Interview

 18/10/2010

Anselmo, Hoje estive em sua casa  e , como combinado , chamei várias vezes. Notei que o material de festa estava na garagem e deduzi que vc deva ter trabalhado ontem em  algum evento. Ouvi o celular tocando por duas vezes. Concluí que vc devia estar muito cansado. Sua aula de hoje será ministrada amanhã. Abraços!
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Teacher - Hi, Anselmo. Good Morning!

You - ............................

Teacher - How are you feeling today?

You - ............................

Teacher - I'm a little sick but I think I can deal with it.

You - ............................

Teacher - Don't worry . I will see a doctor if it's necessary. So , may I have some questions?

You - ............................

Teacher - When you need to postpone a meeting or appointment , how do you use to do that? I mean, you prefer to do it personally , by phone or e-mail? Why?

You - ...........................

Teacher - What kind of meeting or appointment you don't like to postpone?

You - .........................

Teacher - Comparing your life now with 10 years ago, do you consider yourself a happier man? 

You - ..........................

Teacher - You are studying English for about 3 years a half. During this period you've learned many different things. How would you evaluate your progress?

You - .........................

Teacher - In which area you think you need to improve most?

You - .........................

Teacher - When you listen to a native american , can you understand perfectly what he is saying?

You - .........................

Teacher - Do you prefer to ask or answer question?

You - .........................

Teacher - Last time we talked about your English Progress you told me that you were having trouble with handwriting. How are you dealing with it? I mean, what are you doing to solve it?

You - ..........................

Teacher - During the period you've studied with me you've learned how to express your feelings about many subjects, family, sports, politics and on...What did you like to talk about? I mean, what is your favorite subject to talk?

You - .............................


Teacher - Tomorrow I will ask you many things about your Grammar understanding. do you think you are able to answer in English about Grammatical structure?

You - .........................

Teacher - On thursday we will have a listening class. How often do you practice your listening?

You - ........................

Teacher - Last week you told me that your brother Rogério was interested in employing some monitor. I tried to get a hold of him many times at different schedules but he never answer the phone. do you have another way for me getting a hold of him? Another phone number or email. 

You - ........................

Teacher - Even though not being in a perfect shape , Ronaldo played very well yesterday. How would you evaluate his performance in field?

You - ........................

Teacher - Ronaldo scored twice. No one was considered legal. How damaged it was for Corinthians?

You - ........................

Teacher - Last week Corinthians Staff allowed some supporters to talk personally with some players. Do you agree with this position ? why?

You - .......................

Teacher - According to your concern did Corinthians play better than in other games? Why?

You - ........................


Teacher - Souza asked some days free and the directory agreed. What do you think about that?

You ....................

Teacher - Tite was confirmed as the new coach. Is he a good option to bring Corinthians back to the top?

You.....................

Teacher - All things aside, Do you like rainny days?

You - ................

Teacher - What do you like to so in rainny days when you are not working of course!

You - ................

Teacher - Does Lorena humor sense change when it's raining?

You ..................

Teacher - Tomorrow we will also talk about the miners rescue operation in Chile. did you watch something about it ?

You .................

Teacher - Alright Anselmo. Thanks for your answers and your time. See you tomorrow.


You ................

Learning how to reschedule an appointment

 * It seems that your blog is being useful to someone else. A young lady called Nani Freitas is following your lessons and as far as I'm concerned is enjoying it a lot.

Asking to reschedule an appointment


1- Can we postpone our appointment?
2- Let's see if we can find another day when we could study together.
3- Could we postpone till Thursday?
4- Could we move it up? ( It means moving it to an earlier time)
5- Could we move it up slightly?
6- Could we move it up one hour?
7- Could we move it up to 12 o'clock?
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First Conversation


>  Hello teacher, How are you?
* Hi Anselmo , I'm ok. What's up?
> Well...I'm afraid I can't have lesson on next tuesday.
* What's going on?
>  It seems I need to take Lorena to her grandmother...so...can we postpone it?
* Let's see if I can find another day when we could study together.
> I'm so sorry teacher.,  but I really can't
* Don't worry...what about on thursday at 9am?
> Could we move it up one hour?
* Ok. I see you at 8am.

