BOOK 3 - 1

BOOK 3 - 1    PÁGINA INICIAL

LESSON ONE

VERBS

to marry, married – casar   

to try, tried  - tentar       

to believe, believed – acreditar

to begin, began, begun –  começar

VOCABULARY

between– entre (duas coisas)          

among – entre (três ou mais coisas)  

appointment – pontualmente        

headache – dor de cabeça         

toothache – dor de dente             

stomachache – dor de estomago                   

pill – pílula                            

hard – duro                           

nickname– apelido                   

address – endereço

quality – qualidade

beginning – começo

end -  fim

marriage – casamento

wedding – casamento (cerimônia)             

hint – dica

real – real

really – realmente

EXPRESSIONS

to  get married – casar-se      

marital status – estado civil    

medical check- up – exame médico  

it´s too bad – é uma pena

full name – nome completo

zip code – cep

GRAMMAR

I´m going to travel. Where are you going?                      

I´m going with you. When are you going?                      

He´s going with me.  I´m not going to smoke.                       

We´re going. He´s not going to stay.                       

Are you going with us ? We´re not going to talk.                 

Are you going home ? They´re not going now.                       

Some health problems 

A lady was having some health problems, so she went downtown to see the doctor. Before starting the medical check-up he asked her some questions. Among other things , he asked. How  old are you?  Well, the woman answered, I don´t  remember doctor, but I ´ll try to think. After the moment. She said. I think I remember, doctor.  When I got married, I was sixteen years old and my husband was thirty. My husband is already sixty. This is two time thirty. So I am two times sixteen. I believe I am thirty two years old. Do you think I´m right, doctor?

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LESSON TWO

FLUENCY 

I take my kids to school every day.

Oh, I see, you take your kids to school every day.

    1.      People call me Tommy.

    2.      I´m from a small Town in the South.

    3.      I need  to read more English books.

    4.      I never travel to a foreign country in the winter.

    5.      I began studying English one year ago.

I can´t play the piano.

It´s too bad you can´t play the piano.

1 I can´t go to the party with you.

2 I locked my Keys in the car.

3 I started smolking again.

4 I had an accident with my car yesterday.

5.We won´t travel with you next month.

         QUESTIONS

1.      When did you begin studying English?

2.      When will you finish your English course?

3.      What would you like to do when you finish your English course?

4.      Would you like to visit the U.S.A ?

5.      What do you do when you have a headache?

6.      What pills do you usually take when you have a stomachache?

7.      When did you last have a medical checkup?

8.      What´s your address?

9.      What´s your zip code?

10.  When was the last time you went to a wedding.

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LESSON THREE

VERBS

 to bother, bothered – incomodar                                                                       to fill, filled –  encher  (prencher)  
to teach, taught – ensinar                                         
to explain, explained – explicar

VOCABULARY

universe – universo      

planet – planeta         

Earth – Terra                                             

moon – lua                

gravity – gravidade         

explanation – explicação  

original – original           

originally – originalmente  

profession – profissão

promotion – promoção

position – posição                              

coworker – colega de trabalho

product – produto

form – formulário

maybe – talvez

perhaps – talvez

EXPRESSIONS

what a pity – Que pena.              

it´s a pity – é uma pena.              

thast´s right – está certo           

first of all – em primeiro lugar, de tudo

to fill out – completar, preencher

I don´t mind -  não me importo

GRAMMAR

There´s a car in the garage. There was a car in the garage.           

There isn´t a game tonight. There wasn´t a game yesterday.                  

Is there a message for me? Was there a message for me?                 

There are many Mexicans in the U.S.A. There were many Mexicans in the U.S.A.   

There aren´t any letters for you. There weren´t any letters for me.           

Are there many foreigners there? Were there many foreigners there?           

Like father, like son.

Billy Jack liked to come in the evening and read the newspaper. One day, his young son Billy Jim, wanted to talk to him, so he asked, Dad, what´s the nearest planet to the sun? I don´t know, son, He answered. Dad, what´s the largest  planet in the universe? I don´t know , he answered. Am I bothering you with my questions, dad? Of course not. How can you learn if you don´t ask questions?

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LESSON FOUR

FLUENCY

Is there a car I can use ?

 I´m afraid there isn´t a car  you can use.

1. Is there anything I can do ?

1       2. Is there a good Chinese restaurant anywhere near here?

