Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

This is another one-hour conversation activity. Name: Origami Fortune Tellers Prep Time : 5 minutes (or however long it takes you to learn how to make origami fortune tellers. You can learn how from this link .) Materials: White Paper Primary Objective: Discuss countries around the world Other Benefits: Great for kinesthetic learners Plan: Pre-Speaking (20 minutes) Have the students gather around and watch you create a fortune teller. They should then return to their seats. Pass out white computer paper and have the students rip it so that they have squares instead of rectangles. Now they should follow along as you create another in front of the class. On the eight triangles inside the fortune teller, the students should write the names of eight countries that they want to visit. Now, put the Fortune Tellers aside for a few minutes. On the board, write the following questions: What would you do in __________? How would you travel to _________? What do you t...

Travel & Vacations What is your favorite way to travel? Car         Train        Bus          Plane         Bicycle        Other What do you like to do on vacation? Sightseeing      Theme Parks      Reading       Eating        Shopping        Other What country would you like to visit? Describe your dream vacation: Where are you? What are you doing? Who are you with? What season is it?

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences, so that people can follow your ideas. Giving examples For example For instance Namely The most common way of giving examples is by using for example  or  for instance . Namely  refers to something by name. "There are two problems: namely, the expense and the time." Adding information And In addition As well as Also Too Furthermore Moreover Apart from In addition to Besides Ideas are often linked by  and . In a list, you put a comma between each item, but not before  and . "We discussed training, education and the budget." Also  is used to add an extra idea or emphasis. "We also spoke about marketing." You can use  also  with  not only  to give emphasis. "We are concerned not only by the costs, but also by the competition." We don't usually start a sentence with  also . If you want to start a sentence with a phrase that means also, you can use  In additi...

Expressing Surprise and Interest Native speakers of English often use short interrogatives in speech as a way to express attention, interest, or surprise. Study the examples below: Use tags  questions:  "The party was terrible." "Was it?"  "Yes, I had a horrible time! There was no music!" "Gina had a nice vacation." "Did she?" "Yes, she went to the  Galapagos  Islands." "I've seen that movie five times already." "Have you?" "Yes, with my sister. She loves Harrison Ford." "I don't understand the assignment." "Don't you? Here, let me explain..." Negative replies to affirmative sentences can show emphasis when someone agrees with you. "It was a great performance." "Wasn't it? Renee's voice was superb." "She's gained some weight." "Hasn't she? She must be eating better." Use surprise expressions : R...

A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound "wrong". Look at these examples: (Collocation é uma ou mais palavras que sempre aparecem juntas. Estas combinações aparecem como corretas para umenglês nativo, que as usa todo o tempo. Mas para quem nãoé nativo, as vezes parece estranho e até mesmo errado. Vamos ver alguns exemplos): natural English... unnatural English... the fast train fast food the  quick  train quick  food a quick shower a quick meal a  fast  shower a  fast  meal Why learn collocations? Your language will be more natural and more easily understood. You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself. It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or blocks rather than as single words. How to learn collocation...

AEROPORTO & AVIÃO E OUTROS MEIOS DE TRANSPORTE (A PARTIR DA PÁGINA 25 DO LIVRO) Dialogue: Checking in at the airport Flight 5105 to Miami now boarding at gate 31... Check-in attendant: Good morning, sir. May I see your passport and ticket, please? Tourist: Sure! Here you are. Check-in attendant: Thank you sir. Can you please put your bag on the scale? Tourist: Ok! Check-in attendant: Very good, sir! Here´s your boarding pass. The plane starts boarding at 7 a.m. You will board at gate 23. Tourist: Thank you. Check-in attendant: You´re welcome sir! Have a nice flight. No aeroporto: frases do atendente do check in At the airport: check-in agent´s phrases Can I see your passport and ticket, please? How many bags are you checking sir/ma'am? Can you place your bag on the scale please? Do you have any carry-on luggage? Do you have any hand luggage? Did you pack your bags yourself? Are you carrying any weapons or firearms? Are you carrying any flamm...

