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CURSO/ UFCD MDULO(S) FORMADOR

5444 - Lngua inglesa - relaes laborais desenvolvimento 5444 - Lngua inglesa - relaes laborais - desenvolvimento Ana Daniela Fonseca

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01/2013

The Simple Present

SIMPLE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE I work + I live I stop You work You live You stop He/she/it works He/she/it lives He/she/it stops We work We live We stop They work They live They stop

I work in a bank. We live near my brother. We stop the lessons at 5.00.

She works in a restaurant. She lives in Liverpool. The train stops at York rain rains

HOW TO MAKE HE / SHE / IT FORMS works know knows + -s work Most verbs: pass passes wash washes +-es -s; -sh; -ch; -x: teach teaches mix mixes go goes do does have Exceptions:

has

1.
catch

Write the he/she/it forms.

come run

cook

drink stand

fetch start

fix

live watch

miss wish

push write

read

smoke

touch

+s + es

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VERBS ENDING IN -Y Vowel + y Consonant + y

-ay; -ey; -oy; -uy: -dy; -ly; -py; -ry, etc

+ -s -y

-ies

say fly

says flies

2.
buy
+s + ies

Write the he/she/it forms.

carry

copy

enjoy

fry

marry

play

stay

study

try

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3.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the boxes. Ask get up go make play speak

a. Peter always _____________ late on Sundays. b. Ann and John sometimes _____________ tennis at weekends. c. My mother often _____________ French at home. d. Small children _____________ questions all the time. e. Sarah _____________ to Oxford to see her mother twice a week. f. I _____________ more mistakes in English when Im tired. Say sit try wash watch

g. Andy always _____________ his clothes on Saturdays. h. That child never _____________Thank you. i. j. He _____________ in the same chair every evening. She _____________ to go skiing every year.

k. My father __________ TV most evenings.

SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE I do not work You do not work He/she/it work does not We/they do not work

Contractions: dont, doesnt We make simple present negatives (-) with do / does not + infinitive (without the to). STATEMENT (+) NEGATIVE (-) I know I do not know You think You do not think He likes He does not like She remembers She does not remember It helps It does not help We want We do not want They understand They do not understand

4.

Make sentences negative. a. I like jazz. (pop music) I dont like pop music. b. The train stops at Bristol. (Cardiff) c. Peter remembers names very well. (faces) d. We know our member of parliament. (his wife) e. Alice teaches engineering. (mathematics) f. The children play football on Mondays. (hockey) g. The shops open on Sunday mornings. (afternoons)

SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTIONS

Do I work?

Do you work?

Does he/she/it/ work?

Do they work?

We make simple present questions (?) with do/does + subject + infinitive (without to). STATEMENT (+) I know You think He likes She remembers It helps We want They understand QUESTION (-) Do I know? Do you think? Does he like? Does she remember? Does it help? Do we want? Do they understand?

5.
a. b. c. d. e.

Put in do or does.

___________ you know my friend Andy? ___________ this bus go to Cambridge? ___________ Ann want to come with us? ___________ your parents live near her? ___________ you speak Chinese?

a.
a. b. c. d. e. f.

Make questions.

They smoke. Ann teaches French. The Oxford bus stops here. The teachers know her. This train stops at York. We need more eggs.

b.
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

Make questions.

Where / she live? Where does she live? What / you want? _________________________________________ What / this word mean? ____________________________________ What time / the film start? __________________________________ How much / those shoes cost? _______________________________ Why / she need money? ____________________________________ How / this camera work? ___________________________________ Where / you buy your meat? ________________________________ Who / you want to see? ____________________________________

6.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Jane Morgan ________ (be) a good secretary. She ________ (go) to the office every day in the morning and she ________ (work) there till twelve oclock. But she ________ (not work) full time. In the afternoon she ________ (not go) to the office. She ________ (stay) at home and sometimes she ________ (walk) in the park with her children. After dinner she ________ (wash) the dishes and her husband ________ (look after) the children. Then she _________ (read) a book because she ________ (not like) TV. Jane and her husband ________ (not like) to go to bed late because they always ________ (get up) early.

7.

Complete with Who, What, Why, When, Where, Whose, Which.

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. 8. a.

________ does the competition take place? ________ does the class begin? ________ are you so sad today? ________ do I send this fax to? ________ is the book? Its on the table. ________ is invited to the party? ________ is the Italian restaurant? ________ are you asking that? ________ restaurant do you prefer, Italian or French? ________coulor is your shirt?

Make the following sentences negative.

Today they have English. __________________________________________________________________

b. Our English lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays

_______________________________________________________________ His lessons finish at five oclock. _____________________________________________________________ The TV programme starts at half past eight on Mondays. ______________________________________________________________ Mr Mills likes lying down on the sofa. _____________________________________________________________

c.

d. e.

9.

Fill in the blanks with the indefinite article a/an when necessary.

He works outdoors. He is _____ vet. She works at home. Shes _____ housewife . They have _____ child and _____ big house. They like animals very much. They have _____ dog, _____ cat and _____ horses. They are _____ very happy couple.

