Grammar

Hoje vamos aprender sobre conjunctions. Conjunctions são palavras que ligam duas ou mais palavras, frases ou cláusulas. Como o nosso objetivo é aprender a falar inglês com fluência e não a dar definições gramaticais rigorosas, vamos deixar de lado toda a discussão sobre como classificar conjunções e apenas ver alguns exemplos e aprender a usá-las na prática.

As conjunções que veremos hoje são: and, but, or, so e because.

Estas palavras são tão úteis que dá vontade de colocar logo todas elas aqui. Mas aprendendo estas cinco já melhoremos muito a nossa capacidade de comunicação.

Vejamos alguns exemplos:

Larry finished eating dinner and started studying for the exam.
- Larry terminou de jantar e começou a estudar para a prova.
She had a lot of free time but she did not study very much.
- Ela tinha bastante tempo livre mas não estudou muito.
You can stay here with me or go to the mall with your father.
- Você pode ficar aqui comigo ou ir para o shopping com o seu pai.
We didn't have time to have breakfast so we decided to stop at a restaurant on the way.
- Nós não tivemos tempo de tomar café da manhã então decidimos parar em um restaurante no caminho.
I worked until late because I was very excited about the project.
- Trabalhei até tarde porque estava muito empolgado(a) com o projeto.

EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentenes with: because, and, but, or, so:

a. In summer we wear light clothes _______ the weather is hot.

b. have a tooth ache. _______ I must see a dentist as early as I can.

c. It is rainy _______ windy today.

d. With this hot weather we can go to the beach _______ to the swimming pool.

e. I like walking _______ I never go to school on foot _______ it is 10 miles away from home.

f. My son is calm _______ easy-going _______ my daughter is very moody _______ they never agree together.

g. They need to decide between eatting sandwiches _______ pizza.

h. I am English _______ I live in the USA _______ I work with a company there.

i. I love painting _______ fishing _______ they teach me concentration.

j. Jane hates swimming _______ she spends her summer holidays on the beach _______ she loves sunbathing.

k. It is always rainy in winter _______ you should always take an umbrella with you.

l. I don´t know if I stay home _______ go to the party with my friends.

m. Fast foods are delicious _______ usually unhealthy _______ people should avoid them.

n. Peter is obese _______ the doctor advised him to practise sport regularly.

o. Parents _______ children should have good relationships.

Pronunciation

Examples
a	the
of	that
about	common
standard	butter
better	clever

Vocabulary

To record
To shoot
To take - took
To see - Saw
Picture
Painting
Harmony
Landscape
Birds
Sight
Light
Dark
Fashion Show
Looks
Model
Studio

Important Sentences!

well lit room
Photoshoot
To take a picture

Exercises

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

a. What is the place in the photo?

b. Is it dark or well lit?

c. Describe the place.

Extra Vocabulary

Photography

Camera
Flash
Lens
Zoom lens
Photograph, photo
Slide
Photo album
Photographer
Tripod
Film
Reel
Projector
Screen

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

Slang and Idioms / Phrasal Verbs

1.

Conversation

Do you take many pictures?
Do you prefer taking pictures of people or landscapes? Why?
Do you have a nice camera or do you use your cell phone to take pictures?
When did you last take a picture? What was it about?
Do you think with the facilities we have nowadays, people are taking more and more pictures? Do you like it or not? Why?
What´s the best thing about taking a picture: the memory it gets back or the possibility to show the others?
Is it difficult to take good pictures? Why?
Do you know any photographer?
Do you have an instagram account? If so, what kind of picture do you usually post on it?
Describe a nice picture that you have on your mind.

Travel...

1.

Review

1. Give two examples of each conjunction below:

a. because -

b. so -

c. or -

d. and -

e. but -

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

They recorded the game yesterday. / the party / My sister

They recorded the party yesterday.

My sister recorded the party yesterday.

a. My brother is going to take many pictures today. / record the lecture / to see the pictures.

b. Gisele wil be in the fashion show because she´s a good model. / pretty / famous.

c.They need to have landscape and models on this picture. / cars and mechanics / beach and sun

d. The photographer lost his camera so the photoshoot wil be in the afternoon. / at the studio / needs more light

e. My family took many pictures but I couldn´t use any. / a few were in good quality / I

f. They can eat here or go to a restaurant. / go to the movies - theater / shop online - in real stores

g. The prices were good so I bought two pieces. / the whole box / for and for me!

3. Rewrite the sentenes using the conjunctions given. You might need to add some extra words in the sentence. See the example:

stay home / go to the show tomorrow night - or

I´ll stay home or go to the show tomorrow night.

a. went to his first day at school / met new friends. - and

b. took her new camera to the trip / didn´t take many pictures - but

c. go walking in the afternoon / go at night by car - or

d. wanted to take good pictures of the view / stopped on the way to the mountains - so

e. stayed longer / wanted to finish it soon. - because

f. arrived home / called my father - and

g. changed the flat tyre / could continue my trip - so

4. Listen to the sentences and write them down:

a. That place has beautiful landscapes.

b. After the black out everything was totally dark.

c. The flash of that old camera isn´t working.

d. There many pretty birds behind my house.

e. She didn´t see me last night.

f. We need to take this to the meeting.

g. Do you know any good photographer?

5. Choose the right answer acording to the sentence given:

a. Mr. Carter said: I want to know the pyramids and the desert when I visit Egypt.

b. My mother told me to choose between the ice cream or the chocolate to eat after lunch.

c. Mary always takes good grades so Mary needs to buy these books because she needs to study for the next test.

d. They had many months to finish the project but they didn´t dedicate themselves so much about it.

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