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 ..."