segunda-feira, 30 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Writing a letter: lesson 52

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Approach /apráuti/ - abordagem
* Letterhead /-larre-réda - cabeçalho, logotipo da empresa
* Marital status /méurol-istáras/ - estado civil
* Receiver /rricívar/ - destinatário
* Right-hand side /rráiti-rêndi-sáidi/ - lado direito
* Sender /sendhér/ - remetente
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
a) Quando se inicia o texto da carta:
* Thank you for... - Obrigado por...
* I am writing to (thank you for...)
   Estou escrevendo para (agradecer-lhe por...)
* I am writing to (inform you that...)
   Estou escrevendo para (informar-lh que...)
* I am pleased to inform you that..
   Tenho a satisfação de informar-lhe que
* I appreciate if you please inform us...
   agradeço se o sr. / a sra. por favor informar-nos...
b) Quando se encerra a carta:
* I look forward to hearing from you soom.
   Aguardo um breve contato.
* Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information.
   Por favor, não hesite em contatar-nos caso necessite de mais informações.
3 - Verbs followed by infinitives or gerunds - Verbos seguidos por verbos no infinitivo ou gerúndio
a) Há verbos que são seguidos por verbo na forma infinitiva (verbo + to + verbo)
Ex.: I want to save money.
Quero guardar dinheiro.
b) Alguns verbos são seguidos por nomes ou pronomes e depois pelo verbo no infinitivo (verbo + pronome ou nome + to + verbo)
Ex.: Steve encouraged Yvonne to save money.
Steve encorajou Yvonne a guardar dinheiro.
c) Alguns verbos são seguidos por gerúndios (verbo + verbo + ing)
Ex.: Yvonne enjoys spending her money.
Yvonne gosta de gastar seu dinheiro.
d) Alguns verbos, ainda, podemser seguidos por infinitivos ou gerúndios:
Ex.:
* Yvonne will begin to save money.
Yvonne começará a guardar dinheiro.
4 - Exercise
1.Make sentences using the verbs from the list. (Crie frases usando os verbos da lista)
begin postpone   quit   avoid   hate   like   enjoy   stop

a) (travel until the next weekend)
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b) (smoke)
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c) (arrive late at work)
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d) (go to the cinema)
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e) (be rewarded for a good work)
_______________________________________________________
f) (snow)
_______________________________________________________
g) (make mistakes)
_______________________________________________________
h) (go to work when I got sick)
_______________________________________________________

2.Complete the sentences with the verb in the appropriate form. (Complete as frases com o verbo na forma apropriada.)

a) Do you like ____________________________ ? (skate)
b) I don't remember ___________________ my wallet at home. (leave)
c) In spite of my advice, she continued ________________________ (smoke)
d) Susan prefers _____________________ than _______________ the house. (cook / clean)
e) They agreed ______________________ later. (go out)
f) She keeps ___________________ for him to come back. (wait)
g) I regret ____________________ you that your work is not goot. (tell)
h) Mike expects _________________ a raise soon. (have)
i) They don't care ________________ spend so much money. (spend)

3.Now complete the sentences and noun / pronouns if appropriate. (Agora complete as frases com nomes / pronomes se apropriado.)

a) Mary ___________________ to open up a new shop. (intend)
b) Good techers _________________ how to be good citizens. (teach)
c) Please don't _______________ that he hasn't passed the exam now. (tell)
d) Excuse me, sir. Can I _______________ to wait in the line? (ask)
e) I ___________________ to stay longer, but I can't. (would like)
f) Do you ______________ to stay with you? (want)
g) He __________________ to be friendly, but he isn't. (pretend)
h) Don't __________________ to do what. I don't want to. (force)
i) She _____________ to get orders. (refuse)

                                                                            FIM 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

sexta-feira, 27 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Moods: lesson 51

