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Você tem uma família grande?
In Unit 3B you practise:
. weak forms and word stress
. adverbs of degree and like, and
. physically describing people
15 Shadow read the text. Read and say it at the same speed as the recording. Try to pronounce the "schwas" correctly. Leia o texto seguindo a voz da gravação. Leia e fale com a mesma rapidez da gravação. Tente pronunciar os "schwas" corretamente.
I haven't got a very big family, just one younger brother, Ricardo. He's quite tall and dark like me. He works as a taxi-driver. Ricardo's single and, as far as I know, he hasn't got a girlfriend at the moment. My dad's name's Eduardo. He's the manager at a social project in a favela in Rio - I think the word is 'shanty town' in English. He's fifty-eight, not very tall and he's getting a bit fat now. He's going bald too which he hates! My mum's a primary school teacher. Her name's Angelica and she's fifty-two years old. She's really slim with long straight hair and green eyes. Thiago's tall, dark and handsome of course! He's got short, curly hair and gorgeous eyes. They were the first thing I noticed about him. And me, well, I look like my father except I've got a lot more hair! Oh and we don't have any pets. When I was a child I had two dogs called Toby and Jumbo. I miss them.
Study Tip
. If you find it difficult speaking with the recording, don't give up! This will help you with the rhythm and sounds of English, and you'll get faster with practice.
. Schwas represent about 30% of the unstressed vowel sounds in spoken English - that's one in three of all unstressed vowels!
. The best way to say them correctly is:
- to identify and say the stressed parts of phrases strongly and
- then say the rest quickly and with less force, which will allow you to make the necessary reductions.
. Schwas represent about 30% of the unstressed vowel sounds in spoken English - that's one in three of all unstressed vowels!
. The best way to say them correctly is:
- to identify and say the stressed parts of phrases strongly and
- then say the rest quickly and with less force, which will allow you to make the necessary reductions.
16 Pronunciation. Shadow read again stressing the blue parts of words and reducing your "schwas". Listen and repeat.Pronúncia. Seguindo a voz da gravação leia novamente o acento tônico das partes em azul das palavras e reduza seus "schwas". Escute e repita.
17 Vocabulary. What are the opposites?
Vocabulário. Quais são os antônimos?
1. quite
2. tall
3. dark hair
4. He's dark
5. a bit
6. slim
7. straight hair
8. handsome
9. gorgeous
10. more
18 Write the three How? questions:
Escreva as três perguntas com How?
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Her brother's quite tall.
1. How tall is he?
Her father's a bit fat.
2. ___________?
Her mother's really slim.
3. ___________?
Her grandparents are very old.
4. ____________?
Rule: Put the adverb before the adjective.
not fat à a bit/a little fat à quite fat à really/very fat
(a bit is informal)
Her brother's quite tall.
1. How tall is he?
Her father's a bit fat.
2. ___________?
Her mother's really slim.
3. ___________?
Her grandparents are very old.
4. ____________?
Rule: Put the adverb before the adjective.
not fat à a bit/a little fat à quite fat à really/very fat
(a bit is informal)
19 Look at the photo again.
Olhe novamente para as fotos.
1. What do Ricardo, Eduardo and Angelica look like?
2. What does Fernanda like best about her husband?
20 In sentences 1 to 4 is like a verb or a preposition?
Nas sentenças de 1 a 4 like é um verbo ou uma preposição?
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1. What does Angelica look like? She's slim with long straight hair and green eyes. 2. Fernanda doesn't look like her mother. 3. She looks like her father. 4. Fernanda likes her husband's eyes. |
21 What do you look like? Write the answers to questions 1 to 8. Remember to include not very, a bit, quite, really and very.
Qual é a sua aparência? Escreva as perguntas de 1 a 8. Lembre-se de incluir not very, a bit, quite, really and very.
1. Describe your face and hair now.
2. How tall are you?
3. How fat are you?
4. Who in your family do you look like?
5. In what way(s) do you look like that person?
6. Describe what you looked like when you were about 12. I was.
7. What pets did you have as a child?
8. Describe a boyfriend or girlfriend you had.
22 Re-write the questions to talk about a close friend who you know now and also knew at school.
Reescreva as perguntas para falar sobre um amigo íntimo que você conhece agora e também conhecia na escola.
23 Update your Portfolio. Answer the questions in exercise 21 and 22.
Atualize seu Portfolio. Responda as perguntas dos exercícios 21 e 22.
à go to Unit 3 C