Speak English - Where is the boss? lesson 56

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Couple /kápou/ - casal, par
* Curiosity /kiuriá-sori/ - curiosidade
* Director /diu-éktor/ - diretor
* Home town /hôumi-tcháun/ - cidade natal
* Meddler /métiler/ - enxerido/a, intrometido/a
* Notice /nóu-réssi/ - aviso
* Office /oféssi/ - escritório
* Previous /priviéssi/ - prévio, anterior
* Secretary /sekuetárri/ - secretária
2 - Useful Expressions /iúzifol-íki-espréshans/
     Expressões úteis
* A couple of /a-kapôu-laveuóris/ (hours days, weeks etc)
   He disapperars for a couple of hours/ri-disapeáris-forá-kapôu-laveuóris/
   Ele desaparece por algumas horas
   He disappears for a couple of weeks /ri-disapeáris-forá-kapôu-lavou-íkis/
   Ele desaparece por algumas
   He disappears for a couple of days /ri-disapeáris-forá-kapôu-lovidêis/
   Ele desparece por alguns dias.
* How often /rau-ófen/ - Quantas vezes, quão frentemente
   How often does he come here? /rau-ófen-dázi-ri-kâmmi-riér/
   Quantas vezes ele vem aqui?
* In the flesh /in-dhê-fléshi/ - pessoalmente, "em carne e osso"
   I'd like to see him In the flesh /áid- láiki-tchu-síi-rêma-in-dhê-fléshi/
   Eu gostaria de encontrá-lo pessoalmente.
* Once in a while /uânci-enná-uael/ - De ves em quando,, ocasionalmente
   Once in a while he shows up /uânci-enná-uael-ri-shôu-zápa/
   De vez em quando ele aparece.
* To glue (oneself) to /tchu-gô-lêu-uânni-sélfi-tchu/ - Acompanhar uma pessoa de perto
* To have a try /tchu-révi-a-tchai/ - Fazer uma tentativa, tentar
    I will have a try /ai-uil-révi-a tchai/
    Vou fazer uma tentativa
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Disappear /disapiér/ - desaparecer
* Drop by /djóp-bai/ - fazer uma visita rápida, sem aviso prévio
   Can I  drop by there /
   Posso dar uma passadinha lá
* Hope /rôupa/ - esperar, ter esperança
   I have hope - Eu tenho esperança
* Own /oúna/ - ter, possuir
* Show up /shôu-ápa/ - aparecer, mostrar-se
* Suppose /supôuzi/ - supor
* Wonder /uândha/ - amaginar, maravilhar,
4 - Grammar points - Pontos gramaticais
a) Quando iniciamos a frase com "Do you know."("Você sabe..."), "Could you tell me..."("Você poderia me dizer..."), a ordem do auxiliar e do sujeito mudam para a forma afirmativa.
Ex.: Where is he? - Onde ele está?
Do you know where he is? - Você sabe onde ele esta?
b) No repored speech a ordem também mudada.
Ex.: "Where do you work?", Tom asked.
Tom asked where I worked.
c) Question word  - Use  - Exemple
What /uáti/ - (o que): perguntas sobre coisas
Ex.:
* What are you doing? - O que você está fazendo?
When /uênna/ - (quando): perguntas sobre períodos de tempo
Ex.:
* When does he come to the office? - Quando ele vem ao escritório
Where /uéar/ - (onde): perguntas sobre lugares, localização
Ex.:
* Where does he live? - Onde ele mora/vive.
Why /uai/ - (por que): perguntas sobre motivos
Ex.:
* Why are you sad? - Por que você está triste
Who /ru/ - (quem): perguntas sobre pessoas
Ex.:
* Who is the boss? - Quem é o chefe?
How /rau/ - (como): perguntas sobre modo, maneira
Ex.:
* How do you spell this word? - Como se soletra esta palavra?
How much/how many /rau-mátchi/e /rau-mênni/ - (quanto, quantos): perguntas sobre quantidade (incontável - much e contável - many )
Ex.:
* How much does this book cost. - Quanto custa este livro?
* How many houses does he have? - Quantas casas ele tem?
How old /rau-ôuda/ - (quantos anos): perguntas sobre idade
Ex.:
* How old are you? - Quantos anos você tem?
How + adjetivo - (quão): perguntas sobre diversos 
Ex.:
* How cold is it? /rau-kôudi-ezéti/ - Quão frio está?,
* How beautiful is she? /rau-bi-u-riful-is-shi/ - Quão bonita ela é?, Ela é bonita
How long /rau-lônnga/ - (há quanto tempo): perguntas sobre tempo
Ex.:
* How long have you been working here? - Há quanto tempo você trabalha aqui?
How often /rau-ófen/ - (quantas vezes): perguntas sobre frequência
Ex.:
* How often does he come to the office? - Quantas vezes ele vem ao escritório?
How far /rau-fór/ - (a que distância): perguntas sobre distância
Ex.:
* How far is your house from here? - Qual a distância da sua casa até aqui?
5 - Exercise
1.Make questions according to the information given (Faça perguntas de acordo com a informação dada)
Ex.: I want to be an engineer.
Who wants to be an angineer?
a) I visited South Africa and Marroco during my vacation.
What countries_____________________________________________
b) I visited my parents last night.
Who_____________________________________________________
c) I work in a consultancy firm.
Where____________________________________________________
d) I want a piece of cake.
Who______________________________________________________ 
e) I have to work nest weekend.
When_____________________________________________________
f) I go to the gym twice a week.
How often_________________________________________________