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Explaining circumstances
 

I have a conflict in my schedule. (It means ,  you won't be on time)

I'm running ahead of schedule. ( It means,  you will arrive later )

I'm running behind schedule. ( It means,  you will arrive earlier )

Something's come up. ( It means , something happened )


I completely forgot. ( It means , you are a completely airhead)

My schedule has changed ( It means , you can't control your schedule)
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Second Conversation


>  Hello Anselmo, Are you at home?
* Not yet, teacher. What for?
>  Something's come up. I mean, I'm running behind schedule. 
* I think that nobody is at home right now teacher. What are you gonna do?
> There's a snack bar not far from your house. I'll have some snack there while you arrive.
* I'll call you when I get back home.
> Ok. See you later then.

Review Lesson

Structures


1- I want you to meet ( name)


I want you to mee my ( relationship)


I want you to meet my ( possession)


2- I'd like to introduce my ( family, possession,project...)

I'd like to introduce you to ( name )




3- This is ....
Meet my daughter...
Meet my family.


4- Is she really your wife?
Are you really happy?
Is Brazil really peaceful?
Is Neimar really more important than Dorival?


5- Her life is good , like yours
Your life is difficult, like mine
Their country are dangerous ,like ours


His team is weak, like hers




6- Any or some?


a) Do you have .........idea?


Would you like ......slice of pizza?


Is there .........body here?


Do you want .......glass of water?


I don't know ......body there.

7- Thanks for buying with us
thanks for having dinner here.
Thanks for being my friend.
Thanks for coming!

8- Thanks for your time
Thanks for your help
Thanks for your support


9- I'm glad for you being here.
I'm pleased to see you.
It's nice to see you again.
It's good to see you.




10- I'm interested in what you have to say.
I'm interested in meeting her.
I'm interested in studying here.




11- Please send me everything by mail.
I will send it by Anselmo.
Send it to me by my brother.






12- As I told her before I'm interested in buying a Ferrari.
As I said before I'm not interested in dating you.

The baby daughter

Anselmo : Hi, J.B.! How are you?


J.B. : Hello! I'm fine,thanks. And you?


Anselmo : Very well, thank you. Thanks for coming!


J.B. : That's okay. I'm pleased to see you!


Anselmo : I'd like to introduce you to...( he shows a photo of a baby ). 
 This is Lorena , my wonderful baby daughter.


J.B. : Wow, she's beautiful! Is she really your daughter ?


Anselmo : Yes, she is.


J.B. : How old is she?


Anselmo : She's three days old.


J.B. : Her eyes are brown, like yours.


Anselmo : Yes, and I think she'll be intelligent, like my wife . ( looking outside ) What's that in front of the house?


J.B. : Oh, that's my car!


Anselmo : Is it new?


J.B. : Yes.


Anselmo : It's very nice. It looks expensive!


J.B. : It is; but I love it.


Anselmo : Do you want some tea?


J.B. : Yes,please.


Anselmo : And a cookie?


J.B. : Mmm, yes! I'm a little hungry!


(After a while)


J.B. : Well, Anselmo, it's time to go. Thanks for inviting me!


Anselmo : you're welcome. Then, see you soon!


J.B. : Bye-bye!

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* not at all / don't mention it = you're welcome
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* I'm glad to see you/ I't's nice to see you = I'm pleased to see you
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* Take care of yourself = se cuida!

Looking for information

Ribeiro's video Class- Conversation

 João Holanda wants to move to the U.S.A. , so he decided to take an English Course. Now João is in an English School looking for information about the courses.


Anselmo : Good afternoon!

João  : Good afternoon! I am João Holanda  and I am interested in an English  Course.
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Anselmo : My name is Anselmo Ribeiro and I am the director of this English  Language Institute . How can we help you?
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João : I need some information about English Courses: 
levels,schedule,price...but I am in a hurry now.
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Anselmo : Don't worry. We can send you all the information by mail or e-mail. Please, fill up  this form.
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João : Excuse me?
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Anselmo : We need your personal information.
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João : Ah!...yes...I'm sorry but I don't have a pen.
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Anselmo : Here you are.
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João : Thank you very much.
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Anselmo : You're welcome.
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João : Name...address...telephone number...e-mail address...that's it! Here you are, Mr.Ribeiro.
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Anselmo : Thank you...Mr Holanda ,where are you from?
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João : I'm from Pernambuco.
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Anselmo : I see. I am from São Paulo.
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João : Well, excuse me but, as I told you before, I am in a hurry and have to go.
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Anselmo : Don't worry. We will send you all the information you need.
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João : Thank you very much!
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Anselmo : You're welcome.
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João : Goodbye!
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Anselmo : Goodbye!

