ULISSES ALVES INGLÊS

ULISSES ALVES INGLÊS

EXERCISES GREETINGS, DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE), INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A/AN) EXERCISES 1. COMPLETE WITH THE INDEFINITE ARTICLES A or AN. 2. NOTE: Never A/AN before PLURAL NOUNS or UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS!!! 3. A When the first letter of the word has the SOUND of a CONSONANT; 4. AN When the first letter of the word has the SOUND of a VOWEL.

bus. airplane. taxi. bike. cup of coffee. beaver. television. flat. decision. hamburger. ------------------ university. ------------------ uniform. ------------------ hour. ------------------ heir. ----------------- heiress. ----------------- okra. ----------------- honest man. ---------------- honor. ---------------- unit. --------------- European girl. ---------------- honorable woman. --------------- humble woman. ---------------- eel. ---------------- ewe. ---------------- useful lesson. ---------------- universal feeling.

NO INDEFINITE ARTICLES: BEFORE = Milk, coffee; children; oxen; feet; teeth; people; mice; money; boys; girls; lice; information; data; bacteria; criteria; campi; toys; water; meat; men; women; geese; people; tables; cars; teachers; lawyers; engineers; physicians; doctors; nurses; laptops; pencils; pens; pilots; trucks; elevators; lifts; flies; bulls; cows; dogs; horses; mares; wives; husbands; uncles; aunts; cousins; nephews; nieces; parents; relatives; friends; mates; dresses; T-shirts; skirts; shirts; suits; trousers; pants; caps; hats; shoes; sneakers; coats; watches; cell phones; mobile phones; coaches; players; singers; waiters; waitresses; maids; drivers; administrators; police officers; rice; pasta; tea; water; and so on.

EXERCISES UNIT 2 VERB TO BE 1. USE THE VERB - TO BE. I a student. The world a small place. We important. Portuguese our official language. Communication and travel extremely quick. You and I Brazilians. Bruno and Maria Brazilians. A jet plane very quick. The children --------------------- clever. The oxen ---------------------- fat. The people ---------------------- friendly.

2. ADD the verb TO BE in the NEGATIVE FORM: These languages difficult. English the official language in Europe. That a jet plane. I on vacation. The candies in the stove. They ------------------------- from China. We -------------------- young. You are -------------------------- thin. The girls ------------------------ slim. The boys --------------------- tall. The exercises --------------------- easy.

3. CHANGE TO QUESTION FORM. a. A telephone is different from a fax. b. This flat is small. c. You are from Fortaleza. d. These words are different in American English. e. This cab is old and slow.

REWRITE THE SENTENCES REPLACING THE WORDS IN BOLD FOR SUBJECT PRONOUNS! NOTE: SUBJECT PRONOUNS (I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY) =They are placed BEFORE the VERBS. a) Are Ricardo, João and you soccer players? Yes, Ricardo, João and I are soccer players. b) Is that sport radical? No, that sport is not radical.

c) Are Maria and Susan mountaineers? No, Maria and Susan are not mountaineers. Mary and Susan are swimmers. d) Is Diana a driver? Yes, Diana is a driver.

EXERCISES UNIT 3 VOCABULARY EXPANSION VERBS OBJECT PRONOUNS - (ME, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US, YOU, THEM) = They are placed AFTER the VERBS or PREPOSITIONS. 1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH the CORRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS! Look at me, Alex! I m talking to. Jeanne needs your help. Please, study with. Your computer isn t working well. Don t leave on. Samuel loves orange juice. He drinks every morning. I have some books that Henry needs. So, I m giving to. We need to see Mary today. Ask to call.

VOCABULARY EXPANSION - NOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, OURS, YOURS, THEIRS) They are NEVER placed BEFORE NOUNS. 1. COMPLETE WITH THE APPROPRIATE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN! a) This isn t our computer. Is it? Yes, it s mine. b) Is Roberto doing his homework? Yes, he is. And his sister Jane? Jane is doing too. c) Is Carol and Magalia s dog a Labrador? No, is a Cocker Spaniel. d) Is Joel s father well? Yes, he is. And yours? is well, too. e) Is Susan s book with Antonio? No, is with Betty.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, YOUR, THEIR They are ALWAYS placed BEFORE NOUNS. COMPLETE WITH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. William is my brother. nickname is Bill. b) Joan is living in a four bedroom house now. house is very big. c) We are working in San Francisco, but brothers are working in Los Angeles. d) Prince Charles is talking to mother. Queen Elizabeth. c) Tim and Tom are playing. They are playing with pet. f) I am drinking red wine, but favorite drink is white wine. g) My dog is black and white, but mother is all black. h) Susan and I are eating pasta now. i) William s father is Prince Charles and brother s name is Harry.

2. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE OR POSSESSIVE PRONOUN? Why don t you read a poem of yours? b) The T-shirt Sandra is wearing is not. It belongs to brother. c) My friend and I always do lessons at the library. Where do you and friends do? d) Teenagers usually express feelings. Do adults express? e) Susan didn t write name on that book. Is the book really? f) We develop creativity. Some ideas of often become hits. g) Some people create own fashion style. h) Of course I think about problems. You have to think about too. i) The magazine I m reading is not It has no name on cover. Is it yours? j) Dona Karan is famous for clothes. A dress of costs a lot.

EXERCISES EXERCISES UNIT 6 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - VERB THERE TO BE There is (BEFORE SINGULAR /UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS)or there are (BEFORE PLURAL NOUNS)? a) international films on TV. b) different countries with different languages. c) a boy in the elevator. d) a subway in São Paulo. e) delicious candies for you on the stove.

2. CHANGE TO NEGATIVE AND, THEN, TO INTERROGATIVE FORMS: a) There are two correct answers for this question. There are not (aren t) two correct answers for this question. Are there two correct answers for this question? b) There is a telephone in the classroom. c) There are difficult words in the text. There are different languages in Brazil.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: (TO BE = AM, ARE, or IS + main VERB with the suffix ING). 1. USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE TENSE Use the VERBS in parentheses! a) (to become) English an international language. b) (to translate) I the text. c) (to communicate) We the fact. d) (to prepare) They a protest T-shirt.

2. USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE DOUBLE the FINAL CONSONANT because the VERB ends with CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT. (One syllable). a) (to sit) You on my new jeans. b) (to cut) Sue and Jeff the cake. c) (to put on) We our t-shirts. d) (to run) They ----------------------------------------------- in the City Park now.

3. USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE DOUBLE the FINAL CONSONANT because the VERB has 2 syllables and ends with CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT and the STRESS SYLLABLE is the SECOND. a) (to begin) Democracy. b) (to emit) That factory carbon dioxide. c) (to control) The policeman the traffic. d) (to arrest) The sheriff the bandits.

4. USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (ALL KINDS). a) (to lie) They! I want the truth. b) (to improve) You your English. c) (to lead) He the students. d) (to get dressed) Wait a minute! Mary. e) (to come) The students first. f) (to begin) This place to become political. g) (to study) I about democracy and dictatorship in the world. h) (to die) Look! This flower. i) (to wait) The band leader for you. j) (to take) You and I English lessons now.

5. CHANGE TO THE NEGATIVE FORM: a) You are thinking about politics. b) The boys are going to the beach now. c) She is sitting irreverently. d) I am writing a text at the moment.

6. CHANGE TO QUESTION FORM: a) I am choosing the correct answer. b) That student is getting good marks. c) You are really learning the new words. d) Many animal species are dying. e) People are claiming for justice.

EXERCISES UNIT 7 SIMPLE PAST TENSE TO BE = I WAS; YOU WERE; HE WAS; SHE WAS; IT WAS; WE WERE; YOU WERE; THEY WERE.

7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO BE: a) Bob and Mary sad last night. b) Mr. Smith happy with his job last year? c) I m sure Ralph an ambitious man. d) We didn t understand the explanation last class. It really difficult. e) Betty and Marian ugly when they were young.

2. USE THE PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO BE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUES: a) Where you two years ago? I in Washington. b) What the young man s smile like? It very kind. c) Who your first boyfriend? His name Mark. He and I were thirteen years old. he your classmate? No, he. He my cousin s friend. d) When you in Canada? We there in 1998.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB THERE TO BE = THERE WAS (before SINGULAR or UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS or THERE WERE (before PLURAL NOUNS). 1. CHANGE TO THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: There are hamburgers in the fridge. b) It is a very large palace. There is even a room full of gold. c) That yellow rose is ugly and it has no smell. d) There are good books with games and crosswords.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE = Verb TO BE (WAS or WERE) + main VERB with the suffix ING. Use the VERBS in parentheses! 1. USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE: a) (to do) Jerry his lessons at that time. b) (to lie) I down when he came back. c) (to have) They breakfast when we arrived. d) (to run) The athlete when he fell down. e) (to turn) She off the TV when she saw me. f) (to get) As the children hungry, we decided to stop for a snack. g) (to think) When you phoned, I about you. h) (to travel) When they abroad, they sent me a postcard.

2. USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE: a) (to sing/ to dance) While Eric Clapton, Madonna. b) (to daydream/ to clean) The girls while their mother the house. c) (to walk/ to watch) While she in the forest, wolves her. d) (to work/ to do) I hard while you nothing.

3. CHANGE TO THE NEGATIVE FORM: a) He was listening to the radio when I turned it off. b) The man was protesting when the police arrived. c) The baby was crying while his mother was preparing some food.

4. CHANGE TO THE INTERROGATIVE FORM: The man was dying when they called a doctor. b) She was eating vanilla ice-cream when we met her. b)it was raining when we came here.

5. GIVE LONG ANSWERS: a) Were you having dinner when your sweetheart phoned? b) Was your boyfriend reading a tale during the class? c) Was your mother working while you were studying? d) Were the students feeling nervous when the test began? e) Was the bus leaving when you saw it?

EXERCISES UNIT 8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE = We use it when the actions HAPPENS. The VERB is repeated in the SUBJECTS = I, YOU, WE, THEY, 2 or more Names, Plural Nouns, but when the SUBJECT is HE, SHE, IT, 1 Name or Singular Nouns, we ADD S or ES to the VERB. Examples: He/She/It works; You/We/They/I work. We ADD ES to the VERBS ended in = CH, SH, X, SS, O, ZZ. Examples: I/You/We/They watch; He/She/It watches. Obs. I/YOU/WE/THEY have; HE/SHE/IT has. I/YOU/WE/THEY study; HE/SHE/IT studies.

1. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: a) (to work) Tom in a shopping center. b) (to buy) Teenagers special type of clothes. c) (to consider) I this point very significant. d) (to have) She a special way to say hello. e) (to break) That boy always school system rules.

2. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: a) (to wash) She her clothes on Mondays. b) (to teach) Sarah English. c) (to relax) Joe after lunch. d) (to go) He to school in the morning. e) (to buzz) A bee.

3. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: a) (to cry) She like a baby. b) (to study) Paul Spanish. c) (to fly) A jet plane long distances. d) (to play) He the guitar very well.

4. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: a) (to study) Mary English twice a week. b) (to say) He seldom hello to me. c) (to have) That student to develop his creativity. d) (to protest) They always against corruption. e) (to live) They on little money. f) (to teach) He French to teenagers. g) (to do) Henry his homework in the afternoon. h) (to meet) Sometimes they their friends at the club. i) (to buy) We our clothes in shopping centers.

5. CHANGE TO THE NEGATIVE FORM = Use DO NOT = DON T before the VERB when the SUBJECT is I, YOU, WE, THEY, 2 or more Names or PLURAL Nouns. Use DOES NOT = DOESN T before the VERB when the SUBJECT is HE, SHE, IT, 1 Name or 1 SINGULAR noun; when we use DOESN T the MAIN verb returns to ITS INFINITIVE FORM. a) Certain ideas become a fashion hit. b) He studies at home every day. c) The teacher explains every new word. d) They mobilize only the middle classes. b) My mother relaxes after lunch.

6. CHANGE TO THE INTERROGATIVE FORM Use DO or DOES before the SUBJECT! DO = I, YOU, WE, THEY, 2 or more Names or PLURAL Nouns; DOES = HE, SHE, IT, 1 name or 1 SINGULAR Noun; when we use DOES the main VERB returns to its INFINITIVE FORM. a) You have a rebellious trait in your personality. b) Youngsters take to the streets to protest. c) I develop my creativity. d) Mary claims for justice.

e)bob does all the work in the shop. f)john swims very fast. g)the children go to school on foot. h)the oxen eat grass and corn. i)the people from India eat beef. J) My sister plays the drums pretty well. k) My nephews study in London.

l) The pupils wake up early every day. m) Mary does the dishes every Sunday. n) They have many dogs. o) Peter drives trucks. p) We speak Arabic fluently. q) You drink orange juice after lunch.