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Comma /kammar/ - vírgula
* Direct speech /duékti-ispíti/ - discurso direto
* Edgy /edi/ - nervoso/a, facilmente irrtável
* Miserable /mízebou/ - muito infeliz, arrasado/a
* Moody /mudi/ - que muda de humor rapidamente
* Easily upset /ízili-ápséti/ - facilmente irritável
* Adjustments /adjást-mêntis/ - ajustes
* Angry /engri/ - irritado/a, nervoso/a
* Content /kontênti/ - satisfeito/a, feliz
* Confident /kon-fídenti/ - confiante
* Patient /pêi-shânti/ - paciente
* Quoted speech /kooréda-ispíti/ - discurso direto
* Quotation marks /kuotêi-shann-márrkis/ - aspas
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* As soon as possible. /assunnás-póssibou/
   O quanto antes, o mais rápido possível.
* By the other hand. /bai-dhê-ódher-rêndi/
   Por outro lado.
* On end /onêndi/ - infinitamente, sem parar
* To have an open mind.
   Ter mente aberta
* What's the matter?
   Qual é o problema?
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Thank /fênki/ - agradecer
* Rush /rráshi/- correr, apressar-se
* Keep /kíipa/ - manter-se
* Complain /komplêina/ - reclamar
* Look /lóka/ - parecer
* Justify /djastefáia/ - justificar (referente a formatação de textos)
4 - Quoted speech - Discurso direto
* O quoted speech ou direct speech (discurso direto) é a reprodução exata do que foi dito por outra pessoa.
a) No quoted speech, usamos verbos como say, tell, ask, whisper.
Ex.: Ms. Green said, "Please write a letter to Mr. Smith."
A senhora Green disse, "Por favor, escreva uma carta ao Sr. Smith."
Obs.: Após said, usa-se a vírgula (comma), aspas (quotation marks), e a primeira letra do que foi dito deve ser maiúscula. No fim, ponto final e aspas.
* Variação:
Ex.: "Please write a letter to Mr. Smith," said Ms Green.
b) Quando houver mais de uma frase, podemos escolher entre as duas formas.
Ex.: "Please write a letter to Mr. Smith. I want to send this letter today." Ms. Green said. Ou
"Please write a letter to Mr. Smith," Ms. Green said. "I want to send this letter today."
c) Quando tivermos uma pergunta ou uma frase exclamativ, trocamos o ponto final ou a vírgula por ponto de interrogação ou de exclamação.
Ex.: "Steve, can you help me to write the letter?" Yvonne asked. Ou
* Yvonne asked, "Steve, can you help me to write the letter?
   Yvonne perguntou, "Steve, você pode ajudar-me a escrever a carta?
* The body of the letter is not justified!" said Ms. Green.
d) Você pode variar os verbos utilizados no quoted speech, como add, agree, answer, comment, conplain, continue, explain, inquire, remark, repley, respond, shout, suggest, whisper.
5 - Exercise
1.Re-write the sentences below, with the correct punctuation and capitalization. (Reescreva as frases abaixo, com a pontuação e letras maiúsculas corretas.)
Ex.: Your letter is not bad Steve said
"Your letter is not bad," Steve said.

a) Can you file these documents asked Ms Stuart.
__________________________________________________________________
b) I can't find file stapler said Hojn maybe someone took it.
__________________________________________________________________
c) I haven't seen your stapler shouted Mary.
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d) Daniel complained It is impossible to work with all this noise.
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e) My boss said Shalin is a very understanding person.
___________________________________________________________________
f) If the manager is not a nice person she announced I will quit my job.
___________________________________________________________________
g) I will help you whenever you need promised Charles.
____________________________________________________________________
h) I was very busy yesterday she explained I was preparing a report for today's meeting.
_____________________________________________________________________
i) Speak lower or you'll awake the baby the mother whispered.
_____________________________________________________________________

2.Re-write the sentences below using quoted speech. Use the verbs of the list, placing them in the middle of the sentence or between two sentences whenever possible.
(Reescreva as frases abaixo usando quoted speech. Use os verbos da lista, colocando-os no meio da frase ou entre duas frases sempre que possível)
Agree - confess - suggest - complain - shout - whisper

a) Jennie: You are always late, Bob. We won't arrive in time for the film.
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b) Bob: You're right, Jennie. But we can have dinner in a good restaurant, if you wish.
____________________________________________________________________
c) Don't tell the boss, but I'm leaving earlier today.
____________________________________________________________________
d) Mother: Who broke the neighbour's window?
____________________________________________________________________
e) Son: I did it, mom, but it wasn't on purpose.
____________________________________________________________________

3.Complete the following text with the appropriate punctuation and capitalization. (Complete o texto a seguir com a pontuação e letra maiúscula apropriadas)

a) When I came to Mr. Robinson's office, he asked why are you late.
b) Well, Mr. Robinson I explained I've been working hard recently. Yesterday worked until 10 p.m.
c) But what is it that you are doing he inquired that is taking so much of your time.
d) I've just finished next year's budget, sir I replied
e) In this case he remarked you may go home earlier today and have some rest. You look tired.

                                                                   FIM

domingo, 22 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Think of saving money: lesson 50

