LESSON 1

To need – precisar To speak – falar To drink – beber To eat – comer Verbs

I need I speak I drink I eat
to need – precisar (de) to drink – beber
You need You speak You drink You eat
to speak – falar to eat – comer
I speak English. You speak Portuguese.
Eu falo inglês. Você fala português. Vocabulary
English – inglês fish – peixe
I drink milk – eu bebo leite. You drink coffee – você bebe café. Portuguese – português meat – carne
I eat fish – eu como peixe. You eat meat – você come carne. Chinese – chinês cereal – cereal
I speak English with my mother. You speak Portuguese with your father. brother – irmão toast – torrada
Eu falo inglês com minha mãe. Você fala português com seu pai. sister – irmã jam – geléia
father – pai now – agora
mother – mãe today – hoje
parents – pais only – só, somente
coffee – café with – com
milk – leite and – e
chocolate – chocolate I – eu
tea – chá my – meu
water – água you – você
I don´t speak Chinese. You don´t speak German.
juice – suco your – seu
Eu não falo chinês. Você não fala alemão.
soda - refrigerante
I don´t drink tea. You don´t drink coffee and milk.
Eu não bebo chá. Você não bebe café e leite. Expressions
Thank you – obrigado please –por favor in the evening – à noite
I don´t eat cereal in the morning. You don´t eat toast in the afternoon. Thanks – obrigado in the morning – de manhã at night – à noite
Eu não como cereal de manhã. Você não come torrada à tarde. You´re welcome – de nada in the afternoon – à tarde every day – todos os dias

Do you speak Do you drink coffee? Do you eat bread? Grammar

English?
Você fala inglês?
Do you speak Portuguese?
Você fala português?
Você bebe café? Você come pão?
I need – eu preciso I don´t need – eu não preciso Do you need? – você precisa?
I speak – eu falo I don´t speak – eu não falo Do you speak? – você fala?
Do you drink tea? Do you eat meat? I drink – eu bebo I don´t drink – eu não bebo Do you drink? – você bebe?
I eat – eu como I don´t eat – eu não como Do you eat? – você come?
Você bebe chá Você come carne?

Do you need to speak English? I need to speak – eu preciso falar.

Você precisa falar inglês? I don´t need to drink – eu não preciso beber.
Do you need to drink water? Do you need to eat now? Do you need to eat now? – você precisa comer agora?
Você precisa beber água? Você precisa comer agora?
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Conversation
1 - I live in Pasadena
A: Where do you live?
B: I live in Pasadena.
A: Where is Pasadena?
B: it is in California.
A: Is it in northern California?
B: No. It´s in southern California.
A: Is Pasadena a big city?
B: It´s pretty big.
A: How big is “pretty big”?
B: It has about 140,000 people.
A: How big is Los Angeles?
B: It has about 3 million people.
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Conversation
2 - I have a Honda
A: Do you have a car?
B: Yes, I do.
A: What kind of car do you have?
B: I have a Honda.
A: Is it new?
B: It was new in 2003.
A: So, it´s pretty old now?
B: Yes, it is. But it still looks good.
A: Do you take good care of it?
B: Oh, yes. I wash it once a week.
A: Do you change the oil?
B: My mechanic Changes the oil twice a year.
 LESSON 2
To want – querer To work – trabalhar To study –estudar To play – jogar Verbs
I want I work I study I play
to want – querer to study – estudar
You want You work You study You play
to work – trabalhar to play – brincar, jogar, tocar
I work in the morning. You study in the afternoon.
Eu trabalho de manhã. Você estuda à tarde. Vocabulary
German – alemão bread – pão but – mas
I play with my daughter. You play with your son. French –francês cheese –queijo tomorrow – amanhã
Eu brinco com minha filha você brinca com seu filho. son – filho ham – presunto week – semana
I need to work now. I need to study at night. daughter – filha slice –fatia what – o que, qual
Eu preciso trabalhar agora. Eu preciso estudar à noite. children – crianças, filhos of – de where – onde, aonde
sibling –irmão, irmã cup - xícara when – quando
boy – menino glass – copo yes – sim
girl – menina a – um no – não
I don´t work with my brother. You don´t study with my mother. egg – ovo an – um
Eu não trabalho com meu irmão. Você não estuda com minha mãe.

I don´t study with my children. You don´t work with your siblings.
Eu não estudo com meus filhos Você não trabalha com seus irmãos.
Expressions
Good morning – bom dia hi – oi
I don´t want to play now. You don´t need to work at night. Good afternoon – boa tarde hello – olá
Eu não quero brincar agora. Você não precisa trabalhar à noite. Good evening – boa noite bye-bye – tchau
Good night – boa noite good-bye – tchau
Do you work? Where do you work? When do you work? Sorry – desculpe
Você trabalha? Onde você trabalha? Quando você trabalha? Excuse-me – desculpe, com licença, “não entendi”

Do you play? Where do you play? When do you play? Grammar

Você joga? Onde você joga? Quando você joga?
When do you want? – O que você quer?
Do you study? Where do you study? When do you study? Where do you work? – Onde você trabalha?
Você estuda? Onde você estuda? Quando você estuda? When do you study? – Quando você estuda? How are you?
Como vai você?
What do you want? I´m fine thanks.
O que você quer? Eu estou bem, obrigada.
What do you want to study? A cup I´m not doing very well.
O que você quer estudar? Não estou muito bem.
I´m ok.
An egg Estou bem.

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Conversation Conversation

3 – Do you have a girlfriend? 4 – Walking the dog.

A: Do you have a girlfriend?
B: No, I don´t. Do you?
A: I don´t have a girlfriend, either.
B: Why not?
A: I don´t know. Maybe I´m not rich enough.
B: Girls like guys with new money.
A: They sure do.
B: They like guys with new cars.
A: I don´t have money or a new car.
B: Me, neither.
A: But girls like guys who are funny.
B: Maybe we should learn some good jokes.
A: Where are you going?
B: I have to walk the dog.
A: What kind of dog do you have?
B: I have a little poodle.
A: Poodles bark a lot.
B: They sure do.
A: They bark at everything.
B: They never shut up.
A: Why did you get a poodle?
B: It´s my mom´s dog.
A: So she likes poodles.
B: She says they´re good watchdogs.

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 LESSON 3
To like – gostar To go – ir To help – ajudar To sleep – dormir
I like I go I help I sleep Verbs
You like You go You help You sleep
to like – gostar (de) to help – ajudar
to go – ir to sleep – dormir
I like games. I like to eat. I don´t like to play baseball.
Eu gosto de jogos. Eu gusto de comer. Eu não gosto de jogar beisebol. Vocabulary
Movies – cinema instrument – instrument cold – frio
I like games very much. I like to play. Do you like to play soccer? school – escola piano – piano iced – gelado
Eu gosto muito de jogos. Eu gosto de brincar. Você gosta de jogar futebol? store – mercado, loja guitar – violão alone – sozinho
house – casa keyboard – teclado to – para,a
I like my friends very much. I like to help. I like to play the keyboard.
Eu gosto muito dos meus amigos. Eu gosto de ajudar. Eu gosto de tocar teclado. home – lar game – jogo the – o,a
church –igreja soccer – futebol to the – ao, à
I like my teacher very much. I like to sleep. I don´t like to play the piano. downtown – centro baseball -beisebol in – em
Eu gosto muito do meu professor Eu gosto de dormir. Eu não gosto de tocar piano. teacher – professor donut – rosquinha in the – no,na
manager – gerente pancake – panqueca at – em
I want to go to the movies. I work at the movies. friend – amigo hot – quente or – ou
Eu quero ir ao cinema. Eu trabalho no cinema.
Expressions
I like to go to the store. I work at the store.
Eu gosto de ir ao mercado eu trabalho no mercado. Very much – muito see you later – até logo.
With me – comigo see you tomorrow – até amanhã.
I need to go to school. I work at school. Weekend – fim de semana see you – até.
Eu preciso ir à escola. eu trabalho na escola. What about you? – E você?

I want to go to church. I work at church. Grammar

Eu quero ir à igreja. eu trabalho na igreja.
I like to go to the movies. – gosto de ir ao cinema. Days of the week (on)
I need to go home. I work at home. I need to go to the store. – preciso ir ao mercado. Sunday
Eu preciso ir pra casa. eu trabalho em casa. Monday
I want to go to school – Quero ir à escola. Tuesday
I like to go downtown. I work downtown. I like to go to church – gusto de ir à igreja. Wednesday
Eu gosto de ir ao centro. eu trabalho no centro. Thursday
I want to go home – eu quero ir pra casa. Friday
I need to go downtown – preciso ir ao centro. Saturday
I don´t work on weekends.
Eu não trabalho nos fins de semana. I drink cold milk in the morning – eu bebo leite frio de manhã
I don´t like hot chocolate – eu não gosto de chocolate quente.
Do you like iced tea? – você gosta de chá gelado?

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Conversation Conversation

5 – Borrowing money. 6 – Going to the beach.

A: Can I borrow $5? A: Let´s go to the beach.
B: Sure. Why do you need it? B: That´s great idea.
A: I want to buy lunch. A: We haven´t been in a while.
B: Where´s your money? B: We haven´t been in a month.
A: It´s not in my wallet. A: The last time we went, you almost drowned.
B: Your wallet is empty? B: No, I didn´t.
A: I don´t have even one dollar in it. A: Then why did the lifeguard dive into the water?
B: Being broke is no fun. B: I think he wanted to cool off.
A: Even if it´s only for a short while. A: He swam right up to you.
B: It´s always good to have friends. B: And then he turned right around.
A: Friends will lend you money when you´re broke. A: Maybe you´re right.
B: As long as you pay them back. B: Maybe we should get going.

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 LESSON 4
Conversation Song

What do you eat in the morning? (Afternoon / evening / night) Bingo

I like to eat fruit and toast in the morning. (afternoon / evening / night) Bingo
I don´t like to eat cereal in the morning. (eggs / donuts / pancakes)
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
Do you want to go to the movies with me tomorrow? (To the store/ to church/ downtown)
Havia um fazendeiro que tinha um cachorro,
Sorry, I need to study English tomorrow. (French / German / Portuguese) and Bingo was his name-o
I like English very much. (French / German / Portuguese) e Bingo era seu nome.
BINGO
Do you play the guitar at church every Sunday? (Saturday / Wednesday /Weekend) BINGO
No, I don´t play the guitar at church every Sunday? (Saturday/Wednesday /Weekend) BINGO
I play only the keyboard at church every Sundays? (Saturday / Wednesday /Weekend) and Bingo was his name-o
e Bingo era seu nome.
Speak Right Now There was a farmer who had a dog There was a farmer who had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o and Bingo was his name-o
boy – slice – English – children – manager -INGO ---GO
alone – hot – juice – sister -INGO ---GO
-INGO ---GO
Questions and Bingo was his name-o and Bingo was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog There was a farmer who had a dog
1. Do you like to study English alone? (Portuguese /French) and Bingo was his name-o and Bingo was his name-o
2. Do you want to speak German with my father? (manager / teacher) --NGO ----O
--NGO ----O
3. Do you like to drink juice in the morning? (milk / coffee) --NGO ----O
and Bingo was his name-o and Bingo was his name-o
4. Do you speak French with your mother? (sister / siblings)
There was a farmer who had a dog,
5. Do you sleep in the afternoon? (play / study)
Havia um fazendeiro que tinha um cachorro,
6. What do you eat on Sundays? (Saturday / weekends) and Bingo was his name-o
e Bingo era seu nome.
7. Do you like to play soccer? (baseball / games)
and Bingo was his name-o
8. Do you like hot chocolate? (cold / tea) e Bingo era seu nome.
9. When do you need to study English? (German / French)
10. Do you like to go to the movies with your friends? (brothers / parents) I act. I don´t react.
11. Where do you like to go on weekends? (Tuesday / Thursday) More important than what happens to me,
12. Do you like to eat meat or fish? (donuts - pancakes / cheese / ham) Is how I react to what happens to me.

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Conversation Conversation

7 – My wife left me. 8 – What´s on TV?

A: Are you married? A: I´m bored.
B: No, I´m divorced. B: What´s on TV?
A: when did you get divorced? A: Nothing.
B: I got divorced two years ago. B: There must be something on TV!
A: Why did you get divorced? A: Nothing that´s interesting.
B: My wife left me. B: What about that new game show?
A: Why did she leave you? A: Which one?
B: She said she didn´t love me anymore. B: “Deal or No Deal”.
A: Wow! That´s terrible. A: Tell me you´re joking.
B: Yes, it was. B: I love that show.
A: Why didn´t she love you anymore? A: I watched it once. That was enough.
B: She fell in love with my best friend. B: It´s on right now. Let´s watch it together.

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 LESSON 5
To have – ter To understand -entender To buy – comprar To sell – vender Verbs
I have I understand I buy I sell to have – ter to buy – comprar
You have You understand You buy You sell to understand – entender to sell – vender
I have a big house. I understand Spanish.
Eu tenho uma casa grande. Eu entendo espanhol. Vocabulary
this –este, isto, esse, isso large – grande enough –suficiente
I don´t have an old car. I don´t understand my manager. that –aquele, aquilo little –pequeno Spanish – espanhol
Eu não tenho um carro velho. Eu não entendo meu gerente. book – livro new – novo husband – marido
bank – banco old –velho wife – esposa
Do you have time now? Do you understand your children? work – trabalho money –dinheiro family – família
Você tempo agora? Você entende seus filhos? time –tempo dollar - dólar for – para, por
car – carro some – algum lunch – almoço
I have to go. I need to understand English. big – grande much – muito dinner – jantar
Eu tenho que ir. Eu preciso entender inglês. small – pequeno many – muitos supper – jantar
I don´t have to buy this. I don´t have to understand your manager.
Eu não tenho que comprar isto. Eu não entendo seu gerente. Expressions
for breakfast – no café da manhã how much – quanto
Do you have to sell a car? Do you want to understand German? for lunch – no almoço how many – quantos
Você tem que vender seu carro? Você quer entender alemão? for dinner – no jantar about – aproximadamente,
mais ou menos, sobre
How many siblings do you have? I have two Brothers and one sister.
Quantos irmãos você tem? Eu tenho dois irmãos e uma irmã. Grammar
I have a car – eu tenho um carro. I have to study – eu tenho que estudar.
How many CDs do you have at home? I have about thirty CDs. How much money do you need? How many books do you have?
Quantos Cds você tem em casa? Tenho aproximadamente trinta CDs. Quanto dinheiro você precisa? Quantos livros você tem?

How many dollars do you need? I need only eighty-seven dollars. I want to buy a book for you. I want to sell my car to my sister.
Quantos dólares você precisa? Eu preciso só de oitenta e sete dólares. Eu quero comprar um livro pra você. Eu quero vender meu carro pra minha irmã.

0- zero 11- eleven 21- twenty-one 200- two hundred

How much money do you have? I don´t have much money. 1- one 12- twelve 22- twenty-two 1.000- one thousand
Quanto dinheiro você tem? Eu não tenho muito dinheiro. 2- two 13- thirteen 30- thirty 2.000- two thousand
3- three 14- fourteen 40- forty 10.000- ten thousand
How much time do you need to go there? I need two days to go there. 4- four 15- fifteen 50- fifty
Quanto tempo você precisa pra ir lá? Eu preciso de dois dias pra ir lá. 5- five 16- sixteen 60- sixty
6- six 17- seventeen 70- seventy
How much water do you drink every day? I drink eight glasses of water every day. 7- seven 18- eighteen 80- eighty
Quanta água você bebe todos os dias? Eu bebo oito copo de água todos os dias. 8- eight 19- nineteen 90- ninety
9- nine 20- twenty 100- one hundred
10- ten
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Conversation
9 – A nice place to live.
A: I like living here.
B: I agree. Pasadena is a nice city.
A: It´s not too big
B: And it´s not too small.
A: It has great weather all year long.
B: It has the Rose Parade.
A: It has beautiful houses.
B: It has wonderful restaurants.
A: It has great schools.
B: It´s close to the mountains.
A: The people are friendly.
B: I´m not ever going to leave.
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Conversation
10 – The new mattress.
A: We need a new mattress.
B: What´s the matter with this one?
A: It´s not comfortable.
B: It seems fine to me.
A: I toss and turn all night.
B: You should stop drinking coffee.
A: Look at these marks on my arms.
B: What are they?
A: They are bites.
B: Did the cat bite you?
A: No. The bedbugs in that mattress bit me.
B: Okay. Let´s get a new mattress.
 LESSON 6
Conversation Song
Where do you need to go this week? (want /have)
I need to go downtown this week. (want /have) One, Two buckle my shoe
I have to buy new books for my children. (son / daughter) Um, dois, afivele meu sapato 7, 8 we gonna lay them straight,
7, 8 vamos coloca-los corretamente,
Do you want to buy a new car? (piano/ keyboard/ guitar) 1, 2 buckle my shoe, 9, 10 a big fat hen,
No, I don´t have money to buy a new car. (piano/ keyboard/ guitar) 1, 2 afivele meu sapato, 9, 10 uma grande galinha gorda,
I need the money to buy a house. (keyboard / guitar / piano) 3, 4 we gonna shut the door, 11, 12 dig and delve,
3, 4 vamos fechar a porta, 11, 12 escavar e cavar,
When do you play soccer with your friends? (brother / son / boy) 5, 6 pick up sticks, 13, 14 maids are courting,
I play soccer with my friends every Thursday? (Monday / Wednesday / Friday) 5, 6 apanhar gravetos, 13, 14 em regadas estão cortejando,
I don´t have time to play soccer on weekends? (Saturday / Sundays / Tuesday) 7, 8 we gonna lay them straight, 15, 16 maids in the kitchen,
7, 8 vamos coloca-los corretamente, 15, 16 empregadas na cozinha,
9, 10 start over again. 17, 18 maids in waiting,
9, 10 começar novamente. 17, 18 empregadas na espera,
Over again, 19, 20 a dot,
Speak Right Now Começar novamente, 19, 20 um ponto,
daughter – today – cheese – glass – cup
sibling – new – where – soda – every Over again, I need a dot, a plenty,
Questions Começar novamente, preciso um ponto muito
Over again, a plenty,
1. What do you eat for breakfast? (for lunch / for dinner) Começar novamente, muito,
a plenty,
2. Where do you want to go this weekend? (tomorrow / now)
1, 2 buckle my shoe, muito,
3. How much money do you need? (have / want) 1, 2 afivele meu sapato, a plenty,
3, 4 we gonna shut the door, muito,
4. Do you want to buy a new car for you mother? (daughter / wife)
3, 4 vamos fechar a porta,
5. Do you want to play soccer with me tomorrow? (on Monday / on Friday) 5, 6 pick up, sticks,
5, 6 apanhar gravetos,
6. Do you need to go to the bank tomorrow? (to the store / to school)
7. What do you like to drink for breakfast? (for lunch / for dinner)
8. When do you study English? (French / Portuguese)
9. Do you like to study with your friends? (husband / son)
10. How many children do you have? (siblings / sisters)
I read to my children.
11. Do you play the guitar on the piano? (keyboard-piano / guitar-keyboard)
I listen to my children.
12. Where do you week? (study / play) I sing to my children,
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Conversation Conversation

11 – My laptop is so slow. 12 – How about a pizza.

