Friday, February 18, 2011

Too and Enough, Too many and Too much.

Let's learn!


Adjectives:
This car is too expensive .
Those boots aren’t big enough.  
 
OBS: Note that the TOO always stays before the adjective. And the ENOUGH always stays after the adjective.


Count nouns:
There are too many animals here.
There aren’t enough pencils.



Noncount nouns
There’s too much rice in the kitchen.
There isn’t enough time to go shopping.

OBS: When we write or speak a sentence where there are nouns, the TOO MANY/ TOO MUCH and ENOUGHT always come before the nouns.

Examples: I don't need to go shopping. I have enough clothes.
There're too many people here.
There isn't too much butter.



Well, Like I don't have ENOUGH time to stay here, I just can say: Bye-bye!

Christian Nunes.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

What is more correct HAVE or HAVE GOT?

You can say I have or I've got, he has or he's got.

Affirmative:

















             Or












OBS: The short form of I HAVE GOT is I'VE GOT
Example: I'VE GOT TWO BROTHERS. 
SHE'S GOT (SHE HAS GOT) ONE CAR.

  • Examples: I've got blue eyes. (or I have blue eyes)
  • Our car has got four doors.
  • Lucas has a headache (or Lucas has got a headache).
 Negative:

OBS: The short form of I HAVE NOT GOT is I HAVEN'T GOT.
Examples: I have not got a skate (or I haven't got a skate).
She has not got an English Book (or She hasn't got an English Book).




Or
 OBS: To do the negative or interrogative using the HAVE you must see if the pronoun is in the singular or plural.
Examples: Singular:
He doesn't have any children
She doesn't have any dog.
It doesn't have a garden.


 Examples: Plural:
They don't have any children.
You don't have  any cat
We don't have to sleep early.
OBS: Note that the pronoun YOU and I are singular too, but don't forget, it's always I DON'T HAVE or YOU DON'T HAVE.


INTERROGATIVE: 

Examples: Have you got any car?
Has he got any computer?
Or
 

OBS: To you know as use it, remember of the rule of the singular and plural pronouns.
Examples: Do you have any milk?
Does she have any fruit?







SHORT ANSWERS: 
NEGATIVE:

 










AFFIRMATIVE:














 Well, like I always say: DOUBS SEND ME A COMMENT.
Christian Nunes.




Saturday, February 12, 2011

Agreeing and Disagreeing



Let's study!


1ยบ) Match the statements and responses:


  (A)   I like to study English.                             (    ) Really? I’m not

 (B)   I didn’t stay at home yesterday.             (    ) Neither did I.         
 (C)   I’m going to be a Doctor.                       (    ) So do I.  
 (D)   She was on vacation last week.           (    ) Well, we do. 
 (E)    We don’t sleep early.                            (    ) So I did. 

Doubts send me a comment.
Christian Nunes.


Sunday, January 16, 2011

Irregular Verbs


 Obs: The Irregular verbs don't follow the  rule of finish with ED, when the verbs are in the Simple past and Past participle. Therefore they  are  called  Irregular  Verbs.

Infinitive






Simple past






Past Participle
To Bend
Bent
Bent
To Bind
Bound
Bound
To Bleed
Bled
Bled
To Bring
Brought
Brought
To Burn
Burnt
Burnt
To Buy
Bought
Bought
To Build
Built
Built
To Catch
Caught
caught
To Creep
Crept
Crept
To Deal
Dealt
dealt
To Dig
Dug
Dug
To Feed
Fed
Fed
To Feel
Felt
Felt
To Fight
Fought
Fought
To Find
Found
found
To Get
Got
Got(gotten)
To Grind
Ground
Ground
To Hang
Hung
Hung
To Have
Had
Had
To Hear
Heard
Heard
To Hold
Held
Held
To Keep
Kept
Kept
To Lay
Laid
Laid
To Lead
Led
Led
To Leave
Left
Left
To Lend
Lent
Lent
To Lose 
Lost
Lost
To Make
Made
Made
To Mean
Meant
Meant
To Meet
Met
Met
To Pay
Paid
Paid