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Bank account /bênki-akáunti/ - conta bancária
* Dearly /dialêi/ - muito, intensamente
* Discipline /dessiplénna/ - disciplina
* Earnings /arnêimis/ - ganhos, salário
* Extravagance /ékistra-vagânci/ - desperdício, extravagância
* Fee /fíi/ - mensalidade, taxa
* Goal /góla/ - objetivo
* Manager /ménedjar/ - gerente
* Money box /mânni-bókis/ - cofrinho
* Wages /uêi-djêz/ - salário, pagamento
* Wage /uêidji/ - salário
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* I just can't help /ai-djásti-kénti-réupi/
   Não consigo evitar
* Make ends meet /mêiki-êndis-míiti
   I make ends meet - Eu não gasto mais do que ganho, eu administro bem o dinheiro que ganho
* To be confortably off /tchubi-kanfôr-debliófa/
   Estar bem de vida, viver com tranquilidade financeira
* To be in the red /tchubi-inndhê-rréda/
   I am in the red - Estou no vermelho, estou em débito.
* I opened a bank account this morning /ai-ô-pênda-bênki-akáunti-dhiss-mórninn/
   Abri uma conta bancária esta manhã.
* Do you want it? /du-iú-uôn-teréti?/
   Você o quer?
* Do you want me? /du-iú-uônti-mi?/
   Você me quer?
* It is difficult for me to save money /íris-dê-ficôuti-formi-tchusâive-mânni/
   É difícil para mim guardar dinheiro.
* I just can't make ends meet /ai-djásti-kênti-mêiki-êndis-míiti/
   Simplesmente não consigo gastar só o que ganho.
* It is impossible for me to economize /íris-impóssibou-formi-tchu-ekonnimaiz/
   Para mim é impossível economizar.
* I will try to save money /ai-uilthrai-tchusêivi-mânni/
   Tentarei guardar algum dinheiro.
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Afford /afórda/ - poder pagar
* Assure /achúa/ - assegurar, garantir
* Earn /ânna/ - ganhar (salário)
* Economize /ekonnimaiz/ - economizar
* Pay off /pêi-ófa/ - compensar
* Reach /rru-ítchi/ - alcançar
* Save up /sêi-vápa/ - guardar dinheiro para um propósito específico
* Save /sêiva/ - guardar, economizar
* Save money /sêiv-mânni/ - economizar
* Spend money /ispénd-mânni/ - gastar dinheiro
* Splash out /ispláshi-áuti/ - gastar todo dinheiro sem pensar, com coisas desnecessárias
4 - It + infinitive, gerunds and infinitives as subjects (It + verbo no infinitivo, verbos no gerúndio e no infinitivo usados como substantivos):
a) O It + infinitivo podem ser usados como substantivos na frase:
Ex.: It is difficult to save money - é difícil guardar dinheiro.
Forma negativa: It is hard not to spend money with clothes. - É difícil não gastar dinheiro com roupas.
b) O verbo no gerúndio também pode ser usado como substantivo:
Ex.: Saving money is difficult for me.
Guardar dinheiro é didícil para mim.
c) Ou, ainda, pode-se usar o verbo no infinitivo:
Ex.: To save monei is difficult.
Guardar dinheiro é difícil.
d) A expressão for (someone) serve para se referir, especificamente, à pessoa de quem se fala.
Ex.: It is impossible for Yvonne to economize.
* To economize is impossible for Yvonne.
* Economizing is impossible for Yvonne.
5 - Exercise
1.Make sentences beginning with it. (Faça frases começando com it)
Ex: be important / save maney. It is important to save money.

a) be easy / open a bank account.
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b) be dangerous / not / keep the money in a saving account.
_______________________________________________________
c) be essencial / go to college
_______________________________________________________
d) take time / be a good professional
_______________________________________________________
e) be possible / go to college
_______________________________________________________
f) be a good experience / study abroad
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g) take patience / save up for the college
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h) be a bad experience / lose money
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2.Now re-write the sentences on exercise 1 beginning with the in the infinitive or gerund
   (Agora reescreva as orações do exercício 1 começando com o verbo no infinitivo ou gerúndio)
Ex.: To save money is importante.
Saving money is importante.

a)____________________________________________________
b)____________________________________________________
c)____________________________________________________
d)____________________________________________________
e)____________________________________________________
f)____________________________________________________
g)____________________________________________________
h)____________________________________________________

3.Add for (someone) in the sentences (Acrescente for (someone) nas frases)
Ex.: It is dificulta to save money. (for Yvonne)
It is dificult for Yvonne to save money

a) It is essential to tgink about the futere. (for young people)
_____________________________________________________
b) Learning English is important. (for any professional)
_____________________________________________________
c) It is dangerous to lend money without guarantee. (for bankers)
_____________________________________________________
d) It is important to tell only the truth. (for the children)
_____________________________________________________
e) It takes effort to have good grades. (for the students)
_____________________________________________________
f) It is a good idea to study Business Administration. (for Luisa)
_____________________________________________________
h) Is it possible to open a bank account. (for people under 18 years old)
_____________________________________________________

                                                              FIM

terça-feira, 17 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English -Going shopping : lesson 49

