Lesson:Essentials/57

Grammar

Still significa ainda, mas, em inglês, temos duas palavras para ainda.

Uma fala de algo que ainda não aconteceu, que ainda não é o caso. Esta é a palavra yet, que veremos mais adiante pois exige um tempo verbal que ainda (yet) não aprendemos.

A outra é a palavra que veremos hoje. Ainda no sentindo de algo que continua acontecendo ou continua sendo o caso.

• I am still studying English.
  • Eu ainda estou estudando inglês.
• She is still working at the mall.
  • Ela ainda está trabalhando no shopping.
• They still need your help.
  • Eles ainda precisam da sua ajuda.
• We still want to travel.
  • Nós ainda queremos viajar.
• Are you still planning on taking that course?
  • Você ainda está planejando fazer aquele curso?
• Is she still a teenager?
  • Ela ainda é uma adolescente?

Note que quando temos o verbo to be (is, am, are, etc), a palavra still vem depois do verbo. Quando temos outros verbos, ela vem antes.

Quando a frase é interrogativa e temos o verbo to be, a palavra still vem depois do sujeito.

1. Put the word still in the right position in the sentences below:

1. Don't wake him up. He's very tired.
2. We broke up six months ago but I miss him.
3. Are you working for the same company?
4. It's old but it works well.
5. I read your report but I need to talk to you.
6. Oh no! It's raining.
7. I'm feeling lazy. I'm in bed.
8. John is at work
9. Are you in class?
10. John moved to London 10 years ago and he lives there.

Conversation

1. What is your point of view on wars?
2. What's the importance for a country to have the Army, Navy and/or Airforce powers?
3. What are the qualifications a person needs to join the Army, Navy and/or Airforce?
4. What are some benefits of joining these institutions?
5. Were you recruited when younger? If so, how was it?
6. What are the dangers of serving in the Army, Navy, or the Airforce?
7. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
8. Do you like to watch war movies? Why?
9. Do you know the history of any ancient wars?
10. What are some famous war heroes you know of?

Vocabulary

The Military

• Guns
• Pistol
• Rifle
• Shotgun
• Machine gun
• Shell
• Scope
• Trigger
• Barrel
• Bullet
• Target
• Grenade
• Bomb
• Fuse
• Detonator
• Missile
• Bomber
• Gas mask
• Soldier
• Helmet
• Dog tags
• Fighter
• Bomb
• Cavalry
• Cannon
• Mortar
• RPG / Rocket-propelled grenade

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/military/

Review

1. Change the sentences adding still in the right place:

1. Charles is in love with Joanna.
2. Does your father keep horses?
3. They are living next door.
4. We will be on holiday.
5. The children enjoy playing games.
6. They were unhappy even after getting rich.
7. Her grandfather is alive.
8. I'm hungry. I think I'll order something else.
9. Do you work in advertising?
10. They need to take the test.

.

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

• The soldier is traveling. / going back home / to see his family
  • The soldier is going back home.
  • The soldier is going back home to see his family.

1. That organisation has too many rifles. / and pistols / doesn't
2. The soldier is looking for the dog tag. / lost / needs to get a new
3. Don't activate the detonator. / grenade / tell them to
4. That exposition will have four different tanks. / and a bomber / used in World War II
5. The cavalry was on the street on September 7th. / soldiers / getting ready to depart
6. That cannon is more than 50 years old. / still working / from the French Army
7. We could see the bombs crossing the sky. / on TV / missile

3. Write sentences using the pictures below as a reference::

1. 
   
   
   
2. 
   
   
   
3. 
   
   
   
4. 
   
   
   
5. 
   
   
   
6. 
   
   
   
7. 

4. Sentence listening

Answers

1. There are many bullets on the ground.
2. The soldier still needs to pack.
3. The tank is going in that direction.
4. They're looking for the target.
5. My grandfather used to collect old grenades.

5. Read the text and answer the questions below:

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society or the state to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country or state institutions by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g. military junta, supporting or promoting economic expansion through imperialism, and as a form of internal social control. As an adjective the term "military" is also used to refer to any property or aspect of a military. Militaries often function as societies within societies, by having their own military communities.

DT   lethal

DT   weapon

DT   perceive

DT   threat

DT   within

DT   may

DT   greater

1. What is a military?
2. Which additional functions militaries may have?
3. How is the term military also used?
4. How do militaries often function?
5. Does Brazil have a great military power? Why?

Next lesson

{{#widget:DISQUS |id=jointhegrove |uniqid=Essentials/57 |url=http://thegrove.com.br/metodo/index.php/Essentials/57 }}