ESL WORKSHEET - The death of Pope Francis

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

POPE FRANCIS DIES ON EASTER MONDAY

LinguaHouse

Apr. 26, 2025

Levels: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1) and Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Celebrities and Historical Figures; Beliefs, Religion and Superstition; Breaking News; Historical Events; Celebrations and Special Events; Challenges; Ethics and Conduct; Society and Change; People and Places; Behavior, Feelings and Emotions; Vocabulary Lesson; Article Based; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 04/26/2025

This is a breaking news lesson plan, written only in British English, about the death of Pope Francis, with a report focusing on the story and an article examining the selection process for a new pope. Students will learn related vocabulary, practice reading and listening skills and reinforce their new vocabulary with conversation practice. (by David J. Marriott)

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AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Newsreader: Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, has died at the age of eighty-eight.
The Pope, who suffered from a number of long-term health conditions, spent thirty-eight days in hospital between February and March, making his last public appearance on Easter Sunday.
Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936. He was elected pope in 2013, becoming the two hundred and sixty-seventh leader of the Catholic church and the first from South America.
When a new pope is elected, he selects a new name – a tradition that began in the sixth century. The name ‘Francis’ was chosen in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Pope Francis had a reputation for caring for the poor and often spoke about poverty and climate change. He was a popular figure, particularly among young people.
Following his death, leaders around the world paid tribute, with many intending to attend his funeral, which will be held on Saturday.
According to tradition, the process for choosing a successor must begin within twenty days of the pope’s death.
One hundred and thirty-five cardinals from around the world will meet in Rome for a conclave – the name of the special meeting in which the new pope is elected.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday. Accessed on April 28, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

Pregnancy

“ESTAR GRÁVIDA”/“ENGRAVIDAR” 

Como se diz em INGLÊS

By Ivy do Carmo Figueiredo

MAIRO VERGARA

Apr. 25, 2025

O sonho de algumas mulheres, o pavor de outras ─ ter um bebê (to have a baby, in English). Independentemente de isso estar ou não nos planos da sua família, você sabe dizer “estar grávida” e “engravidar” em Inglês?
Na Língua Inglesa, “estar grávida” se diz be pregnant. Então, quando uma mulher anuncia ao marido a grande novidade que mudará as suas vidas para sempre, ela diz: “I’m pregnant!”
Você também pode usar a preposição with após be pregnant, para dizer “estar grávida de”. Veja um exemplo:

• My sister is pregnant with twins. (A minha irmã está grávida de gêmeos.)

Além disso, o verbo “engravidar” se diz get pregnant em Inglês. Essa expressão também pode ser usada para dizer que um homem engravidou uma mulher, mas nesse caso a mulher em questão é mencionada entre as palavras get e pregnant. Exemplo:

• He got Lucy pregnant. (Ele engravidou a Lucy.)

Vejamos algumas frases com as expressões be pregnant e get pregnant. Não se esqueça de ouvir a leitura em Língua Inglesa feita por uma nativa. Vamos lá!

BE PREGNANT

• Tina is pregnant with her first child. (Tina está grávida do seu primeiro filho.)
• She’s five and a half months pregnant. (Ela está grávida de cinco meses e meio.)
• I remember I was pregnant with Jenny when we moved here. (Eu lembro que estava grávida da Jenny quando nos mudamos para cá.)
• Faintness and morning sickness can be signs that you are pregnant. (Desmaios e enjoos matinais podem ser sinais de que você está grávida.)
• She thought she was pregnant, but it turned out to be a false alarm. (Ela achou que estivesse grávida, mas acabou sendo um alarme falso.)
• I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant. (Eu fiquei absolutamente enorme quando estava grávida.)

GET PREGNANT

• I thought I was too old to get pregnant. (Eu achei que estivesse muito velha para engravidar.)
• She got pregnant soon after they married. (Ela engravidou logo depois que eles se casaram.)
• She’s been trying to get pregnant for a year now. (Ela está tentando engravidar há um ano.)
• My mother stopped smoking when she got pregnant. (Minha mãe parou de fumar quando engravidou.)
• I didn’t mean to get her pregnant! (Eu não tinha a intenção de engravidá-la!)
• He had started seeing Freda and got her pregnant. (Ele começou a se relacionar romanticamente com a Freda e a engravidou.)
• He believes that men who get young girls pregnant should be severe punished. (Ele acredita que homens que engravidam meninas devem ser severamente punidos.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/como-se-diz-estar-gravida-e-engravidar-em-ingles/. Acesso em: 28 abr. 2025. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2025. Todos os direitos reservados.