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Bookshop, bookstore (USA) /búki-shópi/búku-istor/ - loja que vende livros, livraria
* Bookstall /búki-istóla/ - banca de jornais (news-stand (USA))
* Baker's shop /beikéz-shópa - padaria
* Butcher's shop /bútchers-shópa/ - açougue
* Careful /kérfol/ - cuidadoso/a
* Clothes shop /klôuz-shópa/ - loja onde vende roupas
* Dress shop /druéss-shópa/ - loja de roupas femininas
* Fashion /feshanna/ - moda
* Feet /fíiti/ - pés (singular: foot /fóti/)
* Fishmonger's /fishi-mangoza/ - peixaria
* Floor /flóor/ - piso, andar
* Furniture Shop /fornitchor-shópa/ - loja de móveis
* Gift /guéfti/ - presente
* Gorgeous /godjéssa/ - lindo, maravilhoso
* Grocer's shop /groucéris-shópa/ - mercado (groceries: as mercadorias vendidas
* Greengrocer's shop /grin-groucéris-shópa/ - loja que vende frutas e vegetais
* Heel /riêu/ - salto (de sapato, sandália)
* High /ráia/ - alto/a
* Later on /leiroônna/ - mais tarde, depois
* Lift /léfti/ - elevador
* Sandal /sendól/ - sandália
* Scarf /iskárfa/ - echarpe
* Sensitive /senteréva/ - sensível
* Shoes shop /shus-shópa/ - loja de sapatos
* Toyshop /tólei-shópa/ - loja de brinquedos
* Trend /tchuênd/ - tendência
* Window /uindáu/- vitrine
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* Don't worry
   Não se preocupe
* I will keep my word.
   Manterei minha palavra.
* In (my) spare time.
   No (meu) tempo livre.
* You're one of a kind.
   Você não existe (literalmente: você é único)
* I just want to browse - Só quero dar uma olhada
* I would like to try them on - Gostaria de experimentá-las
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Bought /bótcha/ - comprou (passado simples e particípio de buy: comprar)
* Browse /bráuzi/ - olhar as lojas despreocupadamente, sem se saber ao certo o que irá comprar
* Choose /tiúzha/ - escolher
* Entertain /entrutêina/- divertir
* Go window shopping /gôu-uendôu-shopênha/ - olhar as vitrines
* Owe /áua/ - dever
* Say /sêi/ - dizer
* Try on /tchai-ônna/ - experimentar (roupas, sapatos etc, antes de comprar)
4 - Regular and irregular plural nouns - Substantivos com plural regular e irregular
a) O plural da maioria dos substantivos é formado acrescentando-se o s no fim da palavra.
Ex.:
* shop - shops
* window - windows
* floor - floors
b) Quando a palavra termina em sh, ch, z e x, acrescenta-se es:
Ex.:
* box - boxes
* match - matches
* business - businesses
c) Quando a palavra termina em y, tiramos essa letra e acrescentamos ies:
Ex.:
* body - bodies
d) Alguns substantivos têm sua forma plural irregular:
Ex.:
* analysis - analyses
* basis - bases
* child - children
* crisis - crises
* foot - feet
* man - men
* memorandum - memoranda
* mouse - mice
* tooth - teeth
e) Para formar o plural da maioria das palavras terminadas em o, acrescenta-se somente o s. Algumas palavras, porém, têm na forma plural o s ou es:
Ex.:
* echo - echoes
* potato - potatoes
* mosquito - mosquitoes ou mosquitos
* memento - mementoes ou mementos
* volcano - volcanoes ou volcanos
f) Para alguns substantivos terminados em f ou fe, troca-se essas letras por ves.
Ex.:
* half - halves
* knife - knives
* leaf - leaves
* self - selves
* scarf - scarves
thief - thieves
Obs.: Outros, porém, têm somente o s acrescentado.
Ex.:
* belief - beliefs
* chief - chiefs
* roof - roofs
g) Algumas palavras têm o sinônimo e plural iguais:
Ex.:
* one means - two means
* one species - some species
* one series - many series
h) Algumas palavra são usadas somente no plural:
Ex.:
glasses; jeans; pyjamas; scissors; shorts; trousers

Para elas pode-se usar, ainda, pair of.
Ex.:
* A pair of trousers; a pair of glasses.
5 - Exercise
1.Fill in the blankets with the correct plural form of the nouns. (Preencha as lacunas com a forma no plural correta dos substantivos)
a) Please bring me the ____________ and the __________________ (knife, fork)
b) Some _______________ can cause malaria. (mosquito)
c) I prefer pizza with fresh ________________. (tomato)
d) This country has passed through many ecnomic ________________ (crisis)
e) _______________ have been fighting for their rights the last decades. (woman)
f) Amanda is baby-sitting two little _______________ . (baby)
g) You need a new __________________ . (trousers)
h) These ________________ of plant are only found in Amazonas. (species)

2.Re-write the sentences in the plural form. ( Reescreva as frases na forma plural)
Ex.: You have a beautiful child.
You have beautiful children.
a) I have seen a volcano in Japan. (some)
___________________________________________________
b) There is only means of transport in the island. (two)
___________________________________________________
c) The scarf is charming and colourful.
___________________________________________________
d) Is your tooth brushed?
___________________________________________________
e) She can't do everything by herself.
___________________________________________________
f) This box belongs to Mr. Green.
___________________________________________________
g) Can I have a loaf of bread, please? (two)
___________________________________________________
h) I saw a mouse in the basement. (some)
___________________________________________________
i) Please bring me a potato from the supermarket. (a bag of)
___________________________________________________

3.Correct the words in italics if necessary. (Corrija as palavras em itálico se necessário)
a) I have two memorandum to send you.
___________________________________________________
b) One means to solve the problem would be to call a meeting.
___________________________________________________
c) the two thief were caught by the police.
___________________________________________________
d) There are many man standing in front of the factory.
___________________________________________________
e) When I visited Índia, I brought two mementoes to my mother.
___________________________________________________

                                                                            FIM

sexta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Time for leisure: lesson 48

