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Novo Livro para o 1o. ano do Ensino Médio

02/08/2011

Teen Depression...More than SAD

How do  you feel?
Depression is a medical illness and is treatable - don't be afraid to ask for help!

Learning Relative Pronouns

Guys, this project was made by a group of students.
Take a look...it's so funny !!!

Learning Relative Pronouns

Guys, this video can be very helpful for you to reinforce our learning of Relative Pronouns.
Enjoy it!!!

23/05/2011

Talking to the Moon -

Hey, Everyone!!
Let's enjoy this song! Of course, learning some verbs and vocabulary...
I hope you like it!
Don't forget ! leave a comment. I'll love it!

19/04/2011

1o. ano- Exercicios Extras/ Review

Pessoal,
Estou postando um link para revisão e fixação da matéria.(Present progressive or Present continuous and simple present)
Acesse
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_progressive-exercises.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/
 O site é bem legal!!! Tem uma série de exercicios sobre vários assuntos..que podem te ajudar bastante!
Acessem e divirtam-se com as atividades.

Ah,estou postando também vàrios exercicios de revisão!!

Review Activity Simple Present/ Present Continuous

A – Check the appropriate questions.

1. Jimmy rarely reads a book.
a) When does Jimmy read books?
b) What does he read?

2. Yes, I do. I use the computer every day.
a) What do you do everyday?
b) Do you use the computer every day?

3. We go to school in the morning.
a) Where do you go in the morning?
b) Do you go to school in the morning?

4. Denise works at the hospital.
a) When does she work at the hospital?
b) Where does she work?

5) No, he doesn´t. He doesn´t have coffee in the morning.
a) Does he have coffee in the morning?
b) When does he have coffee?

6) I live in Italy.
a) Where do you live?
b) Do you live in Italy?
 

 
2.Use the verbs in parentheses in the present continuous tense.

I_____________(think) about my life.


From the top of the bill I can see the village in the valley: The houses, the streets,the school, everything.


The children______________________(play) in the school yard.

Mr. Cardner___________(to talk) to a friend. Some ladies__________(walk) to the


church. Some people___________(run) around the lake. The Taylors_________(open) their store now 

and Mrs.Swanson____________certainly______________(buy) bread for breakfast.


It is 8:00 now and the sun____________(shine) brightly.


I am here on the top of the hill.
 

3.Complete com  o simple present ou  present continuous dos verbos entre parenteses.



1. This pigment____________(reduce) the risk of cancer.


2. They______________(go) to school by bus today.


3. Marian never________(eat) fish.


4.The kids___________(wash) their hands now.


5. Alice________(read) the newspaper every morning.


6. Look, Sylvia_______(cut) bread for the children.
 

30/03/2011

2o. ano- careers of the future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFeqnK3Z6BM&feature=related

3o. Ano- Conditionals

Conditionals
Guys,
this video can be helpful for you to understand the \Conditionals in English...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow8FIHbwekU

This review activity must be sent to my e-mail
Activity:
Try this link and answer the questions:

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=547

9o. ano - Sadako Sasaki

This video presents life and death of a very special japanese girl.
Her name... SADAKO SASAKI...

9o. ano - Sadako Sasaki and the thousand paper cranes

Hi Guys,
We read about Sadako Sasaki and her story about the thousand paper cranes.
So, let's make a "Tsuru"?
Learn it through this video and offer your bird to a special person for you.
Kisses

28/03/2011

1o. Ano -Global Warming

Upgrade your English- Unit 2
The Earth - We still care!

Guys, let's take a look at this video!
We really need to know about what is happening to our planet.

We still care...The Earth is our big house....

21/03/2011

3o. Ano- Phrasal Verbs

Verbos preposicionados - Exercise
Elaborar uma sentença com cada um dos verbos preposicionados:

Agree with( someone)
Agree to (something)

Argue about ( something)
Argue with( someone)

Complain about( something)
Complain to (someone)

Rely on
Stare at

15/03/2011

1o. Ano - Review Exercises /Simple Present

Pessoal,
Postei alguns exercicios de fixaçao ( Simple Present)
Principalmente para a 1002.
Bye
Tentem o link abaixo:
http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com/support-files/presenttenseworksheet2.pdf

Respostas:

1.walk/2.drink/3.like/4.play/5.dance/6.works/7.eat/8.study/9.live/10.closes/11.knows/12.calls/13.talk/14.leave/
15. speaks/ 16.cook/ 17. takes/ 18. travel/ 19.go/ 20.mean

24/02/2011

9o. ano - Future Tense - WILL & GOING TO



9o. Ano- Future Tenses
Pessoal,
Dá uma olhadinha no video acima sobre Future Tenses.
Vai te ajudar bastante a entender esse topico de gramatica, alem de ser um otimo exercicio de Listening...
Aposto que voce vai gostar...
Beijos
See you next week

23/02/2011

UPGRADE your English - Unit 1 Simple Present

Guys,
A little help to learn Simple Present and some verbs..
Take a look..the song is so cool!!
try this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWccPqg1DbI

Poem and Dreams Turmas 901 /902

Pessoal,
Vejam que lindos poemas foram escritos em inglês por nossos colegas das turmas 901 e 902...
ficaram ... maravilhosos!!! Great!! Awesome!!!
Ah..deixem seus comentários(de preferência em inglês) mas se ficar muito dificil..tudo bem se for em português...afinal...o que mais queremos é saber sua opinião. Nao deixem de postar um comentário..nossas " celebrities", Matheus e Mylena vão adorar...
Ah, e quem sabe seu texto também não vai estar aqui...heim??
Bom, soltem a imaginação e deixem o coração falar..
Give wings to fantasy....
I see you guys next week
Kisses
By Matheus Silva (901)












I can´t remember what you said
Because I couldn´t look at you the other day
My heart is coming to die
When I look at you I´m in paradise
I love your way but I can´t say
You are forever mine
And I’ll repeat it in my paradise.




