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Two sisters and the cat
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs. Smith lives in a condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs. Wilson visited her sister. When her sister answered the door, Mrs. Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. Mrs. Smith said "My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place to bury him".
She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs.. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him sometimes." Mrs.. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit.
It was now five o'clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus arrived, she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she got off the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the shopping bag on the bus.
She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs.. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him sometimes." Mrs.. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit.
It was now five o'clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus arrived, she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she got off the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the shopping bag on the bus.
[Story by Laurie Buchanan] – Source: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/smicat1.htm
This is a really simple text. Read again, carefully, and then, try to translate it paying attention to the time tenses.
Another useful exercise is the following: Try to sum up this text. Rewrite the story with your own words in about five lines.
Exercício de Leitura e Compreensão de Texto
Olá! Segue mais um exercício, de leitura e compreensão de texto. Esse é um texto retirado da Seção de Saúde da CNN, sem nenhuma modificação, mas de muito fácil compreensão. Proponho que leiam o texto e respondam às perguntas de compreensão que formulei. Mais uma vez, estou à disposição para tirar dúvidas ou corrigir os exercício pelo blog ou pelo email wordbridge.br@gmail.com . Espero que aproveitem!
Source: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/29/study-lack-of-deep-sleep-raises-blood-pressure/?hpt=hp_bn6
Lack of deep sleep contributes to high blood pressure
A lack of deep sleep may be one of the reasons why people develop high blood pressure. A study of older men published Monday found that those who got the least amount of deep sleep were 80% more likely to develop high blood pressure, compared to those who got longer, less interrupted sleep.
Researchers studied almost 800 men over the age of 65 who didn't have hypertension when the study started. They were given at-home sleep tests that looked at their sleep patterns and measured their non-rapid eye movement sleep, also known as "slow wave sleep," or deep sleep. Researchers monitored the men's blood pressure changes for a little more than 3 years. Results were published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Previous studies have shown that when people get less than 6 hours of sleep per night, it can increase the risk of high blood pressure. If people wake-up frequently, due to sleep apnea, medications, or other health issues and cannot fall back asleep quickly, this can also negatively affect blood pressure.
"Our study shows for the first time that poor quality sleep, reflected by reduced slow wave sleep, puts individuals at significantly increased risk of developing high blood pressure, and that this effect appears to be independent of the influence of breathing pauses during sleep," explains study author Dr. Susan Redline, Professor of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Experts often refer to slow wave sleep as the time when the body is restoring its energy reserves: Blood pressure goes down, breathing slows and the heart rate drops. People usually fall into deep sleep during the early part of the night.
Redline says this new research suggests that if your blood pressure doesn't drop sufficiently while you're sleeping, it may damage your blood vessels. Too little deep sleep may also cause parts of the brain that control the release of a number of hormones and other substances related to maintaining proper blood pressure to work less efficiently.
So how do you know if you're getting too little deep sleep? First of all, listen to your body and your family.
"If you don't sleep properly, are tired during the day, you snore or your wife or husband says you don't breathe [while asleep], get it checked out to see if you have a sleep problem," explains Dr. Donald LaVan, National Spokesman for the American Heart Association. One way to determine this is by entering a sleep study.
Redline says there are a number of things people can do to increase the likelihood of getting enough deep sleep. Ask your doctor if any of your medications can interfere with your sleep and if there are any alternative drugs you can take. Redline also says there's some evidence that being physically and mentally active may help.
High blood pressure has been called the silent killer and puts people at increase risk for heart disease and other illnesses.
When it comes to your blood pressure, "sleep quality is something to pay attention to," explains Redline, "just as one would pay attention to your diet and physical activity levels."
Source: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/29/study-lack-of-deep-sleep-raises-blood-pressure/?hpt=hp_bn6
Questions:
1. What is the main conclusion that the study came up with?
2. What are the factors that could influence your amount of “deep sleep”?
3. What are some of the effects your body suffers from when you do not get enough deep sleep?
4. What is known as ‘silent killer’ and why?
False Friends
Quando estamos aprendendo um novo idioma é muito comum que tentemos aproximar palavras dos dois idiomas. Porém, precisamos tomar cuidado com os "false friends" (falsos amigos) que são palavras que se escreve ou se pronúncia de maneira semelhante nos dois idiomas, mas que possuem significados bastante diferentes. Vou apresentar algumas e em seguida coloco duas colunas para que se relacione as palavras em inglês e em português. Os que realizarem o exercício e quiserem me enviar para que eu corrija estou à disposição como sempre.