A: My laptop is so slow. A: What´s for dinner?
B: Buy a new one. B: I´m not sure.
A: I would if I had the money A: How about a pizza?
B: Why is it so slow? B: You had pizza for lunch.
A: That´s a good question. A: But I love pizza.
B: Did you take it to a computer shop? B: Everybody loves pizza.
A: I would if I had the money. A: So why can´t I have pizza for dinner?
B: Well, I guess you have to live with it. B: Because you need variety.
A: Sometimes I want to throw it out the window. A: What´s “variety”?
B: You don´t want to do that. B: Different things—not the same thing all the time.
A: Why not? A: You mean, like a pepperoni pizza instead of a cheese pizza?
B: You might hit someone in the head. B: No, I mean a salad instead of a pizza.

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 REVIEW 1 Culture
Improve your pronunciation
Independence Day
Portuguese juice
Dia da Independência
you´re welcome fish
donut little
new Tuesday Independence day is celebrated on ______________. Most American cities
cheese Thursday have parades ____ this day to celebrate America´s independence_________
England. Americans usually ________ a picnic on this day. ________________
every one wants to ____the firework display.
Highlights
“Battle hymn of the Republic”.
I need to drink I go to the bank
I don´t need to drink I go to the movies Mine-eyes have seen ________ glory of the coming ____ the Lord; ____ is
Do you need to drink? I go to the store trampling out the vintage __________ the grapes of wrath ______ stored.
He halt loosed _____ fateful lighting of ______ terrible swift sword, His truth
I buy in the morning. I go to school ____marching on
I sell in the afternoon. I go to church Chorus
I play in the evening. I go downtown Glory, ________ hallelujah. Glory, glory ________________, ______________
I sleep at night. glory hallelujah. His ___________is marching on.
I work at the bank.
What do you want? I study at school.
When do you need to study? I sleep at home.
Where do you work?
I have to buy a book for you.
I study on weekends. I want to sell my house to you.
I work on Mondays
I have a house.
How are you? I have to work.
I´m fine thanks.
I´m doing very well. How much money do you need?
I´m alright. How many books do you have there?
I have about twenty books here.
A toast.
An egg. For breakfast.
For lunch.
I like my car very much. For dinner.
For supper.
I drink cold milk. For brunch.
I want hot coffee. I say what I think.
I like iced tea.
I think what I see, read and feel.
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 LESSON 7 Verbs
To prefer – preferir To know -saber To read – ler To write – escrever
to prefer – preferir to read – ler
I prefer I know I read I write
to know – saber, conhecer to write – escrever
You prefer You know You read You write

I prefer to go alone. I prefer English to German. Vocabulary

Eu prefiro ir sozinho. Eu prefiro inglês a alemão. how –como postcard – cartão postal pork –carne de porco
as – como postman – carteiro turkey – perú
I prefer to study at night. I prefer a house to an apartment. boss – chefe mailman – carteiro bike – bicicleta
Eu prefiro estudar à noite. Eu prefiro uma casa à um apartamento. waiter – garçom apartment – apartamento bicycle – bicicleta
newspaper – jornal here –aqui motorcycle–motocicleta
I prefer to work downtown. I prefer chicken to turkey. magazine –revista there - lá why –por que (pergunta)
Eu prefiro trabalhar no centro eu prefiro frango a peru letter – carta month – mês because-porque (resposta)
mail – correio, correspondência animal – animal kind – tipo
Do you know where I work? I don´t know where you work. post office – correio (agência) chicken – galinha
Você sabe onde eu trabalho? Eu não sei onde você trabalha.

Do you know my brother? I don´t know your family. Expressions

Você conhece meu irmão?
Do you know how to play the piano?
Você sabe tocar piano?
I read to my children every night.
Eu leio para meus filhos todas as noites
I don´t read in English.
Eu não leio em inglês.
Eu não conheço sua família.
I know how to play the keyboard.
Eu sei tocar teclado.
I like to write letters.
Eu goste de escrever cartas.
I write e-mails to my friends.
Eu escrevo e-mails para meus amigos
This morning – hoje de manhã tomorrow morning – amanhã de manhã
This afternoon – hoje à tarde tomorrow night – amanhã à noite
tonight – hoje à noite by mail – pelo correio
Grammar
I read to my children. Leio para meus filhos. Why do you study English?
Por que você estuda inglês?
I write to my friends. Because I want to go to the USA.
Escrevo para meus amigos. Por que eu quero ir aos EUA.

I understand that…- eu entendo que… He wants...- ele quer...

Do you know how to read in Spanish?
Você sabe ler em espanhol?
He studies at night.
Ele estuda à noite
He doesn´t read magazines.
Ele não lê revistas.
Does he like to write?
Ele gosta de escrever?
Do you write to your parents? I know that... – eu sei que... He doesn´t want. – ele não quer.
Você escreve cartas para seu pai? I know how to speak English. Does he want? – ele quer?
Eu sei falar inglês.
She goes to school alone. It works She has… - ela tem…
Ela vai à escola sozinha. Funciona. I know how to play soccer. She doesn´t have… - ela não tem…
Eu sei jogar futebol. Does she have? - Ela tem?
She doesn´t know French. It doesn´t work.
Ela não sabe francês. Não funciona. I know how to go downtown.
Eu sei ir ao centro. Does this help? – isto ajuda?
Does she want to read? Does it work? It helps. – ajuda
Ela quer ler? funciona? I prefer a car to a motorcycle.
Eu prefiro carro à motocicleta.
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13 – The new house.
A: We need to save money.
B: Why do we need to save money?
A: Because we need to buy a house.
B: But a house is so expensive.
A: That´s why we need to save money.
B: How much do we need to save?
A: We need to save enough for a down payment.
B: How much is that?
A: that´s about $30,000.
B: Thirty thousand dollars! That will take forever.
A: Not if we save every penny.
B: Okay. Here´s seven pennies.
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Conversation
14 – Fish are everywhere.
A: The Ocean is so big.
B: you can´t see the end of it.
A: It goes on and on forever.
B: And it´s deep, too.
A: I think it´s five miles deep.
B: Are there fish at the bottom?
A: There are fish at the top and the bottom.
B: Are there more fish or more people?
A: I think there are more fish.
B: I hope so. I love to eat fish.
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Conversation
Does your boss know how to speak French? (German / Spanish / English)
No, he doesn´t know how to speak French. (German / Spanish / English)
He only knows how to speak English. (French / German / Spanish)
Do you want to eat meat tonight? (chicken / turkey / fish)
No thanks. I want to eat fish, please. (meat / chicken / turkey)
I don´t like meat very much. (chicken / turkey / fish)
Does your sister write to your parents every week? (friends / siblings / children)
No, but she writes to my parents every month. (friends / siblings / children)
She doesn´t have much time to write to my parents. (friends / siblings / children)
Speak Right Now
movies – keyboard – store – money – downtown - breakfast
soccer – what – now – newspaper
Questions
1. Do you like to read? (to write / to sleep)
2. Do you speak English with your parents? (German / Portuguese)
3. When do you speak with your boss? (manager / teacher)
4. Haw many books do you have at home? (magazines / newspapers)
5. What magazines do you like to read? (have / want)
6. Does your wife know what you like to drink in the morning? (to eat / to read)
7. How many letters do you write every month? (e-mails / postcards)
8. Do you have time to help me with my homework tomorrow? (today / now)
9. Does your husband read magazine in English? (German / French)
10. How many cups of tea do you drink every day? (coffee / milk)
11. Does your son have a bicycle? (motorcycle / car)
12. Do you like to eat chicken or fish for dinner? (lunch / supper)
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Culture
Valentine´s Day
Dia dos Namorados
Valentine´s Day is celebrated on ______________________14th.
It´s the day when _________and lovers express __________feelings for on
another. _____this day, sweethearts exchange Valentine´s ________with the
message: “I _____ you”. Valentine´s day_____ back at least_______ hundred
years. ___________ cards even date back to the 16th century. And in
_________1800´s, people often gave _________received more Valentine gifts
that they did at Christmas.
Valentine gifts are simple. Heart-shaped boxes of _____ and flowers are some
of ________most popular_________. School children ________to buy or make
Valentine cards for their _________ and classmates. Usually each classroom in
a ________will have a box with an opening on the top ______ the children can
“mail” their cards decorated _______ pictures of hearts, cupids _____ arrows.
The tradition ______Valentine´s Day is the _________________ of love.
Labor Day
Dia do Trabalho
Labor _____is celebrated on the ______Monday in September. It is _______________
In honor of labor.
Most businesses close and __________are activities such as speeches, ____________
Events, parades, and ________________.
This________ is celebrated _____________over the world, ____________ on different
dates. ___________, many times go to ______________________demonstrations
asking for better conditions of ________________, payment, and many____________
things. When and _________is it celebrated in ____________country.
Love is the universal language.
Music is the universal language.
English is the universal language.
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15 – A bad boyfriend. 16 – Talking animals.

A: I´m upset with my mom. A: Do animals talk to each other?
B: Why is that? B: Of course they talk to each other.
A: I warned her about her new boyfriend. She didn´t listen to me. A: What do they talk about?
B: What happened? B: They talk about other animals.
A: I gave her $1,000 for her birthday. I told her to spend it on herself. A: What else do they talk about?
B: That was very nice of you. B: They talk about food and the weather.
A: I found out that she gave it to her new boyfriend. A: Do they talk about us.
B: Why did she do that? B: Of course they talk about us?
A: He said he would buy her a nice ring. A: What do they say about us?
B: What´s wrong with that? B: They say that we are funny-looking.
A: He went to Las Vegas. He lost it all gambling. A: Ha! We´re not funny-looking; animals are funny-looking.
B: I hope your mom broke up with him. B: We´re funny-looking because we wear clothes.

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 LESSON 9
To open – abrir To close -fechar To live – morar To visit – visitar Verbs
I open I close I live I visit to open – abrir to live – morar, viver
You open You close You live You visit to close – fechar to visit – visitar

I open the drugstore early. He closes the store late

Eu abro a farmácia cedo
I don´t open the windows at night.
Eu não abro as janelas à noite.
Do you need to open the office now?
Você precisa abrir o escritório agora?
I live in a big country.
Eu moro em um país grande.
I don´t live near the airport.
Eu não moro perto do aeroporto.
Do you live far from your work?
Você mora longe do seu trabalho?
What time do you get up?
A que horas você se levanta?
What time does your son go to bed?
A que horas seu filho vai dormir?
What time does she have breakfast?
A que horas ela toma café da manhã?
What time does the store open?
A que horas a loja abre ?
What time do you work of water?
A que horas vocês trabalham?
What time do they go home?
A que horas eles vão pra casa?
Ele fecha a loja tarde.
Vocabulary
door –porta river – rio then –então, depois
She doesn´t close the windows. window –janela airport –aeroporto near – perto
Ela não fecha as janelas. drugstore – farmácia park – parque far – longe
company – companhia corner –esquina from – de
Does she close the office late? office – escritório bridge –ponte noon – meio-dia
Ela fecha o escritório tarde? city –cidade neighbor - vizinho midnight – meia-noite
state – estado relatives – parentes early – cedo
She visits my relatives every month. farm – fazenda usually – geralmente, normalmente
Ela visita meus parentes todo mês. beach – praia until – até late – tarde
country – país, interior more - mais
He doesn´t want to visit that city.
Ele não quer visitar aquela cidade.
Expressions
Does she like to visit you? What time is it? – Que horas são? to have breakfast – tomar café da manhã
Ela gosta de visitar você?
to get up – levantar-se to have lunch – almoçar
I usually get up 6 o´clock.. to go to bed – ir dormir to have dinner – jantar
Eu geralmente me levanto às 6 horas.
Grammar
He usually goes to bed at 9 p.m.
Ele geralmente vai dormir às 21:00 horas. 1:00 – It´s one o´clock. I – eu
He lives
2:00 – It´s two o´clock. you – você
She visits
She has breakfast very early. 4:15 – It´s four fifteen. he – ele
It works
Ela toma café da manhã bem cedo. 9:25 – It´s nine twenty-five. she – ela
5:30 – It´s five thirty. It – ele,ela (neutro)
a.m. – 0 … 12h
It opens at 10:00 o´clock. 3:50 – It´s ten to four we – nós
p.m. – 12 … 24h
abre às 10:00horas. 7:05 – It´s seven-o-clock you – vocês
they – eles,elas
We go to work at 7:25.
Nós vamos para o trabalho às 7:25. 03:15 – It´s three and a quarter. I go to school at 7 o´clock.
10:30 – It´s half past ten. eu vou à escola 7 horas.
They go home late at night 5:45 – It´s a quarter to six.
Eles vão pra casa tarde da noite I study until 11 o´clock.
Eu estudo até as 11 horas.

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17 – House cleaning day. 18 – A TV lover.

A: I have to clean the house. A: You´re watching too much TV.
B: Yes, it´s very dirty. B: What do you mean?
A: You can help me. A: I mean you´re wasting your life.
B: Why me? B: I´m having fun.
A: Because you helped make it dirty. A: You´re sitting there with your mouth open.
B: What do you want me to do? B: Who cares?
A: I want you to clean the bathroom. A: I care. Do something.
B: Oh, that´s easy. B: Okay. I did something.
A: Clean the sink, the tub, the counter, and the toilet. A: What did you do?
B: That´s a lot of work. B: I turned up the volume.
A: Tell me when you finish. A: That´s not what I meant by “do something”.
B: I don´t think so. You´ll just give me more work. B: Will you do something? Leave me alone.