Stick-in-the-mud

STICK IN THE MUD

O que significa esta expressão

By Alberto Queiroz

MAIRO VERGARA

Apr. 23, 2025

Vamos começar com um pequeno teste. Se alguém lhe diz: “Hey, don’t be a stick in the mud!”, você acha que essa pessoa está lhe dizendo para não ser:

a) retrógrado;
b) desonesto;
c) um estraga-prazeres;
d) rabugento.

Se você escolheu a alternativa (a) “retrógrado”, acertou. Mas a (b) também não está totalmente errada - ao menos não etimologicamente. No século 18, quando o primeiro uso da expressão foi registrado, a stick in the mud indicava (de acordo com o Etymonline.com), uma pessoa que “não se importava de ficar na lama”, e que, portanto, “permanecia em uma situação abjeta”.
Basicamente, um tipinho não muito desejável.
Desde aqueles tempos, a Língua Inglesa agiu com a sua mágica de sempre e a expressão se metamorfoseou no significado de hoje em dia, que é o de um indivíduo “quadrado”, “retrógrado” ou “antiquado”. Como dá para imaginar, é uma expressão que quase sempre se usa de forma negativa, manifestando reprovação.
Confira alguns exemplos com stick in the mud. Por alguma razão, inventaram de hifenizar a expressão, o que para mim não faz menor sentido (já que se trata de um substantivo, não adjetivo). Mas, como felizmente estamos falando do Inglês, os hifens são opcionais. Vamos lá.

• They see many of their colleagues as stick-in-the-muds and sentimental neanderthals. (Eles veem muitos de seus colegas como quadrados e neandertais sentimentais.)
• His dad’s a real stick-in-the-mud. (O pai dele é um retrógrado total.)
• Every conservationist is in danger of being labelled reactionary, a stick-in-the-mud. (Todo conservacionista corre o risco de ser taxado de reacionário, de retrógrado.)
• Sometimes I think I’m too much of a stick-in-the-mud for her, but we seem to complement each other. (Às vezes eu penso que sou antiquado demais para ela, mas parecemos nos complementar um ao outro.)
• I don’t want to become an old stick-in-the-mud. (Eu não quero virar um velho retrógrado.)
• Sally was tired of being called a stick in the mud by her friends just because she refused to drink alcohol. (Sally estava cansada de ser chamada de quadrada por seus amigos só porque ela se recusava a beber álcool.)
• Just because I don’t like roller coasters doesn’t mean I’m a stick in a mud - I like lots of other fun things! (Só porque eu não gosto de montanhas russas não quer dizer que eu seja quadrada - eu gosto de um monte de outras coisas divertidas!)
• Don’t be such an old stick-in-the-mud. (Não seja um velho retrógrado assim.)
• Some stick in the mud objected to our plans. (Algum rapaz retrógrado objetou aos nossos planos.)
• I told her not to be a stick in the mud and come with us to the party. (Eu disse a ela para não ser retrógrada e vir conosco à festa.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/stick-in-the-mud-o-que-significa-esta-expressao/. Acesso em: 28 abr. 2025. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2025. Todos os direitos reservados.

LISTENING - Learning English

POPE FRANCIS DIES

(Upper intermediate level)

BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

Episode 250423

Apr. 23, 2025

Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images

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THE STORY
Pope Francis died on Monday morning, aged 88, after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade.
His funeral will take place on Saturday and will be attended by leaders from around the world.
Pope Francis was the first non-European Pope in centuries and the first to come from the Americas.
His death now starts a political process for the Catholic Church to select a new leader. A group of the Catholic Church’s most senior officials – cardinals – will vote for a new Pope in an election known as a conclave.

NEWS HEADLINES

• The Down-to-Earth Pope: Pope Francis Has Died at Eighty-eight (New Yorker)
• Crowds gather to pay respects to Pope Francis in Buenos Aires (Sky News)
• The Next Pope: Who Are The Frontrunners to Succeed Pope Francis? (News Week)

KEY WORDS AND PHRASES

• down-to-earth: humble and modest

The company’s CEO is very down-to-earth. He always asks me about my family.

