English for Portuguese Speakers workbook, level 6 (grades 11–12)

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Real pages from topic 1, “Narrative tenses: had been waiting, would tell and personal stories”. Every topic in the book follows the same steps.

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Each topic builds on the one before it.

1. Narrative tenses: had been waiting, would tell and personal storiesTell a personal story with the past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous (I had been waiting for an hour when...), use would for past habits and tell it apart from used to, and order events with by the time, as soon as, while and eventually
2. Third and mixed conditionals: If I had known, I would have...Talk about past situations that did not happen with the third conditional (If I had studied, I would have passed), use mixed conditionals (If I had taken that job, I would be in Chicago now), express regret with I wish, If only and should have, and choose between the first, second and third conditionals
3. Deductions about the past: must have, can't have, might haveMake deductions about the past with must have, can't have, couldn't have, might have and could have + participle (The window is broken; someone must have kicked a ball), tell could have apart from should have, and use probability expressions (It's likely that, There's a good chance that, probably, apparently) to explain mysteries in science and history
4. Passive reporting: It is said that..., is thought to have and have something doneUse formal passive structures to report (It is said that...; The painting is thought to have been lost; The results are expected to be published), use have or get something done for services (I'm having my bike repaired), and use the passive with modals and perfect tenses (has been tested, should have been checked) when reading science and technology news
5. Future perfect and future continuous: will have finished, will be studyingUse the future continuous for actions in progress at a future time (This time next year, I will be studying in college), the future perfect for what will be finished before a time (By 2035, they will have built...), and the future in the past (was going to, would) for plans that changed (I was going to call you, but...), when talking about careers, goals and technology
6. Participle clauses: Having finished..., Founded in 1890...Shorten sentences with participles (Having finished the essay, she...; Founded in 1890, the library...; Not knowing the answer, he...), reduce relative clauses (the students living near the school, the books written by...), use the -ing form after prepositions (after finishing, before leaving) and avoid participles without a clear subject
7. Academic vocabulary: word families, collocations and false friendsBuild word families with prefixes and suffixes (develop, development, developer; possible, impossible, possibility), use frequent collocations (make a decision, do research, take notes, raise a question), choose the noun, verb, adjective or adverb for each sentence, and recognize common false friends in academic texts
8. Argumentative essays: thesis, counterargument and concessionWrite an argumentative essay with a thesis, topic sentences, evidence, a counterargument and a rebuttal, use concession and contrast connectors (despite, in spite of, whereas, nevertheless, on the contrary), soften claims (may, tend to, it could be argued that) and cite sources (according to, the data suggests), on global issues such as water, energy and digital access
9. College applications: personal statements, résumés and interviewsWrite a short personal statement that shows an experience and what you learned, describe activities with action verbs (led, organized, designed, volunteered), write a formal email to ask for information or an interview, and answer interview questions (Why do you want to study...? Tell me about a challenge you faced). Safety: an adult checks every application before it is sent
10. Presentations: signposting, cleft sentences and Not only... but alsoOrganize an oral presentation with signposting (First, I'll look at...; Let me move on to...; To sum up...), add emphasis with cleft sentences (What I want to show is...; It was the data that...) and inversion after negative expressions (Not only did we..., but we also...; Never have I seen...), present a chart and answer audience questions politely
11. Reading academic texts and data: purpose, tone, inference and graphsRead short original academic texts, opinion articles and graphs, identify the main idea, the purpose and the tone, make inferences, find what a pronoun refers to and describe data (rose sharply, fell slightly, one in five, the majority of), as in college entrance exams
12. Formal and informal English: emails to professors and university lifeSwitch register, choose formal verbs instead of phrasal verbs (find out, discover; ask for, request; put off, postpone), write polite emails to professors and offices (I was wondering if...; Would it be possible to...?; Please let me know...), understand university instructions and notices, and take notes from a short lecture

Who this English workbook for Portuguese speakers is for

• Portuguese-speaking families who want their teen to learn English at home
• Students who want daily practice at home, after school or over the summer
• ESL and ELL teachers who work with newcomers
• Teachers and tutors who need ready-to-print practice with answers
• Adults who want to keep going at the right level

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