This is a conversation between two Brazilians guys in the U.S.A. The first one represented by *** is a Brazilian who lives in the USA since five years old. By the other hand his partner is just visiting USA to practice his spoken English. Try to figure out what are the diference between them.
*** Excuse me!
## yep!
## Is there something wrong ,sir?
*** No actually, Do you speak English?
## Of course , I do.
*** Oh wonderful!
## Are you American?
*** No, I'm not!
## English?
*** No , I'm not! I'm Brazilian!
## Oh , what a coincidence ! I just came back from Rio.
*** Oh, Is that right?
## Yeah, I spent ten days there. I love my country , you know.
*** Well that's interesting! I love Brazil too!
## Oh, thank you!
*** Such a beautiful place!
## Thank you!
*** Yeah! Well anyways , I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a phone booth.
## A phone booth! Yeah! "orelhão".
*** Wait,wait,wait! "ore","ore" what?
## Orelhão ! You forgot many words in Portuguese, didn't you?
*** Yeah, sorry! I've been living in USA since I was 7 years.
## I see. If I were here since my childhood, I would forget it too.
*** o-re-lee-yao ! Actually, could you type that into my eletronic dictionary ?
## Of Course I can ! Can you hold that for me please?
*** Oh Yeah, sure!
## Look . "Orelhão" , There you go.
*** Orelhão. just let me hit "translate" ...orelhão = big ear...actually my ears are kind of small !!!
## Oh no, I'm not talking about your ears sir!
*** No?
## No! It is because it is ...um the telephone is inside of something that resembles a big ear . That's why!
*** Oh, I see!
## Let's see if I can find one here to show you. Oh , I know there is ...Oh , there, there , there ...can you see that blue thing there?
*** Oh, that big blue thing is a big ear!
## Yeah, and there is a telephone inside !
*** Right , so If I get inside that big ear , I can phone someone from my ear and I can phone somebody.
## Exactly , it's not that complicated. You will see...but Do you have telephone tokens?
*** Yes, Thank you very much for asking... I've already bought some.
## That's great then! You won't have any trouble.
*** Ok , well that's great! Thank you so much then.
## You're very welcome! I have to go , but I hope you enjoy your stay here in Utah.
*** Ok , thank you so much!
## Ok , see you later! Tchau,tchau..bye,bye!
*** Bye, tchau,tchau!
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*** We will study the vocabulary tomorrow. See you there!
domingo, 13 de dezembro de 2009
December 23th - Jokes vocabulary
1- walk into = come in
* Anselmo walked into that toy store because he needed to buy a birthday present for her daughter Lorena.
* I invited her to come in but she was afraid of me and didn't walk into my house.
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2- kick something out - kick somebody out
* I had a crush on her but when she knew it she kicked me out. I mean , she told me she already had a boyfriend and loved him very much.
* Even though Souza is a good soccer player , he is kicking many balls out . I think Corinthians is going to kick him out too.
..............................
3- magician - magic
* I don't think he was a good magician. I could discover all his tricks. I don't believe in magics anyway.
* My friend works as a magician. He knows many different magics. He is really good on it.
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4- alley
* My house is not in an alley but street.
* I saw your brother walking down an alley. They say it's a very dangerous alley cos' there are many drugdealers there. You better know what's going on.
..............................
5- priest - priesthood
* A catholic priest was accused of having abused children .
* The melkisedeque priesthood is the authority given by God to just men.
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6- rabbi
* Henry Sobel is that famous rabbi that stole a tie in São Paulo. He said he didn't mean to do that.
* According to the rabbi , Jesus Christ is coming first time and the world will crucify him. The problem with his point of view is that he doesn't read the bible but the alcoran.
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7- nun
* Catholic church has wonderful nuns that decided to be christ' brides.
* I think she became a nun because nobody wanted to date her. She is too ugly!
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8- martinous
* In Brazil there are many martinous that learned to build houses by themselves.
* A martinous is a worker that builds house, a martiny is a strong drink that destroys families.
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9- blind - seeing eye dog
* If I were blind , I certainly would buy a seeing eye dog.
