Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Present/Past/Future - Pratice Drills

Que tal aprender, revisar e memorizar a estrutura de três tempos verbais em inglês de forma simples e prática? Preparei este exercício especialmente para você, com o apoio da inteligência artificial. Pratique bastante até memorizar — assim, na hora de conversar em inglês, você vai conseguir usar essas estruturas com muito mais facilidade e fluência. Sempre que aprendo um idioma, uso essa técnica. Repito muito, memorizo frases inteiras, treino gramática... até lembrar sem ter que fazer esforço. É a única forma de me sentir segura e começar a arriscar falar o novo idioma.
Depois me conte nos comentários como foi a sua experiência.
Have fun and keep practicing!


🎧 Tense Practice Drills: Past – Present – Future


Self-study practice - Audio

🔁 Repetition Drill

First listen to the example. Then, pause the recording and repeat. After that, listen to the example again.

  1. I work from home.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    I work from home.

  2. I worked from home yesterday.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    I worked from home yesterday.

  3. I’ll work from home tomorrow.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    I’ll work from home tomorrow.

  4. She takes the train.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    She takes the train.

  5. She took the train last night.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    She took the train last night.

  6. She’ll take the train next time.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    She’ll take the train next time.

  7. We eat dinner at 8.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    We eat dinner at 8.

  8. We ate dinner at 9 last night.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    We ate dinner at 9 last night.

  9. We’ll eat earlier tomorrow.
    Pause the recording and repeat.
    We’ll eat earlier tomorrow.


🔄 Substitution Drill

Listen to the prompt. Pause the recording and make the necessary changes to the sentence. Then listen to the new sentence.

Pay attention to the example:

  1. Prompt: I walk to the office. (You?)
    You say:
    You walk to the office.

  2. I walked to the office. (She?)
    Pause the recording and answer.
    She walked to the office.

  3. I’ll walk to the office. (They?)
    Pause the recording and answer.
    They’ll walk to the office.

  4. He studies every night. (We?)
    Pause the recording and answer.
    We study every night.

  5. He studied last week. (They?)
    Pause the recording and answer.
    They studied last week.

  6. He’ll study tomorrow. (You?)
    Pause the recording and answer.
    You’ll study tomorrow.


❓ Question & Answer Drill

In this practice you’ll provide answers that are true about you. Then, you’ll listen to the suggestion given.

Pay attention to the example: 

  1. You’ll hear a question: What do you do on weekends?
    You pause the recording and answer with your own personal information.
    Then, you listen to the suggestion given: ✅ I go hiking and relax at home.

  2. What did you do last weekend?
    Pause the recording and answer.
    I visited my family and watched a movie.

  3. What will you do next weekend?
    Pause the recording and answer.
    I’ll travel to the beach and read a book.


⏳ Mixed Tense Drill

Now you’ll listen to a prompt and use it to produce a sentence in the present, past and future. Listen to this example: 

 Prompt (to watch a movie)
You stop the recording and respond:
I watch a movie every Friday.
I watched a movie last Friday.
I’ll watch a movie next Friday.

Then, you listen to the answers given.

Prompt: (to have lunch with my team)
Pause the recording and answer.
I have lunch with my team on weekdays.
I had lunch with my team yesterday.
I’ll have lunch with my team tomorrow.

Prompt: (to work on a report)
Pause the recording and answer.
I work on a report every morning.
I worked on a report yesterday afternoon.
I’ll work on a report later today.

Prompt: (to travel for work)
Pause the recording and answer.
I travel for work twice a month.
I traveled for work last week.
I’ll travel for work next Monday.

Prompt: (to call a client)
Pause the recording and answer.
I call a client every day.
I called a client this morning.
I’ll call a client after lunch.

Prompt: (to attend a meeting)
Pause the recording and answer.
I attend meetings regularly.
I attended a meeting yesterday.
I’ll attend a meeting tomorrow morning.


Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Weekend Phrasal Verbs

                                          How was your weekend?

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PHRASAL VERBS – WEEKEND

Listen to the pronunciation of the phrasal verbs here.


🔴 To clean up 🧹

👉 to make a place tidy
We stayed home to clean up the spare room.
👧 Our daughter’s coming home for a few months.


🟣 To chill out 😌

👉 to relax
We’ve been very busy lately.
🌿 So we really need to chill out this weekend.


🔵 To stay in 🏠

👉 to not go out, remain at home
The weather is cold and rainy.
🌧️ We’ve decided to stay in this weekend.


🟢 To wind down 🛀

👉 to relax after stress or worry
If you go on holiday, it takes a few days to wind down 😌 before you feel relaxed.


🟠 To have someone over 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

👉 to invite someone to your home
We love when kids are here.
😊 They always like to have friends over.


🔵 To flick through 📺📖

👉 to look quickly through something
James flicked through Netflix on the sofa
🍿 while snuggling up to find a movie to watch.



                


🔹 A1–A2 Level Exercise: Weekend Plans Matching & Speaking

🎯 Objective: Use phrasal verbs in familiar weekend situations.


📝 Instructions:

1️⃣ Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings.
2️⃣ Then, talk to a partner or write answers using the verbs.



🧩 Part 1 – Match the Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verb

Meaning  Letter                       

1. To chill out 😌

          ___

2. To clean up 🧹

          ___

3. To stay in 🏠

          ___

4. To flick through 📺📖

          ___


Meanings:


a) 🛋️ To relax and do nothing.
b) 🧼 To make a place tidy.
c) 🚫🏃 To not go out, remain at home.
d) 👀📚 To look quickly through something like TV or a magazine.


💬 Part 2 – Talk or Write About Your Weekend

✍️ Use at least 3 phrasal verbs in your answers.

Discussion Questions:

  1. 🌦️ Do you usually stay in or go out on the weekend? Why?

  2. 😎 What do you do to chill out on Sundays?

  3. 🧽 Do you need to clean up your room or house on the weekend?

  4. 📺 What do you like to flick through on TV or online?


🔹 B2 Level Exercise: Weekend Role-Play + Story Creation

🎯 Objective: Use phrasal verbs in conversation and storytelling.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Part 1 – Role-Play Prompt

👥 Work in pairs. Pick a scenario. Use the phrasal verbs naturally.

Choose one:

  1. 😩 You’re planning to chill out after a stressful week.

  2. 🧼 You’re expecting guests, so you need to clean up.

  3. 🍿 You’re flicking through shows, trying to wind down.


✍️ Part 2 – Write Your Weekend Story

📓 Write a short story (6–8 sentences) using 4 phrasal verbs.

Example starter:
"After a long week at work, I decided to stay in on Friday night.
I flicked through Netflix until I found a good TV show ..."