VOCABULARY: TRAFFIC SIGNALING

GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

AND IMPERATIVE VERBS
Vocabulary - TRAFFIC SIGNALING

SPEED HUMP
VOCABULARY
• No entry • Road hump/bump
• Give way • Electronic spine
• One-way traffic • No overtaking
• No straight ahead • Narrow bridge
• No vehicles in both
• Uneven road
directions • Slippery road
• No heavy vehicles • Roundabout
• Lenght Limit
• Traffic jam
• Traffic sign
• No left/right turn
• Do not across
• Left/right curve
• Shoulder/on the side of the road
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROAD, STREET, LANE, AND AVENUE

LANE STREET

ROAD AVENUE
 IMPERATIVE VERBS
• Definition: Imperatives are verbs used to give orders, commands, warning or
instructions, and (if you use "please") to make a request. It is one of the three
moods of an English verb (indicative, imperative and subjunctive).

• O modo imperativo é o modo verbal pelo qual se expressa uma ordem, pedido,
conselho/ sugestão, recomendação, solicitação, orientação, alerta ou aviso. Este
modo pode ser afirmativo ou negativo. No modo imperativo negativo é necessário
uma palavra negativa precedendo o verbo

• Outra característica muito importante, é o fato de quando formos orientar uma

pessoa dentro de uma cidade, usarmos os vermos no modo imperativo.
➢ Go ahead; turn at the next intersection, the next corner; go back down this street...
Advertiser, Order, Inform, Guidance
Formação da frase no modo Imperativo

• To make the imperative, use the infinitive of the verb without "to“
➢ Go ahead.
➢ Turn right.

• To make a negative imperative, put "do not" or "don't" before the verb:
➢ Do not go out of the lane.
➢ Don’t enter.

• You can also use "let's" before the verb if you are including yourself in
the imperative. The negative of "let's" is "let's not".
➢ Let’s stop here.
➢ let's not get off at the next stop
• ORDERS: When you are in a position of authority.

• WARNING: You can use the imperative to warn someone of danger.

• ADVICE: It is the act of giving a recommendation or opinion

- giving advice
• REQUESTS: You can also use the imperative to make a request, but you should use a
polite word before the verb:
PRACTICING – EXERCISE I – Imperative verbs
• 1. Aplique corretamente os verbos entre parênteses no modo imperativo.
____________ the instructions (to read)
_____________ right (to turn)
_____________ ahead (not/ straight)
_____________ the line (not/ to cross)
_____________ straight (to proceed)
_____________ ahead (not/ to go)
_____________ here (not/ TO ENTER)
_____________ your mobile phone When you are driving (to switch off)
_____________ vehicles (not/ heavy)

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/imperative.htm
 LOCATION AND PREPOSITION
CHURCH

HOME/HOUSE
GUIDING:

• Go ahead
• Straight ahead
• Go back down
• Turn left/right
• Go through the
• Turn the corner
• Turn at the first
corner
• Turn on the
avenue
• Turn in the street
• Do not enter /Do
not go to
 Prepositions of Place
• WHERE ARE YOU? - I AM AT HOME
• WHERE IS YOUR PHONE? – IT IS IN MY POCKET
• WHERE IS YOUR SCHOOL? – IT IS IN CARPINA
• WHERE ARE YOU LIVING TODAY? – I AM LIVING IN CARPINA
• WHERE IS YOUR APARTMENT? – IT IS ....

• It is at 21, Main Street

• WHAT’S YOUR ADDRESS? - • It is at the corner of the bakery
• It is on the 5th Avenue
• YOU CAN WRITE - on the paper
in your notebook
at the bottom of the page
 Prepositions: IN, ON, AT

• IN – aplicamos essa preposição em espaços delimitados: área, região,

cidade, na água, florestas, no céu, no carro, em grupos de pessoas.
.
I’m in my hometown
She is watching the lesson in the school • We are in the sea all day

My parents are residing in Carpina • We are on the sea all day

I’m in the hospital – I’m at the hospital .

Ton wasn’t at home, he is in the theatre

No. It isn’t in the middle of the street, it is on the Main Street
.
 Preposition ON
• ON – Empregamos a preposição ON em algo que está situado sobre uma
superfícies, estradas, esquinas, litoral, ilhas, planeta, transporte público,
montanhas, bicicletas, navios, estrelas, calçadas, passarelas etc.
my Keys are on the floor
They were on the Titanic
Now, They are on the plane
We like to play soccer on the shore
Rich is coming on his bike
He was run over on the sidewalk
I’m on the highest mountain
 Preposition AT
• AT – Podemos aplicar essa preposição quando ela for usada para indicar um
ponto, um lugar específico do objeto (ou pessoa) no momento em que estar. Por
exemplo endereços, empresas, lojas, eventos, festas, balcões, mesas etc
I’m at work
We are at the police station making a case
My car is parked at 123 Main Street
The workers are at the bus stop
Tonight i will be at your Wedding
You can go my house today. I will be at home
It is at the desk
I'm at the highest point of the mountain

https://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/location_prepositions_1.htm
 Other Prepositions of location
• NEXT TO – Next to is used to describe a position just beside the referenced object of
the person. This preposition can be used interchangeably with besides. An example in a
sentence;
➢ I was seated next to the company manager.
• BETWEEN - This preposition describes space separated by two objects. An example of
its application is:
➢ The police station is between the most famous stores in the city
• BEHIND - is a preposition that describes a position at the back of something.
➢ The cemetery gets behind the cinema