My sister

She's young and good-looking. She has straight medium length brown hair. She's fairly short.

My neighborhood

I live in a house on X. Q. A. Street. There are ten rooms. There are a few restaurants and gyms in my neighborhood. There's a lot of noise because my neighbor listen to music all day. Also there's a lot of pollution because there's one avenue near my house.

How much and how many

Uncountable nouns

How much crime is there?

There's a lot.
There's a little.
There isn't much.
There isn't any.
There's none.

Countable nouns

How many restaurants are there?

There are a lot.
There are a few.
There aren't many.
There aren't any.
There are none.

Prepositions

on - sobre
next to - ao lado
across from / opposite - do outro lado
in front of - em frente
in back of / behind - atrás
near / close to - perto / próximo
between - entre
on the corner of - na esquina

There is, there are; one, any, some

Is there a bank around here?
Yes, there is. There's one on Pine Street.

Are there any gas station near here?
Yes, there are some on Main Street.

Is there a departament store around here?
Yes, there's one next to the gym.

Are there any grocery store near here?
I guess there are some on Pine Street.

Is there a gym on First Avenue?
No, there isn't. But there's one on Main Street, next to the post office.

Is there a laundromat near here?
Yes, there's one behind the post office.

Is there a pay phone around here?
Yes, there is. There's one across from the library.

Is there a post office near here?
Yes, there's one on Main Street on the corner of First Avenue.


any --> frases interrogativas e negativas
some --> frases afirmativas

Places

What's a barber shop?
It's a place where you get a haircut.

What's a laundromat?
It's a place where you wash and dry clothes.

What's a library?
It's a place where you borrow books.

What's a stationery store?
It's a place where you buy cards and paper.

What's a travel agency?
It's a place where you make reservations for a trip.

What's a grocery store?
It's a place where you buy food.

What's a theater?
It's a place where you see a movie or play.

What's a post office?
It's a place where you send a letters.

Past tense of be

Where did you spend your last vacation?
Well, I went to Porto de Galinhas, in the northeast of Brazil.

How long were you away?
I was there for a week.

Were you with your family?
I was there with my sister just.

What did you do there?
I went to the beach and to the pool everyday.

How was the weather? the food?
The weather was very hot. The food was reasonable. I don't like tipical food, but the fish wasn't bad.

Did you buy anything?
Yes, I did. I bought some t-shirts and objects for home.

Do you want to go there again?
Yes, I do! It's terrific there!