO TONIGHT?

2- HAVE YOU SEEN THE POSTER?

3- YES, I SAW. THERE´S A MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT AT THE “VICTORY THEATER”.

4- I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE A DRAMA.

5- LET´S GO THEN AT THE “ROYAL THEATER”.

6- WHAT´S TO BE PERFORMED THIS EVENING?

7- HERE´S THE PLAYBILL, THEY PERFORM A NEW PIECE, A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS.

8- I´M GOING TO TAKE TWO PIT TICKETS.

9- WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER TO BOOK SEATS IN THE DRESS-CIRCLE?

10- IS THE BOX OFFICE OPEN?

11- WE WANT TWO SEATS FOR TONIGHT.

12- TWO ORCHERTRA SEATS, PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE.

13- HOW MUCH ARE THEY?

14- THEY ARE FIVE DOLLARS.

15- WHAT TIME DOES THE PERFORMANCE BEGIN?

16- IT DOES BEGIN AT HALF PAST EIGHT, PRECISELY.

17- HERE WE´RE.

18- I WANT TO LEAVE MY COAT IN THE CLOAK ROOM.

19- WHERE´RE OUR SEATS?

20- THIS WAY, PLEASE!

21- I NEVER SAW THE HOUSE SO FULL!

22- THE THEATER´S VERY WELL LIGHTED.

23- THE CURTAIN RISES.

24- WHAT A MAGNIFICENT STAGE!

25- WHO PLAYS THE FIRST PART?

26- IT´S THE FAMOUS ACTOR THAT PLAYS THE FIRST PART.

27- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ACTRESS?

28- SHE PLAYS ADMIRABLY.

29- HER CHARACTER IS A VERY DIFFICULT ONE.

30- THAT ACTOR DOES PLAY VERY WELL THE ROLE.

31- THIS ACTRESS HAS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

32- THE ACTOR DOESN´T KNOW HIS PART WELL.

33- I LIKE THIS PLAY. IT´S VERY INTERESTING.

34- THIS PLAY IS A MARVEL.

35- THE CURTAIN DROPS.

36- THE PIECE HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED.

37- DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE A STOCK PIECE?

38- YES, THE PUBLIC SEEMS VERY MUCH PLEASED WITH THE PIECE.

39- I HAVE AMUSED MYSELF VERY MUCH.

40- IT´S LATER THEN I THOUGHT.

41- IT´S NEARLY MIDNIGHT.

42- SO LATE ALREADY? HOW THE TIME FLIES!

GIRLS AND BOYS

It`s summer. Everybody goes to the beach. I don`t like the sand. Sara loves all that stuff. So, I`m here...on vacation at a summer camp.

Entertainer – Don`t you like to dance? Don`t you like to play? Don`t you like to jump?

Boy – Yeah, we love it.

B – Let`s go to the beach!

E – I prefer to read a book! I love short stories. Right now, I`m reading a wonderful book.

B – Why aren`t you playing with everybody? Don`t you like to play volleyball?

E – Just a little. I prefer to read.

B- What are you reading?

E – A big book!

B – Of course, it`s a great book. What is it about?

E – Do you really want to know or you just want to be friendly?

B – Of course I want to know. I`m askinf you. How many times do I have to ask?

E – Just a few. The story is about a man; He lives in a castle. His wife...

...Time...

B – It`s so scary! I`m afraid...

E – Don`t be silly, It`s only a story. It`s not real.

B – How many books do you have?

E – I have a lot of books. My favorite ones are thrillers.

B – Tell me another story, a romantic one, a very romantic one. No thrillers.

E – I know a story about a werewolf. He falls in love with a young witch.Is it ok?

THE MEANING OF COLORS

PEOPLE SAY THAT THE COLORS AROUND US CAN CHANGE OUR MOODS, MAKE US MORE OR LESS ACTIVE, PRODUCTIVE, GLAMOROUS... DO YOU BELIEVE IT!

RED – PASSION, STRONG FEELINGS, ACTIVITY, ENERGY, STAMINA, JOY IN LIVING, SENSUALITY, LOVE.

ORANGE – AMBITION, VITALITY, WILL, FERTILITY, EROTIC FEELINGS.