Review Lesson

airhead

sometimes I am an airhead

* a person who is a little stupid or unable to concentrate.


 * Did you talk to your brother what I asked you to?
>> I don't know what are you talking about.
* I know you don't. You are an airhead.
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a.k.a.

 * Luís Inácio da Silva a.k.a Lula , is one of the most important leaders of the world.

Luis Inácio , a.k.a. Lula

* His name is James Bond--a.k.a. Agent 007

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all about

 * JB's all about his new english project for the World Cup . He never stops talking about it.

Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education

 * Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education. They dream about a better future for her.

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all-out

When Anselmo called J.B. to be his private English teacher he knew that he would go all out to give him the best tools for his development. And Anselmo, by the other hand, decided to go all out in order to follow J.B.'s instruction.

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Come across somebody
Come across something


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*Let's start by reading carefully these sentences below:


1- While suzana was cleaning her house, she came across a 50-dollar bill.
2- What is it? I've never come across anything like this before. How does it work?
3- Whose keyring is this? I came across it in my handbag.
4- Andrelina is the  most short fuse woman I have ever come across.
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* Use the sentences above to solve the exercises below. Good luck!


1- Complete the gaps with the correct verb and find out the meaning of "come across"


*  chance                         *   planned                                 *    meet




* Come across means to find or meet somebody or something by chance without having planned or thought about it.




 2- If you come across a book in a bookshop , which of the following might be true ?

A- You had no idea it was there.

B- Your teacher had told you to go to the bookshop and buy it.


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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:




A-  Lorena came a book across.
B-  Lorena came across a book.
C-  She came it across.

D-  She came across it.

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** Let me check if you really understood the verb "come across". I challenge you to find and correct the mistake I made while writing this exercise. I made one mistake in each statement.

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* The correct structure are between parenthesis.




A- Did you came ( come) across anything interesting in this class?
B- This is an unusual english blog. My sister came it  across (it) on internet.
C- This is a recipe that I came across it in (on)a french dictionary of cooking.
D- J.B. is the strangest person I've ever coming (come) across!
E- Have you come a girl across (come across a girl) called Suzana on your course?




1- Run into someone  = find someone by chance
2- Bump into somebody  = find somebody without a meet.


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1- I bumped into your brother yesterday at the mall.
2- I'm always running into a student . It seems they are seeking me.

airhead - a.k.a. - all about - all-out

airhead

sometimes I am an airhead

* a person who is a little stupid or unable to concentrate.


 I'm such an airhead today. I forgot to tell my wife that I came across her lipstick yesterday. The problem is that I really don't know where I found it and where I put it.
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a.k.a.

 also known as (pronounce each letter a - k - a). Used for someone or something with two names.

 * Luís Inácio da Silva a.k.a Lula , is one of the most important leaders of the world.

Luis Inácio , a.k.a. Lula

* His name is James Bond--a.k.a. Agent 007

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all about

  This recently became popular. Use it before an interest or something that you desire.

* JB's all about his new english project for the World Cup . He never stops talking about it.

Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education

 * Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education. They dream about a better future for her.

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all-out

used as an adjective to mean a person or a group works very hard at something.

Using all available resources

 * The employees at that company are making an all-out effort to survive the recession.

When Anselmo called J.B. to be his private English teacher he knew that he would go all out to give him the best tools for his development. And Anselmo, by the other hand, decided to go all out in order to follow J.B.'s instruction.


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Come across

Come across somebody
Come across something


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*Let's start by reading carefully these sentences below:


1- While suzana was cleaning her house, she came across a 50-dollar bill.
2- What is it? I've never come across anything like this before. How does it work?
3- Whose keyring is this? I came across it in my handbag.
4- Andrelina is the  most short fuse woman I have ever come across.
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* Use the sentences above to solve the exercises below. Good luck!


1- Complete the gaps with the correct verb and find out the meaning of "come across"


*  chance                         *   planned                                 *    meet




* Come across means to find or ..........................................somebody or something by ...................................without having ...........................................or thought about it.




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 2- If you come across a book in a bookshop , which of the following might be true ?




A- You had no idea it was there.
B- Your teacher had told you to go to the bookshop and buy it.