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 LESSON 10
Conversation Song

What time does he usually open the office in the morning? (drugstore / company) Hey Diddle, Diddle
He usually opens the office at eight o´clock. (drugstore / company) Hey Diddle, Diddle
He doesn´t open it on Saturday. (Sundays / weekends)
Hey Diddle, Diddle ,
Does your brother want to play soccer this afternoon? (tonight / tomorrow)
Hey Diddle, Diddle,
No, he has to study French. (German / Portuguese)
He likes French very much. (German / Portuguese) The cat and the fiddle ,
O gato e o violino
Why do you want to live in that city? (state / country)
the cow jumped over the moon.
Because my parents live there. (children / relatives)
a vaca pulou sobre a lua.
I don´t like to live alone. (want / need)
The little dog laughed ,
Speak Right Now O cachorrinho riu,
to see such sport ,
when – instrument – how many – magazine – parents de ver tal proesa,
e-mail – boss – early – beach – corner
and the dish ran away ,
e o prato fugiu,
Questions
with the spoon.,
com a colher.
1. When do you usually visit your relatives? (friends / parents)
2. Where does your sister live? (daughter / mother)
3. What time do you usually get up? (go to bed / go to work)
4. What time do you usually have breakfast? (lunch / dinner)
5. Does your son prefer cold or hot milk? (chocolate / tea)
6. Where do you usually go on Tuesday? (Saturday / Sundays)
7. When does your brother usually go to the movies? (bank / church)
8. Why do you live in this city? (study / work)
9. Where does your friend live? (work / study)
The most important word in English is “please”.
10. Does your boss understand Spanish? (French / German)
The two most important words in English are “thank you”.
11. When do you eat cereal? (fish / toast and jam)
The three most important words in English are “I am sorry”.
12. Do you prefer to live in an apartment or in a house? (city / farm)
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19 – Write to you grandma.
A: Did you write a letter to grandma?
B: Yes, I did.
A: Did you tell her about school?
B: I told her that school is fun.
A: Did you put the letter in an envelope?
B: Yes, and I sealed the envelope.
A: Did you put a stamp on the envelope?
B: I couldn´t find any stamps.
A: They´re in the kitchen drawer.
B: Okay. I just put a stamp on the envelope.
A: Give me the envelope, and I´ll mail it for you.
B: When is grandma going to learn about e-mail?
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Conversation
20 – Are you sleepy.
A: Why are you yawning?
B: I´m sleepy.
A: Why don´t you go to bed?
B: I want to watch this TV show.
A: Maybe you should record it.
B: The tape recorder is broken.
A: Then you should watch the rerun.
B: Why? I´m watching the original.
A: But you´ll be asleep in about one minute.
B: I´m just yawning because the commercials are on.
A: Okay. I´ll tell you how the show ends.
B: Zzzz.
 LESSON 11
To start – começar To finish -terminar To say – dizer To stay – ficar Verbs
I start I finish I say I stay
to start – começar to say – dizer
You start You finish You say You stay
to finish –terminar to stay – ficar,
permanecer
I start to work at 8:00 o´clock. She finishes her class at 9:00 p.m.
Eu começo a trabalhar às 8:00h Ela termina a aula dela às 9:00 da noite. Vocabulary
vacation –férias next –próximo, seguinte
I don´t start at 6:00. He doesn´t finish his work early. job –serviço, emprego year – ano
Eu não começo às 6:00h. Ele não termina o trabalho dele cedo. meeting – reunião semester – semestre
class – classe, aula thing – coisa
Do you want to start a new course? Does she finish her homework late? test – teste, prova still – ainda
Você quer começar um curso novo? Ela termina a tarefa dela tarde? homework –tarefa, lição de casa yet – ainda
course – curso before – antes
My vacation starts next month. The meeting finishes at 2 o´clock.
music – música after – depois
Minhas férias começam mês que vem. A reunião termina às 2 horas
art – arte good – bom
computer science – computação bad – ruim
Say what you want. I like to stay home alone. swimming – natação always – sempre
Diga o que você quer. Eu gosto de ficar em casa sozinho. swimming poll - piscina never – nunca
We say yes. She stays a little longer on Tuesdays.
Nós dizemos sim. Ela fica um pouco mais as terças. Expressions
That´s okay – não tem problema right-away – imediatamente
They say no. He Always stays here with me.
Eles dizem não. Ele sempre fica aqui comigo Very well – muito bem be quiet – fique quieto
What´s the meaning of…? – qual o significado de… ? be cool – fique calmo
She Always studies her lessons. He plays with his children every day.
Ela sempre estuda as lições Ele brinca com seus filhos todos os dias. Grammar
We help our mother on our vacation They understand their parents. My – meu by car – de carro
Nós ajudamos nossa mãe em nossas férias Eles entendem seus pais . Your – seu by bus – de ônibus I still don´t know.
His – seu(dele) by train – de trem Eu ainda não sei
Her – seu(dela) by plane - de avião I don´t know yet.
Its – seu(neutro) by subway – de metro Eu não sei ainda
I still don´t know how to go there.
Our – nosso by streetcar – de bonde
Eu ainda não sei ir lá. On vacation.
Your – seus(de vocês) on foot – a pé
I don´t know his father yet. Their – seus(deles) De férias
Eu não conheço o pai dele ainda.

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21 – God is watching. 22 – Feed the cat.

A: It´s Sunday. A: Did you feed the cat?
B: So? B: I´ll do that in a minute.
A: You know what that means. A: The cat is meowing. He´s hungry.
B: I forgot. B: Okay, I´ll feed him right now.
A: Sundays means we go to church. A: You shouldn´t make him wait.
B: Oh, yeah. B: I was doing my homework.
A: Put on a coat and tie. A: The cat doesn´t care about your homework.
B: Why? B: The cat doesn´t care about anything.
A: To show respect to God and others. A: That´s the way cats are
B: I´m glad Sunday is only once a week. B: All They Think about is themselves.
A: I hope God didn´t hear that. A: maybe we should get rid of him.
B: He´ll forgive me. B: Of course not! He´s family.

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 LESSON 12
Conversation Song

Why does your brother want to stay in California for two years ? (month / semesters) Shoo Fly
Because he wants to finish his Art course there. (computer science / English) Xô mosca
He doesn´t want to finish his course. (is this states / in this city)
Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
What time does your English class start? (art / swimming/ music)
Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
My English class usually starts at eight p.m. (art / swimming/ music)
Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
It never starts after 8:15. (8:05 / 8:10 / 8:30)
Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
How does your teacher go to work every day? (boss / manager / neighbor) Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
He usually goes to his office by car. (by subway / by bus / on foot) Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
On Mondays he doesn´t go by car. (by subway / by bus / on foot) ´Cause I belong to somebody,
Porque pertenço a alguém.
I feel, I feel,
Speak Right Now Eu sinto, eu sinto,
neighbor – office – apartment – house – more - usually I feel like the morning sun, So, Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
Eu me sinto como o sol da manhã, Então, Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
until – meeting – always – next with the spoon., Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
com a colher. Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
Questions I feel, I feel, Shoo fly, don´t bother me.
Eu sinto, eu sinto, Xô mosca, não me perturbe.
1. Where does his teacher live? (her / their) I feel like the morning sun, ´Cause I belong to somebody,
Eu me sinto como o sol da manhã, Porque pertenço a alguém.
2. Does the teacher go to school on foot? (by car / by subway)
3. Do you always go to the beach? (swimming pool / park)
4. Does your brother like art classes? (computer science / music)
5. Where do your relatives live? (parents / friends)
6. Does your brother play soccer? (boss / son)
7. Do you write to your mother every month? (sibling / children)
8. Do you know haw to read and write in English? (French / Spanish)
9. How do you no to work? (school / home) All thing are possible with God,
10. Do you want to buy a ticket for your parents? (car / house)
If God is for us, who can be against us?
11. Where do you like to go on vacation? (want / prefer)
12. Do you read a lot? (write / study) In God we trust.
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23– Shave your face. 24 – Two polite people.

A: I hate shaving. A: Excuse me.
B: Me too. B: Yes?
A: I just cut myself again. A: Are you reading this paper?
B: Did you use a new blade? B: Oh, no. Help yourself.
A: It doesn´t matter. Old blades cut, new blades cut. A: I asked because the paper is sitting next to you.
B: Maybe you should use an electric shaver. B: Thank you. That´s polite of you to ask.
A: They make a lot of noise, but they don´t give a close shave. A: Some people would just pick it up.
B: Maybe you should stop shaving. B: Yes, I know. Some people are rude.
A: And grow a beard? A: I always try to be polite.
B: Sure. Why not? B: So do I.
A: Because food and other stuff sticks in my beard. A: The world needs more polite people like us.
B: Hmm. Here´s an idea. Put cream on your face and have the cat lick it off. B: I agree 100 percent.

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 REVIEW 2 Song
Improve your pronunciation
Pat a Cake
waiter usually
Bata um bolo
month vacation
live thing
prefer because Pat a cake, pat a cake.
country by mail Bata um bolo, bata um bolo.
Baker´s man,
Highlights Sr. Padeiro,
Bake me a cake.
I need to my children. Asse um bolo para mim.
I write to my parents. Just as fast as you can.
O mais rápido que puder.
I know that . Pat it and prick it,
I understand that… Bata, fure,
and mark it with a B,
I know how to write in English. e marque com um B,
I prefer a house to an apartment. put it in the oven,
coloque no forno,
Why does she live in this country? for baby and me.
Because she works here. para o bebê e para mim.
For baby and me.
He lives here. By car. Para o bebê e para mim.
He doesn´t live here. On foot. for baby and me.
Does he live here? para o bebê e para mim

It´s 5 o´clock. I still need to study. Put it in the oven,

At 5 o´clock. I don´t have a car yet. Coloque no forno,
Until 5 o´clock for baby and me.
para o bebê e para mim.
I like my car.
You start your class.
He reads his book.
She lives with her mother.
It has its problems.
We stay with our children. Everybody seeks motivation.
You prefer your city. I emphasize the positive, not the negative
They open their store.

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To need – precisar To speak -fechar
I needed I spoke
He needed She spoke
I needed.
Eu precisei.
I spoke with my friend at school.
Eu falei com meu amigo na escola.
I drank a cup of tea at his house.
Eu bebi uma xícara de chá na casa dele.
I only ate the dessert.
Eu comi somente a sobremesa.
I didn´t want to go with him.
Eu não quis ir com ele.
I didn´t start my homework yet.
Eu não comecei minha tarefa ainda.
The bank manager didn´t finish his work.
O gerente do banco não terminou seu trabalho.
Did you help your mother?
Você ajudou sua mãe?
Did you play soccer yesterday?
Você jogou futebol ontem?
Did you buy that car?
Você comprou aquele carro?
I have a lot of books.
Eu tenho muitos livros.
LESSON 13 Verbs
To drink – beber To eat – comer
to need, needed – precisar to drink, drank – beber
I drank I ate
to speak, spoke – falar to eat, ate – comer
He drank She ate
She needed. Vocabulary
Ela precisou. food –comida grilled – grelhado grape –uva
rice –arroz cooked –cozido pear – pêra
He spoke with his boss at work. beans – feijão desert – sobremesa apple – maçã
Ele falou com seu chefe no trabalho. salad – salada birthday –aniversário strawberry – morango
French fries – batatas fritas orange –laranja cake – bolo
She drank a glass of juice. vegetables –verduras, legumes pineapple – abacaxi pie – torta
Ela bebeu um copo de suco. potato – batata piece – pedaço
pasta – macarrão last – último, passado
He ate a lot this morning.
soup – sopa yesterday – ontem
Ele comeu muito hoje de manhã.
steak – bife all – todo
baked – assado ice – gelado
You didn´t want to stay. He didn´t want to sleep.
Você não quis ficar. Ele não quis dormir.
Expressions
She still didn´t start her course. A little – um pouco, pouco rare – mal passado
Ela ainda não começou seu curso. A lot – muito medium – ao ponto
A lot of – muitos well done – bem passado
He didn´t finish his law school yet. Grammar
Ele não terminou sua faculdade de I spoke. I ate. I drank.
direito ainda. I didn´t speak. I didn´t eat. I didn´t drink.
Did you speak? Did you eat? Did you drink?
Did she open all the letters?
Ele abriu todas as cartas? I needed to stay. – eu precisei ficar. Law school – faculdade de direito.
You needed to go. – você precisou ir. Bank manager – gerente de banco.
Did he read her e-mail? They needed to speak. – eles precisaram falar. Office manager – gerente administrative
Ele leu o e-mail dela. Office assistant – assist. Administrative
Did she sell her apartment? I didn´t like the game – eu não gostei do jogo hospital assistente – assist. hospitalar
Ela vendeu o apartamento dela? He didn´t want to play . – ele não quis jogar. Soccer field – campo de futebol
I work a lot in the morning. You didn’t´t start the course. – você não começou o curso.
Eu trabalho muito de manhã.
Baseball field – campo de beisebol
Did you buy the CD? – você comprou o Cd? Volleyball court – quadra de vôlei
Did she sell her car? – ela vendeu seu carro? Tennis court – quadra de tênis
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25 – Give me a puppy. 26 – Kittens to give away.

A: Mom. I want a puppy. A: Look at all these kittens!
B: Let me think about it. B: How many are there?
A: Why do you have to think about it? A: Eight.
B: Because a puppy costs money. B: They´re all so cute.
A: No, it doesn´t. Puppies are free. A: Yes, but I can´t keep them.
B: Yes, but a puppy needs shots. B: What are you going to do with them?
A: Shots for what? A: I´m going to give them away. Do you want one?
B: So it won´t get sick. Just like you get shots. B: Yes, I would love one.
A: I hate shots. A: Which one do you want?
B: And a puppy eats food. Food costs money. B: That one. The one that´s all black.
A: No problem. I´ll give him food off my plate. A: Yes, I like that one, too.
B: Oh, no you don´t. Puppies don´t eat vegetables. B: I´ll call him Blacky.

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Conversation Culture

Why did you go to the store this morning? (this afternoon / last night / yesterday)
Because I needed to buy some bread. (meat/ cereal / eggs)
I didn´t have bread at home. (meat/ cereal / eggs)
What did you eat for lunch yesterday? (for breakfast / for dinner)
I ate rice and steak. (a piece of cake/ vegetables and pasta)
I didn´t eat pork. (eggs / soup)
Do you know where he plays? (work / studies / lives)
Sorry, I don´t know where he plays. (work / studies / lives)
I only know where he lives. (play / work / studies)
Saint Patrick´s Day
Dia de São Patrício
Saint Patrick was a _________ popular leader ________ Ireland____________ he
brought Christianity to ______ country . ______________usually wear green on day
because Saint Patrick used a “3 Leaf-Clover” _______ teach the people ___________
the Trinity. In Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and _______ US cities, Americans like
___________ to big parades __________ their families and ______________.
They also _____________ to go to _____________on Saint Patrick´s day to ______ this
Saint.

Speak Right Now

midnight – far – swimming – never – still
vacation – semester – yesterday – baked – last
Columbus Day
Questions Dia de Colombo

“In 1492 ____________________ sailed the ocean ______________”.

1. Did you need to help your boss yesterday? (manager / neighbor)
American ____________ children learn this line at school ___________ they study the
2. What time do you like to have lunch? (breakfast / dinner) discovery of America on _______________14th.
Christopher Columbus, ________ great navigator was __________ for a route to India
3. What did you eat yesterday? (last Tuesday / last Saturday)
________ he discovered America. That´s __________ the Americans _________ called
4. When do you play soccer with your friends? (siblings / neighbors) “Indians”. On Columbus day, ___________remember this ____________ and the land
___________ discovered.
5. Do you work a lot or a little? (study / speak)
6. What do you like to read when you go home after work? (eat / drink)
7. How many teachers do you have? (sisters / brothers)
8. What time does your English class start? (German / Spanish)
9. Do you sleep with your window open or closed? (he / she)
Let kids be kids.
10. What instrument does your sister play? (daughter / son)
For kids love means time.
11. What game does your son want to play? (friend / neighbor)
Small kids teach adults great lessons.
12. In what city do you want to live? (state / country)
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27 – Happy in heaven. 28 – His line is never busy.

A: My parents go to church every Sunday. A: My Husband died.
B: They trust in God. B: I´m sorry for you.
A: They hope they will go to heaven. A: Thank you.
B: They probably will. B: When did he die?
A: But no one knows for sure. A: A couple of months ago.
B: That´s for sure. B: You still miss him.
A: No one knows what happens after we die. A: Yes, but I talk to him almost every day.
B: If we are good, we will be happy in heaven with God. B: When you go to church?
A: That´s what many people believe. A: No, when I call him on his cell phone.
B: If we are bad, we will be unhappy forever in hell. B: What do you mean?
A: I don´t want to go to hell. A: I buried him with his cell phone.
B: Let´s go to church with your parents on Sunday. B: What will you do when the battery dies?

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To want – querer To work -trabalhar
I wanted I worked
he wanted She worked
I wanted to buy some bread.
Eu queria comprar pão
She studied at that law school.
Ela estudou naquela faculdade de direito.
We worked a lot last week.
Nós trabalhamos muito a semana passada.
I didn´t need to speak at the meeting.
Eu não precisei falar na reunião.
She didn´t work as an assistant.
Ela não trabalhou como assistente.
We didn´t sleep last night.
Nós não dormimos noite passada.
Did say that?
Eu disse isto?
Did she eat the food?
Ela comeu toda comida?
Did we finish?
Terminamos?
Who works with you?
Quem trabalha com você?
Who studies with him?
Quem estuda com ele?
LESSON 15
To study – estudar To play – brincar Verbs
I studied I played
to want, wanted – querer to study, studied – estudar
He studied she played
to work, worked – trabalhar to play, played – brincar
He wanted to buy some milk.
Ele queria comprar leite. Vocabulary
dentist –dentista factory –fábrica
He played checkers with his son. doctor –médico flute – flauta
Ele jogou damas com seu filho. lawyer – advogado violin – violino
engineer – engenheiro field – campo
They played tennis all day long. secretary – secretária court – quadra
Eles jogaram tênis o dia todo. assistant –assistente tennis – tênis
police officer – policial basketball – basquete
You didn´t close the windows. mechanic – mecânico volleyball – vôlei
Você não fechou as janelas. business – negócio, comércio checkers – jogo de damas
businessman – executivo soon – logo, em breve
He didn´t go to the mechanic yesterday. administration – administração holiday – feriado
Ele não foi ao mecânico ontem. law – lei, direito during – durante
hospital – hospital again – de novo, novamente, outra vez
They didn´t stay there.
restaurant – restaurante who – quem
Eles não ficaram lá.
Did you know that? Expressions
Você sabia disso? all day long – o dia tod to work out – exercitar-se
all night long – a noite toda how do you spell your name? – como se escreve seu nome?
Did he drink all the orange juice?
Ele bebeu todo suco de laranja? Grammar
Did they help you? me – she wants to take me to Miami.
Eles ajudaram você? you– I need to visit you tomorrow. Who wants to go with me?
him – she likes to cook for him. Quem quer ir comigo?
Who played yesterday? Her – I have to say this to her. Who plays the flute in your family?
Que jogou ontem? it– I need to wash it. Quem toca flauta em sua família?
us – they like to help us.
Who spoke with her? You – I want to write to you. Who spoke in the meeting?
Quem falou com ela? them – I need to know them better. Quem falou na reunião?
Who ate the toast?
Quem comeu as torradas?
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29– Friday the thirteenth. 30 – Do you love me.

