School Year 2017/2018 Handout

English

Name: ________________________________________________
Nr: Class: Date: _____ / ______ / _______

UNIT 1
DAILY ROUTINES

Daily Routines

Wake up (acordar)
Get up (levantar)
Brush the teeth / clean the teeth (lavar os dentes)
Have a shower / have a bath (tomar duche / tomar banho)
Get dressed (vestir-se)
Brush the hair / comb the hair (pentear-se)
Have breakfast (tomar o pequeno-almoo)
Pack up the school bag (arrumar a mochila)
Meet friends (encontrar-se com os amigos)
Have classes (ter aulas)
Play with friends (brincar com os amigos)
Have lunch (almoar)
Go home (ir para casa)
Have a snack / have tea (lanchar)
Do the homework (fazer os trabalhos de casa)
Hang out with friends (sair com os amigos)
Watch TV (ver televiso)
Listen to music (ouvir msica)
Study (estudar)
Play football (jogar futebol)
Play basketball (jogar basquetebol)
Go swimming (nadar)
Go rollerblading (andar de patins)
Play computer games (jogar jogos de computador)
Go to bed (ir para a cama)
Go to sleep (adormecer)

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Present Simple
Use: To talk about daily routines, habits, frequent actions and permanent states.

Affirmative rule:
I / you / We / They + verb (I / you / We / They start school at 9:00.)
He / She / It + verb + -s (He / She / It starts school at 9:00.)

Notice!!!!
Verbs ending in
o / -sh / -ch / -ss / -x He / She / It + verb + es
does / washes / watches / misses / fixes
consonant + y y + ies
study studies

Negative rule:
I / you / We / They + dont + verb (I / you / We / They dont start school at 9:00.)
He / She / It + doesnt + verb (He / She / It doesnt start school at 9:00.)

Notice!!!!
She doesnt starts school. She doesnt start.

She dont starts school.

Interrogative rule:
Do + I / you / we / they + verb (Do I / you / We / They start school at 9:00?)
Does + he / she / it + verb (Does he / she / it start school at 9:00?)

Present Simple Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

Affirmative short answer:

Yes, I/you/we/they do.
Do / Does + subject + verb infinitive Yes, he/she/it does.

Negative short answer:

No, I/you/we/they dont.
No, he/she/it doesnt.

Examples:
Do you wash your teeth after dinner? Does she wash her teeth after dinner?
Yes, I do. Yes, she does.
No, I dont. No, she doesnt.

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Present Simple Wh-questions

Wh-question: Examples:
Wh-word + do/does + subject + verb infinitive
What do you do in the morning?
I make my bed.
Where does she study?
She studies in her bedroom.
Why do they a read a book before bed?
They read a book, before bed
because they love reading.

Present Simple Time Expressions

Use: Small words that indicate time.

Before = antes
before + action I watch TV before dinner.

After = depois
After + action She cleans her teeth after lunch.

Every = todos (They play football every night.)

- Every + day / week / weekend / month / year
- Every + Monday / Tuesday /
- Every January / February /
- Every morning / afternoon / evening / night

Adverbs of frequency
Use: Small words that indicate how often something happens.

Never = nunca
Hardly ever = quase nunca
Sometimes = s vezes
Often = frequentemente
Usually = normalmente
Always = sempre

Structure:
1. Before the verb
I never clean my teeth in the morning.
She always goes to bed at 10 pm.

2. After the verb to be

I am never late for school.
She is always on time.

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School Subjects

English (Ingls)
Portuguese (Portugus)
Spanish (Espanhol)
French (Francs)
Latin (Latim)
Maths (Matemtica)
Geography (Geografia)
History (Histria)
Music (Msica)
Art (Arte)
PE / Physical Education (Educao Fsica)
Literature (Literatura)
Physics (Fsica)
Chemistry (Qumica)
Psychology (Psicologia)
Philosophy (Filosofia)
Social Science (Cincias Sociais)
ICT / Information and Communication Technology (Informtica / TIC)

Adjective + Preposition
Use: Small expressions composed of an adjective and a preposition.