2.Make questions using question words. (faça perguntas usando as question words. (Faça perguntas usando as question words.)
Ex.: Where do you live? (you / live) in Birmingham.
a) ______________________________________________ ? (be / you) I'm 21.
b) ______________________________________________ ? (be / your school from home) About 21 miles,
c) ______________________________________________ ? (can / speak Japonese) Tomiko can.
d) ______________________________________________ ? (Samantha / buy) A new dress.
e) ______________________________________________ ? (handsome / be / he) He is tall and strong.
f) ______________________________________________ ? (happen / you / yesterday I was sick.

3.Re-write the sentences beginning with "Do you know..." (Reescreva as frases começando com "Você sabe..."
a) Where is the bus stop?
Do you know____________________________ ?
b) Why didn't Gertrude come to the party?
Do you know____________________________ ?
c) What does your neighbour do?
Do you now _____________________________ ?
d) How often does Anne see John?
Do you know ____________________________ ?
e) How old is your grandfather?
Do you know ____________________________ ?

4.Re-write the sentences in reported speech. (Reescreva a frases em discurso indireto)
a) "How long have you been working here?" asked Luisa.
_________________________________________
b) He inquired. "Why does she always arrive late?"
_________________________________________
c) She wondered. "where is he mow?"
_________________________________________
d) They asked. "Who lives here?"
_________________________________________

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Speak English - The zodiac: lesson 55

