LEARN ENGLISH WITH MR DUNCAN - 2

Learning English - Lesson Two (Hello/Goodbye)

LEARN ENGLISH WITH MISTER DUNCAN

Learning English - Lesson One (Introduction)

TEXT: MARGE SIMPSON

MARGE SIMPSON

Hi kids! My name is Marge Simpson and I live with my family in Springfield, USA. I am thirty three years old. My husband’s name is Homer and we have got three beautiful children: one son and two daughters.

I am a housewife. I clean the house everyday. I prepare the meals, wash the dishes, iron the clothes, go shopping and look after little Maggie, which is my favourite hobby. She is a cute baby and she likes crawling all around the house and playing cubes. She sucks her red pacifier all the time.

In my free time, I often meet my two sisters and we have tea. They smoke a lot and I tell them that it is bad for their health. I also go for a walk in a park nearby. When it is cold outside, I light a fire in the chimney and set about solving crosswords and word-searches but what I like best is to stay at home and share every single minute with my family. If you ever visit Springfield, I can prepare a delicious apple tart for you.

Read the text and…

A. Answer the questions.

1.- How old is Marge Simpson? _________________

2.- How many sons has she got? _________________

3.-What does she do? _________________________

4.-What is her favourite hobby? _________________

5.- What does little Maggie like doing? ____________

6.- What colour is little Maggie’s pacifier? ________

7.- How many sisters has she got? _______________

8.- Have her sisters got good healthy habits? ______

9.- What does Marge do in he free time ? _________

10.-What does she do when it is cold outside? ______

B. Say if the statements are True(T) or False(F)

1.- Marge is thirty four years old. (    )

2.- Marge cleans the house once a week. (    )

3.- Marge has got three sisters. (    )

4.- Marge is a good cook. (    )

5.- Maggie likes playing with cubes. (    )

6.- Marge advises her sisters about smoking. (    )

7.- Marge loves being with her family. (    )

8.- She likes being in the fireplace when it is cold. (    )

9.- She knows how to make apple tarts. (    )

10.-Maggie is always sucking her pacifier. (    )

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TEXT: ABRAHAM SIMPSON

ABRAHAM SIMPSON

Hi kids! My name is Abraham Simpson but people call me grandpa. I was born in Wales eighty four years ago but I moved to USA when I was a little boy. As you can see I have got lots of wrinkles. I am one of the oldest people in my town.

When I became older, I met my wife Mona. She was a hippie and condemned social injustices. She was so rebel that she had to abandon the country. We got married and we had a son whose name is Homer. Now I have got three loving grandchildren and a fantastic daughter in law. 

In my adulthood, I was a brave soldier in the two world wars. It was a hard experience for me.

Today, I am living in an old people’s home. I have a quiet life there but it is really boring. I usually play cards with my friends, look through the window for a long time or I just wait for the telephone ringing. Sometimes  I take care of my grandaughter Maggie. People say that I am a bit clumsy because I often forget things, stubborn and that I fall asleep easily.

 

Read the text and...

A-Answer the questions. Then

1.- What is grandpa’s nationality?  ____________________

2.- How old is grandpa ? ____________________________

3.-Why did Mona have to abandon the country? ___________

4.-How many grandchildren has he got? _________________

5.- Who is Homer? __________________________________

6.- Where does he live now ? __________________________

7.- Why do people say he is clumsy? ____________________

8.-Was he a soldier in the first world war? _______________

9.- Did he like the experience? ________________________

10.-Does grandpa have problems for sleeping? _____________

B-Say if the statements are True(T) or False(F)

1.- Abraham Simpson was born in America.  (         )

2.-He is forty eight years old. (         )

3.- He is the oldest person in America. (         )

4.- Mona was Abraham’s wife.  (         )

5.- Homer is my grandson.  (         )

6.- Mona was a pacifist.  (         )

7.- Today, his life is  interesting .  (         )

8.- Grandpa has got good memory.  (         )

9.- He was a soldier in the second world war. (         )

10.- People say grandpa is stubborn.  (         )

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GRAMÁTICA: PRESENTE SIMPLES EM INGLÊS

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Presente Simples Afirmativo

• Usamos o Present Simple para falar de fatos reais, hábitos e rotinas.

    I live in São Paulo. [Eu moro em São Paulo.]
You work for a big company. [Você trabalha em uma empresa grande.]
They play tennis every afternoon. [Elas jogam tênis toda tarde.]
It rains a lot in London. [Chove muito em Londres.]

I work	eu trabalho
you work	você trabalha
he works	ele trabalha
she works	ela trabalha
it works	ele(a) trabalha
we work	nós trabalhamos
you work	vocês trabalham
they work	eles(as) trabalham

• Perceba
  que, ao contrário do português, o inglês não possui muitas
  variações na conjugação dos verbos no presente. A única exceção  é feita para a terceira pessoa do singular (he, she, it)  que, na maioria dos verbos recebe a letra “s”  no final.

• Alguns  exemplos:

We drink coffee every day.                He drinks  coffee every day.

[Nósbebemos café todo dia.]             [Ele bebe café todo dia.]

Mark and Luke read comic books.  She reads  the newspaper.

[Marke Luke lêem gibis.]                   [Ela lê o jornal.]

You eat vegetables.                             It eats  vegetables.

[Vocês comem legumes.]                     [Ele(a) come legumes.]

• O  verbo have (ter, possuir) é  uma exceção a essa regra:

I have two sisters.                   Jane has two sisters.

[Eu tenho duas irmãs.]             [Jane tem duas irmãs.]

They have a green shirt.         Donald has a blue shirt.

[Eles têm uma camisa verde.]  [Donald tem uma camisa azul.]