• pay respects: acknowledge and honor someone who has died

She laid flowers at her mother’s grave to pay her respects.

• frontrunner: someone who is likely to win something like a competition or election

She’s the frontrunner in the presidential race – everyone thinks she’s going to win.

Adapted from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250423. Accessed on April 25, 2025. Copyright © 2025 BBC.

THERE TO BE

THERE TO BE

Como usar em INGLÊS

Hi there! Está começando a aprender a Língua Inglesa e se sente confuso com o there to be? Neste post você vai aprender a usar essa estrutura fundamental para indicar existência no presente, passado e futuro (com will e going to). Aprenda as formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa, com exemplos claros e traduções em Português. Domine o there is, there are, there was, there were, there will be, there is going to be e muito mais. Simplifique seu aprendizado de Inglês e comece a construir frases com confiança. That’s it!

INGLÊS DO ADIR

Apr. 24, 2025

Adir Ferreira

Se você está começando a aprender Inglês, uma das primeiras estruturas que vai encontrar é o famoso there to be. À primeira vista, pode parecer um pouco estranho, mas com este guia simples você vai aprender rapidinho.
O verbo there to be é usado para indicar a existência de algo ou alguém em um determinado lugar. É equivalente, em Português, aos verbos haver e existir, em contextos formais, e até mesmo ao verbo ter, informalmente. Na Língua Inglesa, diferentemente do haver do nosso idioma, a forma do to be vai mudar dependendo do número (singular ou plural) e do tempo verbal (presente, passado e futuro).
Vamos, então, explorar as formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa nos principais tempos verbais. Let’s do this!

1. SIMPLE PRESENT
Usamos o simple present para falar sobre coisas que existem agora, de forma geral.

Afirmativa: There is + singular noun (há/existe/tem + substantivo singular)
Observação: temos a contração de there is = there’s.

• There is a book on the table. (Há/Existe/Tem um livro na mesa.)
• There is a new coffee shop downtown. (Há uma cafeteria nova no centro da cidade.)
• There’s a beautiful view from my window. (Há uma vista linda da minha janela.)
• There’s someone at the door. (Há alguém na porta.)

There are + plural noun (há/existem/tem + substantivo plural)

• There are two chairs in the room. (Há/Existem/Tem duas cadeiras no quarto.)
• There are many stars in the sky tonight. (Há muitas estrelas no céu esta noite.)
• There are some interesting books on that shelf. (Há alguns livros interessantes naquela prateleira.)
• There are three apples on the table. (Há três maçãs na mesa.)

Negativa: para dizer que algo não existe, adicionamos not depois de is ou are.
There is not (There isn’t) + singular noun (não há/não existe/não tem + substantivo singular)

• There isn’t a cat in the garden. (Não há/Não existe/Não tem um gato no jardim.)
• There isn’t any milk in the fridge. (Não há leite na geladeira.)
• There isn’t a cloud in the bright blue sky. (Não há uma nuvem no céu azul brilhante.)
• There isn’t much traffic on the road today. (Não há muito trânsito na estrada hoje.)

There are not (There aren’t) + plural noun (não há/não existem/não tem + substantivo plural)

• There aren’t any clouds in the sky. (Não há nenhuma nuvem no céu.)
• There aren’t any tickets left for the concert. (Não há/existem/tem mais ingressos para o show.)
• There aren’t any easy solutions to this problem. (Não há soluções fáceis para este problema.)
• There aren’t many tourists in this small town. (Não há muitos turistas nesta cidade pequena.)

Interrogativa: para perguntar se algo existe, invertemos a ordem de there e is/are.
Is there + singular noun? (há/existe/tem + substantivo singular?)

• Is there a post office near here? (Há/Existe/Tem um correio aqui perto?)
• Is there any sugar in your coffee? (Tem açúcar no seu café?)
• Is there a bus stop on this street? (Tem um ponto de ônibus nesta rua?)
• Is there a bank near here? (Tem um banco por perto?)

Are there + plural noun? (há/existem/tem + substantivo plural?)

• Are there any students in the classroom? (Há/Existem/Tem algum aluno na sala de aula?)
• Are there any questions? (Há/Existem/Tem alguma/s pergunta/s?)
• Are there many students in your class? (Há muitos alunos na sua aula?)
• Are there any good movies playing right now? (Há algum/ns filme/s bom/ns passando agora?)