Reading Comprehension
Three people describe their jobs
My name is Jane Miller. I am 32 years old and I am single. I work in a multinational company. It makes components for radios and TV sets. I work in the After Sales Department. We help in clients complaints. My colleagues are nice and very skilled.

I am Joseph Brown. I am 34 years old and I work in the Marketing Department of a new company. We try to find potential customers and organize advertising campaigns. It is a challenging work. I love my job.

Hello, my name is Claire White. I come from Ireland. I am married, and I have one child. He is four years old. I work in the Human Recourses Department of a big company. We are responsible for the recruiting and training of staff in our company.

1. Say if the following statements are True or False. Correct the false ones. Statement True False

1. Jane Miller is 35 years old. 2. She isnt married. 3. Her colleagues are unfriendly. 4. Joseph Brown is 34 years old. 5. He works in the Sales Department.
6. He likes his work. 7. Clare White is Irish. 8. She has two children.

Determiner Indefinite Article a / an um, uma (s se usa no singular) a usa-se quando a palavra seguinte comea pelo som de uma consoante. Ex. A pupil an usa-se quando a palavra seguinte comea pelo som de uma vogal. Ex. An accountant actor singer Note: No caso da palavra iniciar h electrician musician 1. Se o h no se pronunciar, usaAn architect A dancer -se an. Ex. An hour engineer pilot 2. Se o h se pronunciar, usa-se a. uncle year Ex. A hairdresser university A housewife Note: Singular a vet Plural - vets Determiner - Definite Article The o, a, os, as (usa-se para o masculino e feminino, para o plural e para o singular). * Usa-se quando falamos de algo/ algum especfico a) com nomes de oceanos, rios, - The Atlantic. b) com nomes plurais de pases, ilhas e com nomes que possuem as expresses Union - The USA is a big country. / I live in the Azores. c) com instrumentos musicais I play the violin. d) com os numerais ordinais That is the first boy in line. e) com os pontos cardeais; posies Its on the left. / The North. f) com nomes de edifcios The hospital is 5km from here. g) com nacionalidades The English. h) com nomes comuns singulares e plurais The desk. / The books. * No se usa quando falamos de algo em geral a) com dias, meses, estaes, pocas festivas. Monday is the first day of the week. / December is the last month of the year. / Spring is a beautiful season. / I love Christmas! b) com nomes de ruas, estradas I live in Oxford Street. c) com pases e continentes Portugal is a small country. d) com refeies, desportos, cores, disciplinas e lnguas After lunch I must work. / I hate football. / Blue is my favourite colour. / I have English on Monday. / I speak Italian very well. e) com nomes prprios e abstractos Peters eighteen. / Life is short. I. Fill in with a, an or the, where necessary. Put a x when the article is omitted. 1. I work in ____ theatre. Im ____ actress. / 2. ____ architect designs houses and ____ buildings. / 3. In restaurants ____ cooks make food. / 4. When we are sick we go to ____ doctor. / 5. He is ____ actor and ____ musician. / 6. She is ____ singer and ____ dancer. / 7. John is ____ engineer for ____ year. / 8. She is ____ student at ____ university. / 9. He is ____ vet and he is looking after ____ dog at the moment. / 10. ____ teacher is French. / 11. He is ____ nice boy. / 12. ____ window is open. / 13. They are ____ students. / 14. I am with ____ Mr Smith. / 15. ____ map is on the wall. / 16. Im ____ American journalist. / 17. ____ oranges are on the table. / 18. It is ____ hotel. / 19. Tom is ____ intelligent boy. / 20. She is _____ athlete. / 21. Is Kate ____ girl? / 22. ____ old man is Mr Brown. Republic, States,

- Put the words in the right order. 1. a newspaper/ reads/ every day/ Jill 2. football / dont like/ very much/ I 3. lost/ I / my watch/ last week 4. Tom / the letter/ slowly/ read 5. London / do you know/ very well? 6. ate/ we/ very quickly/ our dinner 7. did you buy/ in England/ that jacket? 8. I/ very well/ French/ dont speak 9. crossed/ the street/ they/ carefully 10. from my brother/ borrowed/50/I 11. we / enjoyed/ very much/ the party 12. passed/ Ann / easily/ the examination 13. every day/ do/ the same thing/ we 14. I / this picture/ dont like/ very much 15. in her bag/ the money/ put/ the woman 16. did you watch/ on television/ the news? 17 my plan/ carefully/ I / explained 18. she/ smokes / everyday/ ten cigarettes 19. a lot of housework/ did/ I/ yesterday 20. we/ at the concert/ some friends/ met 21. I/ want to speak/ fluently/ English 22. to work/ every morning/ walks/ George 23. at the party/ we/ early/ arrived 24.didnt go/ yesterday/ I/ to work. 25. to work/ tomorrow/ are you going? 26. will you be/ this evening/ at home? 27. next week/ they/ to London/ are going 28. to the cinema/ last night/ did you go? 29. goes/ every year/ to Italy/ Jill 30. in London/ Alice/ in1951/ was born 31. I/ in bed/ this morning/ my breakfast/ had 32. many times/ my parents/ have been/ to the United States 33. a beautiful bird/ this morning/ I / in the garden/ saw 34. my umbrella/ last night/ I think I left/ in the restaurant