Fabric não é fábrica, mas sim tecido.
Fábrica é factory.
Lunch não é lanche, mas sim almoço.
Lanche é snack.
Sensible não é sensível, mas sim sensato.
Sensível é sensitive.
Relacione as colunas:
Fabric não é fábrica, mas sim tecido.
Fábrica é factory.
Lunch não é lanche, mas sim almoço.
Lanche é snack.
Sensible não é sensível, mas sim sensato.
Sensível é sensitive.
Relacione as colunas:
| Inglês | Português |
| Actual | Almoço |
| Assign | Amassado |
| Baton | Assinar |
| Beef | Atual |
| Bookstore | Batom |
| Casual | Biblioteca |
| Chance | Bife |
| Cigar | Carne de vaca |
| Cigarette | Cassetete |
| Collar | Casual |
| College | Charuto |
| Costume | Cigarro |
| Current | Colar |
| Data | Colarinho, coleira |
| Date | Colégio |
| Deception | Compreensivo, solidário |
| Dent | Costume |
| Disappointment | Dados, informação |
| Exquisite | Data |
| Fabric | Decepção |
| Factory | Dente |
| Foreigner | Desconhecido, estranho |
| Habit, custom | Designar |
| Intend | Embriaguez |
| Intoxication | Empurrar |
| Library | Entender |
| Lipstick | Esquisito |
| Lunch | Estrangeiro |
| Necklace | Exato, verdadeiro |
| Nice | Fábrica |
| Parent | Faculdade |
| Poisoning | Fingir |
| Pretend | Intoxicação |
| Pull | Lanche |
| Push | Livraria |
| Record | Mãe, pai |
| Relative | Ocasional |
| Remember | Parente |
| School | Pretender |
| Sensible | Puxar |
| Sensitive | Recordar |
| Snack | Refinado |
| Steak | Registrar, gravar |
| Strange | Sensato |
| Stranger | Sensível |
| Sympathetic | Simpático |
| To sign | Tecido |
| Tooth | Traje |
| Understand | Trapaça, fraude |
Material de Apoio - estruturas gramaticais básicas
Abaixo há uma sistematização das estruturas mais básicas e comuns do inglês, material recomendado para que estudantes iniciantes utilizem para consultas.
Presente
Afirmativa: You play the piano every day in the morning.
Negativa: You don’t play the piano every day in the morning.
Interrogativa: Do you play the piano every day in the morning?
Tag Question Afirmativa: You play the piano every day in the morning, don’t you?
Tag Question Negativa: You don’t play the piano every day in the morning, do you?
Presente – 3ª pessoa do singular (He/She/It)
Afirmativa: He plays the piano every day in the morning.
Negativa: He doesn’t play the piano every day in the morning.
Interrogativa: Does he play the piano every day in the morning.
Tag Question Afirmativa: He plays the piano every day in the morning, doesn’t he?
Tag Question Negativa: He doesn’t play the piano every day in the morning, does he?
Passado (Igual para todas as pessoas)
Afirmativa: She played the piano yesterday. / You played the piano yesterday.
Negativa: She didn’t play the piano yesterday. / You didn’t play the piano yesterday.
Interrogativa: Did she play the piano yesterday? / Did you play the piano yesterday?
Tag Question Afirmativa: You played the piano yesterday, didn’t you?
Tag Question Negativa: She didn’t play the piano yesterday, did she?
Verbo TO BE:
I | You | He/She/It | We | You | They | |
Presente/Afirmativa | I am happy. | You are happy. | He is happy. | We are happy. | You are happy. | They are happy. |
Presente/Negativa | I’m not happy. | You aren’t happy. | He isn’t happy. | We aren’t happy. | You aren’t happy. | They aren’t happy. |
Presente/Interrogativa | Am I happy? | Are you happy? | Is he happy? | Are we happy? | Are you happy? | Are they happy? |
Presente/ Tag Question Afirmativa | I am happy, am not I? | You are happy, aren’t you? | He is happy, isn’t he? | We are happy, aren’t we? | You are happy, aren’t you? | They are happy, aren’t they? |
Presente/ Tag Question Negativa | I’m not happy, am I? | You aren’t happy, are you? | He isn’t happy, is he? | We aren’t happy, are we? | You aren’t happy, are you? | They aren’t happy, are they? |
Passado/Afirmativa | I was happy. | You were happy. | He was happy. | We were happy. | You were happy. | They were happy. |
Passado/Negativa | I wasn’t happy | You weren’t happy. | He wasn’t happy. | We weren’t happy. | You weren’t happy. | They weren’t happy. |
Passado/Interrogativa | Was I happy? | Were you happy? | Was he happy? | Were we happy? | Were you happy? | Were they happy? |
Presente/ Tag Question Afirmativa | I was happy, wasn’t I? | You were happy, weren’t you? | He was happy, wasn’t he? | We were happy, weren’t we? | You were happy, weren’t you? | They were happy, weren’t they? |
Presente/ Tag Question Negativa | I wasn’t happy, was I? | You weren’t happy, were you? | He wasn’t happy, was he? | We weren’t happy, were we? | You weren’t happy, were you? | They weren’t happy, were they? |
Futuro (Igual para todas as pessoas)
Afirmativa: She will play the piano. / You will play the piano.
Negativa: She won’t play the piano. / You won’t play the piano.
Interrogativa: Will she play the piano? / Will you play the piano?
Tag Question Afirmativa: She will play the piano, won’t she?
Tag Question Negativa: You won’t play the piano, will you?
Modal Verbs – can / could/ should/ would/ must (Igual para todas as pessoas)
Afirmativa: She can play the piano. / You could play the piano.
Negativa: She can’t play the piano. / You couldn’t play the piano.
Interrogativa: Can she play the piano? / Could you play the piano?
Tag Question Afirmativa: She can play the piano, can’t she? / You could play the piano, couldn’t you?
Tag Question Negativa: She can’t play the piano, can she? / You couldn’t play the piano, could you?
There is/ There are/ There was/ There were
Afirmativa: There is a book on the table.
Negativa: There isn’t a book on the table.
Interrogativa: Is there a book on the table?
Tag Question Afirmativa: There is a book on the table, isn’t there?
Tag Question Negativa: There isn’t a book on the table, is there?
Afirmativa: There are books on the table.
Negativa: There aren’t books on the table.
Interrogativa: Are there books on the table?
Tag Question Afirmativa: There are books on the table, aren’t there?
Tag Question Negativa: There aren’t books on the table, are there?
Afirmativa: There was a book on the table.
Negativa: There wasn’t a book on the table.
Interrogativa: Was there a book on the table?
Tag Question Afirmativa: There was a book on the table, wasn’t there?
Tag Question Negativa: There wasn’t a book on the table, was there?
Afirmativa: There were books on the table.
Negativa: There weren’t books on the table.
Interrogativa: Were there books on the table?
Tag Question Afirmativa: There were books on the table, weren’t there?
Tag Question Negativa: There weren’t books on the table, were there?
Oração com if (if-clause): Simple Present
Oração principal (main clause): FUTURO (will)
Oração com if (if-clause): Simple Past
Oração principal (main clause): WOULD
Oração com if (if-clause): Past Perfect Tense
Oração principal (main clause): WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICPLE
Algumas vezes as três condicionais que acabamos de ver aparecem “disfarçadas”, com outras palavras usadas no lugar do IF nas orações condicionais.
PROVIDED (THAT), ON CONDITION (THAT), AS LONG AS, SO LONG AS (contanto que):
Provided that everybody votes, we´ll have the result tomorrow. (Se todos votarem, teremos o resultado amanhã.)
(JUST) SUPPOSE, SUPPOSING (THAT), WHAT IF, IMAGINE:
Just suppose we didn´t know about that, would we be there to help them? (Suponha que não soubéssemos disso, estaríamos lá para ajudá-los?)
