Ki REFERENCIA PRONOMINAL UK couple defend son’s assisted suicide at Swiss clinic STORY HIGHLIGHTS. ~ Young rugby player, paralyzed after accident, commits suicide in Switzerland + Police interview man and woman about the death of Daniel James, 23 ~ It is illegal in UK and much of Europe to assist with suicide + Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg LONDON, ENGLAND (CNN) ~ POLICE HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A YOUNG DISABLED SPORTSMAN TRAVELED TO SWITZERLAND TO COMMIT SUICIDE, UK MEDIA REPORT. aniel James, 23, from nton Green in western England was paralyzed from the chest down in March 2007 when a rugby scrum collapsed on top of him during maich practice, dislocating his spine, the UK’s Press Association has reported, ‘Worcestershire Coroner's Service, which is conducing an inquest into the circumstances of his death, states on its Web site that James died on September 12 after he “traveled to Switzerland with a view to ending his own life. He was admitted to a clinic where he died.” The inquest was adjourned on September 19 for reports. ‘West Mercia police say that a man and a woman are helping the force with their enquities, in most other European count James, who played rugby for England under-16s, was a university student at the time of his injury last year. He is believed to be the youngest person from the UK to have traveled to Assisting someone to commit suicide is illegal in the UK, as it Switzerland to commit suicide,UNIDADE 11 | REFERENCIA PRONOMINAL Ina statement Friday, reported by PA, James’ parents said that he had attempted to kill himself several times already. “His death was an extremely sad loss for his family, friends and all those that care for him but no doubt a welcome relief from the ‘prison’ he felt his body had become and the day-to-day fear and loathing of his living existence, as a result of which he took his own life. “This is the last way that the family wanted Dan's life to end but he was, as those who know him are aware, an intelligent, strong-willed and some say determined young man,” PA reported James’ parents as saying. “The family suffered considerably over the last few months and do wish to be left in peace to allow them to grieve appropriately.” James’ parents added that their son, “an intelligent young man of sound mind,” had never come to terms with his condition and was “not prepared to live what he felt was a second-class existence”, Adrian Harling, the family solicitor, would not comment on the investigation, PA teported. More than 100 people from the UK who have committed suicide in Switzerland have traveled to the Dignitas Clinic in Forch. It is not known if James attended the clinic. Switzerland, along with Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, are the only European countries where authorities will not prosecute those who assist with suicide. * Veja Nota ao Leitor nas pags. 176-177. {Disponivel em: , Acesso em: 06/07/2009) FAMILIARIZAGAO COM O TEXTO ‘4 Identifique a fonte do texto, 2 Faca uma leitura rpida do mesmo prestando atengao ao seu “layout”. Em seguida, descre- va em poucas palavras o assunto tratado. 3 Que caracteristicas 0 distinguem dos demais textos apresentados até agora? 4 Qual a funco das aspas no caso especifico deste texto? 5 Identifique duas fontes de informagao citadas na matéria do jornal. | 60 | LeITURA EM LincuA INGLesA | UMA ABORDAGEM INSTRUMENTALomiac | UNIOADE 11 6 Através da estratégia scanning, localize as seguintes informacées: a Onome e idade do jovem que cometeu suicidio: b Opals onde ele faleceu! =——s ‘¢ Ondmero de pessoas do Reino Unido que cometeram suicidio na Suiga; d Os paises europeus onde o suicidio assistido é legal: 7 Leia 0 texto mais detalhadamente e numere os acontecimentos na ordem em que ocorreram. 11 James viajou para a Suica para por fim a sua vida b OA policia esté investigando as circunstancias da morte de James. ¢ L Daniel James, estudante universitérlo, era jogador de rugby. 1) Na Suica, James internou-se em uma clinica aonde velo a falecer. eC] James ficou paraplégico apés um acidente durante uma partida de rugby. 8 O termo eutansia é bastante conhecido. Contudo ele no é mencionado no texto. Ha dife- renga entre sulcidio assistido e eutandsia? 