The American singer Beyoncé included in her song “Flawless” a sample from a speech given by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie entitled “We Should All Be Feminists”. Read the sample from the song and answer the following activity.

We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man. Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. Now marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same? We raise girls to see each other as competitors not for jobs or accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing, but for the attention of men. We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are. Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.

According to the excerpt, the song DOES NOT suggest that:

Read the following sentences:

I. I am eternally grateful to you! By the way, I want to take you out for dinner! My treat!

II. Unfortunately, she gave up her singing career. Nevertheless, she continued acting as the main actress of the show.

III. We got a divorce because we did not love each other anymore. Besides, we realized that we did not have a lot in common.

IV. They danced all night long. Actually, they did not even sleep.

Now, choose the adverbial expressions that best replace the words underlined in the previous sentences.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words:

She was the ____________ woman I ever met. Besides, she was ____________ intelligent and creative. Also, she received the ___________ recognition of her time for _________ the first pianist of her country to receive an international award.

Assinale a opção que dá, na mesma ordem, os sinônimos destas palavras:

resiliente; escusa; filantropo; paupérrimo; lesivo; magnânimo; incipiente; júbilo; precisão; impoluto; escamoteado; inofensivo.

Contas a (1) pagar, compromissos a (2) cumprir, filhos a (3) educar... as (4) vezes chego a (5) pensar em pedir: “parem o mundo que eu quero descer!”

No período acima, cabem as seguintes crases: