Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

Stative passives  are verb-like words that follow "be" in sentences and function as adjectives. See the examples below: He is  hungry . He is  interested His leg is  broken (Adjective) (Stative passive) (Stative passive) Stative passives  indicate a status or condition which may exist over a period of time. In contrast, action verbs often indicate a change from one status to another. We  got married  in 1998. We  are married  now. Jack  broke  the window. The window  is broken . (Action: We changed from "single" to "married.") Status: Our current condition is "married.") (Action: Indicates what happened at a given moment.) (Status: Indicates the condition of the window.) Note how the action/status contrast works with other verbs: Jared  fell  asleep. Jared  is  asleep. Joan  became  sick. Joan  is  sick. The building  caught  f...

1) Should    should    is used to give advice ,to make recommendations  or to talk about what we think is right or wrong.  positive form ; should e.g. : You  should  eat more slowly.   negative form  :shouldn't e.g.    You   shouldn't  work so much. 2)  must must is used to talk about an obligation or  probability . positive form : must e.g. You  must  do your homework . negative  form : mustn't mustn't  is used  to forbid something , it is forbidden, it is foolish to do it.   e.g. You  mustn't  be late  .

Find someone who  activities are a really great way to get students up on their feet and talking to each other. If possible I do one of these in in the first session with a new class because it’s a great ice breaking exercise. Give each student a copy of the question sheet. Go through each row and as a class have students construct the questions they will need in order to find a person whose name they can write in the  name  column. Brainstorm some examples of more open questions they can ask to find out additional details for the  extra information  column. I usually leave a couple of blank rows at the bottom of the question sheet and ask the students to come up with a couple of extra ideas to fill these spaces. It’s worth stressing that students need to find only one   name for each of the rows on the sheet. Be sure to model the activity because there’s plenty of room for students to misinterpret the instructions. I usually join in with...

It is really important that students learn to form  questions in the past simple tense . If they don’t, they won’t be able to ask about the things that happened in the past. And as most conversations deal with the things that already happened it is vital to be able to ask about the details they are interested in. In this post I would like to help you teach your students form  questions in the past simple tense using the auxiliary DID . This post will not deal with the verb TO BE in the past tense. You can find a post on the verb TO BE in questions here. You will find here two videos, an infographic and several interactive exercises. I hope you like it. Question words Before dealing with questions in the past tense, it is important to revise the question words with your students. It is shocking how many students struggle with such a simple, yet crucial, thing. First play the video and ask the students to watch and say the question words – best before they se...

Do you know the word "keep" ? Can you use it appropriately? Let's check it out ! Keep calm = fique calmo keep on = continue keep up the good work = continue sempre assim keep an eye on ... = fique de olho no (a) keep away = mantenha distancia keep secret = guardar segredo keep company = fazer companhia How are you keeping ? = How are you? For keep = forever keep together = ficar unidos E sempre que usar algum verbo depois da palavra Keep, temos que conjugá-lo ( ing ): keep going                           keep moving                       keep working                   keep trying That's it for now! Never stop learning and Good Luck !!!!!!!

I look nothing like my family (Eu não pareço nada com minha familia) I LOOK NOTHING LIKE MY FAMILY! CELEBRITY ANIMAL LOOK ALIKES He is Obama look-alike ( Ele é sósia do OBAMA) Who do you look like the most: your mother or your father? (Com quem você se parece mais: com sua mãe ou com seu pai? I am the spitting image of my father  (Eu sou a cara do meu pai.) People tell me that I look a lot like Gizele Bunchen. (As pessoas me dizem que eu pareço muito com a Gisele Bunchen) Some people mistake me with my twim brother? What do you thing? (Algumas pessoas me confundem com meu irmão. O que você acha?) Questions: What about you? Who do you look like? Are you a celebrity look-alike? Are you the spitting image of your father or your mother? Do people mistake you for a celebrity? Key expressions: look like someone: parecer-se com alguém look nothing like someone: não parecer-se com nínguem someone is spitting image of someone el...

-How many people are there in your family? -There are four people in my family. – Who are they? - They are my mother, my father, my brother and me. Another Nuclear Family -   How many people  are there in your family? – There are five people in my   family . – Who are they? – They are my husband, my son, my daughter and myself. An Extended Family -   How many people   are there in your family – There are seven people in my   family – Who are they? – They are my parents, my wife, my two children, my grandmother and my grandfather. Another Extended Family -   How many people   are there in your family? – There are lots of people in my family. I am not sure how many. There are maybe twenty people. – Who are they? – They are my grandparents, my parents, my two brothers and my two sisters, my uncle and his wife and their two children. Then next door is my other uncle and his wife and his wife’s parents...

Introducing your family This is my mother/mom. This is my father/dad. (These are my parents) This is my wife. This is my husband. There are five people in my family. (My mother, my father, my older brother, my older sister, me, my younger brother.) I have two brothers. One is older. one brother is older (than me). One is younger. I have one sister. I'm number three. Asking about family How many brothers and sisters do you have? What number are you? He's the oldest (of five children). She's the youngest. Cindy doesn't have any brothers or sisters. Jared is an only child. How many children do you have? We have two. One son and one daughter. Do you have any kids? No, I'm not married. http://eslgold.com/speaking/talking_about_family.html

Are friends more important than family? What do you think? Are chores assigned to children in your family? Are you married? Are you pressured by your family to act in a certain way? Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters? Are your parents strict? Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents? Do you get along well with your family? Do you get along well with your brothers and sisters? Do you get along well with your in-laws? Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, how old are they? Do you have any children? If yes, what are their names and ages? Do you have to clean your own room? Does your mother make you clean your room? Do you like your family? Why or why not? Do you live with any of your grandparents? Do you live with your parents? Do you look more like your mother or your father? Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about? Do you often visit your grandparents? Do you think people should adopt children from other countries? ...

Expressing likes and dislikes   Describing people, places and things  Offering, accepting and refusing Learn To Like, To Look Like, To Be Like The questions:- What does he like?  What does he look like? What would he like? What is he like? How is he? What is the difference between these questions? Like As a verb  like  can mean to enjoy or approve of. For example:- "I  like  your new car." Like  can also mean similar to or in the same way. For example:- Q. "What does he  look like ?" A. "He  looks  like  his brother." The expression  would  like  is used when we make requests and offers. For example:- "I'  d like  another glass of wine, please." However "What is  he/she/it like ?" is a specific question about the personality of someone or the attributes of something, here you do not use  like  in the answer. For example:- Q. "What is...