UNLESS = IF NOT (a não ser que)
I´ll have dinner if they don’t arrive in 5 minutes. = I´ll have dinner unless they arrive in 5 minutes starts. (Vou jantar se eles não chegarem em 5 minutos. = Vou jantar a não ser que eles cheguem em 5 minutos.)
Conditionals - Material de apoio
Usamos as sentenças condicionais para expressar situações hipotéticas, ou seja, situações que possam vir a acontecer ou que poderiam ter acontecido. Usamos também para expressar desejos.
1ª Condicional:
Expressa uma situação hipotética no futuro e sua estrutura é:
Oração com if (if-clause): Simple Present
Oração principal (main clause): FUTURO (will)
Ex: If I study a lot I will get good grades. (Se eu estudar muito, eu terei boas notas).
If John comes this weekend his girlfriend will be so happy. (Se John vir nesse final de semana, sua namorada ficará muito feliz).
2ª Condicional:
Trata de uma situação hipotética no presente e sua estrutura é:
Oração com if (if-clause): Simple Past
Oração principal (main clause): WOULD
Ex: If he had time he would read more books. (Se ele tivesse tempo, ele leria mais livros).
If they were older they would travel by themselves. (Se eles fossem mais velhos, viajariam sozinhos).
Apesar do simple past do verbo “to be” (“am”, “is” e “are”) ser “was” para “am” e “is” e “were” para “are”, quando utilizamos condicionais, o “were” é usado para todas as pessoas, como nos exemplos:
If she were rich she would buy an expensive car. (Se ela fosse rica, ela compraria um carro caro).
If I were you I would call her. (Se eu fosse você, eu ligaria para ela.)
3ª condicional:
Expressa uma situação hipotética no passado e é marcada pela estrutura:
Oração com if (if-clause): Past Perfect Tense
Oração principal (main clause): WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICPLE
Ex: If you had saved some money you would had traveled with us. (Se você tivesse guardado algum dinheiro, você teria viajado conosco).
If they had arrived early they wouldn’t had missed the bus. (Se eles tivessem chegado mais cedo, eles não teriam perdido o ônibus).
PROVIDED (THAT), ON CONDITION (THAT), AS LONG AS, SO LONG AS (contanto que):
Provided that everybody votes, we´ll have the result tomorrow. (Se todos votarem, teremos o resultado amanhã.)
(JUST) SUPPOSE, SUPPOSING (THAT), WHAT IF, IMAGINE:
Just suppose we didn´t know about that, would we be there to help them? (Suponha que não soubéssemos disso, estaríamos lá para ajudá-los?)
UNLESS = IF NOT (a não ser que)
I´ll have dinner if they don’t arrive in 5 minutes. = I´ll have dinner unless they arrive in 5 minutes starts. (Vou jantar se eles não chegarem em 5 minutos. = Vou jantar a não ser que eles cheguem em 5 minutos.)
Exercíco de expressões Americanas e Britânicas
Hoje apresento mais um vídeo e proponho um exercício que irá integrar o listening e o seu conhecimento de vocabulário/expressões.
O vídeo a seguir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE&feature=related apresenta um britânico e uma americana tentando advinhar o significado de algumas expressões usadas no país de cada um deles.
Apesar dos dois falarem inglês eles não conseguem advinhar seus significados! Não é incrível?! Se isso acontece com falantes nativos do inglês, de diferentes regiões, imagine como isso não é desafiador para nós, falantes do inglês como língua estrangeira.
Assim sendo, minha proposta é que listem as expressões apresentadas (elas aparecem escritas no vídeo) e anotem seus significados e país em que são usadas. Depois, quem quiser, pode me enviar que farei a correção!
Have fun!
O vídeo a seguir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE&feature=related apresenta um britânico e uma americana tentando advinhar o significado de algumas expressões usadas no país de cada um deles.
Apesar dos dois falarem inglês eles não conseguem advinhar seus significados! Não é incrível?! Se isso acontece com falantes nativos do inglês, de diferentes regiões, imagine como isso não é desafiador para nós, falantes do inglês como língua estrangeira.
Assim sendo, minha proposta é que listem as expressões apresentadas (elas aparecem escritas no vídeo) e anotem seus significados e país em que são usadas. Depois, quem quiser, pode me enviar que farei a correção!
Have fun!
