Elementary

English
Personal and
commercial
assistance

1
Handouts compiled by the trainer: Paula Lago

May : 2018

2
 Unit 1 - Introductions,
basic structures,
describing people
Greeting someone
(Cumprimentar alguém)

 Good morning
(Bom dia) How do you
Good morning,
do?
Good afternoon! How do you
(Boa tarde) do?
 Good evening!
(Boa noite)
 Hello! / Hi!
(olá)
I’m fine. How
 How do you do? are you?
 How are you? Como estás?
Hi, how are you?

(I’m…) very well!

not so well.
(Eu estou…) well! I’m feeling down. So so
o.K.
fine! terrible.
great!
cool!
Thank you! – Obrigado /a
Thanks!
Saying goodbye!
(dizer adeus)
See you soon! (Até breve)
See you tomorrow! (Até amanhã)
See you on Monday! (Até segunda)
Good bye! (Adeus)
Bye bye! “
Bye! (tchau)

3
 Good night! (boa noite)
Have a nice weekend! – (Tenha um bom fim-de-semana!)
See you (later!) – Até logo

Greeting someone
Complete the following chart.

Portuguese English

1. Olá!

2. Bom dia.

3. Boa tarde.

4. Boa noite.

5. Boa noite. (para despedida)

6. Como está (s)?

7. How are you doing?

7. Estou bem, obrigado. I’m fine, thanks.

8. Estou óptimo / a.

9. Estou horrível.

10. Estou em baixo.

11. Até breve.

12. Até amanhã.

13. Até segunda.

14. Adeus.

15. Tchau, tchau.

16. Tenha um bom fim-de-semana.

4
Introducing myself and someone else

Read the dialogues bellow.

Dialogue 1

 Hello, my name is Lewis Berg. What’s your name?

 I’m Ako Sashimy.

 Can you repeat, please?

Ako Sashimy.

 Can you spell that?

 A-K-O S-A-S-H-I-M-Y

 Nice to meet you.

 Nice to meet you too, Mr. Berg. Dialogue 2

 Anna, this is the new teacher, Joanna Miller.

2.  Nice to meet you, Joanna and welcome to

our school. I’m Anna Rice.

 Pleased to meet you, Miss Rice.

Have you
Dialogue 3 No, I met John?
haven't. Pleased to
 What's your full name please? meet you.

 My first name is Sonja and my last name

Pascalli.
Sorry , what was your last name again?
Pascalli.
I'm sorry I don't understand. Could you
repeat that more slowly please.
P-a-s-c-a-double l-i

5
1. Introducing myself and someone else
Complete the following chart.
Portuguese English

1. O meu nome é...

2. Como é que te chamas?

3. Eu sou o / a...

4. Pode (s) repetir, por favor?

5. Pode (s) soletrar isso, por favor?

6. Prazer em conhecer-te.

7. Prazer em conhecer-te, também.

8. This is my friend...

9. Welcome to our class.

10. Pleased to meet you.

11. Já conheces o…?

Yes, I have /haven’t

6
 ENGLISH ALPHABET
Aa [ei] Bb [bi:] Cc [si:] Dd [di:] Ee [i:] Ff [ef] Gg [ʤi:] Hh [eiʧ] Ii [ai] Jj [ʤei]
Kk [kei] Ll [el] Mm [em] Nn [en] Oo [] Pp [pi:] Qq [kju:] Rr [a:] Ss [es] Tt [ti:]
Uu [ju:] Vv [vi:] Ww [ˊdʌblju:] Xx [eks] Yy [wai] Zz [zed]