YELLOW – OPTIMISM, CHEERFULNESS SUCCESS, GENEROSITY, SATISFACTION.

GREEN – WARM-HEARTEDNESS, FRIENDSHIP, OPENNESS FREEDOM, HARMONY, PEACE, EMPATHY, SELF-RENEWAL.

BLUE – FAITHFULNESS, LOYALITY, MIND ENERGY, OPENNESS FREEDOM, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS.

WHITE – TRUTH, PURITY, SINCERITY, PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY.

PINK – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ROMANCE, PURITY, HEALING.

BLACK – DETACHMENT, SECLUSION, IGNORANCE, PRIDE, ELEGANCE, SECURITY.

What is Twitter?

 Is it a social network or a content distribution platform? CEO of Twitter Evan Williams doesn't seem to think it's a social network.

A social network is a piece of technology that facilitates communication through existing social connections. You can share messages, photos and events with your friends, people you already know. Facebook is designed for "strong" connections, people you actually know well in real life.

A content distribution platform is a system that provides users with relevant information and links, and that gives content publishers a way to get their content to interested consumers. TV is probably the most obvious example, but RSS is a web-based version.

Twitter as a Distribution Platform

The argument for Twitter as a content distribution platform is obvious. With media companies like CNN posting their links to over a million users, tweeting is certainly an effective way for publishers to disseminate their content.

Twitter as a Social Network

The argument for Twitter as a social network is also quite obvious. Twitter emphasizes "weak" connections or people you know only a little from real life or even purely online friends and allows you to keep track of what they're doing and engage in conversations.

And the Data?

The data we uncovered in the second version of the State of the Twittersphere shows both sides of this debate. On one hand, many accounts on Twitter either have no followers or have never posted a tweet, meaning that many users are simply following their favorite celebrities or media outlets to get content.

On the other hand, over 30% of all tweets are replies. This means that when people do start actually using the service, they are using it to converse with their "weak" connections. Active users are leveraging the social network aspect of Twitter.

What do you think? Is Twitter best used as a social network or a content distribution platform?

WHY PETS ARE IMPORTANT?

   HAVING A PET IS FANTASTIC. IT HAS POSITIVE EFFECTS ON US. DOCTORS SAY WHEN YOU HAVE A PET, YOUR HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE FALL. PETTING RELAXES YOUR BODY AND REDUCES THE CHANCE OF HAVING DEPRESSION. IT HELPS CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE CYCLE OF LIFE TOO.

HAVING A PET ISN´T ALL FLOWERS. YOU NEED TO BUY FOOD IT, TAKE IT TO THE VET AND TAKE CARE OF IT. DOG, FOR EXAMPLE, NEED BALANCED FOOD, REGULAR EXERCISE, PROTECTION AGAINST VERY COLD OR HOT WEATHER AND VACINATION. IT´S ALL WORTH IT IN MY OPINION. DOGS MAKE YOU FEEL THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD. IF YOU HAVE A PET YOU KNOW WHAT I´M TALKING ABOUT.

I HAVE ONLY A DOG AT THE MOMENT. IT´S A STREET DOG. ITS NAME IS ROBERTO BUT HIS NICKNAME IS YELLOW, BECAUSE HE HAS A BEAUTIFUL YELLOW FUR. HE HAS ONLY THREE LEGS BUT HE RUNS FAST. HE IS TWO YEARS OLD. ALL MY FAMILY LIKE HIM, BUT TAKING CARE OF HIM ISN´T EASY. WE WALK YELLOW THREE TIMES A DAY (9 AM, 3 PM AND 8 PM), BRUSH IT ONCE A WEEK AND FEED IT EVERY DAY. CHEERS.

EXERCISES:

1)       WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A DOG?

2)      WHAT DO DOGS NEED?

3)      DOGS MAKE THEIR OWNERS FEEL ______________________________.

4)     WHAT DOES “HAVING PET ISN´T ALL FLOWERS” MEAN?

5)      HOW MANY DOGS DOES THE AUTHOR HAVE?

6)     WHAT´S HIS DOG´S NICKNAME?

7)      WHY DO THEY CALL THE DOG YELLOW?

8)      HOW OLD IS IT?

9)     DOES THE FAMILY LIKE YELLOW?

