LESSON 4

IV

ARE YOU GOOD AT ANATOMY?

In the next day, John meets Mary to see the result of the anatomy test. Mary asks John a lot of questions.

- John, Am I intelligent?

- Yes, you are. Why?

- Because I think that I am not good in anatomy.

-  Listen! Are you good at English?

- Yes, I am.

- Are you well at Physics?

- Yes, I am.

- So, You are not a dumb person, you know that.

- Maybe you are right, but anatomy is too hard for me and it is so easy for you. Why?

- Hey, It is not easy for me, too. I study as a maniac.

- Yeah, I know you do.

Mary and John laugh for a while. John thinks and makes Mary a propose:

- Let’s make a deal, Mary. I help you with anatomy and you teach me English.

- This is great! That is ok for me. Done!

- Done!

Vocabulary

in the           no, na, nos, nas next             próximo meet           encontrar to                para see             ver result          resultado of the         do, da, dos, das a lot of       muitos, muitas questions  perguntas ask            perguntar why           por que (pergunta) because    porque (resposta)   at               em good          bom well           bem english     inglês physics    física dumb       burro(a) person     pessoa this          esse, este, isso (perto) that         (d)isso, (d)aquilo (longe) maybe     talvez right        certo

but                mas too                muito (antes de verbo) hard              difícil easy              fácil for                 para  so                 tão hey               ei as                 como maniac         maníaco know            saber laugh            rir for a while    por um tempo think             achar, pensar make            fazer propose       proposta let’s        vamos with        com help       ajudar me         a mim great     ótimo ok          bom, ótimo, certo done     feito

§10º O verbo “to be” nas formas negativa e interrogativa.

O verbo ser e o verbo estar (to be), em inglês, seguem uma lógica diferente tanto da forma geral do simple present, quanto dos moldes da língua portuguesa. Na forma negativa acrescenta-se o “not” (não) após o verbo. Por exemplo:

She is not radiologist.

Na forma negativa, ainda pode-se contrair o verbo “to be” com o advérbio “not” ou com o pronome, ficando das seguintes maneiras:

She isn’t a radiologist/ She’s not a radiologist.

Na forma interrogative, o verbo “to be” também fica diferente das demais formas. Ara se fazer uma pergunta usando o verbo “to be”, coloca-se o mesmo na frente do sujeito, veja abaixo:

Is she a radiologist?

Para facilitar o seu estudo, coloquei abaixo uma tabela de exemplos. Verifique:

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I am a teacher. You are a student. He is my brother. She is my sister. It is my dog. We are a family. You are my friends. They are incredible.	I am not a teacher. You are not a student. He is not my brother. She is not my sister. It is not my dog. We are not a family. You are not my friends. They are not incredible.	Am I a teacher? Is you a student? Is he my brother? Is she my sister? Is it my dog? Are we a family? Are you my friends? Are they incredible?