INGLÊS 6º ANO LEVEL 1 VER CAPÍTULO

CAP. 11
NEIGHBOURHOOD: RECOGNIZING FAMILIAR Escaneie com o
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Hello, student, in this chapter we will talk about the neighbourhood, the places in it, and

we will also learn how to talk about the existence of something or someone using the
grammar there + be.

Picture of some houses in a neighbourhood.

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1.
Do you live in a house or a building?

2.
What is next to where you live?

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3.
Do you know any of your neighbours?

It's time to read: neighbourhood

Do you know what a neighbourhood is? And what about the facts that make it a good place
to live?

Read the text below and check some things we can find in a good neighbourhood and
neighbours too.

Making your neighbourhood better

Illustration of a neighbourhood.
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The neighbourhood is the basic building block of human civilization, whether in a big city, small town
or suburban community. It’s also the place where you can have the most influence in making a better
world. But do you know how to make your community more liveable and lovable?

These suggestions are focused on strengthening the sense of community and spirit of the commons
by providing people with ways to come together as friends, neighbours and citizens. That creates a
firm foundation that enables a neighbourhood to solve problems and seize opportunities.

• Give people a place to hang out.

• Give people something to see.

• Give people something to do.

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 • Give people a place to sit down.

• Give people a safe, comfortable place to walk.

• Give people a safe, comfortable place to bike.

• Give people reliable, comfortable public transportation.

• Make the streets safe.

• Remember the streets belong to everyone, not just drivers.

• Don’t forget about the needs of older neighbours.

• Don’t forget about the needs of kids.

• Let your community have pets.

• Reclaim front yards as social spaces – don’t fear density – people enjoy being around other people.

• Don’t give up hope – great changes are possible when neighbours get together.

• Build on what’s good in your community to make things even better.

• Remember the power of the commons: people working together for the benefit of everyone.

• Never underestimate the power of a shared meal to move people into action.

• Start with small steps – like planting flowers.

• Learn from other neighbourhoods in your town and around the world.

• Take the time to have fun and enjoy what’s already great about your neighbourhood.

Disponível em: <http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/25-tips-making-your-neighborhood-

better#sthash.Mzdz33eJ.dpbs>. Acesso em: 11 jan. 2019 (adaptado).

 Glossário
Come together: if people or groups come together, they meet or join in order to do
something.

Commons: of or relating to a community at large.

Density: something that is filled or covered with people or things.

Firm: well fixed in place or position.

Foundation: the base for something.

Give up: to stop trying to do something before having finished.

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 Hang out: to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone.

Liveable: suitable or good for living in.

Lovable: inspiring or deserving love or affection.

Meal: an occasion when people sit down and eat.

Providing: to give something that is needed or wanted to someone.

Reclaim: to demand or obtain the return of.

Reliable: trusted or believed.

Seize: to take advantage of something that is available.

Strengthening: to make stronger; give strength to.

Underestimate: to estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is.

Whether: used for saying that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because
the situation will be the same.

Agora é com você

Questão 01

1.a)

Select a few words of the text which are similar to Portuguese to get a better

understanding of the topic.

1.b)

What is a neighbourhood?

1.c)

What is the purpose of the suggestions given by the author?

1.d)

Which of the suggestions are possible to apply in your neighbourhood?

1.e)

Choose one of them and make a poster in English to promote your idea.

Come to Brooklyn!

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Come to Brooklyn!
There are many famous neighbourhoods. One of them is Brooklyn. Do you know this place?

Read the text below about this location and check what you can find there.

Picture of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Come to one of the best neighbourhoods in New York City (NYC)! Comfortable and large
houses, good prices, entertainment for the whole family, a lot of Green areas! Here's a
description of two of our nicest areas.

Park Slope

The residents of Park Slope, Brooklyn, are now hip, young families and a great number of
artists. On weekends, they all go to Prospect Park. Some people say this is a more successful

green area than the famous Central Park. Park Slope historic district is full of charming,
old residences. Gotham Avenue, the "other Fifth Avenue", is full of popular restaurants and
interesting shops. It is the kid-friendliest neighbourhood in Brooklyn and the best area for

families in all NYC. This place is not everyone's idea of a perfect neighbourhood, but
statistically speaking, there's nowhere better.

