BOOK 4 -1

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LESSON ONE

VERBS

to please, pleased – satisfazer   

to bet, bet – apostar                   
to seem, seemed – parecer
to join, joined – Unir, juntar

VOCABULARY

quick – rápido                               

serious – serio                                                                       

examination – examinar   

up – para cima                                                    

down – para baixo                                                                                                                                escalator – subir                                          

art – arte                                                                                          

artist – artista                      

engineer – egenheiro  

lawyer – advogado                                        

 museum – museu                  

gallery – galeria                                                              

birth – nascer

minimum -- mínimo                                          

wage – salário mínimo                                                                                                                 currency – moeda corrente                                     

official – oficial                                                                       

rate – taxa           

disappointed – desapontado

disappointment – desapontamento

citizen -- cidadão                                                                                                                                                                                     

EXPRESSIONS

right now – neste momento                        

black market – mercado negro
 to be born – verbo nascer    
a little bit—pedacinho
of cource– claro

GRAMMAR

I´ve seem.                     I´ve gone.

I haven´t seem.             I haven´t gone.

Have you seem?               Have you gone?

I´ve done.                      I´ve taken.

I haven´t done                I haven´t taken.

Have you done?             Have you taken?

The presidente 

 One day, a father was having a serius talk with his teenager boy.  Son, I am not very happy with you! Yo don´t study. You don´t work. Andy you sleep all day long. You are 15 years old. Do you know what Abraham Lincoln was doing when he was 15? The son looked at his father and said: I really don´t know dad, but wasn´t he the presidente of the  United States when he was your age?  --

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LESSON TWO
                                 

Once upon a time

There was a lawyer who was very disappointed with wages. His wife was an artist. It was her birthday. He dacided please her. So he took her to an art gallery. There were many artists in the gallery. They all seemed to be very happy.

Ask your friend 

      1.      What his full name is.

      2.      If he is married or single.

      3.      If he has children.    

      4.      Where he was born.

      5.      When his birthday is.

      6.      How many brother and sisters he has.

      7.      If his parents live here.

      8.      How long he has lived in this city.

      9.      How he is feeling today.

     10.  If he is happy.

Fluency

1.      I did my best.

2.      He went downtown.

3.      They saw us in the meeting.

4.      I took him home.

5.      She had breakfast.

QUESTIONS

1 How much is the minimum wage in your country?

2 How much is the exchange rate between the dollar and your country currency?

3 How long do you want to live in this city?

4 Do you always have headaches or stomachaches?

5 When was the last time that you went to a birthday party?

6 How many hours do you sleep every night?

7 What kind of sandwich do you like to eat?

8 Did you buy anything for your mother on Mother´s Day?

9 Where are you from?

10 When were you born?

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    LESSON THREE

VERBS

to choose, chose, chosen – escolher   

to suggest, suggested – sugerir           
to push, pushed – empurrar
to pull, pulled – arrastar, puxar

VOCABULARY

puddle – poça de água       

sidewalk – calçada             

reflection – reflexo                                            

host – hospede                    

hostess – hospedeira               

waiter – garçom                 

waitress – garçonete          

bar – bar 
snack – lanche rápido
 menu – cardapio                 
plate – prato                                                                                                     

silverware -- prataria           

men´s room – toalete masculino        

Ladies` room – toalete feminino         

Restroom – toalete              

 most – muito, o mais 

suggestion - sugestão

appetizer – aperitivo                               

seafood – frutos do mar

pizza- pizza     

rare – raro, mal passado

mediun – médio, no ponto

Well done – gasto, bem passado                                                                                                         

pitcher – jarro

lighter – isqueiro

matches – fósforo

ashtray – cinzeiro

Italian – italiano

Mexican – Mexicano

Canadian - canadense

EXPRESSIONS

a party of one – reserva para uma pessoa         

a party of two –  reserva para duas pessoas     
all you can eat –  rodízio
 snack bar– lanchonete

 be careful - cuidado

GRAMMAR

I´ve had.                 I´ve talked.

I haven´t had          I haven´t talked

Have you had?       Have you talked?

I´ve bought.           I´ve enjoyed.

I haven´t bought.   I haven´t enjoyed.

Have you bought?  Have you enjoyed?

So high

It had rained all day long. There were little puddles of water everywhere. A drunk man left the bar late at night. While he was walking down the sidewalk he saw the reflection of the moon in a puddle. He stopped, looked at the moon´s reflection in the water and said with surprise: Wow! I never imagined I was so high!

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  LESSON FOUR

Once upon a time

There was a waitress who worked in a restaurant. She was very messy and most of the time brought wrong orders to her customers. One day a custumer asked her for a suggestion. She suggested a seafood salad. He was very pleased with her suggestion.

