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Caderno 2 In the following dialogue , the word present is used in different ways , leading to a misunderstanding "What's the matter,darling ? Did everything go well at school today?" __ waiting for my turn , they never gave me the present." "Present?What present are you referring to?" __ saying the names , the teacher said she'd give me a present.' "Well,now, I'm sure they didn't mean it literally." "She did!She said , "You're Emily Watson , aren't you?Well, just you sit there for the present III "I sat there the whole day,but I never received it. After experiencing that, I'm not going back to school again!" Fill in the blanks with the right time connector (before 8 after)according to the context . Then , explain the joke by describing the two meanings of "present'' as understood by Emily and her mother.How does this play on words contribute to the confusion and humor in their conversation? Responda Digite sua resposta

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Caderno 2
In the following dialogue , the word present is used in
different ways , leading to a misunderstanding
"What's the matter,darling ? Did everything go well at school
today?"
__ waiting for my turn , they never gave me the
present."
"Present?What present are you referring to?"
__ saying the names , the teacher said she'd give me
a present.'
"Well,now, I'm sure they didn't mean it literally."
"She did!She said , "You're Emily Watson , aren't you?Well,
just you sit there for the present III
"I sat there the whole day,but I never received it. After
experiencing that, I'm not going back to school again!"
Fill in the blanks with the right time connector (before 8
after)according to the context . Then , explain the joke by
describing the two meanings of "present'' as understood by
Emily and her mother.How does this play on words
contribute to the confusion and humor in their
conversation?
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Caderno 2 In the following dialogue , the word present is used in different ways , leading to a misunderstanding "What's the matter,darling ? Did everything go well at school today?" __ waiting for my turn , they never gave me the present." "Present?What present are you referring to?" __ saying the names , the teacher said she'd give me a present.' "Well,now, I'm sure they didn't mean it literally." "She did!She said , "You're Emily Watson , aren't you?Well, just you sit there for the present III "I sat there the whole day,but I never received it. After experiencing that, I'm not going back to school again!" Fill in the blanks with the right time connector (before 8 after)according to the context . Then , explain the joke by describing the two meanings of "present'' as understood by Emily and her mother.How does this play on words contribute to the confusion and humor in their conversation? Responda Digite sua resposta

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No diálogo apresentado, a palavra "presente" é utilizada de duas maneiras diferentes, levando a um mal-entendido entre Emily e sua mãe. <br /><br />No primeiro caso, Emily menciona que "aguardando minha vez, eles nunca me deram o presente". Aqui, o termo "presente" refere-se a um presente material, algo que Emily esperava receber. <br /><br />No entanto, quando a mãe de Emily pergunta "Presente? Qual presente você está se referindo?", ela está se referindo ao momento presente, ou seja, o presente instante. <br /><br />A confusão ocorre quando a professora diz " termo "presente" é utilizado para se referir ao momento presente, indicando que Emily deveria ficar na sala de aula por um tempo. <br /><br />A mãe de Emily entende que a professora prometeu dar um presente material a Emily, o que não aconteceu. Isso leva Emily a acreditar que ela não receberá nenhum presente material na escola novamente, o que é a fonte de humor na conversa. <br /><br />Portanto, a piada se baseia na ambiguidade do termo "presente" e na interpretação errada por Emily, contribuindo para a confusão e o humor na conversa entre mãe e filha.
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