27 de junho de 2018

FEW , LITTLE ou LESS- exercícios com respostas (intermediário)


Complete com FEW (fewer), LITTLE ou LESS.

a) There were only a ______ people at the party.
b) I wish I could lend you some money, but I'm afraid I've got very______ left.
c) They have scored _______ goals than their rivals.
d) I managed to find his house with ______ difficulty.
e) There's very ______ coffee in the jar; could you buy some?
f) I speak ______ German.
g) She had far ______ problems than she was expecting.
h) The company has ______ employees than it did five years ago.
i) It takes _____ time than you think to do the crossword puzzle.
j) ______ people have fallen ill than predicted.
k) There were ______ cars on the road when I was a child.
l) I find it more or _______ impossible to get through to her at work.
m) There was surprisingly _______ noise from neighbor's party last night.
n) If they don't understand, give them a ______ examples.

Respostas

a) There were only a few people at the party.
b) I wish I could lend you some money, but I'm afraid I've got very little left.
c) They have scored fewer goals than their rivals.
d) I managed to find his house with little difficulty.
e) There's very little coffee in the jar; could you buy some?
f) I speak little German.
g) She had far fewer problems than she was expecting.
h) The company has fewer employees than it did five years ago.
i) It takes less time than you think to do the crossword puzzle.
j) Fewer people have fallen ill than predicted.
k) There were fewer cars on the road when I was a child.
l) I find it more or less impossible to get through to her at work.
m) There was surprisingly little noise from neighbor's party last night.
n) If they don't understand, give them a few examples.

Descrevendo pessoas em inglês (exercício)


Leia as descrições e arraste os números para as imagens correspondentes.

25 de junho de 2018

Early to bed and early to rise - Ditado popular em inglês (aquisição de vocabulário com tirinha)


“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”  
Benjamin Franklin

This expression is said to emphasize that someone who gets enough sleep and starts work early in the day will have a successful life. In Portuguese, we would say "quem cedo madruga, Deus ajuda!"

The new me is very professional. Early to bed, early to rise.

Reading and writing practice - How to fight against prejudice (intermediate students)


1. Read the quote below from Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006. Then discuss the following questions with a classmate. 

"Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated." 

Kofi Annan

a) Do you agree with his definitions of ignorance and prejudice? 

b) Do you know anyone who has been a victim of prejudice? If so, how did that person feel? And how did you feel about it? 

c) What can you do to change the behavior of someone who has any prejudice against anyone or any group? 

2. Read the text below to learn more about prejudice. Then answer the following questions.

23 de junho de 2018

Poker face - meaning and examples with audios (vocabulary and short listening)


POKER FACE
A face without any interpretable expression. It is frozen, totally expressionless, showing nothing at all, no emotion or animation of any kind (as that of a good poker player). In Portuguese, some people call this type of facial expression "cara de paisagem".

- lousy poker face. - Fine.
Madam Secretary - Global Relief
** lousy adjective = BAD

So that's your poker face.
Seinfeld - The Scofflaw

Dude, you've got to have a poker face like me.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 

SPEAKING activities - Prepositions AT/IN/ON


Grammar Focus: Time with AT / IN / ON
Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR Level A1)

As a Seated Activity
Have your students seated in pairs or in groups of three.
Lay the sixteen cut-up questions – face-down – between the students.
Students take turns randomly selecting questions to ask their partner(s).
Encourage follow-up questions.
Be sure to set a time frame for your students (try starting with 10 – 15 minutes
for 16 questions; you may want to adjust this in later classes). Monitor and assist.

As a Standing Activity 1
Have all your students stand up.
Give one question strip to each student.
Students find a partner and ask their question. Encourage follow-up questions.
After the students have asked each other their questions, have them exchange question strips and find new partners and continue.
Set a time frame as above. Monitor and assist.

As a Standing Activity 2
This activity runs exactly the same as in ‘Standing Activity 1’ except that students first have about a minute to memorize their question (before placing it in their pocket – it can be used as a prompt if needed).
After each short conversation, students ‘mentally exchange’ their questions – they must help each other memorize their new questions before setting of to find a new partner.
This activity version is a little challenging, but also lots of fun – and it’s great to see all the learning that takes place!
Set a time frame as above. Monitor and assist.

