Hi there, how are you? What do you do for work? There are many ways to talk about work in English. There are words such as work, job, profession, career, etc. All of them refer to very similar things in general. The activity adults from the working class must do in order to get money. There are professions in all sorts of fields/areas. Professions in English don't usually have a gender variation (feminine or masculine) but they usually show a number variation (singular or plural). Let's see some examples of professions one might have. Examples of professions: Accountant: Works with finances Actor/actress: Act on movies, series, soap operas and commercials and voice characters. Architect: Projects constructions. Artist: Makes art. Astronomer: Studies celestial bodies. Author: Writes articles, books or documents. Baker: Bakes bakery goods. Butcher: Works with meat cuts. Carpenter: Works with wood and furniture. Chef: Runs a kitchen. Content creator: Produces content for social media. Cook: Makes food. Dancer: Works with dance Dentist: Takes care of teeth and mouth related health. Designer: Creates the look/appearance of something. Doctor/Physician: Deals with general or especialized health issues. Driver: Operates a vehicle. Electrician: Works with electricity. Engineer: Designs, builds and maintain machines and/or systems. Farmer: Works with food growing. Firefighter: Deals with fires and rescues victims. Gardner: Works with plants and gardens. Hair stylist: Works with hair. Historian: Researches history. Influencer: Influence people on social media to consume a product. Instructor: Works educating people on something. Journalist: Researches and broadcasts news Lawyer: Studies and/or practices law. Locksmith: Makes and deals with keys and locks. Manager: Controls and administers something. Mailman/mailwoman: Delivers mail. Nanny/Sitter/Babysitter: Looks after kids and teens. Nurse: Checks on patients and treatments, assists patients and administers medication. Obstetrician: Works with childbirth. Performer: Entertains and audience with performances. Pet sitter: Looks after pets. Plumber: Works with pipes and water supply. Police officer: Enforces the law and protects the rich. Politician: Works with politics and/or hold a political position in the government. Programmer: Writes computer programmes. Psychologist: Works with psychology, therapy and evaluations. Psychiatrist: Deals with mental illnesses and medication related to it. Real estate agent: Manages the sales and purchases of real estate. Receptionist: Welcomes people and provide information. Salesperson: Sells things and assist clients. Scientist: Studies and make science. Secretary: Does administrative tasks. Social Worker: Assists people in social disadvantages. Surgeon: Performs surgery. Teacher: Teaches students. Vet: Deals with the health of animals. Waiter/waitress: Serves tables. Writer: Writes. All professions in English are referred to with verb to be. The same one we use to talk about nationality, age, and identity in general. Examples: I am a teacher. My mother is a lawyer. Julia is a programmer. I love social work, I want to be a social worker. They are salespeople, but they want to be managers. Are you a gardner? My mothers are also gardners. She is a surgeon. He is not a waiter, he is a cook. There are different ways to talk about work. You might ask or hear different kinds of questions. Examples of questions: What do you do? What do you do for work? What is your job? What is your profession? What do you work with? What do you do for a living? What kind of work do you do? What line of work are you in? All of these questions might be answered in different ways also. Examples of answers: I am a teacher. I work with technology. I am in between jobs. I work with education. I do office work. I deal with customers. I am responsible for managing projects. Is it easier to talk about professions now? Can you talk about your job? What do you do for work? If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Hello there, how are you? One year has 12 months and they go from January to December. Most months have between 30 and 31 days each, except for February, which sometimes has 28 and sometimes has 29. Months of the year: January February March April May June July August September October November December All the months in English are always written in capital letter regardless of where the word is in a sentece. Examples: Angela Davis was born in January. Carnival usually happens in February but sometimes it happens in March. Abdias Nascimento was born in March. Spring starts in April on the northern hemisphere. May 1st is International Workers Day. The teacher's birthday is in June. Frantz Fanon was born in July 1925 and Lélia Gonzalez died in July 1994. August has 31 days just like July. Assata Shakur died in September 2025. Cartola was born in October 1908. November is the month we celebrate Black Awareness in Brazil. bell hooks died in December 2021. It's very common to abbreviate the months of the year in text. The abbreviation is usually the first three letters of each month. January Jan. February Feb. March Mar. April Apr. May May June Jun. July Jul. August Aug. September Sep. October Oct. November Nov. December Dec. Around every three months, we have a different season. There are four seasons each year and each one has different characteristics. Places far from the tropical line have more drastic changes in between seasons and places close to the tropical line have smoother changes between seasons. Seasons of the year: Spring: Warmer and longer days. Summer: Hot and long days. Autumn/Fall: Cooler and shorter days. Winter: Cold and short days. Examples: I like spring because of the flowers and the colors. Summer is the best time to go to the beach. Autumn is a nice season to find pumpkins. It gets very cold during the winter, but it's good for soup. Can you talk about the months and the seasons now? Do you have a favorite month? Do you have a favorite season? Which ones have more and less memorable events for you? If you wanna practice together with me, you can go ahead and schedule a lesson!

