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Magic
Stories 001

SÉRIE MAGIC STORIES

COM O PROFESSOR
LEONARDO LEITE
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Magic Story 001

LESSON MAIN TEXT

Meet Jeremy
Jeremy is a boy who lives in Des Moines WA. He is 16 and he lives in a nice house with his family.
He has a brother and a sister. Josh and Amanda. Josh is 21 and Amanda is 18. His parents are
Steve and Anna. Steve is an entrepreneur and Anna is a yoga instructor. They are the Thompson
family! They all live in a house very close to the sea. Jeremy is a student. He goes to Mount Rainier
High School in Des Moines. He is a sophomore. He loves basketball. Actually, he practices in the
school JV basketball team. Jeremy likes going to the movies, riding his bike around town
and playing the guitar. But his favorite thing in the world is ice cream! Yeah! Jeremy is a typical
teenager! Everyday he gets up at 6, gets dressed, has some breakfast and takes the school bus.
He starts school at 7:10. He stays at school until 5 because he has basketball practice. At 5:15 his
sister picks him up at school and they go home.

LESSON VOCABULARY

Jeremy is a boy who lives...... - Jeremy é um garoto que mora...

Steve is an entrepreneur - Steve é um empreendedor

In house close to the sea - Em uma casa perto mar

He goes to school - ele vai pra aula

He is a sophomore - ele está no segundo ano de high school

Practice in JV basketball team - Treina no time JV

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Jeremy likes going to the movies - Jeremy gosta de ir ao cinema

Teenager - adolescente

Get up - levantar

Get dressed - se vestir

Pick him up at school - busca ele na escola

LESSON MAGIC STORY

Leonardo Leite: Welcome to the “Magic Story.” Meet Jeremy [Portuguese] .

Pay close attention, my friends. [Portuguese] First, I am going to tell you the story. [Portuguese].
Vocabulary and everything. [Portuguese].

Don’t worry. [Portuguese] . All right. Here we go.

Jeremy is a boy who lives in Des Moines, Washington. He is 16. He lives in a nice house with his
family. He has a brother and a sister, Josh and Amanda. Josh is 21 and Amanda is 18. His parents
are Steve and Anna. Steve is an entrepreneur, and Anna is a yoga instructor.

They are the Thompson family. They all live in a house very close to the sea. Jeremy is a student
and he goes to Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines. He is a sophomore and he loves
basketball. Actually, he practices in the school JV basketball team. Jeremy likes going to the movies,
riding his bike around town, and playing the guitar.

His favorite thing in the world is ice cream. Yeah, Jeremy is a typical teenager. Every day he gets
up at 6:00, gets dressed, has some breakfast and takes the school bus. He starts school at 7:10.
He stays at school until 5:00, because he has basketball practice. At 5:15, his sister picks him up at
school and they go home.

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Now, I’m going to tell you the story again, asking you questions. You can answer the question
immediately. Here we go.

Jeremy is a boy who lives in Des Moines, Washington. My question to you is, does Jeremy live in
Des Moines, Washington? Yes or no? Very good, yes. Yes he does. Jeremy lives in Des Moines,
Washington. Another question, does Jeremy live in New York, New York? No, he doesn’t. Very
good.

My question to you is, where does Jeremy live? In Des Moines, Washington. Very good. Now, does
Jeremy live in Des Moines, Washington or in New York, New York? Jeremy lives in Des Moines,
Washington. Very good.

He is 16 and he lives in a nice house with his family.

Now, question to you. Is Jeremy 16 years old? Yes or no? Yes, he is. Very good. Jeremy is 16 years
old. Jeremy’s 16. Now, is Jeremy 10? No, he isn’t? Very good. How old is Jeremy? All right, Jeremy is
16. Again, how old is Jeremy? 16, very good.

Jeremy lives in a nice house with his family.

Now, my question to you is, does Jeremy live in a nice house with his friends? Wrong. Nope, he
doesn’t. [laughs] He doesn’t live in a nice house with his friends. That’s right. He lives in a nice
house with his family.

