Would you like...?

Invitations:

Para fazer convites em inglês usamos a regra abaixo:

Would + subject +like +  to + verb + complement?

Would you like to play soccer tomorrow?	Would you like to go to the movies tonight?
Yes, I would.	Yes, I´d love to. Thanks
I´d like to, but I want to visit my parents.	I´d like to, but I have to work late.

Lembrem-se:

Sempre que forem recusar um convite, é necessário ser educado utilizando a fórmula I´d like to, but...

Would you like to go to a soccer match?

I´d like to, but I need to save money / I have a party tonight.

Let´s practice?

Respond to three invitations. Then write four invitations to the given responses.

A: I have tickets to the movies tonight. Would you like to go? B: ________________________________	A:__________________ B: Yes, I´d love to. Thank you!
A: Would you like to go to a pop concert with me this weekend? B: __________________________	A:__________________ B: Well, I´d like to, but I have a party tonight.
A: Would you like to come over for lunch on Sunday? B: _____________________________________	A:__________________ B: I´d like to, but I have to study.
A: Would you like to go out tonight? B: ___________________________	A:__________________ B: Yes, I would. He´s my favorite singer!

Now just send to my e-mail! Remember copy (ctrl c) and past (ctrl v).

Hugs,

Kátia.

Sítio em inglês??

Olá queridos alunos,

Muitos me perguntam como dizer sítio em inglês. A melhor tradução seria cottage ou explicar que é: a house in the country. Porém cuidado para não dizer country house, que no inglês britânico equivale a uma mansão no campo ou como dizemos aqui em minas, um casarão.

Vamos ver algumas definições interessantes sobre o tema:

 

A cottage in Ireland.

In North America, most buildings known as cottages are used for weekend or summer getaways by city dwellers. It is also common for the owners of cottages to rent their properties to tourists as a source of revenue. In England the legal definition of a cottage is a small house or habitation without land. "Cottages" in Eastern Canada are generally located next to lakes, rivers, or the ocean in forested areas. They are used as a place to spend holidays with friends and family; common activities including swimming, canoeing, waterskiing, fishing, hiking, and sailing. There are also many well-known summer colonies. 

.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage#In_Canada_and_the_U.S.

Cottage NOUN  ˈkɒtɪdʒ  ˈkɑːtɪdʒ  a small house, especially in the country.

a charming country cottage with roses around the door. 

(British English) a holiday cottage

 (Canadian English) a second house that people have, usually near a lake, where they can go on weekends and for holidays.

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/cottage

A country house in England.

country house  NOUN (British English)  a large house in the country, especially one that belongs or used to belong to a rich important family

 http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/country-house

Agora, também temos o termo farm para fazenda:

farm

 NOUN  fɑːm 1. an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animalsa 200-hectare farm *  farm buildings/machinery* to live/work on a farm

2 the main house on a farm, where the farmer lives

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/farm

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Attribution: Stan Shebs

So, let´s enjoy the weekend at the cottage/farm/little farm...

Hugs,

Kátia.

Confusing verbs

What´s the difference between know and meet , borrow and lend and win and earn? Choose the right verb in each sentence.

1) Can I borrow/lend your English dictionary?

2) If I borrow/lend you my English dictionary, I couldn’t do my homework.

3) At the party you will know/meet my friend John.

4) Do you know/meet my boyfriend?

5) Can you borrow/lend me some money? I forgot my wallet at home.

6) Atlético Mineiro won/earned the championship yesterday.

7) John started a new job and now he is wining/earning a bigger salary.

8) The movie Titanic won/earned many prizes.

9) A man won/earned 10 million in the lottery.

Family and Adjectives review

Family and Adjectives

1. The opposite of thin or slim is... H__________

2. Your brother´s wife is your… B_________

3. Your sister´s daughter is your… _______

4. Your mother´s brother is your… _________

5. Your aunt´s children are your… ________

6. The opposite of short is… _______

7. Your brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. are your… R________

8. A synonym of beautiful is … P__________

9. The opposite of good-looking is … U_________

10. Your father and your mother are your … P________

Olá pessoal,

Para os alunos que estudam na coleção Interchange, neste link há vários exercícios extras de vocabulário, gramática e compreensão auditiva:

http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/interchange/resources/worksheets.html

Enjoy it!

Hugs,
Kátia.

Pronunciation tips

Para aqueles com dúvidas sobre a pronúncia do inglês, o site da BBC Learning English tem vídeos explicativos e exercícios excelentes!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

Vale a pena conferir!

Abraços,

Kátia.

Desafío

Olá pessoal,

Proponho a vocês um desafio, vocês sabem em qual língua está a canção abaixo??

Coloquem suas opiniões nos comentários!
Abraços,
Kátia.

Desafío

Música: Guadi Galego, Xabier Díaz, Guillerme Fernández, Xosé Lois Romero.
Letra: Guadi Galego.

