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My name is Bruno, I´m a Brazilian English teacher specialized in Applied Linguistics. Currently I work for a language institute teaching adults and in a regular school teaching elementary and high school. I believe knowledge is something to be shared and that´s why I post my classes to everybody who wants to study/learn English. In the last years I counted and have been counting on many partners who are always there: Adriana Pin, Bhyanka Itaborahy, Claudio Azevedo (Movie Segments), Diego Cassionato (Inglês com Rock) and Dani Bertocchi... You guys are also "guilty" for it. THANK YOU.

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quarta-feira, 26 de junho de 2013

Turner & Hooch - Relative Pronouns

Hello guys

I bring to you a class about Relative Pronouns with a classic. Turner and Hooch. It´s a very funny movie from 1989 featuring Tom Hanks.

Relative pronouns are words used to link two or more sentences through a common point, usually people, places, dates and time, situations…

1 – Watch the segment and pay attention to Turner´s talk and the actions taken and rewrite the sentences using Relative Pronouns.

Follow the model:
This movie is old. This movie is very funny
This movie, which is old, is very funny.



a- Turner is preparing a meal. The meal is for Hooch ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b- The biggest search in central coast since World War II. The search is happening because of Hooch. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
c- The search will be in central coast. Turner and Hooch live in central coast ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
d- Turner is taking part at the search. Turner wants a job security in the future. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
e- Hooch is not eating. Hooch looks sad about something. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
f- Hooch ID´d Zack Gregory. Zack Gregory may have killed Amos. Amos might have been Hooch´s former owner. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
g- Turner and Hooch had a bad start. Today they have a better relation. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Download the Worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/VXEzw-9U/tuner_and_hooch_-_relative_pro.html?
Download the Video
http://www.4shared.com/video/vzD50dwg/tuner_and_hooch_-_relative_pro.html?





ANSWER KEY

a- Turner is preparing a meal, which is for Hooch
b- The Search, which is the biggest in the central coast since World War II, is happening because of Hooch
c- Turner and Hooch live in the central coast, where will be the search
d- Turner, who wants a job security in the future, is taking part at the search
e- Hooch, which looks sad because of something, is not eating
f- Hooch Id´d Zack Gregory, who may have killed Amos, who is Hooch´s former owner
g- Turner and Hooch, who had a bad start, have a better relationship today


quinta-feira, 20 de junho de 2013

That I would be good - If Clauses

Hi guys

Here is a new class, this time a song class with an amazing song. I´d like to thank my partner Dani Bertocchi for being always there. Thank you Dani.

That I Would Be Good
Alanis Morisete
A class by @TeacherBrunoGon and Teacher Dani Bertocchi


1- Listen to the song and fill the blanks with the verbs below, pay attention that the verbs must change into past, present or future:




That I would be good even if I _______________ nothing
That I would be good even if I _______________ the thumbs down
That I would be good if I ______________ and stayed sick
That I would be good even if I ______________ ten pounds

That I would be fine even if I _______________ bankrupt
That I would be good if I _______________ my hair and my youth
That I would be great if I _______________ no longer queen
That I would be grand if I ______________ not all knowing

That I would be loved even when I ________________ myself
That I would be good even when I ________________ overwhelmed
That I would be loved even when I _______________ fuming
That I would be good even if I ______________ clinging

That I would be good even if I ____________ sanity
That I would be good whether with or without you

2- Complete these sentences using your personal opinion:
a- I would get happy if ________________________________________________________________________________
b- I will be approved at school if _____________________________________________________________________
c- I would be sad if ___________________________________________________________________________________
d- I would be succeeded in life if _____________________________________________________________________

3- By using the complete structure of If Clauses, answer the questions below:
a- If you could change anything in your life, what would you change? __________________________________________________________________________________________
b- If you could time travel, would you go to the past or to the future? __________________________________________________________________________________________
c- If you have a million dollars, what would you do? __________________________________________________________________________________________
d- If you could move to another country now, which one would you go? __________________________________________________________________________________________
e- If you decided your profession, what it will be? __________________________________________________________________________________________
f- If you could anything now, what would you do? __________________________________________________________________________________________


Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/3FJCJfbI/That_I_would_be_good.html?

