FP English Flexible and Powerful

Lesson 03 Meet your teacher and his friends.

Mini Story
Hello, students! Nice to meet you! My name is Mr. John McGuire and this is my assistant, Mrs. Linda Campbell and her daughter, Ms. Carla Campbell. Lets get to know Mrs. and Ms. Campbell? Mr. John McGuire: Hello, Mrs. Campbell. How are you? Mrs. Linda Campbell: Good morning, Mr. McGuire. Im fine and you? Mr. John McGuire: Never better! Mrs. Campbell, do you work here every day? Mrs. Linda Campbell: Yes, I do. Mr. John McGuire: Do you like to work here? Mrs. Linda Campbell: Yes, I do. Mr. John McGuire: What about your daughter? Does she work here too? Mrs. Linda Campbell: No, she doesnt. She is a secretary. Mr. John McGuire: Ms. Carla Campbell, do you like to be a secretary? Ms. Carla Campbell: Yes, I do. But I would like to be a vet. Mr. John McGuire: Very nice! Tell us about your family, Ms. Carla Campbell. Ms. Carla Campbell: My mother is an assistant teacher and I am a secretary but I want to be a vet. My father is a writer. Im not an only child: I have two brothers and one sister. Their names are Peter, Luke and Meg. Mr. John McGuire: Thats awesome! Do they work? Ms. Carla Campbell: No, they dont. They study. They are students. Mr. John McGuire: Are you a happy family? Ms. Carla Campbell: Yes, we are. We are very happy. Peter is very easygoing and handsome, Luke is shy and a little lazy and Meg is very hardworking and sociable. Mr. John McGuire: Ok, very good. Glad to meet you, Mrs. and Ms. Campbell. Have a nice day! Mrs. and Ms. Campbell: Glad to meet you too. Mr. John McGuire: Thank you very much! Mrs. and Ms. Campbell: Youre welcome! / Any time!

Vocabulary
How are you? Como vai voc? Im fine Eu estou bem. Never better No poderia estar melhor. What about E a.... / E o.... / E quanto a / E quanto o Only child filho (a) nico (a). Assistant teacher Professor (a) assistente. Want Querer. Be Ser ou estar. Thats awesome! Que demais! Easygoing Calmo (a), tranquilo (a), relaxado (a), sem muitas preocupaes. Handsome Bonito (usado para homem apenas). Shy Tmido (a). Little Pequeno, um pouco. Lazy Preguioso (a). Hardworking Dedicado (a), trabalhador (a). Sociable Socivel. Glad to meet you Prazer em conhecer. Glad to meet you too Prazer em conhecer tambm. Have a nice day Tenha um bom dia. Thank you very much Muito obrigado. Youre welcome De nada, disponha.

Reading
Read the dialog above and record it.

Listen and repeat I am a writer. You are a doctor. He is a veterinarian (vet). She is a lawyer. I am a businessperson. She is a housemaid. New words
Writer Escritor Doctor Mdico Veterinarian ( vet) Veterinrio Businessperson Pessoa de negcio. Housemaid Diarista, faxineira Flight Attendant Comissrio de voo. Teacher Professor de cursos e escolas. Professor Professor de universidade Scientist Cientista Chef Dono de restaurante, cozinheiro mestre.

You are a flight attendant. He is a teacher. I am a professor. She is a scientist. He is a chef.

Grammar Review
Possessive adjectives so ADJETIVOS possessivos, que, como o nome j diz, representam posse. So eles:

My (meu) Your (seu) His (dele) Her (dela) Its (dele ou dela objeto ou animal) Our (nosso) Your (seus plural) Their (deles) I - My You Your He His She Her It Its We Our You Your They Their Em ingls, em todos os casos, adjetivos (aquilo que d qualidade) vm sempre antes de substantivos. Por exemplo, se que eu quero falar Linda mulher eu no seguirei a ordem Woman pretty e sim Pretty Woman.

Porque adjetivos sempre viro antes de substantivos no ingls. Da mesma forma, como esses pronomes so adjetivos possessivos, eles sempre viro antes do substantivo.

Listen and repeat

My car is big. (meu carro grande).

Your house is beautiful. (Sua casa bonita).

His father is tall. (O pai dele alto).

Her mother is short. (A me dela baixa).

Its food isnt delicious. (A comida dele/dela[objeto ou animal] no deliciosa). Our school is very far. (Nossa escola muito longe).

Your parents are cool. (Seus pais so maneiros).

Their friends are boring. (Os amigos deles so chatos).

Algo muito importante o Its. Ele quer dizer DELE ou DELA para objeto ou animal, como voc sabe. Porm, muitas pessoas erram na hora de escreverem. O Its geralmente ERRONEAMENTE escrito como Its. Lembrando que, Its (com apstrofo, -> ) significa ele/ela /est. Its (sem apstrofo) quer dizer dele ou dela. Portanto, se eu quiser dizer, por exemplo, a me dele bonita (me referindo a um animal), eu direi: Its mother is pretty.

Vocabulary
Lets see now Sarah Watsons family tree and a brief description of her family members. Veremos agora a rvore genealgica de Sarah Watson e uma breve descrio sobre seus familiares.