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Advantage /advantédi/ - vantagem
* Boring /borênha/ - tedioso, chato
* Expensive /ekspensévi/ - caro
* Free time /frii-táima/ - tempo livre
* Honest /onésti/ - honesta/a
* Lately /lêit-lêi/ - ultimamente
* Nowaday /nôu-arêiz/ - hoje em dia, atualmente
* Open air /ópen-ér/ - ar livre
* Perhaps /per-répis/ - talvez
* Reading /rridênha/ - leitura
* Sedentary /sedentheurí/ - sedentário/a
* Shop /shópa/ - compra
* Sort /sórriti/ - tipo
Than /dênn/ - que, do que, à
* Theatre, Theater (EUA)/firrar/ - teatro
* World /uéld/ - mundo
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* I'd rather /ái-duédar/ - Eu prefiro
* Really /rrê-lêi/ - realmente, de verdade
* Sort of thing /sórriti-ovifênha/ - Tipo de coisa ( This is a Sort of thing )
* There is no point /dheris-nôu-pôinti/ - Não está certo
* This is a lot of fun /dhessis-alorofânna / -Isso é muito divertido
* You did your homework /iu-dêdior-roumuórka/ - Você fez sua lição de casa
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Go camping /gôu-kempênha/ - acampar
* Go round /gôu-ráund/ - sair, visitar, viajar ( I'd rather be at home, or go round a friend's house - Eu prefiro ficar em casa ou ir a casa de um amigo)
* Meet up /mitápa/ - encontar-se (com pessoas casualmente, por acaso) I  meet up with my friends - Encontro-me casualmente com os meus amigos.
Watch /uátchi/ - assistir
4 - Grammar - Gramática
* I'd rather /ái-duédar/ - Eu prefiro
a) I'd rather (I would rather) é traduzido como "eu prefiro" e é seguido pelo verbo no infinitivo sem o to
Exemplo:
* I'd rather spend my time doing sports.
   Eu prefiro passar meu tempo fazendo esportes.
b) A estrutura I'd rather... than... é bastante usada:
Exemplo:
* I'd rather meet my friends than watch TV.
   Eu prefiro encontrar meus amigos a assistir TV.
* I'd rather play basketball than football. (não se repete o verbo)
   Prefiro jogar basquete a futebol.
c) Quando quero que alguém faça algo, posso dizer I'd rather you did... Após I'd rather+pronome, o verbo vem sempre no passado simples.
Exemplo:
* I'd rather you did your homework before going out. /iu-dêdior-roumuórka-bifor-gouênn-anáuti/
   Eu gostaria que você fizesse sua lição antes de sair
* I'd rather Yvonne didn't watch so much TV.
   Eu gostaria que Yvonne não assistisse tanto à TV.
* Rather / Quite - Um tanto quanto
a) Rather pode ser usado também para modificar adjetivos. É aplicado, geralmente, em frases com ideias negativas.
Exemplo:
* Young people are rather sedentary nowadays.
   Jovens são um tanto quanto sedentários hone em dia.
b) Quite tem sentido similar a rather, mas é utilizado em frases com sentido positivo.
Exemplo:
* She quite likes sports, but she prefers to watch films.
   Ela até que gosta de esportes, mas prefere assistir a filmes.
c) Quite é normalmente seguido pelo artigo a/an
Exemplo:
* It is quite an old house.
   É uma casa bem velha.
5 - Exercise
1.Make sentences using I'd rather. (Faça frases usando I'd rather)
Ex.: read a book
I'd rather read a book.

a) listen to music / meet up with friends
___________________________________________________________
b) decide what to do later.
___________________________________________________________
c) you washed the dishes.
___________________________________________________________
d)watch television / read a magazine.
___________________________________________________________
e) read the newspapers / books.
___________________________________________________________
f) you didn't smoke.
___________________________________________________________
g) send an-e-mail / telephone
___________________________________________________________
h) you cooked the dinner.
___________________________________________________________
i) get a taxi / a bus.
___________________________________________________________
j) you went to the bank to pay the bill.
___________________________________________________________
k) eat at home / go to the restaurant
___________________________________________________________

02.Fill in the blankets with quite (with positive words) and rather (with negative words)
     (Preencha as lacunas com quite (palavras positivas) e rather (com palavras negativas)
Ex.: Young people today are quite knoeledgeable but rather sedentary.

a) Joe's apartment is _____________ neat but _______________ small.
b) the cinema was __________ stuffy but ______________ big.
c) Nancy's ideas were __________ interesting but _______________  complicated.
d) This carpet is _______________expensive but _____________ beautiful.
e) She is _________ beautiful but _______________ self-confident.
f) Watching TV may be ___________ interesting or _____________ boring.
g) Her house is in a _______________ nice place but ______________ far away.

03.Re-write these sentences with rather and quite. (reescreva as orações com rather e quite)
Ex.: This car has a good performance.
This car has quite a good performance.

a) The wind was strong
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b) This film interesting.
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c) Tom is intelligent but lazy.
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d) Today was a tring day.
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e) We can go to the beach. The weather is warm.
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f) The cinema is far from here.
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g) The car is good but expensive.
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                                                                              FIM
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sábado, 7 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Bank holiday: lesson 47