* A blind dog will never be a seeing eye dog .
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10- go on - continue
* I need to go on because I believe I am able.
* Anselmo said : " my love for her will go on forever."
................................
11- for a while - during certain period of time
* I will be here for a while and after I go home.
* She talked about her life for a while, so she went away.
..................................
12- lift something up - to put something up
* I lifted my head up to see who was on my house.
* Lift your hand up if you believe that Corinthians will get the Libertadores Santander Cup.
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13- swing somebody/something - agitate somebody /something
* She swang her body while dancing Lambada.
* I think that Richarlison swings his new hair like a woman.
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14- tail -
* When Anselmo was a boy he , as well as his brothers ,used to put small bombs on cats tail just for fun.
* My dog likes to swing around its tail to show me it is smart.
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15- brewery - beer factory
* I don't drink alcohol, for this reason I don't have a favorite brewery.
* Kaiser and Brahma are from the same brewery.
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16- go out for something - to go out for a special reason
* After study Anselmo and I went out for a snack.
* What about we go out for walk after the meal?
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17- bottle -
* I drink two bottles of water during sunny days.
* how can a simple man drink so many bottles of beer?
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18- set up a drink - prepare a drink
* Anselmo's wife knows how to set up delicious fruit vitamins.
* Even though Anselmo doesn't like banana vitamin , he drank one set up by his wife.
............................................
* Anselmo walked into that toy store because he needed to buy a birthday present for her daughter Lorena.
* I invited her to come in but she was afraid of me and didn't walk into my house.
.............................
2- kick something out - kick somebody out
* I had a crush on her but when she knew it she kicked me out. I mean , she told me she already had a boyfriend and loved him very much.
* Even though Souza is a good soccer player , he is kicking many balls out . I think Corinthians is going to kick him out too.
..............................
3- magician - magic
* I don't think he was a good magician. I could discover all his tricks. I don't believe in magics anyway.
* My friend works as a magician. He knows many different magics. He is really good on it.
..............................
4- alley
* My house is not in an alley but street.
* I saw your brother walking down an alley. They say it's a very dangerous alley cos' there are many drugdealers there. You better know what's going on.
..............................
5- priest - priesthood
* A catholic priest was accused of having abused children .
* The melkisedeque priesthood is the authority given by God to just men.
..............................
6- rabbi
* Henry Sobel is that famous rabbi that stole a tie in São Paulo. He said he didn't mean to do that.
* According to the rabbi , Jesus Christ is coming first time and the world will crucify him. The problem with his point of view is that he doesn't read the bible but the alcoran.
...............................
7- nun
* Catholic church has wonderful nuns that decided to be christ' brides.
* I think she became a nun because nobody wanted to date her. She is too ugly!
..............................
8- martinous
* In Brazil there are many martinous that learned to build houses by themselves.
* A martinous is a worker that builds house, a martiny is a strong drink that destroys families.
...............................
9- blind - seeing eye dog
* If I were blind , I certainly would buy a seeing eye dog.
* A blind dog will never be a seeing eye dog .
................................
10- go on - continue
* I need to go on because I believe I am able.
* Anselmo said : " my love for her will go on forever."
................................
11- for a while - during certain period of time
* I will be here for a while and after I go home.
* She talked about her life for a while, so she went away.
..................................
12- lift something up - to put something up
* I lifted my head up to see who was on my house.
* Lift your hand up if you believe that Corinthians will get the Libertadores Santander Cup.
....................................
13- swing somebody/something - agitate somebody /something
* She swang her body while dancing Lambada.
* I think that Richarlison swings his new hair like a woman.
.....................................
14- tail -
* When Anselmo was a boy he , as well as his brothers ,used to put small bombs on cats tail just for fun.
* My dog likes to swing around its tail to show me it is smart.
......................................
15- brewery - beer factory
* I don't drink alcohol, for this reason I don't have a favorite brewery.
* Kaiser and Brahma are from the same brewery.
.......................................
16- go out for something - to go out for a special reason
* After study Anselmo and I went out for a snack.
* What about we go out for walk after the meal?
.........................................