A: Today is Friday the thirteenth. A: Do you really love me?
B: That´s a bad day. B: Of course.
A: it´s supposed to be unlucky. A: Prove it.
B: You´re supposed to be stay home all day. B: How can I prove it?
A: That´s what I do. A: Take me to dinner.
B: My friend stayed in a hotel on Friday the thirteenth. B: That´s it? That´s all I have to do?
A: That was a mistake. A: Take me to a nice restaurant, not to McDonald´s.
B: He stayed on the thirteenth floor. B: But a nice restaurant costs money.
A: What happened? A: Yes, and you have to make a reservation.
B: Someone stole his laptop. B: That´s such a hassle.
A: He was asking for it. A: I knew you didn´t love me.
B: He learned his lesson. He´s home today. B: Okay, okay! I´ll make a reservation right now.

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Conversation Song

Did you visit your mother yesterday? (teacher / relatives) Down by the Station
No, I didn´t have time to visit her yesterday. (him / them) Lá, ao lado da estação
I need to visit her tomorrow. (him / them)
Down by the station
Did your son play the flute all day long? (piano/ guitar / violin)
Lá, ao lado da estação
No, he played the flute only in the afternoon. (piano/ guitar/violin)
early in the morning,
He plays volleyball in the morning. (basketball / soccer / tennis)
de manhã cedinho,
Where does your secretary live? (sister / teacher / assistant) see the little puffer bellies,
She lives near the post office. (church / bridge / beach) vejo pequenas “marias fumaças”
I didn´t know that you know my secretary. (sister /teacher /assistant) all in a row.
Todas enfileiradas.
See the engine driver,
Speak Right Now Vejo o maquinista,
holiday – restaurant – checkers – again – vegetables Pull the little handle,
Puxar a pequena alavanca,
dessert – medium – piece – course – all chug, chug, toot, toot,
tchu, tchu, piuí,
Questions Off we go.
Lá vamos nós.
1. Did you work all day long last Saturday? (Sunday / Wednesday)
2. Do you know the meaning of “be cool”? (“right away” / “work out”)
3. When do you usually go to the post office? (mechanic / bank / church)
4. Does your neighbor have a good car? (bad / old / new)
5. Where do you want to go next week? (holiday / year / month)
6. What do you usually eat at the restaurant? (at the beach / at home)
7. How much money do you need to buy a car? (house / an apartment)
8. Who works with you? (studies / has lunch)
9. Did you eat some cheese for breakfast? (a piece of cake / a slice of ham)
Home sweet home.
10. Do you want to play tennis with us on Friday night? (baseball / checkers)
Happiness begins at home.
11. Who drank all the orange juice? (grape / strawberry)
A good home is never an accident.
12. What instrument do you play? (he / she)
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1 – A good boy.
Billy always listens to his mother. He always does what
she says. If his mother says, “Brush your teeth”, Billy brushes his
teeth. If his mother says, “Go to bed”, Billy goes to bed. Billy is a
very good boy. A good boy listens to his mother. His mother
doesn´t have to ask him again. She asks him to do something one
time, and she doesn´t ask again. Billy is a good boy. He does
what his mother asks the first time. She doesn´t have to ask
again. She tells Billy, “You are my best child”. Of course Billy is
her only child.
2 – A long life.
Nancy wants to live a long time. She wants to live for one
hundred years. She is five years old now. She wants to live 95
more years. Then she will be 100. Her father is 30 years old.
He wants to live a long time, too. He wants to live for one
hundred years. He wants to live for 70 more years. “ Daddy,
we will grow old together, okay?” Nancy said to her father.
“Yes, honey, we will grow old together”, he said to Nancy.
Then Nancy smiled. She gave her daddy a big hug.
3 – Barking dog.
Bobby woke up because he heard a dog. Barking outside
his window. Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking.
Bobby got out of bed. He got out of bed and walked to the
window. He looked out the window. He saw a big brown dog it
was barking very loud. Bobby opened his window. He looked at
the barking dog. “Why are you barking so loud?” he asked the
dog. The dog looked at Bobby. Then it stopped barking.
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4 – Lost Pencil.
David lost his yellow pencil. He could not find it.
“Where is my yellow pencil?” he asked his sister. His
sister did not know. “I don´t know where your pencil
is”, she said. David thought about it. He thought and
thought. He used his yellow pencil before lunch. He
used it to write a note to his teacher. The note said,
“Dear teacher, Thank you for helping me. David”. He
put the note in an envelope. Where was the envelope?
He looked in the kitchen. He looked on the kitchen
counter. He found the envelope. It was next to the
toaster. He found the pencil. It was under the toaster.
5 – Horse Rider.
“Can I ride my horse, Mommy?” Sara asked her mom. Sara
loved to ride her horse. She rode her horse almost every
Saturday. “Okay, honey, get ready to go”, her mom
said. Sara was happy. She went into her
bedroom. She put her pink socks on. She
put her pink sneakers on. She grabbed
her pink hat. She went to the front door,
“I´m going to wait in the car”, she told her
mom. “Okay, I´ll be there in a minute”, her
mom said. Sara opened the car door. She sat
down in the front seat. She put on her hat.
She was excited.

To like – gostar To go -ir
I liked I went
he liked She went
I liked to go to the mall with you.
Gostei de ir ao shopping com você.
I went to the library last Monday.
Eu fui a biblioteca segunda-feira passada.
I helped my customers this week.
Ajudei meus fregueses esta semana.
We slept until late this morning.
Nós dormimos até tarde hoje de manhã.
Did you like your trip to the beach?
Você gostou da sua viagem para a praia?
Did she go to the supermarket this month?
Ela foi ao supermercado este mês?
Did you sleep well?
Vocês dormiram bem?
I have something to say to you.
Eu tenho algo pra dizer pra você.
Do you have anything to read?
Você tem algo pra ler?
I don´t have anything to study today.
Não tenho nada pra estudar hoje.
I want nothing from the drugstore.
Eu não quero nada da farmácia.
LESSON 17 Verbs
To help – ajudar To sleep – dormir
to like, liked – gostar to help, helped – ajudar
I helped I slept
to go, went – ir to sleep, slept – dormir
He helped she slept
Vocabulary
She liked your birthday party. customer –freguês party –festa
Ela gostou da sua festa de aniversário. price –preço trip – viagem
cards – cartas, baralho leisure – lazer
He went to bed early. chess – xadrez kitchen – cozinha
Ele foi dormir cedo. just – só, apenas bedroom – quarto
slowly –devagar, lentamente mall – shopping
She helped her mother in the kitchen. fast – rápido library – biblioteca
Ela ajudou sua mãe na cozinha. too – também gas station – posto de gasolina
also – também supermarket – supermercado
They slept during the trip. short – curto bakery – padaria
Eles dormiram durante a viagem. long – longo grocery story – mercearia
electric guitar – guitarra snack bar – lanchonete
drums – bateria
He didn´t like the trip.
Ele não gostou da viagem.
Expressions
She didn´t go to the supermarket yet. something – alguma coisa, algo me too – eu também
Ela não foi ao supermercado ainda. anything – alguma coisa, nada overtime – hora extra
nothing – nada to take a nap – tirar um cochilo
We didn´t sleep yet.
Nós não dormimos ainda.
Grammar
Months of the year (in)
She has something to say. I have something. – eu tenho alguma coisa.
Do you have anything? – você tem alguma coisa? January
Ela tem algo pra dizer. February
I don´t have anything. – não tenho nada.
I have nothing. – eu tenho alguma coisa. March
Does he have anything new at the store? April
Ele tem alguma coisa nova na loja? May
He studies English and also French.
Ele estuda inglês e francês também. June
She doesn´t eat anything at the office.
July
Ela não come nada no escritório.
He studies English too. August
Ele estuda inglês também. September
He wants nothing from the factory. October
Ele não quer nada da fábrica November
December
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6 – Yellow Corn.
Brian sat down for dinner. He sat down in the chair. He 9 – Red Berry.
sat down at the table. He looked at his white plate. He looked at
his silver fork. He looked at his silver spoon. His dad said. “Pass Mary ate a blueberry. She loved blueberries.
me your plate, Brian”. His dad put white rice on the plate. His Then she ate a blackberry. She loved blackberries. Then
dad put yellow corn on the plate. His dad put green peas on the she ate a strawberry. She loved strawberries. Mary was
plate. He gave the plate back to Brian. “This looks delicious”, confused. A blueberry is blue, so you call it a blueberry.
Brian said. “It is delicious”, his dad said. Brian wondered why
A blackberry is black, so you call it a blackberry. A
corn was yellow. He wondered why peas were green. He
wondered if there were yellow peas and green corn. strawberry is red. So, why don´t you call it a redberry?
Mary asked her mom. Her mom didn´t know. She asked
her dad. Her dad didn´t know. She asked her little
7– Row Your Boat.
brother. “ Because a red berry is a cherry!” her brother
Brenda sang a song. She sang the song while she walked said.
to school. The name of the song was “ Row, Row, Row Your Boat”.
Brenda liked to sing this song. It was her favorite song to sing.
She sang it every day while she walked to school. Sometimes 10 – Chocolate Milk.
she sang it with her best friend. Sometimes her best friend
James took the milk out of the refrigerator. He put the
walked to school with Brenda. Then they both sang the song
together. Brenda liked the song because it was easy to cartoon of milk on the counter. He took the cap off the carton of
remember the words. “Row, row, row your boat” milk. He opened the kitchen cabinet. He took a glass out of the
are easy words to remember. cabinet. He put the glass on the counter next to the milk. He poured
some milk into the glass. He put the cap back on the carton of milk.
8 – The Jumper. He put the milk back into the refrigerator. He took the chocolate
Johnny jumped over the dog. The dog was lying on syrup out of the refrigerator. He poured some chocolate syrup into
the ground. Johnny jumped over it. The dog saw Johnny the glass of milk. He stirred the milk with a spoon. He licked the
jump over it. The dog got up. The dog got up and barked spoon.
at Johnny. Johnny laughed while the dog barked. Johnny
ran over to the fence. The dog chased him to the fence.
Johnny jumped over the fence. He turned around and
looked at the dog. The dog stopped at the fence. The dog
could not jump over the fence. Johnny said, “Jump,
jump!”. The dog barked, but did not jump.
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Conversation Song
Where did you go last Saturday? (Sunday / Friday / weekend)
I visited my relatives, then I played cards with my brother. (chess/checkers/ the flute) Skidamarink
I didn´t stay there for lunch. (for dinner / for supper) Skidamarink

What time did she go to the mall? (library/ supermarket/ movies)

Skidamarink, adink, adink,
She went there after 1:30. (2:45 / 3:00 / 4:15))
Skidamarink, adink, adink,
She didn´t have time before 1:30. (2:45 / 3:00 / 4:15)
Skidamarink, a´doo.
Do you work a lot? (read / write / study) Skidamarink, a´doo.
I usually work a lot on Mondays. (read / write / study) I love you,
I don´t like to work on Sundays. (to read / to write / to study) Eu te amo,
Skidamarink, adink, adink,
Speak Right Now Skidamarink, adink, adink,
Skidamarink, a´doo. I love in the morning,
fast – snack bar – bedroom – ice – cake – doctor Skidamarink, a´doo. Eu te amo de manhã,
law – something – price – court I love you, and in the afternoon.
Eu te amo, e a tarde.
Questions I love in the evening ,
Eu te amo ao anoitecer,
1. Who has a motorcycle in your family? (bike / big car / small) And underneath the moon.
E sob o luar.
2. What time do you get up every day? (on weekends/ Sundays / holidays)
Oh, Skidamarink, adink, adink,
3. Do you like to get up early? (need / want / have) Oh, Skidamarink, adink, adink,
Skidamarink, a´doo.
4. What book do you like to read? (magazine / newspaper) Skidamarink, a´doo.
I love you,
5. Did you work as a postman last year? (manager / office assistant) Eu te amo,
6. Where did you go yesterday after lunch? (work / school)
What in the heck is Skidamarink?
7. When do you like to lay cards? (game / instruments) O que quer dizer Skidamarink afinal?
It´s now or never babe.
8. Did you eat anything before class today? (drink / write) É agora ou nunca querida.
9. Do you always drink coffee and milk in the morning? (orange juice / pineapple)

10. Does your father work in an office? (factory / farm / gas station) “Listen” and “silent” have the same letters.

11. Who plays the guitar in your family? (the drums / the electric guitar / the piano) Silence is sometimes the best answer.
God speaks to us in silence.
13. When do you usually finish your homework? (work / English class)
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11 – Go to Work.
Patricia did not have much time. It was time to go to 14 – A Thin Man.
work. She did not want to be late for work. She would lose her
job if she was late. She finished her coffee. She drank the last Richard is a light eater. He doesn´t eat much. He
drop. She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink. She turned on isn´t a heavy eater. He eats a light breakfast, a light
the kitchen faucet. She poured water into the cup. She turned lunch, and a light dinner. Richard is not fat. He is thin.
off the faucet. She picked up her keys. The keys were on the He will always be thin, because he is a light eater. He
kitchen table. She grabbed her gray coat was on the chair. The
eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast. He eats a bowl of
chair was next to the door. She walked outside. She locked her
door with her house key. cereal with milk. He eats a sandwich for lunch.
Sometimes it´s a fish sandwich. He likes fish. He eats
rice and vegetables for dinner. All he eats for dinner is
12 – Fresh Fish.
rice and vegetables. He will never get fat.
Mike was ready for bed. It was 11 o´clock.
He had to get up early the next day. The
next day he was going fishing. Fish wake up 15 – A Funny Story.
early. They look for food early in the day. They look
for food late in the day. The best time to fish is early or Barbara likes funny stories. She likes to hear funny stories.
late in the day. That is when the fish are hungry. Mike set She likes to tell funny stories. She told her mom a funny story.
his alarm. He set his alarm for 5 o´clock. The next day When she finished, she waited for her mom to laugh. “Mom, why
he would start fishing at 6 o´clock. He wanted to catch aren´t you laughing? That was a funny story”, Barbara said. “ Oh,
four or five fish. If he caught four or five fish, he could eat fresh fish
all week. Fresh fish is the best fish. Mike went to bed.
I´m sorry”, her mom said. “Sometimes you think something is funny,
but someone else thinks it isn´t funny”. So, Barbara´s mom did not
laugh at Barbara´s story. Barbara told the same story to her younger
13 – Buy a New Car.
sister. Her younger sister laughed at the story.
Linda wants to buy a new car. She has an old car.
Her old car is a white Honda. Linda wants to buy a new
Honda. She wants to buy a new red Honda. She has saved
$1,000. She will use $1,000 to help buy the new car. She
will give $1,000 to the Honda dealer. The Honda dealer
will give her a contract to sign. The contract will require
her to pay $400 a month for seven years. Her new red
Honda will cost Linda a lot of money. But that´s okay,
because Linda makes a lot of money.
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Improve your pronunciation Culture
company during
Flag day
grilled birthday
Dia da Bandeira
engineer drank
party something Flag Day is _____________ on June 14th. The ___________ is very important.
volleyball pie American citizens because ______________represents liberty.
The blue ______________the sky, the white represents peace and_____
Highlights represents the blood lost _________war.
On this holiday, _____________ sing the national anthem ________ school.
I needed.
You spoke. Who wants?
She drank. Who plays? “The Star-Spangled Banner”
We ate. “Hino Nacional Americano”
Who spoke? Oh, say can _________ see, by ________ dawn´s early light, what so proudly
I didn´t need. Who ate? ______hailed at twilight´s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes ______ bright stars,
You didn´t speak. through ________ perilous fight, o´er the rampart ________watched, were so
She didn´t drink. I have something. gallantly streaming?
We didn´t eat. Do you have anything? And the rocket´s ________________ glare, the bombs bursting ________________ air,
I don´t have anything. Gave proof through the ______________ that our flag was still ____________ oh, say,
Did I need? I have nothing. _________ that star-spangled ____________yet wave o´er the land of __________free
Did you speak? and the home __________ the brave.
Did she drink?
Did we eat? He studies English and also French.
He studies English, too.
Law school.
“Pledge of Allegiance”
“Juramento a Bandeira”
Bank manager.
Office manager. January
_______ pledge allegiance to the ___________ of the United States of America and to
Hospital assistant. February
__________ Republic for which ___________ stands; __________nation, under God,
Office assistant. March
indivisible. With liberty ___________ justice for ______________.
Baseball field. April
Soccer field. May
Volleyball court. June
Tennis court. July
August
September
October
November I communicate through words, tone of voice and body language.
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To buy – comprar To sell -vender To have – ter To understand – entender
to buy, bought – comprar to have, had – ter
I bought I sold I had I understood
to sell, sold – vender to understand, understood – entender
he bought She sold He had she understood
Vocabulary
I bought some Christmas cards. She sold all her furniture. name –nome flower –flor pants – calça
Eu comprei alguns cartões de Natal. Ela vendeu toda sua mobília. dad –papai watch – relógio shirt – camisa
mom – mamãe present – present shoe – sapato
I didn´t have a sandwich this morning. He didn´t understand the lesson. nephew – sobrinho ticket – passage, bilhete toy – brinquedo
Eu não comi um sanduiche hoje de manhã. Ele não entendeu a lição. niece – sobrinho sandwich – sanduiche Christmas – natal
cousin –primo ice cream – sorvete almost – quase
Did you buy a new dress for the party? Did they have to start it again? uncle – tio clothes – roupas everything – tudo
Você comprou vestido novo para a festa? Eles tiveram que começar de novo? aunt – tia skirt – saia nice – bom, bonito, legal
furniture – mobília dress – vestido happy – feliz
I am your teacher. My name is Mary. television – televisão blouse – blusa sad – triste
Eu sou sua professora Meu nome é Mary.
Expressions
He is hungry. My cousin is sad today. I am hungry – esta com fome I am in a hurry – esta com pressa
Ele está com fome. Minha prima está triste hoje.
I am thirsty – esta com sede sold out – esgotado, vendido
We are in a hurry. They are always happy at Christmas time.
Estamos com pressa. Eles estão sempre felizes na época do Natal. Grammar
It´s early. It´s late. To be – ser, estar
É cedo. É tarde.

