Catholic University of Mozambique

Distance Education Institute

Theme: Greetings, Verb to Be, Number and Dates

João José Araújo (708210966)

Course: Licenciatura em Ensino de Língua

Portuguesa
Subject: English 1
Year: 1s year

Gorongosa, April, 2022

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 Catholic University of Mozambique
Distance Education Institute

Theme: Greetings, Verb to Be, Number and Dates

João José Araújo (708210966)

Course: Licenciatura em Ensino de Língua

Portuguesa
Subject: English 1
Year: 1st year

Tutor: MSc. Eugénio Alberto Alfredo Bread

Gorongosa, April, 2022

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Contents
I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

2. Work objectives ..................................................................................................................... 1

2.1 . Main objective .................................................................................................................. 1

2.1.2. Specific Objectives: .................................................................................................... 1

3. Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 1

4. Meeting for the first time ...................................................................................................... 3

5. Complete using am or are. .................................................................................................... 4

6. Numbers and Dates ............................................................................................................... 5

7. Make the correspondence between the letters and the numbers. ..................................... 6

8. Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 7

9. Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 8

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I. Introduction

The present fieldwork of English Language is subordinated to the theme, “Greetings, Verb to
Be, Number and Dates”.
First, we have to know that English Language is the most important language in the world,
mainly in a business world. Nowadays, everyone should be aware of it, particularly those
searching for a job. Therefore, the better way of studying English is starting right from the basic,
(Greetings) together with the verb to be, since it’s the most important verb in the English
Language.
Within this research work, will be presented some rules for using the verb to be in the present
simple tense, with different personal pronouns (1st,2nd and 3rd) singular and plural.

2. Work objectives

2.1 . Main objective

o Analyze the use the verb to Be

2.1.2. Specific Objectives:
o Present the different forms of the verb to Be
o Explains ordinal and cardinal numbers
o Differentiate cardinal and ordinal numbers

3. Methodology

For the formalization of this work, an exploratory research was carried out, through bibliographic
surveys and examples of practical applications, in order to clarify some misconceptions or solve
concrete needs.
According to GIL (2002, p. 44-45), bibliographic research is developed based on material already
prepared, consisting mainly of books and scientific articles”. The main advantage of
bibliographic research is that it allows the researcher to cover a much wider range of phenomena
than he could research directly. Its purpose is to put the researcher in contact with what has
already been produced and recorded about the research topic. Such advantages reveal the
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commitment to research quality. In addition to allowing the survey of research related to the
subject studied, the bibliographic research also allows the theoretical deepening that guides this
research.

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 4. Meeting for the first time

In our first meeting, we try to create a context, which will lead to new meanings and ways
forward for those involved in a situation that is surrounded by a number of concerned people.
Without context, words and actions have no meaning at all.

Look at the following sentences David uses to introduce himself to someone for the first time.
Change the underlined words to make sentences about yourself.

Hi, my name is Araújo. I’m from Dondo.

I’m 33 years old. I like reading books and music. I’m studying Portuguese.

(a) Hi, my name is Araújo. What’s your name?

(b) My name is Margarida.

(a) Nice to meet you Margarida.

(b) Nice to meet you too. (shake hands). Where are you from?

(a) I’m from Dondo, how about you?

(b) I’m from Gorongosa. What do you study?

(a) I study Portuguese, how about you?

(b) I study Geography.

(a) How old are you?

(b) I’m 33, how about you?

(a) I’m 30. I like running. What do you like?

(b) I like playing footbal and paying guitar.

(a) Nice meeting you. I have a class now. See you later.

(b) OK, goodbye.

According to Lester, Franklin and Yokota, (2009,p.8),The base form of the verb to Be is
different from all of its present tense forms.
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Singular plural

First person: I am we are

Second person: you are you are

Third person: he/she/it is they are

This explanation is better explained in the table below.

Verb to Be-Present Tense

Present Short form Negative Question
I am I'm I'm not Am I?
You are You're you're not Are you?
He/She/It is He's/She's/It's He's/She's/It's not Is He/She/It?
we are We're we're not Are we?
You are You're you're not Are you?
They are They're they're not Are they?

5. Complete using am or are.

(1) Where are you from, Mr. Taylor? I am from London.

(2) Good morning. I am Miss Kenney, your Geography teacher.

(3) How are you? Fine, thanks, and you?

(4) are you from Japan? Yes, I am.

(5) How old are you? I am twelve.

(6) Are you Egyptian? No I am not.

(7) What nationality are you? I are English.

(8) Are you eleven? Yes, I am.

3. Complete These Sentences Using am, are, and is.

1) What is that?

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(2) Are you Portuguese?

(3) His name is Roberto.

(4) Where are she from?

(5) My address is 90 Central Street.

(6) It is an orange.

(7) Who is he?

(8) I am thirteen.

(9) How old are you?

(10) Mr. Taylor is an English teacher.

6. Numbers and Dates

According to Dickie (n.d) there are two different kinds of numbers in English, she goes further
saying that there are numbers that we use to count things which are called cardinal numbers, like
one, twenty, one hundred, etc. Moreover, The other kind of numbers is called Ordinal Numbers,
used to An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc. Most ordinal numbers end in "th" except for:

 one ⇒ first (1st)

 two ⇒ second (2nd)
 three ⇒ third (3rd)

We use also ordinal numbers to say dates.

Find out the birthdays of your classmates by asking the question below. Then write their names
beside the correct month. Try to find someone for every month.

When is your birthday? My birthday is on the nineteenth of June

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January the thirteenth July twelfth Maria Jone Saize
Júlio Joaquim Luís
February Third August twenty-first
Gabriel Manuel Joana Moisés Mbiza
March twenty-eigthth September ninth
Isaque Agostinho Isabel Sábado Paulo
Abril tenth October thirtieth Isabel Quizito
Lucas Quefasse
May twenty-fifth Eugénio Alberto November first
Flora Albano Vasco
June eleventh December twenty-sixth
João Manuel Meia João finiansse Pati

7. Make the correspondence between the letters and the numbers.

For Example: a.1/1 - The first January.

a. 1/1 1. The fifth of April

b. 5/4 2. The seventeenth of March

c. 4/7 3. The twenty-seventh of April

d. 17/3 4. The thirty-first of August

e. 22/10 5. The eleventh of February

3 f. 31/8 6. The fourth of July

g. 11/2 7. The first of January

h. 27/4 8. The twenty-second of October

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 8. Conclusion

The present research work of English Language 1, subordinated to the topic " Greetings, Verb
to Be, Number and Dates " was carried out based on a bibliographic methodology where after
the analysis of several works that deal with this subject I can now conclude that the Verb to Be,
has different from all of its present tense forms. (Am, Is and Are), and this is the most important
verb we have in English language.

Concerned to the numbers In English, there are two kinds of numbers in English, ordinal used
when referring to the order of things or people for example 1st,3rd, 11th and cardinal numbers,
also called count numbers, 1, 3, 11, we use ordinal numbers with dates.

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 9. Bibliography

DICKIE A., (n.d),English year 1, Universidade Católica de Moçambique (UCM) Centro de

Ensino à Distância, Beira.

GIL, A. C.,(2002) How to Prepare a Research Project, S. A, Atlas Publisher, São Paulo, 4th
Edition, 14p.

LESTER, M., FRANKLIN, D., YOKOTA, T., (2009), The big book of English verbs, new
York, Mc Grow Hill, p.8.

https://www.taosinstitute.net/files/Content/5694552/McAdam-Lang_-
_meeting_for_the_first_time.pdf assessed on 28thApril 2022.