2. SIMPLE PAST
Usamos o simple past para falar sobre coisas que existiram em algum momento no passado.

Afirmativa: There was + singular noun (havia/existia/tinha + substantivo singular)

• There was a big tree in the park. (Havia/Existia/Tinha uma árvore grande no parque.)
• There was a big storm last night. (Teve uma grande tempestade ontem à noite.)
• There was a famous singer at the party. (Havia um cantor famoso na festa.)
• There was a time when things were simpler. (Havia uma época em que as coisas eram mais simples.)

There were + plural noun (havia/existiam/tinha + substantivo plural)

• There were many people at the party. (Havia/Existiam/Tinha muitas pessoas na festa.)
• There were a lot of people at the beach yesterday. (Havia muitas pessoas na praia ontem.)
• There were some interesting articles in the newspaper. (Havia alguns artigos interessantes no jornal.)
• There were no empty seats on the bus. (Não havia nenhum assento vazio no ônibus.)

Negativa: adicionamos not depois de was ou were.
There was not (There wasn’t) + singular noun (não havia/não existia/não tinha + substantivo singular)

• There wasn’t a problem yesterday. (Ontem não havia/não tinha problema.)
• There wasn’t any traffic this morning. (Não havia/Não existia/Não tinha trânsito esta manhã.)
• There wasn’t enough time to finish the project. (Não havia tempo suficiente para terminar o projeto.)
• There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. (Não havia uma única nuvem no céu.)

There were not (There weren’t) + plural noun (não havia/não existiam/não tinha + substantivo plural)

• There weren’t any cars on the street. (Não havia/Não tinha nenhum carro na rua.)
• There weren’t any problems with the new computer. (Não havia/Não existiam/Não tinha problemas com o computador novo.)
• There weren’t many children playing in the park. (Não havia muitas crianças brincando no parque.)
• There weren’t any good restaurants in that neighborhood. (Não havia restaurantes bons naquela vizinhança.)

Interrogativa: invertemos a ordem de there e was/were.
Was there + singular noun? (havia/existia/tinha + substantivo singular?)

• Was there a movie theater in this town? (Havia/Tinha/Existia um cinema nesta cidade?)
• Was there a message for me? (Tinha alguma mensagem para mim?)
• Was there a lot of noise last night? (Havia muito barulho ontem à noite?)
• Was there a good reason for the delay? (Havia uma boa razão para o atraso?)

Were there + plural noun? (havia/existiam/tinha + substantivo plural?)

• Were there any good restaurants here? (Havia algum restaurante bom aqui?)
• Were there any changes to the schedule? (Havia/Existiam/Tinha algumas mudanças no cronograma?)
• Were there many people at the meeting? (Havia muitas pessoas na reunião?)
• Were there any interesting events happening in the city? (Havia alguns eventos interessantes acontecendo na cidade?)

3. FUTURO COM WILL
Usamos there will be para falar sobre a existência de algo no futuro (haverá, existirá, terá).

Afirmativa: There will be + singular/plural noun (haverá/existirá/existirão + substantivo singular/plural)

• There will be a new school in our neighborhood. (Haverá uma nova escola na nossa vizinhança.)
• There will be many opportunities for you. (Haverá muitas oportunidades para você.)
• There will be a big celebration next weekend. (Haverá uma grande celebração no próximo fim de semana.)
• There will be more opportunities in the future. (Haverá mais oportunidades no futuro.)
• There will be a new hospital built in the city. (Haverá um novo hospital construído na cidade.)

Negativa: adicionamos not depois de will - a forma contraída é won’t be.
There will not be (There won’t be) + singular/plural noun (não haverá/não existirá/não existirão + substantivo singular/plural)

• There won’t be any rain tomorrow. (Não haverá chuva amanhã.)
• There won’t be any tickets left. (Não haverá nenhum ingresso sobrando.)
• There won’t be any classes tomorrow because it’s a holiday. (Não haverá aulas amanhã porque é feriado.)
• There won’t be enough food if more people come. (Não haverá comida suficiente se mais pessoas vierem.)
• There won’t be any problems, I promise. (Não haverá nenhum problema, eu prometo.)

Interrogativa: invertemos a ordem de there e will.
Will there be + singular/plural noun? (haverá/existirá/existirão + substantivo singular/plural?)