10)  HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY WALK THE DOG PER DAY?

11)     WHAT TIME DO THEY WALK YELLOW IN THE MORNING?

12)   HOW OFTEN DO THEY BRUSH YELLOW?

Traveling Around the World

Hey! My name is Jussara. I have 35 years old.

My life is a little different from the others.

Well, I was born in Chicago, United States.

Since I was a little child, I always was traveling with my parents. They always worked a lot.

On their jobs, they were always traveling.

They must traveling all the time!

So, now I´m already an adult! But I decided to keep on traveling...

I´m working with them nowadays.

Because my job, I already knew beautiful countries around the world!

England, Germany, China, Japan, France, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Egypt, Scotland, South African, South Korean, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Vaticano, Israel, Greece, Colombia, Equator, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands... So many countries...

How many people can travel so much and win a lot of money doing this¿

I can!!! My lucky!!!

My favorite country is France. I think is a romantic place! Paris! How is beautiful!

Brazil! A hot place!

Russia! A cold place!

Japan! So many people there!

Italy! The best food!

Egypt! A magic place!

Wonderful places...

No shadow of a doubt!

Now, I´m on vacation. So, I´m in home!

I don´t travel on vacation!

Let´s learn the capitals of the countries up!

Do a list with their capitals ok¿

I´m not married, I don´t have children, but I love my life and my job.

It was my decision!

Do you like to travel¿ What was your last travel¿

I have a great memory, so, I remember each one of these countries.

I knew the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffell Tower, the Pisa Tower, the Pyramids and the Sphynx... I saw all these incredible places!

My father Tony and my mother Paula also love their job!

We are always together.

But I think my life will change one day. I have a boyfriend now. His name is Peter. He´s a great man! So polite, natural, intelligent, beautiful...

He´s becoming my best friend...

Maybe one day we can be married. Maybe we can have a child... Who knows¿

Let´s wait and see.

Exercises:

1)      What are the names of Jussara´s parents¿

2)      What is the name of Jussara´s boyfriend¿

3)      What is Jussara´s favorite country¿

4)      Is she traveling on her vacation¿

5)      Does she love her job¿ Why¿

6)      Does she want be married and have a child one day¿

7)      How old is she¿

8)      Would you like to travel to another country one day¿ 

9)      What country¿ And why¿ 

10)  Make a research and write the capitals of the following countries: 

Brazil – Brasilia

United States –

Japan --

China –

Chile –

Colombia –

Equator –

Argentina –

Egypt –

Scotland –

England –

South African –

South Korean –

North Korean –

Portugal –

Jamaica –

Canada –

Mexico –

Vaticano –

Italy –

Russia –

Sweden –

India –

Greece –

Venezuela –

Bolivia –

Paraguay –

Uruguay –

France –

Germany –

Spain –

Netherlands –

Ireland –

Qatar –

 

A)      What´s the biggest country¿

B)      What´s the smallest country¿

C)      What´s the coldest country¿

D)     What´s the hottest country¿

 

11) Write a touristic point in these countries:

a)      United States –

b)      Brazil –

c)       France –

d)      Italy –

e)      Egypt –

f)        England –

g)      Japan –

h)      China –

i)        Peru –

j)        Mexico –

k)      Argentina –

l)        Alemanha –

m)    Australia –

n)      Netherlands –

o)      Greece –

p)      Portugal –

q)      Spain –

r)       Chile –

s)       Qatar –

t)       Índia -

SKIN PROBLEMS

 LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR. HOW MANY PIMPLES CAN YOU COUNT TODAY? LAST NIGHT YOUR FACE WAS SMOOTH AND CLEAR? THIS MORNING, HOWEVER, TWO DISGUSTING ZITS APPEARED ON YOUR CHEEK. HOW COME? “DID I EAT CHOCOLATE YESTERDAY? DID I CLEAN MY FACE PROPERLY LAST NIGHT?”

TEENAGERS USUALLY ASK THEMSELVES THESE QUESTIONS. BUT, ACNE IS NOT CAUSED ONLY BY THINGS YOU DO OR EAT. MOST ACNE IS GENETIC – YOU INHERIT IT FROM YOUR PARENTS!