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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:




A-  Lorena came a book across.
B-  Lorena came across a book.
C-  She came it across.
D-  She came across it.


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* After these exercises I hope you are able to explain somebody about the meaning of this phrasal verb. As you should know the verb come means " vir" and the word across means " atravessar" . When the main verb followed by a preposition or a adverb changes its meaning , it is a phrasal verb.
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** Let me check if you really understood the verb "come across". I challenge you to find and correct the mistake I made while writing this exercise. I made one mistake in each statement.




A- Did you came across anything interesting in this class?
B- This is an unusual english blog. My sister came it across on internet.
C- This is a recipe that I came across it in a french dictionary of cooking.
D- J.B. is the strangest person I've ever coming across!
E- Have you come a girl across called Suzana on your course?




*** As your personal t teacher I am supposed to give you much more than you expect to get. For this reason I will give you more two ways of replacing the verb come across and keeping the same meaning.


1- Run into someone  = find someone by chance
2- Bump into somebody  = find somebody without a meet.


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Alright Mr. Ribeiro ! How do you like it? I hope this class can help you to improve your English. see you next Phrasal.
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Conversation with idioms

Let's practice the new idioms we have learnt last week.

1- After the penalty against Corinthians , the coach smelled a rat. He thought that the ref. made a bad call.
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2- Ronaldo ,  and William  played yesterday . It wasn't a surprised to me . Dentinho let the cat out of the bag during a chat by twitter.
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3- I heard that Scollari is not satisfyed with Palmeiras's group. He thinks that with this squad his team is not gonna be among the four best teams. I can't tell you who told me that but I got this information straight from the horse's mouth.
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4- When J.B. told Anselmo that he wouldn't go to the barbecue tomorrow...Anselmo thought that something was definitely wrong with J.B. As far as Anselmo was concerned , J.B. never says no to an invitation like that.
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5-  Last weekend Palmeiras was defeated at Pacaembu. Fluminense couldn't beat Guarani while Corinthians blew the roof of the mother scoring five against Goiás. Now it is only three points behind the leader with a game to go. It seems like everything is working like clockwork for Corinthians.
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6- After gain plus five kilos J.B. decided that it's the time to cut down on certain foods. 
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7- I heard from a very reliable source that Anselmo never reads through a document before signing it. 
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8- Lorena knows how to say the numbers from one to ten in a perfect English. Anselmo is teaching her many things in English...this way she is being prepared to speak a second language. Congratulations Mr. Ribeiro! You've done a fantastic job!
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9- Is Anselmo going to work today? I don't think so. I heard that he is going to work only on wednesday after the national holiday. I was informed straight from the horse's mouth.
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10- If you have a secret never tell it to a gossip girl. Certainly she will let the cat out of the bag.
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J.B. = Good morning Anselmo!

Anselmo = At last you came! What's going on?

J.B. = Yeah...I forgot to tell you that I needed to go to Botucatu to solve a familiar situation there.

Anselmo = J.B. , are you sure that you are telling me the truth?

J.B. = Stop beating around the bush Anselmo. Go straight to the source.

Anselmo = Alright J.B. Unfortunatelly I smell a rat.

J.B. = What do you mean?

Anselmo = I  mean that you weren't in Botucatu. You were in Santos at your sister's.

J.B. = I can't believe my mom let the cat out of the bag again! I asked her don't tell anybody.

Anselmo = I didn't talk with your mother. 

J.B = So how did you know?

Anselmo = Youtube videos is a reliable source, sometimes!

J.B. = Oh my gosh! I asked her do not post that video!

Anselmo = You told me that you were cutting down on fatty snack but it wasn't what I saw on video.

J.B. = It's none of your business .

Anselmo = So tell me...why didn't you let me know that you needed a spare time to rest?

J.B. = I will tell you next time.

Anselmo = Thanks a lot!
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Conversation with idioms

Let's practice the new idioms we have learnt last week.

1- After the game against Guarani , the coach Murici Ramalho smelled a rat. He thought that his team should have played better.
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2- Ronaldo , Chicão and William are not going to play next game. Yesterday Dentinho let the cat out of the bag during an interview.

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3- I heard that Scollari is not satisfyed with Palmeiras's group. He thinks that with this squad his team is not gonna be among the four best teams. I can't tell you who told me that but I got this information straight from the horse's mouth.

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4- When J.B. told Anselmo that he wouldn't go to the barbecue tomorrow...Anselmo thought that something was definitely wrong with J.B. As far as Anselmo was concerned , J.B. never says no to an invitation like that.

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5- Palmeiras was defeated at Pacaembu. Fluminense couldn't beat Guarani while Corinthians blew the roof of the mother scoring five against Goiás. Now it is only a point behind the leader. It seems like everything is working like clockwork for Corinthians.

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6- After gain plus five kilos J.B. decided that it's the time to cut down on certain foods. 

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7- I heard from a very reliable source that Anselmo never reads through a document before signing it. 

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8- Lorena knows how to say the numbers from one to ten in a perfect English. Anselmo is teaching her many things in English...this way she is being prepared to speak a second language. Congratulations Mr. Ribeiro! You've done a fantastic job!

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9- Is Anselmo going to work today? I don't think so. I heard that he is going to work only on wednesday after the national holiday. I was informed straight from the horse's mouth.

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10- If you have a secret never tell it to a gossip girl. Certainly she will let the cat out of the bag.

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J.B. = Good morning Anselmo!

Anselmo = At last you came! What's going on?

J.B. = Yeah...I forgot to tell you that I needed to go to Botucatu to solve a familiar situation there.

Anselmo = J.B. , are you sure that you are telling me the truth?

J.B. = Stop beating around the bush Anselmo. Go straight to the source.

Anselmo = Alright J.B. Unfortunatelly I smell a rat.

J.B. = What do you mean?

Anselmo = I  mean that you weren't in Botucatu. You were in Santos at your sister's.

J.B. = I can't believe my mom let the cat out of the bag again! I asked her don't tell anybody.

Anselmo = I didn't talk with your mother. 

J.B = So how did you know?

Anselmo = Youtube videos is a reliable source, sometimes!

J.B. = Oh my gosh! I asked her do not post that video!

Anselmo = You told me that you were cutting down on fatty snack but it wasn't what I saw on video.

J.B. = It's none of your business .

Anselmo = So tell me...why didn't you let me know that you needed a spare time to rest?

J.B. = I will tell you next time.

Anselmo = Thanks a lot!
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Come across

Come across somebody
Come across something

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*Let's start by reading carefully these sentences below:

1- While suzana was cleaning her house, she came across a 50-dollar bill.
2- What is it? I've never come across anything like this before. How does it work?
3- Whose keyring is this? I came across it in my handbag.
4- Andrelina is the  most short fuse woman I have ever come across.
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* Use the sentences above to solve the exercises below. Good luck!

1- Complete the gaps with the correct verb and find out the meaning of "come across"

*  chance                               *   planned                                 *    meet


>>> Come across means to find or ..........................................somebody or something by ...................................without having ...........................................or thought about it.


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 2- If you come across a book in a bookshop , which of the following might be true ?


A- You had no idea it was there.
B- Your teacher had told you to go to the bookshop and buy it.

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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:


A-  Lorena came a book across.
B-  Lorena came across a book.
C-  She came it across.
D-  She came across it.

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* After these exercises I hope you are able to explain somebody about the meaning of this phrasal verb. As you should know the verb come means " vir" and the word across means " atravessar" . When the main verb followed by a preposition or a adverb changes its meaning , it is a phrasal verb.
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** Let me check if you really understood the verb "come across". I challenge you to find and correct the mistake I made while writing this exercise. I made one mistake in each statement.


A- Did you came across anything interesting in this class?
B- This is an unusual english blog. My sister came it across on internet.
C- This is a recipe that I came across it in a french dictionary of cooking.
D- J.B. is the strangest person I've ever coming across!
E- Have you come a girl across called Suzana on your course?


*** As your personal t teacher I am supposed to give you much more than you expect to get. For this reason I will give you more two ways of replacing the verb come across and keeping the same meaning.

1- Run into someone  = find someone by chance
2- Bump into somebody  = find somebody without a meet.

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Alright Mr. Ribeiro ! How do you like it? I hope this class can help you to improve your English. see you next Phrasal.
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Idiomatic Expressions

1- Smell a Rat

***How come the front door is opened? Didn't  you close it before we went shopping? 

___I'm sure I did. I can't understand it. Frankly, I smell a rat.

***Me, too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here. We'd better call the police.

**** When somebody smells a rat actually he knows that something it's wrong.  For instance, Suzana told you that she should arrive home around 8pm but it's almost 9 and she didn't make a call yet. Suzana likes things working like clockwork. It smells a rat! Something is definitely wrong.