Hi there! How are you going? Nationalities are the identities that indicate someone's origin/nation/citizenship. They are usually similar to the name of the country corresponded to that nationality. In English, all countries and nationalities must always be started with a capital letter. Also, most nationalities have no variations in gender (feminine or masculine) nor in number (singular or plural). Country Nationality Angola Angolan Argentine Argentinian/Argentinean/Argentine Brazil Brazilian Bolivia Bolivian Canada Canadian China Chinese Egypt Egiptian United States United Statian/American Philipines Filipina - Filipino France French Guinea Guinean Haiti Haitian India Indian Italy Italian Jamaica Jamaican Japan Japanese Lebanon Lebanese Mexico Mexican Mozambique Mozambican Portugal Portuguese Russia Russian Sudan Sudanese Togo Togolese Turkey Turkish Uganda Ugandan Uruguay Uruguayan Vietnam Vietnamese Zimbabwe Zimbabwean Examples: I am from Sudan. I am Sudanese. She is from Mexico. She is Mexican. We are from Colombia. We are Colombian. You are from Brazil. You are Brazilian. He is from China. He is Chinese. We are from Algeria. We are Algerian. Languages on the other hand, might or might not be directly related to the name of the country/ies where there are spoken. The languages spoken in each place might be very diverse and native or not native from that place, depending on its history. There are thousands of languages spoken nowadays. Around 7000 languages around the world. The most spoken languages around the world nowadays in number of speakers are: English, Mandarin (Chinese), Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Bengali and Urdu. Examples: She speaks two languages: English and Portuguese. I like to read in French. Do you speak Guarani? They talk in Korean. The children only speak in Spanish. I like to write in Arabic. Do you speak Swahili? They don't speak Mandarin, but they speak Cantonese. You can also ask questions about countries, nationalities and languages. Examples: Where are you from? I am from Brazil./I am Brazilian. Where is he from? He is from Uruguay./He is Uruguayan. What language(s) do you speak? I speak English. I speak Catalan and Portuguese. I speak Tagalog and Spanish. Do you speak Portuguese? (Yes), I do./(No), I don't. Do you know many countries and nationalities in English? How about languages? How many do you know? How many do you speak? If you wanna practice with me, go ahead and schedule a lesson with me!