Williamsburg

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Williamsburg is the focal point of Brooklyn. The neighbourhood has high rents and more
crowds than other neighbourhoods, but it's popular for a reason: the charming streets are
full of restaurants, rooftop bars and eclectic shops. On Summer weekends, lots of people go

to the waterfront for flea markets and giant food bazaars. The neighbourhood is full of
Green play spaces and cool live family entertainment. It is also the home of the McCarren
Park, a 35-acre area with playgrounds, sports fields and a newly renovated pool.

 Glossário
Crowds: a large group of people who have gathered together.

District: a particular area of a town or country.

Flea market: a market, usually taking place outside, where old or used goods are sold
cheaply.

Focal point: principal focus.

Hip: having or showing awareness of or involvement in the newest developments or styles.

Nicest: the superlative form of nice; most nice.

Rooftop: the outside surface of the roof of a building.

Brooklyn loop tour for kids

Picture showing the Brooklyn neighbourhood.

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Why you should go

If you're looking for a great day out with the whole family, here are some of our favourite
things to do in Brooklyn with kids on our hop-on, hop-off Double decker motor coaches!

Highlights

• Hop-on, hop-off tour.

Inclusions

• Double-decker bus tour

Exclusions

• Food and beverages

• Admissions.

Please Note

• This tour is not offered December 25 or January 1 and operates with limited ability (9 am-

12 pm) on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

Agora é com você

Questão 01

Select the correct alternative.

1.a)

Who is probably the author of this information?

A A group of people responsible for the United States.

B A group of people responsible for the city of New York.

1.b)

What is the objective of this information?

A Attract more people to live in Brooklyn.

B Show people the good and bad points of the area.

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1.c)

This is a:

A newspaper ad.

B brochure.

1.d)

Who is interested in this type of information?

A Residents in the New York City area.

B High school children.

Questão 02

Read the text again and write Park Slope (PS), Williamsburg (W) or both (PS-W).

2.a)

It is located in Brooklyn.

2.b)

There is a park with a pool.

2.c)

There are historic houses.

2.d)

There is a waterfront area with different attractions.

2.e)

There are large green areas.

Questão 03

Regarding the text "Brooklyn loop tour for kids",

3.a)

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 you can find this information:

A on an internet site for tourists.

B on a book for history lovers.

3.b)

Who is interested in this kind of information?

A Tourists and local residents with kids.

B Only tourists with kids.

Express yourself!

Picture of a double-decker bus tour.

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In pairs, answer the following questions orally about the neighbourhood you live.

Where do you live?

Does the city you live provide these kinds of activities for the population?

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What are the main touristic places to visit in your city and neighbourhood?

Language in usage
As we are talking about neighbourhood during this chapter, it is important to mention
what places we can find in it.

Observe the image below. It is a picture of Suzanne's neighbourhood. She also describes her

place in the following text.

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 Picture of a teenage girl (Suzanne).
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My name is Suzanne and this is the neighbourhood I live in.

There are different houses, their structures are not alike at all.

There are some benches where I can sit with my friends and talk for hours. There is not
pollution in my neighbourhood because there are many trees.

I love my place, it is very clean and safe. There are recycling bins so there isn't any waste on
the streets.

Oh! And the streets are very bright during the night because many lamps provide lighting.

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 Explorando:
checking meanings
 PRÁTICA ATIVA

Questão 01

After reading about Suzanne's neighbourhood, answer true or false for the

questions below.

1.a)

We use there is for singular or uncountable nouns.

1.b)

We use there are for plural nouns.

1.c)

We use there is not to deny the existence of something.

There + to be

When we talk about places, and we want to indicate the existence or even the quantity of

something, we use the form there + to be.

It can be used in affirmative, interrogative and negative forms, and it follows a specific
structure. Read the table below:

Reprodução

Example 1:

There are many squares in this neighbourhood.

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The verb to be agrees with the number and in this affirmative sentence I'm mentioning the
existence of squares in the neighbourhood.

Example 2:

There isn't a hospital near here.

In negative sentences I'm saying that something DOES NOT exist (the hospital). Negative
sentences are composed of not or the contraction isn't (singular).

Example 3:

Are there trees around here?

In interrogative sentences, the verb to be is placed in front of there.

Short answers

The (short) answers to the questions asked with the form there + to be also follow a
structure.

Read the table below and check it.

Reprodução

Example 1:

Is there a supermarket near here?

