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7º ANO
“Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.” Clare Boothe Luce
UNIT 1: The Power of Popular Wisdom ........................................ 164
UNIT 2: The Revolution of Technology .......................................... 169
UNIT 3: Paulista Avenue ................................................................ 172
UNIT 4: The Great Fright ............................................................... 174
UNIT 5: Life In The Past ................................................................ 180
Celebration ........................................................................ 186
Vocabulary ........................................................................ 189
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Did you ever heard about Slangs, Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms, Sayings or Proverbs?
They are all special way of people’s speaking that transmits their wisdom, their culture and life experience. Sometimes they are all mixed and confusing.
Idiomatic Expressions (or Idioms) are words or expressions that don’t have to be translated literally. The meaning of an idiomatic expression is very different from the meaning of the words separately. For example: “The red car caught my eye.” We know that car cannot grasp and that eye cannot be launched. We need to understand the meaning of the expression “caught my eye” to understand what it is being said: “The red car is really wonderful!”
And there are many others like: “Hit to the roof”, “Raise to the roof”, “Get off the heels”, “It’s raining cats and dogs”, etc.
Definition: To say negative things about someone or something.
Etymology: “Bad” means not good, and ‘mouth’ refers to the physical act of speech.
bad mouth
Slang of the Day
Example:
1) Lisa bad-mouthed her boss at the water cooler.
2) I wish people would stop bad-mouthing Cleveland. It’s really a very nice city.
Etymology: The ‘Web’ is the World Wide Web. As a verb, ‘surf’ means ‘to ride a board on the waves of the ocean’. So this phrase suggests that the World Wide Web is like the ocean, and looking at different Web sites is like riding across the ocean’s waves.
Definition: To look at Web sites on a computer.
Example:
1) I need to know some facts about Bolivia; maybe I’ll surf the Web and see what I can find out.
2) Every night, my brother spends at least three hours surfing the Web.surf the web
Slang of the Day
Unit 1: The Power of Popular Wisdom
LEArNINg MOrE
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Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s dialect or language. It is very often specific to a particular context or group as an entertaining language.
airhead
Slang of the Day
Definition: Someone who isn’t very smart; a stupid person.
Etymology: If your head is filled with air instead of brains, you probably can’t think very well.Synonyms: ditz
Example:
1) Susan and Jim are such airheads — they love sports but they are failing all of their classes at school!
2) I woudn’t ask Alaine for the answer — she’s an airhead!
pig out
Slang of the Day
Definition: To eat large amounts of food quickly and without good manners; to overeat.
Etymology: Pigs are famous for enthusiastically eating enormous quantities of food. So when a human ‘pigs out’, he or she is eating much like a pig.
Example:
1) The pizza is here ! Let’s pig out !
2) At the game, we pigged out on hamburgers and french fries.
ace
Slang of the Day
Definition: To do something very well, particularly an examination (verb); first-rate (adjective), or an expert (noun).
Etymology: In World War I, a pilot who shot down five enemy planes was called an ‘ace’, which is the powerful one card in a deck of playing cards. ‘Ace’ can be used as a verb (to do well) or as an adjective (excellent, best) or as a noun (a nickname for someone who is good at something, or for a good friend).
Example:
1) I’m going to ace this exam - I’ve been studying all week!
2) Lois Lane was the ace reporter for The Daily Planet — although she did have a lot of trouble uncovering Superman’s identity!
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Proverbs (or Sayings) are often repeated familiar and philosophical phrases or expressions containing wisdom or truth, usually about social behavior.
It’s also common people write wise and intelligent phrases about feelings, attitudes or even quote famous authors.
"Love is too young to know what conscience is.” William Shakespeare
Life is too short
Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness
Laugh when you can
Apologize when you should
And let go of what you can’t change
Love deeply and forgive quickly
Take chances, give everything
And have no regrets
Life’s too short to be unhappy
You have to take good with the bad
Smile when you’re sad
Love what you got
And always remember what you had
Always forgive but never forget
Learn from your mistakes
But never regret
Because life goes on!
