Aprenda inglês hoje e sempre

Conditional  Auxiliary: Would We use Conditional to express an action that may be a possibility or alternative. Negative form: Wouldn't - She would like to study German. Interrogative Form: Would you like to dance? Take a look at this examples: Would you like to drink a beer? No, I wouldn't. I would like to drink an orange juice.  What would you like to do this weekend? I would like to go out with my girlfriend. Would you like to buy this book or that one? I would like that one. Fill in the blanks: What would you like to _____ (drinks - drink - drank)? I would __________ (like - likes - don't like) an apple juice. Would she go to my house ________? (last weekend - tonight - last week) He would like to __________ (dances - dance - dancing)

This is a good list of exercises for you! Pay attention to all explanations and if you have any question just let me know - my email is: ricardo.teacher@terra.com.br Regards

Fill in the blanks using the correct words in brackets: a) The ________ person in my family is my father. (taller -tall - tallest) b) He lives _____ Boston. (in -at - on) c) Paul works ____ an engineer. (to - as - in) d) Michael is _______ at this moment. (work - works - working) e) John is playing soccer _______ (now - last week - last Monday) f) Karen worked in London __________ (last year - next year - now) g) The __________ city in Brazil is São Paulo (big - bigger - biggest) h) The ______________ person for me is my mother. (more important - most important - important) Fill in the blanks using the correct verb tense a) She _________ travel to New York next year. (will - do - did) b) They __________ go to Disney last weekend. (didn't - doesn't - don't) c) Michael __________ English last weekend. (studies - study - studied) d) My mother ____________ in New York. (work - words - works) e) She __________ cooking last weekend. (was - were - is) f) Paul ___...

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https://www.vagalume.com.br/phil-collins/do-you-remember.html Songs are great to improve your vocabulary so enjoy this song by Phil Collins and have fun! Take notes of the vocabulary and make sentences and create a family word.  That is a good idea to improve your vocabulary: What is a Family word?  Suppose you learned the word hotel. Near to the word hotel write everything you may find in a hotel. For example: bed, shower, bathtube, telephone, bed sheet, pillow, blanket, cleaner, keys, TV, fan, air conditioning, safe, closet, curtain, windown, etc. Have fun!!    

Arthur's life in Canada   Arthur is a Canadian boy, 11 years old and he lives in Toronto. He has two brothers and one sister. His brothers are Michael, 20 years old and Peter, 17 years old. His sister is Karen, she is 14 years old. Arthur's hobbies are swimming, playing basketball and reading comics. Karen loves dancing ballet and she also has a great talent to be a singer. Her dream is to be an artist. Peter is good at Math and intends to be an engineer. Michael who is 20 years old is studying Medicine in New York, USA. Their father Stephen passed away last year due to cardiological diseases and their mother Mary is a journalist working for a famous Canadian TV network. She has a new boyfriend and his name is Mark who is a pediatrician in Toronto. Mark gets along well with  Mary's children and they plan to adopt a new child soon. Arthur's favorite subjects are Math, English, and Geography and he has plans to be a History teacher in the future. He loves tec...

Let's study comparative form! This is an important grammar to be learned! Pay attention to the explanations and have fun!

Fill in the blank using the correct verb tense: She _________ (will / do) go to the movies tonight. They ________ (travels / traveled) to the USA. Peter and Paul always _________ (play / plays) volleyball on the weekends. Mike__________ (speaks / speak) four languages. Paul ________ to Italy last year. (went / gone) John _________ in Portugal before. (has was / has been) Transform these sentences into Simple Present. The first one is an example: She is working at Microsoft now. She works at Microsoft now. We are studying English now. _________________________ They are playing the guitar at this moment. _________________________ She is traveling to Italy now. _________________________ Write C for correct and I for incorrect in the following sentences: (   ) Paul intend to travel to Portugal next year. (   ) Mike plays the guitar on the weekends in a pub in London. (   ) Peter traveled to Brazil last year. (   ) I have we...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=git6DCXSqjE Pay attention to this wonderful song by Phil Collins and have fun! If you have any question, just let me know!!

Expressions are great to learn! I hope you enjoy this list of expressions! Have fun!