I went to the store by myself. We didn´t live there by ourselves. I am – eu sou, estou by myself – sozinho
Eu fui ao mercado sozinho. Nós não morávamos lá sozinhos. You are – você é, está by yourself - sozinho

Did you understand that by yourself? You have to go there by yourselves. He is – ele é, está by himself - sozinho
Você entedeu isto sozinho? Vocês tem que ir lá sozinhos. She is – ela é, está by herself - sozinha

He doesn´t study by himself. Do they live by themselves? It is – é, está (neutro) by itself - sozinho
Ele não estuda sozinho. Eles moram sozinhos? We are – nós somos, estamos by ourselves - sozinhos
You are – vocês são, estão by yourselves - sozinhos
They are – eles são, estão by themselves - sozinhos

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16 – Bug in a Bottle.
Charles found a glass bottle. He found the glass bottle in
his back yard. It was a pretty glass bottle. It was dark green. He
looked inside the dark green bottle. He couldn´t see anything. He
shook the bottle. Something came out of the bottle. It landed on
the ground. It was a bug. Charles picked up the bug. He looked at
it. The bug looked at Charles. Charles put the bottle back on the
ground. He put the bug on the ground, next to the bottle. The
bug crawled back into the bottle.
17 – Clean Hands.
Elizabeth washes her hands every day. She likes to wash her hands. She washes
her hands with soap and water. She uses soap and water to wash her hands.
She uses warm water and soap. She washes her hands for 30 seconds.
After 30 seconds she stops washing her hands. She turns
off the water. She dries her hands on a clean towel. Every
few hours she turns on the water and washes her hands.
Elizabeth has very clean hands. She does not have many
germs on her hands. Germs cannot live on her clean hands.
18 – Who Is It?
Joseph never opens the front door. When someone
knocks on the front door, Joseph says, “Who is it?” But he does
not open the door. His parents told him to keep the door closed.
His parents want him to be safe. He will be safe if he doesn´t
open the door. Yesterday someone knocked on the front door,
“Who is it?”Joseph asked. “It´s the mailman”, the person said. “I
cannot open the door”, Joseph said. “Okay, I will come back
tomorrow”, the mailman said. “Goodbye”, Joseph said. Joseph is
a good boy. He listens to his parents. He doesn´t open the door
for any person.
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19 – Trash Day.
Jennifer pulled the trash can out to the street.
She pulled the trash can out to the street on Monday
morning. Monday was trash day. The trash truck came
to her house. The truck had a metal arm. The metal
arm picked up the trash can. It raised the trash can into
the sky. It emptied the trash can into the truck. Then
the arm put the can back on the street. On Monday
afternoon Jennifer walked out to the street. The trash
can was empty. She pulled the trash can back into her
yard. Next Monday she would pull it out to the street
again.
20 – Cold Weather.
Thomas was not hot. He was not warm either. He was cold.
The weather was not hot. The weather was not warm either. The
weather was cold. Thomas did not like to be cold. He looked for his
jacket. He found his jacket. He put on his jacket. But he was still
cold. He looked at the windows. Were all the
windows closed? Yes, they were. They were
all closed. None of the windows were open.
He looked at the door. The door wasn´t open.
It was still cold. He looked for a warmer jacket.
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Conversation
Where did you buy this dress? (blouse / shirt / skirt)
I bought it at the mall near my house. (the factory / my office / the post office)
I didn´t have time to buy new shoes. (new pants / a new skirt / a new blouse)
Why does he live downtown? (in this city/ in this house / in this apartment)
Because he prefers to go to work on foot. (by train / by subway / by bus))
He doesn´t like to go to the office with his boss. (manager / assistant / cousin)
Do you usually work overtime in December? (January / February / July)
No, I only work overtime in November. (May / April / August)
My manager is on vacation at this time. (secretary / assistant / boss)
Speak Right Now
almost – watch – clothes – Christmas – too – party
business – birthday – food – music
Questions
1. Does your father work by himself? (uncle / nephew)
2. Where did you buy your furniture? (watch / television)
3. Do you know her name? (his / their)
4. Did you go there by trolley? (train / on foot)
5. When do you want to go to the beach? (farm / park)
6. How many English lessons do you have a week? (French / German)
7. Where did you go yesterday? (on Sunday / on the weekend)
8. Does your mom work at home? (at the library / at the restaurant)
9. What do you usually have for breakfast? (dinner / lunch)
10. Do you live by yourself or with your family? (he / she)
11. Did you buy the tickets for your trip? (he / she)
12. Did you go to the gas station today? (bank / office)
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Culture
Easter
Easter is celebrated ________ April. On Easter ____________ most Americans
to ____________ with their families. _____________ especially love this _____
and they love to paint __________ eggs. Early __________________________
their parents hide the __________, usually in the garden around the ________
the __________________ look for them.
Everybody receives candy, _______________________ and other from friends
________________on Easter.
Halloween
On October ____, children in the USA, dress up ______ monsters, vampires and go___
house _____house, saying “Trick or Treat”. ______ means that if the family _________
them a treat (usually candy) __________ the children will play a trick ________ them.
Children love to fill ________ bags with candy on ____________. It´s also ____comma
To see the front of ___________ decorated with bats, ghosts _________ especially
Jack O´Lante (pumpkins ____________ a candle inside).
_________ in the US it has become a little ___________ dangerous than in the past
____________from house to house collecting ________________. So, most ________
kids go to ________ homes __________ friends and _________________.
Hard work and ambition can make me successful.
Only people can make me happy.
Real success is being happy.
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21 – Add Numbers.
Maria was learning to add numbers. She liked to add
numbers. It was easy to add numbers. She could add one and
one. She knew that one and one are two. She knew that two and
two are four. She knew that three and three are six. But that was
it. She didn´t know what four and four are. She asked her mom.
Her mom told her that four and four are eight. “Oh, now I
know”, Maria said. “I am four years old now, in four more years,
I will be eight”. Maria was a fast learner. She wasn´t a slow
learner.
22 – Write a Letter.
Christopher wrote a letter to his sister. His sister lived
in another city. His sister did not have a computer.
Neither did he. His sister didn´t like to use the phone.
Neither did he. He wrote his sister a long letter. He told
her the news in his life. He told her that he had a new
job. He told her that he had a new girlfriend. He told
her that he had a new car. He had lots of news for
his sister. She would be happy to read his letter.
Then she would send him a letter. Her letter would have lots of news, too.
23 – Short Girl.
Margaret was a small girl. She was a little girl. All her
friends were taller than her. She was shorter than all her friends.
She wanted to be tall. Her mom told her not to worry. One day
Margaret would be tall. One day she would be taller than her
friends. One day all her friends would be shorter than her. She
was happy to hear that. She only had one question for her mom.
When would she be taller than her friends? Would it be next
year? She hoped it would be next year. She was tired of being
the shortest girl.
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24 – The Farm.
Daniel wanted to visit a farm. He asked his
parents to take him to a farm. His teacher told him
about the animals on a farm. There are lots of animals
on a farm. Daniel wanted to see the animals. He
wanted to see the cows. He wanted to see the
chickens. He wanted to see the pigs. He wanted to pet
the animals. He wanted to feed the animals. He loved
animals. He wanted to live on a farm. He wanted to live
with cows and chickens and pigs. They would be his
friends. He didn´t have any friends in school.
25 – Tenth Birthday.
Dorothy will be ten years old next month.
She is excited. Ten years old is very old.
She will not be a little kid anymore.
A nine-year-old kid is just a little kid.
A ten-year-old kid is almost an adult. Nine is only one number,
but 10 is two numbers. Nine is a little kid number, but 10 is
an adult number. When she is ten, she will be an adult almost.
She will be a young woman. She will wear lipstick.
She will have a boyfriend. He will be handsome and polite.
He will open doors for her. He will buy her birthday
presents. Dorothy can´t wait until next month.
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To prefer – preferir To know -saber To read – ler To write – escrever Verbs
I preferred I knew I read I wrote to prefer, preferred – preferir to read, read – ler
he preferred She knew He read she wrote to know, knew – saber to write, wrote – escrever

Vocabulary
I preferred to go by car. He knew my name.
Eu preferi ir de carro. Ele sabia meu nome. boyfriend –namorado news –notícias tired – cansado
girlfriend –namorada story – história sick – doente
I didn´t read this novel yet. She didn´t write anything this month. man – homem novel – romance tigether – juntos
Eu não li este romance ainda. Ela não escreveu nada este mês. woman – mulher detective – detective whole – todo, inteiro
single – solteiro journalist – jornalista couch – sofá
Did you know that she is married? Did they prefer to work part-time? married –casado writer – escritor help – ajuda
Você sabia que ela é casada? Eles preferiram trabalhar meio período? rich – rico pretty – bonito check – cheque
poor – pobre glad – contente, alegre problem – problema
I knew that he is a detective. I knew that yesterday. meal – refeição upset – chateado
Eu sabia que ele é um detetive. Eu soube isto ontem. light – leve, claro busy – ocupado

I am a journalist. I am not tired now. Expressions

Eu sou um jornalista. Não estou cansada agora. This time – desta vez part-time – meio período
You are very pretty. You are not very busy today. First time – esta com sede full-time – periodo integral
Você é muito bonita. Você não está muito ocupado hoje.
He is a wise man. He is not upset with his girlfriend. Grammar
Ele é um homem sábio Ele não está chateado com sua namorada.
To be – ser, estar
We are all neighbors. We are not near his farm.
Nós somos todos vizinhos. Nós estamos perto da fazenda dele. I´m not – eu não sou, não estou Am I? –Eeu sou, estou?
They are very glad. They are not from here. You´re not – você não é, não está are you ? – Você è, está?
Eles estão muito contentes. Eles não são daqui. He´s not – ele não é, não está Is he? –Eele é, está?
Are you busy? Are you by your selves? She´s not – ela não é, não está Is she? – Ela é, está?
Você está ocupado? Vocês estão sozinhos?
It´s not – não é, não está (neutro) Is it? – É, está?
No, I’m not busy now. No, we aren´t. we are with our teacher.
Não, eu não estou ocupado agora. Não, não estamos. Estamos com nosso professor We´re not – nós não somos, não estamos are we? –Nós somos, estamos?

Is he a dentist? Are they rich? You´re not – vocês não são, não estão are you? – Vocês são, estão?
Ele é dentista? Eles são ricos? They´re not – eles não são, não estão are they – Eles são, estão?
No, he isn´t a dentist, he is a doctor. No, they aren´t.
Não, ele não é dentista, ele é médico. Não, não são.
I knew it.
Eu sabia
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26 – His Red Bike.
Paul has a red bicycle. He loves his red bicycle. He got the 29 – The Swimmer.
red bicycle for his ninth birthday. His parents gave him bike
when he was nine. He takes care of his bike. He puts air in both Karen is on the swim team.
tires. He puts air in the front tire. He puts air in the rear tire. He She is on the swim team at
puts oil on the bike chain. He wipes dirt off the bike with a damp school. She is a good swimmer.
rag. He puts water on the rag and wipes all the dirt away. He All the swimmers on the swim team are good swimmers. She swims
rides his bike everywhere. He rides it to school. He rides it to the
every day. She goes to the pool after her last class. Her last class is
library. He rides it to his friend´s house. He really loves his bike.
her English class. After English class she walks over to the pool. She
changes into her swim suit. She dives into the water. She swims for
27 – New Shoes.
two hours. Her coach watches her swim. He gives her advice. He
Lisa loves to go shopping. Tomorrow she is going tells her how to swim better. Her coach is her swim instructor. He is
shopping. She needs a new pair of shoes. She wants
a good instructor. She will win a race one day.
to buy a pair of red shoes. She thinks red shoes are
pretty. She thinks red shoes are pretty. She will buy a pair
of shoes at the mall. Lisa usually shops at the mall.
30 – Piano Player.
The mall is only a mile from her house. She just walks to
the mall. It only takes her 20 minutes. Tomorrow she will go to Donald plays the piano. He loves the piano. He has a big piano
four different shoe stores. Tomorrow is Saturday. The mall always has sales in his living room. His piano is shiny and black. It has three legs. He
on Saturday. If the sale price is good, Lisa might buy two pairs of shoes. sits on a bench to play the piano. The bench has four legs. His piano
has 88 keys. The keys are black and white. Donald has ten fingers.
28 – A New Car. His ten fingers play music on the 88 piano keys. The piano also has
Mark bought a new car last week. He is happy three pedals. Donald uses his two feet on the three pedals. He uses
with his new car. He got a good deal on his new car. It both of his hands and both of his feet to play the piano. He also uses
was on sale. His new car is green. The four tires are black. both of his eyes to play the piano.
His new car has four doors. It has one trunk. The spare
tire is in the trunk. All new cars have a spare tire. His new
car has one hood. The engine is under the hood. All new
cars have a engine. His new car has two big seats. One
seat is in the front. One seat is in the back. Mark sits in
the front seat when he drives his new car. He always
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Conversation Song
Is your friend a journalist? (doctor / lawyer / engineer) A Little Tea Pot
No, he isn´t. He works as a waiter. (an assistant / a mechanic / an office assistant)
Pequeno bule de chá
He works in a restaurant near my house. (a hospital / a gas station / a company)
Does your girlfriend play the guitar? (drums/ flute / electric guitar) I´m little tea pot,
No, she didn´t. she likes to play the piano. (flute / keyboard / drums)) Sou um pequeno bule de chá,
She also plays the keyboard. (electric guitar / piano / flute)
Short and stout.
Did your boyfriend write that detective book? (law / German / English)
Baixinho e robustinho.
No, he didn´t. my teacher wrote that book. (cousin / uncle / nephew)
He wrote that book last September. (April / May / June)
Here is my handle,
Esta é minha asa,
Speak Right Now Then a shout:
Here is my spout. Então eu grito:
flower – name – reporter – pretty – problem – light Este é meu bico.
“Tip me over and pour me out”
cousin – everything – sold out – part-time When I get all steamed-up “vire-me e sirva-me”
Quando eu fico cheio de vapor
Questions
1. Are you single? (married / together)
2. What time did you read the newspaper yesterday? (magazine / novel)
3. Do your children like to read? (to write / to study)
4. Is your father a businessman? (journalist / mailman)
5. Is your mother a businesswoman? (doctor / writer)
6. Do you always study before the piano classes? (flute / English)
7. What does your girlfriend know about your job? (wife / husband)
8. Is your birthday in July? (September / May)
9. Do you like detective stories? (novels / short stories)
Gratitude is an attitude.
10. How do you prefer your steak? (tea / sandwich)
I count my blessings, not my troubles.
11. Is she sick? (tired / upset)
It´s more blessed to give than to receive.
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31 – The Runner.
Betty´s doctor told her to exercise more. So she began running.
She enjoys running. She runs almost every day. She runs two miles a
day. On the weekend she runs five miles. She runs up hills. She runs
down hills. She runs in the street and on the sidewalk. She runs on
trails. She runs in the heat and the cold. She runs on sunny days and
rainy days. Betty will run in the marathon next week. Next week will be
her first marathon. A marathon is 26 miles. She will run for three hours
without stopping. She won´t try to win the marathon. She will try to
finish it.
32 – A Simple Salad.
George is going to make a salad. He is going to make a simple salad. It will be a
simple salad, but it will also be delicious. His salad will have only two ingredients.
One ingredient is fresh cucumber. A cucumber is
dark green and long. George will peel the skin off
the cucumber. He will throw the skin in the trash.
He won´t eat the skin. He will slice the cucumber
into little pieces. Each piece will be about the size of a nickel. He will put all pieces into
a big bowl. Then he will pour salad dressing on the pieces in the big bowl. That´s it – a
cucumber, and salad dressing.
33 – How Rude.
Helen is unhappy with her mother. Her mother
is unhappy with Helen. They are both unhappy with
each other. Helen has a boyfriend. His name is Peter.
Her mother doesn´t like Peter. Her mother said that
Peter is rude. Why did she say that? Because Peter
didn´t take his hat off in the house. Helen´s mother
says that is rude. A man should take his hat off in the
house. “ Your father always took his hat off in the
house”, Helen´s mother said. “But, Mom, Helen´s
mother said it was too late – rude is rude.
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34 – Clean the Apartment.
Kenneth cleaned his apartment. He emptied the trash. He
washed the dirty dishes. He looked in his bathroom. The sink and
bathtub were dirty. He scrubbed the sink and bathtub. He looked
in his bedroom. Clothes were on the floor. He picked up the
clothes. He put the shirts on hangers. He folded the pants. He
put the pants in the dresser. He washed the dirty clothes. He
looked in his living room. Papers were on the floor. Books and
newspapers and magazines were on the floor. He picked them all
up. He put them on the books shelves. Then he vacuumed his
whole apartment.
35 – Write a Check.
Sandra write a check to her gas company. On one
line she wrote “May, 17, 2009”. On the next line she
wrote “ The Gas Company”. On another line she wrote
“$35,66”. On another line she wrote “Thirty-five and
66/100”. On another line she wrote “Monthly Gas Bill”.
On another line she signed her name. then she put the
check into an envelope she also put the gas bill into the
envelope. She licked the envelope and sealed it. She put
her return address on the front of the envelope. She put
a 44-cent stamp on the front of the envelope. She put the
envelope in the mailbox.
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To open – abrir To close -fechar To live – morar To visit – visitar Verbs
I opened I closed I lived I visited to open, opened – abrir to live, lived –viver, morar
he opened She closed He lived she visited to close, closed – fechar to visit, visited – visitar