Hey there, how are you today? Can you tell the time in English? Are you a punctual person? Are you a patient person? Are you an organized person? Do you usually arrive early, late or on time? Do you know different time zones? How many are there in your country? Let's talk about telling the time! First of all, to talk about time, you must know the numbers! Once you know numbers, time gets easier. When you talk about time, there are two possible systems to use to count hours. You can use the 24-hour system or the 12-hour system. That means you can count the hours in cycles of 24 hours or in double cycles of 12 hours. Which one do you use normally in your language/country? For the 24-hour system, there is no mystery, each hour is one. For the 12-hour system, we must add AM or PM, so that it is clear if we are talking about the morning, the afternoon or the evening/night. AM and PM come from Latin, "Ante Meridiem" and "Post Meridiem", meaning "before midday" and "after midday". So AM is from 00h until 11h59 and PM is from 12h until 23h59. Examples for 24 x 12: 13 o'clock is 1 o'clock PM. 16 o'clock is 4 o'clock PM. 3 o'clock is 3 o'clock AM. 5 o'clock is 5 o'clock AM. Of course the context makes a big difference and sometimes it is just obvious which time you're talking about if you use a 12-hour system to talk about the time. When you talk about exact hours, you may say "o'clock", "sharp", AM, PM or even not add anything depending on the context. It is always to add "it is/it's" before informing the time or adding "at" before informing the time of something. Examples: It is 1 o'clock now. I wake up at 7AM. She always goes to bed at 1AM. The lesson is at 4. We start work at 6PM. It's 11AM now, you have to wake up! He finishes at 6 sharp. The protest starts at 2PM. You must come! When adding minutes, there are some different options to talk about the time. The first option is reading the time just as it shows, saying the hours and the minutes. Another way, is counting the minutes that have already passed since the last hour or the minutes left for the next hour. We must also learn some new vocabulary for that! Half: 1/2, basically, 30 minutes. Quarter: 1/4, basically 15 minutes. Past: Indicating the minutes after a certain hour. To: Indicating the minutes to complete the next hour. Examples: 2:10 - It is two ten./It's ten past 2. 6:15 - It's six fifteen./It's fifteen past six./It's a quarter past six. 12:30 - It's twelve thirty./It's thirty past twelve./It's half past twelve. 8:07 - It's eight seven./It's eight oh seven./It's seven past eight. 18:40 - It's eighteen forty./It's six forty./It's twenty to seven./ It's twenty to nineteen. 11:50 - It's eleven fifty./ It's ten to twelve./It's ten to midday./It's ten to midnight. 20:23 - It's twenty twenty-three./It's eight twenty three./It's twenty-three past eight./It's twenty-three past twenty. When you ask questions about time, you can ask the time at the moment or the time of a certain things. Examples: What time is it (now)? It's 10:25. What time is English class? It's at 7:30. What time do you go to work? I go to work at 8:30. What time does she arrive? She arrives at 6:30. Whether you see the time on a clock (on the wall) or on a watch (on your wrist), there are always different ways to talk about time. Take what you find easier and practice it! I hope it is easier to talk about time now! If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Hi again! How are you today? Well, we use the simple present to talk about routines and habits. How is your routine? Is it busy? Is it chill? Do you like your routine? Do you dislike your routine? This is Erica. She is a mechanic and she has a busy routine. Every morning, she wakes up at 6:30. She gets up at 6:45, makes her bed and goes to the bathroom. She takes a shower, brushes her teeth, brushes her hair and gets dressed. Then, she has breakfast. She eats bread, fruits and she drinks a cup of coffee. After breakfast, she leaves home and goes to work by train. She starts work at 8:30. At work, she fixes cars, motorcycles and trucks. She loves cars. She has lunch at 12:30. She finishes work at 5:30 and goes home. She arrives home at 7:30. When she gets home, she feeds her cat, showers again and relaxes for a few minutes. Then, sometimes she makes dinner and sometimes she eats with her friends. After that, she washes the dishes or reads a book. At night, she brushes her teeth, puts on her pajamas. She goes to bed at 10:30 and falls asleep very quickly because she is tired. On weekends, her routine is different. She wakes up later, meets friends, draws and visits her family. Examples: She wakes up at 6:30. She gets up. She gets dressed. She drinks coffee. She has lunch. She finishes work. She goes home. She feeds her cat. She has dinner. She goes to bed. She visits her family. Examples of routine verbs: to wake up to get up to have breakfast to go to work/shchool to check social media to have lunch to