“Each Effort Is Worth It” Survival Kit

“Each Effort Is Worth It” Survival Kit

“Each Effort Is Worth It”
Survival Kit
IMAGENS SÃO MUITO MAIS PODEROSAS NA HORA DE MEMORIZAR. TRANSFIRA A LISTA TRADICIONAL PARA A LISTA
DE FIGURAS CONFORME O EXEMPLO. (LEMBRE-SE DE ESCREVER UMA FRASE PARA CADA UM)
-IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive Form
be
become
begin
break
bring
build
buy
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
do
drink
drive
eat
fall
feel
fight
find
fly
forget
freeze
get
give
go
grow
have
hear
hide
hit
hurt
keep
know
leave
lend
Past Tense
was / were
became
began
broke
brought
built
bought
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
did
drank
drove
ate
fell
felt
fought
found
flew
forgot
froze
got
gave
went
grew
had
heard
hid
hit
hurt
kept
knew
left
lent
Past Participle
been
become
begun
broken
brought
built
bought
caught
chosen
come
cost
cut
done
drunk
driven
eaten
fallen
felt
fought
found
flown
forgotten
frozen
gotten
given
gone
grown
had
heard
hidden
hit
hurt
kept
known
left
lent
Infinitive Form
let
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
put
read
ride
ring
run
say
see
sell
send
shine
show
shut
sing
sit
sleep
speak
spend
stand
steal
swim
take
teach
tear
tell
think
throw
wake
wear
win
write
Past Tense
let
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
rode
rang
ran
said
saw
sold
sent
shone
showed
shut
sang
sat
slept
spoke
spent
stood
stole
swam
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
woke
wore
won
wrote
Past Participle
let
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
ridden
rung
run
said
seen
sold
sent
shone
shown
shut
sung
sat
slept
spoken
spent
stood
stolen
swum
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
trown
woken
worn
won
written
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- IRREGULAR VERBS -
He ISa doctor
Be
Was / were
been
Bela became a vampire
Let´s begin the game
Become
Became
become
Begin
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HOW TO TELL A STORY IN ENGLISH
Howtotellyourstory
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Firstofall, yourstoryshouldbe quite short. Trytokeep it grammaticallysimple as well, sothat it
iseasytofollow.
Make it easy for thelistenertounderstandbyusingsequencingandlinkingwords:
Sequencingwords
Thesewords show thechronologicalsequenceofevents.
Firstofall, I (packedmysuitcase)
Secondly, I …. (madesure I hadallmydocuments)
Previously (beforethat) ….. I changed some money.
Then… I (called a taxi for theairport)
Later (on)… (whenwewerestuck in traffic, I realised…)
Butbeforeallthat… (I haddoublecheckedmyreservation)
Finally… (I arrivedatthewrong check-in deskatthewrongairport for a flightthatdidn't go untilthenextday)
Linkingwords
Use thesewordsto link yourideas for thelistener. Linkingwords canbeusedto show reason, result,
contrastinginformation, additionalinformation, andtosummarise.
I booked a flightbecause….
As a result, I was late…
Although I had a reservation, I hadn'tcheckedtheairportname.
I madesure I hadanup-to-date passportand I alsotookalongmydrivinglicence.
In short, I hadmade a complete messoftheholiday.
Tenses
Wecan use a varietyof tenses totellstoriesandanecdotes. Jokes are often in thepresent tense:
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A manwalksinto a bar andorders a beer.
Wealso use thepresent tense togive a dramaticnarrativeeffect:
The yearis 1066. In medieval Englandpeople are worriedthatthe king, Harold, isnotstrongenoughtofight off
a Norman invasion.
However, wegenerally use pastforms totalkaboutpastevents. Ifyoutellyourstory in chronologicalorder,
youcan use thepastsimple:
I doublecheckedmyreservation. I packedmysuitcase, andthen I called a taxi
.
Use the pastcontinuous todescribeactivities in progressatthe time ofyourstory, ortodescribethe
background.