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Bank holiday /bênki-rolidêi/ - fim de semana prolongado
* Countryside /kâuntri-sáida/ - campo
* Crowd /kráuda/ - multidão
* Inundation /inundêi-shann/ - inundação
* May day /mêi-déi/ - feriado na Grã-Bretanha (comemorado na segunda-feira no mês de maio)
* Refuge /uafíldi/ - refúgio
* Safe /sêifa/ - salvo
* Sick /séki/ - enjoado, cansado, doente
* Throughout /truáuti/ - durante, inteiro (prep.)
* Traffic jam /tchafék-djâmma/ - congestionamento
* Whether /uédher/ - se
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* At all /etóu-l/ - De modo algum, absolutamente
* Fancy that! /fênci-dhéti/ - Imagine isso! (interjeição de surpresa)
* Jam of people /jdâm-móvi-pípou/ - Multidões, muitas pessoas
* Quite a lot /kuáita-lóti/ - Bastante, um número considerável
* He is out of the wood /ri-is-áuti-óvi-dhê-uéda/ - Ele está fora de perigo (Literalmente:Ele está fora da madeira)
* What do you have in mind? /ênni-máindi/ - O que você tem em mente, o que pretende fazer?
* Time goes by so fast /sôu-fésti/- O tempo passa tão depressa
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Fancy /fencí/ - desejar, querer
* Forgotten / figó-tchênna/ - esqueceu (passado e particípio de forget /foguéti/ - esquecer)
* Go away /gôu-uéu/ -viajar, sair, ir embora
* Receive /rrêcivi/ - receber
* Sound /sâunda/ - soar, parecer
* Go by /gôu-bái/ - passar
* Wonder /uânder/ - imaginar, perguntar a si mesmo/a
* Head /réeda/ - dirigir-se a, pôr-se em determinada direção
4 - Grammar - Gramática
a) Many (muito) e few (pouco) - são usados com substantivos contáveis:
* There are many people at the theatre - Há muita gente no teatro
* Few cars are new in my city - Poucos carros são novos na minha cidade.
b) Much (muito) e little (pouco) - são usados com substantivos incontáveis:
* The boys have too much energy - Os garotos têm muita energia.
c) Many e much - são usados em frases negativas e interrogativas:
* How many bottles of wine do we have? - Quantas garrafas de vinho nós temos?
* Hurry up, we don't have much time. - Apresse-se, não temos muito tempo.
d) A lot of, too much ou so much - usa-se em frases negativas:
* Don't worry, there is a lot of time before the trains leaves.
   Não se preocupe, há muito tempo antes do trem partir.
* You smoke too much.
   Você fuma muito.
e) Little e few sem o artigo "a" - usados em frases com ideias negativas:
* I have little money, I can't lend you any.
   Tenho pouco dinheiro, não posso emprestar-lhe nenhum.
* He has few friends at school
   Ele tem poucos amigos na escola.
   Obs.: A little e a few - usados em frases com ideias positivas:
* I would love to spend a little more time eith you.
   Eu adoraria passar um pouco mais de tempo com você.
* She has a few friends who are very dear.
   Ela tem alguns amigos que são muito queridos.
f) A few e a little usado com only - transmitem ideias negativas:
* We have only a little more time.
   Temos apenas um pouco mais de tempo.
* She has only a few friendes.
   Ela tem apenas alguns amigos.
5 - Exercise
1.Complete the sentences with much, many or a lot of. (Complete as frases com much, many ou a lot of)
a) Philip drinks too _______________ wine.
b) Don't worry about the prices, we have ______________ money.
c) How ______________ time do you have?
d) _______________ shops are closed in the evening.
e) How _______________ glasses of milk did you drink?
f) We won't spend ______________ days in Paris.
g) I won't drinks this coffee. There is too _______________ sugar in it.
h) ______________ friends were present at his party.
i) Don't talk to him. He has ______________ work to do.
j) Not _______________ people are interested in your product.
k) There isn't _____________ to do in the city on holidays.
l) If you don't put _____________ rice on this sushi, it will taste better.

2.Complete the sentences below, using few, a few, little or a little. (Complete as frases usando few, a few, little ou a little)
a) Only _________________ rooms were available for the quests.
b) There is ___________ food and _____________ blankets for the homeless people.
c) We have problems in the Northeast because there is ____________ rain there.
d) When did you see Samantha? _____________ days ago.
e) With _________________ luck you will win the prize.
f) Please wait ____________ minutes and I will solve the problem for you.
g) If you have ________________ patience with the traffic jam, you will be able to go the mountains.
h) Everywhere is crowded on holidays ____________ places are really good to go on these occasions.
i) He doesn't speak much Portuguese. Only _______________ words.
j) I need ______________ time to think about your invitation to go the mountains.

