Exercises

Homework Lesson 3

1- Follow the example:

A- ( I ) getting interested in ( go to the park )
       I'm getting interested in going to the park.
B- (My friend ) getting interested in (study with me )
C- ( We ) getting interested in ( buy a car together )
D- (Nathalia ) getting interested in ( rent an apartment )
E- (Teacher JB) getting interested in ( order a pizza )

2- Pay atention and do the same:

*** The weather is cold this winter.
     # The weather is getting colder and colder this winter.
***A Ferrari is expensive at that car store.
    # A Ferrari is getting more and more expensive at that car store.

Now it's your turn

1- My life is good this year because of my new job.
2- Brazilian situation is bad because of corruption.
3- Naty is smart in English conversation.
4- Miami Beach is wonderful.
5- The student is confused about this new class.

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Homework Lesson Two

1-  Translate into English:

A- Nathalia quer comprar um vestido novo.
B - JB vai trabalhar no domingo.
C-  Bianca tem que fazer um bolo hoje.
D- A Dani quer falar comigo?
E-  Eu não vou ajudar meu irmão com o homework dele.
F-  Cinthia é muito boa em dirigir á noite.
G- Você quer falar comigo ?

2-  Translate into Portuguese:

A - She wanna practice English with us.
B - Do you wanna go to the museum with them?
C-  Naty gotta sleep after midnight.
D-  Is the teacher gonna correct our homework today?
E-   I'm not vey good at playing the piano.
F-   I'm not gonna cry forever.
G-  My brother is gonna wait for me at the airport.

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Homework 
   
1- Follow the example below:

A- Naty / buy/ notebook


# Naty wants to buy a new notebook.
# She wanna buy a new notebook.
# Naty has to buy a new notebook.
# She gotta buy a new notebook.
# Naty is going to buy a new notebook.
# She is gonna buy a new notebook.

B- Dani / go to / the movies.
C- Bianca / work / at a bank.
D- Alekssandra / drive / a Ferrari.
E- Aline /travel /  Miami.
F- Cinthia / dance / at the party.
G- Kathleen /drink / an orange juice.

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2- Answer the questions:

A- What do you wanna buy at the mall?
B-  What do you gotta drink everyday?
C-  Are you gonna do your homework?
D- Is your family gonna watch tv together?
F- Where does your friend wanna go on weekends?
G- Are we gonna study at Dani's or at Bianca's?

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 Fill the gap with IN/AT/ON

1. We study English                         at            in            on           Dani's house.
2. My notebook is                            at            in            on              the table.
3. My wallet is                         at            in            on              my pocket.
4. I work                         at            in            on              a school.
5. Barack Obama is                         at            in            on              the phone?
6. Nathalia's mother is                          at            in            on             the shower.
7. JB likes to read                         at            in            on           the bus.
8. Kate Perry's daughter is                         at            in            on           home now.
9. I like to watch cartoons                         at            in            on           TV.

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Homework 

1- Use descriptive words to improve these sentences:

SO/VERY/TOO/EXTREMELY/SUPER/TERRIBLY

• He's happy today.
• She's tired.
• I'm hungry.
• They're thirsty.
• We're absent-minded.
• You're smart.

2- Put these sentences in the interrogative:

• You go to school everyday.
• She is my best friend.
• Eduardo Cunha is honest.
• They are here to practice English.
• She works at a bank downtown.
• He is good at cooking.

3- Answer the questions:

• What are you good at?
• How many brothers and sisters do you have?
• Does your father like to go to the movies?
• Do you have a pet? What pet do you have?
• Do you prefer conversation or grammar?
• Is your mother good at cooking?

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Homework 

Explanation: Tanto o verbo like quanto a expressão good at são acompanhados de preposição. Como já sabemos o verbo like significa gostar de , mas a preposição de ( of ) não aparece na escrita do verbo, apenas na compreensão. De acordo com a estrutura do idioma americano , sempre que surgir uma preposição antes dos verbos devemos acrescentar ing ao verbo para representar o infinitivo.

Exercise 1

Follow the pattern / Siga o modelo:

1. I like dancing / I'm good at dancing
2. I like cooking /......................................
3. Neymar likes playing soccer/......................................................
4. JB likes teaching/........................................................................
5. My brothers like playing the piano/...................................................................
6. Aline likes driving her car/................................................................................

Exercise 2

Use your imagination to create a short conversation between you and a partner. Don't forget to add these structures on your text.