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2- Let the cat out of the Bag

  J.B.was going to retire from teaching in June, and the students were planning on doing a big party to celebrate his career.  He wasn't supposed to know about it, but someone let the cat out of the bag. At the party J.B acted surprised, even though someone had told him what he was getting before the celebration..

**** There are people that can't keep a secret. You better don't tell them anything. Their tongues are bigger than their minds. If you tell them you really told to the world.

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3- Straight From the Horse's Mouth

*** Hey Anselmo, how did you find out that I was engaged?

___ I got the information from a very reliable source.

***You mean Andrelina told you so herself?

___That's right. I got it straight from the horse's mouth!

***  Who told you that? This is the question when you know that your secret was discovered. There are many ways for you getting a information. You can get it by reading the newspaper or listening to the radio, or talking to a friend ...and on. But when you know it straight from the source ...your source is totally reliable ...just because you got it straight from the horse's mouth.

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Phrasal verb Study - Cut down - find out - read through

 cut down   -  find out  - read through


1- Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

A- My brother is a little different these days. I must ..........................what's going on with him.
B- Could you please ...................................this report project before signing it?
C- Everyone wants .................................................the meaning of life.
D- I'm not asking you to stop to drink coke. I just think you need ................................
E- Ronaldo the phenomenon need to ............................................a good way of ....................................on unhealthy food and be happy again.
F- I ................................................her text five times and I really didn't find far too much wrong on it.
G- I don't know what you will do. I just want you to .....................................the responsible for this terrible mistake.
H- Yesterday I smoked five cigarettes. Today I will smoke four . Tomorrow I will smoke three. Day after day I am ..................................................on cigarettes.


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2- Let's create sentences using the perfect tense structure. ( have + verb participle)

A- She works  here since last year.


* She has worked here since last year.


 B- You know I am your friend.

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C- I hear many things about you.


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D- Lorena speaks many complete sentences.


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E- I don't have any idea.


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F- Do you enjoy to stay here?


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G- Do you do your homework everyday ?


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H- What did you learn today?


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3- Let's use our imagination to create situations with the new structures we are learning.

Phrasal verb One - Cut down

cut down


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Let's start by reading through the sentences below:


1- Even if you've smoked all your life , it's never too late to cut down or stop.


2- I"ve spent far too much money this month - I really must cut down.


3- If you want to lose weight , try cutting down on fatty snacks such as crisps.


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** Let's use the same statements above to find out the meaning of this phrasal verb by solving the exercises below:


1- I will give you four words for you to choose just two that can help you to find out the meaning of "cut down".


* more    * less       * change         * improve


to eat, drink or use ...............................of something, usually to .......................your health or your situation.


** You got it? I hope so. This isn't the hardest phrasal ...here you will  get acquaintance of a lot of phrasal verbs ....much more difficult. My mission is let them be interesting.


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2- Let's see how well you are. Before doing this exercise, go back again to the beginning of this class and read carefully the sentences. If you do it , you will find the answer for the next exercise. You must pay attention on how I wrote the sentences.


** Ok. I want to know which of these sentences are gramatically possible.


A- I cut down.
B- I cut down coke.
C- I cut down on coke.


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3- I heard that a friend of yours is looking forward to giving up of eating unhealthy food cos' he is getting fatter and fatter. Write some friendly advice to him. Don't forget to use the new phrasal you've learnt today.


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 4- Now it's your turn! are you trying to cut down on anything? Is there anything that you must cut down? I mean, everyone exagerates on something. I myself must cut down on food. I'm in a very good shape of a ball.  So tell me , what should you cut down on?


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** There are other phrasals you can use to replace " cut down on". Certainly you've heard about " give up". if you really believe in something , you will never give up before you get it. Just because Jesus never cut back on you , He wants you keep going on without giving up of your dreams.
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Practicing Conversation

1- read through = analisar minuciosamente
2- project report  = relatório do projeto
3- too much wrong with it = muitos erros
4-well  thought out conclusions  = conclusões bem elaboradas
5- prove useful = ser útil
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After finishing his last project report, J.B. is at Anselmo's . Now he is going to know what are his feelings about the foreigner teaching project. 