Vocabulary
I opened my own business. She closed the store early.
bottle –garrafa street –rua grandfather – avô
Eu abri meu negócio próprio. Ela fechou a loja cedo. can –lata already – já grandmother – avó
box – caixa ago – atrás grandparents – avós
I never lived that city. He didn´t live with his grandparents. package – pacote while – enquanto grandson – neto
Eu nunca morei naquela cidade. Ele não morou com seus avós. bag – saco, sacola hour – hora granddaughter – neta
peach –pêssego own – próprio grandchildren – netos
Did you visit your friends in Europe? Did they visit you in the USA? cookies – bolacha people – pessoas health – saúde
Você visitou seus amigos na Europa? Eles lhe visitaram nos Estados Unidos? address – endereço foreign – estrangeiro Europe – Europa
block – quadra, quarteirão foreigner – estrangeiro
I am living here now. I am not sleeping well. middle – meio kid – criança
Estou morando aqui agora. Não estou dormindo bem.
Expressions
some – algum so far – até agora
She is opening a school. Are you studying by yourself?
Ela está abrindo uma escola. Você está estudando sozinho? any – algum, nenhum anymore – não mais
so – então, por isso, tão close to – perto
He is having a sandwich at the snack bar. She is not going with the kids.
Ele está comendo um sanduíche na lanchonete . Ela não está indo com as crianças.
Grammar
The game is finishing. It is not working anymore.
O jogo está terminando. Não está funcionando mais. I´m studying
We are starting a new game. We aren´t writing a novel. You´re sleeping
Eles estão muito contentes. Não estamos escrevendo um romance. He´s helping I have some books.
She´s writing Eu tenho alguns livros
They are buying new furniture. Are they selling the piano?
Eles estão comprando mobília nova. Eles estão vendendo o piano? It´s starting Do you have any books?
We´re selling Você tem alguns livros?
You´re finishing I don´t have any books.
I have some friends in Europe. She doesn´t play any instruments. They´re closing Eu não tenho nenhum livro.
Eu tenho alguns amigos na Europa. Ela não toca nenhum instrumento. I like to read anything.
I don´t live there anymore. Eu gosto de ler qualquer coisa.
Do you know any foreigners in this city? He eats anything. I don´t want anymore.
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36 – Malted Cheese.
Steven was hungry. What could he eat? He looked in
the refrigerator. He saw some orange cheese. He saw some
yellow butter. He knew what he would eat. He would eat a
melted cheese sandwich. He took the cheese and butter out of
the refrigerator. He buttered two slices of bread. He sliced the
cheese and put it between the two buttered slices. He heated
the frying pan. He put the cheese sandwich into the frying pan.
After three minutes, he flipped the sandwich over. After three
more minutes, he put the melted cheese sandwich on a plate.
37 – In Love.
Donna loved her husband. Her husband loved Donna.
They were in love with each other. She wanted to give him a
birthday present. He was going to be 40 years old next week.
She wondered what to give him. Should she give him a watch?
Should she give him a sweater? Should she give him a new guitar?
What should she give him? She asked him what he wanted for his
birthday. He said he didn´t want anything for his birthday. “Oh, you
must want something!” she said. “You´re right”, he said. “ I want your love forever”.
38 – Work, Work.
It was time for bed. Edward was very tired. He turned
off the TV. He turned off his computer. He turned off the
dining room light. He went into the bathroom. He brushed his
teeth. He went into the bedroom. He put on his pajamas. He
got into bed. He put his head on the pillow. He pulled the
blanket up to his shoulders. He thought about all the work he
had done that day. He thought about all the work he had to do
the next day. He closed his eyes. He thought about his vacation
in three months. That would be so nice.
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39 – No Energy.
Carol felt tired. She felt tired all the time. She
didn´t use to feel tired. She used to have a lot of energy.
Why was she so tired all the time? “You should eat more
sugar”, her friend told her. “Sugar will give you energy”.
But carol didn´t want to eat more sugar. More sugar
would give her more weight. She didn´t want to put on
weight. She wanted to have energy again. She finally
decided to see a doctor. Her doctor told her that she had
a thyroid problem. “What is a thyroid?” she asked her
doctor. “It can make you feel very tired. But don´t worry, I
can fix it”, he told her.
40 – A Fast Driver.
Brian has a fast car. He drives his car fast. He never gets a ticket. His car is
too fast for the police. They chase him, but they can´t catch him. Brian always
escapes from the police. The police want to catch him. But their cars are too
slow. Brian´s car is very fast. He likes to drive over 100 mph. When he sees the
police, he waves to the police. The police turn on their sirens. They turn on
their red lights. They chase after Brian. Brian speeds up. He passes all the other
cars on the road. He escapes from the police.
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Conversation
Do you always have coffee and milk in the morning? (donuts / pancakes)
No, I just have a cup of coffee. (a glass of juice / a cup of tea)
I have to go to the course early in the morning. (school / work)
Are you starting the course today? (game / class)
Yes, we are starting the course now. (game / class))
We don´t have any courses at night. (games / classes)
Does he have any friends living here? (relatives / cousins)
No, he doesn´t have any friends here. (relatives / cousins)
He has a son who lives here. (daughter / girlfriend)
Speak Right Now
can – street – ago – foreign – while
couch – busy – rich – television – ticket
Questions
1. Where is your father working? (boyfriend / aunt)
2. Where does your brother live? (teacher / assistant)
3. Does your sister play the piano well? (guitar / flute)
4. Does your cousin speak English too? (French / Spanish)
5. Does your mom like flowers? (novels / chocolate)
6. Did you buy a new bike? (bed / couch)
7. Does the teacher speak English slowly? (fast / well)
8. What is your daughter studying now? (playing / reading)
9. Does Brazil have a lot of large cities? (the USA / Europe)
10. What do you prefer to read? (drink / eat)
11. Are you usually busy in the morning? (afternoon / at night)
12. Is your brother happy with his new job? (apartment / truck)
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Culture
April Fool´s Day
Dia da Mentira
April 1th, is called All Fool´s Day, ___________ all kinds of lies________
permitted, of course. Lies come in ___________size and shapes.
There are __________ that tell little lies, while others tell_______ _
lies. Some white lies and ___________ tell black lies… There are also
the _______________ and ______________ lies, so different _______
each other. The victim is called an _____________ Fool.
Thanksgiving
Dia de Ação de Graças
Thanksgiving _____ the day Americans remember ______ thank God for their family,
______ and especially ______ freedom. This holiday is ________ on the fourth ______
of November. ____________ Americans think ________ Thanksgiving they _________
about turkey tradition began many __________ ago when the pilgrims came from
__________ to An looking _________ religious freedom ______ a place to rise their
___________, and then God __________their harvest.
Today, Americans families ________turkey to celebrate ________ day. Other popular
__________ yams (sweet potatoes), stuffing (an ___________ plays at school for their
_________________ relatives on _________________ day.
Seek and you will find.
Ask and you will receive.
Knock and it will be opened to you.
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41 – A New Baby.
Ruth is pregnant. She is expecting a baby. The baby is
due in two months. The baby is a boy. It is her first boy. She
already has a little girl. Her little girl is two years old. Ruth
loves her little girl. Her little girl is happy to get a baby brother.
Ruth is eating for two people right now. She is very careful
about what she eats and drinks. She eats a lot of fresh fruits
and vegetables. She eats fresh fish twice a week. She doesn´t
drink alcohol or coffee. She doesn´t eat candy or potato chips.
She stays away from cigarette smokers. She will have a healthy
baby.
42 – Questions.
When does Ronald eat breakfast? He eats breakfast in
the morning. What does he eat for breakfast? He eats ham
and eggs. What does he drink for breakfast? He drinks coffee.
Where does eat breakfast? He eats breakfast at home.
Who makes breakfast for Ronald? His wife makes breakfast for him.
Why does Ronald eat breakfast? Because food gives him energy.
What does he do after he eats breakfast? He brushes his teeth.
What does he do after he brushes his teeth? He goes to work. Which bus
does he take to work? He takes the city bus to work.
43 – Swimming Pool.
Sharon jumped into the water at the swimming pool.
She held her nose. She went under the water. Then she came
back up. She swam to the ladder in the pool. She climbed out
of the pool. She stood at the edge of the pool. She held her
nose. She jumped in again. Sharon liked to jump into the pool.
The water felt good. It was a hot day. The water was cool. The
water felt so good. Sharon´s mother had brought her to the
pool. Her mother was sitting in a chair. She was watching
Sharon. She wanted Sharon to have fun.
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44 – Bug Lover.
Anthony went to the book store. He wanted to buy a
book. He wanted to buy a book about bugs. He liked bugs. He
picked up bugs in his yard. He took then to school. He showed
the bugs to his teacher. His teacher told him the name of each
bug. Then Anthony took the bugs home. He showed then to his
parents. His mom told him to take the bugs out of the house. His
dad liked to see the bugs. He said Anthony did a good job. He
gave Anthony money to buy a book. So Anthony took the money
to the book store. He looked for a book with lots of pictures of
bugs.
45 – Earthquake.
Michelle felt the earthquake. It lasted for only five
seconds. The whole house shook. She heard noise. The TV
went off. The lights went off. She was scared. She had
never felt an earthquake. It was very strong. It was as if a
giant hand had shaken her house. The lights came back
on. Michelle turned the TV on. The TV had no news about
the earthquake. She turned on the radio. The radio said it
was a 4.7 earthquake. But there was no damage. No one
was hurt. Everyone was okay. No houses had damage.
Everything was okay. But Michelle was still scared. She
wanted to move far away. She did not like earthquakes.
They were so scary
 REVIEW 4 Song
Improve your pronunciation
Three Blind mice
sandwich address
Três ratos cegos
thirty health
detective granddaughter
foreigner girlfriend Three blind mice,
middle whole Três ratos cegos,
three blind mice,
três ratos cegos
Highlights see how they run,
veja como eles correm,
To be – ser, estar see how they run.
veja como eles correm.
They all ran after,
I am I am not Am I? Todos eles perseguem,
You are You are not Are you? the farmer´s wife.
He is He is not Is he? a esposa do fazendeiro.
She is She is not Is she? She cut off their tails,
It is It is not Is it? Ela corta for a o rabo deles,
We are We are not Are we? with a carving knife.
You are You are not Are you? Com uma faca de cozinha.
They are They are not Are they? Have you ever seen
Você ja viu
such a sight in your life,
I´m studying By myself tal cena em sua vida,
You´re sleeping By yourself as three blind mice?
He´s helping By himself Como as dos três ratos cegos?
She´s writing By herself
It´s starting By itself
We´re selling By ourselves
You´re finishing By yourselves
They´re closing By themselves

I have some CDs. The objective of communication is to generate action.

I don´t work there anymore. Do you have any magazines? Words that don´t produce results have no value.
I don´t want to sell it anymore. I don´t have any books.
I like to read anything.
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To start – começar To finish -terminar To say – dizer To stay – ficar Verbs
I started I finished I said I stayed to start, started – começar to say, said – dizer
he started She finished He said she stayed to finish, finished – terminar to stay, stayed – ficar

Vocabulary
I started my homework at 10:00. I didn´t finish my work yet.
exercise –exercício dinning room – sala de jantar
Comecei minha tarefa às 10:00h. Eu não terminei meu trabalho ainda. film –filme expensive – caro
show – show cheap – barato
He finished his meal before his dad. He didn´t understand the play. play – peça de teatro difficult – difícil
Ele terminou sua refeição antes do seu pai. Ele não entendeu a peça. theater – teatro easy – fácil
pilot –piloto simple – simples
She said that she likes you. She didn´t stay home alone. driver – motorista smart – esperto
Ela disse que não gosta de você. Ela não ficou em casa sozinha. accident – acidente word – palavra
truck – caminhão secret – segredo
We had only 10 dollars. They wanted to know her name. garage – garagem Germany – Alemanha
Nós tínhamos somente 10 dólares. Eles queriam saber o nome dela. room – sala France – França
bathroom – banheiro Spain – Espanha
She said that she reads a lot. I didn´t say a words about this. living room – sala de estar
Ela disse que lê muito. Eu não disse uma palavra sobre isto.
Expressions
He said he wants to go to the show. He didn´t say good bye to his uncle. Too much – demais
Ele disse que quer ir ao show. Ele não se despediu do seu tio. Too little – muito pouco
She said many things about the accident. She said he isn´t a driver. congratulations – parabéns
Ela disse muitas coisas sobre o acidente. Ela disse que ele não é um motorista.
Grammar
Did you start playing soccer? We didn´t start the game yet.
Você começou a jogar futebol? Nós não começamos o jogo ainda. He start working.
Ele começou a trabalhar.
Did you finish studying your lessons? I finished studying an hour ago. I started playing.
Você terminou de estudar suas lições? Eu terminei de estudar há uma hora. Eu comecei a tocar.
Did she start working at the hospital? She started working here this week. She wants to start writing.
Ela começou a trabalhar no hospital? Ela começou a trabalhar aqui esta semana. Ela quer começar a escrever.
He finished Reading.
Did he finish writing the book? He didn´t finish it yet.
Ela terminou de escrever o livro? Ele não terminou ainda. Ele terminou de ler.
They finished eating.
Eles terminaram de comer.
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46 – Losing Weight. 49 – A Storm.

Kevin wanted to lose weight. He was getting fat. His
Laura looked out the window. A storm was
stomach was getting bigger. He was gaining weight. He was
coming. The sky was getting darker. The wind was
gaining one pound every week. He had to buy new pants. He
didn´t fit into his old pants. He couldn´t see his feet anymore. starting to blow. Some trees were bending. Leaves were
When he looked down, all he could see was his big fat belly. He flying through the air. It was getting cold. She closed all
wanted his belly. He wanted his belly to disappear. How could the windows. She went outside. Her car was in the street.
he do that? How could he lose weight? What could he do? He She closed the windows in her car. She locked her car.
talked to his wife. She told him to stop eating candy. She told She went back into her house. She turned on the TV. She
him to stop eating cake. She told him to walk up and down the wanted to see the news about the storm. The TV person
big hill every day. said it was a big storm. He said it would rain a lot. He told
people to stay home.
47 – No Job.
Kimberly was not happy. She was sad. She needed a job.
She asked everyone for a job. Everyone told her no. No one had a
job for her. She came home every day and cried. How could she 50 – Good Teacher.
live without a job? She had only $1,000, she would have no
Jeff sat down. He was in class. He was at school. He was in
money. Then what would she do? She had nowhere to go. She
English class. He liked his English class. He liked his teacher. His teacher
had no friends. She had no family. She was all alone, she was very
worried. She looked in the newspaper every day. She was ready to was friendly. His teacher helped all the students. His teacher answered
take any job. If someone gave her a job, she would be so happy. everyone´s questions. Jeff asked a new question every day. Yesterday
he asked his teacher a spelling question. He asked his teacher how to
spell “myself”. His teacher told him how to spell it. Jeff thanked his
48 – Poor Dog.
teacher. His teacher said , “you´re welcome. Ask me anything anytime.
Jason looked at his watch. It was time for his favorite That´s what I´m here for, to help you”.
TV show. He turned on the TV. He sat down in his chair. But
then he heard his dog, his dog was scratching at the door. Oh,
no, Jason thought. The dog wanted to go out. The dog had to
go to the bathroom. If he lived in a house, he could let the dog
go out the door and into the yard. But he lived in an
apartment. He didn´t have a yard. He had to take the dog for a
walk. But if he took the dog for a walk, he would miss his
favorite TV show. The dos scratched at the door again. Jason
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Conversation Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Brilha, brilha estrelinha
When did you start? (he / they)
I started studying there two months ago. (he / they)
I´m not working anymore. (he / they) Twinkle, twinkle little star
Brilha, brilha estrelinha
What do you know about your teacher? (boss / neighbor) how I wonder what you are,
I know that he speaks English and has a daughter. (son / girlfriend)) me pergunto por onde você está,
His daughter doesn´t live in this city. (son / girlfriend) up above the world so high,
Did you say anything to your father about the course? (mother / son) lá em cima, sobre o mundo, tão alto,
No, I didn´t say anything to my father. (mother / son) like a Diamond in the sky. Then the traveler in the dark,
I want to visit my father tomorrow. (mother / son) Como um diamante no céu. Então o viajante no escuro,
ye Twinkle, twinkle little star, thanks you for your tiny spark.
Brilha, brilha estrelinha, agradece por sua pequenina faísca
Speak Right Now How I wonder what you are. He could not see where to go,
Me pergunto o que você é. Ele não podia ver por onde ir,
cheap – easy – smart – theater – bathroom If you did not twinkle so.
When the blazing sun is gone se você não brilhasse tanto.
package – sick – problem – married – anymore
Quando o sol brilhante se for twinkle, twinkle little star
And he nothing shines upon. Brilha, brilha estrelinha
Questions E ele não mais estiver brilhando. how I wonder what you are.
1. Is your brother a good driver? (sister / uncle) Then you show your little light. Me pergunto o que você é.
Então você mostra seu pequeno brilho.
2. Is a ticket to Germany cheap or expansive? (France / Spain) Twinkle, twinkle all the night. in the dark blue sky you keep,
Brilha, brilha a noite toda. no escuro você mantém o céu azul
3. Is Spanish easy or difficult? (German / Portuguese)
Twinkle, twinkle little star often through my curtains peep.
4. When did this game start? (film / play) Brilha, brilha estrelinha frequentemente espia por minhas cortinas.
5. Are you the manager? (secretary / the hospital assistant) How I wonder what you are. For you never shut your eye,
Me pergunto o que você é. Você nunca descansa,
6. Where are you working now? (studying / going) till the sun is in the sky.
7. Are you selling your bicycle? (truck / furniture) Até que o sol esteja no céu.
Twinkle, twinkle little star
8. What is the price of this shirt? (coat / skirt) Brilha, brilha estrelinha
How I wonder what you are.
9. Haw much money do you have to buy her present? (his / their)
Me pergunto o que você é.
10. Where did you stay last week? (vacation / holiday)
11. What time did you finish your homework yesterday? (on Friday / on Saturday) Blessed are the meek.
Blessed are the pure in heart.
12. Do you usually study by yourself? (at school / at home)
Blessed are the peacemakers.

