Phrasal verb Study - Cut down - find out - read through

 cut down   -  find out  - read through


1- Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

A- My brother is a little different these days. I must ..........................what's going on with him.
B- Could you please ...................................this report project before signing it?
C- Everyone wants .................................................the meaning of life.
D- I'm not asking you to stop to drink coke. I just think you need ................................
E- Ronaldo the phenomenon need to ............................................a good way of ....................................on unhealthy food and be happy again.
F- I ................................................her text five times and I really didn't find far too much wrong on it.
G- I don't know what you will do. I just want you to .....................................the responsible for this terrible mistake.
H- Yesterday I smoked five cigarettes. Today I will smoke four . Tomorrow I will smoke three. Day after day I am ..................................................on cigarettes.


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2- Let's create sentences using the perfect tense structure. ( have + verb participle)

A- She works  here since last year.


* She has worked here since last year.


 B- You know I am your friend.

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C- I hear many things about you.


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D- Lorena speaks many complete sentences.


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E- I don't have any idea.


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F- Do you enjoy to stay here?


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G- Do you do your homework everyday ?


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H- What did you learn today?


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3- Let's use our imagination to create situations with the new structures we are learning.

Phrasal verb One - Cut down

cut down


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Let's start by reading through the sentences below:


1- Even if you've smoked all your life , it's never too late to cut down or stop.


2- I"ve spent far too much money this month - I really must cut down.


3- If you want to lose weight , try cutting down on fatty snacks such as crisps.


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** Let's use the same statements above to find out the meaning of this phrasal verb by solving the exercises below:


1- I will give you four words for you to choose just two that can help you to find out the meaning of "cut down".


* more    * less       * change         * improve


to eat, drink or use ...............................of something, usually to .......................your health or your situation.


** You got it? I hope so. This isn't the hardest phrasal ...here you will  get acquaintance of a lot of phrasal verbs ....much more difficult. My mission is let them be interesting.


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2- Let's see how well you are. Before doing this exercise, go back again to the beginning of this class and read carefully the sentences. If you do it , you will find the answer for the next exercise. You must pay attention on how I wrote the sentences.


** Ok. I want to know which of these sentences are gramatically possible.


A- I cut down.
B- I cut down coke.
C- I cut down on coke.


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3- I heard that a friend of yours is looking forward to giving up of eating unhealthy food cos' he is getting fatter and fatter. Write some friendly advice to him. Don't forget to use the new phrasal you've learnt today.


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 4- Now it's your turn! are you trying to cut down on anything? Is there anything that you must cut down? I mean, everyone exagerates on something. I myself must cut down on food. I'm in a very good shape of a ball.  So tell me , what should you cut down on?


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** There are other phrasals you can use to replace " cut down on". Certainly you've heard about " give up". if you really believe in something , you will never give up before you get it. Just because Jesus never cut back on you , He wants you keep going on without giving up of your dreams.
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Practicing Conversation

1- read through = analisar minuciosamente
2- project report  = relatório do projeto
3- too much wrong with it = muitos erros
4-well  thought out conclusions  = conclusões bem elaboradas
5- prove useful = ser útil
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After finishing his last project report, J.B. is at Anselmo's . Now he is going to know what are his feelings about the foreigner teaching project. 

You've done a fantastic job J.B. !!!
Anselmo	I've just been reading through your last project report about teaching Portuguese to foreigners
J.B	I hope you didn't find too much wrong with it. I've been looking forward to knowing your oppinion.
Anselmo	On the contrary, you've done a fantastic job J.B.. As far as I know I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	Well, I'm not sure about that...but if you say I am with you.
Anselmo	You're too modest. It's really well organized and written and offers some very well thought out conclusions.
J.B.	Well, I'm glad you like it and hope it proves useful.

Week in Review 2

1- I've been looking forward to...


