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FAREWELL Annie: Alright. We bought souvenirs to all our relatives and friends, and our things are packed. It's time to say farewell to these wonderful days. Jack: Yeah. I think that all that's left for us to do is to pay the hotel bill, take a cab and be at the airport on the scheduled time. Annie: Scheduled*, as the British would say. Jack: Oh, I'm sure to miss this accent. In fact, I was already getting used to listen to different languages spoken every day. Annie: Me too. I've gotten used to express myself in other languages at least at a basic level. Jack: This is certainly the best way to learn a new language: listening to it and trying to express yourself better through it, day after day. Annie: That's funny; I used to study a little French in high school, and never did it any more since then. But once I listened to French spoken again, I started remembering a lot of words I thought I had long forgotten. Jack: Memory can perform amazing tricks. I remember speaking some words in Italian with my grandfather, when I was a kid. When I listened to spoken Italian again, I was astonished how familiar it was to me. Those few days we spent in Italy were enough for me to become used to the language. Annie: Indeed! The way you were talking there... If I didn't know you, I could swear you were a native speaker. Jack: Thank you! But I think we both should practice speaking foreign languages at home. Thus we'll be pretty keen to our next trip abroad. Annie: We didn't get back home yet, and you're already thinking of travelling again? Jack: Well, I shall say that I've loved our dream-vacation so much that I would do it all again, if I only could. Annie: Oh, dear, I've loved it as well as you, but I'm beginning to miss our home... Jack: So am I, honey. But I'll always keep these wonderful days in my memory. ABROAD (ê-bród). em um país estrangeiro. dentro de casa.

ACCENT (ék-sent). sotaque. comida.

AMAZING (ê-mêi-zing). surpreendente. comum.

ASTONISH (ês-tô-nish). atônito. ignorar.

BASIC (bêi-sik). básico. complexo.

BILL (bíl). nota. animal.

BOTH (bôth). ambos. nenhum.

CLERK (klérk). atendente. médico.

CONFIRM (kên-férm). confirmar. negar.

EXPRESS (êks-prés). expressar. esconder.

FAREWELL (fêr-uél). adeus. chegada.

FOREIGN (fó-rin). estrangeiro. local.

GIFT (guíft). presente. castigo.

KEEN (kín). bem treinado. desajeitado.

KID (kíd). criança. adulto.

LANGUAGE (lén-gueidj). língua. comida.

LEAST (líst). o menor. o maior.

LEVEL (lé-vôl). nível. desigualdade.

LOT (lót). em grande quantidade. pouco.

MEMORY (mé-mô-ri). memória. esquecimento.

NATIVE (nêi-tiv). nativo. estrangeiro.

NEXT (nékst). próximo. anterior.

PACK (pék). pacote. desempacotar.

PAY (pêi). pagar. roubar.

PERFORM (pôr-fórm). realizar. cancelar.

PHOTOGRAPH (fôu-tô-gráf). fotografia. pintura.

PORTER (pór-tôr). carregador de malas. passageiro.

POSTCARD (pôust-kárd). cartão-postal. carta.

RELATIVES (ré-lá-tivs). parentes. estranhos.

SCHEDULE (skédj-ul). horário. desorganização.

SINCE (síns). desde. até.

SOUVENIRS (sú-ven-irs). lembranças. esquecimentos.

SPEAK (spík). falar. calar.

SPEAKER (spí-kôr). falante. ouvinte.

SPEND (spénd). passar tempo. poupar.

START (stárt). iniciar. terminar.

THUS (dás). assim. de outro modo.

TRICK (trík). truque. verdade.

WONDERFUL (uân-dôr-ful). maravilhoso. terrível.

WORD (uôrd). palavra. silêncio.