Perspectivas – Paul – Passado > Presente

Nesta aula vamos usar a técnica da perspectiva. O principal benefício desta técnica é que ela ajudará você aprender gramática intuitivamente, sem chato exercícios ou regras de memorização.

É assim que funciona: vou contar uma curta história mais de uma vez. Cada vez, eu vou mudar algo na gramática. Por exemplo, posso mudar o tempo verbal ou a pessoa. Dessa forma, você reconhecerá intuitivamente as mudanças.

OK, vamos começar!

Paul’s friend recommended he visit a Toastmasters Club in the city. Paul was a bit hesitant because a public speaking club seemed intimidating. However, he thought it would be an excellent opportunity to practice his English, meet new people, and get out of his comfort zone. He sent an email to the club to arrange a visit as a guest. When the day came, he got to the club on time. The session began. He saw that
one of the members conducted all the sessions. The first part was three prepared speeches. The opening speech title was: “Managing your time”; the second one was: “What you can learn from waiting at the
airport,” and the third one was: “Be your own doctor.” The speeches were fun, entertaining, and informative. After each speech, there was an evaluation performed by another member of the club. It was constructive and positive feedback that helped the speaker to improve. The second section was different. It was the
Table Topics. A guy presented the topic: “Imagine you are the president of the United States, and you have to tell on TV there’s been contact with aliens.” Paul was one of the volunteers and, although it was frightening, he had a lot of fun. After the meeting, Paul met some of the members at a bar near the club location. It was
a perfect end for that exciting day.

Very good! Now let’s switch to the present tense.

Paul’s friend recommends he visit a Toastmasters Club in the city. Paul is a bit hesitant because a public speaking club seems intimidating. However, he thinks it will be an excellent opportunity to practice his English, meet new people, and get out of his comfort zone. He sends an email to the club to arrange a visit as a guest. When the day comes, he gets to the club on time. The session begins. He sees that one of the members conducts all the sessions. The first part is three prepared speeches. The first speech title is: “Managing your time”; the second one is: “What you can learn from waiting at the airport,” and the third one is: “Be your own doctor.” The speeches are fun, entertaining, and informative. After each speech, there’s an evaluation performed by another member of the club. It’s constructive and positive feedback that helps
the speaker to improve. The second section is different. It’s the Table Topics. A guy presents the topic: “Imagine you are the president of the United States, and you have to tell on TV there’s been contact with
aliens.” Paul is one of the volunteers and, although it’s frightening, he has a lot of fun. After the meeting, Paul meets some of the members at a bar near the club location. It’s a perfect end for this exciting day.