To Seek
Sought
Sought
To Send
Sent
Sent
To Sell
Sold
Sold
To Shine
Shone
Shone
To Shoot
Shot
Shot
To Sit
Sat
Sat
To Sleep
Slept
Slept
To Spend
Spent
Spent
To Spin
Spun
Spun
To Stand
Stood
Stood
To Sting
Stung
Stung
To Strike
Struck
Struck
To Sweep
Swept
Swept
To Teach
Taught
Taught
To Tell
Told
Told
To Think
Thought
Thought
To Understand
Understood
Understood
To Weep
Wept
Wept
To Win
Won
Won
To Wind
Wound
Wound
To Begin
Began
Begun
To Drink
Drank
Drunk
To Ring
Rang
Rung
To Sing
Sang
Sung
To Spring
Sprang
Sprung
To Sink
Sank
Sunk
To Swim 
Swam
Swum
To Beat
Beat
Beaten
To Blow
Blew
Blown
To Draw
Drew
Drawn
To Eat
Ate
Eaten
To Fall
Fell
Fallen
To Forbid
Forbade
Forbidden
To Forgive
Forgave
Forgiven
To Give
Gave
Given
To Grow
Grew
Grown
To Know
Knew
Known
To See
Saw
Seen
To Shake
Shook
Shaken
To Take
Took
Taken
To Throw
Threw
Thrown
To Drive
Drove
Driven
To Do
did
Done
To Go
went
Gone
To Hide
Hid
Hidden
To Ride
Rode
Ridden
To Rise
Rose
Risen
To Write
Wrote
Written
To Bear
Bore
Borne
To Bear
Bore
Borne
To Bite
Bit
Bitten
To Break 
Broke
Broken
To Choose
Chose
Chosen
To Forget
Forgot
Forgotten
To Freeze
Froze
Frozen
To Lie
Lay
Lain
To Speak
Spoke
Spoken
To Steal
Stole
Stolen
To Swear
Swore
Sworn
To Tear
Tore
Torn
To Wear
Wore
Worn
To Weave
Wove
Woven 

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Directions and Prepositions of place.

   Giving directions:
 Turn left
 Go straight/ cross
Turn right







 Across from











Between
 Next to
On the corner of
















Now you will learn something about the directions and Prepositions of place.
Look the map and read the text:

 Conversation 1.
A - Is there a Book store near here?
B - Yes, there is.
A -  Where is it?
B - It's on the corner of Pine and Main Street.
A - How can I get there?
B - Turn right on Second Street, then turn left on Pine Street and turn right on Oak Street. The Book store is across from the Movie theater.
A - Thank you!
B - You're welcome.

Conversation 2.

A - Is there a Women's wear near here?
B - Yes, there is.
A -  Where is it?
B - It's on First Avenue.
A - How can I get there?
B - You go straight on Forest Street, turn left on Main Street, turn right on Hill Avenue then turn right again on Firts Avenue. The Women's wear is between the Jewelry store and Sporting goods.
A - Thank's.

 Conversation 3.

A - Is there a Men's wear near here?
B - Yes, there is.
A -  Where is it?
B - It's on Main Street.
A - How can I get there?
B - Go straight on Beech way Street, turn left on Oak Street, then turn right on Pine Street and turn right again on Main Street. The Police station is next to the Fire Department.
A - Thank you!
B - You're welcome!

 Conversation 4.

A - Is there a Book store near here?
B - Yes, there is.
A -  Where is it?
B - It's on Oak Street.
A - How can I get there?
B - Cross the second Street, go straight on Forest Street and turn right on Main Street. The Men's wear is across from the Fire Department.
A - Thank you!
B - You're welcome!

The questions:
1 Is there a ... near here?
2 Where is it?
3 How can I get there?

Obs: Is there? - Singular
Are there? - Plural
 SINGULAR
Affirmative answer:                            Negative answer:
Yes, there is.                                     No, there isn't/ No, there is not

PLURAL

 Affirmative answer:                            Negative answer:
Yes, there are.                                    No, there aren't/ No, there are not.

Places:


School
 Post office
 Park
 Subway station
Public restroom
Convenience store
Drugstore
Department store
 Supermarket
 Library
Internet cafe
 Gym
 Laundromat
  Mall.






Doubts send me a commet.
Christian Nunes. 




Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Hi!

Good evening people. I didn't post anything because I was busy, and now I'm without my mouse, my laptop isn't open my blog, and I'm crazy.

 But, I will try  post something tomorrow, ok? Thanks!

Christian Nunes.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Thanks
Babi, I know that our semester is finishing, and I want to say you the fastest possible all that I learn, I know, and I feel.
When I entered in the Talk English Course, I had afraid because I thought that it was difficult just talk and listen to English language without speak Portuguese.  But you showed me, that when we believe all can become easy, all can become a victory.
I thank you for your patience, dedication, hope, and your work.
I thank you for the knowledge that you passed me, the stories that you told, for the example you give me.
I thank you for you being my English teacher. And because these things, you can have sure: I will take these things in my heart by all my life.

Christian Nunes