Then my question to you is, does Jeremy live in a nice house with his girlfriend? Nope, wrong. He
doesn’t live in a nice house with his girlfriend.

My question to you is, who does Jeremy live in a nice house with? With his family. Very good.
Repeating the question, who does Jeremy live in a nice house with? With his family. Very good,
very good.

Jeremy has a brother and a sister, Josh and Amanda. My question to you is how many brothers
and sisters does Jeremy have? How many brothers and sisters does Jeremy have? A brother and
a sister. Good, that’s it.

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Does Jeremy have two brothers and a sister? No, he doesn’t. Very good. Does Jeremy have one
brother and two sisters? No, he doesn’t. How many brothers and sisters does Jeremy have? Very
good. One brother and one sister. Very good.

Now, Josh is 21 and Amanda is 18. Is Josh 18? Yes or no? Is Josh 18? [Portuguese] Is Josh 18? No,
he isn’t. All right. How old is Josh? 21, very good. Josh is 21. Is Amanda 21? Yes or no? No, no, no.
She isn’t. How old is Amanda? 18, very good. How old are Josh and Amanda? Josh is 21, and
Amanda is 18, very good, very good.

Well, let’s continue the story. His parents are Steve and Anna. Jeremy’s father is Steve, Jeremy’s
mother is Anna. Good. Steve is an entrepreneur.

Is Steve, Jeremy’s father, an entrepreneur? Now pay attention to the pronunciation, the
entrepreneur, an entrepreneur. Is Steve an entrepreneur? Yes or no? Yes, he is. Is Steve a doctor?
Yes or no? No, he isn’t.

Pay attention to the question. What does Steve do? What does Steve do? [Portuguese] . Profession.
OK, so what does Steve do? He is an entrepreneur, very good. He is an entrepreneur. Now, is
Steve a yoga instructor? No, not Steve, he isn’t. What does Steve do? He is an entrepreneur.

What about Anna? Is Anna, his wife an entrepreneur as well? No, she isn’t. She isn’t an entrepreneur.
What does Anna do? She’s a yoga instructor. Good. Is Anna a yoga instructor or an entrepreneur?
Very good, a yoga instructor. What does Anna do? Anna is a yoga instructor. Good.

They all live in their house very close to the sea.

Now, my question to you, pay attention. Do the Thompsons live in the apartment? Yes or no? No,
they don’t. They don’t live in an apartment. Do they live in a house? Yes, they do. The Thompsons
live in a house. Do they live in a house or in an apartment? What do you think? They live in a
house.

Actually, they live in a house close to the sea. Des Moines, is a small town right by the sea.

What about Jeremy? Is Jeremy an entrepreneur? Yes or no? No, he isn’t. Is Jeremy a yoga instructor?
No, he isn’t. What does Jeremy do my friends? What is his profession? What does Jeremy do? Very
good, he’s a student. Jeremy is a student.

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What school does Jeremy go to? The correct question is, where does Jeremy go to school?
[Portuguese] Where does Jeremy go to school? Where does Jeremy go to school? Where does
Jeremy go to school? [Portuguese] [laughs] He goes to Mount Rainier High School. That’s it, very
good. He goes to Mount Rainier High School.

Now, does Jeremy go to Mount Rainier High School or to Harvard? To Mount Rainier High School.
Again, where does where does Jeremy go to school? To Mount Rainier High School, in Des Moines.
He’s a sophomore. Now, is Jeremy a sophomore or a junior? A sophomore.

Is Jeremy a senior or sophomore? He’s a sophomore. That’s it. He’s a sophomore. Now, is Jeremy
a junior in Mount Rainier High School? No, no, no, no. No, he isn’t. What grade is Jeremy in? What
grade? [Portuguese] What grade is Jeremy in? He is in sophomore. He is a sophomore.