shower to brush teeth/hair to work to study to leave to arrive to cook to go to bed to fall asleep to clean to wash the dishes/hands to eat to drink to take the bus/train/metro How is your routine? What time do you do each thing? What do you do on the weekends?Can you describe it now? If you want to practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Hey there, how are you going? We use simple present in English to talk about facts and habits. Affirmative examples: I speak English. She runs fast. You love chocolate. Rich people exploit the poor. We fight for human rights. He studies Portuguese. Diana writes amazing books. Pronouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative I speak don't speak Do I speak...? You speak don't speak Do you speak...? He/She/It speaks doesn't speak Does he/she/it speak...? We speak don't speak Do we speak...? You speak don't speak Do you speak...? They speak don't speak Do they speak...? Notice that for the affirmative form, the third person singular (he, she and it) always take a different ending for the verb. They come followed by an "s" or an "es". For the negative forms, all the verbs remain the same, and they come with either a "don't" or a "doesn't" (he, she and it) before the verb to make it negative. For the interrogative forms, you must start the question with "do" or "does" (he, she and it), before the pronoun. Notice that "he", "she" and "it" are the only ones that have differences!!! Notice that none of these rules apply to the verb "to be"!!! Negative examples: I don't speak English. She doesn't run fast. You don't love chocolate. Rich people don't exploit the poor. We don't fight for human rights. He doesn't study Portuguese. Diana doesn't write amazing books. Interrogative examples (yes/no questions): Do I speak English? Does she run fast? Do you love chocolate? Do rich people exploit the poor? Do we fight for human rights? Does he study Portuguese? Does Diana write amazing books? To answer the "yes" or "no" questions, you have two options. You can either make a full sentence repeating all of the information or you can make a short answer, using the subject and the auxiliar. Interrogative examples (yes/no questions): Do I speak English? Yes, you speak English./Yes, you do. No, you don't speak English./No, you don't. Does she run fast? Yes, she runs fast./Yes, she does. No, she doesn't run fast./No, she doesn't. Do you love chocolate? Yes, I love chocolate./Yes, I do. No, I don't love chocolate./No, I don't. Do rich people exploit the poor? Yes, rich people/they exploit the poor./Yes, they do. No, rich people/they don't epxloit the poor./No, they don't. Do we fight for human rights? Yes, we fight for human rights./Yes, we do. No, we don't fight for human rights./No, we don't. Does he study Portuguese? Yes, he studies Portuguese./Yes, he does. No, he doesn't study Portuguese./No, he doesn't. Does Diana write amazing books? Yes, Diana(she writes amazing books./Yes, she does. No, Diana/she doesn't write amazing books./No she doesn't. The pattern for questions is similar if you ask an open question. You must add the question word before "do" or "does" and that's it! As for the answers, it can never be "yes" or "no". Interrogative examples (open questions): What languages do you speak? I speak English and Portuguese. Where do you live? I live in Brazil. How does she study? She studies with a teacher. Why do they fight for human rights? Because human rights are important. Etc... Of course it is important to practice and learn more verbs but now you know the rules for simple present! If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Oi amigringo, como vai? O verbo "ter" em português é usado para falar de posse, idade, relações, características físicas e psicológicas, sensações e existência. Foto: Giovanna Kamimura Esta é a Maria. Ela tem 62 anos. Ela tem uma floricultura e ama trabalhar com plantas. A Maria tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa chamada Rosa. Ela também tem muitos amigos, com quem ela conversa frequentemente. Os amigos dela têm idades variadas, e todos têm muito admiração pela Maria. A Maria tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados e olhos castanhos. Ela tem muita energia e sempre tem tempo para as pessoas. Hoje a Maria vai trabalhar um pouco mais, porque tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura. Exemplos: Ela tem 62 anos. Ela tem uma floricultura. A Maria tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa. Os amigos dela têm idades variadas. A Maria tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados. Tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura. = Há uma encomenda especial na floricultura. Pronomes Ter Eu tenho Você/Tu tem/tens Ela/ele tem A gente tem Nós temos Vocês têm Elas/eles têm Repare que na terceira pessoa do plural, há um acento sobre o "e" para "têm". Ele não causa nenhuma alteração de pronúncia, apenas na grafia. Para negativar os