The importance of losing weight Choose the correct alternative in the article below: It is essential to avoid obesity because it brings lots of problems and diseases such as cardiovascular and even stroke. The best way to lose some weight is (having - had) physical activities. Another good hint is having a well-balanced (dietetic - diet) . Do not forget to visit regularly your doctor then you will have checkups and exams in order to evaluate your heart and your overall health.  If you really want to lose weight it is necessary to start today and never give up. You need to consume some kind of food such as: Vegetables Fruits Eggs Fish Grilled meat Yoghurt Fiber Vitamins and nutrients All these features will (make - made) lose some weight then be prepared to have some attitudes such as:  Wake up early to have physical activities is a good idea because you will have much energy during the day and your performance will be much better at school and in you...

The importance of technology in our lives We know that the importance of technology in our lives is huge so we are totally dependent on it. We have mobile phones, notebooks, Smart TVs, video games, Google glasses, and many other ones. We work a lot using these technologies and we can mention that in our studies we have lots of benefits too. There are several apps and software to make our lives easier.  The advantages of technology Technology makes our lives much easier so let's enjoy all moments we have new technologies and innovations. Let's talk about studies. If you study at school or university there are lots of apps useful for you. You will be able to have online classes and you will find some platforms which your teacher can interact with you and your colleagues transforming the classes much more modern and easier to deal with. Technology in all fields All fields are benefited by technology so we need to take into consideration health care system...

This is a review on Auxiliary Verbs - do and does and did. We usually auxiliary verbs in interrogative and negative sentences. Let's see the auxiliary verbs.  Present Simple Auxiliary Verbs Do and Does We use do and does to express a routine or habits. Simple Past  Auxiliary Verbs Did We use did to express an action that finished in the past in a specific time in the past. Let's compare: Do you work on weekends?  Yes, I work on weekends. No, I don't work on weekends. Did you work last weekends? Yes, I worked on weekends. No, I didn't work on weekends. In the first sentence you talk about  your routine. In the second sentence you talk about an action that finished in the past in a specific time in the past. Exercises: Fill in the blanks using do, does or did ________ travel to Europe last year? ________ he work on Sundays? ________ she play the guitar last weekend? ________ you play the piano? ________ she travel to Miami last we...

Improve your reading The best way to improve your reading is visiting some websites and books then you will learn lots of good articles, e-books and so on. I believe you have everything, all levels. Start reading texts for beginners, after doing some exercises, try a little bit more advanced articles or texts. The best way to improve your reading is adding more words to your vocabulary. Surely you know that vocabulary is essential for your conversation and at the moment you learn new words or expressions, take notes and make sentences using those ones. Let's see an article about soccer. Improve your reading - Soccer Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and especially in Brazil, soccer looks like a religion. Definitely, Brazilian people are fond of soccer then this topic is mandatory in many conversations no matter where you are. If you are in a pub, restaurant, theater, university, job, you listen to a lot of people talking about soccer.  There are...

Slangs ·   Feeling blue - A feeling of depression or sadness. I am feeling blue because I lost my job. ·   A buck — Slang used for American dollar. It costs ten bucks. ·   Creep (n.) — A weird/strange person. Mike so creep. I don’t like him. ·   Couch Potato — A lazy person who spends most of the time on a couch. ·   Cram —  To study busily before an exam. He had a lot of time to study but he didn’t. He crammed yesterday studying from 9 am to 5 pm. ·   Drive up the wall — To irritate. He is always driving up the wall. He is so boring! ·   Going Dutch — When each person pays for his/her own meal. Let’s have dinner together but let’s go Dutch. ·   The cold shoulder — It means ignoring someone. I am a cold shoulder for my boss. I am looking for a new job. ·   Give a ring — To call someone on the telephone. Please give me a ring. ·   Hang out — To spend time with someone in a social manner. Let’s h...

Fill in the blanks with the prepositions IN, ON and AT. 1) She wakes up __________ 6 am every morning. 2) I have English classes ________ Monday and Wednesday. 3) They play soccer _____  9 am on Sundays. 4) She is ____ bedroom sleeping. 5) They study German _____ Saturdays. 6) He lives _____ England. 7) Paul doesn't wake up ______ 7 am on weekends. 8) Mary works _____ Switzerland. 9) He has swimming classes _____ 8 am _____ Tuesdays and Thursdays. 10) She doesn't live ______ Portugal. Write C for Correct and I for Incorrect: 1) (   ) She lives at Australia. 2) (   ) They play soccer on Fridays. 3) (   ) He wakes up in 8 am. 4) (   ) She loves living in Canada. 5) (   ) They study in the morning.

