Expert Reader 1000 Chapter 8 by Elen Fernandes
8- Vacation One of my favorite vacation places is Brazil. I really like the weather there because it never gets cold and the people are very friendly too. They never laugh at my poor Portuguese and they are very helpful. The food is really good. I love Brazilian food. Rio de Janeiro City is a very interesting place to visit. It has some great places to visit and lots of fascinating beaches. The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are more affordable options. A nice place to stay is at one of the beach resorts in Copacabana. If you are planning to visit Brazil, you should definitely see the Christ redeemer and the sugar loaf. You are definitely going to love it! ADJECTIVE Cold Friendly Helpful Good Interesting fascinating expensive Affordable Nice VOCABULARY Vacation Weather Never Laugh Poor Food Resorts definitely
STRUCTURE: VERBS: To like (gostar de) - Do you like to buy nice things? To get (conseguir, obter) - I need to get an A in this test. To laugh (rir) - To visit (visitar) - Don t laugh at me. I am very embarassed. I want to visit my grandmother this weekend. To stay (ficar, permanecer) - You can stay in my house. To plan (planejar) - I have to plan my vacation.
Cold (frio) - Is it cold today? Friendly (amigável) - I love that restaurant. People are so friendly. Affordable (que da para pagar, acessível) - Helpful (que ajuda) - They are very helpful at that shop. Good (bom) - It looks very good. Interesting (interessante) - It is so interesting. Fascinating (fascinante) - Rome is fascinating. Expensive (caro) It s very expensive to live in London. Nice (bom, legal) - He s a very nice guy. That pair of shoes are affordable. I want to buy them.
NEW VOCABULARY: Vacation (férias) - Are you on vacation? Weather (tempo, clima) - How is the weather today? Never (nunca) - Poor (pobre) - Food (comida) - I have never been there. I am poor at cooking. Food there is amazing. Resorts (resort) - I really want to go to that resort. Definitely (definitivamente) - She is definitely going to enjoy it.
8- Vacation step by step One of my favorite vacation places is Brazil. one of = um dos Ex: One of my brothers, is a Lawyer. my favorite = meu favorito Ex: What s you favorite place? vacation = férias Ex: I am on vacation. place= lugar Ex: It s a beautiful place. I really like the weather there because it never gets cold and the people are very friendly too. I really like= Eu realmente gosto Ex: Elen really likes desserts. weather= tempo/clima Ex: How is the weather today? get s cold= fica frio EX: It s getting cold. They never laugh at my poor Portuguese and they are very helpful. Never = nunca Ex: I never go there on weekends. To laugh= rir Ex: Stop laughing at me. Poor= pobre, fraco Ex: They are very poor at math. Helpful= que ajuda Ex: This book was very helpful.
The food is really good. I love Brazilian food. Food= comida Ex: They serve great food there. Really good= muito bom Ex: It s really good. I love= Eu amo Ex: I love English. Brazilian food= comida braziliera. Ex: I love Brazilian and Japonese food. Rio de Janeiro City is a very interesting place to visit. very interesting= muito interessante Place = lugar To visit = visitar Ex: I think this book is very interesting. Ex: I love this place. Ex: Next time I will visit you there. It has some great places to visit and lots of fascinating beaches. It has some = Tem alguns Ex: It has some exercises. great places = ótimo lugares Ex: I know some great places. lots of= muito de Ex: I have lots of homework. fascinating beaches= prais facinantes Ex: Floripa has fascinating beaches.
The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are more affordable options. Hotels are= hoteis são Ex: I love to stay at this hotel. too= muito expensive#cheap= caro#barato Ex: It s too expensive. I want something cheaper. To stay= ficar Ex: I stayed at this beautiful hotel in Paris. there are= Há, existe Ex: There are loats of people waiting to see you. More affordable= mais acessivel (financeiramente) Ex: I need something more affordable. Options= opções Ex: It s all the options you have now. A nice place to stay is at one of the beach resorts in Copacabana. A nice place= Um lindo lugar Ex: I stayed at a nice place in Rome. One of the= um dos Ex: It s one of the best places to stay in Brazil. If you are planning to visit Brazil, you should definitely see the Christ redeemer and the sugar loaf. You are definitely going to love it! If= se Ex: If you go I go. are planning= está planejando Ex: I am planning to go. You Should= você deveria Ex: You should visit Brazil. Christ redeemer and sugar loaf= Cristo e bondinho Definitely = definitivamente Ex: He s definitely there. Going to love = vai amar Ex: I am sure Iam going to love it.