Yes, there is./ No, there isn't.

Again, the verb agrees with the number.

Example 2:

Are there interesting places to go in this neighbourhood?

Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

The verb agrees with the number, in this case, plural.

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 Importante: singular and plural

Remember that the form there + to be changes according to the number, being used

in the singular (there is) and in the plural (there are). In the singular, contraction is
common. In that case, instead of "There is a shopping mall", "There's a shopping mall"
is written.

There is/are × Have

It is very common to confuse the correct use of have/has and there is/are. Let's check the
difference between them and understand when we have to use one or another.

There + to be = "haver".

Example:

There are a lot of people living in this neighbourhood.

When we use there + to be, we are stating the existence of something or someone.

Have = possuir.

Example:

I have a house and a car.

When we use the verb to have, we are indicating possession of something.

Agora é com você

Questão 01

Based on what you have studied about there be × have, answer the exercises below.

Write the sentences using what is given and include some words (there be + have).

1.a)

many houses / my neighbourhood

1.b)

I / a yellow house

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1.c)

a supermarket / the street I live

1.d)

I / two cars

Questão 02

Read the conversations below and complete with:

• There is – there isn't – is there

• There are – there aren't – are there

2.a)

A: Excuse me, ________ _________ a bakery in this neighbourhood?

B: Yes, _______ _______ a bakery on Oxford Street, next to the bank.

A: Thank you!

B: You're welcome.

2.b)

A: Please, ________ _________ good restaurants in this neighbourhood?

B: Yes, ___________ _________ many of them on Park Avenue.

A: Thank you!

B: You're welcome.

2.c)

A: Hi, _______ ________ a café in this area?

B: No, __________ __________ any café around.

A: OK, that's too bad. Thanks anyway.

B: No problem.

2.d)

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 A: Excuse me, _______ ________ a bookstore near here?

B: Yes, _________ __________ one on Oak Avenue.

A: Thank you.

B: No problem.

Pratique:
neighbourhood subject and using there is/are
Questão 01

Choose a neighbourhood of your city (not your neighbourhood) and research about it. Is

there a special attraction in this neighbourhood? What you would like to do there?

Questão 02

There's an "odd man" out! Choose the word that does not fit in each group.

2.a)

supermarket – grocery – bakery – park

2.b)

zoo – river – ocean – beach

2.c)

bedroom – bathroom – house – kitchen

2.d)

gym – hospital – pharmacy – drugstore

Questão 03

Complete the chart about your school neighbourhood. What's the number 1 facility? Give a
score from 1 to 10 to each category. Next, answer the questions. What's the final result?

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 Reprodução

a) What's the final result?

b) Is it a good neighbourhood?

c) What's the best point in the neighbourhood?

d) What's the worst point in the neighbourhood?

Questão 04

Read the sentences and choose the right alternative:

4.a)

In Brazil _________ beautiful places and nice people.

A there is.

B there are.

C have.

D has.

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4.b)

Kids usually _________ more time to spend with their friends.

A there is.

B there are.

C have.

D has.

4.c)

He said ___________ a good doctor at that hospital.

A there is.

B there are.

C have.

D has.

4.d)

I don't _________ any time to study Spanish now.

A there is.

B there are.

C have.

D has.

Questão 05

Answer the questions about your neighbourhood using short answers.

5.a)

Are there a lot of restaurants?

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5.b)

Is there a zoo?

5.c)

Are there beaches?

5.d)

Is there a shopping mall?

Questão 06

Complete with there is/there isn't/is there or there are/there aren't/are there.

6.a)

Brasília isn't an old city. _____________ any old buildings.

6.b)

Look! ___________ a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!

6.c)

"Excuse me, _________ ___________ a bank near here?" / "Yes, at the end of the street."

6.d)

___________ __________ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.

6.e)

"How many students _________ _________ in the class?" / "Twenty."

6.f)

_________ _________ nowhere to sit down. ________ _________ any chairs.

Questão 07

Complete the blanks.

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7.a)

There ___ a café on the beach. (Affirmative)

7.b)

There ___________ two big department stores. (Affirmative)

7.c)

There ___________ a school. (Negative)

7.d)

There ___________ any museums. (Negative)

7.e)

___________ there a toy shop? (Interrogative and short answers)

Yes, ___________ ___________.

No, ___________ ___________.

