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?

Both houses are really in bad condition.(As duas casas estão realmente em péssimas condições.) We both know what we want. (Nós dois sabemos o que queremos. Both women were French. (Ambas / as duas mulheres eram Francesas.) They both like pizza. (Os dois gostam de pizza.) Rebecca has two children, both are married. (Rebeca tem dois filhos, (Os dois são casados.)

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.

1. Sarah’s basketball team lost today.
2. She is upset. She walks home sadly.
3. She sits down on the couch.
4. She starts crying. Her mom sees her.
5. She gives her a hug.
6. She bakes Sarah’s favorite cookies.
7. The warm cookies make Sarah smile.
8. Sarah wipes her tears away.
9. She realizes that sometimes.
10. You win and sometimes you lose.