• Will there be a test next week? (Haverá uma prova na próxima semana?)
• Will there be enough food for everyone? (Haverá comida suficiente para todos?)
• Will there be a test on Friday? (Haverá uma prova na sexta-feira?)
• Will there be enough chairs for everyone? (Haverá cadeiras suficientes para todos?)
• Will there be any changes to the plan? (Haverá alguma mudança no plano?)

4. FUTURO COM GOING TO
Assim como will be, usamos going to be para falar sobre a existência de algo no futuro, geralmente algo que já foi planejado ou que é provável.

Afirmativa: There is going to be + singular noun (vai haver/vai existir + substantivo singular)

• There is going to be a party at my house. (Vai haver uma festa na minha casa.)
• There’s going to be a concert in the park tonight. (Vai haver um show no parque hoje à noite.)
• There’s going to be a change in the weather soon. (Vai haver uma mudança no tempo em breve.)
• There’s going to be a new movie theater opening next month. (Vai haver um cinema novo abrindo no próximo mês.)

There are going to be + plural noun (vai haver/vão existir + substantivo plural)

• There are going to be some changes in the company. (Vai haver algumas mudanças na empresa.)
• There are going to be many tourists visiting the city this summer. (Vai haver muitos turistas visitando a cidade neste verão.)
• There are going to be some important announcements later today. (Vai haver alguns anúncios importantes mais tarde hoje.)
• There are going to be more job opportunities next year. (Vai haver mais oportunidades de emprego no próximo ano.)

Negativa: adicionamos not depois de is ou are.
There is not going to be (There isn’t going to be) + singular noun (não vai haver/não vai existir + substantivo singular)

• There isn’t going to be a meeting this afternoon. (Não vai haver uma reunião esta tarde.)
• There isn’t going to be any rain this afternoon. (Não vai haver chuva esta tarde.)
• There isn’t going to be enough space for all these boxes. (Não vai haver espaço suficiente para todas essas caixas.)
• There isn’t going to be a meeting tomorrow. (Não vai haver uma reunião amanhã.)

There are not going to be (There aren’t going to be) + plural noun (não vai haver/não vão existir + substantivo plural)

• There aren’t going to be any problems, I hope. (Não vai haver nenhum problema, espero.)
• There aren’t going to be any easy answers to this problem. (Não vai haver nenhuma resposta fácil para este problema.)
• There aren’t going to be many people at the early morning class. (Não vai haver muitas pessoas na aula da manhã cedo.)
• There aren’t going to be any more cookies if you eat that one. (Não vai haver mais biscoitos se você comer aquele.)

Interrogativa: invertemos a ordem de is/are e there.
Is there going to be + singular noun? (vai haver/vai existir + substantivo singular?)

• Is there going to be a new movie soon? (Vai haver um filme novo em breve?)
• Is there going to be a test next week? (Vai haver uma prova na próxima semana?)
• Is there going to be a party at your house? (Vai haver uma festa na sua casa?)
• Is there going to be enough food for everyone? (Vai haver comida suficiente para todos?)

Are there going to be + plural noun? (Vai haver/vão existir + substantivo plural?)

• Are there going to be many people at the concert? (Vai haver muitas pessoas no show?)
• Are there going to be any changes to the schedule? (Vai haver alguma mudança no cronograma?)
• Are there going to be many people at the conference? (Vai haver muitas pessoas na conferência?)
• Are there going to be new episodes of this show? (Vai haver novos episódios deste programa?)

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Adaptado de: https://inglesdoadir.com.br/there-is-e-there-are-como-usar-em-ingles/. Acesso em: 25 abr. 2025. Todos os direitos reservados. © 2025 Inglês do Adir.

GO

GO TO x GO TO THE

Como usar em INGLÊS

Hi there! Você sempre fica em dúvida se deve usar to ou to the depois de go em Inglês? O correto é go to school ou go to the school? Go to work ou go to the work? Quando se deve usar o the? Quando não é preciso usar? Existe uma regra bem lógica (e simples!) por trás disso. Vamos conferir. Are you ready? Let’s do this!

INGLÊS DO ADIR
Apr. 20, 2025
Adir Ferreira

SEM “THE”
Quando falamos de lugares que têm uma função social (como escola, igreja, trabalho, prisão), geralmente não usamos the. Veja os exemplos:

GO TO WORK (ir trabalhar)

• I’m going to work now. (Estou indo trabalhar agora.)
• My mom goes to work at 8 a.m. every day. (Minha mãe vai trabalhar às 8h todos os dias.)
• Do you go to work by car or by bus? (Você vai trabalhar de carro ou de ônibus?)

