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

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 de Contatos.

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

Old friend
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

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

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

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

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

Nothing compares, no worries or cares
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

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 - 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