Object pronouns

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Tivemos recentemente um post que explicava os Subject pronouns, ou seja, aqueles estão no lugar de um substantivo, sujeito da sentença. Hoje daremos continuidade ao tema, vendo os Object pronouns, os pronomes que estão no lugar do objeto. Vejam alguns exemplos para que entendam melhor a diferença entre eles.

Subject pronouns:

She studied Spanish. Ela estuda espanhol.

We saw a movie last night. Nós vimos um filme ontem à noite.

Do you still like this song? Você ainda gosta dessa música?

He wants to work with the tourists. Ele quer trabalhar com os turistas.

They don’t know anything about the test. Eles não sabem nada da prova.

Agora observe os Object pronouns, pronomes usados como objeto:

She studied with him. Ela estudou com ele.

We saw them at the mall. Nós os vimos no shopping.

Do you still like her? Você ainda gosta dela?

He wants to work with her. Eles querem trabalhar com ela.

They don’t know anything about us. Eles não sabem nada sobre nós.

Observem nas frases os termos em destaque:

I think you still like Sharon. Eu acho que você ainda gosta da Sharon.

I like to go to the movies with Mike and his dad. Eu gosto de ir ao cinema com o Mike e o pai dele.

Chris is talking to the waiter. O Chris está falando com o garçom.

James will study with my friends and me. O James vai estudar com os meus amigos e comigo.

I forgot to bring your book. Eu esqueci de trazer seu livro.

Agora, percebam quais os pronomes que usamos para substituir o trecho destacado de cada um dos exemplos:

I think you still like her. Eu acho que você ainda gosta dela.

I like to go to the movies with them. Eu gosto de ir ao cinema com eles.

Chris is talking to him. O Chris está falando com ele.

James will study with us. O James vai estudar conosco.

I forgot to bring it. Eu esqueci de trazê-lo.

Por hoje é só. No próximo post vocês poderão praticar através dos exercícios. 😉

http://blog.influx.com.br/2015/02/17/pronomes-em-ingles-parte-ii/

Subject pronouns

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É uma boa idéia, de vez em quando, reciclarmos as estruturas mais básicas.

Começaremos pelos pronomes que estão no lugar de um substantivo, sujeito da sentença, os Subject pronouns.

Vejam alguns exemplos:

I live near here. Eu moro perto daqui.

You are early. Você está adiantado.

He is a bank teller. Ele é caixa de banco.

She has two brothers and a sister. Ela tem dois irmãos e uma irmã.

It is late. Está tarde.

We are studying together tomorrow. Nós vamos estudar juntos amanhã.

You guys have a beautiful house. Vocês têm uma casa bonita.

They work part-time in a restaurant. Eles trabalham meio período num restaurante.

Diferenciar esses pronomes não é complicado, mas he e she às vezes podem confundir alguns alunos. Minha sugestão é criar frases para praticar e tentar nessas frases demonstrar qual é ele e qual é ela. Por exemplo, He is a waiter, She is a waitress, He is my father, She is my sister.

Um outro ponto a ser observado sobre esses pronomes, é sobre o uso do it. Algumas pessoas se equivocam e pensam que ele é usado somente quando nos referimos a objetos ou animais, mas não é bem assim. Veja exemplos em que ele é usado, e perceba sua equivalência:

It’s cold today. Está frio hoje.

It was sunny yesterday. Estava ensolarado ontem.

A – What’s this? O que é isso?

B – It’s a pencil case. É um estojo.

I think it’s wrong. Eu acho que está errado.

A – What time was it when you arrived? Que horas era quando você chegou?

B – It was 8 o’clock. Era 8 horas.

Notem que a equivalência dos termos nas situações apresentadas acima:

it’s = é, está

it was = era, estava

Vejam mais exemplos com it:

A – How many rooms does your apartment have? Quantos cômodos tem seu apartamento?

B – It has five rooms. Ele tem cinco cômodos.

A – What color is your purse? Que cor é sua bolsa?

B – It is brown. Ela é marrom.

Nessas frases acima, a equivalência de it é ele ou ela, mas como nos referimos ao apartamento e à bolsa, temos que usar it.

Mais uma questão interessante é sobre o you. Em inglês ele pode ser tanto você quanto vocês. Se quisermos nos referir a mais de uma pessoa, podemos usar you guys num contexto mais informal. Então para dizermos Você está certo, dizemos You are right, enquanto para dizermos Vocês estão certos, podemos dizer You guys are right. Vamos ver mais alguns exemplos?

You guys have to study more. Vocês tem que estudar mais.

You guys can come with me. Vocês podem vir comigo.

You still need to have breakfast. Você ainda precisa tomar café da manhã.

You don’t have to do the dishes now. Você não tem que lavar a louça agora.

