1. Read the text below.

    “Is it possible to learn a language without learning its grammar?”
    “Grammar is difficult and boring, isn’t it?”

     Grammar is simply the organization of the elements of a language. Let us take an example:

Without grammar: Preocup    muit    s       as palavr       te      es o texto.
With grammar: Não te preocupes se não sabes muitas palavras do texto.            

Someone who does not know the grammar of Portuguese, who cannot organize the elements, might produce this:
“Aspalavr osabes não texto te se do aspreocup muites”.          

But fortunately the organization(grammar) of Portuguese is very similar to the grammar of English. It is not necessary for us to only concentrate on studying
the grammar of English, except in a few cases.

The importance of verbs
It is necessary to recognize the principal elements of each sentence – that is why we practice the verbs.
The verbs usually occupy a central position in the organization of English. If you cannot recognize them, you will find it difficult to understand the English sentence. We will also study those grammatical aspects where the organization English is different from the organization of Portuguese. We believe it is essential to understand
the organization, not simply repeat phrases blindly.

2. Now Answer:

3. Aprenda a identificar verbos em inglês visitando o site da BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en23verb-l1-f-how-to-find-the-verb
4. Agora, siga este link e responda o exercício: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/quiz/en23verb-l1-quiz

5. Identifique os verbos ou locuções verbais nas seguintes orações.

a. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.

b. Napoleon fought the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

c. A good mainframe computer is very expensive.

d. The Intel company designed the first microprocessor in 1971.

e. The Pope John Paul II visited Brazil more than once.

f. New technologies will produce enormous changes in our lives.

g. What is the capital of Indonesia?

h. Information is processed in computers as electronic signals.