1. How are you feeling today? -  (tired/happy/confused/excited/nervous)
2. Do you want to drink something?  - (I'm thirsty/I'm not/I do/I don't)
3. Where are you right now?  -  ( I'm in a shower/lobby/house/car)
4. Where do I find you? - ( I'm at the airport/mall/park/the doctor's house...)
5. What is your brother doing now? - ( He is on the telephone/ my computer/on a bus)
6. What are you good at? ( I'm good at dancing/playing soccer/cooking/speaking English/math/chess/drawing...)

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Lesson 5

Greetings/Introductions

1- Oi
Hi!/Hello!
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2-Tudo bem? / Tudo bom?
How are you?/How are you doing?
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3- Qual é o seu nome?
What's your name?
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4- Desculpe, qual é mesmo seu nome?
Sorry, What was your name again?
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5- Oi, eu sou Talita!
Hi, I'm Talita!
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6- Prazer.
Nice to meet you.
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7- Você conhece o J.B.?
Do you know J.B.?
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8- Eu quero lhe apresentar ao Yuri
I'd like you to meet Yuri
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9- Já ouvi falar muito de você.
I've heard a lot about you.
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10- A (Patrícia) já me falou muito sobre você.
Patrícia  has told me lot about you.
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11- Coisas boas, eu espero.
All good. I hope!
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12- Não acredite em nada é tudo mentira.
Don't believe it. It's not true.
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13- Estava querendo muito conhecê-lo.
I've been looking forward to meeting you.
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14- Nossa! Finalmente vou conhecer você!
At last we meet!
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15- Gostei de conhecê-lo.
It was nice meeting you.
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16- Até (mais
See you later!
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Talking to foreigners


1- De onde você é?
Where are you from?
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2- Há quanto tempo que está aqui?
How long have you been here?
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3- Você esta aonde?
Where are you staying?
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4- Onde você está morando?
Where are you living?
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5- É um bom bairro.
That's a nice neighborhood.
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6- O que você está achando (daqui)?
How do you like here ?
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7- Está aqui a trabalho/ a passeio?
Are you here for work...on vacation?
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8- O que você achou (da comida)
How do you like the food ?
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9- Você precisa experimentar...
You have to try...
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10- O que você já conhece aqui em (São Paulo)?
Where have you been in São Paulo ?
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11- Você já foi a outros lugares?
Have you been anywhere else?
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12- Não deixe de ir a.
Make sure you go to…
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13- Você sente saudades de lá?
Do you miss home?
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14- Você já fala alguma coisa em português?
Do know any Portuguese yet?
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15- Como está seu português?
And how’s your Portuguese?
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16- Já foi ao (Rio)?
Have you  ever gone to (Rio de Janeiro)?
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17- Gostou de lá?
How did you like it?
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18- Você precisa conhecer.
You have to go.
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19- Sabe para onde precisa ir? Tem um...
You know where you should go? There’s a …
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20- Vou lhe dar meu telefone.
Let me give you my phone number.
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21- Me ligue para combinarmos alguma coisa.
Call me and we’ll do something.
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22- Seria um prazer lhe mostrar a cidade.
It would be my pleasure to show you around the
city.
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23- Bem vindo!
Welcome!

24- Have you ever been in Miami
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Conversation

Hi,I'm Yuri.
Hello! My name is Talita. Nice to meet you.
Likewise! Where are you from Talita?
I'm from San  Francisco,California.
How nice! Welcome to Brazil.
Thanks a lot! It's very kind of you.
Are you here for work or on vacation?
I'm here for work. I work as a  journalist...from CNN and I'm here  covering  the Dilma Rouseff's impeachment process. 
Brazil 's situation is getting more and more dreadful.
Well I'm aware that Brazilian Democracy is strong. I'm sure that Brazil will get over of all of this.
We better change the subject. Do you know any Portuguese yet?
Just a little bit. I know some words and slangs. I really must improve my skills.
I can teach you some new stuffs. Where are you staying?
I'm staying at a friend's house.
Have you been anywhere else? It would be my pleasure to show you around the city.
Let me give you my phone number...call me and we'll do something.
Great! I'll call you for sure!
Thanks! Well...I'm sorry to cut this short but I have an interview with Mr Da silva.
Mr. Da Silva? I don't know him.
Yes ...you do. He was the former President of this country...a factory worker A.K.A Lula.
Lula from PT? Mr Da Silva? That was funny man! So go ahead...and please tell Mr Da Silva that my family and I would never vote on him again.
Ok. I will try to remember that. See you around!
See you! Enjoy yo