The
sunwasshiningand
it
was
a
beautifulday.
Weweredrivingalongthemotorway
quite
steadilyuntilwesuddenlysaw in front ofusthewarninglightstoslowdown. Wewereheadingtowards a
hugetailback.
Sometimes, youmightwanttoavoidtellingyourstory as onechronologicaleventaftertheother. Youcan use
the pastperfect (simpleandcontinuous)
toadd
more
interesttoyourstorybytalkingabouteventsthathappenedbeforetheevents in yourstory:
I doublecheckedmyreservation, which I hadmadethreedayspreviously.
I wantedtovisit some friendswhohadbeen living in France for thelastfiveyears.
Vocabulary
Tryto use a wide range ofwordstomakeyourstory more interesting. Rememberthatyoucan "exaggerate"
whenyoutell a story, soinsteadofusingwordslike "nice" or "bad", experimentwith more interestingwords,
such as "beautiful", "fabulous", "wonderful", "horrible", "awful" or "terrible".
Finally– rememberthatyou are telling a story – notgiving a lecture. Look atthepeoplelistening, andtryto
"involve" them in thestoryoranecdote. Keepeyecontact, use therightintonationandtrytomakeyour face
expressive. Youmightalsowanttotrypractising a fewanecdotes in themirrorbefore "goinglive". Havefun!
Can I ___?
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Have A Burger?
Have A Box Of Tissues?
Have A Pair Of Jeans?
Check The Price?
Have An Extra Towel?
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I´d Like___.
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Some Crisps on The Side.
Some Aspirin.
A Polo Shirt.
A Recyclable Bag.
To Have Breakfast In My Room.
To Have My Nails Manicured.
I Will___.
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Have A Steak.
Need Some Vitamin C.
Take The Shoes.
Get Some Bread.
Check Out In The Morning.
Have a Blow-dry.
THE TOOL BOX
USEFUL SENTENCES
CAN I GO TO THE BATHROOM, PLEASE?
[POSSO IR AO BANHEIRO, POR FAVOR]
MAY I HAVE SOME WATER?
[POSSO BEBER ÁGUA]
CAN I BORROW A PEN/ PENCIL/ ERASER?
[POSSO PEGAR EMPRESATDO...?]
I DON’T GET IT
[NÃO ENTENDI]
THERE YOU GO!
[AQUI ESTÁ, TOMA]
EXCUSE-ME!
[COM LICENÇA}
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SORRY!
[DESCULPE-ME}
I HAVE A QUESTION.
[EU TENHO UMA PERGUNTA]
CAN YOU REPEAT, PLEASE?
[VOCÊ PODERIA REPETIR, POR FAVOR?]
I THINK SO
[EU ACHO QUE SIM}
I DON’T THINK SO
[EU ACHO QUE NÃO]
EACH EFFORT IS WORTH IT
[CADA ESFORÇO VALE A PENA]
IT’S UP TO YOU
[VOCÊ QUEM DECIDE]
SHOPPING
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
[QUANTO TEMPO TEMOS?]
WHERE IS OUR CHECKPOINT?
[ONDE É O NOSSO PONTO DE ENCONTRO?]
CAN YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?
[VOCÊ PODERIA ME AJUDAR, POR FAVOR?]
I’D LIKE …., PLEASE?
*EU GOSTARIA DE …, POR FAVOR?+
I’M LOOKING FOR…
*EU ESTOU PROCURANDO…+
IT’S A GIFT
[É PRESENTE]
HOW MUCH IS IT?
[QUANTO CUSTA]
I’LL TAKE IT
[VOU LEVAR]
CREDIT
[CRÉDITO]
DEBT
[DÉBITO]
CASH
[EM DINHEIRO]
CAN I HAVE A…., POR FAVOR ? (CAN I HAVE A BOOK, PLEASE?/ CAN I HAVE SOME CHOCOLATE, PLEASE?)
