What time is it

Part 1 - What time is it?  
1. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? 
2. Yes, of course. It's seven o'clock. 
1. Thank you. 
2. No problem.

Part 2 - What time is it? 
1. What time is it? 
2. It's half past three. 
1. Thanks. 
2. You're welcome.

Vocabulary 

Excuse me.
Can you tell me the time, please?
What time is it?
It's half past...
It's quarter past...
It's ten to...
It's quarter to...
o'clock

Casa do Caminho - English Class – August 18, 2012.

A Baby and a Sock

The mother gave her baby a red apple. The baby tried to eat the apple. His mouth was too small. And he didn't have any teeth. His brother took the apple. His brother ate the apple. The baby cried.

His brother gave the baby a blue ball to play with. The baby smiled. His brother took the ball from the baby. He rolled the ball on the floor. The brown and white dog picked up the ball. The dog chewed on the ball. The baby cried again.

His brother picked up the cat. He put the cat on the bed with the baby. The baby pulled the cat's tail. The cat jumped off the bed. The dog chased the cat. The baby cried again. His brother let the baby hold a sock. The baby played with the sock. The baby was happy.

1) What the dog did with the ball?
2) What happened to the cat?
3) Why was the baby crying?
4) What color is the apple?
5) Describe the dog.
6) What the brother gave to the baby?
7) Where the brother put the cat?

CASA DO CAMINHO - ENGLISH COURSE - August 11, 2012

Dan the Cat
By Clark Ness

One day Mr. Ness was in the classroom. A cat walked into the room. “Hello, Mr. Ness,” said the cat. Mr. Ness looked at the cat. He was surprised. “Who are you?” asked Mr. Ness.
“I am Dan,” said the cat.
“You can’t be Dan. Dan is a boy,” said Mr. Ness.
“But I am Dan,” said the cat. “I just know how to turn myself into all kinds of animals.”
“Well then prove it and turn into a lion,” said Mr. Ness.
Poof! Dan was a lion.
“Don’t eat me,” said Mr. Ness when the lion looked at him.
 “I am not going to eat you,” said Dan the lion with a laugh.
Poof! Dan was a cat again.
“What do you do when you are a cat?” asked Mr. Ness.
“I do all kinds of things,” said Dan.
“I like to go fishing. Fish are fun to catch.”
“Sometimes I climb up in trees.”
“How do you get down?” asked Mr. Ness.
“Most of the time I just jump,” said the cat. “One time a fire fighter came and got me down.”
“I also like to play with string when I am a cat,” said Dan.
“I sometimes even like to drink milk.”
 
1) Where was Mr. Ness one day?
2) What did the cat say to Mr. Ness?
3) why was Dan looking like a cat?
4) what did Mr. Ness suggest to the cat?
5) What did Dan say to Mr. Ness, when he turned himself into a lion?
6) What did Dan do when he was a cat?
7) How did the cat get down from a tree?
8) Does the cat like playing with strings?
9) What does Dan the cat like to drink?
10) How does Mr. Ness feel about Dan´s adventure?

May 19, 2012 - English Class

White Dog - I

Vocabulary:

Roam= vaguear
countryside= campo, zona rural
Yelled= gritou
whistled= assobiou
hid= escondeu
coiled up= enrolada
towards= em direção (ao menino)
sniff out= farejar
wiped= enxugou
sweat= suor
brow= testa
ventured farther= se aventurou mais longe
edge of a ravine= borda de um barranco
creeks= riachos
Woods= bosques
Suddenly = de repente
he lost his footing= perdeu o equilíbrio
gave way= cedeu
ledge = saliência
bellow= abaixo
twisted and scraped= torcido e arranhado, raspado
neighbor= vizinho
spotted= farejou, suspeitou

According to the text:

1) What is the boy´s name?

2) What is the dog´s name?

3) What farmer Green thought when he saw Joey and Ghost together?

4) Why was Ghost barking close to the rock? What did it find?

5) What were Joey and Ghost hunting?

6) What did Joey´s father say to him?

7) what did Joey´s leave to his dog at doorstep?

8) What did Joey´s father do about Ghost?

9) How did Joey feel when his dog died?

10) What about Joey´s behave after his dog left?

11) what was the name of Joey´s neighbor?

12) what happened when he was walking along the edge of a ravine?

Saturday, May 11th, 2012

Tom is a guittar player and a good student aswel. He has 3 sisters: Mary, Sheena and Ruby. He feels happy playing for his sisters and parents. Tom´s parents are: Raymond, 57 years old, and Rachel, 54 years old.  They are a happy family.