Now, my question to you is, does Jeremy like basketball? Yes or no? Yes, he does. Actually, he loves
basketball. Does Jeremy like mathematics? No, he doesn’t. Does Jeremy like history? [laughs] No,
he doesn’t. He doesn’t. Does Jeremy like basketball? Yes, he does. He loves basketball.

Does Jeremy practice in the school JV basketball team? Yes or no? Yes, he does. Does Jeremy’s
father practice in the school JV basketball team? Yes or no? Jeremy’s father. Does Jeremy’s father
practice in the school JV basketball team? Yes or no? No, he doesn’t.

Who practices in the school JV basketball team? Jeremy or his father? Jeremy. Very good. Jeremy
practices in the JV basketball team. Now, does Jeremy practice in JV football team? No, he doesn’t.
Where does he practice? In the JV basketball team. Very good.

Does Jeremy like going to the movies? Yes or no? Does he like going to the movies? Yes or no? Yes,
he does. Jeremy likes going to the movies. Does Jeremy like going to the banks? No, [laughs] he
doesn’t. He doesn’t like going to the banks. What does Jeremy like going to? What does Jeremy like
doing? [Portuguese] .

What does Jeremy like doing? Well, he likes going to the movies, riding his bike, and playing the
guitar. My question to you again, what does Jeremy like doing? Very good. Going to the movies,
riding his bike, and playing the guitar.

Does Jeremy like ice cream? Yes, he does. He loves ice cream.

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Now, let’s try to remember Jeremy’s daily routine. What time does Jeremy get up every day? Very
good. At 6:00. Does Jeremy get up at 8:00 every day? Yes or no? No, he doesn’t. My question to you
is, what time does Jeremy get up every day? At 6:00. Very good.

Pay attention to the question. What time does Jeremy get up every day? At 6:00.

Does Jeremy get dressed every morning at six o’clock? Yes, he does. He gets dressed. Remember
the vocabulary. At six o’clock, he gets up. After he gets up, does he go to school? Yes or no? Well,
no, not exactly.

What does Jeremy do after he gets up? After he gets up, what does he do? Pay attention to the
question again. What does Jeremy do after he gets up? He gets dressed. After he gets dressed,
what does he do? Go to school? No, no, not exactly. He has some breakfast.

What does Jeremy do after he gets dressed? Has some breakfast. After he has some breakfast,
what does he do? Takes the school bus and then he goes to school. Very good. It’s important for
you to remember this. He gets up at 6:00. He gets dressed. He has some breakfast, and he takes
the school bus.

Now, my question to you is, what time does he start school? What time does Jeremy start school?
At 7:10. Very good. Does Jeremy start school every day at six o’clock? Yes or no? No, he doesn’t.
What time does Jeremy start school? Good. Pay attention to the question.

What time does Jeremy start school? At 7:10. Very good. Now, he stays at school until 5:00 because
he has basketball practice. Until what time does Jeremy stay at school? 5:00. That’s it. Very good.
He stays at school until 5:00. Does Jeremy stay at school until 2:00? No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t stay
at school until 2:00.

Until what time or how late does Jeremy stay at school? Until 5:00. Now, very important question,
why does Jeremy stay at school until 5:00? Why? Why does he stay there until 5:00? Because he
has basketball practice. That’s it.

My last question to you, my friend, after a long day at school, what time does Jeremy go home?
What time does Jeremy go home after school? 5:15. Very good. My question to you, who picks him
up at school? The school bus? His sister. Very good.

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His sister picks him up at school. Very good. My question to you is, does Jeremy’s sister pick him
up at school every day? Yes or no? Again, [Portuguese] . Does Jeremy’s sister pick him up at
school every day? Yes or no? Yes. That’s it.

Pay attention to the question. Does Jeremy’s sister pick him up at school every day? Yes, she does.
Very good. His sister picks him up at school every day, and then they go home.

All right guys, this is the end of the Magic Story for Meet Jeremy. [Portuguese] . Right? It’s a very
easy story. [Portuguese] .

OK? Good. Go back, listen again, and I’ll see you next lesson.

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