• Nem  todos os verbos recebem apenas a letra “s” no final. Os verbos
  terminados em -ss, -o, -sh, -ch ou -x normalmente recebem “es”
  para a terceira pessoa do singular (he, she, it):

I go to the park every Sunday.    My mother goes  to the beach every Friday.

[Vou ao parque todo domingo.]    [Minha mãe vai à praia toda sexta-feira.]

You wash your ar.        He washes  his bike.

[Você lava seu carro.]    [Ele lava a bicicleta dele.]

They fixcars.                 He fixes motorcycles and bikes.

[Eles consertam carros.]   [Ele conserta motos e bicicletas.]

• Já  para os verbos terminados em y, precedido de consoante, descarta-se
  o “y” e acrescenta-se “ies”. Para os verbos terminados em y
  mas precedidos de vogal, basta acrescentar o “s” como na regra
  geral.

I study English every day.       My mother studies  French at university.

[Eu estudo inglês todo dia.]     [Minha mãe estuda francês na universidade.]

I play the piano.     She plays the piano.
[Eu toco piano.]      [Ela toca piano.]

 fonte: http://www.inglesonline.com.br/gramatica-basica-resumida/presente-simples-afirmativo/

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Presente Simples Negativo

• Veja
  a formação do presente simples no negativo:

negativa	forma contraída	significado
I do not work	I don’t work	eu não trabalho
you do not work	you don’t work	você não trabalha
he does not work	he doesn’t work	ele não trabalha
she does not work	she doesn’t work	ela não trabalha
it does not work	it doesn’t work	ele(a) não trabalha
we do not work	we don’t work	nós não trabalhamos
you do not work	you don’t work	vocês não trabalham
they do not work	they don’t work	eles(as) não trabalham

• Note
  que, ao contrário do verbo to be -  que apenas inclui a palavra “not” para formar a negativa, os
  demais verbos precisam do que chamamos de verbo auxiliar “do”.  Na terceira pessoa, o verbo “do” se transforma em “does”.

do not = don’t

does not = doesn’t

I don’t have a car. She doesn’t have a house.

[Não tenho um carro.] [Ela não tem uma casa.]

They don’t watch TV at night. He doesn’t listen to the radio in the morning.

[Eles não assistem TV à noite.] [Ele não escuta rádio de manhã.]

You don’t wash the dishes. He doesn’t wash the dishes.

[Você não lava a louça.]     [Ele não lava a louça.]

I don’t do my homework at 8 pm. She doesn’t do her homework at school.

[Eu não faço minha lição às 8.] [Ela não faz a lição dela na escola.]

Lembre-se
que na conversa do dia-a-dia, as formas contraídas são usadas com
mais freqüência do que as não contraídas.


fonte: http://www.inglesonline.com.br/gramatica-basica-resumida/presente-simples-negativo/

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Presente Simples Interrogativo

Veja como é formado o presente simples interrogativo:

interrogativa	significado	resposta curta (short answer)	resposta longa
Do I like ice cream?	Eu gosto de sorvete?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t	Yes, I like ice cream. No, I don’t like ice cream.
Do you like ice cream?	Você gosta de sorvete?	Yes, you do. No, you don’t	Yes, you like ice cream. No, you don’t like ice cream.
Does he like ice cream?	Ele gosta de sorvete?	Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.	Yes, he likes ice cream. No, he doesn’t like ice cream.
Does she like ice cream?	Ela gosta de sorvete?	Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.	Yes, she likes ice cream. No, she doesn’t like ice cream.
Does it like ice cream?	Ele(a) gosta de sorvete?	Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.	Yes, it likes ice cream. No, it doesn’t like ice cream.
Do we like ice cream?	Nós gostamos de sorvete?	Yes, we do. No, we don’t	Yes, we like ice cream. No, we don’t like ice cream.
Do you like ice cream?	Vocês gostam de sorvete?	Yes, you do. No, you don’t.	Yes, you like ice cream. No, you don’t like ice cream.
Do they like ice cream?	Eles(as) gostam de sorvete?	Yes, they do. No, they don’t	Yes, they like ice cream. No, they don’t like ice cream.

• Perceba
  que, ao contrário do verbo to be -  que apenas é invertido na hora de fazer perguntas, os demais verbos  precisam do que chamamos de verbo auxiliar “do”. Na terceira  pessoa, o verbo “do” se transforma em “does”.

Do you like your teacher?
 Yes,I do. 
 No, I don’t.

Você gosta do seu professor?
Sim, eu gosto.

Não, eu não gosto.

Does he study Spanish?  
Yes, he does.

No, he doesn’t.

Ele estuda espanhol?
Sim, ele estuda.

Não, ele não estuda.

• Note
  que para formar a resposta curta (short
  answer),
  basta responder, após “yes” ou “no” com o sujeito e o
  auxiliar. Caso contrário, todo o complemento da frase é
  necessário.

Do we live in Rio de Janeiro?
Yes, we do (curta)

Yes, we live in Rio de Janeiro (longa)

Does she speak Japanese?
Yes, she does.

No, she doesn’t speak Japanese.

• Atenção!
  O verbo have,  apesar de apresentar uma irregularidade nas frases afirmativas para
  a 3ª pessoa do singular (he has, she has, it has),  funciona como os demais verbos na forma interrogativa. Ou seja, ao utilizar o does  para fazer a pergunta, utilizamos a forma have
  e não has,  que só é utilizado em afirmativas:

Does he have a new car?
Yes, he does.

No, he doesn’t.

Does she have a pet?
Yes, she does.

No, she doesn’t.

fonte:  http://www.inglesonline.com.br/gramatica-basica-resumida/presente-simples-interrogativo/