Como usar some e any
Essas palavrinhas causam muita confusam na vida de quem estuda inglês....
Vamos resolver de uma vez por todas essa confusão!
Some (algum) deve ser usado em frases afirmativas.
I have some CDs at home.
Any (nenhum) deve ser usado em frases negativas.
I don't have any money to buy candies.
Nas perguntas podemos usar os dois, porém:
Na maioria das perguntas usamos any.
Is there any lettuce in the fridge?
Usamos some em perguntas quando estamos oferecendo algo ou pedindo algo.
Would you like some cookies?
Can you bring me some books, please?
Em breve alguns exercícios para treinar um pouquinho e acabar com as dúvidas.
Vamos resolver de uma vez por todas essa confusão!
Some (algum) deve ser usado em frases afirmativas.
I have some CDs at home.
Any (nenhum) deve ser usado em frases negativas.
I don't have any money to buy candies.
Nas perguntas podemos usar os dois, porém:
Na maioria das perguntas usamos any.
Is there any lettuce in the fridge?
Usamos some em perguntas quando estamos oferecendo algo ou pedindo algo.
Would you like some cookies?
Can you bring me some books, please?
Em breve alguns exercícios para treinar um pouquinho e acabar com as dúvidas.
Exercícios Some e Any
Preencha as frases abaixo com some e any. Consulte o outro post com as explicações de como usar cada um. Quem quiser, mande as respostas para wordbridge.br@gmail.com que terei prazer em corrigir!
1. I'm going to buy ____________ potatoes.
2. We have ___________ bread, please, go out to buy ___________.
3. I'm hungry. Can I have ___________ cookies, please?
4. Do you have ____________ brothers and sisters?
5. He didn't make ___________ mistake.
6. Today I can pay, I brought ___________ money.
7. There aren't ___________ banks in this part of the city.
8. My cousins don't have _____________ children.
9. There are ___________ beautiful flowers in the park.
10. Are there ___________ letters for me?
11. I haven't got ________ tickets this year, but my sister got ____________ .
12.Do you know ___________ good restaurants in São Paulo?
13.Would you like ________ cake?
14. Last vacation, we visited _____________ very interesting places.
15. I went to the grocery store to buy __________ milk, but there isn't ___________.
1. I'm going to buy ____________ potatoes.
2. We have ___________ bread, please, go out to buy ___________.
3. I'm hungry. Can I have ___________ cookies, please?
4. Do you have ____________ brothers and sisters?
5. He didn't make ___________ mistake.
6. Today I can pay, I brought ___________ money.
7. There aren't ___________ banks in this part of the city.
8. My cousins don't have _____________ children.
9. There are ___________ beautiful flowers in the park.
10. Are there ___________ letters for me?
11. I haven't got ________ tickets this year, but my sister got ____________ .
12.Do you know ___________ good restaurants in São Paulo?
13.Would you like ________ cake?
14. Last vacation, we visited _____________ very interesting places.
15. I went to the grocery store to buy __________ milk, but there isn't ___________.
Exercício com os false friends...
Algum tempo atrás postei um exercício dos false friends, ou falso cognatos, duas listas para serem correspondidas. Hoje o exercício será o de escolher uma das palavras da lista para completar a tradução das frases dadas. Esse exercício é uma adaptação de um exercício retirado da revista "New Routes" da Editora Disal. Quem quiser saber se acertou, basta me enviar as respostas por email, wordbridge.br@gmail.com, que terei prazer em enviar a correção.
Have fun! (Divirta-se!)
List:
actually - collar - eventually - fabric - intend - legendary - necklace - occasionally - pretend - resume - sensible - sensitive - summarize - utility
1. Preciso comprar tecido para cortinas - I have to buy some curtain ____________ .
2. Só vou lá eventualmente - I only go there ________________ .
3. Pretendo ir a Nova York no mês que vem - I ___________________ to go to New York next month.
4. Desculpe a interrupção, por favor, continuem o jogo - Sorry for the interruption, please __________ the game.
5. No fim ele vai acabar cedendo - ________________ he's goingto yield.
6. Aja como uma pessoa sensata - Act like a _______________ person.
7. Comprei um colar de pérolas - I bought a pearl ____________________ .
8. Minhas contas de água, luz e gás são muito altas - My ___________________ bills are very high.
Have fun! (Divirta-se!)