17- bottle -
* I drink two bottles of water during sunny days.
* how can a simple man drink so many bottles of beer?
............................................
18- set up a drink - prepare a drink
* Anselmo's wife knows how to set up delicious fruit vitamins.
* Even though Anselmo doesn't like banana vitamin , he drank one set up by his wife.
............................................
December 16th- Grammar review
Good Morning Anselmo! Congratulations for your progress in English Conversation. You are getting better and better. In this class I intend to bring back some grammar I've taught you this year. Watching the vídeo you will remember it. Let's speak up!
December 28th - Conversation
This is a conversation between two Brazilians guys in the U.S.A. The first one represented by *** is a Brazilian who lives in the USA since five years old. By the other hand his partner is just visiting USA to practice his spoken English. Try to figure out what are the diference between them.
*** Excuse me!
## yep!
## Is there something wrong ,sir?
*** No actually, Do you speak English?
## Of course , I do.
*** Oh wonderful!
## Are you American?
*** No, I'm not!
## English?
*** No , I'm not! I'm Brazilian!
## Oh , what a coincidence ! I just came back from Rio.
*** Oh, Is that right?
## Yeah, I spent ten days there. I love my country , you know.
*** Well that's interesting! I love Brazil too!
## Oh, thank you!
*** Such a beautiful place!
## Thank you!
*** Yeah! Well anyways , I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a phone booth.
## A phone booth! Yeah! "orelhão".
*** Wait,wait,wait! "ore","ore" what?
## Orelhão ! You forgot many words in Portuguese, didn't you?
*** Yeah, sorry! I've been living in USA since I was 7 years.
## I see. If I were here since my childhood, I would forget it too.
*** o-re-lee-yao ! Actually, could you type that into my eletronic dictionary ?
## Of Course I can ! Can you hold that for me please?
*** Oh Yeah, sure!
## Look . "Orelhão" , There you go.
*** Orelhão. just let me hit "translate" ...orelhão = big ear...actually my ears are kind of small !!!
## Oh no, I'm not talking about your ears sir!
*** No?
## No! It is because it is ...um the telephone is inside of something that resembles a big ear . That's why!
*** Oh, I see!
## Let's see if I can find one here to show you. Oh , I know there is ...Oh , there, there , there ...can you see that blue thing there?
*** Oh, that big blue thing is a big ear!
## Yeah, and there is a telephone inside !
*** Right , so If I get inside that big ear , I can phone someone from my ear and I can phone somebody.
## Exactly , it's not that complicated. You will see...but Do you have telephone tokens?
*** Yes, Thank you very much for asking... I've already bought some.
## That's great then! You won't have any trouble.
*** Ok , well that's great! Thank you so much then.
## You're very welcome! I have to go , but I hope you enjoy your stay here in Utah.
*** Ok , thank you so much!
## Ok , see you later! Tchau,tchau..bye,bye!
*** Bye, tchau,tchau!
*** Excuse me!
## yep!
## Is there something wrong ,sir?
*** No actually, Do you speak English?
## Of course , I do.
*** Oh wonderful!
## Are you American?
*** No, I'm not!
## English?
*** No , I'm not! I'm Brazilian!
## Oh , what a coincidence ! I just came back from Rio.
*** Oh, Is that right?
## Yeah, I spent ten days there. I love my country , you know.
*** Well that's interesting! I love Brazil too!
## Oh, thank you!
*** Such a beautiful place!
## Thank you!
*** Yeah! Well anyways , I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a phone booth.
## A phone booth! Yeah! "orelhão".
*** Wait,wait,wait! "ore","ore" what?
## Orelhão ! You forgot many words in Portuguese, didn't you?
*** Yeah, sorry! I've been living in USA since I was 7 years.
## I see. If I were here since my childhood, I would forget it too.
*** o-re-lee-yao ! Actually, could you type that into my eletronic dictionary ?
## Of Course I can ! Can you hold that for me please?
*** Oh Yeah, sure!
## Look . "Orelhão" , There you go.
*** Orelhão. just let me hit "translate" ...orelhão = big ear...actually my ears are kind of small !!!
## Oh no, I'm not talking about your ears sir!
*** No?
## No! It is because it is ...um the telephone is inside of something that resembles a big ear . That's why!
*** Oh, I see!
## Let's see if I can find one here to show you. Oh , I know there is ...Oh , there, there , there ...can you see that blue thing there?