                                                                     FIM 

Speak English - Learning about Shakespeare: lesson 46

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Ado /adjêu-a/ - barulho, confusão
* Amazing /amêizenha/ - surpreendente
* Blood /bláda/ - sangue
* Character /kérecter/ - personagem
* Comedy /kommerí/ - comédia
* Crazy /kreizí/ - louco/a
* Finally /failêi/ - finalmente
* King /kênnha/ - rei
* Masterpiece /máster-píssi/ - obra-prima
* Play /plêi/ - peça teatral
* Several /sevrôu/ - muitos, vários
* Stage /istêidji/ - palco
* Timeless /tcháimi-léssa/ - atemporal
* Tragedy /tcha-dêri/ - tragédia
* Wife /uáif/ - esposa
* Witch /uêtchi/ - bruxa, (witches: bruxas)
* Wonderful /uanderfól/ - maravilhoso/a
* Work /uérrik/ - obra, trabalho
* Amazing /amêizenha/ - surpreendente
2 - Useful expresions - Expressões úteis
* Much ado about nothing - Muito barulho por nada.
* No matter how... /nôu-marerau/ - Não importa quanto/quão
* What is it about? /uóra-izirabáuti - Do que se trata?
* What are you reading? - O que você está lendo?
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Be driven crazy /bi-drêivin-kréizi/ - enlouquecer
* Become /bi-kâmma/ - tornar-se
* Encourage /ênni-korrédji/ - encorajar
* Kill /kéla/ - matar
* Read /rrída/ - ler
* Replace /rriplêissi/ - substituir
* Told /tchólda/ - (passado simples e particípio de tell /tchéla/ = dizer)
* Used to /iúzi-ta/ - costumava
* Write /uráiti/ - escrever
* Teach /tíitchi/ - ensinar
4 - Grammar - Gramática
a) Used to - seguido por um verbo na forma infinitiva
* I used to read Shakespeare's books.
   Eu costumava ler os livros de Shakespeare.
* I used to live in the countryside.
   Eu vivia no interior.
* I didn't use to go out until I met Sue.
   Eu não costumava sair até conhecer Sue.
b) To be used to - significa estar acostumado com algo. Usa-se no presente, passado e futuro
* I am used to reading newspapers.
   Estou acostumado a ler jornais.
* I will be used to getting up early.
   Vou me acostumar a levantar-me cedo.
* I was used to working hard.
   Eu estava acostumado a trabalhar muito.
c) Get used to - expressa algo com o qual nos acostumamos.
* I got used to reading Shakespeare's books at school.
   Acostumei-me a ler os livros de Shakespeare na escola.
* I am getting used eating more vegetables than meat.
   Estou me acostumando a comes mais legumes do que carne.
d) Get é usado para dar ideia de mudança, de tornar-se, de ficar, e seguido de adjetivo.
* I am getting hungry.
   Estou ficando com fome.
* I stopped running becouse I was getting tired.
   Parei de correr porque estava ficando cansado.
5 - Exercise
1.Write sentences with used to. (Escreva frases com used to)
Ex.:
* I / study hard / be at college
  I used to study hard when I was good college.
a) Rob /smoke a lot / have good health.
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b) Jack and Alison / go out every / be daling
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c) Mr. Smith / not spend money night / be daling
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d) He / have a motorcycle / be younger
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e) I / eat a lot of sweets / be a child
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2.Complete the sentences with correct form of be used to / get used to + verb. (Complete as frases com a forma correta de used to / get used to + verbo.)
Exemplo:
* Peter is used to driving trucks. (drive)
a) I _______________ by myself. (get / live)
b) at first Luisa _______________ salad (not / eat), but after being ill she ____________ (get).
c) My grandmother _______________ after lunch. (sleep).
d) I still don't drive very confidently but I ________________ (get).
e) I wasn't ___ ________________ Manaus' hot weather, but now I _____________ (get).
f) My family ____________ in small houses. (not / live).

3.Fill out the gaps with the verb in the correct form. (Preencha as lacunas com o verbo na forma correta)
Ex.: Mary has to get used driving more carefully. (drive)
a) When I was a child, I used to ______________ soccer with my neighbours. (play)
b) Samantha was born in the countryside. Now she is getting used to ______________ in a big city. (live)
c) He used to _______________ a lot of coffee, but now he doesn't drink anymore. (drink)
d) Ms. Smith used to _______________ in the park every morning when she had good health. (walk)
e) You will have to get used to _______________ money if you want to buy a car. (save)
f) There used to ____________ a pharmacy on this street, but it was shut down. (be)

4.Make sentences with get + adjective. Choose the adjective from the above list. (Faça orações com get + adjective. Escolha o adjetivo na lista acima)
Adjectives: fat -nervous - sick - full - hot
Ex.: Why we don't go on walking?
Oh, no, I'm getting tired.
a) This dress doesn't fit you anymore!
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b) Don't start the exam now.
____________________________________________________
c) You look so pale!
____________________________________________________
d) Why about ordering another pizza?
No, thanks ____________________________________________
e) Let's take off our coats.
____________________________________________________