exemplos que nós vimos, basta adicionar a palavra "não" às frases. Também é importante saber que para falar de existência, o verbo "ter" tem o mesmo significado que o verbo "haver", e com está função, ambos sempre serão usados na terceira pessoa do singular. Exemplos (negartivos): Ela não tem 62 anos. Ela não tem uma floricultura. A Maria não tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa. Os amigos dela não têm idades variadas. A Maria não tem cabelos grisalhos e (nem) cacheados. Não tem (nenhuma) encomenda especial na floricultura. = Não há (nenhuma) encomenda especial na floricultura. Para torná-las interrogativas, basta adicionar o ponto de interrogação (?) e mudar a entonação ao dizer a frase. Exemplos (interrogativos): Ela tem 62 anos? Ela tem uma floricultura? A Maria tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa? Os amigos dela têm idades variadas? A Maria tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados? Tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura? = Há uma encomenda especial na floricultura. Para responder às perguntas de "sim" ou "não" há opções diferentes. Respostas longas repetindo toda a informação ou respostas mais curtas apenas com as partes mais importantes. Exemplos (respostas): Ela tem 62 anos? (Sim,) ela tem 62 anos./(Sim,) ela tem./Tem. (Não,) ela não tem 62 anos./(Não,) ela não tem./Não tem. Ela tem uma floricultura? (Sim,) ela tem uma floricultura./(Sim,) ela tem ./Tem. (Não,) ela não tem uma floricultura./(Não,) ela não tem./Não tem. A Maria tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa? (Sim,) ela tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa./(Sim,) ela tem./Tem. (Não,) ela não tem três irmãs, um gato e uma esposa./(Não,) ela não tem./Não tem. Os amigos dela têm idades variadas? (Sim,) eles têm idades variadas./(Sim,) eles têm./Tem. (Não,) eles não têm idades variadas./(Não,) eles não têm./Não têm. A Maria tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados? (Sim,) ela tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados./(Sim,) ela tem./Tem. (Não,) ela não tem cabelos grisalhos e cacheados./(Não,) ela não tem./Não tem. Tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura? (Sim,) tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura./(Sim,) tem./Tem. (Não,) não tem uma encomenda especial na floricultura./(Não,) não tem./Não tem. Ficou fácil usar o verbo "ter" agora? Talvez ainda seja um pouco confuso, mas agora é só praticar! Se quiser praticar comigo, basta agendar uma aula!

Oi amigringo, tudo bem? O verbo "ser" em português é usado para falar de nome, nacionalidade, profissão, estado civil, traços de personalidade fixos e localização no tempo ou espaço. Geralmente se associa o verbo "ser" à informações mais fixas ou permanentes, mas apesar disso, ele também é usado com horas, dias, datas e estações do ano. Esta é a Ana. Ela é brasileira e ela tem 19 anos. Ela está na universidade agora e ela é estudante. A Ana gosta da universidade e ela é tímida e inteligente. Ela tem três boas amigas na turma dela. Elas têm 18, 19 e 20 anos. Elas são legais e gentis. A Ana é uma boa aluna e ela fala dois idiomas, português e espanhol. Exemplos: Ela é brasileira. Ela é estudante. Ela é tímida e inteligente. Elas são legais e gentis. A Ana é uma boa aluna. Pronomes Ser Eu sou Você/Tu é/és Ela/ele é A gente é Nós somos Vocês são Elas/eles são Todos os exemplos do texto são afirmativos. Para torná-los negativos é bem simples. Basta adicionar a palavra "não" antes dos verbos para que as frases se tornem negativas. Exemplos (negativos): Ela não é brasileira. Ela não é estudante. Ela não é tímida e inteligente. Elas não são legais e gentis. A Ana não é uma boa aluna. Para torná-las interrogativas, basta adicionar o ponto de interrogação (?) e mudar a entonação ao dizer a frase. Exemplos (interrogativos): Ela é brasileira? Ela é estudante? Ela é tímida e inteligente? Elas são legais e gentis? A Ana é uma boa aluna? Para responder às perguntas de "sim" ou não" há opções diferentes. Respostas longas repetindo toda a informação ou respostas mais curtas apenas com as partes mais importantes. Exemplos (respostas): Ela é brasileira? (Sim,) ela é brasileira./(Sim,) ela é./É. (Não,) ela não é brasileira./(Não,) ela não é./Não é. Ela é estudante? (Sim,) ela é estudante./(Sim,) ela é./É. (Não,) ela não é estudante./(Não,) ela não é./Não é. Ela é tímida e inteligente? (Sim,) ela é tímida e inteligente./(Sim,) ela é./É. (Não,) ela não é tímida e inteligente./(Não,) ela não é./Não é. Elas são legais e gentis? (Sim,) elas são legais e gentis./(Sim,) elas são./São. (Não,) elas não são legais e gentis./(Não,) elas não são./Não são. A Ana é uma boa aluna? (Sim,) ela é uma boa aluna./(Sim,) ela é./É. (Não,) ela não é uma boa aluna./(Não,) ela não é./Não é. E então, ficou mais fácil usar o verbo "ser" agora? Talvez ainda seja um pouco confuso, mas agora é só praticar! Se quiser praticar comigo, basta agendar uma aula!

