Lesson: Essentials/54

Grammar

Like

A esta altura já sabemos que a palavra like, quando é um verbo, significa gostar. Hoje, veremos um outro uso incrivelmente útil desta palavra.

Veja alguns exemplos:

• He speaks like a native speaker.
  • Ele fala como um nativo.
• She looks like a supermodel.
  • Ela parece uma supermodelo.
• You sound like your mother.
  • Você soa como a sua mãe.

As

The structure of the sentence is usually: AS + SUBJECT + VERB. Nobody sings as she does. They went to the party as they were. It is very common in American English to use LIKE instead of AS. However, it is generally considered informal to use it in this way. We play football like champions do. Another use of AS is to say what the role/function of a person/thing is. He started work as a carpenter. She used the tapestry as a decoration in her living room.

Like vs. As

Be careful, in similar sentences that use LIKE and AS, the meanings of each sentence are very different. For example: As your boss, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your boss.) Like your boss, I must warn you to be careful. (I am not your boss, but he/she and I have similar attitudes.)

1. Complete with as or like:

1. His ringtone sounded ____ an alarm.
2. She swims ____ a fish.
3. He works ____ a receptionist three days a week.
4. Weather ____ this always depresses me.
5. I'll do it ____ agreed.
6. I regard them ____ friends.
7. Considered ____ a whole, the project's very good.
8. They were late ____ usual.
9. I gave it to her ____ a present.
10. Stop acting ____ a fool.
11. ____ me, she works hard.
12. The director behaves ____ a spoilt child.
13. I feel ____ a holiday.

Vocabulary

Kids

• Kite
• Balloon
• Slide
• Swing set
• Swing
• Puppet
• Puppeteer
• Sand box
• Merry-go-round
• See-saw
• Toys
• Doll
• Stuffed animal
• Roller blade
• Roller skate
• Ball
• Block
• Marble
• Sticker
• Teddy bear
• Skateboard

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

Conversation

1. What's so good about being a kid?
2. Did you use to play many games while you were a kid? Which one(s)?
3. What did you prefer, outdoor or indoor activities? Why?
4. What was your favorite toy?
5. Did you have many friends in your childhoood?
6. Do you still have anything from your childhood (a toy, clothes, etc)? If so, what?
7. What memories do you have from your childhood?
8. What are some of the obligations that children have?
9. When do kids start to have some responsibilities? Which are they?
10. What's so different about being a kid nowadays than in the past?

Review

1. Fill in the blanks with like or as:

1. __________ a young man, he was very energetic and quick.
2. A sick man __________ him shouldn't work so hard.
3. The dictionary defines democracy __________ "government by the people".
4. Don't ask questions. Please do __________ you are told.
5. She looks just __________ her mother.
6. Flowers __________ orchids and gardenias grow only in warm climates.
7. She refers to herself __________ the queen of the kitchen.
8. An opportunity __________ this doesn't present itself every day.
9. Sometimes his secretary dresses __________ a movie star.
10. Mr. Samson works __________ a slave.
11. Paula would like to find a job __________ a newspaper journalist.
12. Mr Hart works __________ a professor at Oxford University.
13. Mary and her sister fight __________ cat and dog.
14. She has been working __________ a vet for a year.
15. "What are you cooking? It smells __________ fish."

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

• These balloons are very colorful. / expensive / Those
  • These balloons are very expensive.
  • Those balloons are very expensive.

1. She was playing on the slide. / The kids / not
2. They used to have a puppet colletcion. / teddy bear / when they were kids
3. Mary prefers roller blad than rolle skate. / skateboard / Boys
4. The kids can't go to the merry-go-round / after lunch / for a long time
5. We must fix the kite to give him. / her / them
6. Kids usually have many toys. / stickers / energy
7. Are the toys in the sandbox? / blocks / ball
8. We found some marbles on the floor / not / John
9. He must walk carefully near the slide. / Kids / see-saw
10. The puppeteer began the show. / will / at 5pm

3. Look at the pictures and make sentences:

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4. Sentence listening

Answers

1. That kid wants a teddy bear for her brithday.
2. Would you like to go to the slide?
3. I don't undesrtand what he does with his toys!
4. Were you playing on the see-saw with your brother?
5. Josh will be riding his skateboard all afternoon.

5. Read the text and answer the questions below:

• Children
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Children at Play
Children at play is a common sign seen in American cities urging motorists to slow down. The signs are seen around areas where children frequent, such as playgrounds and schools. They are almost always characterized by the words "Children At Play". They sometimes have a speed limit and/or a picture of a child running posted on them.
Sometimes neighborhood residents post impromptu signs after a child is struck by a vehicle. "Children at Play" signs are inappropriate for public streets since they convey the suggestion that playing on the street is acceptable behavior, which it is not. Additionally, the installation of this sign may lead parents and children to believe they have an added degree of protection which these sign do not provide.

DT   sign

DT   urging

DT   post

DT   impromptu

DT   struck

DT   convey

DT   behavior

DT   provide

1. What does the sign "Children at Play" mean?
2. Wher is it possible to see this sign?
3. Which other information can this sign have?
4. In which occasion this sign is impromptu posted?
5. Is this sign acceptabel? Why?
6. Is it safe to play on the street nowadays? Why?
7. Did you play on the street when you were a child?

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