Catholic University of Mozambique

Quelimane, Agosto
Distance de 2019
Education Institute

ola Secundária Geral de Morrumbala de 2018 a 2019

Turma: W

Writing About My Course

Vário Armindo Damião: Código: 708212792

Course: Geography

Subject: English

Year of Attendance: 1st Year

Manito Júlio Monteiro - 708161440

Monografia Científica a ser submetida a Universidade

Quelimane como requisito parcial para a
Católica de Moçambique

2022

obtenção do grau de Licenciatura em Ensino de Lingua

Portuguesa.
 Catholic University of Mozambique

Distance Education Institute

Turma: W

Writing About My Course

Vário Armindo Damião: Código: 708212792

1st year English work, Degree in

Geography teaching to be

Delivered to UCM – IED, for

Evaluation. Guided by:

Dr: Joao Lazaro

Quelimane

2022
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Introduction......................................................................................................................................1

Work Objectives..............................................................................................................................2

General Purpose...............................................................................................................................3

Specific Objectives..........................................................................................................................3

Work Methodology..........................................................................................................................3

Unit Exercises: 1..............................................................................................................................4

Exercises da Unidade: 2...................................................................................................................5

Unit Exercises: 3..............................................................................................................................6

Unit Exercises: 4..............................................................................................................................7

Unit Exercises: 5..............................................................................................................................8

Unit Exercises: 6..............................................................................................................................9

Unit Exercises: 7............................................................................................................................12

Unit Exercises: 8............................................................................................................................14

Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................15

Bibliographic References...............................................................................................................16
Introduction
The present work refers to the English course, where during the development of the work
exercises from unit 1 to unit 8 will be solved.

Being a scientific work, the present work is composed of, development of the work (discussion
of the contents), conclusion of the final part of the work, and contains bibliographical references
that shine the works consulted during the writing.

As the work is not enough, it contains the general and specific objectives as well as the
methodology used to carry out this work.

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Work Objectives
For the better clarification of the work, the present work has the following objectives:

General Purpose

• Know the contents of the English course.

Specific Objectives

 Practice English in question and answer;

 Consolidate the contents of theory with practice;
 Master the contents of the English course;

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Work Methodology
For the accomplishment of the present work, the author used the bibliographic method, this
method that aims to develop the work on the basis of consultation of various bibliographic
sources.
Unit Exercises: 1
1. Look at the following sentences David uses to introduce himself to someone for the
first time. Change the underlined words to make sentences about yourself. Hi, my
name is David. I’m from Quelimane. I’m 36 years old. I like football and music. I’m
studying Portuguese.

Hi, my name is Vário Damião. I’m from Beira.

I’m 31 years old. I like football, music and reading some book. I’m studying Portuguese at
UCM.

(a) Hi, my name is Vário Damião. What’s your name?

(b) My name is Sara.

(a) Nice to meet you Sara.

(b) Nice to meet you too. (shake hands). Where are you from?

(a) I’m from Beira, how about you?

(b) I’m from Morrumbala district. What do you study?

(a) I study Portuguese, how about you?

(b) I study Biology.

(a) How old are you?

(b) I’m 31, how about you?

(a) I’m 27. I like reading some book and watching a good films. What do you like?

(b) I like dance and listing a good songs and in sometime a go the beach.

(a) Nice meeting you. I have a class now. See you later.

(b) OK, goodbye.

2. Complete using am or are.
2.1. Where are you from, Mr. Taylor? I am from London.

2.2. Good morning. I am Miss Kenney, your geography teacher.

2.3. How are you? Fine, thanks, and you?

2.4. Are you from Japan? Yes, I am.

2.5. How old are you? I am twelve.

2.6. Are you Egyptian? No I am not.

2.7. What nationality are you? I am English.

2.8. Are you eleven? Yes, I am.

3. Complete these sentences using am, are, and is.

3.1. What is that?

3.2. Are you Portuguese?

3.3. His name is Roberto.

3.4. Where is she from?

3.5. My address is 90 Central Street.

3.6. It is an orange.

3.7. Who is he?

3.8. I am thirteen.

3.9. How old are you?

3.10. Mr. Taylor is an English teacher.

4. Complete these sentences using am, is, are, am not, isn’t, aren’t.

4.1. Peas are red.

4.2. A football is round.

4.3. Crisps are cheap.

4.4. You and I are friends.

4.5. Sunil is fifteen

4.6. You are a student.

4.7. Pedro is English.

4.8. I am Mozambican.

4.9. We are Japanese.

4.10. Marco and Rajiv are in England

5. Write these sentences in the interrogative (question) form. Example: You are

intelligent. Are you intelligent?

5.1 You are twelve. Are you twelve?

5.2. You are from Germany. Are you from Germany?

5.3. You are my geography teacher. Are you my geography teacher?

5.4. You are American. Are you American?

5.5. You are my friend. Are you my friend?

 6. Write the missing sentences, questions and answers.

Sentence Question Answer Sentence Question Answer Sentence Question Answer

Marco is Italian. Is Marco Italian? Yes, he is.

You are Japanese. Is he Japanese? No, he is not

Maria Is Dutch Is Marie Dutch? Yes, she is not

That is a fish. Is that a fish? No, it is not

I am a student. Are you student? Yes, you are

This is my English book. Is ths my English book? Yes, it is.

Rajiv is fifteen Is Rajiv fifteen? No, he is not

I am your friend. Am I your Friend? Yes, you are.

7. Write these sentences in the Negative form. Then write a correct answer.

Sentence Negative Answer

1 Marco is Spanish Marco isn’t Spanish. He’s Italian.

2 Zaira is twenty. Zaira isn´t Twenty he´s Eleven

3 Rome is in Holland. Rome isn´t in Holland Rome is Italia

4 You are Greek. You aren´t Greek You are Greek

5 I am Belgian I am not Belgian I am Mozambican

8. Write short answers for these questions. Example: Is she from Maputo? Yes, she is.

Question Short Answer

1 Is your friend Italian? Yes, he is
2 Is Ms Amalia your English teacher? No, she is not
3 Are you French? Yes, I am
4 Is your best friend from Chimoio? No, he is not
5 Are you fifteen? Yes, I am
6 Is your surname Alberto? No, it is
7 Are you from Quelimane? Yes, I am
8 Is your name Judite? No, it is not
Exercises da Unidade: 2

1. What’s the date today?

It´s ________________________________________

2. Find out the birthdays of your classmates by asking the question below. Then write their
names beside the correct month. Try to find someone for every month.

3. When is your birthday?

My birthday is on January

January Alberto Joao July Matilde Pedro

February Joaquim Jamal August Mentiros Rainde
March Mercia Antonio September Jumai Feliciano
April Feliciana Pedro October Abdulai Antonio
May Aurelio Marcos November Bento Dias
June Zelda Camane December Aurelio Jamal

4. Match the words and the numbers.

a. 1/1 1.The fifth of April

b. 5/4 2.The seventeenth of March

c. 4/7 3.The twenty-seventh of April

d. 17/3 4.The thirty-first of August

e. 22/10 5.The eleventh of February

f. 31/8 6.The fourth of July

g. 11/2 7.The first of January

h. 27/4 8.The twenty-second of October

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Unit Exercises: 3
Use the words in the table above to complete the sentences below about the Sitoe family.

1.1. Victorino is Dangarilane’s son.

1.2. Berta is Pedro’s sister.

1.3. Pedro is Maria’s brother

(4) Victorino is Rosa’s husband.

(5) Dangarilane is Chicumba’s wife.

(6) Rosa is Maria’s mother.

(7) Chicumba is Victorino’s father.

8) Berta is Rosa’s daughter.

9) Maria is Chicumba’s grandaughter.

(10) Pedro is Dangarilane’s grandson.

Now write some sentences about your family and ask and answer questions with other
students. Example: How many brothers do you have?

