2. COGNATES
Cognate words are very important for those who are
learning a new language, especially English.
But what are cognates?
Cognate words are words that your spelling is very
similar to the Portuguese language whose meaning
remains the same in both English and Portuguese.
Below you will see some examples:
3. Inglês Português
Competition Competição
Television Televisão
Radio Rádio
Music Música
Area Área
Human Humano
Emotion Emoção
Idea Ideia
Factors Fatores
Garage Garagem
Regular Regular
Latino Latino
Mission Missão
4. Offensive Ofensivo
Other Outro
Comedy Comédia
Video Video
Different Diferente
Connect Conectar
Pages Páginas
Comic Cômico
Material Material
Potential Potencial
Minute Minuto
Economy Economia
Accidental Acidental
5.
6. FALSE FRIENDS (false cognates) ARE
TERMS DERIVED FROM LATIN AND HAS
SIMILAR FORMS IN PORTUGUESE AND
ENGLISH, BUT WITH DIFFERENT
MEANINGS.
16. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
We need to antecipate the meeting to tomorrow
Antecipate # antecipar
Antecipate = prever
17. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
We need to bring the meeting forward to
tomorrow
Bring forward = antecipar
18. FALSE FRIENDS
They planned everything and antecipated all the
problems
Antecipate = prever
19. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
My boss is very comprehensive.
Comprehensive # compreensivo
Comprehensive = abrangente
20. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
My boss is very understanding.
Understanding = compreensivo
21. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
They’ve written a comprehensive business plan
comprehensive = abrangente, completo
22. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
They will eventually find a solution
Eventually # eventualmente
Eventually = certamente, vai acabar acontecendo,
consequentemente
23. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
They will occasionally find a solution
Occasionally # eventualmente
24. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Actually
Actually the research to figure out how to cure
Ebola is being done only in U.S
Currently, nowadays
Many researchs are being done currently/
nowadays
25. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Assume
I assume you're not going to work tomorrow
Assume # assumir
Assume = presumir, supor
26. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Englishman took over lands in Ireland in the 16th
and 17th centuries
Take over = assumir/ dominar
27. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Arrange
Arrange the following carboxylic acids in order of
decreasing acid strength
Arrange # arranjar (get)
Arrange = organizar, preparar
28. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Support
Parental support: a study on children with school
problems
Support # suportar (bear)
Support = apoiar
29. COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS
Assume
I assume you're not going to work tomorrow
Assume # assumir (take up)
Assume = presumir, supor
30. In response to the up swelling of public concern, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held three
open meetings in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and
Oakland, California
LÍNGUA INGLESA, 3º Ano do Ensino Médio
False Cognates
Green tea health risks: Could green tea actually be
bad for you?
Jogging could actually be BAD for you: Too much
running increases risk of early death
I attended the FDA meeting held in November 1999 in
Washington, D.C.
31. The BBC: Will Conspiracy Theories Eventually
Destroy Democracy?
LÍNGUA INGLESA, 3º Ano do Ensino Médio
False Cognates
10 Things That Americans Don't Realize are
Offensive to Brits
We realize agribusiness operations need more
than traditional accounting services
33. Activities
01) He's really kind. He's very comprehensive
understanding
02) I have the costume of having lunch at home
habit
03) 05) You can find a lot of commodity in that hotel.
Comfort
04) We have a new chef at the office.
Boss/ chief
05) He‘s very educated. He always greets everybody.
polite
34. Group work
In the following texts find:
A) False friends
B) Aims
C) Methodology
D)Theoretical perspective
E) Results/ Conclusion
F) Choose a text and make a question
In a separate sheet of paper
