BEATRIZ’S
STUDENT
BOOK 1
BY TEACHER GUS
Contents
Hi Bea,
Neste livro você encontrará atividades dos mais variados assuntos,
elaborados especialmente para a suas necessidades linguisticas.
Conteúdos que são usados no dia-a-dia, praticando o seu debate de
ideias em inglês.
Trabalharemos pesado na sua compreensão, conversação e listening.
Te convido mais uma vez à embarcar nessa caminhada, para
alcançarmos juntos, o seu mais sonhado objetivo.
Você deve esperar lições complexas, que exigirá mais do seu
potencial, mas com a sua dedicação, é claro que tudo ficará fácil,
afinal, nada é impossível, quando juntamos nossa vontade com a
nossa dedicação.
Tenha uma boa jornada com a By The Way and remember...
It's never too late to focus on your dream.
AMERICAN CULTURE
“America is not just a country, it's an idea.”
Bono, Irish singer-songwriter
AMERICAN CULTURE
AMERICAN CULTURE
AMERICAN CULTURE
ANIMALS
“There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in
their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.”
Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882), British biologist
1. Animals Discussion
1. What is your favourite animal? Which animals do you hate?
2. What are the most beautiful animals? What are the ugliest animals?
3. What are the most dangerous animals? Which animals do you have an irrational fear of?
4. Which animals are the most intelligent? What are some things they do/can do?
5. What is the national animal of your country? Do you know why? Can you name the national
animal of any other countries?
6. What animals can you find in your country? What about in your neighbourhood?
7. Have you ever been bird watching? If so, how was it? If not, is this something you think you'd
find interesting?
8. What's the difference between a mammal and a reptile?
ANIMALS
2. Animals Vocabulary
to chicken out (of something) (idiom) – when you decide not to do something because you are
scared or nervous.
• fishy (adjective, idiom) – when something appears suspicious.
• dog-eat-dog (adjective, idiom) – a situation where competition is so fierce that people are willing to
do anything to win or survive, especially to other people.
• (like) a fish out of water (idiom) – when someone appears awkward, uncomfortable or useless doing
something they are not familiar with.
• when pigs fly / pigs might fly (idiom) – used to express that something is highly unlikely or
impossible (‘and pigs might fly’ is usually a response to someone suggesting something unlikely or
unbelievable).
• (to be) a fly on the wall (idiom) – to hear and see what is happening without other people noticing
you; used to describe reality TV shows/documentaries.
Animals vocabulary comprehension questions
1. What have you chickened out of?
2. When did you think something seemed a little fishy?
3. Do we really live in a dog-eat-dog world?
4. When have you been like a fish out of water?
5. What will happen when pigs fly?
6. When would you like to be a fly on the wall?
ANIMALS
3. Video: Do Animals Have Language?
ANIMALS
4. Animals Conversation Questions
1. What is the difference between an animal we keep as a pet and an animal we eat?
2. Which animal do you think most represents your personality?
3. If you could be an animal, which animal would you like to be?
4. What do humans need animals for? How do animals help us?
5. If animals could speak, what would they say to us? What lessons can we learn from animals?
6. Do you think animals experience feelings and emotions like humans? What do you think animals
dream of?
7. What is the difference between humans and other animals?
8. How did humans come to be the dominant animal on the planet? Are humans the most
dangerous animal?
5. Animals Writing Task
BEAUTY
1. Beauty discussion
BEAUTY
2. Beauty Vocabulary
BEAUTY
3. Video: Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy
BEAUTY
4. Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy
5. Beauty Conversation Questions
BLACK FRIDAY
BLACK FRIDAY
BLACK FRIDAY
BLACK FRIDAY
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
JOBS
JOBS
JOBS
JOBS
CAREER
CAREER
CAREER
3. Video: Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career
CELEBRITIES
“I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating
than being famous.”
Lady Gaga, American pop star
CELEBRITIES
CELEBRITIES
3. Video: A Brief History of Celebrities
CELEBRITIES
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
“Don't believe everything you read on the internet.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865), 16th president of the United States
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
CONSUMERISM
“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy
things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
Will Rogers (1879 – 1935), American stage and film actor
CONSUMERISM
CONSUMERISM
CONSUMERISM
FEAR
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to
suffering.”
Yoda, Jedi master
FEAR
FEAR
FEAR
FEAR
FRIENDS
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865), 16th president of the United States
FRIENDS
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865), 16th president of the United States
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
HALLOWEEN
“There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic
festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by
children on the adult world.”
Jean Baudrillard (1929 – 2007), French philosopher
HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN
HAPPINESS
“If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap. If you want
happiness for a day — go fishing. If you want happiness for a
month — get married. If you want happiness for a year —
inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime — help
someone else.”
Chinese Proverb
HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
“There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time
watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.”
Josh Billings (1818 – 1885), American humorist
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