Vowels
Aa Ee Oo Uu Ii Yy

[æ] [] [e] [i:] [ɒ] [] [ʌ] [ju:] [ı] []
cat cake pen we dog note cup cute pig bike

ee, ea = [i:] tree, tea book oo = [u:] cool

oo + k = [ʊ]

a+r = [ɑ:] car a+ss = [ɑ:] class e+r = [ɜ:]

term u+r = [ɜ:]
purple i+r = [ɜ:]
o+r = [ɔ:] sport a+ll = [ɔ:] ball gi r l

Consonants
c + i /e/ y = [s] city, bicycle, center
c + a/u/o/cons. =[k] cat, cold, cup, clock

g + i /e/ y = [ʤ] giraffe, gentle, gym BUT get give

g + a/u/o/cons. =[g] gas, gum, go, globe

th [ð] this th [ϑ] tooth sh [∫] fi sh ck [k] duck

ch [ʧ] teacher ph [f] photo kn [n] knee

7
 PERSONAL ID

Name: Paula
Surname: Lago
Age: 36 Birthday: 2st June 1981
Place of birth: Ponte de Lima Nationality: Portuguese
Address: PTL
Mobile number: 123456789
Job: English / Portuguese teacher
Marital status: Married

A. Which translation corresponds to each answer? Complete with your personal

information.
1. What is your name? --------------------------------------------- (1.Qual é o teu nome?)
My name is ____________________. ---------------------- (__________________________)
2. How old are you? ------------------------------------------------ (2. Qual é tua idade?)
I am ___________________________. -------------------- (_________________________)
3. - Where are you from? ----------------------------------------- (3. De onde és?)
I am from _____________. ------------------------------------ (_________________________)
4. – Where do you live? What is your address? ----------( 4. Onde é que moras? Qual é a tua
morada?)
I live in__________. My address is …---------------------- (_________________________)
5. Do you have a mobile phone? What is your phone number? (5. Tens telemóvel? Qual é o
teu telemóvel?)
Yes, I do. My mobile number is 123456789 . ------------------------(_________________________)
6. What is your marital status? Are you single, married or divorced? (6. Qual é o teu estado
civil? És casado, solteiro ou divorciado?)
I am single / married / divorced. -------------------------- (_________________________)
B. Find each word / expression in the squares.
Hello; good morning; how are you; fine, thanks; name; surname; age; address; birthday; mobile
phone; nationality; job; sorry; good bye

H E L L O B O R N G F I T
O N V S V G S Y U O I B H
W A B U G N A M E O N I A
X T H R B F D D S D E R N
A I G N H X D C P X C T K
R O T A N Z R G E Z T H S
E N C M A G E B L M H D T
X A F E M X S N L O A A D
Y L T X O Q S O R R Y Y V
O I U J P A U J Z N K C B
U T M O B I L E D I S F H
S Y K B Y S P H O N E D N
G O O D T B Y E S G E T M
Complete the charts
Number with the numbers in full.

s
8
 Cardinal numbers
0 – zero / oh Cardinal numbers
1 – one [uon] 1 – o_____
2 – two [tu] 2 – t______
3 – three [tsree] 3 – t______
4 – four 4 – four
5 – five [faiv] 5 – f______
6 – six 6 – s_____
7 – seven 7 – sev___
8 – eight [eit] 8 – ei_____
9 – nine [nain] 9 – n_______
10 – ten 10 – ten
11 – eleven 11 – e_______
12 – twelve [tuelv] 12 – twelve
13 – thirteen [firtiin] 13 – t__________
14 – fourteen 14 – f_________
15 – fifteen 15 – fifteen
16 – sixteen 16 – sixteen
17 – seventeen 17 – seventeen
18 – eighteen [eitiin] 18 – e_________
19 – nineteen [naintiin] 19 – n________
20 – twenty [tuenti] 20 – t________
21 – twenty – one 21 – twenty – one
22 – twenty-two 22 – twenty- _______
30 – thirty 30 – thi_______
33 – thirty-three 33 – thirty-three
40 – forty 40 – fo_______
50 – fifty 50 – fi______
60 – sixty 60 – sixty
70 – seventy 70 – sev______
80 – eighty [eiti] 80 – ei________
90 – ninety [nainti] 90 – ni________
100 – (one) hundred 100 – (one) hundred
101 – (one) hundred and one 101 – (one) _________ and one
202 – two hundred and two 202 – two hundred and two
1000 – one thousand 1000 – one t_________
2000 – two thousand 2000 – two thousand
10.000 – ten thousand 10000 – ten thousand
1 000 000 – one million 1 000 000 – one million
100000000 – one billion 100000000 – one billion
24 39 52 74
26 41 54 77
32 43 58 82
37 45 63 96

Phonetics
/I/ /I:/ /e/ /ei/
six three ten eight
fifty thirteen twenty eighteen

9
- How old are you? - Can you spell your surname?
- What’s your mobile number? - What’s your address?

10
f

11
 Informative Handout
Complete the gaps
Personal Pronouns (Subject)
(Pronomes pessoais com função de sujeito)

Personal Pronouns (Object)

I  ____
(Pronomes pessoais com função
you  tu/ você de complemento)
he  ____
she  Ela me, mim
it  ele / ela (para coisas ou animais me 
ou quando não há um sujeito you  te, ti
real para a frase) him  -o, lhe, a ele
we  ____ her  -a, lhe, a ela
you  vós/ vocês it  lhe, a ele / a ela (para coisas ou animais ou
they  ____ quando não há um sujeito real para a frase)
us  nos, a nós
you  vos, a vós/ a vocês
them  lhes a eles / a elas
E

Ex: You love me. (Tu amas-me)

I love you. (Eu amo-te)
I love him. (Eu amo-o)
Demonstrative determiners
(Pronomes / determinantes demonstrativos)
this  isto / este(a) Examples Exemplos
these  estes / estas (demonstrative determiners)
(Determinantes
that  aquele / aquela / aquilo demonstrativos)
those  aqueles / aquelas / aquilo This ball is big.  Esta bola é grande.
These balls are big.  Estas bolas são grandes
That ball is big.  Aquela bola é grande.
Those balls are big.  Aquelas bolas são grandes.

Examples Exemplos
(demonstrative pronoun) (pronome demonstrativo)
This is a ball.  Isto é uma bola.
These are are balls.  Isto são bolas.
That is a ball.  Aquilo é uma bola.
Those are balls.  Aquilo são bolas.

Definite article Indefinite article

(artigo definido) (artigo indefinido)
the  o, a, os, as a  um / uma
(before consonants) (antes de consoantes)
Ex: The teacher.  O professor.
a ball uma bola
The teachers.  Os / As professoras.
an  um / uma
(antes de vogais) (antes de vogais)
an Englishman um Inglês

12
 Informative Handout - Present Simple of verb to be
(Presente simples do verbo ser ou estar)

Affirmative Affirmative Conjugação na

(Full and and formal) (Shortened form afirmativa
and informal)
I _____ I’m Eu sou
You ______ You’re Tu és / Você é
He _____ He’s Ele é
She is She’s Ela é
Portuguese
Office
It is and school
It’s Ele / ela /isso é

material
We are We’re Nós somos
You ______ You’re Vós sois / vocês são
They are English They’re Eles / Elas são
Pen Esferográfica, caneta
Pencil sharpener Lápis e afia-lápis
Negative Negative Conjugação na negativa
(Full and and formal)
Notebook / Notepad (Shortened form
Caderno
and informal)
Rubber / eraserI am not I’m not Borracha Eu não sou
Ruler You are not You aren’t Régua Tu não és / Você não é
Folder He is not He isn’t Dossier Ele não é
Dictionary She is not She isn´t Dicionário Ela não é
Board, marker,Itwiper
is not It isn´t Ele / elae/isso
Quadro, marcador não é
apagador
Door We are not We aren’t Porta Nós não somos
You are not You aren’t Vós não sois / Vocês não são
Table Mesa
They are not They aren’t Eles/ Elas não são
Chair Cadeira
Interrogative form Conjugação na
Desk Secretária
interrogativa
Cupboard Armário
Am I ? Eu sou?
Window Janela
Are you? Tu és? / Você é?
Pencil case Estojo
Is he? Ele é?
Satchel / rucksack Is she? Ela Mochila
é?
Sellotape Is it? Ele Fita
/ elacola
/isso é?
Glue Are we? NósCola
somos?
Computer Are you? VósComputador
sois? Vocês são?
Screen are they ? ElesEcran
/ Elas são?

Keyboard Teclado
Mouse Rato
Mouse pad Tapete de rato
Printer Impressora
X-rox Fotocopiadora
Lamp Candeeiro
Waste bin Cesto do lixo 1.
Stapler Agrafador
Hole Punch Furador 13

Timetable /Schedule Horário

Map Mapa
Plura
ls

14
Grammar Exercises
1. Rewrite the senteces in the negative forms.
1. This is a book.  This isn’t a book.
2. He is fine.  _____________________________________________.
3. We are Portuguese.  _____________________________________________.
4. They are French.  _____________________________________________.
5. She’s a manager.  _____________________________________________.
6. This is a wiper.  _____________________________________________.
7. These are books.  _____________________________________________.
8. We’re the students, you’re the teacher.  __________________________________.

2. Translate the following sentences.

1. Eu sou Inglês.  _______________________________________________.
2. Tu és o professor.  _____________________________________________.
3. Ela está bem.  _____________________________________________.
4. Isto não é uma caneta  _____________________________________________.
5. Nós não somos Portugueses.  _________________________________________.
6. Tu não és Inglês.  _____________________________________________.
7. Isto é um lápis?  _____________________________________________.
8. Nós somos bons?  _____________________________________________.
9. Isto é um furador?  _____________________________________________.
10. Eles não estão bem.  _____________________________________________.

15
http://www.real-english.com/reo/2/unit2.html
Read the following dialogue.
Mr Bean meets Mrs Breuer, one of his students, and her husband:

Mr Bean: Good morning, Mrs Breuer.

Mrs Breuer: Good morning, Mr Bean. How are you?
Mr Bean: I'm fine thanks, and you?
Not too bad. Mr Bean, this is my husband, Michael, Michael this
Mrs Breuer:
is Mr Bean my English teacher.
Mr Breuer: Pleased to meet you.
Mr Bean: Pleased to meet you too. Are you from Germany, Mr Breuer?
Mr Breuer: Yes, East Germany, from Dresden. And you, are you British?
Mr Bean: No, I'm from Ireland, but I live in London now.
Mrs Breuer: Well, goodbye Mr Bean, it was nice to see you.
Mr Bean: Yes, goodbye.

16
 Countries and Nationalities

Country Capital Nationality Language

Portugal Lisbon Portuguese Portuguese

Spain Madrid Spanish Spanish
England London English English
Great Britain London British English
Ireland Dublin Irish English
Scotland Edimburgh Scotch English, Gaelic
Wales Cardiff Welsh English, Welsh
France Paris French French
Germany Berlin German German
Austria Viena Austrian German
French, German,
Switzerland Bern Swiss
Italian...
Continents Liechtenstein Vaduz Liechtensteiner German
French, Dutch,
Belgium Brussels Belgian German
Europe
Holland / the Netherlands Den Haag Dutch Dutch
Czech Republic Prague Czech Czech
Slovakia Bratislava Slovak Slovakian
Italy Rome Italian Italian
Greece Athens Greek Greek
Russia Moscow Russian Russian
Republic of Moldova Chinisau Moldovan Moldovan
Romania Bucharest Romanian Romanian
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Danish
Norway Oslo Norwegian Norwegian
Iceland Rejkjawik Icelandic Icelandic
Finland Helsinki Finnish Finnish
China Beijing Chinese Chinese
Asia Japan Tokyo Japanese Japanese
South Korea Seoul South Korean Korean
Morocco Rabat Moroccan Arabic
Africa Senegal Dakar Senegalese Senegalese, French
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdian Portuguese
Algeria Algier Algerian Arabic
Mozambique Maputo Mozambiquean Portuguese
United States of America
Washington D.C. American English
America (The USA)
Canada Ottawa Canadian English, French
Brazil Brasilia Brazilian Portuguese
Australia Australia Camberra Australian English
New Zealand Wellington New Zealander English

Fill in the baloons!

My name‘s Lola, I’m from I’m Anna, I’m from ............................., so

My name‘s Ingrid, I’m from
Spain, so I’m ....................... and I’m Swiss, I speak German,
Austria, I’m ................... so
I speak Spanish.
I ...........................and............................
17
speak ...............................
 My Name’s John, I’m from Hello, I’m Gustav from Germany. I
Ireland, so speak ........................ and English.
I’m......................... I speak
English.

And
you?
I’m from................................,
I’m .......................................and I speak
.................................................................

18
 1. Answer the questions according to the example.

Example
1.1 Is Lola from Spain? 2.1 Is Ingrid from Germany?
Yes, she is. _________________________________.
1. 2. Is she Mexican?
2.2 Is she Austrian?
No, she isn’t, she’s Spanish.
_________________________________.
1.3. Do you speak Spanish?
2.3 And do you speak German?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
____________________________________.

3.1 Is Gustav from Germany?

____________________________________________.
3.2 Is he Austrian?
____________________________________________.

4. Now build questions for the answers.

4. 1_____________________________________________?
Yes, Anna is (from Switzerland).
4.2 _____________________________________________?
Yes, she is Swiss.
4.3. Do you _______________________________________?
No, I don’t speak German nor French.

Attention!
And – e Who? – Quem?
Or – ou What? O quê / qual?
Nor – nem Where? – onde?
Too – também When? - Quando
Also – também How? – Como?

19
20
21
 Describing people

Type of hair

She has
She has She has He has no She has medium She has short
medium
long hair. short hair. hair. length hair. hair.
length hair.
She has
She has She has
medium She has medium She has short,
+ long, black short, black -
length , length, red hair. blonde hair.
hair. hair.
blonde hair.
She has
She has
She has medium She has medium
long, She has short,
++ short,curly, - length, length, wavy, red
straight, curly, blonde hair.
black hair. straight, hair.
black hair.
blonde hair.
She wears
+          
glasses.

 Type of complexion

She is black. He is white. She is white.

He is Asian. He has She is white. She has very
She has dark He has fair She has slightly
light-brown skin. pale skin.
skin. skin. tanned skin.

22
Height and Build

How tall is he? He is _________. He is _________ He is medium height.

+ He is very tall. He is quite short. -

 Build

She is skinny. (negative) She is fat. (negative)

She is thin. (negative) She is overweight. . (negative)
She is slim. (positive) She is plump. (neutral)
She is slender. (positive) She is stocky. (neutral)

Adjectives for physical appearance

Height and Build

23
 short -baixo fat - gordo
tall – alto slim – elegante, magro
medium-height – estatura média

Hair Eyes
brown - castanho brown - ____________
black - preto black - ___________
dark - escuro green - verde
grey - grisalho grey - cinzento
red - ruivo blue - azul
blond - louro I wear glasses – uso óculos
white - branco
fair - claro
wavy - ondulado
curly - encaracolado
straight -liso
short - curto
long - comprido

Adjectives for personality

hard-working –trabalhador ≠ lazy - preguiçoso
patient - _____________________ ≠ impatient -___________________
sensible – sensata
sensitive – sensível
stubborn - teimosa
friendly – simpatico ≠ unfriendly - __________________
outgoing – expressivo, comunicativo; ≠ shy - tímido
stressed - __________________ ≠ ______________ - _______________

General Appearance

beautiful handsome pretty good looking ugly

24
 (women only) (men only) (girls only) (men/women/boys) (men and women)

Hugh
Halle Berry is
Jackman is a Quasimodo is quite
a very David and Victoria
very Here is a ugly.
beautiful Beckham are a
handsome pretty girl.
woman. good looking
man.
couple.
attractive (men, women, boys or girls)
Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are all attractive
people.

We often use the verb to have to find out information about peoples appearances (how they

look)

She has fair hair.

"What colour hair does she
or
have?"
She has blonde hair.

Questions for people, places and things

For people Question Answer

Appearance What does David look like? Oh, he's a handsome man. He's tall with fair hair.

What is he like?
Personality He's a lovely man.
(What's he like?)

