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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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quinta-feira, 23 de janeiro de 2014

The Matrix - Relative Pronouns

Hey guys

After been off travelling a little, I´m back with new post. Today I´ll post the second class using The Matrix, now using Relative Pronouns.

Relative Pronouns are extremely used in all languages, because they make communication easier.



1 – Identify in the video sentences using Relative Pronouns.
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2 – What are the uses of these Relative Pronouns? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 – Relative Pronouns are used to link sentences, decompose these sentences. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 – One interesting use of vocabulary is in the sentences “Even now, in this very room”. What´s the use of “very” in this sentence?
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segunda-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2014

The Matrix - Present x Past

2014 GUYS
Welcome to a whole new year of study and development.
How are you feeling about it?

Let´s start?
Today I bring to you a class using The Matrix to work the differences between Present and Past tenses.

1 – Identify in the video sentences using



Simple Present: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Present Continuous: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Simple Past: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Present Perfect: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 – What´s the difference among these verb tenses? Use the video or the sentences from number 1 to justify your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 – In the beginning of the video it´s possible to see a Present Continuous time marker. Which one? ____________________________________________________________
Can you give more examples? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 – Collocations:
The sentence “… when you look out the window” works on collocation using the verb “to look”. Can you give more examples?
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The sentence “Like a splinter in your mind driving you mad” works the verb “to drive”. Can you give more examples? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

1-
Simple Present-
You have the look of a man
This is not far from the truth
Do you believe in fate?
I don´t like the idea I´m not in control of my life
I know exactly what you mean


Present Continuous-
You´re feeling like Alice
He´s expecting to waku up

Simple Past
You were born into a bondage

Present Perfect
You´ve felt it your entire life
That has brought you to me
The world that has been pulled over your eyes

2-
Simple Present is used for Fact and Habits
Present Continuous for ongoing situations
Simple Past for past habits and events
Present Perfect for past actions with a relevance in the present

3-
Right now
At this moment, now, this month, this weekend, tonight

4-
Look for
Look up to
Look up
Look around

Drive you blind
Drive you crazy
Drive you deaf
Drive a car
Drive a bus


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