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Astrology /astroóla-di/ - astrologia
* Candio /kendióu/ -franco
* Critical /kritikôu/ - crítico/a
* Curius /kiuoriéssi/ - curioso/a
* Famous /fem-másse/ - famoso/a
* Funny /fanni/ - engaçado/a
* Horoscope /hóres-kalôpa/ - horóscopo
* Magazine /magazínna/ - revista
* Outgoing /áuti-gôinn/ - amigável, sociável
* Partner /párrtner/ - parceiro/a, par
* Proud /práauda/ - orgulhoso/a
* Realistic /rrê-alistéki/ - realista
* Rich /rrêtchi/ - rico/a
* Stars /istáris/ - estrelas (na astrologia é horóscopo)
* Truthful /triúfifol/ - confiável
* Truth /triúfi/ - verdade
2 - Useful expressions
* Never mind /néver-máindi/
   Não importa, não faz mal
* To be in somebody's star /tchubi-ênn-sabáris-istar/
   Estar escrito no horóscopo de alguém, estar escrito nas estrelas.
* He also gets on very well with you /riálsou-guétson-véri-uél-uifi-iú/
   Ele também se dá muito bem com você.
* I don't believe in Astrology /ai-dônti-bê-líve-ênnas-troóla-di/
   Eu não acredito em astrologia
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* To be born /tchubi-bórrna/ - ser nascido, nascer
   I'm born in Fortaleza /aimi-bórrna ênna-fortalaza/ - Eu nasci em Fortaleza
* Enjoy /endjói/ - gostar de divertir-se
* Spend /ispêndi/ - gastar
* End up /endópa/ - acabar, terminar
   I go to end up now /ai-gôu-tchu-endópinau/ - Eu vou acabar/terminar agora.
* Become /bikãmma/ - tornar-se
   I will go to become famous /ai-uilgôu-bikâmma-fêimas/
   Eu vou tornar-se famoso
* Be supposed to /bi-supôzidi-tchu/ - ser (provavelmente)
4 - Relative clauses - who, that, whose, whitch
a) Relative pronouns - Independent clauses - relative clauses
* Pessoas:
   Who - I meet the boy - The boy who I met yesterday is a libra
   That - He is a Libra - The boy that I met yesterday is a Libra.
* Coisas:
   That - The magazine has the the horoscope - The magazine that has the is mine;
   Which - It is mine - The magazine which has the horoscope is mine.
* Pessoas e coisas:
   Whose - I talked to the man. His sign is Capricorn - I talked to the man whose sign is Capricorn.
               - I bought a book. Its subject is the zoodiaco - I bought a book whose subject is the Zodiac.
5 - Exercise
1.Match the sentences from the lists and make them into relative clauses. (Ligue as frases das listas e as transforme em relative clauses.
a) The woman lives nexte door - it is planetary ruler of Aries.
b) He works for a publish         - She is very romantic
c) The woman is looking for the perfect partner - It will keep their relationship strong.
d) Mars is a planet - She is an astrologer.
e) Cancer and Scorpio have a great deal in common - It makes magazines about Astrology.

a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________________________
e) ___________________________________________________________

2.Join the two sentences using relative pronouns (Junte as duas frases usando pronomes relativos)
a) The girl is my friend. She likes to read her stars every day.
______________________________________________________________
b) I read the book. It was about the Zodiac.
______________________________________________________________
c) I want to see the man. He is an astrologer.
______________________________________________________________
d) The topic was interesting. Mike was talking about it.
______________________________________________________________
e) The woman read my stars. She is nice.
______________________________________________________________
f) I read an article about astrology. The article was interesting.
______________________________________________________________

3.Complete the sentences with appropriate relative pronoun (Complete as frases com o pronome relativo apropriado)
a) The man _______________ I met was a Libra.
b) The planet ____________ rules the sign of Taurus is Venus.
c) I like people ____________ have good humor.
d) I am studying with a boy ______________ mother is an astrology.
e) The sign of Aries has features ______________ are attractive to Gemini.
f) Scorpio is a sign _____________ element is Water.
g) the pen ___________ you found is mine.

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Speak English - What did you say? - lesson 54