GO TO SCHOOL (ir para a escola)

• The kids go to school from Monday to Friday. (As crianças vão para a escola de segunda a sexta.)
• What time did you go to school this morning? (A que horas você foi à escola hoje de manhã?)
• I started going to school when I was six. (Eu comecei a ir para a escola quando tinha seis anos.)

GO TO COLLEGE (ir para a faculdade)

• Rachel wants to go to college when she finishes high school. (Rachel quer ir para a / fazer faculdade quando terminar o ensino médio.)
• My brother went to college in New York. (Meu irmão fez faculdade em Nova York.)
• Are you planning to go to college next year? (Você está planejando ir para a faculdade no ano que vem?)

GO TO CLASS (ir para a aula)

• I can’t talk now. I have to go to class. (Não posso falar agora. Tenho que ir para a aula.)
• Don’t forget we go to class at 7 p.m. today. (Não se esqueça que temos aula hoje às 19h.)
• He goes to class even when he’s tired. (Ele vai para a aula mesmo quando está cansado.)

GO TO PRISON / BE IN PRISON (ir para a prisão / estar preso, na prisão)

• He was a criminal, so he went to prison. (Ele era um criminoso, então foi para a prisão.)
• She’s been in prison for ten years. (Ela está presa há dez anos.)
• Why did he go to prison? (Por que ele foi preso?)

GO TO CHURCH / BE AT CHURCH (ir à igreja / estar na igreja)

• We usually go to church on Sundays. (Geralmente vamos à igreja aos domingos.)
• She’s at church now. (Ela está na igreja agora.)
• Do you go to church regularly? (Você vai à igreja regularmente?)

GO TO BED (ir para a cama)

• I’m so tired. I’m going to bed. (Estou tão cansado. Vou para a cama.)
• What time do you usually go to bed? (A que horas você geralmente vai dormir?)
• The kids go to bed at 9 p.m. (As crianças vão dormir às 21h.)

GO HOME / BE (AT) HOME / STAY (AT) HOME (ir para casa / estar em casa / ficar em casa)

• I’m going home now. (Estou indo para casa agora.)
• She went home by bicycle. (Ela foi para casa de bicicleta.)
• Are you staying (at) home tonight? (Você vai ficar em casa hoje à noite?)
• Will you be (at) home tonight? (Você vai estar em casa hoje à noite?)

GO DOWNTOWN (ir ao centro da cidade)

• I usually go downtown on Saturdays. (Eu geralmente vou ao centro da cidade aos sábados.)
• Let’s go downtown to buy some clothes. (Vamos ao centro da cidade comprar algumas roupas.)
• My parents went downtown this morning. (Meus pais foram ao centro da cidade esta manhã.)
• Do you want to go downtown with us? (Você quer ir ao centro da cidade com a gente?)

COM “THE”
Quando falamos de lugares públicos ou instituições específicas, usamos the. Olha só:

GO TO THE BANK / THE POST OFFICE / THE HOSPITAL

• I need to go to the bank tomorrow. (Preciso ir ao banco amanhã.)
• She went to the post office to send a letter. (Ela foi aos correios enviar uma carta.)
• He had an accident and went to the hospital. (Ele teve um acidente e foi para o hospital.)

GO TO THE TRAIN STATION / THE AIRPORT / THE BUS STATION

• Let’s go to the train station now. (Vamos para a estação de trem agora.)
• I went to the airport to pick up my cousin. (Fui ao aeroporto buscar meu primo.)
• The bus goes to the bus station every 30 minutes. (O ônibus vai para a rodoviária a cada 30 minutos.)

GO TO THE THEATER / THE MOVIES

• I went to the theater with my mom last night. (Fui ao teatro com minha mãe ontem à noite.)
• Let’s go to the movies this weekend. (Vamos ao cinema neste fim de semana.)
• They love going to the movies together. (Eles adoram ir ao cinema juntos.)

GO TO THE DOCTOR / THE DENTIST

• You don’t look well. Why don’t you go to the doctor? (Você não parece bem. Por que não vai ao médico?)
• I have to go to the dentist next week. (Tenho que ir ao dentista na semana que vem.)
• She’s going to the doctor for a check-up. (Ela vai ao médico para um check-up.)

