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LINKING WORDS:y While: He watches TVwhilehis sister is cleaning the dishes. (enquanto)y Not onlybut also: Henry is happy not only because of his new computer but also

because of the new games. (no apenas mas tambm)

y When: Whenhe arrived home, she was cooking dinner. (quando)y But: You love cinema, butnot too realistic. (mas)y On theonehand / on theotherhand: On theonehand I like the beach, on theother hand I

hate the cold water of the sea. (por um lado / por outro lado)

y By the way: By the way, what do you think about this? (por falar nisso, apropsito)

y In other words:We cant stop arguing. This cant go on. In otherwords, I want thedivorce. (por outras palavras)y Bothand: Both girls and boys go to concerts with their friends. (tanto como)y Neithernor: Neither boys nor girls like listening to classical music. (Nemnem)y Eitheror: You eitherchoose going to the cinema or to the theatre. (Ouou)y However/ Nevertheless: I like football, however/nevertheless I prefer basketball.

( Contudo / no entanto / todavia)y Although: Although she has the magazine in her bag, she hasnt read it yet. (Apesar

de / embora)

y Inspiteof: Inspiteof being tired, I waited for Jims phone call.Inspiteof his age, he is very wise. (Apesar de + verbo ing)

y Asfor: Asfor the future we dont know what is going to happen. (Quanto a /em relao a)

y Because: I dont like chocolate ice-cream because it is too sweet. (porque)y So: He doesnt study, so hehas bad marks. (por isso / ento)

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Eu acho que / eu penso que - I think thatEu no acho que /eu no penso que - I dont think thatEu acredito que - I believe thatEu tenho que- I have to; Eu no tenho que- I dont have toExiste/ h there is; Existem there are; No existe /no h there isnt;No existem / h there arentEu gosto de I like Eu no gosto de- I dont likeEu gostaria de I would like toIn my opinion Na minha opinio; In fact,- de facto,;And another thing e outra coisa; On the contrary- Pelocontrrio;O problema que - The problem is that Que- that se- ifOs Adjectivos em Ingls so INVARIVEIS em nmero e gnero:

* My teachers are nice. / The girls are stupid. / The boys are crazy.

- Os Adjectivos em Ingls, quando utilizados junto do Nome, surgem sempreantes do mesmo:

* As pessoas tmidas- the shy people; Os adolescentes trabalhadores-the workingteenagers; O actor extraordinrio- the extraordinaryactorDe acordo com according to; Por fim / finalmente- finallyPor causa de because of; bvio que it is obvious that;

Realmente- reallyGeralmente- in general; No tenho a certeza de Im not

sure of;Dizem que / dito que- They say that / It is said thatAquela(e) / essa(e) / isso / aquilo that; Aquelas(es) / essas(es) those;Este(a) / isto- this; Este(as) these- Eu faria, eu iria, ele estaria, ns seramos, etc., - para dar a ideia deCondicional basta colocar would antes do Verbo que queremos conjugar e estetem de estar no Infinitivo: Iwould do, Iwould go, he would be, wewould be- Eu estarei, ela ir, ns viveremos, etc., - para dar a ideia de Futuro bastacolocar will antes do Verbo que queremos conjugar e este tem de estar noInfinitivo: Iwill be, she will go, we will liveDevia / deviam should;

No devia / no deviam- should notPessoa- person; pessoas- people; criana, filho(a)-child; crianas, filhos(as)-children

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