English Language Unit I: Linguistics and Time Expressions, Notas de estudo de Língua Inglesa

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Unidade I

PROJETO DE

LÍNGUA INGLESA

Profª. Cristina Arcuri Eluf

Contents

Sumário

1. Introdução à Lingua Inglesa;

2. Conceitos Temporais: Present, Past and Future;

3. State Verbs, Action Verbs;

4. Pronouns;

5. Expressing Habits;

6. Verbos seguidos de infinitivo e gerúndio;

7. Expressions: Everyday Use.

Globalization

ƒ Internet

ƒ Diversity

ƒ Cinema (Movies)

ƒ Music

ƒ Communication

ƒ TourismTourism

ƒ Business

Time and Tense

Time: Physical Concept

1. Past

2. Present

3. Future

Tenses are the languages devices to express the physical time in English.

State Verbs and Action Verbs

State Verbs

Senses and Feelings

Think… Love… Smell… Hear… Believe…

Action Verbs

Play… Read… Dance… Sing… Jump…

Simple Past

Simple Past is used for:

1. History / Biography Ex: Brazil was a colony till 1822.

2. Narrative2) Narrative Ex: Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a distant castle.

3. Finished Actions3) Finished Actions EX: I slept well last night.

Interatividade

Choose the wrong alternative:

a) English is a global language.

b) There are many English speaking countries.

c) English is a local language.

d) Time is a physical concept.

e) Tenses denote time in English.

Examples of Present Simple

ƒ I wake up at 6 o’clock everyday.

ƒ I like my life.

ƒ I believe in you.

ƒ I study English.

ƒ I am a university student.

ƒ I can ride horses.

ƒ I live in the country not in the city.

ƒ I have a big family.

ƒ II can’t speak Japanese.’t k J

ƒ I don’t know São Paulo.

Auxiliary Verbs in English

ƒ Be

ƒ Do

ƒ Have

ƒ Modal verbs

Simple Present: Auxiliary

ƒ DO / DON’T: Used for 1st^ persons (I / We) for 2nd^ persons (You) and for 3rd^ person plural (They)

Exs: I don’t like sugar. Do you speak Spanish?Do you speak Spanish? We don’t know statistics.

ƒ DOES / DOESN’T: Used for 3 rd^ person singular (He / She / It)

Exs: Does he play soccer?Exs: Does he play soccer? No, he doesn’t. He plays volleyball.

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns: subjective case

I

You

HeHe

She

It

We

You

They

Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns: possessive case

My – Mine

Your – Yours

His – HisHis His

Her – Hers

Its – Its

Our – Ours

Your – Yours

Their – Theirs

Examples of Pronouns

ƒ He doesn’t use his computer everyday.

ƒ They like us.

ƒ She loves me.

ƒ The cat didn’t eat its food.

ƒ We understand your point of view.

ƒ ThatThat s not my dictionary. This is mine.’s not my dictionary. This is mine.

Interatividade

Choose the wrong alternative. Pay attention to the Auxiliary Verbs:

a)She didn’t read the book last night.

b)He doesn’t know Spanish.

c)It isn’t a sunny day.

d)We doesn’t speak Chinese.

e)I don’t remember this.