[0:00]Oi, pessoal! Que bom ver vocês aqui em mais um episódio. Hoje, a gente vai acompanhar um encontro inesperado.
[0:09]No café mais movimentado da cidade. A Emily só queria um lugar para sentar, mas acabou conhecendo o Jake. E juntos, eles vão aprender e ensinar pra gente como usar o verbo to be para falar de si mesmos. Das pessoas ao redor, e das situações do dia a dia. Tudo de um jeito leve, natural, e cheio de exemplos práticos. Então, já se acomoda aí e vem aprender inglês com a gente. Excuse me! Is this seat free? Yes! Yes, it is! Please, sit down! Thank you! This place is so crowded today! Crowded. You mean full of people? Exactly! I'm Emily, by the way! Nice to meet you, Emily! I'm Jake! I'm Emily. I'm Jake. Wait, "I'm"? Yes! "I'm" means "I am"! It's a contraction! A contraction. You mean a short form? Right! A shorter, faster way to say it! Shorter way! So "I am" becomes "I'm"! Exactly! You're learning already! You're learning. "You're" is "you are"! Perfect! You understand contractions! I understand! But what is this grammar? This is the Verb TO BE! The most important verb! The most important? Why is it so important? Because we use it every single day! Every single day? For what? For everything! Names, feelings, descriptions, locations! Locations. You mean where things are? Exactly! Like "I am here" or "You are there"!
[2:36]So "I am Emily" uses the Verb TO BE? Yes! "Am" is the Verb TO BE for "I"! For "I"! What about "you"? For "you" we use "are"! You are Emily! You are Jake! I am Emily. I see! Perfect! Now, what about him? That man over there? That man? He... He is... reading a book? Excellent! He IS reading! You used it correctly! He is! So "is" is for he, she, it? Exactly! He is, she is, it is! All use "is"! Yes! And we can make contractions too!
[3:45]Contractions too? Like "I'm"? Right! He's, she's, it's! Shorter forms! He's, she's, it's! That sounds natural! It sounds natural because we use it constantly! Constantly. You mean all the time? All the time! In every conversation! Jake, can I practice? Can I describe this place? Great idea! Describe what you see! Okay! This coffee shop... it is beautiful! Perfect! It is beautiful! Or "It's beautiful"! It's beautiful! The music is relaxing! Excellent! "The music is relaxing"! You're doing great! I'm doing great! The coffee is hot! Yes! "The coffee is hot"! Another perfect sentence! The walls are white! Wait, "are"? Yes! "Are" for plural! The walls ARE white! For plural. You mean more than one? Exactly! One wall is white. Two walls are white! One wall is. Two walls are. I understand! You understand perfectly! Keep going! The cups are clean! The tables are full! Beautiful sentences! You're a natural! A natural! What about "we"? And "they"? Great question! "We" and "they" use "are"! They use "are"! So "we are" and "they are"! Exactly! We are here! They are there! We are here. They are there. So simple! So simple. Let me teach you a pattern! Listen carefully! I AM. You ARE. He IS. I am. You are. He is. Got it! She IS. It IS. We ARE. They ARE! Perfect! That's the complete pattern! The complete pattern! Can I practice more? Of course! Look at those people over there! Those people? They are friends! Great! How do you know? They are laughing together! They are happy! Perfect observation! They are happy! They are happy. And that woman? Yes? What about her? She is alone. She is sad! Good sentence! But maybe she's just tired! She's tired! Another contraction! Yes! "She's" instead of "she is"! Jake, I'm confused about something! You're confused. You mean uncertain? Yes! When do we use the Verb TO BE? We use it for many things! Let me explain! Please explain! I'm ready to learn! First, we use it for feelings and emotions! Feelings and emotions? Like happy or sad? Exactly! I am happy. You are excited. She is nervous! I am happy. You are excited. She is nervous! We also use it for physical states! Physical states. You mean how our body feels? Right! I am tired. You are hungry. He is cold! I am tired. You are hungry. He is cold! Perfect! Now, how are you feeling right now? Right now? I am... I'm excited! You're excited! Why are you excited? I'm excited because I'm learning English! Beautiful answer! You're using TO BE naturally! Naturally! I'm also a little nervous! You're nervous. You mean worried? A little worried. English is difficult sometimes! English is difficult. But you ARE doing great! I am doing great! Thank you, Jake! Emily, we also use TO BE for descriptions! For descriptions? What kind of descriptions? Physical descriptions! Like tall, short, beautiful, young! Tall, short, beautiful, young! I see! Try it! Describe me! Describe you? Okay! You are tall! I am tall! What else? You are friendly! And you are patient! Thank you! You're very kind! I'm very kind. You mean nice? Right! Kind and nice mean the same! The same! Now you describe me! Okay! You are smart! You are curious! I am smart! I am curious! I love learning! You love learning! That's wonderful! It's wonderful! This language is interesting! The language is interesting! You see? TO BE again! TO BE again! It's everywhere! It's everywhere! That's why it's so important!
