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Inglês – 8 a série/9 o ano – Volume 1<br />
PEK – see Polyetherketone (plastic resin)<br />
PELÉ – Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-)<br />
Brazilian soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in __________ in _________ ,<br />
Minas Gerais, Brazil. His nickname, ____________ , was given to him in his childhood. As a<br />
teenager, he played for a soccer club in Bauru, in São Paulo. After that, in 1956, he joined Santos<br />
Futebol Clube, a major league club. After two years, at the age of 17, Pelé led the Brazilian<br />
national team into victory in the World Cup. He scored two goals and the team defeated Sweden<br />
in the final. Pelé scored his 1000 th goal in a professional game on ____________, against Vasco da<br />
Gama, in the Maracanã stadium, in ____________. It was a highlight in a memorable career, which<br />
included three World Cup championships, in ____________,____________ and ____________.<br />
Today he is an ambassador for football and, in this role, travels around the world.<br />
PELEE ISLAND – Ontario, Canada<br />
3. Now read the text in Activity 2 more carefully and complete it using information from the form<br />
in Activity 1.<br />
4. Preparation for the writing task – part 2. Choose a person that you admire and complete the<br />
sentences with information about him/her.<br />
a) [name] is a/an [job].<br />
b) He/She was born on [date] in [place].<br />
c) He/She is [nationality] and speaks<br />
[language].<br />
d) He/She grew up with [family members] in<br />
[place].<br />
e) He/She likes to [free-time activities or hobbies].<br />
f) I admire him/her because .<br />
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