Classroom Objects & Prepositions of Place

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1. Exercise 1

   matching
   • caderno→notebook
   • livro→book
   • caneta→pen
   • lápis→pencil
   • mochila→backpack
   • mesa→desk

   Six classroom staples. Note: 'desk' is the school desk; 'table' is the general word for any table at home or a restaurant.

   🇧🇷 'Desk' é a mesa/carteira escolar. 'Table' é a mesa de casa, restaurante, etc.

2. Exercise 2

   multiple choice

   The book is ___ the desk.

   • onanswer
   • in
   • at
   • by

   ON = on top of (resting on a surface). The book sits on top of the desk → 'on the desk'.

   🇧🇷 ON = em cima de algo. Sobre a mesa, sobre o chão, sobre a cama.

3. Exercise 3

   multiple choice

   My pen is ___ my backpack.

   • on
   • inanswer
   • under
   • over

   IN = inside. The pen is inside the backpack.

   🇧🇷 IN = dentro de. Na mochila = 'in the backpack'.

4. Exercise 4

   multiple choice

   The cat is ___ the table. (the cat is below it)

   • on
   • in
   • underanswer
   • with

   UNDER = below. Easy one-to-one with Portuguese 'embaixo de'.

   🇧🇷 UNDER = embaixo de.

5. Exercise 5

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   Complete: 'Maria is sitting ___ ___ Paul.' (beside Paul)

   NEXT TO = beside / ao lado de. Two words — important.

   🇧🇷 'Next to' (duas palavras) = ao lado de.

6. Exercise 6

   matching
   • cadeira→chair
   • quadro / lousa→whiteboard
   • tesoura→scissors
   • borracha→eraser

   Four more you'll use weekly. 'Scissors' is always plural in English — 'the scissors are sharp', never 'the scissor is sharp'.

   🇧🇷 Atenção: 'scissors' é SEMPRE plural em inglês, mesmo quando em português dizemos 'a tesoura'.

7. Exercise 7

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   Complete: 'The whiteboard is ___ ___ ___ the classroom.' (at the front)

   AT THE FRONT OF / AT THE BACK OF for positions in a room.

   🇧🇷 'At the front of' = na frente de. 'At the back of' = no fundo de.

8. Exercise 8

   multiple choice

   A teacher asks 'Is there a clock on the wall?' The right answer if yes:

   • Yes, there is.answer
   • Yes, it has.
   • Yes, it is.
   • Yes, have.

   For existence ('there is/are'), the short answer is 'Yes, there is.' or 'No, there isn't.' Not 'it has' (that's Portuguese 'tem').

   🇧🇷 Cuidado: em inglês 'tem' no sentido de existir é 'there is/are', não 'have'.