My name is Sarah and I live with my mother, my father, my grandfather, my grandmother, my brother and sister. My mother is very nice. Her name is Eduarda. My father is young and smart . His name is Peter. We have a dog. Its name is Barker. My brother and sister love my dog.

Their names are Matthew and Karen. My grandfather is outgoing. His name is George. My grandmother is very clumsy. Her name is Maria. We are a beautiful family and our house is very big.

Writing
Give long answers in both negative and affirmative answers using the possessive adjectives D respostas longas com afirmativas e negativas usando os possessive adjectives. Example: Is your friend cool? Yes, my friend is cool. No, my friend isnt cool. 01) Is your mother pretty? 02) Are your friends outgoing? 03) Is your grandfather short? 04) Is her grandmother easygoing? 05) Are their parents cool? 06) Is my friend boring? 07) Is your friend shy? 08) Is your sister pretty? 09) Is your brother handsome? 10) Are our pets smart? 11) Is her mother lazy? 12) Is her father funny? 13) Is its food delicious? 14) Are their parents boring? 15) Is your friend an only child?

Preferences
Lets learn how to talk about preferences using the verbs like, prefer and want. In English, two verbs can never be together (there are exceptions but I will talk about them further). They fight. Verbs in English are not friendly. Two verbs must be separated by to. Vamos aprender como falar sobre nossas preferncias usando os verbos like, prefer e want.

Em ingls, dois verbos nunca podem ficar juntos (h excees, mas no falarei delas agora). Eles brigam. Verbos em ingls no so amigveis. Por isso, quando houver dois verbos consecutivos, eles devero ser separados por to. For example:

I would like to study.

(Eu gostaria de estudar)

Like is a verb and so is study. Therefore, to should be between them. Like um verbo e study tambm. Portanto, to dever ficar entre eles.

I prefer to work.
(eu prefiro trabalhar)

Prefer is a verb and so is work. Therefore, to should be between them. Prefer um verbo e work tambm. Portanto, to dever ficar entre eles.

I want to be a vet.
(eu quero ser um veterinrio)

Writing
Make questions inserting to in the correct places and answer them. Faa perguntas inserindo to nos lugares corretos e responda-as. Example: Do you prefer work? Do you prefer to work? Yes, I do. / No, I dont. 01) 02) 03) 04) 05) 06) 07) 08) 09) 10) Do you like study? Does your mother like watch TV? Would your father like play the piano? Would you prefer take a shower? Does she like work? Would he like play videogame? Does he need go out? Would she like have breakfast? Do we want have dinner? Would they like listen to music?

Learning
Titles In English there are four different titles which you can use when you refer to people. They are: Em ingls, existem quarto titles (ttulos) diferentes que voc pode usar quando se referir s pessoas. Eles so:

Mr. Used for men (no mattering if single or divorced) usado para homens
(casado ou solteiro).

Miss Used for women who are single Usado para mulheres solteiras. Mrs. Used when the woman is married Usado quando a mulher for casada. Ms. - Used when you dont know whether the woman is single or married. Usado
quando voc no souber se a mulher solteira ou casada.
For example: You dont say Teacher Daniel, can you help me? No. Thats impolite. You have to use the right title. Mr. Daniel Oliveira, can you help me? Or Mr. Oliveira, can you help me? Voc no diz Teacher Daniel, can you help me? (Voc pode me ajudar?) No. Isso no mostra sinal de boas maneiras. No ingls, voc deve usar um title. Mr. Daniel Oliveira, can you help me? ou Mr. Oliveira, can you help me?. Os titles so usados com o primeiro e o ltimo nomes ou apenas com o ltimo. NUNCA apenas com o primeiro. Portanto, a frase: Mr. Daniel, can you help me? Est errada. O correto seria: Mr. Daniel Oliveira ou apenas Mr. Oliveira. Miss Sarah Parker or Miss Parker - Mrs. Jessica Campbell or Mrs. Campbell - Ms. Rita Keeter or Ms. Keeter.

Exercises
1.1. Circle the correct title and write names. Circule o title correto e escreva os nomes das pessoas. You: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs.__________________________________________ Your teacher: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs.___________________________________ Your mother: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs.___________________________________ Your father: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs.____________________________________ Your grandmother: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs.______________________________ Your grandfather: Mr. Miss Ms. Mrs._______________________________

Exercises
1.2. Give short answer. 01) 02) 03) 04) 05) 06) 07) Do you speak Portuguese? Would she speak English? Does she go to school in the morning? Is she easygoing? Is he outgoing? Is it smart? Does it play the piano?

08) 09) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21)

Do they work? Are you a lawyer? Is her sister a vet? Is he a flight attendant? Would you like to be a scientist? Would she like to be a teacher? Are you sociable? Is her grandmother shy? Does your grandmother like to listen to music? Is she a writer? Would you like to be a doctor? Do you take a shower in the morning? Are their friends handsome? Am I lazy?

Listening
Listen and give short answers. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Writing
Prepare a paragraph describing your family members.

Speaking
Read the paragraph you prepared describing your family members.
Send your exercises, recordings, questions and feedback to: fpenglish@hotmail.com Daniel Alves de Oliveira