*** Oh, that big blue thing is a big ear!
## Yeah, and there is a telephone inside !
*** Right , so If I get inside that big ear , I can phone someone from my ear and I can phone somebody.
## Exactly , it's not that complicated. You will see...but Do you have telephone tokens?
*** Yes, Thank you very much for asking... I've already bought some.
## That's great then! You won't have any trouble.
*** Ok , well that's great! Thank you so much then.
## You're very welcome! I have to go , but I hope you enjoy your stay here in Utah.
*** Ok , thank you so much!
## Ok , see you later! Tchau,tchau..bye,bye!
*** Bye, tchau,tchau!
December 15th - I kept getting a busy signal
I kept getting a busy sinal
Vocabulary
1- get a hold of somebody - ligar para alguém
2- get through - obter êxito
3- keep getting a busy signal - continuar com sinal de ocupado
4- digit - número de telefone
Anselmo : Why didn't you call me yesterday?
J.B : I tried to get a hold of you, but I couldn't .
Anselmo : What time did you call?
J.B : I tried all morning .
Anselmo : Then I can't understand why you couldn't get through.
J.B : I kept getting a busy signal .
Anselmo : Hm..... I see. My digit has changed ...didn't you know it?
J.B. : What's your new digit?
Anselmo : 9783- 2345
J.B. : ok.
Vocabulary
1- get a hold of somebody - ligar para alguém
2- get through - obter êxito
3- keep getting a busy signal - continuar com sinal de ocupado
4- digit - número de telefone
Anselmo : Why didn't you call me yesterday?
J.B : I tried to get a hold of you, but I couldn't .
Anselmo : What time did you call?
J.B : I tried all morning .
Anselmo : Then I can't understand why you couldn't get through.
J.B : I kept getting a busy signal .
Anselmo : Hm..... I see. My digit has changed ...didn't you know it?
J.B. : What's your new digit?
Anselmo : 9783- 2345
J.B. : ok.
segunda-feira, 7 de dezembro de 2009
December 7th
1- What do you do when you are tied up with something and somebody calls you?
2- Is there any engineer in your family?
3- Have you ever forgotten somebody's birthday? What did you do?
4- What do you use to do in your spare time?
5- Are you a busy man ?
6- Do you use to buy gifts for your friends?
7- Have you ever put something aside just to please someone?
8- Have you ever bought some products on net?
9- Have you ever been locked in the elevator?
10- What is the best place to be with someone you love?
11- What kind of book do you like to read?
12- what is your favorite color?
13- Do you know how to drive a car?
14- Do you have a pet?
15- How would you call your sister's son?
16- What are your grandparents ' name?
17- Do you prefer to answer easy or difficult questions?
18- How well do you speak English?
19- What is the first thing you usually do when you wake up?
20- How many hours do you sleep a day?
21- Lorena is a beautiful name but what if she were a boy ? How would it be the name?
22- Where does your sister live?
23- Do you know how to cook?
24- If the President Lula were invited to have dinner with your family, what would your wife fix for this special dinner?
25- How can you improve your English?
26- How often do you visit your relatives?
27- Are you able to communicate only in English?
28- What is your favorite tv program?
29- According to your knowledge what is the most important thing in your life?
30- Are you a happy person? Why?
31- If you weren't a coach what occupation would you like to get?
32- Are you good in math?
33- After you learning English what language would you like to study?
34- Is Ronaldo going to play Africa world soccer cup?
35- Is Flamengo going to beat Grêmio if they play with all players?
36- how old were you when you kissed a girl first time?
37- When you and Suzana need to eat out , who looks after Lorena?
38- How many hours do you use the internet a day?
39- Why don't you like twitter?
40- 2009 is gone . Was it a good year for you?
41- If you were able to choose an occupation for Lorena. What would it be?
