Structures

Structures Practice

Lesson 5 - Structures

Dear students , in this class we are going to study some sentences we use to say every day. Actually we are going to memorize them.

1- What time are you going to wake up tomorrow?
A que horas você vai acordar amanhã?

2- Could you help me here ?
Poderia me dar uma mãozinha aqui?

3- Could you turn off the TV before you leave?/ Could you turn the Tv off?/ Could you turn it off?
Poderia desligar a tv antes de sair?

4- Where is your brother?
Cadê seu irmão?

5- What is your mother doing downtown?
O que sua mãe está fazendo no centro da cidade?

6- Have you ever fed the dog? ( cat,parrot)
Já alimentou o cachorro? ( gato, papagaio)

7- Has Vanessa called me?
    Vanessa me ligou?

8- How was your day?
Como foi seu dia?

9- Have you forgotten what I asked you to do?
Você se esqueceu do que eu pedi pra fazer?

10- What are you doing now?
O que você tá fazendo agora?

11- Are you very busy?
Você tá muito ocupado(a) ?

12- I need your help now.
Preciso de sua ajuda ajuda agora.

13- I'll be back around nine pm.
Voltarei por volta de nove horas da noite.

14- Did you see my shoes? ( wallet, watch,earing,bag,documents ...)
Você viu meus sapatos? ( carteira, relógio, brinco,bolsa,documentos ...)

15- Are you ready?
Está pronto(a)?

16- Where were you when I called you?
Onde você estava quando te liguei?

17- Give me a kiss, darling
Me de um beijo , querido (a).

18- I love you both ( all)
Eu amo vocês duas( dois)

19- At what time will you come back home from work?
A que horas você volta do trabalho??

20- Let's watch some video tonight.
Vamos assistir um vídeo hoje a noite.

21- Let's pray to bless the food.
Vamos orar para abençoar o alimento.

22- Let me help you with this.
Deixa eu te ajudar com isso.

23- Phone is ringing , could you answer it please?
O telefone está tocando, poderia atende-lo por favor?

24- I don't want to talk about this now. I'm tired.
Não quero falar disso agora. Estou cansado (a)

25- Breakfast , lunch, dinner is ready!
O desjejum,almoço , jantar está pronto!

26- Could you open the window please ? (door,gate)
Poderia abrir o portão , por favor?

27- Did you see the car keys?
Você viu as chaves do carro?

28- It's shower time! ( lunch, dinner, party..)
Tá na hora do banho.( almoço, janta, festa..)

29- We need to talk before I leave.
Precisamos conversar antes de ( eu) sair.

30- Why are you in a bad moody?
Por que você está de mal humor?


31- Don't do that!
Não faça isso!

32- Wash your hand before you touch the food.
Lave as mãos antes de tocar no alimento.

33- I brought something for you.
Eu trouxe algo pra você.

34- What day is today?
Que dia é hoje?

35- I can't find my bag( wallet,keys,shirt,uniform...)
Não consigo achar minha bolsa. ( carteira, chaves, camisa, uniforme...)

36- What do you mean? – What does it mean?
O que você quer dizer? – O que isso significa?

37- How much did you pay for this?
Quanto você pagou por isso?

38- Let's visit your, my ( mother, sister,family, brother...)
Vamos visitar sua / minha mãe , irmã, família...)

39- Wake up ! It’s time to work!
Acorde!. Tá na hora de trabalhar!

40- Would you like to join us for breakfast?
Quer tomar o café da manhã conosco?

41- We are running out of sugar ( milk, barley, rice, beer, wine, water, coffee ...)
O açúcar, leite, cevada, arroz .., cerveja, vinho , água , café , .tá acabando.

42- What's on tv tonight?
O que tem de bom na tv hoje?

43- Somebody is calling you outside.
Alguém tá te chamando lá fora.

44- Can you answer the door? ( gate, phone...)
Pode atender a porta? ( portão, telefone...)

45- Turn off the tap./ Turn the tao off/Turn it off
Desligue a torneira

46- We need to take the children to the Hospital .
Precisamos levar as crianças ao Hospital.

47- Let's talk in English.
Vamos conversar em Inglês.

48- What do we have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, ?
O que temos para ...café da manhã, almoço, jantar, lanche?

49- You are the reason of my life. You mean a lot to me.
Vocês são a razão da minha existencia. Vocês significam muito pra mim.

50- We ran out of ...
Acabou o,a...

51- Stop talking about it!
Pare de falar nisso!

52- Let's close the eyes to pray.
Vamos fechar os olhos para orar.

53- What are you going to do tomorrow?
O que você vai fazer amanhã?

54- I don’t like to talk about my personal life.
Não gosto de falar da minha vida pessoal.

55- It’s none of your business.
Não é da sua conta.

56- Even though it’s difficult, I will try to do my Best.
Mesmo embora seja difícil, tentarei fazer o meu melhor.


Tentem memorizar uma ou duas frases por dia. Assim estarão em contato com o idioma e suas estruturas. Procure dar uma resposta para as perguntas e criar perguntas para as afirmações.
Se possível tente criar conversações usando as frases memorizadas ou outras criadas por você. É praticamente impossível aprender um idioma sem praticar todos os dias.
Acreditem em seu potencial. Bons Estudos!!!


1- Job interview


# I'm sorry to cut this short but it's getting late and I need to go back home. Tomorrow I must wake up earlier.
* Lamento ter que parar agora mas tá ficando tarde e eu preciso voltar pra casa. Amanhã eu tenho que acordar mais cedo.
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# Really? What a pity! What time are you going to wake up tomorrow?
* Sério? Que peninha! Que horas você vai acordar amanhã?
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# Around six am.
* Por volta de seis da manhã.
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# Why do you need to wake up so early?
* Por que você precisa acordar tão cedo?
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# Because I have a job interview at 8:00
* Porque tenho uma entrevista de emprego.
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# How nice! I hope you can get this job.
* Que legal! Espero que você consiga esse emprego.
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# Thanks! Now I gotta go. I see you around!
* Valeu! Agora tenho que ir. Te vejo por aí!
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# So long!
* Até logo!
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2- Have you forgotten?

# Hello  ! Where are you right now?
* Alô . Onde você está nesse exato momento.
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# I am with my father downtown.
* Estou com meu pai no centro da cidade
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# What is your father doing downtown?
* O que seu pai tá fazendo no centro da cidade?
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# He is buying something for my brother.
* Ele tá comprando algo pro meu irmão.
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# Where is your brother?
* Onde tá seu irmão?
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# He is at home. Why?
* Ele tá em casa. Por que?
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# Has he ever fed the cat ?
* Ele já alimentou o gato?
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# Oh my gosh! I forgot to ask him to do it!
* Caraca! Esqueci de pedir a ele para alimentar o gato!
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3- Could you help me?

* Hey Mauro! Are you very busy?
# Ei Mauro ! Você tá muito ocupada?
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* No. I'm not busy.
# Não. Não tô ocupado.
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* What are you doing now?
# O que você tá fazendo agora?
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* I'm just watching something on tv.
# . Estou apenas vendo algo na tv.
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* What's on tv now?
# O que tá passando na tv agora?
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* Nothing interesting.
# Nada de interessante.
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* Ok. I need your help now. Could you help me here ?
# Tá bom. Preciso de sua ajuda agora.Pode me ajudar aqui ?
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* Sure! You call I hall!
# Claro! Você é quem manda! ( Você chama e eu obedeço!)
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* Could you turn off the TV before you come ?
# Poderia desligar a tv antes de vir?
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4- Where were you?

* Hi....How was your day yesterday?
# Como foi seu dia ontem?
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* It was an ordinary day. What for are you asking me that?
# Foi um dia comum. Porque você está me perguntando isso?
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* Where were you when I called you?
# Onde você estava quando te liguei?
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* At what time did you call me?
# A que horas você me ligou?
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* Around 2:00 pm.
# Por volta de duas horas da tarde.
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* Oh! I wasn't at home at 2:00.
# Oh! Eu não estava em casa nesse horário.
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* Have you forgotten what I asked you to do?
# Você se esqueceu do que eu pedi pra fazer?
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* What do you mean?
# O que você quer dizer?
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* I asked you to take my children to school because I would be busy.
# Eu pedi pra você levar as crianças pra escola porque eu estaria ocupada.
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* Oh my Goodness! I forgot it! I'm so sorry darling!
# Minha nossa! Esqueci! Lamento muitíssimo querida!
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5- I love you both

* May I have a question daddy?
# Posso fazer uma pergunta papai ?
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* Of course honey! Give me a kiss before you ask.
# Claro meu amor! Me dê um beijo antes de perguntar.
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* Are you ready? Do you love Mommy?
# Tá pronto? Você ama a mamãe?
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* Oh, yes! I love her very much darling!
# Ah, sim! Eu a amo muito querida!
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* And you love me too, don't you?
# E me ama também , né?
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* You can take it from me, my love!
# Pode acreditar, meu amor!
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* Who do you love best?
# Quem você ama mais?
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* It's a hard question darling.
# É uma pergunta difícil querida.
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* Come on, Daddy! State your business!
# Qual é pai! Desembucha!
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* I love you both! You are the reason of my life. You mean a lot to me.
# Eu amo vocês dois! Vocês são a razão da minha vida. Vocês significam muito pra mim.
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* How sweet Daddy! Mommy gave me the same answer yesterday .
# Que lindo Papai! Você e a Mamãe me deram a mesma resposta.
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* Oh really?
# Ah , é?
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* You are the best parents of the world! I love you !
# Vocês são os melhores pais do mundo. Amo vocês!
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* And you are getting smarter and smarter.
# E você tá ficando cada vez mais esperta!
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Lesson 4 - Occupation Conversation

Lesson Four - Conversation

Vanessa is talking to Leo who she has just met in a café. They are having a conversation when Vanessa asks Leo   what he does for a living . . .

V: - What do you do for a living?

L - I am sorry . Can you run that by me again?

V- What is your occupation?

L - I'm a teacher; I work in a public school on Oxford street.

V - A teacher?? You must have lots of students and much patience .

L - Yes I do. I have lots of students. I sometimes get nervous but most of time I try to become more patient , good , serene, trustworthy and friendly person , as well as humble , open , honest and simple. 

V - That is really interesting. It seems to me that you love your occupation.

L- Yes I do. What about you Ana? What  sort of job do you have ?

V - I have just finished my  Course of nursing technician , so I don’t have a job at the moment.

L - why?

V-I decided to improve my English first. I’m at a Private English Course .

L -  What a coincidence! I'm also studying English. Thanks for the chat I have to get back to work now.

V - Alright.  Thanks  for your time.
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Match the occupation with the daily activity. Occupation Bus driver Teacher Astronomer Baker Actress bricklayer Accountant Architect Politician Author

Activity makes bread and cakes builds houses works with accounts Designs buildings lies to get votes drives buses studies the universe writes novels teaches classes acts in a movie

Conversation 2

JB- Hello Ket, Good afternoon!
K Good afternoon JB. How are you?
JB- I'm fine, thanks. What about you?
K- Likewise. Tell me my friend...Did you understand that class about occupation?
JB- Yes. I did. Why?
K- Can you explain me what does an accountant do?
JB- It's a piece of cake, darling!
K- An accountant makes a piece of cake?
JB- You are funny girl! . I mean that this question is very easy.
K-  Oh my goodness!
JB- Well Ket, as far as I'm concerned an accountant is a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.
K- Congratulations! What about the architect?
JB- An architect designs buildings and houses.
K- Very smart! You are really very smart.
JB- It's my time to ask , ok?.
K- Go ahead man! I'm prepared for everything.
JB- Ok. Tell me what  an astronomer is...
K- Astronomer? You mean that person who studies the stars and the universe?
JB- Are you kidding me? What about the author? What does he do?
K- He writes books and novels.
JB- Novels? You mean " I love paraisópolis "  was written by an author?
K- No way! A novel is a romance...a book that tells love stories. " I love paraisópolis" is a soap opera.
JB- I didn't know you were an expert in soap opera. lol!.
K- I know you were kidding me. Now tell me...Is there any Baker in your facebook contact list?
JB- No. There is not any baker in my facebook's  but there is a bus driver.
K- Who drives buses ?
JB- My friend from Manaus does. He is a very good bus driver.
K- My friend is an actress. She is very famous in Hollywood.
JB- Is your friend a Hollywood actress? What's her name?
K- Her name is Sandra Bullock.
JB- If Sandra Bullock  is your friend , she certainly knows  my online date.
K- Your what? I didn't know you have a date. Who is she? Is she a famous somebody?
JB- Of course she is. Did you watch " Mr and Mrs Smith "?
K- Yes, I watched it. I loved that movie. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, right?
JB- Oh my gosh! You told her name! She is so sweet!.
K- Are you dating Angelina Jolie? Oh my goodness!
JB- Our secret friend. Brad pitt doesn't know about that.
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Lesson 3 - Occupations

Below we have a list of different Professions and an explanation of what each person does in that profession.

Accountant - a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.

Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie

Architect - a person that designs building and houses.

Astronomer - a person who studies the stars and the universe

Author - They write books or novels.

Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.

Bricklayer - a person that helps to build houses using bricks.

Bus driver - a person that drives buses.

Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

Carpenter - a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture.

Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.

Cleaner - a person that cleans/tidies an area or place (such as in an office)

Dentist - a person that can fix problems you have with your teeth.

Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.

Doctor - a person you go to see when you are ill or have some type of health problem.

Dustman/Refuse collector - a person that collects trash/rubbish from bins in the street.

Electrician - a person that works with electric circuits.

Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.

Factory worker - a person that works in a factory.

Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Fireman/Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.

Fisherman - a person that catches fish

Florist - a person that works with flowers.

Gardener - a person that keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden.

Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.

Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.

Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.

Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.

Lecturer - a person that gives lectures, usually in a university.

Librarian - a person that works in a library.

Lifeguard - a person that saves lives where people swim (at a beach or swimming pool).

Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.

Model - a (usually attractive) person that works in fashion, modeling clothes and accessories.

Newsreader - a person that reads the news, normally on television.

Nurse - a person trained to help a doctor look after the sick or injured.

Optician - a person that checks your eyes and try and correct any problems with your sight.

Painter - a person that paints pictures or the interior and exterior of buildings.

Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.

Photographer - a person that takes photos.

Pilot - a person who flies a plane.

Plumber - a person that repairs your water systems or pipes.

Politician - a person who works in politics.

Policeman/Policewoman - a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.

Postman - a person that delivers mail to your house.

Real estate agent - a person that makes money from selling land for development.

Receptionist - a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.

Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.

Secretary - a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records etc.

Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Soldier - a person who works for the army.

Tailor - a person that makes clothes for others, many times producing exclusive items of clothing.

Taxi driver - a person who drives a taxi.

Teacher - a person that passes knowledge to students, usually at school.

Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.

Traffic warden - a person that patrols areas to check that people do not park in the wrong place.

Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.

Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

Window cleaner - a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big buildings.

 

Lesson 2

VOCABULARY

Subject Pronouns

* I
* you
* he
* she
* it
* we
* you
* they


Object Pronouns

* me
* you
* him
* her
* it
* us
* you
* them

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:


*well
*fine
*greeting
*conversation
*today
*thanks
*school
*then
*let's
*Mr.
*nothing
*again
*Spanish course
*really
*how nice
*father
*your
*this
*no way
*japanese teacher
*May I come in ?
*sure
*house
*very
*beautiful
*parents
*at home
*working
*now


VERBS:

* To be late
* To go to
* To be sorry
* To come in
* To work
* To have
* To have to

Greetings:

*Good morning !

*Good afternoon!

*Good evening!

*Good night!

*So long!

*good bye!

*See you tomorrow!

*Hi!

*Hello!

*What's up?

*What's going on?

*What's the matter?

*Nice to meet you!

*How are you?

*How do you do?


Message of the week:

# A good beginning makes a good ending.
# Um bom começo conduz a um bom final.
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Greetings Conversation

Late again

Ana: Good Evening,Andrea!
Andrea: Good evening,Ana !How are you today?
Ana: I'm well,and you?
Andrea: I'm fine, thanks.
Ana: Oh Andrea!We are late again!
Andrea: Oh,yes!Let's go to school then.


Jhol, Lucas and Mrs.Kamura

Jhol: Hello, Lucas, what's up?
Lucas: Hi,Jhol ,nothing! Where are you going to?
Jhol: I'm going to my Spanish Course.
Lucas: Really? How nice!
Jhol: Is she your mother?
Lucas: Oh , no! No way! I'm sorry! This is Mrs. Kamura my Japanese Teacher.
Jhol: How do you do, Mrs.Kamura!
Mr.Kamura: How do you do, Michael!


JB and Cris

Cris: Good evening,JB! May I come in?
JB: Yeah, sure!
Cris: You have really a nice place!!
JB: Thanks!
Cris: Are your parents at home?
JB: No, they are working now.
Cris: I have to go. Good night!
JB : Good night

Our Course begins today! Lesson 1 - Greetings

Basic greetings 

Portuguese	English
Saudações	greetings
Olá	hello
Bom dia	good morning
Boa tarde	good afternoon
Boa noite	good evening / night
Tchau / Adeus	goodbye
Obrigado (m) / Obrigada (f)	thank you, thanks
Por favor	please
Com licença	excuse me
Sim	yes
Não	no
Muito bem	very well
Bom trabalho!	Good job!
continue, vá em frente, prossiga	Go ahead
mas	but
se	if
Devagar	slowly
(Eu) entendo	(I) understand, I see
Até logo	see you soon
Meu nome é O nome dela é O nome dele é	my name is, her name is, his name is
falar, estudar, aprender	to speak, to study, to learn
ir	to go
Você fala?	Do you speak?/Can you speak? / Do you know how to speak?
Sinto muito, foi mal	I'm sorry, My bad!

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Basic Greetings /Conversation Ketilyn x Leonardo

Ket	Olá, bom dia! Meu nome é Ketilyn. Qual é o seu nome?	Hello, good morning! My name is Ketilyn. What is your name? / ( and yours? )
Leo	Olá Ketilyn! Meu nome é Leo. Como vai você?	Hello Ketilyn! My name is Leo. How are you?( How've you been?)
Ket	Muito bem, obrigada. Você fala inglês?	Very well, thank you. Do you speak English?
Leo	Não muito bem, sinto muito. Mas eu entendo se você falar devagar. De onde você é?	Not very well, I'm sorry. But I understand if you speak slowly.Where are you from?
Ket	Eu sou do Brasil. E você?	I'm from Brazil. (I am Brazilian) and you? ( What about you?)
Leo	Eu sou Alemão. Parabéns! Seu Inglês é muito bom!	( I am from Germany). Congratulations! Your English seems to be very good!
Ket	É porque tenho aulas particulares com o JB.	That's because I have private Lessons with JB .
Leo	Com licença, mas eu tenho que ir. Prazer em conhecê-la, Ket	Excuse me, but I have to go. Nice to meet you, Ket ( Glad to meet you, Ket.)
Ket	O prazer é meu.	It is my pleasure.( Nice to meet you too) ( Likewise)
Leo	Tchau Ket, até logo.	Goodbye Ket, see you soon.
Ket	Tchau Leo . Se cuida.	Goodbye Leo. Take care of yourself.

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Intermediate greetings

Portuguese	English
E aí, quais as novidades, o que se passa?	What's up?/ What's going on?
Como se diz...em inglês?	How do you say...in English?
Sério?, não acredito!	Really? I can't believe that!
Tenha um bom dia, tarde, noite	Have a nice day, afternoon, night
Pra onde você vai?	Where are you going to?
É muita bondade sua!	It's very kind of you
O que você quer dizer com isso?	What do you mean?
Que horas são?	What's the time? What time you got? What time you have? What time is it?
Deixa quieto, deixa pra lá	Let it be! Don't worry! I don't mind!
Como vai?	How are you feeling today?/ How you doing? / How've you been ?
Como vai sua família?	How is your family doing? How is your family? What about your family?
Não acredito!	I can't get over/ No way!
Continue, vá em frente, prossiga	Keep it going! / Go on! / Don't stop
muito bem, bom trabalho	pretty well, Well done!
Na verdade, A verdade é que...	Actually
O que vc tá achando disso?	How do you like it ?
O meu é ...	Mine is...
Eu entendo	I see, don't worry
Pode repetir?	Could you run that by me again?/Can you repeat that , please?
Meu nome é	I'm .../ everyone calls me.../You can call me by JB
e o seu?	and yours?/yours?
sente-se por favor	Have a seat, please! / Sit down please!
Muito obrigado pela atenção	Thanks for your time
Desculpe interromper agora	I'm sorry to cut this short

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Intermediate Greetings/ Conversation Vanessa x Mauro.

V	Oi Mauro , e aí?	Hey Mauro. , What's up?
M	Olá Vanessa! Que surpresa! Como tens passado?	Hello Vanessa! What a nice surprise ! How've you been?
V	Muito bem, obrigada. O que você está fazendo aqui? Dando um rolê?	I'm pretty well , thanks. What are you doing here? Walking around?
M	Na verdade estou procurando uma escola de Inglês.	Actually I'm looking for an English School
V	Sério? Por quê?	Really? What for?
M	Porque vou mudar para os Estados Unidos ano que vem e preciso aprender Inglês o mais rápido possível.	Cos' I will move to the U.S.A. next year and I must learn it as fast as possible.
V	Mudar para os Estados Unidos? Não acredito! Você tá de brincadeira, né?	Moving to the U.S. A? No way! Are you kidding me?
M	De jeito nenhum. Estou falando sério. Um amigo me convidou para morar com a família dele lá.	No way! I'm serious! a friend o' mine invited me to live with his family there
V	Parabéns! O que vc tá achando disso?	Congrats! How do you like it!?
M	Mal consigo acreditar que viverei na terra do Obama! Estou um pouco preocupado com isso tudo.	I can't get over I will live at Obama's land! I'm a little concerned about all of this!
V	Não se preocupe meu amigo. Eu falo Inglês e te ajudarei. Podemos começar amanhã?	Don't worry dude! I speak English and I will stand on you. Can we start tomorrow?