Speak English - Home flood: lesson 57

1 - Vocabulary - Vocabulário
* Water /uóre/ - água
* Floor /flúor/ - chão, piso
* Mess /méssi/ - bagunça
* Plumber /plâmmer/ - encanador
* Trouble /tchóbou/ - problema, dificuldade
* Pipe /táip/ - cano
* Bathroom /bát-ruum/ - banheiro
* Main /mêinna/ - principal
* Valve /váuv/ - válvula
* Price /práici/ - preço
* Hourly rate /au-eli-rrêiti/ - taxa horária, trabalho pago por hora
* Basement /bêi-cimênti/ - porão
* Cleaning service /klinin-sêr-vêssi/ - serviço de limpeza
* God /gáda/ - Deus
* Wife /uáif/ - esposa
* Manager /mé-nendjêr/ - gerente
2 - Useful expressions - Expressões úteis
* Home flood /rôumi-flád/ - Inundação de casa
* An hour and a half later /annáuar-endar-ráafa-lêira/ - Uma hora e meia depois.
* What seems to be trouble /uóti-síimis-tchubi-tchobol - o que parece ser o problema?
* Look at that! /luketáti/ - Olhe aquilo!
* Ogle that /ôgol-dhéti/ - Olhe (dê uma espiada) aquilo!
* I had a glimpse /ai-rédi-aglêmpsi/ - Tive um vislumbre
* How much will it cost me? /rau-mátchi-uiuléti-kóostmi/ - Quanto isso vai me custar?
* They are trying to find out the accusation /dhêiar-tchai-inn-tchufâind-áuti-dhê-akizêichan/
   Eles estão tentando averiguar a acusação.
* I will come back soon /ai-uil-kambéki-siúna/ - Voltarei cedo, logo
* I need to check it out /ai-níidi-tchutchéki-iráuti/ - Preciso confirmar.
* God only knows! /gadon-linôus/ - Só Deus sabe!
* It's unbelievable! /êtis-anbelivabol/ - É incrível, inacreditável
* Let's take a look at that /létis-têiki-alokáti-dhéti/ - Vamos dar uma olhada nisso.
* Please, do it /plízi, duréti/ - Por favor, faça isso.
3 - Verbs - Verbos
* Flood /flád/ - inundar, alagar
* Get back /guéti-báki/ - voltar (de algum lugar)
* Enter /entchér/ - entrar
* Walk /uóka/ - caminhar
* Decide /disáidi/ - decidir
* Arrive /aurráivi/ - chegar
* Seem /síimma/ - parecer
* Burst /bósti/ - arrebentar, explodir, estourar, arrombar
* Cost /kósti/ - custar
* Estimate /és-timêiti/ - estimar, calcular
* Check /tchéki/ - conferir
* Happen /repênna/ - acontecer
* Need /níida/ - precisar (no sentido de necessidade)
4 - Affixes - Prefix and suffix (I)
a) Un - no sentido de oposto:
* untie /antái/ - desatar, desamarrar
* unbutton /anbá-un/ - desabotoar
* unfasten /annfésen/ - afrouxar, desatar
b) Un - sentido de "não":
* unacceptable /anneceptibol/ - inaceitável
* unavailable /annavelabol/ - inaceitável
* uncomfortable /annkanfortibol/ - desconfortável
* uncomplicated /annkamcomplikeirêda/ - descomplicado
* unconscious /ankonchéssi/ - inconsciente
* unemployed /anenplóid/ - desempregado
* unfaithful /annfeitfol/ - infiel
c) A - no sentido de não/nem:
* apolitical /êi-polirikol/ - apolítico
* asymmetrical /asimetrikol/ - assimétrico
* atonal /êi-tchonol/ - atonal
d) Anti - no sentido de parar:
* antibiotic /entibioréka/ - antiótico
* anti-terrorist /enti-terrorísti/ - antiterrorista
e) Anti - sentido de oposição
* anti-nuclear /enti-nuklear/ - antinuclear
* anti-smoking /enti-ismókinn/ - antifumo
f) Anti - sentido de não:
* antisocial /enti-souchó/ - antisocial
* anticlimax /entikláimax/ - anticlímax
g) Counter - no sentido de em resposta/contra
* counter- attack /kâuntcher-atcháka/ - contra-ataque
* counterbalance /kâuntcher-balânci/ - contrabalanço
* counterculture /kâuntcher-kaltcér/ - contracultura
h) De (no sentido de retirar)
* decaffeinated /dikafi-nêiredi/- descafeinado
* decontaminate/dicontá-minêiti/-descontaminar
* dehumanise/diriu-mináissi/-desumanizar
i) Dis (no sentido "não")
* disadvantage/dissivan-têidji/-desvantagem
* disapprove/dissa-prôuvi/-desaprovar
j) Dis (no sentido de oposição)
* disappear/dissa-pier/-desaparecer
* disembark/dissem-bárki/-desembarque
* disinformation/dissinfor-mêishann/-desinformação
k) Dis (no sentido de retirar/desfazer)
* disconnect/disken-nékti/-desconectar, desligar
* disinfect/dizin-fékti/-desinfetar
5 - Put the sentences below on the negative form, using de correct affix:(Ponha as sentenças abaixo na forma negativa, usando o anexo adequado:)

a) It is believable.
________________________________________
b) It is acceptable.
________________________________________
c) I am available.
________________________________________
d) I feel comfortable.
________________________________________
e) He writes following the stream of his counscious.
________________________________________
f) That music is tonal.
________________________________________
g) The scanner is connected.
________________________________________
h) She appears.
________________________________________
i) I approve that.
________________________________________
j) they embarked.
________________________________________




                                                         FIM

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?"
_________________________________________

                                                                            FIM        

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.

                                                                  FIM

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.
_________________________________________________________________

                                                            FIM 

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

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)
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f) (snow)
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g) (make mistakes)
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h) (go to work when I got sick)
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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 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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.
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b) I can't find file stapler said Hojn maybe someone took it.
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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.
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h) I was very busy yesterday she explained I was preparing a report for today's meeting.
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i) Speak lower or you'll awake the baby the mother whispered.
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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.
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c) Don't tell the boss, but I'm leaving earlier today.
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d) Mother: Who broke the neighbour's window?
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e) Son: I did it, mom, but it wasn't on purpose.
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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

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
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e) be possible / go to college
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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)
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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

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)
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h) I saw a mouse in the basement. (some)
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i) Please bring me a potato from the supermarket. (a bag of)
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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.
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d) There are many man standing in front of the factory.
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e) When I visited Índia, I brought two mementoes to my mother.
___________________________________________________

                                                                            FIM

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

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.

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