Pedro hopes to improve his attitude and be more engaged in class this school year. Last year, he struggled to pay attention and missed important information. He enjoys how the teacher incorporates real world examples into grammar exercises. Pedro also likes simulation games but dislikes the third person perspective. Yesterday, Pedro visited the hospital with Scouts and delivered gifts to ill children, which was a humbling experience.

1. English
Portfolio

2. contents
Learning
Presentation Works
journal
Grammar Vocabulary

3. Presentation
HI, MY NAME IS PEDRO GONÇALVES AND I M 16 YEARS OLD. I LOVE DRAWING
BECAUSE I HAVE DONE IT SINCE I WAS YOUNG. I’M SCOUT AND I LOVE IT, BECAUSE I
LOVE NATURE. MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE BECAUSE I LOVE THE SEA, THE SKY AND
BECAUSE I'M A FAN OF FUTEBOL CLUBE DO PORTO.
MY EXPECTATION FOR THIS YEAR IS THAT I WANT TO LEARN A LOT WITH THE
TEACHER, TO HELP MY FRIENDS - AND I HOPE THAT THEY WILL HELP ME TOO. LAST
YEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT THE
TEACHER SAID. THIS YEAR - MAY BE BECAUSE IT IS THE LAST ONE - I M MORE
INTERESTED.

4. Grammar

5. ADJECTIVES One-syllable
Adjectives
• FORM THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF A ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE BY ADDING –ER FOR THE
COMPARATIVE FORM AND –EST FOR THE SUPERLATIVE.
EXAMPLES
 MARY IS TALLER THAN MAX.
 MARY IS THE TALLEST OF ALL STUDENTS
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVE FORM
TALL TALLER TALLEST
OLD OLDER OLDEST
LONG LONGER LONGEST

6. ADJECTIVES Two-syllable
Adjectives
• WITH MOST TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES, YOU THE COMPARATIVE WITH MORE AND THE SUPERLATIVE WITH MOST.
EXAMPLES
 THIS MORNING IS MORE PEACEFUL THAN YESTERDAY MORNING.
 MAX’S HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAIN IS THE MOST PEACEFUL IN THE WORLD
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVE FORM
PEACFUL MORE PEACEFUL MOST PEACEFUL
PLEASANT MORE PLEASANT MOST PLEASANT
THOUGHTFUL MORE THOUGHTFUL MOST THOUGHTFUL

7. Relative Pronouns
 WHO SUJEITO, PESSOAS  WHEN TEMPO
SHE IS THE GIRL WHO TALKED WITH ME WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY, I USED TO PLAY WITH MY
FRIENDS
 WHICH SUJEITO, “COISAS”
THE HOUSE WHICH IS OVER THERE IS NICE  WHERE LUGAR
THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE I LIVED.
 THAT SUJEITO, PESSOAS, “COISAS”
SHE IS THE GIRL (THAT) I MET IN A CHATROOM
 WHOSE POSSE
THIS IS THE BOY, WHOSE FATHER IS MY FRIEND

8. Purpose Clauses
 TO (PARA); IN ORDER TO (DE MODO A); SO AS TO (DE MODO A); SO THAT (PARA QUE)
AS CONJUNÇÕES TO, IN ORDER TO E SO AS TO SÃO USADAS COM O VERBO NO INFINITIVO.
EXAMPLE EVERYONE WAS PUSHING (IN ORDER TO/ SO AS TO) GET TO THE FRONT OF THE QUEUE.
A CONJUNÇÃO SO THAT É SEMPRE SEGUIDA DE UM MODAL VERB (CAN/ COULD; MAY/ MIGHT; WILL/ WOULD; MUST/
MUSTN’T; SHOULD) + INFINITIVE

9. Passive Voice
 PASSIVE VOICE IS USED WHEN THE FOCUS IS ON THE EXAMPLE : A MISTAKE WAS MADE
ACTION. IT IS NOT IMPORTANT OR NOT KNOWN,
HOWEVER, WHO OR WHAT IS PERFORMING THE  IN THIS CASE, I FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT A MISTAKE
ACTION. WAS MADE, BUT I DO NOT BLAME ANYONE, THAT’S
DIFERENT FROM “YOU HAVE A MISTAKE”.
EXAMPLE : MY BIKE WAS STOLEN
 IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE, THE FOCUS IS ON FACT THAT
MY BIKE WAS STOLEN. I DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER,
WHO DID IT? SOMETIMES A STATEMENT IN PASSIVE IS
MORE GRACIOUS THAN ACTIVE VOICE, AS THE
FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SHOWS:

10. Form of Passive
SUBJECT + FINITE FORM OF VERB TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
EXAMPLE : A LETTER WAS WRITTEN
WHEN REWRITING ACTIVE SENTENCES IN IN PASSIVE VOICE, NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
• THE OBJECT OF ACTIVE SENTECE BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF PASSIVE SENTENCE.
• THE FINITE FROM OF THE VERB IS CHANGED (TO BE + PARTICIPLE)
• THE SUBJECT OF THE ACTIVE SENTENCE BECOMES THE OBJECT OF THE PASSIVE SENTENCE – OR IS DROPPED.
EXAMPLE : PEDRO WRITES A LETTER – ACTIVE VOICE
THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN BY PEDRO – PASSIVE VOICE

11. Vocabulary

12. Environment
 FLOOD CHEIAS  DEFORESTATION DESFLORESTAÇÃO
 DROUGHT SECAS  ACID RAIN CHUVAS ACÍDAS
 GLOBAL WARMING AQUECIMENTO GLOBAL  DEATH OF CORAL REEFS MORTE DOS RECIFES DE
 EATRHQUAKE TERRAMOTO CORAL
 VOLCANO ERUPTION ERPUÇÃO VULCANICA  SAND STORM TEMPESTADES DE AREIA
 ICE MELTING DEGELO  HURRICANE TORNADO
 OZONE LAYER CAMDA DE OZONO  TSUNAMI TSUNAMI
 HEAT WAVE ONDA DE CALOR

13. Learning Journal

14. Learning Journal
 T H I S S C H O O L Y E A R I H O P E M Y AT I T U D E S C H A N G E
F O R A N E W O N E , T O T U R N T H I S P O S S I B L E I H AV E
TO BE M ORE IN TERESTED IN THE CLASS.
 T H E L A S T Y E A R WA S V E R Y S A D B E C A U S E T H E M Y
H E A D WA S FA R WAY F R O M T H E C L A S S A N D I
L E A R N O F C O U R S E , B U T I WA S T V E R Y I M P O R TA N T
I N F O R M AT I O N T H AT T O D AY C O U L D B E
S I G N I F I C A N T.
 I L I K E T H E WAY T H AT T H E T E A C H E R T E A C H U S –
M E – B E C A U S E Y O U U S E T H E A C T U A L FA C T S O F
T H E W O R L D A N D U S E T H E M I N G R A M M AT I C
EXERCICES

15. Learning Journal
 I L O V E S I M U L AT I O N G A M E S . T H E R E ’ S A G A M E
WHERE OUR HEART ALMOST EXPLODE, BECAUSE
IT SEEMS VERY REALISTIC, THE GAME MIRROR'S
E D G E I S C O N S I D E R E D BY C R I T I C S A S O N E O F T H E
B E S T S I M U L AT I O N G A M E S E V E R .
 I ' V E P L AY E D , A N D I S A U N I Q U E E X P E R I E N C E ,
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IT TRANSMITS.
 T H E O N LY P O I N T T H AT I D O N OT L I K E T H E
FA C T T H AT T H E R E I S A 3 R D P E R S O N M O D E .

16. Learning Journal
 Y E S T E R D AY, 1 0 T H D E C E M B E R O F 2 0 1 1 , T H E
S C O U T S W E N T T O E S T E FÂ N I C A’ S H O S P I TA L , V I S I T
T H E K I D S W H O A R E I L L . I T WA S A G R E AT
E X P E R I E N C E T H AT M A D E M E T H I N K A B O U T M Y
P R O B L E M S , I N S I G N I F I C A N T C O M PA R E D W I T H
THEIRS. WE D ELIVERED GIFTS TO
T H E M , W H I C H W E R E V E R Y H A P P Y.
 W H AT S C A R E D M E M O S T WA S T O S E E S E R I O U S LY
I L L C H I L D R E N , F O L L O W E D BY PA R E N T S W H O D O
N OT L O S E H O P E T H AT T O G E T H E R T H E Y C A N PA S S
AN CHRISTM AS TOGETHER.