Tom´s favorite fruit is strawberry, but he also likes pineapple. His mother use to make great brunchs on Sundays, like:  strawberry pie,  juices, rolls, cupcakes, spinach pie, scrumbled eggs, lettuce, tomato, onions, olives and broccoli salad, pasta with fried garlic and fruit salad.

Mary is on diet, she always prefer a low fat meals.  She´s trying to loose weight, then she goes jogging at mornings and swimm at the end of day. Sheena, though, likes cream and breads with cream cheese and butter.

Family´s dog – Max – always follows them everywhere. There are many pets in the house, like birds and fishes. They got this habit from grandparents, both side. They got plants also, like daisies, violets and herbs.

When the spring comes, their garden gets full of flowers. When the winter comes, everybody misses the colorful plants.

Questions:

11)      What are Tom´s activities?

22)      Tom is a lazy student. Is that right?

33)      Does Tom has five brothers?

44)      What are Tom´s parents names?

55)      What kind of pet they have?

66)      Does the family has plants?

77)      How does the family looks like?

88)      What plants can we see in their house?

99)      There are flowers in the winter?

110)   How old are Tom´s parents?

- Write all the verbs found in the text.

- Let´s find the articles in the text.

Eighth English Class - March 24, 2012

Directions I

-  Excuse me.  Is there a bank near here?

- Yes. There's a bank on the corner.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Directions II

-  Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?

- Yes. There's one near here.

- How do I get there?

- At the traffic lights, take the first left and go straight on. It's on the left.

- Is it far?

- Not really.

- Thank you.

- Don't mention it.

Key Vocabulary

Bank	Supermarket	Grocery store	Train station	Subway station
Mall	Cabstand	Parking	Hospital	Police station
High School	kindergarten	elementary school	College	department store
on the corner	on the left	on the right	straight on	straight ahead
traffic lights	Is it far?	Turn left  at..	Turn right at..
Weight	Height	Volume, parcel

English Course - 2nd Class - February 11, 2012

At Restaurant

Arriving:

- Good morning! would you like a table for two?
- Good morning! table for three, please. My brother will arrive in 5 minutes.
- Would you like to wait for him at the bar?
- No, thank you, if you don´t mind, we´d like to wait for him at the table.
or
- Yes, please. Do you have Manhattans?
- Yes.. if you have european beers..
- I´m afraid not sir.. no european beers available.
- Then, please show us our table.

Asking:

1. tap or bottled water
2. How much is______?
3. specials
4. May I see the menu, please?
5. Entree/main course
6. May I have the check, please?
7. Side dish
8. I'd like_____
        or
9. I'll have _________
10.  a choice of_______
11.  check
12.  menu


1. Would you  like tap or bottled water?
R. Tap is fine.

2. Would you like to hear our special for today?
R. Yes, your entree special, please.

3. For our main course we have fillet mignon, roast duck and fried chicken.
R. How much is the filet mignon?

4. It´s $ 18.99  and comes with two side dishes.
R. What are the side dishes?

5. We have a choice of spinach, potato, mixed vegetables or broccoli.
R. I´d like the mixed vegetables.

6. Will you be having any wine with the lunch?
R. Yes, I will have a glass of wine, please.

7. Waiter/waitress: How is everything?
R. Delicious! May I see the dessert menu, please?

8. Waiter/waitress: Certainly!
R. What do you recommend?

9. Waiter/waitress: the chocolate mousse is the best in New York City!
R. Ok.. I´ll have the mousse.  Thank you. (waw! this mousse kicks ass!)

10. May I have the check, please?
R. Coming right up.

Obs.: if you give the Waiter/waitress a good tip, will be really appreciated!

TORNEIRA
Faucet, spigot, tap, stopcock

KICK ASS
My martial arts instructor kicked my ass yesterday.
A man in uniform is kick ass.
São Paulo kicks my ass, sometimes.

2012 - first English Class, February 4th

This is Juan Uribe. He’s from Madrid in Spain but he lives in Argentina. He is an actor. Mr Uribe is 23 years old. He works for TV ARGENTINA. He also studies; he studies Journalism at the Federal University of Argentina. Mr Uribe cannot sing or dance but he can play the violin very well. He loves classical music and he listens to it every day from 5:10 am to 8:45am every morning. After this he has fruit juice for breakfast and goes to university. Mr Uribe is a very good student. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Mr Uribe lives in a flat. His flat number is 133, on the 1st floor. Mr Uribe loves Spanish food but he doesn’t like Argentine food. He loves milk caramels but he doesn’t like chocolate. He doesn’t smoke.

        

PART – II: Describe the person using the information given.

Name:

Age:

Country:

Marital status:

Occupation:

Languages:

Favourite food:

Music:

Abilities: