English and Literature

Alexandre Batista
 QUIZ
4. Which sport do I love?
1. How old am I?
a) Rugby
a) 36
b) Basketball
b) 30
c) Crossfit
c) 28
3. Which is my favorite food? d) Hot dog eating
d) 26
a) Barbecue
b) Pizza
c) Potato Salad
d) Sushi

2. Where did I live in the USA? 5. Which is my star sign?

a) Chicago a) Gemini
b) East Lansing b) Leo
c) Seattle c) Scorpio
d) New York d) Libra
 Assessment

1. Midterm Test: Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing (10,0)

2. Creative Writing: First Draft (5,0) + Final Draft (5,0)
3. Listening Test: The recording will be played twice only (10,0)
4. Literature Test: Essay questions and multiple-choice questions (10,0)
5. IOP – Interactive Oral Production: Presentation (5,0) + Use of English (5,0) – Points are deducted if you speak
Portuguese in class.
6. Homework: Homework assignments will be given every week (1,0)

Final Score: Test + (CW+LA+LS+IOP)x0,25 + HW

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 USE OF ENGLISH (BEST-FIT GRADING)

SCORE REASONS
5 Student speaks English wih teacher and classmates all the time.
4 Student speaks English with teacher and classmates most of the time.
However, Portuguese is occasionally used. When this happens, student
apologizes and switches to English.
3 Student tries (hard) to speak English with teacher but often uses
Portuguese when talking to classmates. Student misprounces words on
purpose to make everybody laugh or out of pure laziness.
2 Student often uses Portuguese when talking to teacher and classmates.
Teacher often asks student to use English at all times but he/she refuses to
do so/struggles to do so.
1 Student is reminded every day that Portuguese is not allowed in class.
Student speaks Portuguese despite teacher’s English-only policy. This
attitude often comes off as disrespect. Student does not make an effort to
use the useful language provided.
0 Student never/hardly ever speaks English in class.
 DO’S AND DON’TS WHILE ATTENDING MR. BATISTA’S CLASSES

DO’S:
• Speak English;
• Always have your coursebook/school supplies on hand. You won’t be allowed to go to your lockers after
I’ve come in;
• Take notes and pay attention;
• Raise your hands and wait for permission to speak;

DON’TS:
• Speak Portuguese;
• Stand up and walk around the classroom unnecessarily;
• Talk while the teacher is explaining something important;
• Wait for your teacher in the doorway. Wait for him in your seats;
 BFF

Best Friends Forever

• What makes a good friend?
• Do you have a BFF?
• What’s his/her name?
• How did you meet him/her?

• Honesty and companionship.

• Yes, I do.
• His name is Jeff.
• I met him at a park. I was playing
volleyball and he was on my team.

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Why are friends important to us? Write down an answer in your notebook.

Friends make us happy.

 Why are friends important to you?

1. Because they help us. Which of these answers do you agree

2. Because they lie to us. with?
3. Because they listen to us.
4. Because they betray us.
5. Because they make us happy.
6. Because they make us sad.
7. Because they disappoint us.
8. Because they cheer us up.
9. Because they support us.
10.Because they bully us.
 What makes a good friend?
A good friend...

• has a good sense of humor.

• is always there for you.
• is helpful.
• is honest.
• is a good listener.
• knows how to keep a secret.
• is always willing to hang out with you.
• stands by you in good and bad times.

Do you have good

friends?
I have amazing friends. They are always
there for me.
 Name a friend/family member/teacher who...

1. ... has a great sense of humor.

2. ... is always there for you.
3. ... is helpful. Example: My uncle José has a great
sense of humor. He always makes me
4. ... is honest. laugh.
5. ... is a good listener.
6. ... knows how to keep a secret.
7. ... is always willing to hang out with you.
8. ... stands by you in good and bad times.
 Shy funny smart

Honest lazy popular

Quiet loud athletic

Talkative calm serious

My best friend is...

...funny, smart, and talkative.

 Quiz
1. I don’t want to do my homework now. I’m... 4. Everybody knows who Peter is. He is very...
a) shy a) shy
b) honest b) popular
c) lazy c) calm
d) athletic d) Smart

2. I can hear you from here. You are so...

a) popular 5. Mr. Batista never loses his patience. He is so...
b) serious a) athletic
c) smart b) calm
d) loud c) serious
d) funny
3. I can’t focus on my class when he sits next
to me. He’s very... 6. Ask Paula what she thinks of your composition. She
a) talkative will tell you the truth. She is very...
b) quiet a) honest
c) calm b) athletic
d) lazy c) funny
d) shy
 What is the
difference between
a FRIEND and an
ACQUAINTANCE?

• A friend is somebody
you have met and
know a lot about.
• An acquaintance is
somebody you have
met but don’t know
much about.

Does Fatima have true

friends or
acquaintances?
 What is the video about?

The video is about

friends and
acquaintances. We
tend to call
acquaintances friends,
and this is wrong.

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1. Narrative.
2. Popular, friendly, and sensitive.
3. Yes, it is. She cries when she realizes that nobody sees her as their best friend.
4. No, she doesn’t. The text says “...she sometimes finds very little time to be with all of them (friends)...”.
5. Because she thinks she will get lots of gifts.
6. It is impossible to be friends with a lot of people because we need to spend time with them.
7. Usually.
8. That she can’t be friends with everybody. She needs to spend time with them.
9. A friend is somebody you have met and know a lot about. An acquaintance is somebody you have met but
don’t know much about.
 ACROSTIC POEM

Forever
Real
Interesting
Energetic
Nice An acrostic poem is made by using
Dependable each letter from a word to write
Supportive ideas and feelings that are
Honest connected to that word.
Inspiring
Patient
Responsible
Adventurous
Funny
Ambitious
Encouraging
Loyal
 ACROSTIC POEM

S is for sharing knowledge and experiences

C is for connecting people
H is for hoping for a better future
O is for optimism even when times are rough
O is for objectives that we need to achieve, and
L is for learning every day
 Write an acrostic poem using the word “ENGLISH”

E
N
G
L
I
S
H
 IB Learner Profile Attributes
Do you understand these attributes?

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They are caring. I am principled, caring, open- Which attributes do the students in the video
minded, and communicative.
have? What about you?
Which IB learner attribute does the girl in the video have?

She is caring.

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In the USA

I am open-minded. I embrace all

cultures and I respect and accept people
as they are.
What are personality traits?
 She is intelligent!
He is shy!
 Personality

Go to
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/p
ersonality-quizzes/article/what-threatened-
animal and find out which threatened animal
you are!
• Brave
• Generous
• Humorous
• Caring
• Rude
• Hard-working
• Honest
• Clever
• Tidy
• shy
 Choose one of the words from the previous slide and
write a sentence about you. Explain why you could be
described with this word.

I am tidy. You cannot find anything lying around in my home.

 Classify these adjectives as positive (P) or negative (N)

Use 3 of the adjectives above to describe you.

I am creative, determined, and communicative.

What are these people like?
Jim Carey is humorous/funny.

Bill Gates is intelligent.

 Vocabulary

Make a list of all the words you have learned in this unit so far!
 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a book written by John Boyne. Which of these boys do we think the book is
about? Have you read it?
 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Watch the movie trailer and answer these questions:

1. How can you describe Bruno?

2. How can you describe Shmuel?
3. Does the story have a sad or happy ending?
4. Why is the boy not allowed out? What has he done?

1. He is caring, a risk-taker, and open- https://www.youtube.com/wat

minded. ch?v=dsF3AvGPGHk
2. He is caring and communicative.
3. A sad ending.
4. Because he is Jewish.
If you want to know more about this story, read the book and find out.
A Weekend to Remember!

Read the text and

write down the
words you think
have been covered.

Friend
Again
Become
Natural
Challenging
Friends
Now
 A Weekend to Remember!
My sister and I had a great time in the Rocky Mountains,
How does this story
Colorado, four years ago, and I would love to go there again differ from the story
with my two dogs. It is a great place if you want to go on your on the previous
slide?
own or with friends. You can learn about the Rockies from a
tour guide or you can just explore the area as you do lots of
fun outdoor activities, such as hiking or camping in the
mountais up by the lakes. The altitude might be challenging What is a summary?
and, to give you energy, always have water and cereal bars on
you. Finally, the people are friendly and the wildlife is A summary is condensed
version of an original text,
amazing. I intend to go there next year, but I wish I were usually a full article or a
there right now. book.
Who was Robinson Crusoe? Research who he was and write down 5
findings. (5 minutes)

Marooned on a desert island!

If I were marooned on a desert

island, I would want to have a
pillow with me. This is because I
love sleeping.

Write some examples!

 Would these items be useful if you were marooned on a desert island?

A wallet A knife Sunglasses Dental Floss A pen

Matches Soap An umbrella A broom A blanket

 My dad has a motorbike.

I love volleyball.
Subject: My dad, I, Robert, Grandma, My brother
Verb: has, love, drinks, makes, hates
Robert drinks soda.
Object: a motorbike, volleyball, soda, delicious cookies, chicken
Grandma makes delicious cookies.

My brother hates chicken.

 Simple Present
BE
Affirmative Negative Questions OTHER VERBS
I am I am not Am I?
You are You are not Are you?
Affirmative Negative Questions
He is He is not Is he?
I work I don’t work Do I work?
She is She is not Is she?
You work You don’t work Do you work?
It is It is not Is it?
He works He doesn’t work Does he work?
You are You are not Are you?
We are We are not Are we? She works She doesn’t work Does she work?
They are They are not Are they?
It works It doesn’t work Does it work?
You work You don’t work Do you work?
We work We don’t work Do we work?
They work They don’t work Do they work?
1. Am
2. Is
3. Are
4. Are
5. Is
6. Are
7. Are
8. Are
9. Is
10. Am
11. Are
12. Are
13. Is
14. Is
15. Are
16. Are
17. Are
18. Is
19. is
 1. doesn’t like
2. Do/have
3. Studies
4. Learn
5. Speaks
6. Don’t understand
7. Does/walk
8. Does
9. Give
10. wears

grandma
1. doesn’t live
2. Studies
3. Drives
4. Don’t walk
5. Doesn’t stop
6. Teaches
7. Play
8. washes
Exercise 1
1. Drinks
2. Does/like
3. Doesn’t
4. Visit
5. Go
6. Do/come
7. Do/want
8. Don’t

Exercise 2
1. Does/visit/visits
2. Does/go/goes
3. Does/watch/watches/doesn’t
watch
4. Do/like/don’t like
5. Do/go/go
 Presentation 1

1. What kind of person are you? (4 adjectives)

2. What kind of person do you like? (3 adjectives)
3. What kind of person do you not like? (3 adjectives)

1- I am smart, humorous, communicative, and patient.

2- I like people who are kind, generous, and funny.
3- I don’t like people who are narrow-minded, big-headed, and selfish.
Samples
Grading Criteria
 Presentation 2

Choose five personality adjectives to describe yourself and justify your choices.

Examples:

1. I am impulsive. If I am window-shopping and something catches my eye, I buy it.

2. I am communicative. I love talking about all kinds of things.
 Simple Present

Present Continuous
 Present Continuous

Examples:

• I am teaching English now.

• You are learning English now.
• Are you watching TV now? – Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Use the Present Continuous Tense to write sentences.
Let’s see how good we are at reading people.

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 Subject + Verb + Object

Read the following sentences. Underline the subject, circle the verb, and put the object between brackets.

1. This bike costs a lot of money.
2. Paulo writes beautiful poems.
3. Andressa has a scooter.
4. Eduardo speaks Spanish.
5. I like detective stories.
Subject: This bike, Paulo, Andressa, Eduardo, I
Verb: costs, writes, has, speaks, like
Object: a lot of money, beautiful poems, a scooter, Spanish,
detective stories
 Present Continuous

We use the present continuous tense to talk about ongoing activities and future arrangements.

Examples:
We are watching TV now. (ongoing activity)
I am visiting my father next week. (future arrangement)

Questions:

1. What are you doing now? 1. I am working now.

2. What are you doing after our classes? 2. I am watching a movie after my classes.
3. What are you doing tonight? 3. I am cooking dinner for my friends tonight.
4. What are you doing tomorrow? 4. I am cleaning my apartment tomorrow.
5. What are you doing this weekend? 5. I am reading a book this weekend.
6. What are you doing at Easter? 6. I am eating chocolate at Easter.
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 FRIENDS

Jeff is clever and friendly.

Marize sticks up for me.

Think about your friends and acquaintances. Who can be

described using the ideas above?
 Questions

1. What do you do when you have a falling-out with a friend?

2. What do you do when you don’t get invited to a friend’s birthday party?
3. What do you do when you get accused of something that your friend has done?
4. What do you do when you run into a friend and he/she pretends not to see you?
5. What do you do when you want to be friends with somebody?
CELEBRATING OUR FRIENDS

This is my friend Ana. She is funny, clever, and

kind.
 Creative Writing

Write a paragraph about your best friend. (100 - 120 words)

Guide Questions:
Who is your best friend?
How old is he/she?
Where does he/she live?
What does he/she look like?
What is he/she like?
How often do you see each other?
What do you do together?
What do you like about him/her?
What do you not like about
him/her?
Is he/she a good friend?
I know a lot of people, but my best friend is Jeff. He is over
thirty years old and he lives in Curitiba. He is tall and he has dark
hair like me. He is smart, funny, honest, kind, and tidy. We see
each other about twice a week. We play volleyball and we
sometimes play cards. What I like about him is that he makes me
laugh and he gives me great advice. On the other hand, I don’t like
it when we are playing a game and he gets competitive. Despite
this, he is a great friend and he is always there for me.

Simple Present (Be and Other Verbs): Red

Present Continuous: Green
Personality Adjectives: Blue
Vocabulary from Unit 1: Underlined phrases
 Creative Writing

Things to pay attention to when writing your paragraph:

1. “I” is always capitalized;

2. Use periods for complete thoughts and commas for short pauses;
3. Indent your paragraph;
4. Capitalize proper nouns, days of the week, months of the year, nationalities, etc;
capital letters are also used when you start a new sentence
5. Check the spelling of the words you are using.
Creative Writing
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 Review

1. Identify the subject, verb, and object in the following sentences. Underline the subject, circle the verb, and put
the object between brackets.

a) Mr. Batista loves reading.

b) Silmara climbs mountains. Subject: Mr. Batista, Silmara, Neymar, My dog, Eduardo
c) Neymar plays soccer. Verb: loves, climbs, plays, eats, tells
d) My dog eats pizza. Object: reading, mountains, soccer, pizza, funny jokes
e) Eduardo tells funny jokes.
Use the correct Simple Present form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1) My book ____________(be) in my backpack. 1. Is

2) Melissa_____________(not/have) a pet. 2. Doesn’t have
3) It_____________(rain) here every day. 3. Rains
4) We_____________(love) chocolate. 4. Love
5) Isabella___________(speak) Italian. 5. Speaks
6) I______________(not/know) her. 6. Don’t know
7) I_____________(be) so tired. 7. Am
8) My friends____________(not/be) in my class. 8. Are not
9) Your parents________________(not/approve) of that. 9. Don’t approve
10) Henrique ______________(not/understand) the question. 10. Doesn’t understand
Explain why (name of your best friend) is your best friend. Use reasons/examples to write your
answer.

Jeff is my best friend because he listens to me and is always there for me.
 Use the Present Continuous Tense (AM/IS/ARE + VERB + ING) to complete
the following sentences.

1. My parents ________________________(work) now.

1. Are not working
2. It___________________________(not/rain) right now.
2. Is not raining
3. My mother___________________(make) breakfast at the moment.
3. Is making
4. I____________________________(not/travel) on the weekend.
4. Am not traveling
5. We__________________________(not/take) a test today.
5. Are not taking
6. You ________________________(have) lunch with me on Sunday.
6. Are having
7. The baby____________________(sleep). Don’t wake him up.
7. Is sleeping
8. My friends and I__________________(go) to the movies tonight.
8. Are going
9. She___________________________(get) dressed upstairs.
9. Is getting
10. I don’t understand what__________________________(happen) here.
10. Is happening
 Use the information in brackets to rewrite the sentences below
1. Timothy is in bed. (negative)
2. Eduardo doesn’t speak French. (affirmative)
3. I am having breakfast now. (question)
4. I know you. (question)
5. We like chicken. (negative)
6. Does she eat pizza? (affirmative)
7. Bruna watches TV every day. (question)
8. Fernando cooks very well. (negative)
9. This activity isn’t easy. (affirmative)
10. Bianca and Sarah talk a lot. (question)
1. Timothy is not in bed.
2. Eduardo speaks French.
3. Am I having breakfast now?
4. Do I know you?
5. We don’t like chicken.
6. She eats pizza.
7. Does Bruna watch TV every day?
8. Fernando doesn’t cook very well.
9. This activity is easy.
10. Do Bianca and Sarah talk a lot?
 Identify the correct words to complete the following questions.

1. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does your mother at home?

2. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does your friends help you when you need them?
3. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does they reading a book now?
4. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does I late for our class?
5. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does he know you?
6. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does we have any potatoes in the fridge?
7. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does they your friends?
8. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does the test easy?
9. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does your father work in an office?
10. Am/Is/Are/Do/Does I right?
 Grammar

1. Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous (am/is/are + verb + -ing) form of the verbs.
a. Bruna and I _________________(cook) right now.
b. ___________________________(your mother/take) a shower?
c. What_____________________(you/do) tonight?
d. You__________________(come) to my party on Saturday night.
e. Felipe__________________(not/play) soccer now. He is watching TV.

Exercise 1
a. Are cooking
b. Is your mother taking
c. Are you doing
d. Are coming
e. Isn’t playing
 2. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences/questions.

1. How many times do/does I have to say that I don’t speak/speaks Portuguese?
2. Is she has/having dinner now?
3. Do/Does it rain here every day?
4. The alledged video of Mr. Batista speaking Portuguese is/are fake news.
5. Carlos has/have a tattoo on his left arm.
6. Is/Are your friends sitting next to you?
7. I am not/don’t understand geometry.
8. This happens/happen to me a lot.
9. Does your friend goes/go to the same school as you?
10. Are/Do you in my class?
03. Use the correct SIMPLE PRESENT form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

a. This_________________(not/be) my dog.
b. Your friends________________(be) so cool.
c. Where______________your parents___________________(live)?
d. ___________________Fred___________________(have) a pet?
e. We are vegan. We_________________(not/eat) chicken.
f. Wagner_______________________(sanitize) his hands all the time.

a. isn’t
b. Are
c. Do/live
d. Does/have
e. Don’t eat
f. sanitizes
 4. Rewrite these sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. It’s raining right now.

2. You are my best friend.
3. She has a turtle.
4. I am optimistic.
5. Eduardo and Pedro play soccer on weekends.
6. This bike costs a lot of money.
7. Michel looks stylish.
8. We need vegetables.
9. My friends are watching a movie with me.
10.Your test ends in five minutes.