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, wich is probably the reason why so few engage in it."
Henry Ford
" Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself."
Allen Strike
"The early bird catches the worm."
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"Where there's a will there's a way."
" An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
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a) You can’t judge a book by its cover.
b) You are what you eat.
c) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
1. How can you say this in English?
2. In the beginning of this English book (first page) there is a ______________________________.
3. What is the most spoken slang in your group? Can you write it in English, please?
4. How can you say this in Portuguese?
a)
c)
b)
d)
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1. Match the columns:a - egghead
b - hard-headed
c - get real!
d - nosh
e - cop
f - in time
( ) policial
( ) na hora H
( ) pessoa muito inteligente
( ) inflexível, cabeça-dura
( ) lanche
( ) cai na real
2. Complete using the correct word:
a) My sister is an _____________________, she is very intelligent.
b) Let’s go to McDonald’s and have a _______________________________.
c) My father doesn’t listen to me! He is _______________________________.
d) Are you crazy? Hellooo!!! _______________________________.
a) Don’t be a chicken. (coward) -
b) The movie was a bomb. (bad) -
c) Shut up! You really have a big mouth.( talk too much) -
d) After working all day I am really beat. (exhausted) -
e) Your ideas about politics are all wet. (completely wrong) -
3. Translate the sentences below:
4. Match the sentences to their meaning:
( ) Oi, mano. E aí?
( ) Ele é tão mão-de-vaca/pão-duro!
( ) Mais ou menos.
( ) Eu preciso de grana.
( ) Nanico, tampinha.
( ) Meu irmão é muito muquirana.
( ) Oi, amorzinho!
( ) Isso é bom pra caramba
( ) Vai embora! Se manda! Cai fora!
( ) Oi, amigo!
( ) Acorde e levante-se!
( ) Estou caindo fora!
( ) Eu também. Eu idem.
( ) Ele é completamente maluco/doido/pirado!
a) G’Day, mate!
b) Hi, honey!
c) So-so.
d) Rise and shine!
e) I’m outta here!
f) He is a runt, but he plays a mean game
of soccer.
g) Same here!
h) Hey, bro. Wassup?
i) This is bloody good!
j) Go away! Go on, beat it!
k) He’s completely loony!
l) He’s so mingy!
m) I need some dough.
n) My brother is a real cheapskate.
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There were many inventions in the nineteenth century. Most of those creations and discoveries are used until nowadays. They were scientific search results realized in laboratories of universities and industries.
• the match was created in 1831;• the gun was invented in 1835;• the photograph (picture) was invented in 1839;• the telegraph was invented in 1844;• the typewrite was created in 1867;• the telephone was invented in 1876;• the electric light was discovered in 1879;• the first skycraper was constructed in 1884;• the automobile was invented in 1885;• the rubber tire was invented in 1887;• the X-Ray and the cinema were invented in 1895;• the first radio set was invented between nineteenth and twentieth century.
Unit 2: The Revolution of Technology
1. What’s the difference between past and present technology?
2. What’s the latest technological invention that you cannot imagine your life without it?
3. Can you compare this kind of technology with any other one from nineteenth century? Why?
4. What invention is not used nowadays? Why?
(Joelza Ester Rodrigue. História em Documento- Imagem e Texto. 7ª Série. São Paulo: FTD, 2001. Adaptado.)
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TO BE - SIMPLE PAST
TO BE SEr / ESTArSimple Present AM, IS, ArESimple Past WAS, WErE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORMI WAS I WASN’T WAS I...?
YOU WERE YOU WEREN’T WERE YOU...?
HE WAS HE WASN’T WAS HE...?
SHE WAS SHE WASN’T WAS SHE...?
IT WAS IT WASN’T WAS IT...?
WE WERE WE WEREN’T WERE WE...?
YOU WERE YOU WEREN’T WERE YOU...?
THEY WERE THEY WEREN’T WERE THEY...?
