The Perfect Car — Teacher Edition

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Listening

10 minutes

Say to student:

"What color is the first car? Is it fast or slow? Let's learn about adjectives!"

Dialogue: A car showroom. A customer is looking at cars with a salesperson.

Pri and Vera

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

I want a new car.

What about this blue car?

It's small and easy to park.

But it's very slow. And it's ugly!

OK. This red car is fast and beautiful.

Yes! I love it. How much is it?

It's very expensive.

It's my money!

OK, OK! It's a big red car. Take it!

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Comprehension:

1. What color is the first car?

2. Is the blue car fast?

3. What does the customer think of the red car?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: adjective position: adjective + noun (a big car, NOT a car big). Adjectives don't change in plural.

Form	Structure
Affirmative	ADJ + NOUN: a big car / a beautiful house / a new phone. Plural não muda: two big cars / two beautiful houses. Sozinho após be: It's big. They're new.
Negative	It's not big. They aren't new. (adjective preserved, only verb negative).
Interrogative	Is it big/new/expensive? Are they fast/cheap? What color is it? (adjective alone após verb be).

Examples:

It's a big city.

This is a beautiful car.

They're fast cars. (NOT fasts cars)

Is the car expensive? Yes, it's very expensive.

Try it!

1. a car (big or beautiful — escolha 1, posição correta)

2. two cars (fast / fasts)

3. Is it ? (expensive)

4. an phone (new / old)

Answers: 1. big | 2. fast | 3. expensive | 4. old

Common Errors

a car beautiful → a beautiful car
Em PT 'carro bonito' (subst+adj). Em EN é o INVERSO: adj+subst. ALWAYS adjective BEFORE noun: beautiful car, big house, new phone.

They're fasts cars. → They're fast cars.
Em PT 'carros rápidos' (adj concorda). Em EN adjective NUNCA muda: fast cars, not fasts cars. No -s no adjetivo.

Explicação (PT-BR):
Em ingles, o adjetivo vem ANTES do substantivo: a BIG car (nao 'a car big'). Adjetivos NAO mudam no plural: fast cars (nao 'fasts cars').

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Practice

15 minutes

Watch for:
- Adjective position — rule vs habit: Brazilian says 'carro bonito' (noun + adj). English is ALWAYS 'beautiful car' (adj + noun). Takes time to automate. Correct every time.
- Adjective invariable: 'A fast car' → 'two fast cars' (NOT 'fasts cars'). Adjective in English NEVER changes. Different from Portuguese.
- 'Very': amplifier. 'It's expensive' → 'It's VERY expensive.' Student can use 'very' with any adjective.
- 'Beautiful' /bjuːtɪfəl/: 3 syllables. Brazilian tends to say 4. Correct: BEAU-ti-ful.
- 'Expensive' /ɪkspɛnsɪv/: Brazilian tends to say 'espensive' (no /k/). Correct: eK-spensive.
- Colors as adjectives: blue, red, black, white follow the SAME position rule: 'a blue car', 'a red bag'.

Adjective Position

Which sentence is correct? Choose A or B.

1. A beautiful car or a car beautiful?

a beautiful car

a car beautiful

✅ Correct: a beautiful car

2. A phone expensive or an expensive phone?

a phone expensive

an expensive phone

✅ Correct: an expensive phone (EN tem ordem fixa: ADJECTIVE BEFORE NOUN. 'an expensive phone' (adj+noun), não 'a phone expensive' (que é ordem PT).)

3. A red bag or a bag red?

a red bag

a bag red

✅ Correct: a red bag

4. A house old or an old house?

an old house

a house old

✅ Correct: an old house (Mesma regra: adj+noun. 'an old house' (adj+noun). 'A house old' soa estranho — é tradução literal de 'casa velha'.)

5. They're cars fast or They're fast cars?

They're cars fast.

They're fast cars.

✅ Correct: They're fast cars. (Mesma regra mesmo no plural: adj+noun. 'They're fast cars.' Notar que adjective NÃO ganha -s (não 'fasts'). Adjective NEVER changes.)

Opposite Adjectives

Match the opposites.

Column A

big

fast

expensive

beautiful

new

long

Column B

small

slow

short

cheap

ugly

old

Answer Key:
big = small
fast = slow
expensive = cheap
beautiful = ugly
new = old
long = short

Describe It!

Complete with the correct adjective from the box.

oldsmallnewcheapexpensivebig

1. Tokyo is a city.

2. My phone is . I want a phone.

3. A Ferrari is very .

4. A pen is .

5. My bag is very . I need a bag.

Answer Key:
1. big
2. old, new
3. expensive
4. cheap
5. small, big

I Prefer...

Your teacher asks. Answer with 'I prefer...' and say why.

1. Big cities or small cities?

2. Expensive restaurants or cheap restaurants?

3. Old houses or new apartments?

4. Fast cars or slow cars?

5. Long movies or short movies?

6. Name your favorite colors: My phone is red. My bag is blue. My shirt is black or white. My car isn't ugly!

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Describing real places — adjectives in the wild.

1. Describe your phone. Is it big or small? New or old? What color?

Follow-up: Is it expensive?

Target: My phone is ___. It's a ___ phone.

Expected answer: It's black. It's new. / My phone is a new black phone.

Tip: Model: 'My phone is big and black. It's a new phone.' Accept adjectives alone, build to sentences.

2. Tell me about a famous BUILDING or PLACE in your city (or country). Is it old or new? Big or small? Beautiful or ugly?

Follow-up: Is it expensive to visit?

Target: It's the ___. It's very ___ and ___. It's a ___ building.

Expected answer: It's the MASP. It's big and beautiful. It's a famous museum.

Tip: Force at least 3 adjectives. Accept proper noun + 2 adjectives, build to full description with 'It's a + adj + adj + noun'. Recycle adjective position from ab_choice.

3. Describe 3 things in this room — use 1 adjective for each. (Ex: a black chair, a small window, a beautiful painting.)

Follow-up: Which one is your favorite? Why?

Target: There's a ___ ___, a ___ ___, and a ___ ___.

Expected answer: A black chair. A big window. A small phone.

Tip: Productive room scan — força adj+noun em 3 contextos diferentes. Push variety: don't accept 3× same adjective. Bonus: ask color OR size OR age — different categories.

4. Compare: an old phone vs a new phone. Which do you prefer? Why? Use 3 adjectives.

Follow-up: And what about price — is the new one expensive?

Target: I prefer the new phone. It's fast, beautiful, and easy to use.

Expected answer: I prefer new. It's fast.

Tip: Push 'I prefer ___ because it's ___ and ___.' Force 3 adjectives in row. Recycle expensive/cheap from L09. Bonus: extend to old vs new car / house.

Extension activity: Aluno rapido: descrever 5 objetos na sala com 2 adjetivos cada. 'This is a big, black bag.' 'That's a small, old book.'

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can describe things: It's a big, red car.
✓
I can say opposites: big/small, fast/slow, expensive/cheap.
✓
I can say what I prefer: I prefer small cities.

Great work today!

Next class: REVIEW! Everything from lessons 7 to 12.