3. Are there  any shops open  in the evening ?

4. Is there anybody at home at this time?

5. Is there an apartment  to sell  in your building ?

Is there a party tonight ?

Maybe there´s a party tonight.

1. Are there any pills in your purse?
2. Is there a good movie on TV tonight?

3. Are there buses to the zoo?

4. Is there anything to drink?

5. Is there anybody waiting for me at the airport ?

QUESTIONS

1. We should stand near the window.

2. They´ll travel to Europe next year.

3. My parents are traveling to England.

4. He can come here after lunch.

5. We should talk to her about it.

6. I don´t know your zip code.

7. He is originally from California.

8. The teacher taught us about the planets.

9. It was rainy at the beach last Saturday.

10. I filled out the form this morning.

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LESSON FIVE

VERBS

to happen, happened – acontecer  

to correct, corrected – corrigir  

to meet, met – encontrar

to become, became, become – tornar-se

VOCABULARY

supervisor – supervisor     

machine – máquina                   

statement– declaração                  

idiot – idiota                                                      

angry – bravo                     

angrily – furiosamente            

funny – engraçado                

round - redondo 

square – praça, quadrado

triangular – triangulo         

wood – madeira            

wool – lã                                        

plastic – plástico         

fabric – tecido       

plan - plano                                                                                              

EXPRESSIONS

to be glad – estar contente     

to be pleased – estar satisfeita 

to get angry – estar com raiva  

to apply for – canditar-se

to go on strike – fazer greve

by chance – por acaso

GRAMMAR­­­

You teach English, don´t you?Yes, I do         

You don´t like to fill out forms, do you? No, I don´t                             

It rains a lot here, doesn´t  it? Yes, it does.       

It doesn´t snow in your city, does it? No, It doesn´t                           

He went home, didn´t he? Yes, he did.             

She didn´t  try it this way, did she? No, she didn´t.                            

A small correction.

One day something very happened at a large factory. While the employees were in a meeting the supervisor looked at them very angrily and said, Gentlemen, I have something to say to you, half of you are idiots. Billy Jack, one of employees. Stood up and said, excuse me sir. I don´t like what you said about us. Very well, the supervisor said. I´ll correct my statement, half of you are not idiots. Thank you, sir. That´s much better, said Billy Jack.

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LESSON SIX

FLUENCY

  I Can´t  go to Miami with you in December.

   It´s a pity that  you can´t go to Miami  with me in December.

1.  I don´t  like  my present job

 2. My coworkers smoke a lot in my office.
 3.    I can´t stay one more week.

4.  I was late for the wedding.

5.  It was rainy at the beach last weekend.

.I work from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00p.m every day.

It´s hard to work from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. every day, isn´t it?

1. I travel all week long.
2. My brother works ten hours a day

   3. I study during the day and work at night.

4. I go to work by bus every day.

5. My sister has four children in school.

QUESTIONS

1.   Would you like to apply for a job where I work?

2. Are you pleased with your job?

3.What bothers you most at your job now?

4.When was the last time you got a promotion?

5.Would you apply for a job out the country?

6.What is the best profession in your opinion?

7.What are your plans for the future?

8.Would you like to become the president of your company?

9.Are there many jobs available for students?

10. What´s the best way to find a job?

LESSON SEVEN

VERBS

to lose, lost– perder, perdeu   

to find, found – achar, achou  
to wake up, woke up – acordar, acordou
to prepare, prepared– preparar, preparou

VOCABULARY

fight – briga             

several– vários       

couple – casal, dupla 

soap opera – novela  

upset– triste         

mad – louco, zangado  

pillow – travesseiro      

pillowcase – fronha                 

sheet  – lençol           

blanked – cobertor      

reservation – reservado  

credit card – cartão de credito 
first class – primeira classe   
coach fare – classe turística
economy - econômia
paw – pata
tail –  rabo
feather – pena
skin - pele
fur - pelo          
furry – peludo
jaw - mandíbula
wild - selvagem
                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                 

EXPRESSIONS

to find out – ficar sabendo   

to look for– procurar        
by the way – por sinal
each other – um ou outro

GRAMMAR

She is married, isn´t she? She isn´t married, is she?        

There was a meeting last night, wasn´t there?  There wasn´t meeting last night, was there?

We will arrive late, won´t we?  We won´t arrive late, will we?

They would like to stay, wouldn´t they?   They wouldn´t like to stay, would they?

She should be here, shouldn´t she?  She shouldn´t be here, should she?

You can hear me well, can´t you?    You can´t  hear me well, can you?

A message on the pillow

There was a big fight at Jimmy´s house. He was very upset with his wife and she was very mad at her husband. For several days, the couple didn´t talk to each other. One evening when Jimmy came home, his wife was watching her favorite soap opera on tv. Jimmy didn´t talk to his wife and went to bed, after drinking a glass of milk. When Jane went to bed she found a massage on her pillow. The message said: Jane, Wake me up at six o´clock tomorrow morning. Jimmy. It was almost eight thirty when Jimmy woke up the next morning. Then he found another message beside the alarm clock. The message said:  -- Wake up, Jimmy. It´s already six o´clock.

LESSON EIGHT

FLUENCY

We were never late for class.

I´m glad to hear you were never late for class.

1. Everybody went to her party last Saturday.   

2. He is not married.
3. Kathy got a promotion.

4. I´m going to meet you at the airport.

5. He isn´t angry with you.

I bought a larger house.

I´m pleased to hear that you bought a larger house.

1. My family liked the trip.

2. My sister has a new baby.

3. We ´ll travel to the States next July.

4. I´m going to try again.

5. I met her at the meeting.

     
QUESTIONS

1.    There is somebody on the phone.

2.    It´s raining right now.

3.    There´s somebody waiting for you.

4.    You should take your credit card.

5.    I can understand everything that the teacher says.

6.    My father knows how to drive very well.

7.    I´m afraid to go downtown at night.

8.    There was a terrible accident on the corner.

9.    I´ll have to work tomorrow. 

10.    We should speak only English.

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LESSON NINE

VERBS

    to listen, listened – escutar  

    to hear, heard – ouvir        

       to turn, turned  – virar,girar

       to hope, hoped – ter esperança

VOCABULARY

  chick – pintinho                                       

  anxious– ansioso                    

  anxiously – ansiosamente               

  semester – semestre             

  bilingual – bilíngui                

  trilingual – trilingui                   

  salary – salário                     

  raise – aumento              

     hope – esperança                    

     hopefully – esperançosamente      

a   easily – facilmente      

s   difficulty – dificilmente  

b   trouble – problema

t    free – livre  

     even – par
        odd– ímpar

                                                                                           

EXPRESSIONS

  to come back? – retornar                 

  to go back – ir para o lugar de origem     
  to turn on – ligar
  to turn off – desligar

GRAMMAR

I looked for my glasses everywhere.    

I couldn´t find them anywhere.        

Perhaps they are somewhere there.    

I see them nowhere.                     

   She´s able to speak three languages.

I  He isn´t able to drive a bus.

   Are you able to do that job?

   I am unable to do it.

Foreign Language

A chicken  was anxious to hear what her two little chicks had learned at school. Every day when they  came back home she asked them about their class. One sunny day, when they came home, she said, Can you tell me what you learned at school today? One of them answered:  -- Peep, peep, peep. She was glad to see that her chick was learning to speak so fast and so well. Then she turned to his brother and asked what he had learned. He answered: Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo. She couldn´t believe what she had heard. He answered, don´t worry mother, I´m learning  a foreigner language this semester.

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LESSON TEN

  FLUENCY

I think I´ll get a raise.
I really hope you get a raise.

1.    I think I´ll get a promotion.

2.    I think it will rain.

3.    I think it will be sunny next weekend.

4.    I think I´ll go to the party with you.

5.    I think I´ll be back at 5 o´clock.

   I can wait for her.

.      Unfortunately I´m unable to wait for her.

   1.      I ´m going to his wedding.
   2. I will go back with them.

   3.      I will stay here for two more weeks.

   4.      I will be there for the meeting.

   5.      I will see them this time.

QUESTIONS

1.    When was the last time you got a raise in your salary ?

2.    What foreign languages can you speak?

3.    What are the difficulties in learning a foreign language?

4.    What kind of radio do you have in your car?

5.    What kind of music do like to  listen to?

6.    Do you like to listen to loud or soft music?

7.    What do you do in your free time?

8.    What  was the best thing that happened to you this year?

9.    What was the worst thing that happened to you this year?

10. What makes you anxious?

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