Acesse o site <www.barueri.sp.gov.br/educacao>, escolha a opção <7º ANO>, <INGLÊS>, clique nos links <THE SIMPLE PAST OF VERB TO BE> e realize os testes on-line para verificar seus conhecimentos.
1. Fill in the blanks with TO BE PAST and translate them:
a) I _______________________ at the laundromat yesterday. ____________________________
b) You ________________________ at the bus station last Monday. ________________________
c) She ______________________ at the parking lot with Jerry. ___________________________
d) They _________________________ terrified of that strange alarm lock.___________________
e) “It ________________________ raining cats and dogs.” _______________________________
f) My eyes ___________________________ closed. ___________________________________.
2. Turn the sentences:
a) I was at the butcher’s on Monday. (N)
b) You weren’t terrified. (A)
c) He was at the cell with two monks last Sunday. (N)
d) They were in Lake Street with Annie yesterday. (I)
e) She wasn’t in front of Sam’s house on Saturday. (A)
f) We weren’t worried because of the mistakes last month. (I)
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4. Follow the pattern. Pay attention!!!
3. Change the sentences to the past tense:
a) I am a lively girl.
b) You are terrified.
c) He is a generous boy.
d) She is sick.
e) They are in a cell.
f) It’s midnight.
Where was Joe yesterday? (parking lot with Susan)He was at the parking lot with Susan.
a) Where were Pat and Greg yesterday? (shoe store)
b) Where was Carol yesterday? (bus station with Paul)
c) Where were David and Ann yesterday? (laundromat)
d) Where were Billy and Teddy yesterday? (library)
5. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences:
a) She is thirty now, so last year she ________________ twenty-nine. a. was b. were
b) ________________ it a good film? a. was b. were
c) I got married when I ________________ twenty-seven. a. was b. were
d) It was a great day, but we ________________ so tired. a. was b. were
e) I didn’t buy those jeans because they ________________ too expensive. a. was b. were
f) When I ________________ a child we lived in Rome. a. was b. were
g) Where ________________ you yesterday afternoon? a. was b. were
h) ________________ the weather good yesterday? a. was b. were
i) They ________________ so naughty as kids. a. was b. were
j) Why ________________ he so angry? a. was b. were
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Unit 3: Paulista Avenue
Nowadays
Past
1. Compare the pictures and make sentences using there was/were – there wasn’t/weren’t:
a) trees
b) traffic jam
c) buildings
d) old beautiful houses
e) asphalt
f) traffic lights
g) pollution
h) marches
i) banks
j) fairs
k) theaters
l) museums
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THE SIMPLE PAST OF THErE TO BE
THErE TO BE HAVEr, TEr OU EXISTIrSimple Present THErE IS - THErE ArESimple Past THErE WAS - THErE WErE
FORMS AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORMSingular THERE WAS THERE WASN'T WAS THERE...?
Plural THERE WERE THERE WEREN'T WERE THERE...?
3. Fill in the blanks with the simple past of there to be:
a) ________________________ a girl in the bedroom. (aff.)
b) ________________________ many boys in the garden. (aff.)
c) ________________________ a man in the dining room. (neg.)
d) ________________________ many trees in the backyard. (neg.)
e) ________________________ many pears on the table. (aff.)
f) ________________________ a monk in the cell. (neg.)
g) ________________________ a woman in front of the fireplace. (aff.)
h) ________________________ many tomatoes in the kitchen. (neg.)
4. Turn the sentences into the past tense:
a) There are many records on the bed.
b) There is a poster on the wall.
c) There is a blackboard in the class.
d) There are many chairs in the school.
e) There is a teapot on the table.
f) There is a dog in the backyard.
g) There are ten books in the shelf.
h) There are children in the street.
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Unit 4: The Great Fright
I’m Jack and I need to tell you a story. Yesterday there was a terrible car accident in front of my house. It was about 8:00 p.m. and I was reading a book in my bedroom. My parents weren’t at home. My little sister, Sally, was sleeping and my brother, John, was watching TV. My brother and I hurried to the window to see what was happening. Four or five people were running to the cars. One of the cars was on fire and there were two men inside it. Happily, a rescue group was passing by and they took the men out of the car. My brother and I didn’t do anything because he is eight and I am only thirteen.