Informative Handout
Present Simple of Verb to have got
(Presente simples do verbo ter)

25
 Affirmative Affirmative Conjugação na
(Full and and formal) (Shortened form afirmativa
and informal)
I have got I’ve got Eu tenho
Tu tens / Você tem
You have got You’ve got
He has got He’s got Ele tem
She has got She’s got Ela tem
It has got It’s got Ele / ela /isso tem
We have got We’ve got Nós temos
You have got You’ve got Vós tendes / vocês têm

They have got They’ve got Eles / Elas têm

Negative Negative Conjugação na negativa

(Full and and formal) (Shortened form
and informal)

I have not got I haven’t got Eu não tenho

Tu não tens / Você não tem
You have not got You haven’t got
He has not got He hasn’t got Ele não tem
She has not She hasn´t got Ela não tem
It has not got It hasn´t got Ele / ela /isso não tem
We have not We haven’t got Nós não temos
You have not got You haven’t got Vós não tendes / Vocês não têm
They have not got They haven’t got Eles/ Elas não têm
Interrogative form Conjugação na interrogativa

Have I got? Eu tenho?

Have you got? Tu tens? / Você tem?
Has he got? Ele tem?
Has he got? Ela tem?
Has it got? Ele / ela /isso tem ?
Have we got? Nós temos?
Have you got ? Vós tendes?Vocês têm?
Have they got? Eles / Elas têm?

Affirmative Conjugação na afirmativa

(Full and and formal)

I have Eu tenho

26
 You have Tu tens / Você tem
He has Ele tem
She has Ela tem
It has Ele / ela /isso tem
We have Nós temos
You have Vós tendes / vocês têm
They have Eles / Elas têm
Negative Conjugação na afirmativa
(Full and and formal)

I don’t have Eu não tenho

You don’t have Tu não tens / Você não tem

He doesn’t have Ele não tem
She doesn’t have Ela não tem
It doesn’t have Ele / ela /isso não tem
We don’t have Nós não temos
You don’t have Vós tendes / vocês não têm
They don’t have Interrogative form Conjugação na
interrogativa

Do I have? Eu tenho?
Do you have? Tu tens? / Você tem?
Does he have? Ele tem?
Does she have? Ela tem?
Does it have? Ele / ela /isso tem ?
Do we have? Nós temos?
Do you have? Vós tendes?Vocês têm?
Do they have? Eles / Elas têm?
Eles / Elas não têm

Attention!
Besides this verb you also have the verb have to (ter de)!
Ex: I have to do my homework. (Tenho de fazer o meu t.p.c)

27
 Family and relatives
Família e parentes
Husband + wife = couple (marido + mulher = casal)
Boyfriend + girlfriend = couple (namorado + ..................= casal)

Family English Portuguese

Great-grand-parents Bisavô
(…………………) Great-grandfather
Bisavó
Great-grandmother
Grand-parents Avô
(……………) Grandfather
Avó
Grandmother
Parents Father (dad / daddy) Pai
(…………………) Mother (mum/mom/ mummy) Mãe
Children Son Filho
(…………………) Daughter Filha
Baby O bebé
Grandchildren Grandson Neto
(Netos) Granddaughter Neta
Siblings Brother Irmão
(…………………) Sister Irmã
Uncle Tio
Aunt Tia
Nephew Sobrinho
Other Relatives Niece Sobrinha
(Outros parentes) Cousin Primo, a
Brother-in-law Cunhado,
Sister - ....- ……… a
Father-in-law / Mother –in-law Sogro,a
Son-in-law Genro
Daughter-in-law Nora
Godfather / Godmother Padrinho, Madrinha
Godson / Goddaughter Afilhado, a
Stepfather / Stepmother Padrasto, Madrasta
Fiancé / Fiancée Noivo /a

28
29
1. Put the names of each relative according to the text.