Fond of (gostar de)

Afraid of (ter medo de)
Keen on (gostar de)
Excited about (estar entusiasmado com)
Worried about (estar preocupado com)
Good at (ser bom)
Excellent at (ser excelente a)
Brilliant at (ser brilhante a)
Bad at (ser mau a)
Afraid/scared of (ter medo de)
Famous for (ser famoso por)
Interested in (estar interessado em)
Different from (ser diferente de)

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Telling the Time

AM = Ante meridiem (before midday / antes do meio-dia)

PM = Post meridiem (after midday / depois do meio-dia)

12 am = midnight (meia-noite)
12 pm = midday / noon (meio-dia)

The British English clock: Its... four oclock.

five past four.
five to five.

ten to five. ten past four.

quarter to five. quarter past four.

twenty to five. twenty past four.

twenty-five to five. twenty-five past four.

half past
four.

The American English clock: Its... four.

five fifty-five. four-o-five.

five fifty. four ten.

five forty-five. four fifteen.

five forty. four twenty.

five thirty-five. four twenty-five.

four thirty.

Asking and telling the time

Question Answer
What time is it? (Que horas so?)
Whats the time? (Que horas so?)
Its ten past four.
Can you tell me the time, please?
(Pode dizer-me as horas, por favour?)
Its four ten.
What time have you got?
(Que horas tem?)
What time does she have English? She has English at ten past four.
(Que horas que ela tem?)

Notice!!!!
She has English at ten past four.
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 Prepositions of Time
Use: small words used to express time: in / on / at.

in + Seasons / Months / Parts of the Day / Years

He tidies his room in Winter.
He goes rollerblading in January.
He has a shower in the morning.
He plays the guitar in 2016.

on + Days of the week / dates / Special Days

He studies on Monday.
He goes swimming on 3rd July.
He does his homework on Christmas Eve.
He has basketball practice on Tuesday morning.

at + night / the weekend

He reads a book at night.
He hangs out with his friends at the weekend.

at + Festivities / Time
He sings at Christmas.
He has lunch at 8 oclock.

Punctuation Marks

Question mark Exclamation mark

Ponto final Vrgula

Apstrofo
Ponto de Ponto de
No fim de No meio da interrogao exclamao
frase frase, para Dentro da frase, liga:
separar: No fim de No fim de Um nome prprio e um
Ideias uma pergunta frase que nome comum atravs do
Itens de exprime possessivo (Johns cap)
uma lista uma: Um verbo a um pronome
Emoo pessoal atravs da
Ordem contrao das palavras
(Its)

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 Now, have some fun with punctuation:

Text Type: Email

An e-mail is a message that we write and send throughout a computer and over the Internet.

Topics:

What is my favourite day at school? Why?

What is my timetable on that day? What subjects do I have on that day?
What time do I have those subjects?
What is my favourite subject? Why?
Who are my teachers?
Who is my favourite teacher? Why?

Emails structure
1. Recipient (destinatrio)
2. Subject (assunto do email)
3. Initial salutation
4. 1st paragraph: favourite day at school
5. 2nd paragraph: that days timetable
6. 3rd paragraph: my subjects and my favourite subject; my teachers and my favourite teacher
7. Final salutation
8. Signature

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 Exemplo:

anna.rogers@gmail.com 1. Recipient

My favourite school day 2. Subject

Hi, Anna! How are you? 3. Initial salutation

My favourite school day is Thursday, because we have an English lesson at quarter past eleven and its
4. 1st Paragraph
gaming lesson! I also like Thursday, because I go to the photography club after school!

On Thursday, we have ICT, PE and double English. Im good at ICT but Im not very fond of PE, because Im
5. 2rd Paragraph
not good at it.

Our ICT teacher is Mr Jones and Mr Peters is our PE teacher. Our English teacher is Miss Rosenburg. Our
6. 3rd
Paragraph afternoon classes start at half past one. Maths is our first class in the afternoon. Then, at twenty past
three, we have History with Miss Hendricks. My favourite teacher is Miss McTavish, because she is funny
and gentle. She teaches Geography. Geography is my favourite subject, because we watch a lot of films
about the earth. Then, we do some quiz about the films.

Bye, Anna! 7. Final salutation

Joan XOX
8. Signature