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grammar

A/AN

Use a and an to talk about single objects without referring to a specifc object.

We use a before a consonant.
We use an before a vowel sound

articles: a, an, the or no article

present

continuous

We use the present continuous to talk about actions that are happening at the moment.

Use time expressions like at the moment, today and right now

My dad is watching TV at the moment

We're reading our English book right now

Subtópico

simple

We use the present simple to talk about:

- General truths or situations;

Regular habits / routines

Use time expressions like usually, sometimes, never, always and often.

I usually get up at 8 a.m.

School starts at 6 a.m. every day

Roberto works as a teacher

I live in São Paulo

past continuous

We use the past continuous to talk about an action in progress at a certain time in the past.

Examples

I was putting the tent up when I heard a strange noise

My friends were waiting outside the restaurant

I was walking home at 5:30 this afternoon

past simple

We use past simple for completed past actions and past situations.

verbs

irregular

Some verbs have an irregular form

speak - spoke

do - did

go - went

regular

stop - stopped

play - played

study - studied

live - lived

walk - walked

examples

Did you go to the cinema on Saturday?

Mary didn't watch the film last night.

The Tate Modern opened in 2000.

multimedia

pronunciation of regular verbs in the past

holiday review

question words

h_____ m_____ - number

w_____ - reason

w_____ (kind of) - things

h_____ o_____ - frequency

'How often do you go to the cinema?' 'I go to the cinema once or twice a month'

when - time

where - places

'Where do you live?' 'I live in Cotia'

who - people

'Who did you travel with?' 'I travelled with my brother.'

vocabulary

countries and languages

China - Chinese

Brazil - Portuguese

geography

in the centre

near the capital

free time activities

going to the gym

s-rfing the int--net

listening to music

Tópico principal

functional language

at the airport

'I'm afraid there's a delay to your flight.' 'Oh, dear... how long is it?'

'Can I have your passports, please?' 'Yes, of course, here they are.'

at the hotel

'Do you have your booking reference number?' 'Yes, here it is, we booked online.'

'Is breakfast included?' 'Let me check, sir...'

checking understanding

'What does (deposit) mean?

'How do you say (vagalume) in English?'