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O essencial: Be due to + verbo: previsto em horário ou data (due to arrive at 5). Cada uma das 20 respostas do gabarito indica a regra aplicada, para entender o erro e não apenas copiar a resposta.
Este gabarito traz as respostas das 20 atividades de be about to e be due to (B2), na mesma ordem da folha; assim você corrige cada uma na hora.
Confira cada resposta e leia a explicação curta: ela mostra qual nuance de futuro decide a expressão. Nas produções escritas, o modelo é apenas uma possibilidade; o importante é usar cada estrutura com a forma correta e o sentido certo.
Nível: Inglês B2 (QECR, intermediário superior) · Referência oficial: QECR B2 (Companion Volume 2020), QECR B2 Produção oral
Gabarito de be about to e be due to (B2)
Atividade 1. About to ou due to?
a) as portas já fecham, então é iminente; b) o cronograma indica a data; c) as luzes apagaram, então é imediato.
Resposta final: is about to / is due to / is about to start.
Atividade 2. Complete com be about to
a) was about to call; b) is about to leave; c) are about to start.
Resposta final: was about to call / is about to leave / are about to start.
Atividade 3. Monte frases com be due to
a) The flight is due to land at 4:15 p.m. b) The report is due to arrive on Friday. c) The rent is due to increase in July.
Resposta final: is due to land / is due to arrive / is due to increase.
Atividade 4. Due to ou is due to?
a) causa + substantivo; b) previsão + verbo; c) causa + substantivo.
Resposta final: due to / is due to / Due to.
Atividade 5. Traduza
a) I was about to leave. b) The flight is due to arrive at 10. c) The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Resposta final: was about to leave / is due to arrive / on the verge of bankruptcy.
Atividade 6. On the verge of
a) on the verge of winning; b) on the verge of tears; c) on the verge of collapse.
Resposta final: on the verge of winning / tears / collapse.
Atividade 7. Ordene as palavras
a) The meeting is about to start. b) The report is due to be submitted Friday. (aceite on Friday). c) He was on the verge of quitting.
Resposta final: The meeting is about to start. / The report is due to be submitted Friday. / He was on the verge of quitting.
Atividade 8. Future perfect continuous
a) will have been running; b) will have been waiting; c) will have been teaching; d) will you have been working.
Resposta final: will have been running / waiting / teaching / will you have been working.
Atividade 9. Qual expressão cabe?
a) mudança importante, então are on the verge of (plural); b) imediato; c) previsto; d) quase chorou.
Resposta final: are on the verge of / is about to / is due to / was on the verge of.
Atividade 10. Reescreva com be due to
a) The company is due to announce the results on Thursday. b) Luana is due to arrive at six. c) The court is due to deliver its decision next week.
Resposta final: is due to announce / is due to arrive / is due to deliver.
Atividade 11. Corrija o erro
a) com tempo marcado: is due to start in ten minutes; b) on the verge of quitting; c) due to arrive; d) Because he was ill ou Due to his illness.
Resposta final: is due to start / on the verge of quitting / due to arrive / Because he was ill.
Atividade 12. Leia a mensagem do fornecedor
a) Na segunda-feira (due to ship on Monday). b) Dez dias. c) Uma queda de energia parou a linha quando a fábrica ia enviar os fornos. d) Sair do depósito em Recife.
Resposta final: segunda / dez dias / queda de energia / sair do depósito.
Atividade 13. Traduza para o inglês
a) By the time the work ends, the neighborhood will have been under construction for three years. b) The mayor is due to announce the plan tomorrow. c) We’re about to sign the contract.
Resposta final: will have been under construction / is due to announce / are about to sign.
Atividade 14. Complete o diálogo
a) is about to; b) is due to; c) is on the verge of; d) will have been.
Resposta final: is about to / is due to / is on the verge of / will have been.
Atividade 15. Programado, imediato ou à beira?
a) imediato; b) programado; c) à beira de uma mudança importante.
Resposta final: imediato / programado / à beira de uma mudança.
Atividade 16. Agenda da inauguração
Modelo: The installer is due to arrive on Thursday at 2 p.m. It’s 7:59 on Saturday and Ana Clara is about to open the doors. She is on the verge of tears. By Saturday, the staff will have been training for six weeks.
Confira: as quatro estruturas, verbos na forma certa e coerência com a agenda. Resposta final: quatro frases, uma por estrutura.
Atividade 17. Mediação para a investidora
Modelo: The opening is due to take place on Saturday. Ana Clara is on the verge of giving up because of the delays, but the last oven is about to arrive. By Saturday, the team will have been training for six weeks.
Confira: is due to, on the verge of + -ing, because of + substantivo e will have been training. Resposta final: is due to take place / on the verge of giving up / is about to arrive.
Atividade 18. Explique a diferença
a) a primeira é iminente; a segunda tem horário previsto. b) na primeira, due to + verbo indica o horário previsto; na segunda, due to + substantivo indica causa. c) a primeira mostra uma ação interrompida; a segunda, um plano.
Resposta final: iminente x programado / previsão x causa / ação interrompida x plano.
Atividade 19. Reescreva com a expressão
a) Thiago is about to sign the lease. b) The package is due to arrive on Friday. c) He was on the verge of losing his job after the audit. d) By June, we will have been training for three months.
Resposta final: is about to sign / is due to arrive / on the verge of losing / will have been training.
Atividade 20. Seus planos
Modelo: My brother is about to move to Dublin. His visa is due to arrive next week. He is on the verge of accepting a job there. By the time he leaves, he will have been studying English for two years.
Confira: as quatro estruturas corretas e coerentes. Resposta final: resposta pessoal com as quatro estruturas.
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