List:
actually - collar - eventually - fabric - intend - legendary - necklace - occasionally - pretend - resume - sensible - sensitive - summarize - utility
1. Preciso comprar tecido para cortinas - I have to buy some curtain ____________ .
2. Só vou lá eventualmente - I only go there ________________ .
3. Pretendo ir a Nova York no mês que vem - I ___________________ to go to New York next month.
4. Desculpe a interrupção, por favor, continuem o jogo - Sorry for the interruption, please __________ the game.
5. No fim ele vai acabar cedendo - ________________ he's goingto yield.
6. Aja como uma pessoa sensata - Act like a _______________ person.
7. Comprei um colar de pérolas - I bought a pearl ____________________ .
8. Minhas contas de água, luz e gás são muito altas - My ___________________ bills are very high.
Simple Past - explicações e exercícios
Primeiro vamos a uma rápida revisão do simple past, em seguida, alguns exercícios são propostos. Dúvidas e correções através do email: wordbridge.br@gmail.com
Passado (Igual para todas as pessoas)
Afirmativa: She played the piano yesterday. / You played the piano yesterday.
Negativa: She didn’t play the piano yesterday. / You didn’t play the piano yesterday.
Interrogativa: Did she play the piano yesterday? / Did you play the piano yesterday?
Verbo TO BE:
I | You | He/She/It | We | You | They | |
Passado/Afirmativa | I was happy. | You were happy. | He was happy. | We were happy. | You were happy. | They were happy. |
Passado/Negativa | I wasn’t happy | You weren’t happy. | He wasn’t happy. | We weren’t happy. | You weren’t happy. | They weren’t happy. |
Passado/Interrogativa | Was I happy? | Were you happy? | Was he happy? | Were we happy? | Were you happy? | Were they happy? |
Simple Past
Complete the affirmative sentences with the verbs indicated:
They _____________ something to eat. (to order)
She ______ her mother in the laundry. (to help)
Last winter I _____________ to Gramado. (to go)
They ____________ their homework last weekend. (to do)
We _____________ a book yesterday. (to buy)
He ____________ with his friends. (to study)
My mother _____________ not to drink cold water. (to say)
The weekend ________ terrific. (to be)
The gardens __________ green last summer. (to be)
I ____________ this movie last week. (to watch)
Now, transform the sentences above in negatives and interrogatives sentences in the simple past.
Match the columns according to the correct past tense of the verbs:
1. Be Got
2. Bring Found
3. Buy Woke
4. Do Slept
5. Drink Read
6. Eat Was/were
7. Find Made
8. Get Wrote
9. Give Sold
10. Go Drank
11. Have Spoke
12. Leave Ate
13. Make Spent
14. Meet Left
15. Read Took
16. See Bought
17. Sell Told
18. Sing Brought
19. Sleep Did
20. Speak Gave
21. Spend Went
22. Take Met
23. Tell Had
24. Wake Saw
25. Write Sang
Too, either, so, neither - explicações e exercícios
Abaixo temos uma explicação de quando usar cada uma dessas palavrinhas para concordar ou descordar de declarações afirmativas e negativas. Depois proponho um exercício. Dúvidas e correções pelo email wordbridge.br@gmail.com
TOO, EITHER, SO, NEITHER
Para concordar:
- frase afirmativa, sem verb to be à So do I (O mesmo que colocar “too” no final da frase)
I like to play soccer.
So do I. OU I like to play soccer, too.
- frase afirmativa, com verb to be à So am I (O mesmo que colocar “too” no final da frase)
I am happy.
So am I. OU I am happy, too.
- frase negativa, sem verb to be à Neither do I (O mesmo que colocar “either” no final da frase)
I don’t watch TV.
Neither do I. OU I don’t watch TV either.
- frase negativa, com verb to be à Neither am I (O mesmo que colocar “either” no final da frase)
I am not hungry.
Neither am I. OU I am not hungry either.
Para discordar:
- frase afirmativa, sem verb to be à I don’t
I like to play soccer.
I don’t.
- frase afirmativa, com verb to be à I am not
I am happy.
I am not.