Ask your friend 

1.      Where he works.

2.      What he does at work.

3.      How many peoples work with him.

4.      If he likes his job.

5.      If he changes jobs very often.

6.      How his boss is.

7.      What time he start working.

8.      What time he leaves work.

9.      If he sometimes works on Saturdays.

10.  If he sometimes takes work home.

Fluency

1.      They became good friends.

2.      She bought many gifts.

3.      This costs too much.

4.      They cut themselves.

5.      He ate all the food.

DIALOGUE

1 I never take medicine.

2 I like to have soup at night.

3 I´d like to visit England.

4 I will meet the lawyer in the bank.

5 I tried to call you yesterday.

6 A boy took my wallet on the street.

7 I don´t walk at night by myself.

8 I prefer to go to the mall than downtown.

9 I almost never go downtown.

10 My boss came back from New York.

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 LESSON FIVE

VERBS

to pass, passed – passar              

to accept, accepted – aceitar       
to manage, managed – manejar, gerenciar
to catch, caught – agarrar

VOCABULARY

crib – berço                                                

single bed – cama de solteiro                                                                                                          double bed  - cama de casal                        

queen size bed – cama grande                   

king size bed – cama super grande            

curtain – curtina                                         

housekeeper – empregada                          

employer -- empregador
counter – balcão                                          

toothpaste – pasta de dente                          

toothbrush – escova                                     

receptionist – recepcionista                         

music – musica

soft – suave, macio, baixo                                                                                                                   loud – auto, barulhento    

fellow – companheiro, seguidor

imaginary – imaginário

tone – tom

refined -- refinado
scholarship – bouça de estudo

valet – serviçal

skycap – carregador do aeroporto

porter – carregador, porteiro

bellboy – garoto de recado                                 

                                 

EXPRESSIONS

room service – seviço de quarto   

to book – fazer reserva                  

out of one´s mind – fora de si        
to feel sorry for – sentir pena
it´s on – ligado
it´s off - desligado

GRAMMAR

I have just talked to him.

She has just called us.

They have just arrived.

I have just finished it.

The game has just started.

It has just happened.

Fishy Billy Jack

 Fred was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw Billy Jack fishing in a small puddle. Fred stopped and watched Billy Jack a few minutes. He noticed that most of the people who passed by, believed Billy Jack was out of his mind. Fred felt sorry for Billy Jack, so he decided to invite him to have a drink. Billy Jack accepted his invitation and the two men went into the bar together. Fred bought him a few drinks and finally said: You were fishing outside, weren´t you, Billy Jack? How many did you manager to catch this morning? You are the eight, Billy Jack answered with a smile on his face. 

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LESSON SIX                                                                                 

Once upon a time

 There was a fellow who wanted to book a room in a hotel. He wanted a single room with a single bed and a crib in it. The receptionist answered in a refined tone that it was not possible. She said the room was too small. The fallow got angry with the receptionist.

ASK YOUR FRIEND

       1.      What he did yesterday.

       2.      If he went to the beach this year.

       3.      If he went to the movies this month.     

       4.      What he was doing yesterday at this time.

       5.      What days he has English classes..

       6.      When he usually does his homework.

       7.      If he drives slowly or fast.

       8.      How many hours he sleeps each day.

       9.      If he has lunch at home.

       10.  What time he usually goes to bed.

DIALOGUE

       1.      He began his course.

       2.      She brought her friends.

       3.      They came with us.

       4.      He built a nice house.

       5.      I drank a little.

Question

1 What kind of music do you to listen to?

2 When do you like to listen to music?

3 What´s your favorite radio station?

4 Do you like to go to bed with your radio on?

5 What day of the week do you to go out?

6 What day of the week were you born?

7 What time were you born?

8 Are you married or divorced?

9 When did you marry?

10 What´s the difference between wedding and marriage?

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LESSON SEVEN

VERBS

to cancel, canceled – cancelar   

to miss, missed – perder            
to expire, expired  - vencer, ispirar
to inspect, inspected – inspecionar

VOCABULARY

airline – linha aéria       

chartered – fretado                  

valid – valido                    

seat – sentar
 Smoking - fumante                 

nonsmoking – não fumante   

arrival – chegada             

departure – partida        

entrance – entrada         

exit – saída                    

aisle – corredor              

flight attendant – comissário de bordo                                      

parachute – paraquedas

army - exército          

navy - marinha 
air force - força aérea  

coast guard- guarda costeira

marines – fuzileiro naval

schedule - horário    

instructor - instrutor

cord – corda, cordão

rope - corda

left – esquerda

right – direita

hand - mão                  

                 

EXPRESSIONS

seat bet – cinto de segurança              

one-way ticket – passagem de ida      

two – way ticket – passagem de ida e volta 

round trip – viajem de ida e volta.
to join the army – alistar-se
the most – o mais
the least – o menos

GRAMMAR

Have you ever done that? 
yes,I have. 