9 Discusséo: Qual é a sua opinigo sobre o suicidio assistido/eutandsia? APRESENTACAO E PRATICA DE ASPECTO LINGUISTICO REFERENCIA PRONOMINAL A REFERENCIA PRONOMINAL é Um dos recursos utilizados para dar|coeréncia/a lingua; esse recurso leva @ uma interligagdo légica das sentengas que compdem um texto. Ao invés de repetir algo mencionado anteriormente, pode-se utilizar elementos de referéncia tals como os pronomes pessoais: |, you, he, she, it, we, you, they (eu, vocé, ele, ela, nds, vocés, eles/elas); os pronomes demonstrativos: this (Isto/este/esta, that (aquilo, aquele/aquela), these (estes, estas), those (aqueles/aquelas); os pronomes relativos: who, that, which (que); € os pronomes interroga- tivos: who, what, which (quem, o que, qual). (Os elementos de referéncia tém a fungdo de levar o pensamento do leitor de volta para algo que foi mencionado anteriormente, ligando as idelas e tornando o texto menos repetitivo. Um texto pode ser mal compreendido se 0 leitor ndo estiver clente da ligaco existente entre 08 elementos de referéncia e as palavras que eles substituem. PRONOMES Pronomes sao palavras que substituem substantivos. O “antecedente” de um pronome 6 a pa- lavra que ele substitu Exemplo: John has a car. He drives to work. Aqui o antecedente de he é John. He, portanto, refere-se a John.UNIDADE 11 | REFERENCIA PRONOMINAL Entre as categorias de pronomes, temos: Pronomes Pessoai (he, she, we, they) que geralmente se referem @ algo ou alguém especifico. Exemplo: Lions are opportunists; they prefer to eat without having to do much work Pronomes Demonstrativos (this, that, these, those) que se referem a substantivos. Exemplos: A dog's intelligence is much greater than that of a cat. These cards are mine. Those are yours. Powerful people frequently ere tempted to drop old friends in favor of these who are more powerful. They prefer to socialize with those of equal or superior power. Observacao: this ¢ that podem se referir a ideias completas. Exemplo: She decided to sell the house. This really upset her neighbors, Pronomes Relativos que ligam oragdes. Who e that referem-se a pessoas; which e that re- ferem-se 2 animais e objetos; where refere-se a lugares, Exemplos: That's the teacher who/that voted against the proposition. The table which/that had a marble top cost too much. This is the place where the accident happened. Pronomes Interrogativos (who, what, which) s8o usados em perguntas. Exemplos: Who do you think you are? What are you doing? Which color do you prefer, red or yellow? ree odes eA eet kel ees kta cel ced You You Your Yours He: Him His His She. Her Her Hers. tt tt ts its we: Us ‘Our ‘Ours ‘You ‘You ‘Your Yours: They Them ‘Their Theirs 62 | Lerrura eM LincuA INGtesa | Uma ABoRDAGEM INSTRUMENTALREFERENCIA PRONOMINAL | UNIDADE 11 Pronomes pessoais retos tém a funcdo de sujeito da oraco. portanto, aparecem antes do verbo. Exemplos: The boy has a dog. It follows him everywhere. Julia is my friend, She gave me a birthday present. John and | watched some videos, We love watching science fiction ‘Observagao: em oracbes como, It's raining ou It's 4 o'clock, a palavra it nao contém informa- do. Nesses casos, ela é usada porque, em inglés, toda a oracéio deve ter um sujeito expresso. Pronomes pessoais obliquos tém a func&o de objeto direto ou indireto. Desse modo, ocor- Tem aps 0 verbo da oragao. Exemplos: The boy has a dog. It follows him everywhere. Julia is my friend. She gave me a birthday present. Adjetivos possessivos e pronomes possessivos indicam posse. Os adjetivos possessi- vos sempre precedem 0 substantive que modificam, J4 os pronomes possessivos substituem o substantivo @ que se referem, evitando a repetic&o de palavres. Exemplo: This is my umbrella. Yours is in the car. (adjetivo possessivo/pronome possessivo) One (plural: ones) 6 outra palavra de referéncia, pols pode estar no lugar de um substantive. Exemplos: Which is your boyfriend? The one in the biue shirt I'd like to try on those shoes. Which ones? The black ones. ‘Observacdo: outra funco da palavra one é se referir a pessoas em geral, no sentido de “a gente”. You pode ser usada com a mesma finalidede. Exemplos: ‘The moment one gets into the mountains, one has to rely on oneself for everything, The moment you get into the mountains, you have to rely on yourself for everything, 4 Nos trechos do texto “UK couple defend son's assisted suicide at Swiss clinic” a seguir, ak guns exemplos de referéncia pronominal estéo em negrito. Indique a que/quem se referem. 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