- frase negativa, sem verb to be à I do
I don’t watch TV.
I do.
- frase negativa, com verb to be à I am
I am not hungry.
I am.
Answer the following statements showing agreement:
I’m tired.
I don’t smoke.
She is a teacher.
I don’t like playing the piano.
I usually buy the newspaper in the morning.
He has some money in his pocket.
I don’t work every day.
I know them very well.
I am learning English.
I like dancing.
I don’t like cold weather.
I often sleep well.
Answer the following statements showing disagreement:
I’m tired.
I don’t smoke.
She is a teacher.
I don’t like playing the piano.
I usually buy the newspaper in the morning.
He has some money in his pocket.
I don’t work every day.
I know them very well.
I am learning English.
I like dancing.
I don’t like cold weather.
I often sleep well.
Simple past - Song activity
Esse é um exercício para quem está aprendendo o "simple past". Aproveitem uma música que tem sido um sucesso para treinar seu inglês. É só completar os espaços em branco com verbos ou auxiliares no passado. Quem quiser pode enviar as respostas que terei prazer em corrigir. O email vocês encontram na página deContatos.
Someone Like You
Adele
I ___________ that you're settled down
That you ______________ a girl and you're _____________ now
I ______________ that your dreams _____________ true
Guess she _________________ you things, I _____________ give to you
That you ______________ a girl and you're _____________ now
I ______________ that your dreams _____________ true
Guess she _________________ you things, I _____________ give to you
Old friend
Why are you so shy
It ain't like you to hold back
Or hide from the light
Why are you so shy
It ain't like you to hold back
Or hide from the light
I hate to turn up out of the blue ______________
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I ____________ you'd see my face and that you'd be __________________
That for me, it isn't over
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I ____________ you'd see my face and that you'd be __________________
That for me, it isn't over
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _________________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _________________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
You'd know how the time flies
Only yesterday __________ the time of our lives
We ___________ born and ______________ in a summery haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
Only yesterday __________ the time of our lives
We ___________ born and ______________ in a summery haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue _______________
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I _______________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ______________________
That for me, it isn't over yet
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I _______________ you'd see my face and that you'd be ______________________
That for me, it isn't over yet
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _______________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _______________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
Nothing compares, no worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes they're memories ____________________________________
Who would have known how bitter-sweet this would taste
Regrets and mistakes they're memories ____________________________________
Who would have known how bitter-sweet this would taste
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _______________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you _______________
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
Conversas abreviadas em inglês - exercício
O exercício a seguir foi retirado do livro "Internet and Teen Language" da Cíntia Cavalcanti da Costa.
Abaixo algumas conversas e frases abreviadas para vocês tentarem "decifrar". Have fun!
Chatting and SMS (Short Message Text) in English
Inviting to a party
“sup”
“same”
“wut r u doin 2night?”
“nzm”
“party”
“cool wh”
“here”
“12?”
“b4”
“thks cyl”
“np”
Telling you miss a person
“miss u”
“ya ltns!”
“l dinner st”
“wh”
“fri”
“lol”
“lmk”
“wkend”
“k, call ya”
Some sentences used in SMS
“ y cnt I see u right nw?”
“movies at 8?”
“sw. I m ya”
“cant wait to c ya”
“need ya so much”
“luv ya 4ever”
“np, c u l8r”
2day | Today |
2morrow | Tomorrow |
4ever | Forever |
l8r | Later |
B4 | Before |
bzy | Busy |
cnt | Can’t |
C ya | See you |
fri | Friday |
gnite | Goodnight |
gok | God only knows |
hopin | Hoping |
Ias | I’m sorry |
I k | I know |
Jw | Just wondering |
K | Ok |
Kwy | I know you |
Kotl | Kisses on the lips |
L | Let’s |
lmk | Let me know |
lol | Laughing out loud |
ly | Love you |
ltns | Long time no see |
ne | Anyway |
np | No problems |
nw | Now |
nzm | Nothing much |
S abt | Sorry about |
sd | Sweet dreams |
sup | So, what’s up? |
u | You |
teotd | The end of the day |
thks | Thanks |
wkend | Weekend |
wh | Where/ when |
y | Why |
ya | Yeah / yes / you |
