Sunday, March 23, 2014

What are they doing?

Smrt English class (9:30 a.m.) at Senac Recife

Cris is writing a letter to a friend.
Henrique is typing. He's doing his exercise.
Hudson is meditating.
Adilson is stretching. He's balancing on one leg.
Margot is crying.
Duda is smiling.
Rayana is talking on the phone.
Márcia and Breno are drinking water.

What are they doing?

Smrt English class(7:30 a.m.) at Senac Recife

Rosa is drinking water.
Telma is watching a movie on the iPad.
Kaylane is chewing gum.
Danielle is sleeping on Eliane's shoulder.
Eliane is laughing.
Diego and Jamilson are talking.
Aline and Luana are writing on their notebooks.
Daniela is texting a message. 
Diego and Andrea are dancing.
Jair is talking on the phone.
André is thinking.
Josy is jumping.

The verb TO BE

The Verb TO BE

The verb TO BE makes affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences by itself. It doesn't need an auxiliary verb to form negatives and questions.

I'm Brazilian.                   She's tall.
I'm not Irish.                   She isn't short.

Are you Brazilian?               Is she tall?
Yes, I am.  (NEVER "Yes, I'm.")  Yes, she is.  (NEVER "Yes, she's.")
Are you Irish?                   Is she short?
No, I'm not.                     No, she isn't.


They're teachers.
They aren't engineers.

Are they teachers?
Yes, they are.  (NEVER "Yes, they're.")
Are they engineers?
No, they aren't.


  • Contractions in AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWERS are NOT allowed.
  • Contractions in NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS are allowed.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Simple Present (rules and examples)

Stanley's Restaurant (Simple Present)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9QluYxyV00

Stanley’s International Restaurant (SIMPLE PRESENT)

1. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Monday?
He cooks Italian food.
2. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Tuesday?
He cooks Greek food.
3. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Wednesday?
He cooks Chinese food.
4. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Thursday?
He cooks Puerto Rican food.
5. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Friday?
He cooks Japanese food.
6. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Saturday?
He cooks Mexican food.
7. What kind of food does Stanley cook on Sunday?
He cooks American food.
8. Does Stanley cook Greek food on Tuesday?
Yes, he does.
9. Does Stanley cook Puerto Rican food on Wednesday?
No, he doesn’t.
10. When does Stanley cook Japanese food?
He cooks Japanese food on Friday.
11. When does Stanley cook Chinese food?
He cooks Chinese food on Wednesday.
12. When does the first customer go to Stanley’s restaurant? Why does he go?
He goes to Stanley’s restaurant on Wednesday, because he likes Chinese food.
13. Why doesn’t the second customer go to Stanley’s restaurant on Sunday?
Because she doesn’t like American food.
14. What kind of food does the third customer like?
He likes Russian food.
15. Does Stanley cook Russian food?
No, he doesn’t.
16. What do people do at Stanley’s restaurant on Monday?
They SPEAK Italian, EAT Italian food, DRINK Italian wine, and LISTEN TO Italian music.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Culture: Counting with a Leprechaun (St. Patrick's Day)

Lucky Day (Eric Herman) Lyrics




LUCKY DAY (Eric Herman)


TODAY seems like my lucky day with everything I do
It started off this MORNING when I stopped to tie my SHOE
And what do you suppose I spied on the ground right by my side?
A lucky four-leaf clover coming through


EVERYTHING is going my way
And I FEEL inclined to say
Today is my lucky day


I took my Daddy's shovel and I stuck it in the dirt
I worked that clover gently out so it would not be hurt
Then in that hole, beside a root, I found a lucky rabbit's FOOT
And put it in the POCKET of my SHIRT


EVERYTHING is going my way
And I FEEL inclined to say
Today is my lucky day

I dug a LITTLE deeper, I was almost underground
I kind of had to laugh at the BOX of lucky charms I'd found
There was more cool stuff down deep among some rocks
A horseshoe, a lucky penny and a pair of lucky SOCKS


EVERYTHING is going my way                                                     
And I FEEL inclined to say
Today is my lucky day



Today must be my lucky day, I feel it in my soul                              
And if I keep on digging I might even find some GOLD
But deeper on I realize, maybe this was not too wise                           
Now I'm stuck way down HERE in this hole           



Lucky Day (Eric Herman)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Friday, March 14, 2014

Homework reminder...

"Let's do our homeworks?" "Yes, teacher!!!!" 

Questions


Name
What’s your name?
Phone number
What’s your phone number?
Email address
What’s your email address?
Origin
Where are you from?
Age
How old are you?
Birthday
When is your birthday?
Description
What are you like?
Job
What’s your job? / What do you do?
Feeling (in what way)
How are you? / How do you feel today?
Likes
What do you like?
Reason to be here
Why are you here?