LESSON 41

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LESSON 41
VERBS
to be /biː/ - ser/estar
Am I very happy today?
Is she completely out of her mind?
Is he trying to understand me?
Are you married to Karen?
Is it possible to climb that tree!?
Are we in serious danger?
Are they not my close friends?
VOCABULARY
January /ˈdʒæn.ju.er.i/ - Janeiro
his coupon is valid until 31 January.
February /ˈfeb.ruː.er.i/ - Fevereiro
He joined the Army in February 1943.
March /mɑːrtʃ/ - Março
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
April /ˈeɪ.prəl/ - Abril
The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.
May /meɪ/ - Maio
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
June /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ - Junho
We're taking a vacation in June.
July /dʒʊˈlaɪ/ - Julho
It's normally much warmer than this in July.
August /ɑːˈɡʌst/ - Agosto
I was there last August.
September /sepˈtem.bɚ/ - Setembro
Their son will start college in September.
October /ɑːkˈtoʊ.bɚ/ - Outubro
During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate.
November /noʊˈvem.bɚ/ - Novembro
The Russian Revolution occurred on November 7, 1917.
December /dɪˈsem.bɚ/ - Dezembro
The bank celebrates it’s hundredth anniversary in December.
birthday /ˈbɝːθ.deɪ/ - aniversário
My birthday is on a Sunday this year.
young /jʌŋ/ - jovem
She’s much younger than what I thought.
ready /ˈred.i/ - pronto
Who are ready to believe are easy to deceive.
who /huː/ - quem
Who waits for time, loses time.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
How old are you? (Quantos anos você tem?)
I’m 20 years old (Eu tenho… anos)
When is your birthday? (Quando é seu aniversário?)
It’s on May 2nd (É em…)
GRAMMAR
The following structure exemplifies how to make sentences using the verb “to be”, in which the “to be” is the auxiliary.
Are you ready?
Is she Brazilian?
Are they at the office?
Is your father a manager?
Is the movie bad?
Are the students there?
Who is he? (Quem)