Saturday, March 14, 2015

Whose? (Possessives)

Smrt English class (7:30 AM) at Senac Recife


Whose helmets are these?
They’re Allyson’s and Jaderson’s.
They’re their helmets.
They’re theirs.
Whose umbrella is this?
It’s Tereza’s.
It’s her umbrella.
It’s hers.
Whose cell phones are these?
They’re Julio’s and Alex’s.
They’re their cell phones.
They’re theirs.
Whose mouse is this?
It’s Gabriela’s.
It’s her mouse.
It’s hers.
Whose pencil case is this?
It’s Olga’s.
It’s her pencil case.
It’s hers.
Whose glasses are these?
They’re Alex’s, Gabriela’s and mine.
They’re our glasses.
They’re ours.
Whose notebooks are these?
They’re Diego’s and Aneyze’s.
They’re their notebooks.
They’re theirs.
Whose backpack is this?
It’s Jaderson’s.
It’s his backpack.
It’s his.
Whose iPad is this?
It’s Stéphanie’s.
It’s her iPad.
It’s hers.
Whose pen is this?
It’s Willber’s.
It’s his pen.
It’s his.
Whose sunglasses are these?
They’re Anderson’s.
They’re his sunglasses.
They’re his.
Whose jackets are these?
They’re Thays’ and Olga’s.
They’re Thays’s and Olga’s.
They’re their jackets.
They’re theirs.
Whose watches are these?
They’re Julio’s, Levi’s and mine.
They’re our watches.
They’re ours.
Whose picture is this?
It’s the students’ and my picture.
It’s our picture.
It’s ours.
Whose classroom is this?
It’s our classroom.
It’s ours.
Whose teacher is this?
I'm the students’ teacher.
I'm your teacher.
I'm yours.

Possessives (Whose things are these)?


Family / Present Continuous

What's the family doing?

Friday, March 13, 2015

Present Continuous

Present Continuous
(actions happening NOW, AROUND NOW 
or in a PLANNED FUTURE)

AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject  +  BE  +  VERB (-ING)  +  complement.
   I        am     reading         a book.
   She      is     painting        the picture.
   We       are    playing         volleyball.

NEGATIVE:

Subject  +  BE  +  NOT  +  VERB (-ING)  +  complement.

   I        am     not     talking         on the phone.
   He       is     not     working         in the office.
   They     are    not     cleaning        the house.

INTERROGATIVE:

BE  +  subject   VERB (-ING)  +  complement?

Am       I           walking       fast?
Is       it          raining?
Are      you         listening     to music?        

-ING Rules


1. Add -ING to most verbs:


study  -  studying   

eat    -  eating
sleep  -  sleeping

2. Verbs ending in -e: Drop -e and add -ING.


dance  -  dancing

write  -  writing
make   -  making

Exceptions: 


be     -  being

see    -  seeing
agree  -  agreeing

3. Verbs ending in -ie: Change -ie to -y and add -ING.


lie  -  lying

tie  -  tying
die  -  dying

4. Double the last consonant of:

  • One-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant) and add -ING.
       swim  -  swimming  
       run   -  running
       shop  -  shopping

    • Two-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the second syllable, and add -ING. 
       refer    -  referring
       commit   -  committing
       control  -  controlling

    In case of two-syllable verbs ending in CVC 

    (consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the first syllable, DO NOT double the last consonant. Add -ING. 

    listen   -  listening
    happen   -  happening
    open     -  opening
    visit    -  visiting

    Friday, March 6, 2015

    The WOMAN I love (Jason Mraz)




    THE WOMAN I LOVE (Jason Mraz)

    Maybe I annoy you with my choices
    Well, you annoy me SOMETIMES too with your voice
    But that ain't enough for me to move out and move on
    I'm just gonna love you like the woman I love

    We DON’T HAVE to hurry, you can take as long as you want
    I'm holding steady and my heart's at HOME
    With my hand BEHIND you, I will catch you if you fall
    Yeah, I'm just gonna love you like the woman I love

    Sometimes the world can make you feel
    You're not WELCOME anymore
    And you beat yourself up, you let yourself get mad
    And in those TIMES when you STOP loving
    That woman I adore
    You can RELAX, because babe, I got your back
    I got you

    I don't wish to CHANGE you, you've got it UNDER control
    You wake up each day different
    Another reason for me to keep holding on
    I'm not attached to any WAY you're showing up
    I'm just gonna love you like the woman I love

    Yeah, I'm gonna love you
    I'm gonna love you, you're the woman I love