Subject and Object Pronouns

Pronomes são pequenas palavras usadas para substituir nomes e substantivos, principalmente quando se faz necessário a repetição dessas palavras em um contexto.

   Ex.:  Jack is fine.   |     The dog is black.

             He is fine.       |     It is black.

Pronome Sujeito (ou Pronome Pessoal Reto) é aquele que faz a ação da frase.

   Ex.:  He loves Ana.

Pronome Objeto (ou Pronome Oblíquo) é aquele que recebe a ação da frase. Dependendo da ação (verbo) pode haver dois objetos, o direto (o que foi feito) e o indireto (para quem foi feito).

   Ex.:  Joe gave it to her.

                              o.d.       o.i.

Song: "Is This Love?" by Bob Marley

Here are the lyrics for this song. Now for the activity...

Match:

a) wanna                       _____ you
b) we'll                           _____ I am
c) I'm                             _____ yes
d) ya                              _____ want to
e) yeah                          _____ we will

Find the opposite:

a) day =
b) different =
c) double =
d) under =
e) wrong =
f) hate =

Answer:


1) O que o cantor sente nessa música? Ele tem certeza de seus sentimentos? Que versos mostram isso?

2) Como o cantor planeja sustentar a pessoa amada?

3) Onde eles irão morar?

4) Você aceitaria viver um amor assim? Por que (não)?

Sugestão de músicas em Inglês para trabalhar em aula

Review and Evaluation: BE Handout

Here's an exercise to revise and strengthen your basic English skills.

Here's another exercise with the verb BE to reinforce your skills.

Return them to your teacher for correction and scoring.

Writing numbers: Cardinals for Quantities and Ordinals for Dates and orders

Can you write 9999 (nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine) in full? Why do numbers in dates end in 'th' or other strange letters (e.g.: June 12th)? If your answer is 'no' or 'I don't know', you'd better check out this exercise and get some tips. Return it to the teacher for correction and scoring.

Song: "Santeria" by Sublime

Here's the song for you to sing along and here are the lyrics. Now for the questions:

1) Check the meaning of these words and write down their Portuguese translations:

         * heina (or reina)=
         * Sancho =
         * daddy =
         * soul =
         * think twice =
         * hide =
         * believe =
         * throat =

2) Answer the questions according to the song lyrics:

        a- Where is the singer now?

        b- What does the song say about the singer's girlfriend?

        c- What does he promise to do with his girlfriend?

Keep all the answers on your notebook for further assessment.

Rubric for Evaluation

As mentioned in class, the grades will be assigned in numerals and then transformed to Concepts. Here's the numeral-conceptual equivalence chart for your reference:

A = 9 to 10

B = 7,5 to 8,9

C = 5,5 to 7,4

D = 0 to 5,4

Evaluation: Writing a Text

Write a text on your notebook with the answers to these questions.

1) What are your parents' names
2) Where are they from?
3) How old are they?
4) What do they do? (Profession)
5) What are they like? (Personality)


Example:

My parents

My parents' names are Samuel and Dora. My father is from Porto Alegre, RS and my mother is from São João do Sul, SC. He is 70 years old and she is 67 years old. He is a taxi driver and she is a housewife. He is very strict and she is calm.

Evaluation: Questionaire and Interview

Answer these questions. Write down your answers in a notebook. The teacher will ask you two of these questions randomly. Be prepared!

1) What's your last name?

2) How do you spell your last name?

3) What's your e-mail address?

4) What's your phone number?

5) What's your home address?

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