Essential English Vocabulary and Daily Phrases

Adverbs of Frequency and Food

• 100% Always
• 75% Often (frequently)
• 50% Sometimes
• 0% Never

Meat types: white meat, red meat, pork, and fish.

Time Expressions: Seasons, Days, and Periods

Seasons of the Year

In the summer, winter, fall, or spring.

Days of the Week

On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Times of the Day

In the morning, afternoon, or evening. At the weekends or during the week.

Daily Routine and Free Time Activities

I am really busy in the morning. At the weekend, I listen to music (sleep, go to restaurants, or play sports) and watch TV (cook, watch movies, or meet friends). I read in bed (on the train, in the park, or after breakfast).

Common Questions and Answers

• What do you do in your free time?
  I study English.
• What film do you prefer?
  I prefer romance and comedy.
• What do you think about Faustão?
  I think Faustão is horrible.

Expressing Opinions and Preferences

Useful Phrases:

• I think - Eu acho que
• I believe - Acredito
• In my opinion - Na minha opinião
• In my point of view - No meu ponto de vista
• I agree - Eu concordo

Sentence Structures:

• I like ______ because it is ______. (Eu gosto ____ porque é _____)
• I hate ______ because they are ______. (Eu odeio ____ porque são ______)
• What do you think about ______? (O que você acha sobre ______?)
• I really hate horror films because they are violent. (Eu realmente odeio filmes de terror, porque eles são violentos.)
• Do you watch horror films? Why? (Você assiste filmes de terror? Por quê?)
• No, I don't, because they are violent and sad. (Não, eu não assisto, porque é violento e triste.)

TV Programs and Movie Genres

Television: The news, cartoons, comedy shows, reality shows, talk shows, soap operas, and documentaries.

Film Genres: Musical, action, horror, thriller, drama, science fiction, adventure, romance, suspense, and comedy.

Work Routine and Professional Tasks

• Get up at 06:00 AM.
• Have breakfast at 07:00 AM.
• Start to work at 08:00 AM.
• Check email, answer the phone, and assist clients.
• I work in Tatuapé at Cultura Artística.
• Check and organize documents.
• Call clients and answer the phone.

Shopping Dialogue and Useful Phrases

Expressing Likes:

• How do you like it? (Como você gosta?)
• Very much (Muitíssimo)
• Just a little (Só um pouco)
• Not so much (Não tanto)

At the Market:

— Can I help you?
— Yes, please. Can I have a dozen bananas, please?
— Here you go.
— How much do they cost?
— They are 3 dollars.
— I'll take them.
— Thanks a lot. Bye-bye.

Tradução:
— Posso ajudar?
— Sim, por favor. Eu poderia levar uma dúzia de bananas, por favor?
— Aqui estão.
— Quanto elas custam?
— São 3 dólares.
— Vou levá-las.
— Muito obrigado. Tchau, tchau.

Hobbies and Adjectives

Go to the cinema or restaurants; watch football on TV; surf the net; go dancing.

List of Adjectives (Adjetivos)

• Beautiful (Bela)
• Boring (Chato)
• Cool (Legal)
• Clever (Inteligente)
• Difficult (Difícil)
• Different (Diferente)
• False (Falso)
• Funny (Engraçado)
• Fantastic (Fantástico)
• Good (Boa)
• Great (Grande)
• Happy (Feliz)
• Horrible (Horrível)
• Interesting (Interessante)
• Justice (Justiça)
• Joy (Alegria)
• Killer (Assassino)
• Lazy (Preguiçoso)
• Magic (Magia)
• Magnificent (Magnífico)
• Nice (Bom/Legal)
• Organized (Organizado)
• Old (Velho)
• Powerful (Poderoso)
• Quiet (Calmo)
• Rich (Rico)
• Rude (Rude)
• Romantic (Romântico)
• Ridiculous (Ridículo)
• Scary (Assustador)
• Small (Pequeno)
• Terrible (Terrível)
• Terrific (Fantástico)
• Ugly (Feio)
• Violent (Violento)
• Wonderful (Maravilhoso)
• Young (Jovem)
• Trash (Lixo)