7.f)

___________ there any swimming pools? (Interrogative and short answers)

Yes, ___________ ___________.

No, ___________ ___________.

Questão 08

Complete these sentences. Write is or are.

8.a)

There ____ a big park near my house.

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8.b)

There ______ a bus stop near the school.

8.c)

______ there any supermarkets?

8.d)

There ______ four shops in High Street.

8.e)

______ there a cinema in Oxford Street?

8.f)

There ______ a good restaurant near the swimming pool.

8.g)

There ______ a small church in Hampshire Street.

8.h)

______ there any museums?

8.i)

There ______ a café in Pacific Avenue.

8.j)

There ______ ten houses and two parks.

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8.k)

______ there a post office near here?

Places
It is important to know how to describe locations and places when we are talking about
neighbourhood, cities etc.

Read the text below, which is describing a neighbourhood and pay attention to the
words in bold.

This is the neighbourhood where I live.

My house is on Cambridge Avenue and there are many similar houses next to mine, we are
neighbours.

My house is the one in the middle: the green and brown one. It is located between the purple

and yellow, and blue and light pink houses.

There is a very colourful balloon above that yellow and brown house. Also, there are some
trees behind this house too.

In front of these houses we can see the avenue with many cars.

Illustration showing a colourful neighbourhood.

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Explorando:
analysing words and their meanings
 PRÁTICA ATIVA

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 Questão 01

After reading the information above, answer the questions.

1.a)

The words in bold represent:

A time

B place

C interests

1.b)

What is the preposition used to indicate

the space that separates two places, people, or objects?

A next to

B in

C between

1.c)

What is the preposition used to indicate a short distance of something or

someone?

A in

B next to

C between

Prepositions of place
After reading the previous page, describing a neighbourhood, you noticed the usage of

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some specific words to indicate places.

These words are called prepositions. There are different types of prepositions, but in this
chapter, we will study the prepositions of place.

A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or

someone is located.

Observe the map below that shows the usage of these words.

Illustration of a neighbourhood.
Reprodução

1- The cinema is behind the shopping mall.

2- The hospital is between the bank and the square.

3- The square is next to the hospital.

4- The gas station is across from the square.

5- The students are on the school's yard.

6- The ambulance is in front of the hospital.

Observe the following images and see the meaning of some prepositions of place.

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Agora é com você

Questão 01

Look at Map A. Check the sentences with T for true or F for false.

1.a)

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 Reprodução

The library is between the city hall and the post office.

1.b)

The police station is across from the hotel.

1.c)

The supermarket is on South Street.

1.d)

The bowling alley is behind the bookstore.

1.e)

Look at Map B and check the correct options.

Reprodução

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Is the museum on Bond Street?

A Yes, it is.

B No, it isn't.

1.f)

Is there a high school in the neighbourhood?

A Yes, there is.

B No, there isn't.

1.g)

Is the library on the corner of Bond Street and Green Street?

A Yes, it is.

B No, it isn't.

1.h)

Is the Italian restaurant next to the café?

A Yes, it is.

B No, it isn't.

1.i)

Look at Map C and choose the correct words.

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 Reprodução

Where's the café? It's (next to – across from – behind) the bar.

1.j)

Where's the bank? It's (on the corner of – behind – on) the shopping center.

1.k)

Where's the bar? It's (on – across from – between) Pine Street.

1.l)

Where's the high school? It's (behind – on the corner of – between) Pine Street and

Avenue.

Places in the neighbourhood

There are many establishments in neighbourhoods.

Observe the image below and let's get to know some examples of places we can find in our

neighbourhood, city etc.

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 Illustrations of different establishments.
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Now that you know the name of some establishments in English, it is possible to combine
them with the prepositions and the grammar there + be and create sentences to describe

the neighbourhood you live.

Example 1:

There is a stadium in front of the supermarket.

Example 2:

There are some schools on Oxford Avenue.

Agora é com você

Questão 01

Think of your neighbourhood, the places you go with your friends and family members
and write a paragraph following the steps below.

1.
Mention the places you can find in your neighbourhood (restaurant, bank etc.).

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2.
Where do you go with your friends?

3.
What are the places that you wanted to exist in your neighbourhood?

4.
Do you like your neighbourhood? Why?

Questão 02

In pairs, ask and answer the questions below, orally, about the places in the
neighbourhood.