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Businesswoman /bêziness-uumênn/ - mulher de negócios (masc. businessman)
* Dedicated /dedikeiréda/ - dedicado/a
* Fussy/faassí/-meticuloso/a, minucioso/a, agitado/a
* Gratitude/graratíuda/-gratidão
* Insecure/ansekior/-inseguro/a
* Patient/peixânti/-paciente
* Understanding/anderstendênha/-compreensivo/a
* Whenever/uenéver/-sempre que
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* It was nothing/êti-iázi-nofênha/
   Não foi nada
* I'm on good terms/aiman-gúdi-thérmis/
   Estou me relacionando bem com outra pessoa
* I'm over the moon/aimôver-dhe-múnna/
   Estou muito feliz, nas nuvens
* I'm proud of  something/áima-práuda-óva-sâmmi-fênha/
   Estou orgulhoso de algo, tenho orgulho de algo
* I'm proud of someone /áima-práuda-óva-sâmmi-uânna/
   Estou orgulhoso de alguém, tenho orgulho de alguém
* You have my gratitude /iú-révi-maigraratíuda/
   Você tem minha gratidão
* She is very edgy /shi-is-veuriádi/
   Ela é muito nervosa.
* Now I feel good! /nau-aifiu-gúdi/
   Agora eu estou bem!
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Ask /áska/ - perguntar
* Help out /rêu-páuti/ - ajudar em momento de necessidade
   I have to help out - Eu tenho que ajudar
* Predict /pré-dékti/ - predizer, prever
* Say /sêi/ - dizer
* Show /shóu-a/ - mostrar, apresentar
* Tell /tchéla/ - dizer, contar
* Worry /uôrri/ - preocupar-se
4 - Reported Speech /repúred-ispítchi/ - Discurso Direto
a) Reported speech serve para relatar o que alguém disse em discurso direto;
* Ms green said that the letter was very good. - Senhorita verde disse que a carta era muito boa.
b) Veja abaixo a combinação de verbos no reported speech.
   Quoted Speech /kuoréda-ispíiti/ - discurso citado
   Simple present
Ex.:
* The letter is very good - A carta é muito boa.
* I am writing the letter now - Estou escrevendo a carta agora.
* I finished the letter this morning. - Eu terminei a carta esta manhã.
   Reported Speech
   Simple past
Ex.:
* She said (that) the letter was very good - Ela disse (que) a letra era muito boa.
* She said that she was writing the letter - Ela disse que estava escrevendo a carta.
* She said that had finished the letter that morning - Ela disse que havia terminado a carta naquela manhã.
* She said that she finished the letter that morning - Ela disse que ela terminou a carta naquela manhã.
Observação: Should, ought e might não mudam
* I should file these documents.
   She said that she should file these documents.
   Ela disse que deveria arquivar estes documentos.
c) Quando falamos sobre fatos presentes, não é secessário mudar o verbo quando usamos reported speech.
* Sabrina said that she works in a factory.
   Sabrina disse que trabalha em uma fábrica.
* The teacher said that mathematics is not difficult.
   O professor disse que matemática não é difícil.
d) Quando o verbo na forma imperativa, em reported speech, ele fica na forma infinitiva (to say, to tell etc)
Ex.: "Can you file these documents for me, Susan?", Jim asked.
Jim asked Susan to file those documents for her.
Jim pediu a Susan que arquivasse aqueles documents para ela.
e) Os verbos mais utilizados na introdução de um reported speech são (seguidos de that)
Ex.:
* add /áda/ - acrescentar
* admit /adméti/ - admitir
* agree /agrêi/ - concordar, aceitar
* announce /anâunci/ - anunciar
* argue /aguiu - discutir
* believe /bô-lívi/ - acreditar
* complain /kamplêina/ - reclamar
* confirm /kanfórma/ - confirmar
* consider /kansirér/ - considerar
* decide /dê-sáide/ - decidir
* doubt /dáuti/ - duvidar
* expect /ákis -pékti/ - esperar
* explain /ékis-plêina/ - explicar
* mean /mínna/ - significar ; média; malvado
* mention /menshânna/ - mencionar
* predict /pré-dékti/ - predizer
* remark /rrê -márka/ - comentar, observar, comentário, observação
* replay /rri-plêi/ - responder
* say /sêi/ - dizer
* suggest /sudjêsti/ - sugerir
* tell /tchéla/ - contar
5 - Exercise
1.Re-write the sentences in reported speech. (Reescreva as frases em discurso direto.)
a) Mr Steven, "You should work harder.
    ___________________________________________________
b) "I will help you whenever necessary", Mike informed Cynthia.
    ___________________________________________________
c) Julian said, "Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia."
    ___________________________________________________
d) Yvonne said, "Ms Green is not in her office."
    ___________________________________________________
e) Liz told Jessica, "I won't be here tomorrow morning."
    ___________________________________________________
f) He asked her, "What are you doing tonight?"
    ___________________________________________________
g) Maria said, "I have never been to Saudi Arabia."
    ___________________________________________________
h) Peter announced, "Camile has had a baby."
    ____________________________________________________
i) Janice mentioned, "The postman did not come last week."
    ____________________________________________________

2.Complete the sentences with said or told (Complete as frases com said e told)
a) Mike ____________ me that he could not come the following day.
b) Joshua __________ that Janice was too fussy.
c) He _________ that he would help her.
d) The students _____________ the principal that the school's court was not good.
e) Jack _____________ us about the problems in the company.
f) The doctor ______________ that I should drink more water.

