Dora wanted to buy a card for her mother. Her mother’s birthday was next week. Dora loved her mom. She wanted to get a nice birthday card. She wanted a card that was pretty. She wanted a card that said the right thing. What was the right thing? The card must say, “I love you, Mom.” It must say, “Mom, you are the best mother in the world.”

Barbara told her mom a funny story. When she finished, she waited for her mom to laugh. “Mom, why aren’t you laughing? That was a funny story,” Barbara said. “Oh, I’m sorry,” her mom said. “Sometimes you think something is funny, but someone else thinks it isn’t funny.” So, Barbara’s mom did not laugh at Barbara’s story. Barbara told the same story to her younger sister. Her younger sister laughed at the story.

Silvia wants to live 95 more years. Then she will be 100. Her father is 35 years old. He wants to live a long time, too. He wants to live for one hundred years. He wants to live for 70 more years. “Daddy, we will grow old together, okay?” Nancy said to her father. “Yes, honey, we will grow old together,” he said to Nancy. Then Nancy smiled. She gave her daddy a big hug.

Let’s have lunch = Vamos almoçar. Snack bar = Lanchonete. What a surprise! = Que surpresa! Get a table = Arrumar, conseguir uma mesa. Can I take your order? = Posso pegar seu pedido? Let’s order = Vamos pedir. Improving = Melhorando. Very nice = muito bem Good news? = Boas notícias? Congratulations = Parabéns. Day off = dia de folga. Tuesdays = Terças-feiras. Wednesdays = Quartas-feiras. Thursdays = Quintas-feiras. Fridays = Sextas-feiras. Weekends = Finais de semana….

Our = nosso. bottles = garrafas. Full = cheio(a). Half empty = Metade vazia. Pick = pegue. Right = certo(a). I can’t get = Eu não consigo pegar. Juice = suco Too high = Alto demais. Small = pequeno(a). Bread = pão. This one = Este aqui. That one = Aquele ali. Expensive = caro(a). T-shirt = Camiseta. There is = há. Right there = logo ali. Far = longe. Takes too long = Leva tempo demais. Boring = Chato. Until = Até. Short = Curto(a)….

Quer deixar recado? Do you want to leave a message? Pode anotar recado? Can you take a message? Posso anotar algum recado? May I take a message? Eu ligo mais tarde. I’ll call again later. Alô. Eu queria falar com o gerente. Hello. I’d like to talk to the manager. Quem gostaria? Who would like?

1. Did you see “Nemo”?
2. Yes. It is a great movie.
3. I saw it four times.
4. I saw it only once.
5. I have it. So do I.
6. Let’s go to your home.
7. We can watch it again.
8. And then we can go to my home.
9. And watch it there.
10. I always cry at the end.
11. Me too. It’s so sad.

1. I just turned 16 yesterday.
2. 16 is a great age.
3. What’s so great about being 16?
4. You can get a job!
5. I didn’t know that.
6. You have to get a work permit.
7. Thanks for telling me!
8. Tell me when you get a job.
9. Is it hard to get one?
10. They don’t hire people under 18.
11. That’s going to change with me.

1. He moves to a new city.
2. There are many buildings.
3. There are a lot of people walking.
4. There are many taxis.
5. He feels lonely.
6. Everyone acts so different here.
7. He goes to his new school.
8. He sees a friendly looking person.
9. He asks him to show him around.