Olá amigringo, tudo bem? As preposições "em" e "de" são muito comuns e ambas possuem diversas combinações que geram contrações, algumas de uso obrigatório, outras de uso opcional. Vamos ver suas funções e algumas das suas variações para cada situação. A preposição "em" serve para indicar localização, tempo, modo e estado. Exemplos: Eu estou em casa. O livro está em cima da mesa. O aniversário dela é em junho. O livro se divide em capítulos. Quando a palavra seguinte vem acompanhada de um artigo, seja ele definido (o, a, os, as) ou indefinido (um, uma, uns, umas), a junção da preposição com o artigo gera uma contração. As contrações com artigos definidos são obrigatórias, as contrações com artigos indefinidos são opcionais. Em: Em + o = no (masculino singular) Em + a = na (feminino singular) Em + os = nos (masculino plural) Em + as = nas (feminino plural) Em + um = num (masculino singular) Em + uma = numa feminino singular) Em + uns = nuns (masculino plural) Em + umas = numas (feminino plural) Exemplos: Ela está na escola agora. A bolsa está no carro. O Brasil fica na América do Sul. Tem muita informação nos livros. Eu aprendo muito nas aulas de português. Ele está num/em um momento difícil. Você trabalha numa/em uma escola? Eles vão chegar nuns/em uns dias. Tudo está numas/em umas caixas grandes. É importante notar que países geralmente levam artigos definidos, estados podem ou não levar o artigo definido, cidades geralmente não o levam e lugares na cidade o levam. Para as palavras que levam o artigo definido, é importante notar se o nome é masculino ou feminino e singular ou plural, para que a contração adequada seja usada. País Estado Cidade Lugar no Brasil no Acre em João Pessoa no hospital na Colômbia na Paraíba em Brasília na escola em Portugal em Minas Gerais em Cuiabá no escritório no México no Amazonas no Rio de Janeiro no mercado na Argélia no Goiás em Foz do Iguaçu na farmácia nos Emirados Árabes no Rio Grande do Norte em Florianópolis na loja nas Filipinas no Maranhão em São Paulo no restaurante em Cuba na Bahia em Salvador na padaria na Tailândia em Pernambuco no Cairo no hotel Exemplos: Elas moram no Brasil. Eles estão nos Estados Unidos. A Júlia está no Japão agora. A minha família mora na China. Eu gosto de morar nas Filipinas. A Maria vive em São Paulo. O Mário está no Rio de Janeiro. Ela estuda no Mato Grosso do Sul. A Universidade de Brasília é em Brasília. Nós moramos em Lisboa. Ela trabalha no hospital. Você está na escola? O carro está no estacionamento. A preposição "de" é usada para indicar origem, material, relação e posse. Exemplos: O livro da/de Ana é vermelho. As amigas da/de Luíza já estão aqui. O casaco de algodão. As azeitonas de Portugal. Quando a palavra seguinte vem acompanha de um artigo, seja ele definido (o, a, os, as) ou indefinido (um, uma, uns, umas), a junção da preposição com o artigo gera uma contração. As contrações com artigos definidos são obrigatórias, as contrações com artigos indefinidos são opcionais. De: De + o = do (masculino singular) De + a = da (feminino singular) De + os = dos (masculino plural) De + as = das (feminino plural) De + um = dum (masculino singular) De + uma = duma feminino singular) De + uns = duns (masculino plural) De + umas = dumas (feminino plural) Exemplos: Estas frutas são do Brasil. Eu comprei alguns livros da Ângela Davis. Eles são dos Estados Unidos. O bolo é de chocolate. Elas são de Portugal. Elas são amigas da Indiara. Nós somos de uma/duma cidade pequena. Eu preciso de um/dum minuto. E agora? ficou mais fácil usar as preposições "em" e "de"? Eu espero que sim. A única forma de saber com certeza é testando e praticando bastante. Se quiser praticar comigo, basta agendar uma aula!