42- Tomorrow we will have a reading lesson. Are you able to read an article in English without worry about the meaning in Portuguese?
2- Is there any engineer in your family?
3- Have you ever forgotten somebody's birthday? What did you do?
4- What do you use to do in your spare time?
5- Are you a busy man ?
6- Do you use to buy gifts for your friends?
7- Have you ever put something aside just to please someone?
8- Have you ever bought some products on net?
9- Have you ever been locked in the elevator?
10- What is the best place to be with someone you love?
11- What kind of book do you like to read?
12- what is your favorite color?
13- Do you know how to drive a car?
14- Do you have a pet?
15- How would you call your sister's son?
16- What are your grandparents ' name?
17- Do you prefer to answer easy or difficult questions?
18- How well do you speak English?
19- What is the first thing you usually do when you wake up?
20- How many hours do you sleep a day?
21- Lorena is a beautiful name but what if she were a boy ? How would it be the name?
22- Where does your sister live?
23- Do you know how to cook?
24- If the President Lula were invited to have dinner with your family, what would your wife fix for this special dinner?
25- How can you improve your English?
26- How often do you visit your relatives?
27- Are you able to communicate only in English?
28- What is your favorite tv program?
29- According to your knowledge what is the most important thing in your life?
30- Are you a happy person? Why?
31- If you weren't a coach what occupation would you like to get?
32- Are you good in math?
33- After you learning English what language would you like to study?
34- Is Ronaldo going to play Africa world soccer cup?
35- Is Flamengo going to beat Grêmio if they play with all players?
36- how old were you when you kissed a girl first time?
37- When you and Suzana need to eat out , who looks after Lorena?
38- How many hours do you use the internet a day?
39- Why don't you like twitter?
40- 2009 is gone . Was it a good year for you?
41- If you were able to choose an occupation for Lorena. What would it be?
42- Tomorrow we will have a reading lesson. Are you able to read an article in English without worry about the meaning in Portuguese?
December 9th
Reading Understanding
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to Luanda, Angola, on Sunday on the third leg of a journey that is taking her to seven African nations in 11 days.
## The State Department has described Angola as a nation with "enormous economic potential."
## The African country is one of the largest energy producers south of the Sahara Desert and is a major supplier of petroleum and liquefied natural gas to the U.S. market.
## Clinton flew to Angola after a two-day stop in South Africa, where she met with the country's new leader, President Jacob Zuma, and the foreign minister.
## She ended the South African trip Saturday with a visit to a housing project on the outskirts of Cape Town, where she and daughter, Chelsea, laid the first bricks 12 years ago.
## Clinton opened her Africa trip in Kenya. She will also travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde.
"In each nation, she will emphasize Africa as a place of opportunity, built on an ethic of responsibility," said Ian Kelly, state department spokesman.
"She will underline America's commitment to partner with governments, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential."
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1- head to - desembarcar em
2- third leg - terceira etapa
3- state department - departamento de estado
4- energy producers - produtores de energia
5- sahara desert - deserto do saara
6- majoe supplier - maior fornecedor, principal fornecedor
7 - liquefied natural gas - gás natural liquefeito
8- flew - past of fly - voar, viajar
9- two day stop - parada de dois dias
10- met - past of meet - encontrar, reunir, conhecer
11- foreign minister - ministro do exterior
12- housing project - projeto habitacional
13- outskirts - periferia
14- laid - past of lay - assentar
15- bricks - tijolos
16- emphasize - enfatizar
17- built - past of build - construir, alicerçar
18- state department spokesman - porta voz do departamento de estado
19- commitment - compromisso, engajamento
20- partner - parceiro
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to Luanda, Angola, on Sunday on the third leg of a journey that is taking her to seven African nations in 11 days.
## The State Department has described Angola as a nation with "enormous economic potential."
## The African country is one of the largest energy producers south of the Sahara Desert and is a major supplier of petroleum and liquefied natural gas to the U.S. market.
## Clinton flew to Angola after a two-day stop in South Africa, where she met with the country's new leader, President Jacob Zuma, and the foreign minister.