Agora vamos praticar. Complete as sentenças abaixo:

  1. __________ kicked the ball so hard that his shoe came off.
    1. She
    2. They
    3. He
    4. It
  2. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think __________ enjoy studying.
    1. He
    2. She
    3. You
    4. I
  3. The dog stole Tara’s ice cream before __________ ran away.
    1. You
    2. I
    3. They
    4. It
  4. __________ enjoys going to the gym early each morning.
    1. I
    2. She
    3. They
    4. We
  5. __________ prefer hiking to movies.
    1. She
    2. He
    3. We
    4. It
  6. __________ is raining again.
    1. It
    2. She
    3. He
    4. We
  7. __________ puts ketchup on everything she eats.
    1. He
    2. She
    3. We
    4. It
  8. You can have ice cream after __________ finish your dinner.
    1. We
    2. You
    3. It
    4. She

Respostas:

  1. He kicked the ball so hard that his shoe came off.
  2. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you enjoy studying.
  3. The dog stole Tara’s ice cream before it ran away.
  4. She enjoys going to the gym early each morning.
  5. We prefer hiking to movies.
  6. It is raining again.
  7. She puts ketchup on everything she eats.
  8. You can have ice cream after you finish your dinner.

That’s all for today! I hope you enjoyed it! 😉

 http://blog.influx.com.br/2015/02/13/pronomes-em-ingles-parte-i/

Talking about your family

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Você tem uma família grande? O que você gosta de fazer quando passa um tempo com sua família?

Falar de família pode ser uma boa maneira de começar uma conversa em inglês, por isso é útil você saber o que dizer, como também saber perguntar.

First, let’s review the vocabulary by looking at the family tree:

Next, let’s learn how to talk about them. Watch the video below and make notes of the possible ways.

Now talk about your family. Introduce them. Say who they are. Add details to make your answer longer and more interesting.

Here is one more video that gives you examples of how to talk about your nuclear family, your extended family, your paternal side of family and maternal side of family, that is the relatives on/from your dad’s side and on/from your mom’s side of the family.

Food groups

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We have already learned how to talk about diet, weight, height, together with some good phrases for expressing what happens during the time you’re on a diet. Now we’re going to learn about the food groups so that we can have/hold a long discussion about this subject.

Foods from the basic food groups provide the nutrients essential for life and growth. In particular, vegetables, legumes, and fruit protect against illness and are essential to a healthy diet.

 The food groups are:

  • Dairy and/or their alternatives: the foods in this group are excellent sources of calcium, which is essential for strong and healthy bones. Most adults do not get enough dairy in their diet. For your heart health, pick from the many low-fat or fat-free choices in the dairy group. Choosing fat-free or low-fat milk and yogurt, as well as lower-fat cheese, gives you important vitamins and minerals, with less fat. Not many other foods in our diet contain as much calcium as these foods.
  • Fruit: fruit provides vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and many phytonutrients (nutrients naturally present in plants), that help your body stay healthy.
  • Grain (cereal) foods: always choose wholegrain and/or high fiber varieties of bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, etc. Refined grain products (such as cakes or biscuits) can be high in added sugar, fat and sodium.
  • Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans: our bodies use the protein we eat to make specialized chemicals such as hemoglobin and adrenalin. Protein also builds, maintains, and repairs the tissues in our body. Muscles and organs (such as your heart) are primarily made of protein.
  • Vegetables and legumes/beans: vegetables should make up a large part of your daily food intake and should be encouraged at every meal (including snack times). They provide vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and phytonutrients to help your body stay healthy.

VEGETABLES OR PROTEIN

Are you confused about whether to count beans and peas as vegetables or protein foods? Try this—count them in the vegetable group if you regularly eat meat, poultry, and fish. Count them in the protein foods group if you are a vegetarian or vegan or if you seldom eat meat, poultry, or fish.

OILS

If possible, use oils instead of solid fats, like butter, when cooking. Oils are high in calories, but they are also an important source of nutrients like vitamin E.

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/know-your-food-groups

https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/consumers/healthy-eating/nutrition/the-five-food-groups

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/food-variety-and-a-healthy-diet

Carwash: one of the world’s biggest corruption investigation

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Tomorrow we celebrate the Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, which represents the end of the monarchy and the establishment of the republic. I think it comes in handy now, to refresh our memories concerning what the Carwash Operation has accomplished.

The Carwash Operation (Operação Lava Jato) began as a local money laundering investigation and has grown into the largest investigation in Brazil. The state prosecutors from the Carwash Task Force have been on the front line of investigations in Brazil since April 2014. Dealing with one of the world’s biggest corruption scandals, the Petrobras case, they have investigated, prosecuted, and obtained heavy sentences against some of the most powerful members of Brazil’s economic and political elites.

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https://www.graphicnews.com/en/pages/35295/