Words with Multiple Meanings Many words with multiple meanings exist in the English language. Technically, almost every word has a multiple meaning. How often do you go into the dictionary  to look up a word, and find that only one meaning is listed next to it? Practically never! Many words have slightly varying meanings, or they can be used as different parts of speech. However, we will primarily focus on words that have multiple meanings in a broader sense. Basic Definitions When we start talking about words with multiple meanings, there are some basic definitions that we need to discuss first. Those defintions are the ones attached to  homonyms , homophones, and  homographs . Homonyms  are words which have the same spelling and pronounciation, but have different meanings. Homophones are words which have the same pronounication, but different spellings and meanings. Homographs are words that are spelt the same, but have different pronounications a...

The reduced vowel sound called schwa is the most common vowel sound in spoken English. Schwa is a quick, relaxed, neutral vowel pronunciation very close to a  short u . The purpose of schwa is to allow unstressed syllables to be said more quickly so the main beats of spoken words are easier to place on the stressed syllables. Schwa does not have an exact and standard pronunciation. Due to the near-identical pronunciation of schwa and  short u , many dictionaries merge the transcription of the two sounds and strictly use /ə/. Separate symbols are retained here to indicate whether a vowel sound falls on a stressed or unstressed syllable. Schwa occurs in two different circumstances: in an unstressed syllable of a multi-syllable word as a reduced vowel sound in a function word Schwa in an unstressed syllable In words with more than one syllable, not every syllable is given equal emphasis when spoken. Three levels of syllable stress are possible: stressed seconda...

Como sabemos a palavra "like" pode ser usado como o verbo "gostar". Tam´bem usamos  "like" de várias outras maneiras numa conversa. , Vamos ver alguns exemplos: Caso você queira, ouça o  transcript  para mais detalhes. I think the boss is like, 65 years old. It’s like, fifty minutes from NYC to Boston by plane. What a fat dog! It must weight like, 30 pounds! I was like, so tired last night that I fell asleep with my clothes on. Don’t you think the boss is like, too strict with us when we come in late? Is Tom ok? He seems like, a little quite today. Don’t you like, love the pizza here! It’s so good. I’m tired. I think I am gonna like, go home and take a nap before dinner. The new salesman in the company like, talks too much.

1: Talking about the present: must / might / could / may / can't must  + infinitive might  /  might not  + infinitive could  /  could not  + infinitive may  /  may not  + infinitive can't  + infinitive For example: I am waiting for Julie with another friend, David. I ask: 'Where is Julie?' David guesses: She  must  be on the bus. (I'm fairly sure this is a good guess) She  might  come soon. (maybe) She  could  be lost. (maybe) She  may  be in the wrong room. (maybe) She  can't  be at home. (I'm fairly sure this isn't true) Notice that the opposite of  'must ' is ' can't  in this case. Will / won't We use  will  and  won't  when we are very sure: She'll be at work now. Should / shouldn't Should  and  shouldn't  are used to make an assumption about what is probably true, if everything is as we expect: They...

This lesson plan is a conversation class where adult students talk about their childhood, career path and work history. It is suitable for levels B1-C1. I stole the the first film clip idea from  http://www.film-english.com but the second part is all my own. Lesson plan: Brainstorm jobs, put students in pairs or small groups and give them 5 minutes to write as many different jobs as they can. Tell them that you’ll award them 1 point for each job that another group has also come up with but 2 points for a unique job that nobody else thought of. Go through jobs and put them on the board. Tell students they are going to watch a film called “when I grow up”. They have to make predictions about what’s going to happen in the film. Go through predictions and put them on the board. Tell them to watch the film and try and note as many jobs as they can from it. (there are a lot!) Show the film: Film discussion Put students in small groups to discuss the following ...