2.a)

Is there a bank in your neighbourhood?

2.b)

Is there a gas station in your neighbourhood?

2.c)

Are there supermarkets in your neighbourhood?

Questão 03

Read the sentence and answer with the correct place.

3.a)

In this place, we buy medicine and hygiene products.

3.b)

We go to this place when we want to watch a film and eat popcorn.

3.c)

We go to this place to study and learn new information about different subjects.

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 Mão na massa:
creating a map
 PRÁTICA ATIVA

It is time to put into practice what you studied in this chapter and create a
map in a poster showing your neighbourhood.

Material

• Pencils, pens etc.

• Pictures or drawings

• A postcard

Now, follow the instructions below.

Instructions

1.
Show the establishments in your neighbourhood.

2.
Mention the options of places and activities to do with friends in your
neighbourhood.

Presentation

After following the steps, it is time to present your poster to the class. You will

explain the names of places, the name of streets and what places you like to
go.

Pratique:
prepositions of place and places in the
neighbourhood
Questão 01

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Observe the image and complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of place.

A city map.
Reprodução

1.a)

The park is _____ Liberty Avenue.

1.b)

The gas station is _________ the park.

1.c)

The hospital is _________ the apartment building.

1.d)

The apartment building is _________ the grocery store.

1.e)

The police station is _________ the park and the grocery store.

Questão 02

Look at the pictures below. Next, match them with the name of the places you identify.

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 Pictures of different places.
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( ) school

( ) bank

( ) square

( ) gas station

( ) fire station

( ) supermarket

( ) hospital

( ) snack bar

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Questão 03

Put the words in the correct order to form questions.

3.a)

neighbourhood / park / there / a / is / your / in ?

3.b)

a / town / is / library / there / in ?

3.c)

there / street / stores / your / are / on ?

3.d)

house/ there / school / a / is / in front of / your ?

Questão 04

There are many places in a city! Look at the city below and identify the places you can
find in your neighbourhood. Then, write the name of these places next to them.

Follow the example given.

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 Map of a city showing different places.
Reprodução

There are a few restaurants in my neighbourhood.

There's a big park in my neighbourhood.

Questão 05

Based on the picture below, check if the sentences are right (R) or wrong (W). If they are

wrong, write them again in the correct way.

Map of a neighbourhood.
Reprodução

5.a)

The supermarket is next to the post office.

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5.b)

The shopping mall is between Broad Street and Spruce Street.

5.c)

The church is across from the supermarket.

5.d)

The snack bar is on Broad Street.

5.e)

The zoo is across from the post office.

Questão 06

Read the dialogue below and answer the questions.

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Joe: Mom, hi! It's me, Joe! I'm calling from the summer camp.

Mother: Hi, Joe! How's everything?

Joe: Great! We are in a very nice area.

Mother: Really? Tell me about it.

Joe: Well, it's not really a town. It's a village.

Mother: Is there a hospital there in case of emergency?

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Joe: Oh, yes. And there is a pharmacy, too.

Mother: Where's the hospital?

Joe: It's just across from the camp. Don't worry.

Mother: And the campground? Is it nice?

Joe: It has everything. There is a games arcade and an internet café!

Mother: That's wonderful. Is there a swimming pool and a gym?

Joe: Of course, mom. The swimming pool is next to the soccer field.

Mother: Where's your bedroom?

Joe: It's between the bathroom and the library.

Mother: Are you happy, Joe?

Joe: Yes, mom, I'm very happy. This place is awesome! Bye, now.

Mother: Good bye, sweetheart.

6.a)

Is there a hospital in the village?

6.b)

Is there a swimming pool at the camp?

6.c)

Where is it?

6.d)

Where is Joe's bedroom?

Resumo

• Identification of a neighbourhood's services and places by reading texts, images, and

oral practices. Recommendation of entertainment alternatives in each neighbourhood

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 and activities to do with friends and family.

• The structure there + be is used to refer to something's existence – similar to the verb
haver in Portuguese – and agrees with the singular and plural of nouns. Comprehension
about the difference between there + be and the verb have in English, which is used to
indicate possession.

• The usage of prepositions of place – such as behind, across from, on, in front of,
between etc. – in the neighbourhood's context; the identification of these prepositions
by images and the name of the neighbourhood places, such as bank, supermarket, gas
station, school, hospital etc.

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