30
Notes:
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

31
 My, your, his...
Possessive
adjectives
Possessive Adjectives Adjectivos Possessivos

My family / My father A minha família / O _____ pai

Your relatives Os teus parentes
His wife A mulher dele / A sua mulher
Her husband O marido dela / o _____ marido
Its name (the dog’s O seu nome ( o nome do cão)
name)
Our children / family Os nossos filhos / a nossa
família
Your parents Os ________ pais
Their dog O cão __________

Attention!
Lucy’s dog or Her dog

O cão da Lúcia ou O cão dela

A. Do the exercise according to the example above.

1. John’s car or ____________________

2. My mother’s name or ___________________
3. My parents’ house or ___________________
4. My cat’s name or _____________________
5. My dog and John’s or ____________________

B. Fill in the gaps with the proper possessive adjective.

1. We live in Faro. _______ apartment is big.
2. You have green eyes _________ hair is wavy
3. Anna has a big family, but _______ grandparents live in Angola.
4. I love ______ family. I have a brother, ________ name´s Peter. I have a sister too,
________ name’s Jane.
5. They are responsible because _________parents help them a lot.

32
 Asking about family
A. Read the questions and answers.
1. Do you have siblings?
Yes, I do. I have a sister, she’s 36 (thirty-six) years old.
2. Do you have children?
No, I don’t. / Yes, I do, a son and a daughter.
3. Do you have nephews?
I don’t have nephews, but I have a niece. She’s 6 (six) years old.
4. Do you have a boyfriend?
Yes, I do.
5. Do you have a girlfriend?
No, I don’t.
6. Do you have many cousins?
Yes, I do.
B. Now answer to the questions about your own relatives.
1. Do you have siblings?
_______________________________________________________
2. Do you have children?
_______________________________________________________
3. Do you have nephews?
_______________________________________________________
4. Do you have a boyfriend?
________________________________________________________
5. Do you have a girlfriend?
________________________________________________________
6. Do you have many cousins?
________________________________________________________
C. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and in the interrogative.
1.This is John’s sister.
Neg. _________________________________________________________
Int. __________________________________________________________?
2.She is blond.
Neg. _________________________________________________________
Int. __________________________________________________________?
3.Mario is a carpenter.
Neg. _________________________________________________________
Int. __________________________________________________________?
4.You have a very thin cat.

33
Neg. _________________________________________________________
Int. __________________________________________________________?
5. She has beautiful curly hair.
Neg. _________________________________________________________
Int. __________________________________________________________?

D. Translate the following sentences into English

1. A minha mãe é elegante, tem cabelo louro, curto e encaracolado e os olhos dela são verdes.
Ela é (uma) hospedeira.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. Eu tenho um irmão. O seu nome é Andrew. Ele é alto e magro. Os seus olhos são castanhos.
Ele é muito simpático e trabalhador. Ele é (um) advogado e tem um escritório.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Nós temos um cão gordo. O seu nome é Boby.

______________________________________________________________________________
4. O Frank tem uma família grande? Qual é o nome do irmão dele?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Describing famous
people
A. Fill in the gaps with the given words.
1. George Clooney

handsome brown hair

forty-seven beard USA

This is George Clooney. He’s an actor from the

1) __________________. He is 2) ________________
years old.
He’s tall and 3) _____________________. He’s got
4) __________________ eyes and his 5)
_________________is short, wavy and grey. He´s got a 6)
________________. He’s a handsome, clever, hard-working actor.

34
2. Nelly Furtado

petite from years

eyes long

This is Nelly Furtado. She’s a singer 1) ___________ Canada and she’s

thirty 2) _______________ old. She’s
3) _______________ and slim. She’s got blue
4) ______________ and she’s got 5) _________________, wavy, brown
hair. She’s a very cheerful woman.

B. Now write a similar text using the prompts to describe Cristiano Ronaldo.

Name: Cristiano Ronaldo Height: 1,85m

Job: Football player Eyes: Brown
Country: Portugal Hair: Short, curly and brown
Age: 27 Personality: Nice, hardworking,
persistent

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

C. What are you like (Como és tu?)

I’m ___________ and ____________. My hair is____________, __________ and ___________.

My eyes are ______________.

I am a _________, ___________, ____________ person. I also have bad qualities – sometimes I

am too ____________ and __________.

I have a ___________, I’m single, married, divorced, I_________________________________.

35
36