___Excuse me, Are you Mr. Ribeiro?
**  Yes. What can I help you?
___I'm J.B. , the English Teacher.
** Oh, yes! I've been looking forward to talking with you.
___So have I. Your wife has told me lot about you.
** All good. I hope.
__Yes. I heard that you speak English very well, Mr. Ribeiro.
**Don't believe it. It's not true. I just know some things.
__have you ever been abroad?
**Yes. I have. A couple of times.
__Were you there for work or on vacation?
**For work. Come to think of it...Do you have time to teach me some English?
__I've been looking forward to becoming your English teacher.
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2- I heard that


___Hey Anselmo, What's up?
** J.B., my bro! What are you doing here?
___I'm waiting a friend of mine. What about you?
**  I was just walking around to breath some air.
___I heard that you were fired because you slept too much.
** Don't believe that. It's not true.
___Are you sure?
**Yep! I heard that you were looking for a job but nobody wanted to employ you because you lack of experience.
___Who told you that? It's not true. Come to think of it...I've heard a lot about you...
** Oh really? Like what?
___I heard that your daughter prefers to be with your wife instead of being with you.
**  And I heard that you have only three seconds to go away before I kill you.
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3- How does he like it?


** Tell me Anselmo...Do you know Bryan from Salt lake?
__I've heard a lot about him. Where is he now?
** He is in Brazil.
__How long has he been here?
**He has been here for three days.
__Where is he staying?
**He is staying at Silvio's.
__How does he like it?
**He told me that he is enjoying it a lot because everybody at Silvio's speaks English fluently.
__Where has he been in São Paulo?
**Nowhere. Whatever, he will call me tomorrow and we'll do something.
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4- Talking to a foreigner


__So, what's your name?

**My name is Jack Bauer.

__Where are you from?

**I'm from U.S.A. Los Angeles.

__What are you?

**I'm a Federal Agent.

__how long have you been here in Brazil?

**I've been here for six hours.

__What are you doing here?

**I can't tell you. It's confidencial.

__For whom are you working?

**I work for C.T.U.

__How long do you intend to be here in Brazil?

**I'm not here on vacation..so I don't have much time.

__Why are you talking to me?

**I'm following a suspect of terrorism and I'm sure you can help me.

__What are you talking about?

**You know what I mean...so tell me...what do you do for living?

__I'm just a coach...I mean , I work for a private Club called Monte Libano.

**Libano? I knew you had some connection. Have you ever been to Beirute?

__No! Never...What's going on?

**What about Antylias, Jazzin, Rushayia?

__I told you I've never been to Libano...I just work for Monte Líbano...

**I have many ways to know what I want to...don't make me be more specific.

__It would be my pleasure to tell you what you want ...but I don't know anything...
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After finishing his last project report, J.B. is at Anselmo's . Now he is going to know what are his feelings about the foreigner teaching project. 

You've done a fantastic job J.B. !!!
Anselmo	I've just been reading through your last project report about teaching Portuguese to foreigners
J.B	I hope you didn't find too much wrong with it. I've been looking forward to knowing your oppinion.
Anselmo	On the contrary, you've done a fantastic job J.B.. As far as I know I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	Well, I'm not sure about that...but if you say I am with you.
Anselmo	You're too modest. It's really well organized and written and offers some very well thought out conclusions.
J.B.	Well, I'm glad you like it and hope it proves useful.

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Everything went like clockwork !!!
Anselmo	I've just popped in to thank you very much for organizing last weekend's trip to the seaside for the old folk.
J.B.	That's very kind of you Anselmo. Thanks a lot! They all seemed to enjoy it.
Anselmo	They certainly did. Everything went like clockwork, in fact I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	I'm not sure about that, there were one or two things that could have been improved.
Anselmo	In a perfect world perhaps, but as far as I'm concerned it was a great success. So thank you again.

August 24th - Read through

1- read through = analisar minuciosamente
2- project report  = relatório do projeto
3- too much wrong with it = muitos erros
4-well  thought out conclusions  = conclusões bem elaboradas
5- prove useful = ser útil
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After finishing his last project report, J.B. is at Anselmo's . Now he is going to know what are his feelings about the foreigner teaching project. 