1. Did you ever see any car accident? What were you doing when the accident happened?
2. What did you (or the people) do for helping?
3. How it all ended?
(Adapted)
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1. Complete the table in the past continuous tense.
You use the past continuous tense to express actions that were happening in exact moment in the past.
Examples:
Examples:
You were playing in the backyard five minutes ago.
She was studying in her room one hour ago.
It is formed by:
To Be Past( was / were )
"INg"Infinitive of
action verbs without "To"
+ +
TO HELP
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORMI was helping I wasn't helping Was I helping ?
You were helping You weren't helping Were you helping ?
He was helping He wasn't helping Was he helping?
She was helping She wasn't helping Was she helping ?
It was helping It wasn't helping Was it helping ?
We were helping We weren't helping Were we helping ?
You were helping You weren't helping Were you helping ?
They were helping They weren't helping Were they helping ?
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
It was raining.
They were not playing.
Was he helping?
Carol was not eating.
You were singing.
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2. Look at the pictures and write in the spaces below what everybody was doing:
3. Write sentences in the past continuous.
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4. Read Bob's schedule from yesterday and make sentences about what he was doing at the different times.
5. Write the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Past Continuous Tense. See the example below:
6. Make interrogative sentences in your notebook.
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1. No texto abaixo, o verbo To be aparece com um significado diferente do que você aprendeu. Tente identificá-lo e explicá-lo.
"I wasn’t at home last night but my parents were. I was at the movies and it was good. I was with my friends. They were very interested in the movie. It was a new movie with Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt. They were excellent. After that we were at Chicken’s Place for dinner and we were so happy."
1. The mother was:
(A) doubting Marcio’s mother.
(B) believing in the son.
(C) doubting the son.
(D) satisfied with the son’s answers.
3. Why did the son lie to her mother?
2. The boy probably:
(A) fell down into contradiction.
(B) didn’t fall down into contradiction.
(C) didn’t bother himself with the questions.
(D) didn’t answer the questions.
(Adapted from: <http://www.scribd.com/doc/5051931/Ingles-Aula-03Past-to-be-and-Past-continuous>. Access in April. 2010).
You and your mother were talking a little bit...
Mother: Where were you after school yesterday?Son: I was at Marcio’s house. Mother: And why were you at Marcio’s house?Son: Because there was a Math Essay to do.Mother: No. You weren’t at Marcio’s house yesterday to do Math Essay.Son: Why not, Mom?Mother: Because I called Marcio’s mother and she told me so …Son: Oooops!
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Uniforms are common in elementary, middle and junior high school, according to the Federal Department of Education. All students must wear the prescribed school uniform all time. Uniforms are always neat and clean. Neckties are worn correctly and shirttails are tucked in. Nametags are shown inside the uniform, so that will be easier to find it if lost. If a student is temporarily unable to wear his/her uniform correctly, a note from parent/guardian is required explaining the situation. This note is provided to the Year Coordinator who will provide the student with a red slip (a small card to carry around explaining that the uniform infringement is temporarily and explained). The school reserves the right to exclude students from participating in outside excursions, visits and sporting activities if they are incorrectly dressed or have consistently failed to abide by the Uniform Policy. Wearing the school uniform properly and having a presentable appearance is a vital part of giving the right impression. It’s the responsibility for every student, therefore to ensure that they stick to the regulations and do not the school down.
(Adapted from: <www.modern americanschool.com/.../010.jpg>;<www.alice-smith.edu.my/.../school-uniform6.jpg>. Access in Apr. 2007.).
HOW IS THE WOrLD ?
WHAT CAN WE DO TO SAVE THE PLANET ?
DO YOU AgrEE WITH THE USE OF SCHOOL UNIFOrM? WHY?Please, answer it in your notebook.
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Unit 5: Life in the Past
People have lived of different ways in the earth through the years.
Most of these ancient people lived in small family groups. Adults and children alike share the tasks of daily life. They usually hunt to get food. Some of those captured animals took hours to dig up and days to cook on a hot rock cooking. They also ate wild plants and meats from nature as grasses with seeds, trees with nuts, and bushes with fruits (wild berries), smoky sweet roots (or bulbs) of wild onion. They usually lived in large openings in canyon walls or they built their houses with grass, stone and an early type of cement. Sometimes they used frame branches covered with
animals’ leather when they migrate. So they took part their houses to bring with them.
1. Can you imagine your life in the past? What are the advantages and disadvantages of living as they lived in the past?
2. Are there people still living like that nowadays? Which place in the world?
(Adapted from: <http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/imagine.html>. Access in: October. 2009.).
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rEgULAr VErBS:
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
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IrrEgULAr VErBS LIST
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1. Rewrite the sentences below in the Simple Past Tense in your notebook:
2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms in your notebook:
3. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past (regular and irregular) of the following verbs:
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4. Answer the questions about you:
5. Fill in table, then use the information ti finish the sentences and answer the questions:
• Now answer these questions about you:
6. Complete the text using the words in the box:
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Acesse o site <www.barueri.sp.gov.br/educacao>, escolha a opção <7º ANO>, <INGLÊS>, clique nos links <SIMPLE PAST TENSE>, <ACTION VERBS> e realize os testes on-line para verificar seus conhecimentos.
LA ISLA BONITAMadonna
Last night I ____________of San Pedro
Just like I’d never gone, I ___________the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
I _______ in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he ___________to me
Te dijo te amo
I ______________that the days would last
They ___________ so fast
(repeat chorus)
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it’s time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy… loves a girl
Last night I _____________ of San Pedro
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
(chorus twice)
La la la la la la la
Te dijo te amo
La la la la la la la
El dijo que te ama
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba ________________
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
Chorus
While listening to the song, write down the verbs in the simple past as much as you can hear.
(Available to: <http://letras.terra.com.br/madonna/63389/>. Access in: June 2006).
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Father's Day
It is done every day! Do your best!
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Write down the reasons why you’re thankful for!
You may offer only treat!
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The Christmas Tree
As early as 4,000 BC, evergreen trees were used during winter solstice as a symbol of life, promissing Spring’s return. In the 7th. century Saint Boniface, na English monk, was sent to
Germany to spread the word of God. After spending a great
deal of time in Thuringia, he chose to use the fir tree
as na analogy of the Holy Trinity, with each corner of the tree’s triangular shape
representing the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Soon the fur tree was regarded as God’s
tree. By the 17th. century, the trees
were displayed every Christmas to depict
the everlasting hope of
mankind.
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fresh air - ar puroFriday - sexta-feirafull - cheiofun - diversão, divertimento
g go - ir, vaigiving - dandoglasses - óculosgreat - grande, ótimogrocery - supermercadoguess what - adivinheguest - convidadogranted - outorgougrid - grade
H hair - cabelohelp - ajudarhand - mãohard - duro, incansavelmentehat - chapéuhave - ter, temhome - lar, casahomework - lição de casahow many - quantos (as)
