English – 2º bimestre

Demonstrative Pronouns
Observations:
What is a demonstrative pronoun?
1)A demonstrative pronoun is a word used to stand in for a noun. They are used to point
to something or someone specific. The English demonstrative pronouns are: this (este,
esta, isto), that (aquele, aquela,aquilo), these (estes, essas), and those (aqueles,aquelas).
2 )We use this (singular) and these (plural) as pronouns to talk about a person/ people or
thing (s) near us:

Examples:
This is my friend Peter.
These are my friends John and Michael.
3) We use that (singular) and those (plural) as pronouns to talk about a person/people or
thing (s) that are not near us:

Examples:
That is my classamte.
Those are my parents.
4) We use them to begin a conversation on the phone:
Hello, this is David. Can I speak to Sally?

Be careful!
We say, This is John and this is Michael. (NOT These are John and Michael.)
Activity
1st) Look at the images and select the correct option to complete the sentences.
Translate to Portuguese.
 Interrogative Pronouns
Observations:
What Is an Interrogative Pronoun?
1)An interrogative pronoun, like the name suggests, is used to ask questions. It refers to
something or someone. What, which, who, whom and whose are the five interrogative
pronouns in the English language.

Pronome
Forma de usar Frase de exemplo Tradução
interrogativo
Para perguntas no
What (o que, qual, O que você está
geral sobre coisas, What are you eating?
quais) comendo?
pessoas ou ações
Para perguntas em
Which book is yours?
Which (o que qual, que as opções de Qual livro é seu? O
The blue or the red
quais) resposta são azul ou o vermelho?
one?
limitadas
Sobre lugar, posição Where is your Onde é a sua escola
Where (onde)
ou localização English school? de inglês?
Para identificar
Who (quem) pessoas, quem é ou Who is that guy? Quem é aquele cara?
quem fez algo
Whose (de quem, a Para perguntar a De quem é esta
Whose pen is this?
quem pertence) quem pertence algo caneta?
Para se referir ao Whom is this book Sobre quem é esse
Whom (quem)
objeto da frase about? livro?
Perguntar a razão ou Why do you study Por que você estuda
Why (Por que/quê)
motivo de algo english? inglês?
Sobre datas no geral,
When do you have Quando você tem
When (quando) como dias, meses e
class? aula?
anos
No geral, sobre a
How (como) forma de algo ou How are you? Como você está?
como algo acontece
Para saber
valores/quantidades How many students
How many Quantso alunos há
contáveis – de are there in your
(quantos,quantas) em sua sala de aula?
palavras que classroom?
possuem forma plural
Usado para falar
How much sobre quantidades – How much time do Quanto tempo você
(quanto,quanta) para palavras que só you spend studying? passa estudando?
existem no singular
Para falar sobre a
How old (que idade, Quantos anos você
idade de algo ou How old are you?
quantos anos) tem?
alguém
 Activity
1st) Complete the following questions with the correct QUESTION WORD and
translate to Portuguese.
a)____________ is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is soccer.
( ) Where ( ) What ( ) Whose
b) ____________do your cousins live? They live in São Paulo.
( ) When ( ) What ( ) Where
c) ____________do you go to school? I go by car.
( ) Who ( ) How ( )What
d) ____________is your birthday? It’s in December.
( ) How ( ) Where ( ) When
e)____________ is you best friend? Mary is my best friend.
( ) Who ( ) Which ( ) How
f) ____________color do you prefer, red or blue? I prefer red.
( ) Which ( ) What ( ) How
g) ____________do you like doing on weekends? I like watching TV and sleep.
( ) How ( ) When ( ) What
h) ____________are you studying? Because I will have a Geography test.
( ) Whose ( ) Which ( ) Why
2nd) Translate to Portuguese.
a) What is this? This is a car.
b) What is that? Thast is a book.
c) What are these? These are my classmates.
d) What are those? Those are tourists.
3rd) Read the conversation below, translate it to Portuguese and answer the
comprehension part about it.

Friends
John: Hi, Emma! How are you?
Emma: Hey, John! I’m great!
John: Where were you when I called you last night?
Emma: I was with Lisa at an ice cream parlor.
John: Who is Lisa?
Emma: She’s a friend from work. But what did you want to talk with me on the phone?
John: Oh, nothing special! I just wanted to know why you didn't show up to your last
English class On weekend.
Emma: I couldn't go because I was sick. Could you send me the homework pages?
John: Of course! Don’t worry about it.

Comprehension:
a) Who are the characters?
b) Why is John worried?
c) Where was Lisa?
d) Who was Emma with?
e) When was the meeting for the English class?
f) Why didn't Lisa go for the meeting?

Simple past tense of to be - affirmative, interrogative, negative and

short ansers.
Observations:
1) There are two forms of the verb to be in the simple past: was and were.
Examples:
I am very polite. (simple present)
I was very polite (simple past)

He is intelligent. (simple present)

He was intelligent (simple past)

They are friends.(simple present)

They were friends (simple past)

2) We make negatives and interrogatives in the same way as the rules of the present
tense
Examples:
I was at school yesterday. (affirmative sentence)
Was I at school yesterday? (interrogative sentence)
I was not at school yesterday. (negative sentence)

She was sick yesterday morning (affirmative sentence)

Was she sick yesterday morning? (interrogative sentence)
She was not sick yesterday morning (negative sentence)

We were good students (affirmatrive sentence)

Were we good students? (interrogative sentence)
We aere not good students. (negative sentence)
 3) Examples of short answers:
Was Peter a teacher?(question)
Yes, he was. (affirmative short answer)
No, he was not. (negative short answer)
Were the students very polite? (question)
Yes, tehy were. (affirmative short answer)
No, they were not. (negative short answer)

Exercise
1st) Complete by using to be in the simple past tense and tanslate to Portuguese.
a) Mary ______ at home last week.
b) The teachers ________ strict last yaer.
c) I _______ sick last Sunday.
d) You _______ tired yesterday afternoon.
2nd) Translate and rewrite the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
a) Peter was my best friend.
b) I was your classmate.
c) My parents were from the USA.
d) You were my friend.
3rd) Translate and give affirmative and negative short answers.
a) Were you my teacher?
b) Was I your friend?
c) Were Peter and Ann in New York?
d) Was your classmate inpolite?
4th) Read the following text, translate it to Portuguese and answer the comprehension
part about it.