                                                                      FIM

segunda-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2012

Speak English - Talking on the phone: lesson 45

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Annuel /ennuol/ - anual
* Apointment /apointmênti/ - encontro, nomeação
* Area code /éuria-kôuda/ - código de área / da cidade
* Country coda /kântri-kôuda/ - código do país
* Meeting /mirênnha/- reunião, encontro
* Messege /messédji/ - mensagem
* Out (of) /au-tóva/ - fora (de)
* Surname /surnêima/ - sobrenome
* Telephone number /tchélefone-nâmber/ - número de telefone
* Town /tchâona/ - cidade
* Toy /tói-e/ - brinquedo
* Trade /tchuêida/ negócio, comércio
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* Can I give him a message? - Quer deixar recado para ele?
* Can I give her a message? - Quer deixar recado para ela?
* Can I speak to Ms. Green, please? - Posso falar com a Sra. Green, por favor?
* Could you please spell your name? - Você pode soletrar seu nome?
* How can I help you? - Como posso ajudá-lo? (ao telefone)
* What's the telephone number? - Qual o número do telefone?
* Who's speaking? - Quem está falando?
3 - Usando o telefone.
* Public telephone /poblíki-tchelefôuna - telefone público
* Payphone /pêi-fôuna/ - telefone público
* Mobile phone /moubáu-fôuna/ - telefone celular
* Cordless telephone /kordléss-tchelefôuna/ - Telefone sem fio
* Phone card /fôunn-kárda/ - Cartão telefônico
* Answering machine /ensorênn-mechína/- Secretária eletrônica
* To make a phone call /tchu-mêika-afôunn-káu/ - Fazer uma ligação
   I can to make a phone call - Eu posso fazer uma chamada de telefone
* To call someone /tchu-kau-sâmmi-uânna/ - Ligar para alguém
   Do you can to call someone? - Você pode ligar para alguém?
* To phone someone /tchu-fôunn-sâmmi-uânna/ - Ligar para alguém
   Do you can to phone someone? - Você pode telefonar para alguém
* To give someone a call /tchu-gíve-sâmmi-uânna-akau/ - Ligar para laguém
   I'll call you when I get home. /aéla-kauiú-uên-naiguéra-rôumi/--/- Eu te ligo quando chegar em casa
   Bobby give me a call. - Bobby me telefonou
   I have to give someone  a call - Eu tenho que dar a alguém uma chamada
* Call somebody back /kau-samberi-báki/ - Retornar uma ligação
   Do you want her to call you back - Você quer que ela retorne a sua ligação?
   You can to call somebody back for me - Você pode chamar alguém de volta para mim
* To answer the phone /tchu-ênsor-dhê-fôunna/ - Atender o telefone
   I answer the phone - Eu atendo o telefone
   You don't answer the phone. - Você não atenda o telefone 
* To put through /tchu-púti-truôu/ - Transferir uma ligação
* Hold on /roudânna/ou hang on /rêi-nhônna/ - Esperar uma pessoa na linha
   Hold on, please? - Aguarde na linha, por favor?
   Hang on, please? /rêi-nhônna, plízi/ - Aguarde na linha, por favor?
* Quando a linha está ocupada
* Dead /déda/ - O telefone não está funcionando ou está mudo
   The line is dead. - A linha está muda.
* Hang up /rennhápa/ - Desligar o telefone
   Sorry, but I have to hang up. /sórri,batái-révi-tchu-renhápa/ - Desculpe-me, mas tenho que desligar.
* Thanks a lot. Bye /ténkis-alóti. Bai/ - Muito abrigado. Até logo.
4 - Verbs - Verbos
* Be back /bibáka/ - voltar
* Call /kála/ - ligar, telefonar
* Meet /míiti - encontrar
* Plan /plênna/ - planejar
* Set /séti/ - marcar, agendar
* Spell /ispéla/ - soletrar
5 - Grammar - Gramática
* O Possessive ('S) - Possessivo ('S)
a) Usamos com pessoas e animais o 's:
* The manager's office - O escritório do gerente.
* The dog's tall - O rabo do cachorro
b) Usamos of para objetos:
* The door of the room, - A porta da sala.
c) Usamos 's ou of para nomes de organizações ou grupos de pessoas:
* The government's decision - A decisão do governo
* The decision of the government. - A decisão do governo.
d) Usa-se 's para lugares:
* The city's new airport. - O novo aeroporto da cidade.
e) Quando o sujeito é composto, o 's fica no segundo nome:
* Marianne and Scott's apartment. - O apartamento de Marianne e Scott.
f) Usamos 's em palavras relacionadas a tempo:
* Tomorrow's class. - A aula de amanhã.
* Today's newspaper. - O jornal de hoje.
g) Usamos só o apóstrofe ('), quando o sujeito é plural:
* The students' homework. - A lição de casa dos alunos
h) Sujeito no singular, mas terminado em s - pode-se usar os dois modos:
* Thomas' book - O livro de Thomas
* Thoma's book. - O livro de Thomas.
6 - Exercise
1.Fill in the blanks with the possessive forma of the nouns in parentheses. (Preencha as lacunas com a forma possessiva dos sujeitos em parênteses.)
a) _________________ weather has been good recently. (London)
b) The store selis _______________________ clothes.(man)
c)  _________________ meeting was too long.(last week)
d) This is _________________ office.(my boss)
e) The ___________________ clothes are clean.(babies)
f)  Do you know my ___________ wife.(brother)
g) The ________________ main industry is agriculture.(region)
h) These are ________________ children.(Dan and Nancy)
i)  The ___________________ new economic policy will be implemented next month.(government)

2.Use 's or of to join the words. (Use 's ou of para juntar as palavras)
a.company / new director
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b) Ben's brother / car
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c) the building / floors
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d) the computer / keyboard
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e) the child / bicycle
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f) Berlin / subway
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g) last year / vacations
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h) the car / tires
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i) my sister and brother-in-law / house
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j) the world / population
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3.Choose the correct progressive form. (Escolha a forma progressiva correta)
a.(    ) last week's storn
   (    ) the storn of last week

b.(    ) the building's ground floor
   (    ) the ground floor of the building

c.(    ) eight hour's sleep
   (    ) sleep of eight hours

d.(    ) the neighboors' garden
   (    ) the garden of the neighboors

e.(    ) my mother's birthday
   (    ) the birthday of my mother
   
f.(    ) the cat's food
  (    ) the food of the cat

                                                                            FIM