1. FP English – Flexible and Powerful
Lesson 04 –I am a housemaid!
Mini story
Hi, there! How do you do? My name is Jessica Flores and I’m a
housemaid!
In this lesson you will know a little bit about my routine and housework.
On Mondays, I sweep the floor, dust the furniture and straighten up the
living room. On Tuesdays, I cook: I make breakfast, lunch and dinner. After
that, I do the dishes and clean up the kitchen and the dining room. On
Wednesdays, I do the laundry and straighten up the bedrooms. On
Thursdays, I take the garbage out and mop the floor. On Fridays, I clean
the bathroom, garage and basement. I also make the bed and set the table
for dinner. On Saturdays, I go to the mall with my husband and kids to
watch a movie, and last but not least, on Sundays, I stay home, read a
book, wash my car and spend time with my family.

2. Vocabulary
Housework – trabalho doméstico
Straighten up – Arrumar (a bagunça)
Clean up – Limpar
Take the garbage out – Levar o lixo para for a
Basement - Porão
Set the table for dinner – Preparar a mesa para o jantar
Mall – Shopping Center
Husband – Esposo, marido
Last but not least – Expressão: E por último, mas não menos importante
Stay home – Ficar em casa
Spend time with – Passar tempo com
Wash – Lavar
Read a book – Ler um livro
Also - Também
Reading
Read the dialog above and record it.
Learning – Days of the week – Dias da semana
Sunday(s) – Monday(s) – Tuesday(s) – Wednesday(s) – Thursday(s) –
Friday(s) – Saturday(s)
Saturday and Sunday = Weekend

3. DO X DOES – LONG ANSWERS
Questions Short answers Long answers
Do you like to study? Yes, I do. Yes, I like to study.
No, I don’t. No, I don’t like to study.
Do they work in the evening? Yes, they do. Yes, they work in the evening.
No, they don’t. No, they don’t work in the evening.
Do we stay home on Yes, we do. Yes, we stay home on weekends.
weekends? No, we don’t. No, we don’t stay home on
weekends.
Does she go to college? Yes, she does. Yes, she goes to college.
No, she doesn’t. No, she doesn’t go to college.
Does he study in the evening? Yes, he does. Yes, he studies in the evening.
No, he doesn’t. No, he doesn’t study in the evening.
Does it play with a ball? Yes, it does. Yes, it plays with a ball.
No, it doesn’t. No, it doesn’t play with a ball.
SIMPLE PRESENT
- DO
When we want to make a question in the simple present tense, to talk about I, YOU, WE, THEY
we have to use the auxiliary verb DO:
Quando queremos fazer uma pergunta no Simple Present para falar de I, YOU, WE, THEY,
temos que usar o verbo auxiliar DO para fazê-lo:
Do you like to go out?
(Você gosta de sair?)
There are two ways of answering this question:
Há duas maneiras de responder essa pergunta:
a) Short answer (resposta curta)
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
b) Long answer (resposta longa)
Yes, I like to go out. / No, I don’t like to go out.
Notice that we do not repeat “do” in affirmative sentences.
Perceba que não inserimos/repetimos o “do” em frases afirmativas - LONGAS.
Yes, I like to go out.
But we insert “don’t” in negative sentences.
Mas inserimos “don’t” em frases negativas.

4. No, I don’t like to go out.
THIRD PERSON
(Terceira pessoa)
In present tenses, when we have to make a question about a Third person (he, she and it), we
must use the auxiliary verb DOES to make it.
No presente, quando fazemos uma pergunta sobre uma Terceira pessoa (he, she and it),
devemos usar o verbo auxiliar DOES para fazê-la.
Example:
DOES she study English? (Ela estuda inglês?)
DOES she go to college every day? (Ela vai para a faculdade todos os dias?)
When we answer such questions, we must follow the pattern:
Quando respondemos tais perguntas, devemos seguir o padrão:
Does she study English? Yes, she does.
Does she go to school? No, she doesn’t.
However, when we give LONG ANSWERS, we have to use the following structure:
Porém, quando damos RESPOSTAS LONGAS, temos que usar a seguinte estrutura:
Does she answer the phone? Yes, she answers the phone.
Ela atende o telefone? Sim, ela atende o telefone.
In affirmative sentences, we change the verb. Usually we add “S” at its end.
Em frases afirmativas, nós mudamos o verbo. Geralmente acrescentamos o “S” ao final dele.
Yes, she answers the phone.