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18 de junho de 2018

Futuro em inglês - diálogo - vocabulário


The favour

Michal: I'm going to see a film tonight. Will anyone like to come with me?
Alice: Oh I'd love to Michal but I have to iron all these shirts for Tim.
Helen: Look, why don't you go with Michal and I'll iron the shirts?
Michal: Oh Helen, that's so kind of you.
Alice: But don't you want to go to the cinema too?
Helen: Yes but I need to study. I'll do the shirts, phone the landlord about keeping the cat and then I'll hit the books.
Alice: Oh thanks, we owe you. Bye!
Michal: Bye!
Helen: Oh Cat! What could I do? They seem made for each other.


Adverbs of frequency - present simple - exercises



We use adverbs of frequency before the main verb and after the verb 'to be'.

1. Read and underline the correct sentence.

Mike always walks to school.
Mike walks always to school.

Does usually Alice go swimming on Sundays?
Does Alice usually go swimming on Sundays?

Emma plays often tennis on Fridays.
Emma often plays tennis on Fridays.

Mia is always on time for work.
Mia always is on time for work.

Paul never drives to work.
Paul drives never to work.

We sometimes go to the theatre at the weekend.
We go sometimes to the theatre at the weekend.

2. Write the sentences.

John is late. (never)
The children eat ice cream. (sometimes)
I go to the cinema. (often)
We have lunch at a restaurant. (seldom)
You are polite to your teachers. (always)
Katie helps her mum. (often)
The boys are funny. (sometimes)
Ivan and I do our homework. (always)
Dad washes his car. (never)
Carol is very kind. (usually)

LISTENING practice - 73 Questions With Gisele Bündchen (ft. Tom Brady)





17 de junho de 2018

SPEAKING (sozinho) - Inglês básico - exercício


EXERCISE
Spot six differences.

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
In picture A, I can see one thief. In picture B, I can see two thieves.
In picture A, I can see one bird. In picture B, I can see two birds.
In picture A, I can see one car. In picture B, I can see two cars, etc.

10 de junho de 2018

FEELINGS - Sentimentos em inglês (atividades)



3 de junho de 2018

Sites para praticar GRAMÁTICA em inglês (gratuito)



Eu considero o blog de Jennifer uma das melhores fontes de gramática em língua inglesa. Durante todos esses anos, ela escreveu muitos materiais e colocou muitas lições para download em seu blog.

É um site super útil para alunos iniciantes e avançados. Você encontrará a resposta para quase todas as perguntas que você pode fazer sobre a gramática inglesa, como pontuação, conjunções, redação, adjetivos, verbos e muito mais. Caso não encontre o que procura, você pode fazer uma pergunta em um comentário ou enviar uma mensagem pessoal para Jennifer.


Se há algo que você não encontrou no EnglishGrammar.org, possivelmente encontrará aqui. Neste site há mais do que explicações, todos os tópicos oferecem exercícios para colocar em prática a teoria estudada.

3. Learn English British Council

Eu não podia deixar de fora o site "Learn English" do British Council. Há uma razão para que este site seja tão popular e usado em todo o mundo.

Aqui, você pode aprender a gramática inglesa e também praticá-la. Tudo isso de uma forma moderna. E, é claro, novas palavras, jogos e exercícios estão esperando para desenvolver sua compreensão auditiva e habilidades de escrita.

4. English Club
Este site é para aqueles que adoram praticar e aprender inglês com quizzes.

5. English Grammar Exercise
Nice site with all you need.

BECAUSE ou BECAUSE OF - Exercícios com respostas


1. We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain.

2. It was all ........ her that we got into trouble.

3. We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining.

4. I am late ....... the traffic.

5. We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible.

6. She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course.

7. He can't drive ........ his illness.

8. The restaurant closed down ........ the recession.

9. He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem.

10. He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent.

11. They moved to Liverpool ......... her job.

12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease.

13. They came to London ........ he got a job there.

14. He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast.

15. He lost his driving license......... he was convicted of drinking and driving.

16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian.

17. The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government.

Inglês pré-intermediário - Verbos no passado (tirinha)


Are we having fun, Chuck?
Estamos nos divertindo, Chuck?
(Pergunta no present continuous = to be + verbo com -ing)

Will you buy me a balloon, Chuck?
Você vai me comprar um balão, Chuck?
(Pergunta no simple future "will")

We're having fun, aren't we, chuck?
Estamos nos divertindo, não estamos, Chuck?
(Tag question)

saw é o passado de see: ver
went é o passado de go: ir
rode é o passado de ride: andar de
ate é o passado de eat: comer
had é o passado de have: ter
(have a lot of funhad a lot of fun = divertir-se muito/divertiu-se muito)
bought é o passado de buy: comprar