You've done a fantastic job J.B. !!!
Anselmo	I've just been reading through your last project report about teaching Portuguese to foreigners
J.B	I hope you didn't find too much wrong with it. I've been looking forward to knowing your oppinion.
Anselmo	On the contrary, you've done a fantastic job J.B.. As far as I know I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	Well, I'm not sure about that...but if you say I am with you.
Anselmo	You're too modest. It's really well organized and written and offers some very well thought out conclusions.
J.B.	Well, I'm glad you like it and hope it proves useful.

Conversation in advance

1- Pop in  = mencionar a um superior os atos de alguém com o intuito de favorece-lo.
2- seaside  = litoral
3- old folk  = pessoas da terceira idade
4- like clockwork = sem atrasos, sem problemas, como o planejado
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Anselmo and J.B. works for a travel agency. There they organize trips for several groups and organizations. Last weekend J.B. organized a special trip for a group of old folk. The trip was a success and Anselmo decided to pop in it to thank J.B. for what he had done.
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Everything went like clockwork !!!
Anselmo	I've just popped in to thank you very much for organizing last weekend's trip to the seaside for the old folk.
J.B.	That's very kind of you Anselmo. Thanks a lot! They all seemed to enjoy it.
Anselmo	They certainly did. Everything went like clockwork, in fact I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	I'm not sure about that, there were one or two things that could have been improved.
Anselmo	In a perfect world perhaps, but as far as I'm concerned it was a great success. So thank you again.

Explanation :
If you say that something happens like clockwork you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.
Example : In Sweden the buses comes and goes  , like clockwork.

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Week in Review

This week we learnt new structures for English Conversation. We also learnt some ways of talking to foreigners. Let's , in this class, review these structures by having some conversations.
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1- I've been looking forward to...


___Excuse me, Are you Mr. Ribeiro?
**  Yes. What can I help you?
___I'm J.B. , the English Teacher.
** Oh, yes! I've been looking forward to talking with you.
___So have I. Your wife has told me lot about you.
** All good. I hope.
__Yes. I heard that you speak English very well, Mr. Ribeiro.
**Don't believe it. It's not true. I just know some things.
__have you ever been abroad?
**Yes. I have. A couple of times.
__Were you there for work or on vacation?
**For work. Come to think of it...Do you have time to teach me some English?
__I've been looking forward to becoming your English teacher.
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2- I heard that


___Hey Anselmo, What's up?
** J.B., my bro! What are you doing here?
___I'm waiting a friend of mine. What about you?
**  I was just walking around to breath some air.
___I heard that you were fired because you slept too much.
** Don't believe that. It's not true.
___Are you sure?
**Yep! I heard that you were looking for a job but nobody wanted to employ you because you lack of experience.
___Who told you that? It's not true. Come to think of it...I've heard a lot about you...
** Oh really? Like what?
___I heard that your daughter prefers to be with your wife instead of being with you.
**  And I heard that you have only three seconds to go away before I kill you.
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3- How does he like it?


** Tell me Anselmo...Do you know Bryan from Salt lake?
__I've heard a lot about him. Where is he now?
** He is in Brazil.
__How long has he been here?
**He has been here for three days.
__Where is he staying?
**He is staying at Silvio's.
__How does he like it?
**He told me that he is enjoying it a lot because everybody at Silvio's speaks English fluently.
__Where has he been in São Paulo?
**Nowhere. Whatever, he will call me tomorrow and we'll do something.
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4- Talking to a foreigner


__So, what's your name?

**My name is Jack Bauer.

__Where are you from?

**I'm from U.S.A. Los Angeles.

__What are you?

**I'm a Federal Agent.

__how long have you been here in Brazil?

**I've been here for six hours.

__What are you doing here?

**I can't tell you. It's confidencial.

__For whom are you working?

**I work for C.T.U.

__How long do you intend to be here in Brazil?

**I'm not here on vacation..so I don't have much time.

__Why are you talking to me?

**I'm following a suspect of terrorism and I'm sure you can help me.

__What are you talking about?

**You know what I mean...so tell me...what do you do for living?

__I'm just a coach...I mean , I work for a private Club called Monte Libano.

**Libano? I knew you had some connection. Have you ever been to Beirute?

__No! Never...What's going on?

**What about Antylias, Jazzin, Rushayia?

__I told you I've never been to Libano...I just work for Monte Líbano...

**I have many ways to know what I want to...don't make me be more specific.

__It would be my pleasure to tell you what you want ...but I don't know anything...


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Talking to foreigners

Today we will take a look on what to say when you are talking to a foreigner. We will learn how to get important informations from this person.
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Hoje daremos uma olhadinha em o que dizer quando estamos conversando com um estrangeiro. Aprenderemos como extrair informações importantes dessa pessoa.

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Talking to foreigners

1- De onde você é?

Where are you from?

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2- Há quanto tempo que está aqui?

How long have you been here?

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3- Você esta aonde?

Where are you staying?

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4- Onde você está morando?

Where are you living?

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5- É um bom bairro.

That's a nice neighborhood.

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6- O que você está achando (daqui)?

How do you like here ?

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7- Está aqui a trabalho/ a passeio?

Are you here for work...on vacation?

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8- O que você achou (da comida)

How do you like the food ?

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9- Você precisa experimentar...

You have to try...

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10- O que você já conhece aqui em (São Paulo)?

Where have you been in São Paulo?

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11- Você já foi a outros lugares?

Have you been anywhere else?

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12- Não deixe de ir a.

Make sure you go to…

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13- Você sente saudades de lá?

Do you miss home?

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14- Você já fala alguma coisa em português?

Do know any Portuguese yet?

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15- Como está seu português?

And how’s your Portuguese? How well do you speak Portuguese?

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16- Já foi ao (Rio)?

Have you been to (Rio de Janeiro)?

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17- Gostou de lá?

How did you like it?

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18- Você precisa conhecer.

You have to go.

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19- Sabe para onde precisa ir? Tem um...

You know where you should go? There’s a …

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20- Vou lhe dar meu telefone.

Let me give you my phone number.

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21- Me ligue para combinarmos alguma coisa.

Call me and we’ll do something.

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22- Seria um prazer lhe mostrar a cidade.

It would be my pleasure to show you around the

city.

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23- Bem vindo!

Welcome!

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In class we will create a conversation to use these structures.

Conversation structures

From now on I will focus your lessons on conversation. We will learn many ways of dealing with different situations using the correct structures.
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A partir de hoje direcionarei suas aulas para conversação. Aprenderemos muitas formas de lidar com situações diferentes usando as estruturas corretas.
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Greetings/Introductions



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1-Tudo bem? / Tudo bom?
How are you?/How are you doing?/How you doing?
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2- Desculpe, qual é mesmo seu nome?
Sorry, What was your name again?
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3- Você conhece o Anselmo
Do you know Anselmo ?
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4- Eu quero lhe apresentar ao Marcos
I'd like you to meet Marcos
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5- Já ouvi falar muito de você.
I've heard a lot about you.
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6- A (Suzanna) já me falou muito sobre você.
Suzanna has told me lot about you.
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7 - Coisas boas, eu espero.
All good. I hope!
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8- Não acredite em nada é tudo mentira.
Don't believe it. It's not true.
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9- Estava querendo muito conhecê-lo.
I've been looking forward to meeting you.
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10- Nossa! Finalmente vou conhecer você!
At last we meet!
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11- Gostei de conhecê-lo.
It was nice meeting you.
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12- Até (mais
See you later!See you around!
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* In class we will memorize these structures by creating other sentences with the vocabulary we have.
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**Memorizaremos essas estruturas em sala criando outras frases com o vocabulário que temos.
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I see you at 8 am.