Thomas Edison worked hard

Thomas Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931. Young Tom wasn’t a good
student in school, so his mother decided to teach him at home. Tom was a curious boy.
He always wanted to know how things worked. Tom tried out his ideas and invented
lots of things in his own laboratory. Edison’s most famous invention was the light bulb.
At the time, people used gas or oil lamps to light their homes. He worked on his idea a
long time. He tried a lot of things that didn’t work. Finally, one day it worked! Today,
you can flip a switch and have light any time you want it. Edison also invented the
phonograph and the movie camera. When you go to the movies and watch TV, you can
thank him for his ideas and hard work. Inventing things was what Edison liked best. He
said that invention was “one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”.

Comprehension:

a) Was Thomas Edison a curious boy? Why?

b) When was he born and died?
c) What was Edison’s most famous invention?
 d) Was he a good student at school? Why?
e) What was his famous invention?

There to be – simple present tense (affirmative, interrogative, negative and short

answers)

Observations:
1) The verb there to be (haver) in the present tense has two forms: there is (há)
and there are (há).
2) In English grammar we use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things we can
see and things that exist.

Positive Sentences:
We use there is for singular and there are for plural.

 There is a spider in the bath.

 There are many people at the bus stop.

Questions:
To form a question we place is / are in front of there.

 Is there a security guard in the shop?

 Are there any polar bears in Antarctica?

Negative Form:
The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:

 There is not a horse in the field.

 There are not eight children in the school.

Short answrrs follow the examples below:

Is there a student in Class? (question)

Yes, there is (affirmative short answer)

No, There is not (negative short answer)

Are there many classrooms in your School? (question)

Yes, there are (affirmative short answer)

No, There are not (negative short answer)

 False friends to memorize

1. Pretend
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Pretender (to intend)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Fingir
2. Prejudice
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Prejudicar (to damage/to affect)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Preconceito
3. College
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Colégio (school)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Faculdade
4. Library
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Livraria (book shop)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Biblioteca
5. Support
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Suportar (to bear/ to take / to support)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Apoiar
6. Intend
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Entender (to understand)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Pretender
7. Lunch
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Lanche (snack)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Almoço
8. Devolve
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Devolver (to return / to refund/ to give
back)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Transferir
9. Mayor
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Maior (bigger, older, higher...)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Prefeito
10. Anthem
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Antena (antenna)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Hino
11. Parents
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Parente (relative = relativo)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Pais (mãe e pai)
12. Costume
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Costumar (used to)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Fantasia
13. Eventually*
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Eventualmente
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Finalmente

*Nesse caso, "eventually" significa "eventualmente", mas também pode ser

utilizado como "finalmente". ;)
14. Exit
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Hesitar (to hesitate)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Saída
15. Fabric
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Fábrica (factory)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Tecido
16. Lecture
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Leitura (reading)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Palestra
17. Novel
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Novela (soap opera)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Romance
18. Application
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Aplicação (investment)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Inscrição
19. Attend
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Atender (to answer)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Assistir, Participar
20. Pasta
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Pasta (folder, briefcase, toothpaste)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Massa (alimento)
21. Sensible
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Sensível (sensitive)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Sensato
22. Realize
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Realizar (to achieve, to hold, to come
true)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Perceber
23. Shoot
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Chutar (to kick)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Atirar, fotografar/filmar
24. Actually
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Atualmente (at present, nowadays)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Na verdade
25. Pull
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Pular (to jump)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Puxar
26. Baton /bâ´tan/
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Batom (lipstick)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Cacetete
27. Enroll
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Enrolar (to roll up, to package)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Matricular-se, inscrever-se
28. Push
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Puxar
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Empurrar
29. Convict
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Convicto (convinced)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Condenado
30. Tax
O que as pessoas acham que significa: Táxi (taxi, cab)
REAL SIGNIFICADO: Imposto
 Exercise

1st) Complete the sentences below by using there to be in the simple present tense and
translate to Portuguese.

a) ________________ fifteen syudents in my classroom.

b) ________________ one teacher in class.
c) ________________ a book on my desk.
d) ________________ some boys in the library.

2nd) Translate and rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative
forms.

a) There are eight children in my school.

b) There is juice in the fridge.

3rd) Translate and give affirmative and negative short answers.

a) Is there an intelligent person in your classroom?

b) Are there beautiful girls in your school?

4th) Rewrite the sentences below in the simple past tense and translate to Portuguese.

a) There is a good school in my city.

b) There are many students in my classroom.

5th) On page 11, of your English book, there is a text “Cities debate: teenagers talk
Londom, New York, Johannesburg and Rio”. Rewrite the excerpt about “Michel (Rio)”
to your notebook, translate it to Portuguese and do the comprehension part about it.

Comprehension part:

a) Where is Michel from?

b) How old is Michel?
c) What´s his full name?
d) What´s he talking about?
e) How many public schools are there in Rochinha?
f) Are there prejudice against Rochinha residentes? Why?
g) According to Michel, Is there/Are there problems(s) in Rochinha? What(s)?
h) What kind of text is this?