Poem written
by Mylena Caixeiro (902)

You made me laugh when I cried so hard

You gave me bracelets to cover my scars
You held me close when I was so cold

You offered a comforting hand to hold



You picked me up whenever I fall
You showed me sky when I was blinded by hell
You answered my call in the dark night
You gave me reasons to hold on and fight



You rescued me when I was drawning in pain
You placed me back on the right path again
You loved me forever and stayed by my side
You entered in my heart as an angel to guide




You may not be with me anymore
but I know you'll leave an open beckoning door
I miss you so much and I'll fight 'till the end
I love you so much ... my best friend

14/02/2011

Teens - Upgrade Lesson1


Hey, Guys
Adolescence is not easy....So many things happening around ....
All changes...
Let's talk about it  for a while?
First, let's watch this movie...it is so cool!!
Then, we will have a time for discussions...open up your heart ....
I want to listen to you....
VIDEO TEEN MATTERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxg7DvRVaTc&feature=related

Now, time to work out...
1. Create a video or powerpoint presentation
2. the theme is: WHO AM I ?
3. Explore the given vocabulary in your book
4. Look up the dictionary new words
5.Make sentences in English that best describe who you are
6. Use pictures, photos..things that reveal  who you are.
7. Make a beautiful poem
Think about yourself
Likes and dislikes
feelings
Hormones, Timing and Changesplans for future

Data de entrega: 15/03/2011(1002)  /  04/03/2011 (1001/1003)          
Trabalho Individual
Valor: 20 pontos

FEELING - VOCABULARY
http://www.ryerson.ca/~jgingras/pdf/Feeling%20Vocabulary.pdf

Pessoal, em nossa lista de vocabulary( link acima ) as palavras estão divididas por categorias e grifadas, por exemplo, ANGRY e a seguir várias palavras com o mesmo sentido que ANGRY..
Sua tarefa é selecionar na lista  mais 2 sinônimos ( e tradução -português) para as  seguintes palavras :
Ex: ANGRY= Furious, mad
     Raiva= Furioso, louco
   ACTIVITY I
1.GRATEFUL
2.PUZZLED
3.WEEPY
4.FOCUSED
5.BITTER
6.AMAZED
7.EMPTY
8.CHEERFUL
                                                                           

 ACTIVITY II
Selecione algumas das palavras que " best describe you" .... ( use more than 3 adjectives or nouns)
Sometimes I am so....         because...
I  am often ....                   because ...
I  don't like....                    because....
Ok, guys...done???
Bring the activities to our next class....
(pode ser em folha de caderno ou pode ser impresso)
See you.... kisses
Bye






23/10/2010

Par ou impar? Como se diz isso em Ingles?









Pessoal, essa semana durante a aula, surgiu uma duvida: como dizer par ou impar em Ingles
Na hora, quando me perguntaram deu aquele no na cabeca... verdade..como dizer isso em Ingles.

Na verdade, eu sabia que ODDS = IMPAR e que EVENS= PAR , mas essa traducao literal
pode ser usada nesta situacao?
Dei minha resposta aos alunos: NAO SEI...vou procurar a resposta..eis ai o que descobri:
Vocês sabiam que a expressão Par ou Impar vem de um costume tipicamente brasileiro e então
não poderia ser traduzida como Odds or evens.

Mas então como se diz par ou impar em Inglês, como decidir algo se não tem par ou impar?...well...lá na terra do tio Sam, eles jogam uma moeda,  flip a coin ,e decidem no heads or tails, que equivale ao nosso cara ou coroa.

Heads or tails? cabeça ou rabo? Se diz tail porque um dos lados da moeda vem geralmente com a imagem de um pássaro.
See,  learning is awesome!!!

19/10/2010

Simple Past Tense 1o. ano

Hi, everybody!!
Ready to work??? Yeah!!  So, let's go!!

1. Crie uma apresentacao (powerpoint) explicando resumidamente o Simple Past Tense
2. Faca uma lista com 15 verbos irregulares ( verb/infinitive/ simple past /traducao
3.Escolha a letra de uma musica que apresente pelos menos 10 verbos no passado(formas interrogativas, negativas ou afirmativas)
4. Crie uma atividade ou exercicio, a ser utilizado em sala de aula com a musica escolhida.

Depression - 2o. ano

Try  this test... are you depressed?
http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/questions/depression_abridged_1.html
 
Good Morning, guys!!
Today we discussed about depression which is considered a nightmare for those who are facing it.
So, you can write some lines about this issue.
Make a short presentation about DEPRESSION.
In order to help you, try to answer some of these questions : ( Use powerpoint )

1. What is depression?
2. What are some the most commom symptons?
3. Are there different types of depression? If you answered YES, name and explain them:
4. What is the treatment ? What can be done to treat depression?
5.Leave a special message for those who need encouragement ...

28/09/2010

Holy Cow - Expression

Pessoal,
Que tal aprendermos uma expressao bem utilizada pelos adolescentes em ingles....????
Voce ja conhecia essa???
Quando voce quiser expressar uma baita surpresa com algo...manda um...
Holy Cow!!!
Mas olha, os adolescentes sao os que mais usam essa.....


Holy Cow: Meaning

 (holy cow!) is used to express strong feelings like surprise, pleasure or anger. Examples:
1. "Holy Cow!" she said as she saw his car after the horrible accident.
2. Holy cow! How did she do that?


This term is considered to be very popular among teenagers.

24/09/2010

If I were a boy (letra da musica)

If I Were A Boy

If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted
And go drink beer with the guys

And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they’d stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone



I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy (…)

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand, you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you’ll wish you were