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Today we are going to look at some more homophones, i.e. words that are spelt differently and have different meanings but sound the same.Hoje vamos estudar mais homófonos, ou seja, umas palavras que se escrevem de maneira diferente e têm significados diferentes mas são pronunciadas igual.
Let’s start with the words “flower” and “flour”. a flower (countable): uma flor For example, Last week I received a beautiful bunch of flowers from a friend.Na semana passada recebi um lindo buquê de flores de um amigo. flour (uncountable): farinha For example, I need to buy a bag of flour before I make the biscuits.Preciso comprar um saco de farinha antes de fazer os biscoitos. Another couple of words which are spelt differently, have different meanings but sound the same are “allowed” and “aloud”. allowed is the past simple and past participle form of the verb “to allow”. “To allow someone to do something” is “deixar ou permitir alguém fazer algo” in Portuguese. Here are two examples with "allowed". In the first one “allowed” is the past simple form and in the second one it is a past participle in a passive structure. His parents never allowed him to play in the streets when he was a kid.Seus pais nunca lhe deixavam brincar na rua quando era criança. You are not allowed to smoke in here.Não é permitido fumar aqui. When you say or read something aloud, you speak so that others can hear you. A synonym of “aloud” is “out loud”. For example, Stand in front of the rest of the class and read your poem aloud.Fique diante da classe e leia seu poema em voz alta. Now let’s look at some more homophones: “pear” and “pair”. a pear: uma pêra a pair: um par Look at a couple of examples: I ate an apple, a pear and an orange yesterday.Ontem eu comi uma maçã, uma pêra e uma laranja. Last Saturday I bought a new pair of shoes.No sábado passado eu comprei um par de sapatos novos. Find another example of homonyms and lots of other confusing words in English on our blog. Have a great weekend. All the best, |
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Today let’s look at when and where to use CAPITAL letters in English.Hoje vamos estudar quando e onde colocar letras maiúsculas em inglês.
Firstly and very importantly the first person singular subject pronoun ”I” is always capitalised. Look at a couple of examples: • I have already seen that movie.Eu ja assisti esse filme. • Jack said that I could go on holiday with him.O Jack disse que eu poderia ir de férias com ele. Days of the week, months of the year and important holidays start with capital letters in English, for example: • Monday, Tuesday, WednesdaySegunda-feira, terça-feira, quarta-feira • January, February, MarchJaneiro, fevereiro, março • Christmas, EasterNatal, Páscoa We also use capital letters for countries, cities, continents and monuments. Look… • Last year I visited several cities in Spain, for example, Barcelona, where I saw the Sagrada Familia.No ano passado visitei várias cidades da Espanha, por exemplo, Barcelona, onde vi a Sagrada Família. • I love Big Ben in London.Adoro o Big Ben de Londres. • He has visited Europe and Asia.Ele já visitou Europa e Ásia. • Her favourite country is Italy.Seu país favorito é Itália. We also use them for people’s names and titles. Look at some examples: • William Shakespeare • Mrs Jones • Dr Smith • Queen Elizabeth They are also used whenever you start a new sentence or after a full stop. • The car drove very fast. It was hard to see it in the dark.O carro estava indo muito rápido. Foi difícil vê-lo no escuro. • Would you like more tea? No, thank you!Você aceita um pouco mais de chá? Não, obrigado! • My parents like to go swimming on the weekend. However, my sister prefers seeing her friends.Meus pais gostam de nadar nos fins de semana. Minha irmã, no entanto, prefere ficar com os amigos. Languages are also capitalised in English. Here are some examples: • She speaks Spanish very well.Ela fala espanhol muito bem. • I can’t believe how hard Chinese is. I have studied it for years and still don’t understand anything!Não posso acreditar como o chinês é difícil. Estou estudando há muitos anos e ainda não entendo nada! • English is a very useful language for travelling and work. O inglês é uma língua muito útil para viajar e trabalhar. Writing in any language is important so remember that in section 3 in each unit in the ABA online course there is a section dedicated to writing for you to practise and improve your writing and spelling.
Have you tried the first one? Practice makes perfect!
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Today’s English grammar tip will be there is (singular) and there are (plural). We use “there is” and “there are” to say that something exists. Let’s see how to use and form them by looking at the examples below.Hoje, vamos ver como usar ”there is” e “there are”. Ambos se traduzem por "há", mas “there is” é singular e “there are” é plural.
Positive Sentences There is a car in the garage.Há um carro na garagem. There are three chairs in the classroom.Há três cadeiras na aula. There is a book on the table.Há um livro na mesa. There are five kittens in the basket.Há cinco gatinhos na cesta. We normally use “there is” with contractions. For example:Normalmente usamos a contração "there's" em lugar de "there is". Por exemplo: There’s a car in the garage. There’s a book on the table. We cannot use contractions with “there are”."There are" não pode ser contraído. Negative Sentences The negative is formed by putting not after “is” or “are”. Here are some examples:Criamos a forma negativa colocando "not" depois do verbo. Aqui estão alguns exemplos: There is not a horse in the field.Não há um cavalo no campo. There are not eight children in the dining room.Não há oito crianças na sala de jantar. There is not a tree in the garden.Não há uma árvore no jardim. There are not two elephants in the zoo.Não há dois elefantes no zoológico. Negative contractions are: There is not = There’s not / There isn’t There are not = There aren’t Questions To form questions we put “is” or “are” in front of “there”. For example,Para formar perguntas, colocamos "is" ou "are" diante de "there". Por exemplo: Is there a person in the house?Há uma pessoa na casa? Are there any oranges in the fruit bowl?Há alguma laranja na fruteira? Is there any sugar in this cake?Há açúcar neste bolo? Are there any kids in the park?Há crianças no parque?
I hope this helps you understand “there is” and “there are” a bit better. To understand these grammatical structures even more, go to ABA’s full online course and check outunit 28.
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