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51 – Bad Boy.
Deborah was angry at her son. Her son didn´t
listen to her. Her son was 16 years old. Her son
thought he knew everything. Her son yelled at
Deborah. He told her he didn´t have to do anything. He
didn´t have to listen to her. He didn´t have to go to
school. He didn´t have to do his homework. He didn´t
have to study. He was 16. He could do anything he
wanted to do. What could Deborah do? She wasn´t
married, she was divorced. She could not control her
son. He would listen to his father. But his father was
not there. His father lived in another city.
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54 – News Every Day.
Jackie loves the news. She listens to the news on the
radio. She watches the news on TV. She reads the news in the
newspaper. She reads the news in magazines. She loves the
news because it is always fresh. It is always interesting. There is
news every day. There is news in every country. There is news in
every city. Everyone all over the world talks about the news
every day. But Jackie has a question about the news. Why is the
news usually bad? Why isn´t the news usually good? No one
knows the answer.

52 – Cancer.
Paula has cancer. She has six months to live. Her doctors cannot help her. No
one can help her. She smoked cigarettes for 30 years. She did not want to stop 55 – The Flu.
smoking cigarettes. She liked to smoke cigarettes. The doctors told her to stop
Larry has the flu. His nose is running. He coughs a
smoking many years ago. She didn´t listen to them. She didn´t listen to her children.
She didn´t listen to her friends. Everyone told her to stop smoking. She old everyone to lot. He sneezes a lot. When he coughs, he covers his
stop worrying about her. She would be fine, she told them. She still smokes every day. mouth. When he sneezes, he covers his mouth. When his
Why not, she asks . nose is running, he wipes his nose with a tissue. Larry´s
mother is taking care of him. She makes hot soup for him.
53 – Money in the Bank. She gives him fresh orange juice. She makes him
comfortable in his bed. She turns on the TV so he can
Randy went to the bank. He needed money watch TV in his bed. She turns out the light so he can
from the bank. The bank has all of Randy´s money. The
sleep in his bed. She gives him medicine so he will get
bank keeps Randy´s money safe. Randy cannot keep
his money at home. Someone might steal his money.
better. Larry will get better soon.
He can´t hide his money in his back yard. A dog might
find his money and eat it. He can´t hide his money in a
tree. A bird might fly away with his money. Some
people hide their money under their bed. Some people
hide their money in their refrigerator. But that is not
safe. Someone will look under the bed or in the
refrigerator. The best place for people to keep money
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To make – fazer To do -fazer To cook – cozinhar To come – vir
Verbs
I made I did I cooked I came
he made She did He cooked she came to make, made – fazer to cook, cooked – cozinhar
to do, did – fazer to come, came – vir

I made a special dish for Christmas. I didn´t make a cake this week. Vocabulary
Fiz um prato especial para o Natal. Eu não fiz um bolo esta semana. bed –cama housekeeper – governanta
mistake –erro, engano cook – cozinheiro
He made some mistakes in his homework. He didn´t make any plans. noise – barulho barbecue – churrasco
Ele cometeu alguns erros em sua tarefa. Ele não fez nenhum plano. speech – discurso recipe – receita
plan – plano salt – sal
She made the breakfast before work. She didn´t make the bed. sense –sentido, senso sugar – açúcar
Ela fez o café da manhã antes do trabalho. Ela não arrumou a cama. cleaning – limpeza favorite – favorito
favor – favor delicious – delicioso
It made plans for the trip. It didn´t make the speech. housework – faxina special – especial
Fizemos planos para a viagem. Eles não fizeram o discurso. shopping – compras less – menos
translation – tradução calorie – caloria
Did they make a lot of money this year? Did you make that phone call? dish – prato
Ele ganharam muito dinheiro este ano? Você fez aquela ligação? maid – empregada

I did a good job at the factory.
Fiz um bom trabalho na fábrica.
He did a big favor for his boss.
Ele fez um grande favor a seu chefe.
She did many things before lunch.
Ela fez muitas coisas antes do almoço.
I didn´t do overtime this month.
Não fiz hora extra esse mês.
He didn´t do the shopping.
Ele não fez as compras.
She didn´t do anything so far.
Ela não fez nada até agora.
Expressions
To make money – ganhar dinheiro to do the dishes – lavar louças
To make a phone call – telefonar to do the laundry – lavar roupas
sometimes – às vezes cell phone - celular
Grammar
To make To do

Did you do the cleaning? We didn´t do the dishes. The bed the cleaning
Vocês fizeram a faxina? Nós não lavamos as louças. a mistake a favor
noise the housework
She doesn´t like to do the housework. He finished doing his homework.
a speech shopping
Ela não gosta de fazer o trabalho de casa. Ele terminou de fazer sua tarefa.
a plan a translation
sense something
She cooked his favorite dish. He came to do the translation. breakfast overtime
Ela cozinhou o prato favorito dele. Ele veio para fazer a tradução. friends a good job
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56 – Patty´s Doll.
Patty got a doll for Christmas. It is her favorite doll. It is
a rag doll. It has a yellow dress. It has a blue blouse. The name
of the doll is Molly. Molly has bright red hair. She has red lips.
She has blue eyes. She has a pink ribbon in her hair. Molly is
wearing red shoes. She´s wearing white socks. Molly has a
purse. Her purse is pink. The purse is empty. There is nothing
in the purse. There was a little mirror in the purse. But patty
lost the mirror. When she lost the mirror, she said, “I´m sorry,
Molly. I will get you another mirror”.
Texts
59 – Birthday Card.
Dora wanted to buy a card for her mother.
Her mother´s birthday was next week. Dora loved her mom. She wanted to get
a nice birthday card. She wanted a card that was pretty. She wanted a card that
said the right thing. What was the right thing? The card must say, “I love you,
Mom”. It must say, “I´m so happy that you are my Mom”. Those are all the
right things for the card to say. But there was one more thing the card must
say. It must say, “Happy Birthday!”

57– The Shoe Shine.

Danny looked at his brown shoes. They looked old and
dirty. They needed a shine. It was to shine his brown shoes. 60 – Wants to Die.
He got a rag. He got a shoe brush. He got a can of polish. He opened Frank is not an old man. He is only 61 years old. But he is dying. He is
the can of polish. He put the rag around his finger. He scooped out a
in the home for old people. Nobody visits him. His wife doesn´t visit him.
bit of polish with his finger. He rubbed the polish all over the left shoe.
She is already dead. She died six months ago. She died in the street. She
He brushed the left shoe. He brushed it and brushed it. The she began to shine. It
looked like a new shoe. Then Danny put polish on the right shoe. He brushed the right was crossing the street. A car ran over her. Frank loves his wife. He got sick
shoe until it looked like a new shoe. after she died. He never got better. The doctor says that nothing is wrong
with Frank´s body. The doctor says that Frank wants to die. The doctor is
right. Frank does not want to live without his wife.
58– Dear God.
Peggy went to church every Sunday. She loved to go to
church. At church she was with her family and friends. At
church she was with the saints. She was with the angels. And
most of all, Peggy was with God. She always talked to god in
church. She always asked God to stop war. She asked God to
stop hate. She asked God to stop sickness. But war and hate
and sickness did not stop. There were war and hate and
sickness every day. “Mommy, why doesn´t Got stop war and
hate and sickness?” Peggy asked. “God will”, her mom said,
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Conversation
What does she want to do this weekend? (holiday / Sunday)
She wants to visit her parents on the farm. (grandparents / relatives)
They have a nice house in the country. (big / small)
When does your brother come to visit you? (cousin / uncle)
He usually comes in March. (June / September))
His vacation is in March. (June / September)
Who does the dishes in your house? (cleaning / laundry)
My maid does the dishes in my house. (cleaning / laundry)
My father works full-time. (part-time / all day long)
Culture
Mother´s and Father´s Day
Dia das Mães e Dia dos Pais
Mother´s Day is usually celebrated ___________ the second Sunday in ______
Father´s _____________ is usually celebrated on _____________ third Sunday
June. These are the _______________ we honor _____________ mothers and
Many people _______________ gifts to their ________________ or fathers on
days. Mother´s Day ____________ Father´s Day are special _______________
parents are special _______________________________.

Speak Right Now

less – calories – sugar – salt – translation

expensive – play – garage – people – whole

Questions
1. Who cooks in your house? (works / studies)
2. Do you sometimes stay at work after 6 o´clock? (7:30 / 8:00) Christmas Day
3. Does your mother have many recipes? (books / shoes) Natal

4. Does your brother study at Go Ahead with you? (sister / son)
5. What did you do yesterday? (read / study)
6. What do you like to do after work? (class / the game)
7. Does your mother cook well? (maid / grandmother)
Christmas is a special _______________ of the year for American ___________
It´s also a ____________ day for families __________ traditions _______ amok
families ___________ a big _______________for dinner on Christmas Day. Kids
______________ and they love _____________early on Christmas __________
to open their presents.

8. What time does your swimming class start? (tennis / music)

9. Do you usually sleep before 10 o´clock ? (11 / midnight)
10. Who usually comes to your house on Christmas (holidays / vacation)
11. What do you do when you are happy? (sad / upset)
A small gift is better than a great promise.
12. what is you cell phone number? (business / home)
More important than the gift is the way it is given.
Give a gift to someone you love and think of a reason later.
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61 – Two Aspirin.
Lois has a headache. The headache started one hour
ago. She doesn´t know why she has a headache. She never gets
sick. Lois is a healthy woman. Where did her headache come
from? Was it something she ate? Was it something she drank?
She doesn´t snow. She wants her headache to go away. She
does not like to take medicine. But her head hurts so much.
She went into her bathroom. She opened the medicine
cabinet. She found some aspirin. She took two aspirin with a
glass of water. Maybe the aspirin will help her headache go
away.
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64 – A Happy Cat.
Bruce picked up the cat. The cat meowed. The cat didn´t
like most people. The cat liked to be alone. It liked to sleep on
the sofa. It liked to sleep in the fruit bowl. It liked to sleep on top
of the TV. It liked to chase bugs in the front yard. It liked to chase
lizards in the back yard. It liked to chase flies in the kitchen.
Bruce put the cat on the floor. He rubbed. The cat´s stomach.
The cat liked that. The cat liked his hand. Bruce rubbed the cat´s
stomach some more. The cat meowed. The cat was happy.

62 – No More Apartment.
Jerry has no job any more. He has a little money. But
he does not have enough money for rent. He cannot pay his 65 – Girl Fight.
rent. He has to move out of his apartment. He will move out
Sharon was five years old. Her best friend was
next week. He will move into his car. He will put all his
Pam. They played games together. They played all kinds
clothes into his car. He will put his pillows and blankets into
his car. He will sleep in his car. He will look for another job. of games. They had fun together. But one day Pam
After next week he will not be able to take a shower. He will pushed Sharon. “Why did you push me?” Sharon asked.
have to use a public bathroom. He won´t be able to drive his “Because”, Pam said. Sharon told Pam not push her
car. He won´t have money for gas. Jerry needs help. again. So, Pam pushed Sharon again. Sharon pushed Pam
back. Then Pam pulled Sharon´s hair. Then Sharon pulled
63 – Use Soap. Pam´s hair. Both of then started crying. Sharon´s mom
came into the room. She told Pam to go home. Pam ran
Kathy finished her sandwich. She had a chicken
out of the house. “Sharon, you can´t play with Pam
sandwich for lunch. She got up from her chair. She took her
plate to the kitchen sink. She put the plate in the sink. She
anymore”, Sharon´s mother said.
turned on the cold water faucet. She rinsed the plate. She
picked up a paper towel. She wiped the plate dry. She put the
plate on the counter. Her mother walked into the room. “Did
you wash that plate with soap?” she asked Kathy. Kathy said
no. “I couldn´t find the soap”, she said. Her mom said, “What´s
this right next to the cold water faucet?” Kathy said, “Soap”.
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To talk – conversar To take -levar To wash – lavar To learn – aprender Verbs
I talked I took I washed I learned to talk, talked – conversar to wash, washed – lavar
he talked She took He washed she learned to take, took – levar to learn, learned – aprender

I talked to my doctor about him. I didn´t take my kids to the dentist yet. Vocabulary
Conversei com meu médico sobre ele. Não levei meus filhos ao dentista ainda. veterinarian –veterinário cat – gato
station –estação dog – cachorro
He washed his hands before the meal. He didn´t learn how to read from me. classroom – sala de aula horse – cavalo
Ele lavou suas mãos antes da refeição. Ele não aprendeu a ler comigo. lesson – aula, lição fruit – fruta
note – anotação candy – doce
Did they take the dog to the veterinarian? What did she learn at school this semester? document –documento pill – comprimido
Eles levaram o cachorro ao veterinário? O que ela aprendeu na escola este semestre? dictionary – dicionário medicine – remédio
information – informação gift – presente
I always take my children with me. I learn many things at Go Ahead language – idioma shower – chuveiro
Eu sempre levo meus filhos comigo. Eu aprendo muitas coisas na Go Ahead. coat – casaco hand – mão
uniform – uniforme face – rosto
pajamas – pijama hair – cabelo
He takes the bus to the office. He learns languages by myself.
T-shirt – camiseta
Ele pega o ônibus para o escritório. Ele aprende idiomas sozinho.

She took notes during the course. She learned how to write this year. Expressions
Ela tomou nota durante o curso. Ela aprendeu escrever este ano. A day – por dia once – uma vez
A week – por semana twice – duas vezes
It didn´t take too much time It is not easy to learn this instrument.
Não levou muito tempo. Não é fácil aprender este instrumento. A month – por mês three times – três vezes
A year – por ano to take a shower – tomar banho
Did you take any medicine? Did they learn this from you?
Você tomou algum remédio? Eles aprenderam isto com você? Grammar

He likes to take me to theater.
Ele gosta de me levar ao teatro.
She cooks delicious thing for him.
Ela cozinha coisas deliciosas para ele.
We knew it.
Nós sabíamos.
She wrote an e-mail to us.
Ela escreveu um e-mail para nós.
I didn´t have time to help you today. I want to learn how to cook.
Eu quero aprender a cozinhar.
Eu não tive tempo de ajuda-lo hoje.
I learn English from my teacher.
She didn´t buy a gift for her. Eu aprendo ingles com meu professor.
Ela não comprou um presente pra ela.
I speek with you.
They didn´t like it. Eu falo com você.
Eles não gostaram.
I talk to you.
I helped them with the shopping.
Eu falo com você.
Eu os ajudei com as compras.

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66 – Scrub the Floor.
Andrew got down on his hands and knees. He put a dry sponge
into the bucket. The bucket was full of soapy water. He squeezed the
sponge. He scrubbed the kitchen floor. There were marks on the floor.
There were spots on the floor. There was old food on the floor. He
scrubbed the floor clean. Then he took the bucket into the bathroom.
He poured the soupy water into the tub. The water went down the
drain. He turned on the shower. He rinsed the tub. He turned the
bucket over so it would dry. He washed his hands.
67 – Sally´s Cold.
Sally had a cold. Her nose was red. She pulled a tissue
out of the tissue box. She blew her nose. She threw the tissue
into the trash. She looked at her fingernails. Her fingernails
were too long. She needed to cut her nails. She opened her
purse. She took her nail clippers out of the purse. She clipped all
the nails on her left hand. Then she clipped all the nails on her
right hand. She looked at both of her hands. Now her nails were
nice and short. She put her nail clipper back in her purse. She
pulled another tissue out of the box. She blew her nose again.
68 – Apple for the Teacher.
Andrew was in the third grade. He loved his teacher.
His teacher was young. She was pretty. She was friendly. She
helped Andrew add numbers. She helped Andrew draw a dogs
and cats. She helped Andrew learn to spell. Andrew gave his
teacher an apple one day. He gave her an orange another day.
He gave her peach another day. His teacher thanked him. “
Thank you for the apple”, she said the first day. “Thank you for
the orange”, she said the second day. “Thank you for the
peach”, she said the third day. Each day Andrew said, “You´re
very welcome”.
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69 – A Farmer.
A farmer owns a lot of land. He grows food on
that land. He grows the food from seeds. He plants
seeds into the land. The seeds grow into corn. The
seeds grow into wheat. The seeds need water. The
seeds need sunlight. A farmer owns a tractor. He
drives the tractor on his land. A farmer has many
animals. He has pigs. He has cows. He has sheep. He has chickens. He has dogs
and cats. He has rabbits. When it rains, the farmer goes into his house. The
animals go into the barn. A farmer works hard. His animals don´t work hard.
They just eat and sleep.
70 – A Piece of Paper.
Jimmy dropped a piece of paper on the floor. He
bent over and picked it up. He folded the piece of paper
in two. He put it on the table. He picked up a pencil. He
wrote a phone number on the piece of paper. He put the
pencil on the table. He picked up the scissors. He picked
up the piece of paper. He cut the paper in half. He put
one-half of the paper on the table. He put the other half
with the phone number in his shirt pocket. He put the
scissors on the table.
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Conversation
Did he take the dog to the veterinarian? (cat / horse)
Yes, he took the dog this morning. (cat / horse)
He had to work in the afternoon. (in the evening / at night)
How many piano lessons does she take a week? (flute / guitar)
She takes piano lessons once a week. (twice / three times))
She isn´t learning how to play the piano so fast. (flute / guitar)
Do you wash your car every day? (once a week / twice a week)
No, I don´t wash my car every day. (once a week / twice a week)
I wash my car once a week. (a month / a day)
Culture
New Year´s day
Ano Novo
It is a _______________ to celebrate New Year´s Eve among _______________
and relatives. Many ____________ like to take the ____________________ to
make new resolutions on ____________ occasion. Some people ____________
to go back to __________________, others want to ________________ their
jobs and most people decide to be a ________________ friend, parent or
_____________, husband or wife. The __________________ goes on and on.