DO YOU USUALLY SQUEEZE YOUR PIMPLES? DON´T DO THAT! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR: DON´T TOUCH YOUR ZITS. USE SOME KIND OF ACNE CREAM. IN MOST CASES, PIMPLES WILL DRY OUT AND DISSAPEAR BY THEMSELVES.

IF YOUR ACNES SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM, YOU SHOULD GO SEE A DOCTOR.

 

EXERCISES:

1-  TRADUZA O TEXTO:

2-  FAÇA UMA CÓPIA:

3-  SEPARE OS VERBOS:

SIMPSON

 ONE OF THE CRUELEST TABOOS THAT THE CIVILIZATIONS IN ANCIENT TIMES WAS THE ONE THAT FORBADE THE USE OF ANESTHESIA FOR WOMEN AT CHILDBIRTH.

THE FIRST MAN TO REBEL PUBLICLY AGAINST SUCH CRUELTY WAS AN ENGLISH DOCTOR, NAMED SIMPSON, AGE 24. HIS STRUGGLE HOWEVER WAS NOT AN EASY ONE. IT WAS PEHAPS ONE OF THE HARDEST THAT A REFORMER EVER FACED. AT HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THE TABOO, THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH WHO WERE THOSE WHO ENACTED THE LAWS AT THAT TIME SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE CHANGED BECAUSE THE BIBLE WAS VERY EXPLICIT WHEN IT SAYS: “IN PAIN SHALL YOU BEAR CHILDREN.”

SIMPSON REPLIED THAT THE BIBLE HAD BEEN WRITTEN IN ARAMAIC AND THAT IN THIS LANGUAGE THE EXPRESSION “PAIN” DIDN´T MEAN SUFFERING BUT EFFORT AS THAT OTHER PASSAGE OF THE BIBLE PROVE: “YOU SHALL  EARN THE BREAD WITH THE SWEAT ON YOUR BROW AND IN PAIN YOU SHALL EAT THE RESULT OF YOUR EFFORT.”

SIMPSON´S OPPOSERS SAID THAT EVE HAD BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ADAM´S SIN, SO SHE HAD TO PAY FOR IT BY SUFFERING. SIMPSON REPLIED THAT GOD WAS GOOD AND DIDN´T WANT THAT HIS CREATURES SUFFERED AND BESIDES, HE ADDED, GOD WAS THE FIRST BEING TO USE ANESTHESIA WHEN HE MADE ADAM SLEEP TO REMOVE A RIB FROM HIM TO MAKE EVE OF IT. “WHY, HE CONCLUDED, DID GOD MAKE ADAM SLEEP IF NOT TO KEEP HIM FROM SUFFERING?”

THINGS WERE AT THIS POINT WHEN VICTORIA OF ENGLAND SAW TO APPROACH THE MOMENT OF HER FOURTH CHILDBIRTH. SHE HAD SUFFERED TOO MUCH ON HER PRECEDING ONE AND DECIDED TO PUT HERSELF UNDER SIMPSON´S CARE. THAT CHILDBIRTH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND SIMPSON WAS APPOINTED SURGEON FOR THE ROYAL HOUSE OF ENGLAND.

THIS SHOULD BE THE HAPPY END FOR A REFORMER´S LIFE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN´T. IT IS A PITY THAT SUCH A MAN WHO CONTRIBUTED SO DECISITELY TO HUMANIZE CRUEL HABITS OF OLD CIVILIZATIONS HAD BECOME LATER ONE OF PASTEUR´S FIERCEST ENEMIES. HE DIDN´T BELIEVE IN MICROBES AT ALL. HE SAID THAT PASTEUR WAS A LUNATIC AND SHOULD BE CONFINED IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR THE CONVENIENT TREATMENT. AND THEY SAY THAT MANY TIMES BEFORE STARTING OPERATIONS HE USED TO MOCK AT PASTEUR TELLING HIS ASSISTANTS: “DON´T YOU THINK, GENTLEMAN, THAT WE´D BETTER CLOSE DOORS AND WINDOWS TO KEEP THE SMALL BEINGS OF MR. PASTEUR FROM BOTHERING US?”

1)   RETIRE TODOS OS VERBOS DO TEXTO:

2)   CLASSIFIQUE-OS: