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Conversando com o diretor da escola
The functions are:
. asking for and giving permission
. talking about future plans
You also read and study aspects of 'Teacher Speak', reflect on some teaching ideas and practise talking about your timetable
Teacher Speak
1 Think of two other ways to ask for tomorrow morning off to go to the dentist's.
Compare your answers with those in the key.
Fala do professor.
Pense em duas outras maneiras de pedir a parte da manhã de amanhã de folga para ir ao dentista. Compare suas respostas com as das Respostas-Chave.
1. Do you mind if I have tomorrow morning off to go to the dentist's?
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
2 Think of two more ways to give permission and two more to politely refuse.
Pense em mais duas maneiras para dar permissão e duas mais para recusar educadamente.
| Accept | Refuse |
| 1. By all means. Go ahead. | 5. I'm afraid not as we need you here. |
| 2. ______________________ | 6. ______________________ |
| 3. ______________________ | 7. ______________________ |
| 4. ______________________ | 8. ______________________ |
3 Describe the picture in as much detail as you can. What do you think Fernanda's asking permission to do? Compare your answer to the Key.
Descreva a foto o mais detalhadamente que puder. Para o quê você acha que Fernanda está pedindo permissão? Compare sua resposta com a Resposta-Chave.
Example: Fernanda's talking to .
4 Listen, check if you were right and answer questions 1 to 4.Escute, confira se você estava certo e responda as perguntas de 1 a 4.
1. Who's Sandra?
2. Where does Fernanda want to go?
3. What's the problem?
4. What two things does Fernanda promise to bring back?
5 How does Sandra show that she's sympathetic to Fernanda's problem? Listen again then complete these sentences. Como a Sandra demonstra que é solidária com o problema da Fernanda? Escute novamente, em seguida complete estas sentenças.
She shows her sympathy by .
- saying that she w_ _ _ s to g _ to the c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e too, but she c _ _ ´t because of h _ _ b _ _ y.
- trying to h _ _ _ her to f _ _ _ a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e, and
- a _ _ _ _ _ _ g that she can g _ .
6 Read and complete the dialogue. Listen again and check. Leia e complete o diálogo. Escute novamente e confira.
F: Hi Sandra. Are you very busy? Can I have __ _________?
S: Sure, come in. I've just finished ___ year´s _______. Phew! _____ a seat.
F: Thanks. Are you ____?
S: Very. __________OK with you?
F: Yes, fine thanks. But I'd _____ _____to go to this conference in Brasilia. Is that _____________?
S: ____ ____, but I can't because of the baby.
F: Of ______. But there's ___ _______. I'll be away for two days.
S: Can you find someone to ______ your _______?
F: Well, I could _____ Clarissa. She ________ teach on Fridays or Mondays.
S: That's a good idea. If not, ______ Sylvia _____ do them?
F: OK, I'll ask her too. So, if _______ teaches my classes, I ____ go?
S: Yes, ________'_ _______ by me.
F: Great, thanks very much.
S: You're _________. Don't _____ to get photocopies of ________ interesting for me.
F: No problem. And I'll take _____ of notes too.
7 Teacher Speak
Put these requests in the right order.
Fala do Professor. Coloque estas solicitações na ordem correta.
1. share I book your may
2. I copy have another can
3. toilet could go the to I
4. speak Portuguese I may
5. please eraser anybody does an have
6. if moment mind outside you I do for a go
7. may get glass a go water and I of
8. is wrong or tell could right this you me if
9. say Portuguese this how you do in
Professional Tip
. Teach classroom phrases like this early on to help your students speak together in English.
. Insist they use them when they speak to you and each other.
. Insist they use them when they speak to you and each other.
8 Answer the questions.
Responda as perguntas.
1. Which of the expressions from exercise 7 .
a) do your students use? and b) could your students use?
2. How do you get your students to speak less Portuguese
a) together?
b) to you?
9 Listen and complete Fernanda's weekly timetable.Escute e complete o horário semanal de Fernanda.
I teach about _____ classes a week from Monday to Friday.
I teach about _____ classes at two different state schools.
Lessons last _____ minutes.
In the evenings I work at a ____________school.
I like teaching _______ because you can see the progress - that´s if the student is serious and studies.
I love teaching adults but prefer kids cos they are so __________.
10 Update your Portfolio cassette. Prepare and then record a detailed description of your own timetable.
Atualize a fita de seu Portfolio. Prepare e então grave uma descrição detalhada de seu próprio horário.
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