Sep 8th - Conversation
Autor: teacher Jota | Publicado: 2014-08-04T05:43:00-07:00

* Do you speak English?
** Yes, a little.
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* Does Ritinha speak English?
** Yes, She speaks English perfectly.
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* What's Eric Clapton's native language?
** I don't know what his native language is.
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* How many languages do you speak?
** I speak only Portuguese but I'm studying English.
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* How many languages does Pope Francisco speak?
** He reads and writes in several languages.
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* How well do you know Japanese?
** I just know some words.
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* Does Samara speak English fluently?
** Not yet. She speaks English with a Portuguese accent.
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* How well does Roberto Justus speak English?
** He speaks English fluently.
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* Do you speak English correctly?
** No, sometimes I make mistakes when I speak English.
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* Do you have trouble with spelling?
** No, I have a lot of trouble with pronunciation.
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* How is teacher JB's &nbsp;accent in English.
** He speaks like a native american.
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Extra Vocabulary

* Perfectly = perfeitamente
* Native language = Lingua nativa
* several = muitas, diversas,várias
* How well = Em que nível
* Accent = sotaque
* Fluently = fluentemente
* Only = apenas , somente
* Just = apenas
* Some words = algumas palavras
* Not yet = ainda não
* Correctly = corretamente
* Sometimes = as vezes
* Spelling = soletração
* A lot of = bastante, muitos
* Trouble = dificuldade
* Pronunciation = pronúncia
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New verbs

* To know = saber,conhecer
* To read = Ler
* To write = escrever
* To make mistake = cometer erros
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My name is Bill Jones and I am a student. Actually, my first name is William. "Bill" is short for William. I was born in a little country town not far from here. I was born on June 17,1941. I have four siblings. Two sisters and two brothers. My father's name is George and my mother's name is Marilyn. I have many friends and much love in my heart. Last year I was in the hospital during the month of July. I was in the hospital for twenty-two days. My friend,Wendy, was in the hospital for two weeks last year. He was in the hospital during the month of March. My friend Wendy has a good Play-station video game. He has about 25 games. He doesn't have his own television set, but I have one. My television set is a small one, but it's a very good one. During the week I get up before seven o´clock and I study all day. I study engineering. On Saturdays and Sundays I don't get up early.
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If Bill Jones asks you some questions , how will you answer them?

1- What is my name and what am I ?2- Actually, what is my first name? What's "Bill" short for?3- Where was I born?4- When was I born?5- How many sisters and brothers do I have?6- What's my father's name?7- What's my mother's name?8- How many friends Do I have?9- Where was I during the month of July last year?10- How many days was I there?11- What's my friend's name?12- When was he in the hospital?13- What does he have?14- How many games does he have?15- Does he have his own television set?16- Is my television set big or small?17- Is it a good one?18- What time do I get up during the week?19- What do I do all day?20- Do I get up early on saturdays and Sundays?
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