3.Change the quoted speech to reported speech. (Mude o discurso direto para discurso indireto)
a) "Can you close the door for me, Patrick?" Mary asked.
_______________________________________________________
b) "Do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything." Samuel said to Mr. Winter.
___________________________________________________________
c) The teacher said to the students. "Study hard if you want to have good grades."
______________________________________________________________
d) "Let's have some coffee, Ingrid" suggested Dan.
________________________________________________________________
e) The mother said. "Don't go out without an umbrella my daughter."
_________________________________________________________________
f) The lawyer asked the witness. "Try to explain what hapened."
_________________________________________________________________
g) "Don't walk so fast. Anthony," asked Teresa.
_________________________________________________________________

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Speak English - The weather: lesson 53

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Beach /bítchi/ - praia
* Bored /bórr-da/ - desanimado
* Cold /kóuldi/ - frio
* Enough /enófi/ - suficiente, o bastante
* Enthusiastic /an-tuziastéka/ - entusiasmado, animado
* Fog /fóga/ - neblina
* In spite of /ênna-ispaitáva/ - apesar de
* Perhaps /pe-réepis/- talvez
* Rain /rrêina/ - chuva
* Raw /rró/ - tempo úmido e frio
* Sunny /sânni/ - ensolarado
* Upset /ápi-séti/ - nervoso/a, descontente
* Waitress /uéitress/ - garçonete (waiter /uéirar/: garçom)
* Warm /uórma/ - morno, quente
* Weather /uédher/ - tempo
* Winter /uíntcher/ - inverno
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* Day in day out /dêi-innidêi-áuti/
   Entra dia, sai dia; dia após dia
* For instance /for-instênci/
   Por exemplo.
* Here comes you /ria-kâmmis-iú/
   Lá vem você.
* The rain has set in for the day /dhê-rrêini-rés-serin-for-dhê-dêi/
   A chuva chegou para ficar (o dia inteiro)
* I go to get down to business /aigou-tchu-guéti-daun-tchu-bizines/
   Vou voltar ao trabalho, vou começar a trabalhar.
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Escape /eskêipa/ - escapar
* Go on /gou-ânna/ - continuar
* Go out /gou-áuti/ - sair
* I have to go out - Eu tenho que sair
* Set in /seriênna/ - fixar(-se), começar e parecer que não mudará logo (para o tempo)
* Sunbathe /san-bêifa/ - tomar banho de sol
4 - Exercise
1.Complete the blankets with the verb in the correct form. (Complete as lacunas com o verbo na forma correta.)

a) If I save money. I ________________ to Ibiza. (go)
b) If I hadn't have overslept, I ___________________ in time. (arrive)
c) If you don't heve time to finish the work today, you ________________ it tomorrow. (finish)
d) If the weather were warmer in London, Steve _______________ more enthusiastic. (be)
e) If Yvonne has some time today, I _______________ her how write a good letter. (teach)
f) If you had told me that Ms Green was a moody person, _______________ more careful when I spoke to her. ( be)
g) If I have, I ___________ to organize my files. (try)
h) I would have answered the phone if I ________________ in my office. (b)

2. Now complete the blankets for the verbs in the conditional sentence. (Agora complete as lacunas para os verbos da frase condicional.)

a) If I _________________ in a cold place, I would be very elegant in winter clothes. (live)
b) If you ____________________ harder, you would have finished college by now. (study)
c) If Christine __________________ how to write a letter, she would help Yvonne to do it. (know)
d) If I ____________________ enough time, I would study business English. (have)
e) If I _________________ enough time, I will study business English. (have)
f) Dan and Bridget would be together now, I he _____________ a bad temper. (not have)
g) If he _____________________ so busy, he would help her with the filing. (not be)
h) If I ___________________ about the meeting, I would have been present. (know)

3.Write sentences using conditional, according to the situations given. (Escreva frases usando condicional, de acordo com as situações dadas.)
Ex.: I work hard. I will have a raise (in my wage)
If work hard, I will have a raise.

a) I missed the train. I woke up late.
_________________________________________________________________
b) I would like to live in Salvador to go the beach every day.
_________________________________________________________________
c) I want to save money to afford the college's fees.
_________________________________________________________________
d) People must save water and energy to hava them in the future.
_________________________________________________________________
e) Sabrina wants to study medicine to save human beings.
_________________________________________________________________

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