English – Raciocínio Linguístico

PROF. ROBERTO WITTE!
Bom dia, boa tarde, boa noite, boa madrugada…não sei a hora que você está me “lendo”, mas o importante é que você está me “lendo”.

Atendendo aos pedidos, segue mais um exercício para treinar o foco e atenção. Aliás, sugiro que você copie o texto à mão (dá um pouco de trabalho, mas também ajuda no desenvolvimento do foco e atenção)

Complete as lacunas.
Nas linhas cheias, você deve escolher umas das palavras entre parênteses e nas linhas pontilhadas, você deve completar a palavra. Depois compare suas escolhas com o texto completo no gabarito. No gabarito, você também encontra a tradução do texto.

LATIN AMERICAN BANKS

In May this (afternoon / year) ______, three commercial banks in Argentina were (sold / sell) ______ to European rivals for a total of $1.6 (billion / thousand) __________. This is just one example of a revolut…… that is taking place in the financial services industry (throughout / through) _____________ Latin America. (Foreign / Brazilian) _____________ banks now control arou…… 15% of total (deposits / loans) ________ and 16% of total deposits in the six largest Latin American (economies / country)_____________. Brazil and Argentina in particular (are / is) __________ attracting the ate….. of foreign banks, (but / without) ________ for different reasons. In the bad old days of hyperinflation, Argentines reacted by (buying / buy) _____________ dollars and keeping them in secret places at home. As a result, the banking (account / system) ____________ did not develop (much / many) ________.
In Brazil, on the other hand, people learned to live with inflation by index……. prices. The Brazilian banks needed (obsolete / sophisticated) _____________ technology to collect and invest money instantaneously. Today, a forei…… company that (buy / buys) _____________ a bank in Argentina can encourage new sectors of the population to (open / close) ________ bank acco………… . In Brazil, foreign companies can develop the financial services market for products (but / such) ________ as credit cards, mort….. and consumer loans.

Agora cabe a você verificar como foi seu desempenho. E ANOTE AS PALAVRAS NOVAS.

Gabarito

LATIN AMERICAN BANKS
In May this year, three commercial banks in Argentina were sold to European rivals for a total of $1.6 billion. This is just one example of a revolution that is taking place in the financial services industry throughout Latin America. Foreign banks now control around 15% of total loans and 16% of total deposits in the six largest Latin American economies.
Brazil and Argentina in particular are attracting the attention of foreign banks, but for different reasons. In the bad old days of hyperinflation, Argentines reacted by buying dollars and keeping them in secret places at home. As a result, the banking system did not develop much. In Brazil, on the other hand, people learned to live with inflation by indexing prices. The Brazilian banks needed sophisticated technology to collect and invest money instantaneously.
Today, a foreign company that buys a bank in Argentina can encourage new sectors of the population to open bank accounts. In Brazil, foreign investors can develop the financial services market for products such as credit cards, mortgages and consumer loans.

…conte conosco…
…sem nunca perder a noção da realidade.
Prof. Roberto Witte e Profa Ena Smith