I am Vario Damião, I have two brothers and a sister.

My brothers are younger than me and my sister is the oldest of me.

My older sister works at the restaurant and is attending twelfth grand.

My two little brothers are attending tenth grade in high school.

Unit Exercises: 4
 1. Answer these questions about yourself.
1. Where do you go to school?

I got the University school of the UCM.

1.2. What do you eat for breakfast?

For breakfast I eat cassava with tea.

1.3. What do you usually drink in the morning?

In the morning I always drink tea.

1.4. Do you go to school by bus?

I have not been going to school by bus.

1.5. Do you like going to school?

Yes, I like going to school.

1.6. What do you like about your school?

At school I like lessons in each class much more.

1.7. What do you like doing in your free time?

In my free time I like to read a good book.

1.8. What do you do at the weekend?

On weekends, I like to play football.

1.9. What do you like to watch on TV?

On TV I like to watch the news.

1.10. What time do you usually go to bed?

I always go to bed at 9 pm.

2. Rewrite these sentences as questions.

Example: Maria plays tennis every day.
She is a teacher.

Does Maria play tennis every day? Is she a teacher?

1. You always speak Italian with Andrea.

Do you always speak Italian with Andrea?

1.2. He is coming back to Italy.

Does he coming back to Italy?

1.3. Her husband leaves for work at 8.30.

Does her husband leaves for work at 8:30?

1.4. You and Peter live in the same house.

Do you and Peter live in the same house?

1.5. We are having an English breakfast.

Are we having an English breakfast?

1.6. John and Mary often go to bed late.

Do John and Mary often go to bad late?

1.7. Mike is looking for his suitcase.

Is Mike looking for his suitcase?

1.8. He usually eats a lot for dinner.

Id he usually eats a lot for dinner?

Unit Exercises: 5

Write the third person Present Simple verb.

Study Studies Have Has

Run Runs Forget Forgets

Fly Files Learn Learns

Eat Eats Do Does

Be Is Carry Carries

Drive Drives Meet Meets

Worry Worries Come Comes

like likes go goes

2. Write sentences in the Present Simple using the pictures and the words below.

Example: (a) He drinks a beer

A. He drinks a beber.

B. She takes a photo.

C. John cuts the hood.

D. Maria types a letter.

E. You take a bath.

F. They see each other.

G. We iron the clothes.

Unit Exercises: 6
1. Write these times in words.

(a) 11:15 - Quarter past eleven or eleven fifteen.

(b) 12:30 – half past twelve or twelve thirty.

(c) 9:00 – Nine o´clock.

(d) 7:45 – quarter to eight.

(e) 3:50 – ten to four.

(f) 8:23 – eight twenty tree.

(g) 5:41 – five forty one.

(h) 4:33 – four thirty tree.

2. Write the following times in words. Use AM, PM, in the morning, etc.

(a) 11:00 – eleven o´clock A.M

(b) 09:23 – twenty tree minutes past nine A.M

(c) 06:50 - Fifty minutes past six A.M.

(d) 14:25 - Twenty-five minutes past two P.M.

(e) 01:30 - Thirty minutes past one A.M.

(f) 18:54 - Fifty-four minutes past six P.M.

(g) 13:10 - Ten minutes past one P.M.

(h) 12:04 - Four minute past twelve

(i) 07:15 - Fifteen minutes past seven A.M.

(j) 10:12 - Twelve minutes past ten A.M.

(k) 16:37 - Thirty-seven minutes past four P.M.

(l) 02:40 - Forty minutes past two A.M.

(m)13:29 - Twenty-nine minutes past one P.M.

(n) 19:21 - Twenty-one minutes past seven P.M.

(o) 05:59 - Fifty-nine minutes past five A.M.

Using this second way of telling the time, write the following times in words.

You can also use AM, PM, and in the morning, etc.

(a) 11:12 - Forty-eight minutes to twelve

(b) 08:23 - Thirty-seven minutes to nine A.M.

(c) 06:50 - Ten minutes to seven A.M.

