Grammar 1
Express: more quantity than needed
people / in the world
There are too many people in the world.
Muitas roupas são feitas de algodão.
Many clothes are made from cotton.
Make the Present Passive
Johnny reads a book
A book is read (by Johnny)
The process of converting old materials into new objects.
Recycling
Express: more quantity than needed
I / water
I drank too much water
Nos temos música o suficiente para a festa.
We have enough music for the party.
Make the Present Passive
The gang robs banks
Banks are robbed (by the gang)
Phrasal verb for discovering, understanding something.
Figure out
Express: suggestion
He / learn to dance
He should learn to dance
He could learn to dance
Sementes são removidas do algodão.
Seeds are removed from cotton.
Make the Present Passive
People use special machines to separate the fibers.
Special machines are used to separate fibers (by people)
The name we give to collective behavior of social animals to find global solutions.
Swarm intelligence
express: sufficient quantity
She / money
She has enough money
Haviam muitas pessoas no show de música.
There were too many people at the concert.
Make the Present Passive
Machines twist fibers to make cotton thread
Fibers are twisted to make cotton thread (by machines)
The name we give to clothing produced rapidly by mass-market in response to new trends.
Fast fashion
Express: not enough quantity
They / grades to be approved
They don't have enough grades to be approved
Você passa tempo demais por conta própria.
You spend too much time on your own.
Make the Present Passive
Shops don't sell clothes at production price.
Clothes aren't sold at production price by shops
Phrasal verb for adapting into a social group.
Fit in