Mão na massa: aplicando técnicas de prompt ao cotidiano

Prompt

Estou estudando inglês e recentemente aprendi várias palavras e expressões novas. São elas: hold dear, roster, turns of duty, cudos, undergirding, sand off, embed, rehash, peril, ensconce, framework, hinder, ubiquitous, hotly, scoff e leap. Para me ajudar a fixá-las em meu vocabulário, realize as seguintes tarefas:

1. Crie um texto em inglês com elas. As palavras podem está quaisquer outros tempos verbais. O texto deve ser o relato de uma pessoa sobre:

• Sua saída do cristianismo para o ateísmo
• Porque ela passou a crer que Deus não existe
• Como a religião é danosa à sociedade

2. Depois crie exercícios para fixar o conteúdo. Exemplo:

The company published a new ______ of employees for next month.
Her values are deeply ______ in her culture and family.
Smartphones have become ________ you see them everywhere.

a) embedded
b) ubiquitous
c) roster

**Resultado:
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Losing My Faith

For most of my life, I held dear the Christian faith. I grew up in a small town where belief in God was ubiquitous, woven into every conversation, every framework of moral thinking. My daily roster of activities even included morning prayers and turns of duty at Sunday school. Back then, I would have scoffed at anyone who questioned the existence of God.

But things began to change when I started studying philosophy and science at university. The evidence that undergirded my faith felt thinner the more I learned. The arguments I used to rehash—that morality required God, or that the universe was too complex to exist without a designer—started to sand off under the pressure of reason and evidence. I realized that my beliefs weren’t embedded in truth, but rather in tradition and fear.

At first, the transition was terrifying. Leaving behind what had once ensconced my identity felt like stepping into peril. Friends warned me that I was walking toward emptiness, that without God, life would be meaningless. But I discovered the opposite. There was a kind of liberation in admitting uncertainty, in accepting that we don’t have all the answers.

Now, when I look back, I see how religion can hinder genuine progress. It hotly resists new ideas, even when those ideas could relieve suffering. It teaches people to value obedience over curiosity. And perhaps worst of all, it divides—creating “us versus them” boundaries that have justified violence for centuries.

So, yes, I’ve lost my faith. But I’ve also gained something far greater: the courage to leap into the unknown, guided not by dogma, but by the endless pursuit of truth. For that, I owe no kudos to religion—but plenty to reason and compassion.

Aqui vai um exercício de correspondência com colunas — 16 frases (uma para cada palavra que você aprendeu).
Você deve ligar a Coluna A (frase com lacuna) à Coluna B (palavra correta).

Coluna A – Frases

When I was a child, I ______ my grandmother’s advice more than anything else.

The company published a new ______ of employees for next month.

Soldiers take ______ during the night to guard the base.

The professor deserves ______ for her brilliant research on evolution.

His faith was ______ by old traditions that he never questioned.

The teacher asked us not to just ______ last year’s project, but to bring new ideas.

After years of storms, the rocks began to ______ and lose their sharp edges.

Her values are deeply ______ in her culture and family.

Walking alone in that dark forest felt like stepping into great ______.

The old man ______ himself in a warm blanket and fell asleep by the fire.

A strong moral ______ is essential for building a fair society.

Fear can ______ people from thinking clearly and making good decisions.

Smartphones have become ______—you see them everywhere.

The issue of religion and science is still ______ debated today.

Many people ______ at the idea that morality can exist without God.

Leaving religion felt like taking a huge ______ into the unknown.

Coluna B – Palavras

a) hinder
b) ubiquitous
c) leap
d) roster
e) sand off
f) framework
g) rehash
h) embed
i) peril
j) hold dear
k) ensconce
l) undergirding
m) turns of duty
n) kudos
o) hotly
p) scoff