Entrei con un desafío 
só quería verte despertar 
Os pés xa facían ruido dende o outeiro 
do outro lugar. 

O soto daquela casa 
era como un pazo de cristal 
Todo luz naquela noite 
e eu non deixaba de danzar. 

Violas de madrugada 
a banda sonora dos portais 
As ruas de compostela 
non deixaban de ficar atrás. 

Comboios e máis comboios 
e nunca pararon repostar 
O teu chamado silenzo 
e o meu non podo nen lembrar. 

O tempo pasou sen ritmo 
eu buscando o paso pra chegar 
A ruta non me atopou 
e a danza soa rematou. 

Agora xa non te busco 
só agardo poder atopar 
os anos que alá quedaron 
e os que me quedan por chegar.

Review: Comparatives and Superlatives

Olá pessoal,
Esta semana vamos rever os comparativos e os superlativos! 

Comparativo de Superioridade

    Usamos para expressar a ideia de que uma pessoa ou coisa é superior em algum aspecto em relação a outra pessoa ou coisa. Usamos than ao introduzir o segundo termo da comparação.

  PALAVRAS PEQUENAS

coloca a terminação ER +  THAN

ex: She is taller than me ( ela é mais alta do que eu)

Smart – Ana is smarter than her sister. Ana é mais esperta que a sua irmã.

Cheap – This book is cheaper than that notebook. Este livro é mais barato do que aquele caderno.

  PALAVRAS GRANDES

MORE ....THAN

ex: She is more intelligent than me (ela é mais inteligente do que eu)

Expensive: A Ferrari is more expensive than a normal car.

Interesting: English is more interesting than mathematics.

Beautiful: Rio is more beautiful than São Paulo.

Comparativo de Inferioridade

Usamos quando queremos expressar a idéia de que uma pessoa ou coisa possui uma qualidade em menor medida que a outra.

LESS ...THAN

My book is less expensive than yours.

Belo Horizonte is less polluted than São Paulo.

Superlativo de Superioridade

Usamos quando queremos expressar a ideia de que uma pessoa ou coisa dentro de um grupo alcança o grau mais alto, em se tratando do aspecto em que é comparada.

-PALAVRAS PEQUENAS

THE .... palavra + est

Tom is the tallest boy in school.

Today is the hottest day of the year.

-PALAVRAS GRANDES

THE  MOST ....

This Ferrari is the most expensive car in this car shop.

That is the most beautiful house in my street.

 Superlativo de Inferioridade

Usamos quando queremos expressar a ideia de que uma pessoa ou coisa dentro de um grupo alcança o grau mais baixo, em se tratando do aspecto em que é comparada.

THE LEAST ...

Usamos The least + adjetivo ou advérbio. Não há diferença entre palavras pequenas e grandes.

This is the least expensive car in this car shop.

This exercise is the least difficult in the exam.

OBSERVAÇÕES

·         Palavras terminadas em consoante/vogal/consoante dobram a última consoante antes de receber -er ou -est.  ex: hot - hotter

·         Palavras terminadas em -e recebem apenas -e e –st. ex: large - larger

·         Palavras terminadas em -y precendido de consoante trocam o -y por -i ao receber -er e -est. ex: happy - happier

COMPARAÇÃO IRREGULAR

WORD	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
GOOD	better	the best
BAD	worse	the worst
LITTLE	less	the least
MUCH	more	the most
MANY	more	the most
FAR	farther further	the farthest the furthest

 

  

EXERCISES

Me enviem as respostas por e-mail! 

Lembrem-se CTRL C + CTRL V (copiar + colar)

1)Complete with the COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY:

a.     São Paulo/Belo Horizonte (big) 

São Paulo is bigger than Belo Horizonte.

b.     German / English (difficult)

c.      Reading books / watching the TV (interesting)

d.     Canada / Rio (cold)

e.     A month´s holiday / a week´s holiday (good)

f.       A baby / a teenager (young)

g.     A model /  a normal person (thin)

h.     The Pyramids / The Eiffel Tower (old)

i.        The flu / a cold (bad)

j.       A Ferrari / a popular car (expensive)

2) Complete with the superlative or the comparative of the adjective in brackets.

a.     The Nile is longer  than the Thames in London. (long)

b.     Who is __________  singer in the world? (good)

c.      The climate in Amazonas is ________ than in São Paulo. (warm)

d.     Nancy is the _________ girl today. It's her birthday. (happy)

e.     My brother is _______________ than my sister. (tall)

f.       The girls arrived here ___________ than the boys. (soon)

g.     I want to buy ________________ book for Bernard (good)

h.     Is this shirt okay for you, or you want a  _________ one? (big)

i.        My mother is ___________________ than yours. (young)

j.       This room is _________________ than that room. (dark)

k.     Is this the __________________ street in this city? (wide)

l.        Bob is feeling _____________ now than he was yesterday. (good)

m.  Who is _________________ football player in Brazil now? (good)