5. On the other hand, when we give a NEGATIVE answer, we do not change the verb.
Por outro lado, quando damos uma resposta NEGATIVA, nós não mudamos o verbo.
Does he answer the phone? No, he doesn’t answer the phone.
Be attentive!
(fique atento!)
When there are two verbs separated by “to”, only the first verb will be changed.
Quando houver dois verbos separados por “to”, apenas o primeiro verbo será mudado.
Does she like to study? Yes, she likes to study. / No, she doesn’t like to study.
NOTE:
Answer – She/He/It answers Prefer – He/She/It prefers
Type – She/He/It types Like – He/She/ It likes
Give – She/He/It gives Want – He/She/It wants
Help – She/He/It helps Need – He/She/ It needs
Study – She/He/It studies Drink – He/She/It drinks
Play – She/He/It plays Listen – He/She/It listens
Go – She/He/It goes Get – He/She/It gets
Watch – She/He/It watches Have – He/She/It has
Take - She/He/It takes
If the verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O, they will be added ES.
Se os verbos terminarem em SS, SH, CH, X, Z e O, eles serão acrescentados com ES.
Does he kiss the woman every day?
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, he kisses the woman every day. / No, he doesn’t kiss the woman every day.
Does he wash his car?
Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, he washes his car. / No, he doesn’t wash his car.
Does she watch TV?
Yes, she does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, she watches TV. / No, she doesn’t watch TV

6. Does he fix the computer every day?
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, he fixes the computer every day. / No, he doesn’t fix the computer every day.
Does it buzz? *
Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t.
Yes, it buzzes. / No, it doesn’t buzz.
Does she go to school in the morning?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Yes, she goes to school in the morning. / No, she doesn’t go to school in the morning.
-Y
If the letter BEFORE Y is a consonant, you will change Y to IES.
Se a letra anterior ao Y for uma consoante, o Y será trocado por ies.
STUDY
Does she study on weekends?
Yes, she does / No she doesn’t.
Yes, she studies on weekends. / No, she doesn’t study on weekends.
Se a letra anterior ao Y for uma vogal, será acrescentado apenas o S.
PLAY
Does he play the piano in the afternoon?
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, he plays the piano in the afternoon. / No, he doesn’t play the piano in the
afternoon.
*buzz – o zumbido que as abelhas fazem.
HAVE – HAS - Our exception (nossa exceção).
Does she have a car?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Yes, she has a car. / No, she doesn’t have a car.

7. Writing – Give long answers
01) Do you clean your bedroom every day?
02) Does your mother mop the floor on Sundays?
03) Does your father dust the furniture?
04) Does she study English on Saturdays OR on Fridays?
05) Do we straighten up our bedrooms on weekends?
06) Does she have a safety pin?
07) Does he have a car?
08) Does he wash his car?
09) Is your mother a housemaid?
10) Is your father a businessperson?
11) Does your best friend go to school in the morning?
12) Does your mom like to go to the mall?
13) Does Thomas study on Wednesdays?
14) Do you like to spend time with your family?
15) Does Jessica prefer to study or use the computer?
16) Does he like to listen to music?
17) Are your friends outgoing?
18) Does he prefer to speak English or Portuguese?
19) Does it need to play every day?
20) Does it sing?
21) Does it play with a ball?
22) Does she do the laundry?
Speaking – Record the answers you gave above – Grave as respostas
que você deu acima.
Learning – Numbers – Listen and complete
0 – Zero 14 – Fourteen 28 - _______________
1 – One 15 – Fifteen 29 - _______________
2 – Two 16 – Sixteen 30 – Thirty
3 – Three 17 – Seventeen 31 – Thirty-one
4 – Four 18 – Eighteen 42 – Forty-two
5 – Five 19 – Nineteen 53 – Fifty-three
6 – Six 20 – Twenty 64 – Sixty-four
7 – Seven 21 – Twenty-one 75 – Seventy-five
8 – Eight 22 – Twenty-two 86 – Eighty-six
9 – Nine 23 - _______________ 97 – Ninety-seven
10 – Ten 24 - _______________ 100 – One hundred
11 – Eleven 25 - _______________
12 – Twelve 26 - _______________
13 – Thirteen 27 - _______________

8. Speaking – Record the numbers.
Writing - Write in full – Escreva por extenso
01) 19+20=
02) 79-45=
03) 40+51=
04) 30+17=
05) 8+7=
06)6+6=
07)25-3=
08) 81-56=
09)50-50=
10) 99+1=
Listening – Give long answers
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Learning – Alphabet
A–B–C–D–E–F–G–H–I–J–K–L–M–
N–O–P–Q–R–S–T–U–V–W–X–Y–Z

9. Listen and repeat
Johnny: Hi, what’s your first name?
Daniel: It’s Daniel.
Johnny: What’s your last name?
Daniel: It’s Oliveira.
Johnny: How do you spell it? / How do you spell your last name?
Daniel: O – L – I – V – E – I – R – A
Speaking – Use the dialog above, say your name and spell your last name. Record it. – Use o
diálogo acima como modelo, diga seu nome e soletre seu último nome. Grave.
Um comentário: o pronome it serve para coisas, animais, portanto, posso usar o
pronome como uma substituição quando eu já sei do que ela se trata.
How do you spell it? – It está substituindo o your last name porque eu já sabia que se
tratava do last name. Lembre-se, para uma frase não ficar muito repetitiva, posso
sempre usar os pronomes.
Writing – Write what your best friend DOES every day on EACH DAY of the week.
Example:
My best friend listens to music on Mondays, uses the computer on Tuesdays, sweeps
the floor on Wednesdays etc.
Speaking – Record the days of the week. (Grave os dias da semana)
Send your exercises, recordings, questions and feedback to:
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Daniel Alves de Oliveira