Hello there, how are you today? In English, we use the verb "to be" to talk about identity, nationality, professions, age and location. This is Ana. She is from Brazil. Ana is at the university now, she is 19 years old and she is a student. Ana likes the university. She is shy and intelligent. She has three good friends in her class. Her friends are also students, and they are 18, 19 and 20 years old. They are nice and supportive. Ana is a good student and she speaks two languages, Portuguese and Spanish. Examples: She is from Brazil. Ana is at the university now. She is 19 years old. She is a student. Her friends are also students. They are nice and supportive. Pronouns Affirmative Contraction Negative Contraction Interrogative I am 'm am not - Am I? You are 're are not aren't Are you? He/She/It is 's is not isn't Is he/she/it? We are 're are not aren't Are we? You are 're are not aren't Are you? They are 're are not aren't Are they? All the examples from the text are affirmative. Making them negative and interrogative is very simple, as the table shows. Examples (negative): Ana isn't from Brazil. She isn't 19 years old. She isn't a student. Ana isn't at the university now. Her friends aren't students. They aren't nice and supportive. Examples (interrogative): Is Ana from Brazil? Is she 19 years old? Is she a student? Is Ana at the university now? Are her friends (also) students? Are they nice and supportive? In order to answer the questions with yes or no, we have two options. Long answers repeating everything or short answers with just the main parts. Examples (answers): Is Ana from Brazil? Yes, she is from Brazil./Yes, she is. No, Ana isn't from Brazil./No, she isn't. Is she 19 years old? Yes, she is 19 years old./Yes, she is. No, Ana isn't 19 years old./No, she isn't. Is she a student? Yes, she is a student./Yes, she is. No, Ana isn't a student./No, she isn't. Is Ana at the university now? Yes, she is at the university now./Yes, she is. No, she isn't at the university now./No, she isn't. Are her friends (also) students? Yes, they are (also) students./Yes, they are. No, they aren't students./No, they aren't. Are they nice and supportive? Yes, they are nice and supportive./Yes, they are. No, they aren't nice and supportive./No, they aren't. Here is a list of questions for you to practice: Is it easier to use the verb "to be" now? Can you talk about yourself and others? What can you tell me about yourself? If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Hey there, how are you today? Do you know the cardinal numbers in English? The cardinal numbers are the ones we use to count things, and they are infinite. 0 → zero 1 → one 2 → two 3 → three 4 → four 5 → five 6 → six 7 → seven 8 → eight 9 → nine 10 → ten See some examples: We need five (5) apples. I have two (2) cats. She's seven (7) years old now. They meet four (4) times a week. Are you free at eight (8)? As we keep going, you will notice that eventually we start repeating numbers. They follow patterns as they grow bigger. This makes everything easier. 11 → eleven 12 → twelve 13 → thirteen 14 → fourteen 15 → fifteen 16 → sixteen 17 → seventeen 18 → eighteen 19 → nineteen 20 → twenty 21 → twenty-one 22 → twenty-two 23 → twenty-three 24 → twenty-four 25 → twenty-five 26 → twenty-six 27 → twenty-seven 28 → twenty-eight 29 → twenty-nine 30 → thirty See some examples: We have fifteen (15) books to donate. I bought five (5) bars of chocolate. They rescued twenty-four (24) cats. We met at school at thirteen (13). I need thirty (30) volunteers for this event. From here on, all the number will follow the same pattern and keep repeating the units. Notice that we will keep separating the tens from the units. 40 → forty 50 →fifty 60 → sixty 70 → seventy 80 → eighty 90 → ninety 100 → one/a hundred 101 → one/a hundred one 102 → one/a hundred two 103 → one/a hundred three etc... See some examples: My apartment number is one hundred one (101). His mother is sixty-seven (67) now. I have fifty-three (53) guests. She read forty (40) books this year. Forty-four (44) hours of work is too much. Her grandmother is eighty-four (84) years old. The bigger number will also keep repeating, so once you know the first ones, you can just keep going. 200 → two hundred 300 → three hundred 400 → four hundred 500 → five hundred 600 → six hundred 700 → seven hundred 800 → eight hundred 900 → nine hundred 1,000 → one/a thousand 1,000,000 → one/a million See some examples: I watched this movie two hundred (200) times. The Russian Revolution was a hundred eight (108) years ago. The continent was invaded five hundred thirty-three years (533) ago. We need seven thousand (7,000) signatures. He must study for one thousand (1,000) hours. Is it easier to count in English now? Can you use the numbers on your daily tasks? If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!

