ENGLISH POINTERS

Teacher: Igor Lins

WARM UP CLASS

1. Greetings: saying hello and basic conversation

SAYING HELLO BASIC CONVERSATION QUESTIONS BASIC CONVERSATION ANSWERS

Very common: Hi! / Hello! Whats your name? / Who are you? My name is (name).
Polite: Good morning! / Good afternoon! / Good evening! Im (name).
Very informal: Whats up? / Hows it going? Examples: My name is Igor. / Im Juliana.
How are you? / Hows it going? / How are you doing? / How do you Im great! / Im fine! / Im OK. / Not bad. / Im
do?
not so good. / Im bad.
Where are you from? / Where do you live? Im from (city / state / country). / I live in (city / state / country).
Examples: Im from Brazil. / I live in Fortaleza.
What do you do? / Do you have a job? Im a (occupation / job).
Examples: Im a teacher. / Im a salesperson.
BEING POLITE KEEPING THE CONVERSATION GOING SAYING GOODBYE
Nice to meet you! Can you repeat that, please? See you!
Please. How about you? / And you? See you (time).
Thank you. / Thanks. Examples: See you tomorrow. / See you later.
Youre welcome. / No problem. / Thats ok.
Im sorry.

Important Notes:
Pay attention and dont mix how are you and who are you. Those are two very different questions!
In conversation, try to make the other person talk. Say and you and how about you to give back a question.
Example:
Igor: Hi! Whats your name?; Juliana: My name is Juliana. And you?
Igor: My name is Igor. Nice to meet you!; Juliana: Nice to meet you too. What do you do, Igor?
Igor: Im a teacher. How about you?; Juliana: Im a lawyer.
2. The Verb Be and its uses

THE VERB BE AFFIRMATIVE (A) NEGATIVE (N) INTERROGATIVE (I) EXAMPLES

I am I am not Am I? A: Im thirsty!
(Contracted: Im) (Contracted: Im not) N: Im not hungry.
I: Am I late?
You are / They are / We are You are not / They are not / We are not Are you? A: You are late.
(Contracted: Youre / Theyre / Were) (Contracted: Youre not / Theyre not / Were Are they? N: They are not here.
not) Are we? I: Are you late?
A: Igor and Juliana are late. (Igor and Juliana =
they)
A: Juliana and I are late (Juliana and I = we)
He is / She is / It is He is not / She is not / It is not Is he? Igor is a teacher. (Igor = he)
(Contracted: Hes / Shes / Its) (Contracted: Hes not / Shes not / Its not) Is she? Juliana is happy. (Juliana = she)
Is it?
SAYING HOW YOU ARE SAYING HOW OLD ARE YOU SAYING WHERE YOU ARE FROM SAYING WHAT YOU DO
Example Questions: How are you? / How is she? / Example Questions: How old are you? / How Example Questions: Where are you from? / Where Example Questions: What do you do? / Whats
How are they? old is Juliana? are they from? her job? / Do they work?
Model Answer: Verb be + feeling. Model Answer: Verb be + number + (years old). Model Answers: Model Answer: Verb be + occupation.
1. Verb be + from (city / state / country) 1. Use a/an + occupation for singular.
2. Verb be + nationality. 2. Do not use a/an for plural.
Im fine! Shes cold. Im 30. / Im 30 years old. Im from Brazil. (Im Brazilian.) Im a teacher (singular). We are teachers (plural).
Im hungry. They are excited. Shes 16. / Shes 16 years old. Shes from the U.S. (Shes American.) Shes a student (singular). They are students
Hes angry! Were happy Note: NEVER say I have 20 years or Im 20 Theyre from Canada. (Theyre Canadians.) (plural).
years. Its wrong! Note: NEVER say Im from Brazilian. Its Note: NEVER say We are a students. Its
wrong! wrong.
VOCABULARY AND MORE INFORMATION
Angry (com raiva) Hot (com calor) American (from the U. English (from England) Architect (arquiteto) Engineer (engenheiro)
Cold (com frio) Sad (triste) S.) Japanese (from Japan) Cashier (caixa) Nurse (enfermeiro)
Excited (empolgado) Sick (doente) Australian (from Indian (from India) Dancer (danarino)
Happy (feliz) Tired (cansado) Australia) Italian (from Italy) Lawyer (advogado)
Hungry (com fome) Thirsty (com sede) Brazilian (from Brazil) Spanish (from Spain) Doctor (mdico)
Canadian (from
Canada)
3. MY name is Igor, whats YOUR name?

VERB BE IN STATEMENTS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

I am a Sean Connery fan. My favorite actor is Sean Connery.
Im Igor Lins. My name is Igor Lins.
Youre a soccer fan. Your favorite sport is soccer.
Were Palmeiras fans. Our favorite team is Palmeiras.
Theyre soccer players. Their job is to play soccer.
Hes an actor. His movies are great.
Shes an actress. Her movies are great.

4. What, Where, Who

WHAT WHERE WHO

What is usually used in questions referring to objects and feelings. Where is usually used in questions referring to location and places. Who is usually used in question referring to people.
Use possessive adjectives (my, your, their, our, his, her) to create
questions about other people.
Example Questions: Whats your name? / Whats her phone Example Questions: Where is the book? / Where are the keys? Example Questions: Who are you? / Who is she?
number? / What are their names? / Whats his email address?
Model Answer: Its + answer. Model Answers: Model Answers: Verb be + answer.
Examples: 1. Its + place (singular).
Igor: Whats your email address?; Juliana: Its 2. Theyre + place (plural). Examples:
juliana.silva@hotmail.com. Examples: Igor: Who is she?; Juliana: She is my friend Jessica.
Igor: Where is the notebook? Juliana: Its on the table.
Note: Igor: Where are the keys?; Juliana: Theyre in your backpack.
Whats Julianas phone number? = Whats her phone number? Note:
Juliana = she (her phone number). On the floor, on the table, on the wall.
Whats Eric and Jacksons address? = Whats their address? In the purse, in the backpack, in the closet, in the drawer.
Eric and Jackson = they (their address). In front of the (object). (Ex. Its in front of the table.)
Next to the (object). (Ex. Theyre next to the window.)
Under the (object). (Ex. Its under the chair.)
Email: @ = at / . = dot / .com = dot com
Address: number + (name) + street / avenue + neighborhood
Example: 909 Costa Barros street, Aldeota