Speak Right Now

candy – fruit – dog – notes – coat

plan – shopping – barbecue – cook – noise

Questions
1. How many tennis classes do you have a week? (English / French)
2. What time does the bank open? (theater / mail)
3. How much money do you need to go to the USA? (Germany / Spain)
4. Is pasta your favorite dish? (turkey / steak)
5. What time does the maid come to your house? (housekeeper / cook)
6. When did you learn how to play the guitar? (the piano / speak English)
7. What books does your sister like to read? (magazines / newspapers)
8. What do you like to do at the beach? (on the farm / at home)
9. When did you start reading? (writing / working)
10. What do you usually do on Sundays? (Friday / Monday)
11. How many times a month do you go to the movies? (theater / restaurant) Communication is the most important human need,
12. How many times a year do you go to the doctor? (dentist / beach) After physical survival.

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71 – Try to Sleep.
Norma went to bed. It was eleven o´clock. She turned
out the light. She lay in bed. It was dark. It was quiet. She
couldn´t sleep. She closed her eyes. She tried to sleep, but she
couldn´t. she turned the light back on. She opened her book.
She started to read her book. It was a good book. She read one
page. Then she read another page. After a while, she felt
sleepy. She closed the book. She turned out the light. She
closed her eyes. She went straight to sleep.
72 – A New Name.
Herman didn´t like his first name. He had never
liked it. He wanted to change it. He asked his mother. She
said it was too late to change his name. she said he could
use his middle name. she would call him by his middle
name. she asked him if that was okay. Herman said yes.
“From now on”, he said, “please call me by my middle
name. from now on, please call me Adam”. His mother said
that was no problem. “Goodbye, Herman”, she said, “and
hello, Adam”. When Adam´s father came home from work,
Adam´s mom said, “Guess what? We have a new son”.
73 – Go to Your Room.
Alice told her son Jesse to go to his room. He didn´t
want to go to his room. “Why do I have to go to my room?” he
said. “You were a bad boy”, she said. “You hit your sister”. He
said, “No, I didn´t . she hit me first”. Alice said, “But you
shouldn´t hit your sister, even if she hits you first. She is
younger then you are. And she´s a little girl. Boys should never
hit little girls”. Jesse said, “Okay, I won´t ever hit little girls
again. Now do I have to go to my room?” Alice said yes, he still
had to go to his room. “When she´s a big girl, I´m going to hit
her again”, he said.
Texts
74 – Drunk Driver.
Rodney´s uncle is in jail. He went
to jail because he was drunk. He was
driving his car. He was going the
wrong way on a one-way street. He
almost hit three other cars. Someone
called 911. A police car chased
Rodney. The police car turned on its red light. The red light was bright. The
police car turned on its siren. The siren was loud. Rodney did not pull over. He
did not stop his car. Finally, he went off the road. He ran into a tree. He got out
of his car. He was okay. His car was not okay. The policeman said, “You are
drunk. I´m taking you to jail”.
75 – A Shot in the Arm.
Lucy went to the doctor. She didn´t feel good. The
doctor asked, “What´s the problem? What´s the matter?”
She said she didn´t feel right. “Do you hurt? Where do
you hurt?” the doctor asked. She said that she hurt all
over. She hurt everywhere. She hurt all over her body.
The doctor said, “You have a big problem. I will fix your
problem”. The doctor gave Lucy a shot. He gave her a
shot in her left arm. “Do you feel better now?” he asked
her. “No”, she said, “now my left arm hurts a lot”.

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 REVIEW 5
Improve your pronunciation
theater special
recipe pajamas
barbecue uniform
speech dictionary
delicious a month

Highlights
He started working. I want to learn how to cook.
I started playing. I learn English from my teacher.
She wants to start writing.
You finished reading Too much
They finished eating. Too little

To make To do
A mistake A favor
Noise The housework
A plan A translation
Sense Something
Breakfast Overtime
Friends A good job
Money The dishes
A phone call The laundry

Me– she wants to take me to Miami.

You – I need to visit you tomorrow.
Him – she likes to cook for him. To take a shower
Her – I have to say this to her. To take the bus
It – I need to wash it. To take medicines
Us – they like to help us there. To take notes
You – I want to write to you.
Them – I need to know them better.

A day – por dia once – uma vez

A quitter never wins.
A week – por semana twice – duas vezes
A month – por mês three times – três vezes A winner never quits.
A year – por ano Never, never, never give up.

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 Glossary
Glossary
Verbs delicious – delicioso foreign – estrangeiro ice – gelo
Buy, bought – comprar all – todo business – negócio, comércio dentist – dentista foreigner – estrangeiro ) ice cream – sorvete
Close, closed – fechar almost – quase businessman – homem de negócios dessert – sobremesa France – França iced – gelado
Come- came – vir alone – sozinho busy – acupado detective – detetive, investigador) French – francês in – em
Cook, cooked – cozinhar also – também but – mas dictionary – dicionário French fries – batatas-fritas in the – no, na
Drink, drank – beber, tomar always – sempre cake – bolo difficult – difícil Friday – sexta-feira information – informação
Do, did – fazer an – um, uma calorie – caloria dinner – jantar friend – amigo instrument – instrumento
Drink, drank – beber, tomar and – e can – lata dinning room – sala de jantar from – de it – ele / ela (neutro)
Eat, ate – comer animal – animal candy – doce dish – prato fruit – fruta jam – geléia
Finish, finished – terminar apartment – apartamento car – carro doctor – médico furniture – mobília job – serviço, emprego
Go, went – ir apple – maçã cards – cartas, baralho document – documento game – jogo journalist – jornalista
Have, had – ter art – arte cat – gato dog – cachorro garage – garage juice- suco
Help, helped – ajudar as – como CD – CD dólar – dólar gas station – posto de gasolina just – só, apenas
Know, knew – saber assistant – assistente Cereal – cereal donut – rosquinha German – alemão keyboard – teclado
Learn, learned – aprender aunt – tia cheap – barato door – porta Germany – Alemanha kid – criança
Like, liked – gostar at – em check – cheque downtown – centro gift – presente kind – tipo
Live, lived – morar, viver bad – ruim checkrs – jogo de damas dress – vestido girl – menina kitchen – cozinha
Make, made – fazer bag – sacola, saco cheese – queijo (8) driver – motorista girlfriend – namorada language – idioma
Need, needed – precisar baked – assado chess – xadrez drugstore – farmácia glad – contente large – grande
Open, opened – abrir bakery – padaria chicken – frango drums – bateria glass – copo last – ultimo, passado
Play, played – brincar banana – banana child – criança during – durante good – bom late – tarde
Prefer, preferred – preferir bank – banco children – crianças, filhos early – cedo grandchildren – netos law – lei
Say, said – dizer barbecue – churrasco China – China Easter – páscoa granddaughter – neta lawyer – advogado
Read , read – ler baseball – beisebol Chinese – chinês easy – fácil grandfather – avô leisure – lazer
Stay, stayed – ficar beach – praia chocolate – chocolate egg – ovo grandmother – avó less – menos
Start, started – começar because _ por que (resposta) Christmas – Natal electric guitar – guitarra grandparents – avós lesson – aula, lição
Speak, spoke – falar beans – feijão church – igreja e-mail – correio eletrônico grandson – neto letter – carta
Sleep, slept – dormir basketball – basquete city – cidade engineer – engenheiro grape – uva library – biblioteca
Sell, sold – vender bathroom – banheiro class – classe, aula English – inglês grilled – grelhado light – leve, claro
Sleep, slept – dormir bed – cama classroom – sala de aula enough – suficiente grocery store – mercearia little – pequeno
Speak, spoke – falar bedroom – quarto cleaning – limpeza Europe – europa guitar – violão living room – sala de estar
Start, started – começar before – antes clock – relógio every – todo, cada hair – cabelo long – longa
Stay, stayed – ficar bicycle – bicicleta clothes – roupas everything – tudo ham – presunto lunch – almoço
Study, studied – estudar big – grande coat – casaco exercise – exercício hands – mãos magazine – revista
Take, took – levar bike – bicicleta coffe – café expensive – caro he – ele maid – empregada
Talk, talked – converser, falar birthday – aniversário cold – frio face – rosto health – saúde mail – correio, correspondência
Try – tentar block – quadra, quarteirão company – companhia factory – fábrica help – ajuda mailman – carteiro
Understand, understood–entender blouse – blusa computer sciency – computação family – família here – aqui mall – shopping
Visit, visited – visitar Boot - bota cook – cozinheiro far – longe holiday – feriado man – homem
Want , wanted – querer book – livro cooked – cozido farm- fazenda home – lar manager – gerente
Wash, washed – lavar Boot - bota cookie – bolacha fast – rápido homework – tarefa, lição de casa many – muitos
Work, worked – trabalhar boss – chefe corner – esquina father – pai horse – cavalo married – casado
Write, wrote – escrever bottle – garrafa couch – sofá favor – favor hospital – hospital meal – refeição
box – caixa country – país, interior favorite – fovorito hot – quente meat – carne
Vocabulary boy – menino
boyfriend – namorado
course – curso
court – quadra
field – campo
film – filme
hour – hora
house – casa
mechanic – mecânico
medicine – remédio
a – um, uma bread – pão cousin – primo fish – peixe housekeeper – governanta meeting – reunião
accident – acidente breakfast – café da manhã cup – xícara flower – flor housework – faxina melon – melão
address – endereço bridge – ponte customer – freguês flute – flauta how – como middle – meio
administration – administração brother – irmão dad – papai food – comida husband – marido midnight – meia-noite
again-de novo, novamente, outra vez brunch – breakfast and lunch daughter – filha for – para, por I – eu milk – leite
after – depois bubble gum – chiclete day – dia mistake – erro, engano piano – piano slice – fatia
ago – atrás
airport – aeroporto
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 Glossary pie – torta slowly – devagar, lentamente
Glossary Expressions
A day – por dia
piece – pedaço small – pequeno
mom – mamãe together – juntos a little – um pouco, pouco
pill – comprimido smart – esperto
Monday – segunda-feira tomorrow – amanhã a lot – muito
pilot – piloto snack – lanche
money – dinheiro too – também
pineapple – abacaxi snack bar – lanchonete a lot of – muitos
month – mês toy – brinquedo
plan – plano soccer – futebol
translation – tradução a month – por mês
more – mais play – peça de teatro soda – refrigerante
tree – árvore a week – por semana
mother – mãe police officer – policial some – algum
motorcycle – motocicleta trip – viagem a year – por ano
poor – pobre son – filho about – aproximadamente, mais ou menos
movies – cinema truck – caminhão
popcorn – pipoca soon – logo, em breve
much – muito T-shirt – camisa all day long – o dia todo
pork – carne de porco soup – sopa
music – música Tuesday – terça-feira all night long – a noite toda
Portuguese – português Spain – espanha
my – meu, minha turkey – peru any – algum, nenhum
post office – correio (agência) Spanish – espanhol
name – nome uncle – tio
postcard – cartão postal special – especial anymore – não mais
near – perto uniform – uniforme
postman – carteiro speech – discurso
until – até anything – alguma coisa, nada
neighbor – vizinho potato – batata state – estado
upset – chateado at night – à noite
nephew – sobrinho presente – presente station – estação
never – nunca usually – geralmente, normalmente be coll – fique calmo
pretty – bonito steak – bife be quiet – fique quieto
new – novo vacation – férias
price – preço still – ainda
news – notícias vegetables – verduras, legumes by mail – por correspondência, pelo correio
problem – problema store –mercado, loja
newspaper – jornal very – muito bye-bye – tchau
recipe – receita story – história
next – próximo, seguinte vet – veterinário close to – perto de
relatives – perentes strawberry – morango
nice – bom, bonito, legal violin – violino
restaurant – restaurante street – rua congratulations – parabéns
niece – sobrinha volley – vôlei
rice – arroz sugar – açúcar
volleyball – voleibol do me a favor – faça-me um favor
no – não rich – rico Sunday – domingo
waiter – garçom every day – todos os dias
noise – barulho river – rio supermarket – supermercado
noon – meio-dia waitress – garçonete excuse-me – desculpe-me, com licença, “não entendi”
room – sala supper – jantar first time – primeira vez
notes – anotações watch – relógio
salad – salada swimming – natação
novel – romance water – água for breakfast – no café da manhã
salt – sal swimming pool – piscina
now – agora watermelon – melancia for dinner – no jantar
sandwich – sanduíche table – mesa
of – de Wednesday – quarta-feira for lunch – no almoço
Saturday – sábado tea – chá
office – escritório week – semana
school – escolar teacher – professor full-time – period integral
old – velho weekend – fim de semana
secret – segredo television – televisão
what – o que, qual good afternoon – boa tarde
only – só, somente secretary – secretaria tennis – tênis
when – quando good evening – boa noite
or – ou semester – semester test – teste, prova
orange – laranja where – onde, aonde good morning – bom dia
sense – sentido, senso that- aquele, aquela good night – boa noite
own – próprio while – enquanto
she – ela the – o, a
panckge – pacote who – quem good-bye – tchau
shirt – camisa theater – teatro
pajamas – pijama whole – todo, inteiro thank you – obrigado
shoe – sapato then – então, depois, daí
pancake – panqueca why – por que (pergunta) hello – olá
shopping – compras there – lá
pants – calça wife – esposa
short – curta thing – coisa hi – oi
papaya – mamão window – janela
show – show this – este, esse How do you spell your name? – como se escreve seu nome?
parentes – pais with – com
shower – chuveiro Thursday – quinta-feira
woman – mulher how many – quantos
park – parque shuttle – serviço de transporte ticket – passagem, bilhete
word – palavra how much – quanto
parking lot – estacionamento sibling – irmão, irmã time – tempo
party – festa work – trabalho in the afternoon – à tarde
sick – doente tired – cansado in the evening – à noite
pasta – macarrão writer – escritor
simple – simples to – para, a
peach- pêssego year – ano in the morning – de manhã
single – solteiro to the – para a, para o, à, ao
pear – pêra yes – sim it works – funciona
sister – irmã toast – torrada
pen – caneta yesterday – ontem me too – eu também
skirt – saia today – hoje
pencil – lápis yet – ainda
medium – ao ponto
people – pessoas you – você
your - seu next time – da próxima vez
nice to meet you - muito prazer
nice to meet you too – o prazer é meu
nothing - nada
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 Expressions
on vacation – de férias
on weekends – no fim de semana
once – uma vez
overtime – hora extra
part-time – meio-período
please – por favor
rare – mal passado
right away – imediatamente
see you – até logo
see you later – até logo
see you tomorrow – até amanhã
so – então, por isso, tão
so far – até agora
so long – até logo
sold out – esgotado, vendido
some – algum
something – alguma coisa, algo
sometimes – as vezes
sorry – desculpe
Thank you – obrigado
thanks – obrigado
that´s okay – não tem problema
this afternoon – hoje à tarde
this morning – hoje de manhã
this time – desta vez
three times – três vezes
to be happy – estar feliz
to be hungry – estar com fome
to be in a hurry – estar com pressa
to be sad – estar triste
to be thirsty – estar com sede
to do the dishes – lavar louças
to do the laundry – lavar roupas
to get up – levantar-se
to go to bed – ir dormir
to have a snack – fazer um lanche
to have breakfast – tomar café da manhã
to have dinner – jantar
to have lunch – almoçar
to make a phone call – telefonar
to make money – ganhar dinheiro
to make the bed – arrumar a cama
to take a nap – tirar um cochilo
to take a shower – tomar banho
to work out – exercitar-se
tomorrow morning – amanhã de manhã
tomorrow night – amanhã à noite
tonight – hoje à noite
too little – muito pouco
too much – demais
twice – duas vezes
very much – muito
very well – muito bem
weekend – fim de semana
well done – bem passado
what about you? – e você?
What time is it? – que horas são?
What time? – que horas?
What´s the meaning of…? – qual o significado de…?
Where do you come from? – de onde você vem?
with me – comigo
you´re welcome – de nada
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