Uso e estrutura dos adjetivos em Inglês.

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BASIC 1
L E S S O N 1
ADJECTIVES
:: USE AND STRUCTURE
Adjectives → Descriptions → Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
Personality Traits
Sentence Construction
Subject + Verb To Be + Adjective → Liam is handsome.
Subject + Verb To Be + A/An + Adjective + Noun → Liam is a handsome man.
Physical Characteristics 
FAT C H U B B Y T H I N
V S .
S H O R T V S . TA L L B E A U T I F U L / H A N D S O M E
( f e m i n i n e / m a s c u l i n e )
U G LY
S T R O N G W E A K AT H L E T I C
L A N G U A G E G U I D E
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INDEFINITE ARTICLES
:: EXAMPLES IN CONTEXT
Talking About a New Co-worker
Phil – Hey, Alex, do you know the new accountant?
Alex – Oh, yeah, Mary. She is a very beautiful girl. 
Phil – She is! She is shy, too, right?
Alex – Yes, but just say “hi” to her and you will start a conversation.
:: COMMON MISTAKES
I N C O R R E C T
Tony is a man weird.
Sheila is a thin.
C O RR E C T
Tony is a weird man. 
Sheila is thin.
:: USE AND STRUCTURE
INDEFINITE 
ARTICLES 
Only with 
singular nouns 
Nick is a doctor. 
(Nick is one person.)
Sarah is an English teacher.
(Sarah is one person.)
A
AN
O U T G O I N G S H Y
Personality Traits
O R G A N I Z E D / N E AT D I S O R G A N I Z E D / M E S S Y
A R R O G A N TW E I R DN O R M A L H U M B L E 
V S . V S .
V S . V S .
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L E S S O N 1
BASIC 1
INDEFINITE 
ARTICLES 
Before consonant sounds
Before vowel sounds
A
AN
Mike has a car. 
(C = consonant sound)
Laura is an organized student. 
(O = vowel sound)
an apple (= one apple) 
Is it a specific apple, a specific banana? No. It refers to an unspecified fruit from the lot. 
an orange (= one orange) 
a banana (= one banana) 
The client wants: 
An apple, an orange, 
and a banana, please.
Thank you!
L A N G U A G E G U I D E
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• Some letters in English may sound like a consonant or like a vowel in different words. 
Nick and Sarah are students. → Plural, so no indefinite article is used.
:: EXAMPLES IN CONTEXT
Rainy Day 
Kate – Oh my God, it’s raining! 
Stu – Do you have an umbrella? 
Kate – No.
Stu – Come with me. 
At Work 
Paul – Michael, what time is the meeting?
Michael – It’s starts in an hour. 
Paul – Oh, OK! Thanks.
Important:
Letter U 
Umbrella → Carol has an umbrella. (U is pronounced 
as a vowel.) 
Uniform → I use a uniform at work. (U is pronounced 
as a /y/ like in the word “you,” so it starts 
with a consonant sound.)
Letter H 
Honest → He is an honest man. (H is not pronounced, 
so it starts with a vowel sound.)
Hotel → The Atlas is a hotel in Milan. (H is pronounced, 
so it starts with a consonant sound.)
:: COMMON MISTAKES
I N C O R R E C T
I’m enginner.
Marcy and Robert are a friends.
I live in an house.
Please, an ripe orange.
I study at an university.
C O RR E C T
I’m an enginner.
Marcy and Robert are friends.
I live in a house.
Please, a ripe orange. / Please, an orange.
I study at a university.
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L E S S O N 1
BASIC 1
Hi! 
Hello!
Farewells → used to end conversations
Bye! 
Goodbye! 
Take care.
Good night. 
See you later!
See you tomorrow! 
Greetings → used to start conversations
GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS
:: USE AND STRUCTURE
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. 
Hi, Mary! 
How are you?
Hello, Lucy! Great 
to see you! I’m fine. 
How are you?
Good 
night, Kim. 
Take care! I’ve got to 
go now. Bye!
Hello!
L A N G U A G E G U I D E
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VERB TO BE 
I am Julia. 
My name is Mario. 
This is Jessica. 
Where are you?
I am at home now.
Tokyo is in Japan.
I am happy.
Zoey is fine.
John is exhausted.
Lia and Tim are tall.
Tanya is pretty.
Leo is smart.
Introductions
Location (Permanent 
or Temporary) 
Feelings (Permanent 
or Temporary) 
Descriptions
VERB TO BE + SUBJECT PRONOUNS
:: USE AND STRUCTURE
Let’s check the use of the verb to be with subject pronouns. 
I
It
They
You
We
You
She He
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L E S S O N 1
BASIC 1
L E S S O N 2
Affirmative 
I am/I’m a teacher. 
You are/You’re a student.
He is/He’s an actor. 
She is/She’s a model. 
It is/It’s cold. 
We are/We’re humans. 
You are/You’re students.
They are/They’re happy.
Negative 
I am not/I’m not Scottish. 
You are not/You aren’t here. 
He is not/He isn’t sick. 
She is not/She isn’t cold. 
It is not/It isn’t in Brazil. 
We are not/We aren’t Irish. 
You are not/You aren’t OK.
They are not/They aren’t sad.
Interrogative 
Am I in London?
Are you a teacher?
Is Zico/Is he a soccer star?
Is Madonna/Is she American? 
Is Paris/Is it in France? 
Are we friends?
Are you ready for the exam?
Are they married?
:: COMMON MISTAKES
I N C O R R E C T
I be happy.
She don’t be a doctor.
He not is in New York.
He is my friend?
C O RR E C T
I am happy.
She isn’t a doctor.
He is not in New York.
Is he my friend?
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
:: USE AND STRUCTURE
These are English books. (close)
Those are my bikes. (distant)
This is Mark. (close)
That is my sister. (distant)
Singular
This: you → 
That: you 
Plural
These: you → 
Those: you 
Demonstrative Pronouns