You've done a fantastic job J.B. !!!
Anselmo	I've just been reading through your last project report about teaching Portuguese to foreigners
J.B	I hope you didn't find too much wrong with it. I've been looking forward to knowing your oppinion.
Anselmo	On the contrary, you've done a fantastic job J.B.. As far as I know I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	Well, I'm not sure about that...but if you say I am with you.
Anselmo	You're too modest. It's really well organized and written and offers some very well thought out conclusions.
J.B.	Well, I'm glad you like it and hope it proves useful.

Week in Review 2

1- I've been looking forward to...


___Excuse me, Are you Mr. Ribeiro?
**  Yes. What can I help you?
___I'm J.B. , the English Teacher.
** Oh, yes! I've been looking forward to talking with you.
___So have I. Your wife has told me lot about you.
** All good. I hope.
__Yes. I heard that you speak English very well, Mr. Ribeiro.
**Don't believe it. It's not true. I just know some things.
__have you ever been abroad?
**Yes. I have. A couple of times.
__Were you there for work or on vacation?
**For work. Come to think of it...Do you have time to teach me some English?
__I've been looking forward to becoming your English teacher.
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2- I heard that


___Hey Anselmo, What's up?
** J.B., my bro! What are you doing here?
___I'm waiting a friend of mine. What about you?
**  I was just walking around to breath some air.
___I heard that you were fired because you slept too much.
** Don't believe that. It's not true.
___Are you sure?
**Yep! I heard that you were looking for a job but nobody wanted to employ you because you lack of experience.
___Who told you that? It's not true. Come to think of it...I've heard a lot about you...
** Oh really? Like what?
___I heard that your daughter prefers to be with your wife instead of being with you.
**  And I heard that you have only three seconds to go away before I kill you.
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3- How does he like it?


** Tell me Anselmo...Do you know Bryan from Salt lake?
__I've heard a lot about him. Where is he now?
** He is in Brazil.
__How long has he been here?
**He has been here for three days.
__Where is he staying?
**He is staying at Silvio's.
__How does he like it?
**He told me that he is enjoying it a lot because everybody at Silvio's speaks English fluently.
__Where has he been in São Paulo?
**Nowhere. Whatever, he will call me tomorrow and we'll do something.
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4- Talking to a foreigner


__So, what's your name?

**My name is Jack Bauer.

__Where are you from?

**I'm from U.S.A. Los Angeles.

__What are you?

**I'm a Federal Agent.

__how long have you been here in Brazil?

**I've been here for six hours.

__What are you doing here?

**I can't tell you. It's confidencial.

__For whom are you working?

**I work for C.T.U.

__How long do you intend to be here in Brazil?

**I'm not here on vacation..so I don't have much time.

__Why are you talking to me?

**I'm following a suspect of terrorism and I'm sure you can help me.

__What are you talking about?

**You know what I mean...so tell me...what do you do for living?

__I'm just a coach...I mean , I work for a private Club called Monte Libano.

**Libano? I knew you had some connection. Have you ever been to Beirute?

__No! Never...What's going on?

**What about Antylias, Jazzin, Rushayia?

__I told you I've never been to Libano...I just work for Monte Líbano...

**I have many ways to know what I want to...don't make me be more specific.

__It would be my pleasure to tell you what you want ...but I don't know anything...
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After finishing his last project report, J.B. is at Anselmo's . Now he is going to know what are his feelings about the foreigner teaching project. 

You've done a fantastic job J.B. !!!
Anselmo	I've just been reading through your last project report about teaching Portuguese to foreigners
J.B	I hope you didn't find too much wrong with it. I've been looking forward to knowing your oppinion.
Anselmo	On the contrary, you've done a fantastic job J.B.. As far as I know I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	Well, I'm not sure about that...but if you say I am with you.
Anselmo	You're too modest. It's really well organized and written and offers some very well thought out conclusions.
J.B.	Well, I'm glad you like it and hope it proves useful.

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Everything went like clockwork !!!
Anselmo	I've just popped in to thank you very much for organizing last weekend's trip to the seaside for the old folk.
J.B.	That's very kind of you Anselmo. Thanks a lot! They all seemed to enjoy it.
Anselmo	They certainly did. Everything went like clockwork, in fact I don't think you could have done it better.
J.B.	I'm not sure about that, there were one or two things that could have been improved.
Anselmo	In a perfect world perhaps, but as far as I'm concerned it was a great success. So thank you again.