[11:36]Jake, what about places? Where things are? Great question! We use TO BE for locations too! For locations! How? Simple! We say where something or someone is! Where something is! Give me examples! Sure! I am here. You are here. We are in the coffee shop! We are in the coffee shop! That's location! Exactly! The coffee shop is downtown! Downtown. You mean in the city center? Right! In the center, in the middle of the city! In the middle! Where is your home? My home is near the park! Where is yours? Mine is far from here! It's in another neighborhood! Another neighborhood! "It's" means "it is"! It is in another neighborhood! I used TO BE! You did! You're getting so good at this! Jake, how do I say something is NOT true? You mean negative sentences? Yes! Negative sentences! How do they work? Easy! We put NOT after the Verb TO BE! After the verb? Like "I am not"? Exactly! I am not tired. You are not late! I am not tired. You are not late! Shorter forms! Right! He isn't. She isn't. It isn't. They aren't! I understand! Perfect! Now practice! Say something negative! Okay! This coffee isn't cold! It's hot! Excellent! "This coffee isn't cold"! I'm not sleepy! I'm awake and alert! Beautiful! "I'm not sleepy. I'm awake!" This place isn't quiet! It's very noisy! Perfect sentences! You're a fast learner! What about questions? How do I ask? Simple! We change the order! Change the order? What do you mean? We put the Verb TO BE before the subject! Before the subject? Can you show me? Sure! "You are happy" becomes "Are you happy?" Are you happy? The verb comes first! Exactly! "He is ready" becomes "Is he ready?" Is he ready? I see the pattern! Perfect! Now you try! Ask me a question! Okay! Are you a teacher? Great question! No, I'm not a teacher! I'm a friend! You're a friend! Is this coffee shop expensive? Another good question! No, it isn't expensive! It's affordable! It's affordable! You mean not expensive? Right! Affordable means reasonable price! Reasonable price! Is English easy? Tricky question! English isn't very easy, but it's interesting! It's interesting! I agree completely! Emily, you learned so much today! I learned so much! I'm so happy! You're happy! I'm proud of you! You're proud! You mean satisfied with my progress? Exactly! Your progress is excellent! My progress is excellent! The Verb TO BE is useful! Very useful! It's the foundation of English! The foundation! You mean the base? Right! Everything builds on the Verb TO BE! Everything builds on it! I'm grateful for this lesson! You're grateful! I'm happy to help! You're happy to help! You're an amazing person! You're amazing too! You're hardworking and smart! I'm hardworking! I'm determined to learn! You're determined! That's the most important thing! The most important! Jake, are we friends now? Are we friends? Yes! We are definitely friends! We are friends! I'm so lucky! I'm lucky too! This is a beautiful friendship! A beautiful friendship! See you soon, Jake! Thank you for everything! You're welcome! Remember: YOU ARE capable! YOU ARE strong! I am capable! I am strong! I am ready! YOU ARE ready! Keep practicing! I'm practicing every day! Goodbye, Jake! Goodbye, Emily! You're wonderful!