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ESL WORKSHEET - Sailing around the world

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

SAFE AT SEA

LinguaHouse

May 27, 2020

Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Travel and Leisure; Challenges; Coronavirus (COVID 19); Vocabulary and Grammar; Grammar Practice; Forming Questions; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 05/27/2020

In this refreshed lesson, students learn and practice forming questions. The worksheet is based on a recent news report about a man who was sailing around the world on his own during the coronavirus pandemic. The lesson promotes a communicative approach to teaching grammar. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
CLICK HERE to access the link 1 of the activity 6 “Extension/Homework”.
CLICK HERE to access the link 2 of the activity 6 “Extension/Homework”.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/safe-at-sea. Accessed on April 23, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Subjunctive mood

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THE ENGLISH SUBJUNCTIVE

LinguaHouse

Sep. 7, 2015

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Subjunctive; Grammar Practice
Publication date: 09/07/2015

In this lesson, students study the present and past subjunctive mood for expressing imagined and improbable situations. Note that the subjunctive is a special verb form in English and is often substituted by more simple structures in modern English. This worksheet is suitable for learners who already have a good general understanding of English grammar, especially conditionals and verb forms.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/the-english-subjunctive. Accessed on April 23, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - An interview with a lifeguard

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

LIFEGUARDS

LinguaHouse

Aug. 13, 2020

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Work; Sport and Fitness; Emergency Services; People and Places; Situation Based; Vocabulary and Grammar; Modal Verbs
Publication date: 08/13/2020

This lesson is based on a graded interview with a lifeguard. The worksheet focuses on vocabulary development, grammar (modal verbs of ability), and speaking.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Interviewer: Sally, where do you work?
Sally: I’m a lifeguard and coach at a private sports club in New York. The club has a pool, a gym and a spa. We have about 250 members of all ages.
Interviewer: How long have you been working as a lifeguard?
Sally: I originally trained as a lifeguard when I finished school, about seven years ago. I really just wanted to work and save money while I decided if I wanted to go to college. But I loved the job so much, I never stopped! And for the last three years, I’ve also been working as a swimming and diving instructor.
Interviewer: What do you do on a typical day at work?
Sally: On any particular day, I’ll be sent to work in one area in the club, like the pool, gym or reception. So, what I do can be very different from day to day, and that’s one thing I like about the job.
Interviewer: What else do you like about the job?
Sally: I also like the social aspect, dealing with people the whole time - people who enjoy doing water sports or kids who are learning to swim. I like being able to help people learn or improve a skill that could save their lives. The club has a relaxed friendly atmosphere and some of the members are like a second family to me.
Interviewer: What do you dislike about the job?
Sally: It can be boring, especially when you are watching the pool at quiet times. That can be dangerous because it’s hard to stay focused when there’s not much happening. Busy times are more interesting - I feel more useful.
Interviewer: What advice would you give to someone thinking of becoming a lifeguard?
Sally: Obviously, there’s more work in the summer, and it’s hard to make money in the winter. So, get qualified in as many areas as you can, because employers like to hire people who can work in more than one area in the club. If you can teach fitness classes or do personal training as well as lifeguarding, then you’ll be able to find work more easily.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/lifeguards. Accessed on April 23, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Environment and pollution

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

SELLING AIR

LinguaHouse

Jan. 21, 2016

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: Business English
Tags: Environment and Pollution; Environment and Nature; People and Places; Companies and Jobs; Marketing; Article Based; Grammar Practice; Infinitive Clauses; Useful Vocabulary; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 01/21/2016

In this lesson, students read an article about a Canadian company that has been cashing in on China’s pollution crisis. The worksheet includes a two-part grammar exercise on infinitive clauses.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Reader: The meeting starts at 6 pm sharp. I advise you not to be late. I expected Jane to be at work, so I was surprised that her office was empty. I tried to call you, but your phone was off. We are still waiting for our order. We paid you to deliver the goods by Wednesday. I wanted to pay by credit card, but they only accepted cash. The director asked his accountant to send him a financial report. The airline doesn’t allow passengers to smoke on board. Mr. Cruz invited us to stay at his hotel during our visit to Spain. The best way to stay healthy is to exercise regularly.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/selling-air. Accessed on April 23, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.