(d) 14:25 - Thirty-five minutes to three P.M.

(e) 01:30 - Half past one A.M.

(f) 8:54 - Eight fifty-four A.M

(g) 13:15 - A quarter past one P.M.

(h) 12:04 - Twelve four P.M.

(i) 07:19 - Forty-one minutes to eight A.M.

(j) 10:53 - Seven minutes to eleven A.M.

(k) 16:37 - Twenty-three minutes to five P.M.

(l) 02:40 - Thirty minutes past two A.M.

(m)13:29 - Twenty-nine minutes past one P.M.

(n) 19:21 - Thirty-nine minutes to eight P.M

(o) 05:59 - One minute to six

3. How many different ways can you say the time these clocks? Example: Ten forty-four (in
the morning, at night, AM,

Watch 1. Thirteen minutes to two P.M.

Watch 2: Five minutes to twelve A.M.

Watch 3: Twenty-seven minutes past nine A.M.

Unit Exercises: 7

1. Complete the Present Continuous table.

Present Negative Question

He´s drinking He isn’t drinking Is he drinking?

We´re eating We´re not eating Are we eating?

She iss sleeping She isn´t sleeping Is she sleeping?

It´s playing Its isn´t playing Is it playing

You are studying You aren´t studying Are you studying?

I´m talking I´m not talking Am I Talking?

They are reading They aren´t reading Are they reading?

He is sleeping He isn´t slpeeping Is he sleeping?

2. What are the gerunds of the following verbs?

Write - writing

Stop - stopping

Read - Reading

Marry - Marrying

Talk - Talking

Put - putting

Play - Playing

Sit - sitting

Swim - swimming

Watch - watching

Dance – dancing

3. Read the postcard and answer the following questions.

a) Who is writing the post card?

Who wrote the postcard and Lucia and the Children

 b) Where are they staying?

Are staying in a village near the beach.

c) Where is she writing from?

They are writing the hotel postcard

d) Who is she writing it to?

Is writing to Joaquim

4. Write a postcard to a friend.

Dear Agela,

I am writing this postcard from the province of zambezia, I am staying at the hotel paradise
which is close to the sampene neighborhood in quelimane, I am writing the postcard exactly on
the beach of zalala, at the moment I am having fun with friends diving in the salty waters of zalala
beach, well luckily I'm having a lot of fun and it's been one of the unforgettable days.

See you soon.

Love Vario.

5. Work in pairs and check your answers.

a) What is Peter looking for at the market?

Pedro is looking for a watch for his collection

b) Where is Alison?

Alison is at home

c) What is she doing?

She is preparing lunch who is John?

d) Who is John?

John is a producer

e) What is he looking for?

He is looking for a part time helper

 6. Look at the pictures and write what the people are doing

I.. Luis – Baseball

L. He - A television

k. Play

L. They – Paint

L. She – Deliver

Unit Exercises: 8

1. Try to write the plurals of the following words.

Singular Plural Singular Plural

Elephant Elephants Class Classes

Monkey Monkeys Student Students

Army Armies Match Matches

Toothbrush Toothbrushes Television Televisions

fax faxes lady ladies

Country – countries: tomato – tomatoes; house – houses; wolf – wolves: donkey – donkeys:
Ostrich – ostriches: kiss – kisses: dog – dogs: church. Churches: fly – flies: thief – thieves: Tooth
– teeth: trousers –trousers: baby- babies: person – persons: street – streets: Possibility –
possibilities: doctor – doctors: leaf – leaves: ,mouse – mouse: scissors- scissors: student –
students: watch – watches: foot – feet: library – libraries: woman – women: dream – dreams:
child – children: brush – brushes.

Conclusion
It is important to note that during the development of the work unit, work unit number 1 to 8 of
the English manual.
The work is concluded by stating that the work allowed a review of the contents and helped in
the preparation of the upcoming exams.

Bibliographic References

Dickie, A(1st Year), common trunk manual English year i Código: A0002, UCM, Beira