Have you ever gone on strike?
No, I haven´t.  

Have you ever seen this movie? 
Yes, I have.

Have you ever drunk wine? 
No, I haven´t.        

Have you ever met the presidente? 
Yes, I have.

Have you ever talked to her? 
No, I haven´t.

                                                 
                                                          

Bad Luck

 When Billy Jack was younger he did everything to please his girlfriend, Billy Jane. So, once he decided to become a member of the parachut team in the army. On the plane the instructor told him to pull the cord with his left hand after jumping. In case the parachute didn´t open, he should then pull the other cord with his right hand. There will be a truck down there  waiting for you, Billy jack, the instructor said. Billy Jack jumped and pulled the cord with his left hand, but the parachute didn´t open. Then, he pulled the other cord with his right hand and it still didn´t open. Billy Jack got very nervous so he said to himself. I really have bad luck. I bet the truck won´t be down there waiting for me.

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 LESSON EIGHT

Once upon a time

There was an old lady who wanted to cancel her flight. Her flight was going to Italy. She went to the airline couter. They told her she could not cancel her chartered flight. Her ticked would expire two weeks.

Ask your friend 

1.      If he can swim.

2.      If he will travel abroad this year.

3.      If he would like to speak French.

4.      If he would speak slowly, pleased.

5.      What he needs to do after class.

6.      What his schedule is.

7.      What he has to do every day.

8.      What he doesn´t like do.

9.      What he wishes he could do.

10.  What he loves to do.

FLUENCY

1.      I drove all day long.

2.      He fall from the tree.

3.      She felt sick.

4.      They flew to London.

5.      I found my wallet.

Dialogue

1 I prefer to be an employee to employer.

2 I´m willing to start study more English.

3 I worked hard today.

4 I´d like to have a scholarship to go college.

5 I´d like to know how much an apartment at the beach costs.

6 There are tree openings where I work.

7 I hope you find a good maid.

8 I´m ready to travel to Seattle now.

9 My passport will expire this year.

10 My visa is valid until next year.

                 

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 LESSON NINE

VERBS

To expect, expected – esperar uma espectativa 

To ride, rode, ridden – andar  
to intend, intended – pretender
to pretend, pretended – fingir

VOCABULARY

intersection – cruzamento                                                                      

crossroad - cruzamento       

uphill – para cima                           

downhill – para baixo         

sign – placa                                                                                            

monument – monumento                 

engine – motor                     

impression – impreção  

difference – diferente                

sale – venda                            

salesman - vendedor

deal – negócio, acordo                                                                  

cashier – caixa (pessoa)

discount - desconto          

ambitious – ambicioso

opening – inauguração, abertura                                                                         

 anger – furia           

 ill – doente

illness - doença

map - mapa   

confident – confiante

EXPRESSIONS

straight ahead – ir em frente    

straight dow – ir para baixo     

straight up – ir para cima          

dead end – sem saída                

one way – mão única

wrong way – Contra mão

to make a deal – fazer negócio

 bucks – grana, dinheiro

GRAMMAR

I have already finished my homework.

He has already called the lawyer.

We have already learned this.

Have they already explained it?

Have they already done your work?

Have you already bought a new car?

Psychology student

A college student was in his fouth year of psychology. He was very confident because soon he was going to graduate. One evening when he was crossing a bridge in his car, he saw a man trying to jump from the bridge into the water. He immediately stopped his car and tried to convince the youg man to change his mind. After they talked for almost an hour, both jumped in the water.

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 LESSON TEN

Once upon a time

There was a car salesman. He was very self – confidente. He was very ambitious. He never gave any discount. He Always made good deals.

Once upon a time

       1.      What he´s going to do after class.

       2.      What he should do more often.

       3.      What he thinks of our teacher.

       4.      If he is afraind of flying.

       5.      If there are many students in this class.         

       6.      If this is a good exercise.

       7.      What time it is now.

       8.      How much a newspaper cost.

       9.      If it was raining yesterday.

      10.  How old the teacher is.

FLUENCY

      1.      He forgot everything.

      2.      I gave him a tip.

      3.      I heard this story.

      4.      I hid the money.

      5.      They kept her at school.                                                                          

Questions

1 Do you prefer to listen to Am or Fm radio stations?

2 Do you usually do your homework with the radio on?

3 How long do you listen to the radio every day?

4 What do you opinion about marriage?

5 What do you think is the best age for someone to get married?

6 What do you think about divorce?

7 Do you like to go shopping downtown or at the mall?

8 What´s the difference between living in a small town and in a large city?

9 What do you need to do to have good health?

10 What was the last time you had a bad cold?

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