Expert Reader 1000 Chapter 10 by Elen Fernandes
10- A new pair of shoes Jennifer is a young teacher. Jennifer loves shoes. Since she was a kid she liked to have different colors of shoes. Now she has an old pair of black shoes that she wears to work. She goes to work six days a week. She loves her job. She is a happy teacher. She works at a nice school. The school is not near her home, it is far. She takes a bus to go to work and sometimes her father gives her a lift. At work she stands up all day long, she only sits down when the students are doing an exercise. She is young and strong. But her shoes are not. They are old. She needs to buy a new pair of shoes. She saw an ad in the paper. All shoes were on sale at the shoe store near her work. At lunch time she goes to the store. She looks around. She sees some gorgeous black shoes. They look good. She tries them on. They are very comfortable. They feel good. They are only $25. She pays cash. She wants to wear them home. She feels very happy. Now she is ready to work again. ADJECTIVE Young Old Black Happy Nice Near Far Strong Gorgeous Comfortable VOCABULARY Shoes Since Job Sometimes Lift On sale Store Cash Ready again
EXPRESSIONS: STRUCTURE: gives her a lift - Do you need a lift home? stands up all day long - Do you stand up all day long at work? on sale This house is on sale. VERBS: loves - amar She loves this house. was / were (past to be) era,estava / eram, estavam liked - gostar He liked her. have - ter I have many things to do today. wears - vestir She is wearing a new pair of shoes. goes - ir He goes to California with me. takes - pegar Take that pen for me, please. needs - precisar She needs to find a new house to live. saw (past see) ver, olhar I saw her over the weekend. pays - pagar She pays the bills on weekends. Work - trabalhar Where do you work? They were good friends.
Young (joven) They are very young Old (velho, antigo) - It isn t old. Black (preto) - I prefer the black one. Happy (feliz) - She is always very happy. Nice (legal) - Are they nice. Near (próximo) - Do you live near here? Far (longe) - I live far from New York. Strong (forte) - He is very strong. Gorgeous (fofo,gostoso) - This baby is so gorgeous. Comfortable (confortavel) - It s a very comfortable house.
NEW VOCABULARY: Shoes (sapatos) - I love to buy new shoes. Since (desde) - I live here since 2008. Job (emprego) - I have a new job. Sometimes (às vezes) - I sometimes go to that restaurant. Lift (levantar,carona) - They had to lift my car/ Do you need a lift? On sale (à venda) - The shops are on sale. Store (loja) - That s my favorite store. Cash (dinheiro) - Can I pay by credit card or only by cash? Ready (pronto, preparado) - The cake is ready. Let s eat? Again (de novo) - I am going to the USA again next week.
10- A new pair of shoes Step by Step Jennifer is a young teacher. Young#old = jovem#velho Ex: She is very young. Teacher= professora Ex: She was my English Teacher. Jennifer loves shoes. Since she was a kid she liked to have different colors of shoes. Shoes= sapatos Ex: Those shoes are beautiful. Since= desde Ex: I study here since 2010. Different colors= cores diferentes Ex: I have different colors of papers to wrap it. Now she has an old pair of black shoes that she wears to work. She goes to work six days a week. pair of shoes= par de sapatos Ex: I have 6 pair of shoes. to wear= vestir, usar Ex: I am wearing jeans and T-Shirt. to go (goes) = ir Ex: She goes to work by car. Six days a week= 6 dias por semana Ex: I work 6 days a week. She loves her job. She is a happy teacher. Job = emprego Ex: Are you looking for a job?
She works at a nice school. The school is not near her home, it is far. She takes a bus to go to work and sometimes her father gives her a lift. at a nice school= em uma escola legal near # far= perto # longe take a bus = pegar o ônibus sometimes= às vezes give a lift= dar carona Ex: I study at a nice school. Ex: I live near the mall. Ex: Do you take a bus to come to school? Ex: I sometimes run at the park. Ex: Can you give me a lift home? At work she stands up all day long, she only sits down when the students are doing an exercise. stand up # sit down = levanta-se # senta-se all day long = o dia todo doing an exercise = fazer exercícios She is young and strong. But her shoes are not. They are old. Strong # weak = forte # fraco Ex: It s a very strong course. She needs to buy a new pair of shoes. She saw an ad in the paper. see(saw) = ver ad = propaganda Paper = jornal Ex: I saw her last week. Ex: It s a great ad. Ex: Do you read the paper at work? Ex: Please, sit down/ Please, stand up. Ex: She cried all day long. Ex: Are you doing your exercises?
All shoes were on sale at the shoe store near her work. on sale= na promoção Shoe store = loja de sapatos near= próximo, perto her work = trabalho dela Ex: All the shops are on sale. Ex: This shoe store is the biggest in town. Ex: I wasn t near the store. At lunch time she goes to the store. She looks around. At lunch time= na hora do almoço. Ex: What do you do at lunch time? Looks around= olha em volta Ex: He is always looking around. She sees some gorgeous black shoes. They look good. She tries them on. gorgeous black shoes= lindos sapatos preto. Ex: I bought a gorgeous pair of black shoes. Look good = aparenta bem, de boa aparência Ex: He looks good. To try on / Tries them on = experimenta eles Ex: Do you want to try them on?
They are very comfortable. They feel good. They are only $25. She pays cash. She wants to wear them home. Comfortable confortável They are= Eles são Cash= dinheiro Ex: Is it comfortable? Ex: They are incredible. Ex: Can I pay in cash? She feels very happy. Now she is ready to work again. Feels happy= se sente feliz Ready= pronto, preparado Again= de novo Ex: He feels very happy when he goes there. Ex: Are you ready? Ex: Do you want to go there again?