Olá, amigringo, tudo bem? Algumas letras em português possuem diferentes pronúncias de acordo com como elas aparecem em cada palavra e/ou das suas origens. Aqui estão alguns exemplos de quais letras podem variar de som e como identificar os seus padrões. Sons do C: Antes de A, O, U = /ka/; /ko/; /ku/: Casa; Comida; Cuidado; Antes de E, I = /se/; /si/: Cego; Cigarro; O som do Ç: A cedilha é um sinal diacrítico adicionado abaixo do C para fazer com que as sílabas ça, ço e çu tenha som de /s/: Cachaça Preço Açúcar Sons do D: Antes de A, O, U = /da/; /do/; /du/: Dado; Doação; Dúvida; Antes da E = /de/: Dedo; Antes da E (no final da palavra) = /d͡ʒi/*: Felicidade; Antes de I =/d͡ʒi/*: Dia; Diretor; *- Há variações dependendo do sotaque Sons do G: Antes de A, O, U = /ga/; /go/; /gu/: Ganhar; Gostar; Singular; Antes de E, I = /ʒe/; /ʒi/: Gerar; Ginga; Linguagem; Antes de UE, UI = /ge/; /gi/: Guerra; Guitarra; Sons do R: Início da palavra = (English H) /x/; /χ/: Rua; Rede; Romance; Entre duas vogais ou entre consoante e vogal = /ɾ/: Brasil; Caro; Carolina; Vogal e consoante = /x/; /χ/*: Acordar; Mergulhar; Surpresa; R duplo = (English H) /x/; /χ/: Carro; Bizarro; Arranhar; *- Há variações dependendo do sotaque Sons do S: Início da palavra = /s/: Som; Seu; Sábado; Entre duas vogais = /z/: Casa; Museu; Coisa; Entre consoante e vogal ou vogal e consoante = /s/: Consoante; Estrela; Mensal; S duplo = /s/: Essência; Girassol; Assim; Sons do T: Antes de A, O, U = /ta/; /to/; /tu/: Tato; Tatuagem; Tatu; Antes da E = /te/: Tempo; Teimoso; Tempero; Antes da E (no final da palavra) = /ʧi/*; Mente; Gente; Finalmente; Antes de I =/ʧi/*: Nativo; Time; Tinta; *- Há variações dependendo do sotaque Sons do X: O X é uma letra à parte. A letra X possui 4 sons diferentes. Existem alguns padrões que podem ser observados entre as palavras que possuem esses sons, mas não há uma regra clara para eles. O primeiro som é o /ʃ/: Xícara Peixe Caixa O segundo som é o /s/: Máximo Próximo Excelente O terceiro é o /z/: Exame Êxito Exemplo O quarto é o /ks/: Taxi Fixo Oxigênio Ficou mais fácil ler e escrever em português agora? Você reconhece as letras que variam de som? Já podemos fazer um ditado? Se quiser praticar comigo, é só agendar uma aula!