Lesson:Essentials/36

Grammar

Continuemos nosso estudo dos verbos irregulares.

base form	simple past	past participle
bring	brought	brought
build	built	built
burn	burnt/burned	burnt/burned
buy	bought	bought
choose	chose	chosen

Vejamos agora alguns exemplos:

• They brought a lot of gifts from the United States.
  • Eles trouxeram vários presentes dos Estados Unidos.
• We built our house in 6 months.
  • Nós construímos nossa casa em 6 meses.
• I burnt the rice again.
  • Queimei o arroz outra vez.
• She bought a kite for her son.
  • Ela comprou uma pipa para o seu filho.
• They chose to stay at home.
  • Eles escolheram ficar em casa.

EXERCISES

Simple Past (Irregular Verbs: bring, build, burn, buy, choose)

Pronunciation

Examples
nurse	refer
stir	skirt
learn	her
fur	prefer
blur	first

Vocabulary

Tools

• To fix - fixed
• To screw - screwed
• To paint - painted
• To hammer - hammered
• To sand - sanded
• To weld - welded
• Sandpaper
• Hammer
• Screw
• Screwdriver
• Wrench
• Wall
• Wood
• Plank
• Engine
• Metal
• Sheet
• Plate
• Gold
• Silver
• Blowtorch
• Bar
• Iron
• Steel

 Important Sentences!
- He fixed the T.V.
- It's fixed.
- It's broken.
 

Exercises

1) Look at the photos and answer the questions, the teacher may ask you to write down your answers or to answer orally:

1. What is he using?
2. Describe the picture.
3. Do you know how to do this?

1. What is the photo showing?
2. What is he using?
3. Describe the man's clothes and the objects around him.

Review

1. Use the possessive and make sentences using the words given,follow the example:

Example: Car | jane

Possible answer: I like jane's new car

1. Boys | toys
2. Women | clothes
3. Marco | chores
4. Lisa | friend
5. Marcelo | Website
6. Cielo | skill
7. Cynthia | Hammer

2. Answer the questions according to the text:

My name is Mark. My father is a really talented man, there is nothing he doesn't know how to fix. Last week he fixed our TV just using his tools. He really likes to weld things. Last year he welded a lot of iron bars together to build a cage for our bird.

1. What does Mark's father like to do?
2. What does Mark's father know how to fix?
3. When he welded the iron bars together, what did he make?

3. Make 3 different sentences using the simple past tense and the interrogative, affirmative and negative forms for each of the following verbs:

1. To bring
2. To build
3. To buy
4. To fix

5. Describe the following picture.^help

Extra Vocab

Tools

• Hammer
• Handle
• Nail
• Screwdriver
• Screw
• Pliers
• Drill
• Drill bit
• Wrench
• Bolt
• Nut
• Washer
• Monkey wrench
• Saw
• Blade
• Chain saw
• Tool box
• File
• Chisel
• Mallet
• Pick
• Anvil
• Spring
• Vise
• Level
• Tape measure

Tools

Conversation

1. Do you have many tools at home? Do you use them?
2. Do you agree that tools are a men's thing? Why?
3. Do you think tools are dangerous objects? Why?
4. Is it easier for men to handle tools? Why?
5. Which tools do you know how to use?
6. What can you use a drill for? (make holes = fazer buracos)
7. Do you like to build/fix things? If so, what?
8. What is the most difficult thing when using a tool?
9. What's the most essential tool that we should have at home? Why?
10. Do you have a tape measure at home? Do you use it frequently?

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