*ME VÊ UM/ UMA…, POR FAVOR?+
USEFUL VOCABULARY
EACH EFFORT IS WORTH IT
CADA ESFORÇO VALE A PENA
EFFORT
ESFORÇO
FEARLESS
SEM MEDO
FEAR
MEDO
COMMITMENT
COMPROMISSO
COMMITTED
COMPROMETIDO
MISTAKE
EQUIVOCO (ERRO)
SMALL TALK
BATE PAPO informal
SHY
BELIEF / BELIEVE
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TIMIDO (A)
CRENÇA/ ACREDITAR
Small Talk importance
When it comes toourourcultureandmanyotherEnglishspeaking countries, smalltalkisvery common for
peopletogettoknoweachotherandalsoto show interestandsympathy. It isalsoverycommom in “business”
lunches, dinnersand in between meetings.
Smalltalkisan informal typeofconversationthat does not cover anyfunctionaltopics it isused for
"makingconversation"
andlearning
more
aboutotherpeople.A
greatwaytomaster
"smalltalk"
isbymakingtherightquestions.Youcanmakesmalltalkaboutmanytopics:
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Work, hobbies, exercising, entertainment, food, travel...
Remembertolistenattentivelytothe speaker andmakecommentssuch as:
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
Oh that'snice!
I canjust imagine!
That'sinteresting!
Good for you!
Examples:
Question:
Short response:
Better response:
“How are you?”
“Fine.”
“Good, thanks. I’mgettingready for myvacationtoEngland. It willbemyfirst time in
Europe. I'mveryglad!”
Question:
Short response:
Better response:
“Where are youfrom?”
“Seattle.”
“I’mfrom Seattle. It doesn’trainallthe time, and I enjoyedtheamazingseafoodandcoffee.
There are Starbucks onevery corner.”
Question:
Short response:
Better response:
“Whatdidyou do this weekend?”
“I wenthouse-hunting.”
“I wenthouse-hunting. We’reconsideringthecity versus thesuburbs.
*Note como o simples fato de serBrasileiro e falarPoruguêspodelheajudar a reconheceressaspalavras!
Comeceusando o quevocêjá tem disponível no seubanco de dados!
Most Common Recognizable Adverbs
Basically
Certainly
Clearly
Directly
Especially
Exactly
Finally
Particulary
Probably
Really
Recently
Simply
Totally
Usually
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Most Common Recognizable Adjectives
Central
Certain
Clear
Common
Cultural
Democratic
Different
Difficult
Economic
Entire
Environmental
Fantastic
Federal
Final
Financial
Fine
General
Human
Important
International
Legal
Local
Medical
Military
National
Natural
Past
Personal
Physical
Practical
Popular
Possible
Private
Public
Real
Recent
Religious
Serious
Significant
Similar
Simple
Social
Special
Terrible
Traditional
Cool Cognates/ = Voiceless
Imaginative
Human
Frankly
Horrible
Masochist
Pragmatic
Absurd
Irrational
Absolutely
Adore
Accident
Disappear
Provisional
Funeral
Opposite
Mysterious
Except
Accept
Patience
Eternity
Explode
Determined
Opportunity
Unintelligible
Energetic
Abandon
Artist
Profound
Restaurant
Delicious
Solution
sincerity
Make It Easier: Verbs Similar to Portuguese
Accept
Complete
Cover
Divide
Include
Move
Repeat
Analyze
Confirm
Create
Explain
Indicate
Organize
Separate
Check
Continue
Decide
Express
Inform
Pass
Study
Classify
Copy
Describe
Form
Invite
Prepare
Test
Compare
Count
Discover
Identify
Mention
Receive
Use
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25 Most Common Verbs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Be
Have
Do
Say
Get
Make
Go
Know
Take
10. See
11. Come
12. Think
13. Look
14. Want
15. Give
16. Use
17. Find
18. Tell
19. Ask
20. Work
21. Seem
22. Feel
23. Try
24. Leave
25. Call
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