Que a Língua Inglesa é a Língua Internacional todo mundo já sabe. Isto é fato. Grandes empresas selecionam os melhores currículos e dentre as informações relevantes uma se destaca: Quantas línguas você fala? Não é mais novidade que multinacionais têm como pré-requisito para a contratação do candidato o domínio da Língua Estrangeira: o Inglês, na maioria das vezes.

Por isso, mais do que nunca, deve-se enfatizar o estudo da Língua Inglesa para a comunicação, tanto oral quanto escrita, mais do que preparar os alunos simplesmente para testes gramaticais ou para enfadonhos exercícios meramente mecânicos.

Claro, a gramática é necessária para se entender o funcionamento da língua, e exercícios são ferramentas de fixação também importantes. Não se subestima aqui a importância deles. Porém, as habilidades desenvolvidas na aula de Língua Inglesa devem ir mais além. O aluno deve produzir, deve comunicar. Os quatro eixos principais da Língua Inglesa devem ser explorados: listening (capacidade de entendimento auditivo), speaking (capacidade de comunicação oral), reading (capacidade de leitura) e writing (capacidade de comunicar-se em Inglês pela escrita).

Os textos a seguir são exemplos da habilidade de writing desenvolvida pelos alunos do Ensino Fundamental e do Ensino Médio do Colégio Auxiliadora, em diferentes níveis quanto à aquisição da língua estrangeira. Poucas correções foram realizadas nas produções textuais, para manter a autenticidade do texto e o discurso original do aluno. Enjoy!

Karine Razzia
Professora de Língua Inglesa/Tradutora/Intérprete
Especialista em Public Speaking and English as a Second Language  pelo City College of San Francisco, Califórnia, EUA.

Texto 1:  An Unforgettable Trip
Caroline Mandelli Rocha – 9 A

My friends and I went to the city of Brasília. We went along with several athletes from different cities of Santa Catarina to participate in the National Karate Championship, to represent our state.
Although we went by bus, this trip was very good. When we got there we stayed in a wonderful hotel, and the next two days we spent around getting to know the city.
In the third day the Championship began. I was very nervous, because I would compete with athletes from all over Brazil. When I got there I got very impressed because there were more than one thousand people participating. As soon as we arrived my group was called, so I went to the place where the fights take place.
By this time I was even more nervous, and it got even worse when I saw that there were more than eighty girls in my group. I fought many times, I got injured, but it was worthy: I won!
It was a surprise for everyone, because even though I wished it so hard I was not very sure I was able to win. But in the end it was alright and I was THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPION! Later we had a party to celebrate it.
After the Championship we spent one more day in the city. Everything was wonderful and certainly unforgettable!

Texto 2: I Would Like So Many Things In My Life
Amanda Bagatini – 7 A

I would like to have a big party on my birthday. I would like to get a cell phone, a kite, and a puppy. I would like to dance Beyonce’s songs. Oh, and what cannot miss in my list is that I would like my family and friends be always healthy.
I also would like to wish you all a Happy 2010. Finally, I would like to be a great agronomist in the future, help my family and have a great life!

Texto 3: Fears
Liliam DanielaGhiggi – 2M

I am afraid of the dark because we can’t see if there are monsters there. I am too afraid of being alone because there is nobody to help me, and I hear noises.
I am afraid of losing my friends and family, because they are everything to me and I love them.
I am also afraid of heights. I am afraid of storms because they cause injuries and we can’t stop them. I’m afraid of spiders because they jump, bite, and are ugly and disgusting!
And I am afraid to die because I don’t know to where I will go.

Texto 4: Fear of Everything
Renan Antunes – 2 M

Several situations make me afraid. For me the scariest things are deep water, animals like lions, tigers, sharks, wolves and chicken.
Like in the song “Fear of the Dark” imagine you alone in a big forest. It is not scary, but wait until the night comes and everything will change. A lot of noise from different animals, insects, and the wind will shake up your mind.
Anyways there is a thing even scarier: deep water. Everyone is afraid of being in the middle of a river or the sea. Into deep water even the best swimmer won’t save you. The best swimmer is usually the first to die into strange water. That’s why it is very important to listen to our parents saying “with fire and water you shouldn’t play”.
We all know that wild animals are dangerous and scary. I don’t really like chicken. They are ugly animals with their big eyes and disproportional bodies. I prefer them cooked!

Text 5: Nonsense Things To Be Afraid Of
Eric Zancanaro – 2 M

I am afraid of the dark. It is really a nonsense feeling but I have a constant fear that something is always near.
“Have you ever been alone at night, thought you heard footsteps behind, you turn around and no one’s there?” The same nonsense thing, I know that there’s nothing to worry about but even that don’t stop me from being paranoid. Maybe it’s a phobia…
I am also afraid of flying. I know it is safe but I don’t feel comfortable being up in the air. People say that I don’t have to worry about it because when the time comes we will all die anyway. But what if when I am flying the time of the pilot comes???

Text 6: My Fears
Ana Carolina Machado – 2 M

During my 15 years of life I have had many fears, and my deepest fear is losing a person that is important for me. This is the biggest fear of my life.
Last year I lost my father, the person I loved most in this world. It was very hard for me, my life changed completely and now I am even more afraid of losing someone.
I hope this does not happen soon again. I want to be gone before all those I love so I won’t have to go through all that again. That is something I do not wish to anyone, not even to my worst enemy, because the worst thing in the world is losing who you love.
It is too bad that we cannot choose our time to die. Every day more people are born and die but I hope that when it is over we will live the eternal life in heaven, and live much better than living down here in this world. Living there without anger, greed, injustice, thirsty of power, etc… I am sure these are the feelings of most of people nowadays, that when we die all those bad things will no longer exist. At least it is what I have faith in, and I hope I am right.

Texto 7: I Would Like
Wilson Primon Filho – 7 A

Hi! My name is Wilson and I am 11 years old.
I would like to travel this weekend to my grandfather’s house in Fraiburgo.
I also would like to visit the Iguazu Falls on my next holiday.
I would like to spend my vacation at my aunt’s house and play the guitar and the drums when I have nothing else to do.
Last year I went to a water park on my vacation and I would love to visit that again.

Texto 8: Things I Would Like To Do
Arthur Manfredi – 7 A

Hello, my name is Arthur and I am 11 years old. I am a student.
I would like to go to New York and take my family with me. I would like to travel by airplane.
I would like to be a mechanical engineer when I grow up.
I also would like to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Texto 9: My Wishes
Milena Leris Sugiyama – 7 A

I would like to do a lot of things right now, like swimming in a pool, watching TV and other things.
I would like to go to Japan, New York, and Fernando de Noronha (I want to visit many other places, but these are just examples).
I would like to eat different kinds of food from other counties (like tacos).
I would like to be an actress (first in the theater and after maybe on TV) when I grow up. Finally I want to enjoy my life as much as possible, study hard to be a great person (and an actress), be happy, live in a fairy tale, and have a beautiful wedding as in my dreams!

Texto 10: I Would Like
Camila Canuto – 7 A

I would like to meet Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Justin Bieber, and Beyonce.
I would like to go to the beach and visit the USA on my next vacation.
I would like to be a civil engineer or an architect when I grow up.
I would like to see a very good movie next Saturday, play volleyball, go to a party, visit my friend in Curitiba and go on a cruise on my next vacation.
I also would like to do outdoor activities.