Lesson:Essentials/27

Grammar

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner, ou advérbios de modo, são palavras que explicam como uma ação acontece.

Alguém pode ler um livro de vários modos.

Por exemplo:

She reads books quickly. (quickly = rapidamente)

They read books hurriedly. (hurriedly = apressadamente)

Note que advérbios de modo em português frequentemente terminam em -mente, enquanto em inglês geralmente eles terminam em -ly.

politely	educadamente
easily	facilmente
rudely	grosseiramente
correctly	corretamente
safely	com segurança
neatly	organizadamente
calmly	calmamente

Porém, alguns deles não seguem o padrão descrito acima.

hard	duramente, profundamente
well	bem
fast	rapidamente
straight	corretamente

EXERCISES

1. Mude os adjetivos em parêntese para advérbios:

1. My friend has a beautiful voice. She sings ____________. (beautiful)
2. That guy runs ____________. He wins every competition. (quick)
3. You have to do your homework ____________ to get a good grade. (correct)
4. Now the windshield is clean. I can see ____________. (clear)
5. The dancers dance ____________ around the stage. (graceful)
6. That joke is funny. I always laugh ____________ when you tell it. (loud)
7. The teacher speaks ____________ to the new students. (kind)
8. The children eat their snacks ____________. (noisy)
9. The new girl introduced herself ___________ to the class. (shy)
10. The big waves crashed ____________. (violent)

2. Coloque os advérbios da tabela abaixo nas frases. Use um em cada sentença:

politely	rudely	easily	correctly
safely	fast	calmly	sleepily

1. That man walks ___________.
2. She is treating the clients _____________.
3. I want you to do this exercise ___________.
4. Everyone can do this lesson ___________.
5. The little girl is talking ___________ on the bed.
6. The teacher speaks ___________ with the students.
7. He needs to go there ___________.
8. She always speaks with the people ___________.

3. Escreva frases com os seguintes advérbios.

a. politely

b. easily

c. rudely

d. correctly

e. safely

f. neatly

g. calmly

h. hard

i. well

j. fast

k. straight

Pronunciation

Examples
choice	boy
boiler	noise
toy	enjoy
boiler	embroider
buoy	oil

Vocabulary

The Den / The Living Room

• Chair
• Armchair
• Rocking chair
• Stool
• Shelves
• Bookcase
• Couch, sofa
• Cushion
• Coffee table
• Vase
• Pipe
• Cigarette
• Cigarette butt
• Smoke
• Fireplace
• Fire
• Match
• Lighter
• Matchbox
• Rug
• Carpet

Den

Review

1. Substitua as palavras em negrito pelos pronomes da tabela abaixo:

I me my mine you you your yours he him his his she her her hers it it its its we us our ours you you your yours they them their theirs

Monkeys are very intelligent animals. The teacher is doing her work in the teachers' room. What's the matter with the girls? (What's the matter = what is wrong) Where are Bill and Frank? My sister and I are sick today. Carbon dioxide isn't good for our health. The lawyer is talking to his daughter. My father always gives a present to my brother and me. What are these dogs doing in the office?

3. Substitua o texto escrito na primeira pessoa I para a terceira pessoa he,she. Não esqueça de fazer as alterações nos pronomes possessivos também:

I get up at six o'clock every day and I open the windows. I have breakfast with my family. I drink juice and coffee for breakfast. I like to eat bread and cheese for breakfast, too. At eight o'clock I go to school by bus. I don't have a car yet, but I want to buy one. At school, I speak English with my teacher and Portuguese with my friends.

At two p.m. I play tennis at the club with my brother and sister. After this, I drink some water and I take my friends to the movies. Then I smoke a cigarette and I go visit my cousin. I like to eat at the restaurant with my cousin. I don't like to cook. I don't know how to cook.

In the evening, I read the newspaper and I write some letters to my relatives. I take the letters to the post office downtown and I buy some books for my children.

At night, I stay at home and I help my children with their homework. I study English and I go to bed at eleven o'clock. I usually sleep six to eight hours.

4. Siga o exemplo e faça perguntas:

Example: My family is living in Spain now.

Question: Why is your family living?

1. They're having turkey for dinner.
2. We're waiting for our Spanish cousins.
3. They're speaking Chinese.
4. I'm enjoying the cocktail very much.
5. She's trying to start her car.
6. They're checking their car oil.
7. The washing machine is working perfectly.
8. I'm living with my parents for the time being.
9. She's writing her autobiography.
10. He's making a tropical seafood salad.
11. They’re buying clothes.

5. Faça perguntas para as colocações abaixo. Em seguida escreva a resposta com a colocação e acrescente algo mais para deixar a resposta completa. Veja o exemplo:

always walks to work

você - How does your father go to work?

você - He always walks to work when it's sunny.

1. has two sisters
2. is wearing brown socks today
3. doesn't like chocolate
4. plays the piano
5. lives in a two-bedroom apartment
6. never drinks coffee
7. is wearing contact lenses now
8. has a birthday to go
9. want to watch a movie
10. need to go to the bank
11. prefers Italian food
12. don't have to study

Conversation

1. Do you spend much time on the phone every day?
2. Where do you work / study?
3. What is the first thing you do when you get home?
4. Do you have many meetings at work ?
5. Do you meet your family often?
6. Does anyone in your family speak English?
7. When do you go out for lunch with your friends?
8. What time do you have to leave home in the morning?
9. Would you like to live abroad?
10. What's your profession?

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