I idiomatic - idiomático (a)inside - dentro
J job - emprego, trabalhojoy - alegria
Kkind - amável (eis), gentil (is)kitchen - cozinhaknow - saber, conhecer
L last - último, por últimolast year - último anolaughs - ri, sorrilaundromat - lavanderia aut.leave - partir, ir emboralet - deixelet go of - deixe para trás
clean - limparcommemorative - comemorativo (a) (s)communication - comunicaçãocouldn’t - não poderiacouple - pouco(s)crowned - coroadocross - cruzar, riscarcrowded - cheio, lotado
D daily - diária (s)dark-brown - marrom escurodates - datasdidn’t - nãodinner - jantardishes - louçasdone - feitodress - vestir, vestidoduring - durante
E each other - uns aos outrosearth - Terraeasier - mais fácilends - acaba, tem fimerase - apagarexpensive - caroexpressions - expressõesexpress - expressarever - sempre, em qualquer tempoevery - todos(as)
F fairs - justosfan - fã, torcedorfarewell - despedida, adeusfate - destinofeel - sentir, sintofeels - sentefill - encherfind - encontrar,acharfinish - terminarfireplace - lareirafood - comidaflute - flauta transversafrequency - freqüência
A ability - aptidão, habilidadeafraid - medoahead - adiantealarm - alarmealib - álibe, alegaçãoalso - além dissoalways - sempreamenities - prazeresamong - entreangry - zangadoanything - algum (a)appearance - aparênciaawfull - terrível, horroroso
B backyard - quintalbad - mau,ruimbe - ser, estarbeaches - praiasbecome - tornar-sebeing - serbelonging - pertencesbest - melhorblood - sangueboth - ambosblouse - blusabother - preocupação, aborrecerbrighter - mais brilhantebrush - escovarbuildings - prédiosbunch - cacho, bando, turmabuy - comprar
Ccake - bolo called - chamoucell - célulacentury - séculochance - chancechain - cadeia de hotéis, redechange - mudarchanged - mudou, mudadochild - criançachildren - criançaschurch - igrejaclasses - aulas
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lies - mentiraslive - viver, vivelively - alegre, animadoliving - vivo, vivendolooks - olha, parecelost - perdidoloud - alto
M main - principal(is)makes - fazermarches - passeatas, marchasmath - matemáticamay - poder, possamercy - piedade, compaixãomidnight - meia-noitemilk - leitemistakes - confundirmonks - mongesmotorcycle - motocicleta, motomuch - muitomyself - eu mesmo (a)
N nails - unhasnaughty - levado, travessoneat - arrumadoneckties - gravatasneighborhood - vizinhançanever - nuncanew - novo (a)nothing - nadanowadays - hoje em dia
Ooffice - escritórioopened - abriu, aberto
P pants - calçaplaces - lugarespolite - educado (a) (s), simpático (a) (s)possibilities - possibilidadespossibility - possibilidadeproverbs - provérbiosput - coloque, ponha
r raining - chovendoreally - realmenterecords - registro, registrar
regret - arrependimento, lamentoregulations - normasright - direita, certarewrite - reescrevarecognize - reconhecer, confessarright - certo,direitorivers - riosrollerblade - patinsroof - telhadoroom - sala
S safety - segurançascreams - gritascreen - tela (de TV, de computador)seas - maressee - verseem - parecer, dar aimpressão desend - enviarshelf - estanteshoes - sapatosshopping mall - centro de compras, shoppingshore - margemshow - mostra, espetáculoshower - banhosick - doenteside - ladosignboard - placa de sinalizaçãosir - senhorskirt - saiasky - céuslangs - gíriasslate - piso,ardósia, pedrasleds - trenóssleight - trenósomething - alguma coisasometimes - às vezessorrow - tristezaspa - sala, local para relaxamentospeak - falarspring - primaverastart - começar, commeçostatement - declaraçãostick - enfiar,colarstone - pedrastrange - estranhosun - solsweater - casaco de lãswim - nadar
T take - pegarteapot - bule de cháterrified - apavoradotherefore - portantothorn - espinhothough - ainda que, embora, apesar dethousand - milthrough - por entretoo - tambémtime - tempo, épocatrips - viagenst-shirt - camisetatruth - verdadetwist - contorcer
U uncertainty - incertezaunderstand - entenderusually - normalmente
V vacation - fériasvaluable - valioso, preciosovisible - visívelvocation - vocação
W wait - esperarwear - usarwash away - lavar, limpar, eliminarwatch - assistir TVway - maneira, jeitowearing - usandowearther - tempoweekend - final de semanawhat - o que, qualwhatever - o que quer quewhen - quandowhile - enquantowinter - invernowithout - semwork - trabalharworld - mundoworried - preocupadowow - ual! Y yard - quintal
