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Yes/No Questions

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Let’s play

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Do you like scary stories?

Are you good at solving puzzles?

Do you think you are a good detective?

What is your favorite mystery movie, book or series?

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Dark Stories Game

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Dark Stories Game

Objective:

Solve a mystery by discovering the complete story behind a strange situation.

Rules:

One player reads the mystery.

The other players ask Yes/No questions to find clues.

The reader can only answer:

  • Yes
  • No
  • Irrelevant

Players continue asking questions until they solve the mystery.

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1. SIMPLE PRESENT

Do / Does + subject + verb…?

Examples:

Does the story involve money? (a história envolve dinheiro?)

Does the person have a job? (a pessoa tem um emprego?)

Does anyone die? (alguém morre?)

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2. SIMPLE PRESENT WITH VERB TO BE

Am / Is / Are + subject + complement?

Examples:

Is he alive? (ele está vivo?)

Is she at home? (ela está em casa?)

Are they friends? (eles são amigos?)

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3. SIMPLE PAST

Did + subject + verb…?

Examples:

Did he fall? (ele caiu?)

Did she run? (ela correu?)

Did they jump? (eles pularam?)

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4. SIMPLE PAST WITH VERB TO BE

Was / Were + subject + complement?

Examples:

Was he alone? (ele estava sozinho?)

Was she at home? (ela estava em casa?)

Were they friends? (eles eram amigos?)

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5. PAST CONTINUOUS

Was / Were + subject + verb+ing…?

Examples:

Was he driving? (ele estava dirigindo?)

Was she dancing? (ela estava dançando?)

Were they working? (eles estavam trabalhando?)

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Useful Questions

Is the person alive? → A pessoa está viva?

Does the story involve money? → A história envolve dinheiro?

Does it involve an object? → Envolve um objeto?

Was it an accident? → Foi um acidente?

Was somebody hurt? → Alguém ficou ferido?

Did anyone die? → Alguém morreu?

Did the person know the victim? → A pessoa conhecia a vítima?

Did it happen at home? → Aconteceu em casa?

Did it happen at night? → Aconteceu à noite?

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A woman opens her bag, but there is a dead man inside.

The Bag

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A strangled dancer was found dead by the police.

The Dancer

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Bruno gets into a taxi. When the driver opens the door for him at the bus terminal, Bruno falls dead from the vehicle.

Taxi

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Joseph takes a step back and dies.

A Step Behind

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A man is hanging from a piece of rope in an empty room; below him is a puddle.

Hanging Man

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Maria enters a store and buys new shoes. This will cause her to die that same night.

New Shoes

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Important:

some- → ideia de "algum(a)"

any- → ideia de "qualquer" ou usado em perguntas

every- → ideia de "todos(as)"

no- → ideia de "nenhum(a)"

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Some:

some + one/body → alguma pessoa

some + thing → alguma coisa

some + where → algum lugar

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LET’S TALK!

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People

(+) Someone / Somebody = alguém

(?) Anyone / Anybody = alguém? (-) ninguém

(+) No one / Nobody = ninguém

Everyone / Everybody = todos / todo mundo

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Complete the sentences:

  1. _____________ is at the door. → Alguém está na porta.
  2. Is _____________ home? → Tem alguém em casa?
  3. _____________ likes pizza. → Todo mundo gosta de pizza.
  4. _____________ knows the answer. → Ninguém sabe a resposta.

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Things

(+) Something = alguma coisa / algo

(?) Anything = alguma coisa (-) nada

(+) Nothing = nada

Everything = tudo

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Complete the sentences:

  1. I want _____________ to eat. → Eu quero algo para comer.
  2. Do you need ____________ ? → Você precisa de alguma coisa?
  3. _____________ is ready. → Tudo está pronto.
  4. I have _____________ to say. → Eu não tenho nada a dizer.

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Places

(+) Somewhere = em algum lugar

(?) Anywhere = em algum lugar (-) em nenhum lugar

(+) Nowhere = em nenhum lugar

Everywhere = em todos os lugares / por toda parte

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Complete the sentences:

  1. I want to go ____________ quiet. → Quero ir para algum lugar tranquilo.
  2. Can we sit ____________ ? → Podemos sentar em qualquer lugar?
  3. I looked ____________ for my keys. → Procurei minhas chaves em todos os lugares.
  4. There is ____________ to park. → Não há lugar nenhum para estacionar.

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Time

(+) Sometime = em algum momento (um momento indefinido)

Anytime = a qualquer momento (qualquer momento serve)

Pode aparecer em afirmativas, perguntas e até como resposta curta.

Afirmativas

  • You can call me anytime.� (Você pode me ligar a qualquer momento.)
  • Come anytime you want.� (Venha quando quiser.)

Perguntas

  • Can I call you anytime?� (Posso te ligar a qualquer momento?)

Resposta

  • Can you help me?
  • Anytime!

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LET’S PLAY!

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Complete the lyrics

Listen to the songs and complete the lyrics using indefinite pronouns

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LET’S PLAY!

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THANKS

See you next week!