Answer key

did
got
got
gained
went lost
was
was
numb
am
was
was
lost

As all the answers are personal, you must pay attention to which structure is being used.

quinta-feira, 13 de junho de 2013

PS I Love You - Modal Verbs

PS I Love you
Modal verbs
Advise, Suggestions, Necessity, Logical deduction


A class by @TeacherBrunoGon

1 – Watch the segment and pay attention to Gerry´s letter. Using the modals bellow complete the sentences accordingly:

Should – (not) Have to – Must – Could



a- Dear Holly, I don't have much time. I don't mean literally, I mean, you're out buying ice cream and you'll be home soon...
He _________ finish the letter fast otherwise she´ll see it.

b- I have a feeling this is the last letter
It __________ be the end of his help to her.

c- It isn't to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp.
He ________________ protect her, she can handle it.

d- It's to tell you how much you move me. How you changed me. You made me a man by loving me, Holly...
He ______________ love very much

e- You made my life, Holly, but I'm just one chapter in yours.
She _______________ have more experiences.

f- Don't be afraid to fall in love again.
She ______________ continue her life and she ___________ fall in love again.


Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/Uc6zuIbV/Ps_I_love_you_-_Modals.html?
Download the video
http://www.4shared.com/video/ejI8jnAC/PS_I_Love_you_-_Modals.html?

Answer Key
a- Must/ Has to
b- Could/ Should
c- Must/ Has to
d- Must/ Should
e- Must
f- Has to/ Must - Could/ Should

sábado, 8 de junho de 2013

Garfield - Simple Past

Read this Garfield comic strip and answer the questions below:




1 – In this comic we can see a regular situation when having pets. Which situation is this?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 – What did Garfield do with John´s things?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 – List below the verbs in the Simple Past.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 – Their context is:
( ) A present event
( ) A past event
( ) A future event
5 – What is the reason for both, Garfield and John´s frustrations?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6 – What´s the conclusion that John makes?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7 – “Those things” said by John makes reference to what? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8 – The expression “I can´t help it” means what?
( ) I can´t help your wishes
( ) It´s not possible to do what you want
( ) I can´t avoid doing this
9 – The question “What happened?” doesn´t use the auxiliary “did”. Why?
( ) Because it´s wrong
( ) In spoken conversations you can omit it
( ) Because the subject/ noun is “what”

Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/gPq68oT4/Garfield_-_Simple_Past.html?

Answer Key
1- Pets like to eat, scratch things they see.
2- He scratched the record and ate the food.
3- Scratched, Ate, Happened, Fixed, Didn´t do
4- A past event
5- Humans don´t understand cats and cats don´t understand humans
6- Although Garfied destroys everything he see, John loves him.
7- The things Garfield does, also the ones he did in the comic.
8- I can´t avoid doing this
9- Because the subject/ noun is "what"

segunda-feira, 3 de junho de 2013

Last Samurai - Adverbs

The Last Samurai
Adverbs
A class by @TeacherBrunoGon


1 – Watch the movie segment and complete the sentences using the adverbs accordingly:
Use these adverbs:
Constantly – Skillfully – Quietly – Gently – Curiously – Badly – Calmly



a- Katsumoto is ________________ meditating.
b- Katsumoto and Augren are walking and talking ________________.
c- Augren is _________________ observing the boy who is meditating.
d- Augren is __________________ trying to learn Japanese as the kids teach them.
e- Augren ________________ writes in his diary about the samurai lifestyle.
f- Augren continues observing the people and he _____________ walks around.
g- Although he´s not _________ treated, he is _________________ observed.
h- Hygen watches _______________ Augren´s finger trick and his mother interrupts _______________.
i- The man ___________________ lays down the wood spoon while the boy ______________ sees it.
j- Samurais ___________________ train to achieve perfection.
l- The people in the village _______________ see him because he is different.
k- One man ___________________ defeats 4 men during training.


Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/c2d3iZM6/The_Last_Samurai_-_Adverbs.html?
Download the video
http://www.4shared.com/video/pUOtm7p9/The_Last_Samurai_-_Adverbs.html?

Answer Key
a- Calmly/ Quietly
b- Calmly
c- Quietly/ Curiously
d- Calmly
e- Constantly
f- Quietly/ Calmly
g- Badly - Constantly
h- Curiously - Badly
i- Gently
j- Constantly
l- Curiously
k- Skillfully

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