Studying English is really important as you know due to its market's influence in several industries and commerce around the world. Keep in touch if you need to improve your English you absolutely need to learn lots of vocabularies and being fluent is mandatory. Definitely, it is our first language not the second anymore. Depending on where you live you need to study other languages too. Let's suppose you live in South America so Spanish is another mandatory language to be studied. If you start studying two languages simultaneously there is no problem at all because your brain is able to disassociate both languages naturally. The importance of studying English is crucial in all the countries in the entire world. The importance of studying English If you are studying or working English is crucial so never give up studying. Look for a private teacher or an English school then your teacher will be able to help you. If you are looking for a better position in your job ...

First of all, you need to read a lot then you increase your vocabulary. Read as much as possible, newspapers, magazines, websites, books, and so on. Definitely, if you read every day you will have conditions to improve your writing. Send emails to your friends, family, spouse, whoever. It is very important to practice day by day. At the moment you learn a new word while reading I suggest you make a sentence telling about your own experience. You need to keep in touch with the language whenever it is possible so you will be able to improve not only your writing but your listening and reading too. If possible talk to foreigners in order to learn more words and try to talk through Skype, etc. There are many ways so you need to start anyway. Write at least one sentence a day and ask someone to correct for you. If you want, feel free to contact me: Ricardo Esteves - ricardo.teacher@terra.com.br

1) Fill in the blanks using the correct verb tense She __________ in London. (work, works) They __________ working (is, are) I ___________ to Europe next year (am going to, is going to) He _________ last year (died, dies) Correct the mistakes They started working next year. _______________________ He will play football yesterday. _______________________ She play volleyball every weekend. _______________________ I am going to studies Portuguese today. _______________________ Read this article and answer these questions: Michael is a good soccer player and he plays for a famous American team. He is 25 years old and he is a quarterback. Michael is single but he has a girlfriend and her name is Karen. Karen is 24 years old and is journalist. Karen and Michael are planning to get married next year and Michael has plans to play soccer in Europe or Brazil. He likes playing soccer in the United States but he prefers another country to go on in his career. Michael is tall...

Tips for songs It is very nice to learn English when we listen to music. Choose your favorite singer or band and read the lyrics. You will observe that most of them do not make sense because the singer is expressing his feelings in that song. The most important are to learn new expressions and slangs. You will enjoy a lot learning Engish singing songs. There are good websites you can visit and improve your vocabulary.  What kind of music do you like? Many people ask: what kind of music should I listen to learn English? You choose that one you enjoy - just that. If you like heavy metal, listen, if you prefer romantic songs, go ahead, if you like pop, choose your favorite or band and enjoy a lot. The most important are to learn new words and vocabulary such as expressions and slangs. Enjoy your studies and sing a lot!

Grammar review Let’s review some grammar topics In this article let’s have a grammar review so pay attention to all details explained below. Let’s see the main verb tenses in English and their auxiliary verbs. They are very easy to be understood, so it is a question of practice. Simple Present It is used to express routines or habits. Do and does are considered auxiliary verbs and both of them are used in negative and interrogative sentences. Look at the examples below: Do you speak English?                             Does your brother speak English?      Yes, I do                                               Yes, he d...

Improve your listening There are some skills to be developed when you are learning English and one of them is the Listening. Improve your listening with songs, audios, podcasts, videos, and so on. There are many hints we can mention but it depends on your focus and needs. If you visit many websites in the internet you will find all possible ways to enhance your listening. Definitely it is essential to watch movies, listen to the radio, news, and so on, and you also may talk to native speakers through apps and good websites. Why do not make friends in other countries? It is a good idea to learn English and increase your network. Improve your listening watching movies If you watch regularly movies, try to watch them with subtitles in English. It is much better to improve your vocabulary and you should pay attention to the actors' pronunciation. As soon as you understand the context, feel free to expand your vocabulary writing using the new words you found out in the mov...

FAMILY My friend's name is Karl. Karl is from Amsterdam, in Holland. He is Dutch. He is married and has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in The United States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now works and lives with Karl in Milan. They speak English, Dutch, German and Italian! Their children are students at a local primary school. The children go to school with other children from all over the world. Flora, their daughter, has friends from France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son, goes to school with students from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many children from Italy. Tell me about your family: ____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...