## She ended the South African trip Saturday with a visit to a housing project on the outskirts of Cape Town, where she and daughter, Chelsea, laid the first bricks 12 years ago.
## Clinton opened her Africa trip in Kenya. She will also travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde.
"In each nation, she will emphasize Africa as a place of opportunity, built on an ethic of responsibility," said Ian Kelly, state department spokesman.
"She will underline America's commitment to partner with governments, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential."
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1- head to - desembarcar em
2- third leg - terceira etapa
3- state department - departamento de estado
4- energy producers - produtores de energia
5- sahara desert - deserto do saara
6- majoe supplier - maior fornecedor, principal fornecedor
7 - liquefied natural gas - gás natural liquefeito
8- flew - past of fly - voar, viajar
9- two day stop - parada de dois dias
10- met - past of meet - encontrar, reunir, conhecer
11- foreign minister - ministro do exterior
12- housing project - projeto habitacional
13- outskirts - periferia
14- laid - past of lay - assentar
15- bricks - tijolos
16- emphasize - enfatizar
17- built - past of build - construir, alicerçar
18- state department spokesman - porta voz do departamento de estado
19- commitment - compromisso, engajamento
20- partner - parceiro
December 10th
Questions:
1- Who is Hillary Clinton?
2- When did Hillary head to Luanda?
3- How many African nations has Hillary visited in 11 days?
4- How has the State Department described Angola?
5- How many African countries did Hillary visited before going to Angola?
6- According to the text what further informations did you get about Angola?
7- What was the first country visited by Hillary?
8- After Angola what countries will the Secretary of State visit?
9- What was the second country visited by Hillary ?
10- How many days did she stay there?
11- Who did she meet with?
12- What was Hillary's last appointment in South Africa?
13- What remarkable message will she take to Africa?
Extra Questions
a) Who is Hillary's husband?
b) If you were an American citizen, would you vote in Hillary for President? Why?
c) What are your feelings about Barack Hussein Obama?
d) Would you like to travel to USA? Which is your favorite american city?
1- Who is Hillary Clinton?
2- When did Hillary head to Luanda?
3- How many African nations has Hillary visited in 11 days?
4- How has the State Department described Angola?
5- How many African countries did Hillary visited before going to Angola?
6- According to the text what further informations did you get about Angola?
7- What was the first country visited by Hillary?
8- After Angola what countries will the Secretary of State visit?
9- What was the second country visited by Hillary ?
10- How many days did she stay there?
11- Who did she meet with?
12- What was Hillary's last appointment in South Africa?
13- What remarkable message will she take to Africa?
Extra Questions
a) Who is Hillary's husband?
b) If you were an American citizen, would you vote in Hillary for President? Why?
c) What are your feelings about Barack Hussein Obama?
d) Would you like to travel to USA? Which is your favorite american city?
December 11th- We seem to have a bad connection on the phone
Vocabulary :
1- I can hardly hear - Mal consigo ouvir.
2- We seem to have a bad connection. - parece que estamos com uma péssima conexão
3- speak up - falar mais alto
4- as loud as I can - mais alto possível
5- hang up - colocar no gancho, desligar
6- hear - ouvir
7- worry about - se preocupar com
8- what for - why?
9- get a hold of somebody - ligar para alguém
10- all day long - o dia todo
11- be angry at - estar com raiva de
12- take it easy - relaxa, pega leve
13- dope ! - legal, bacana!
14- easy man ! - pega leve , mano!
15- take a lift - pegar carona
16- at you both - com os dois
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### We seem to have a bad connection on the phone
J.B. : I can hardly hear you, Anselmo!
Anselmo : Oh, we seem to have a bad connection on this phone.
J.B. : Could you speak up, please?
Anselmo : I'm talking as loud as I can.
J.B. : I'm going to hang up and call again.
Anselmo : All right!
J.B. : Hello, can you hear me now?
Anselmo : Oh, yeah! Now it's much better. What do you want from me?
J.B. : Actually, I was worried about you...
Anselmo : Worried? What for?
J.B. : Well, I was trying to get a hold of you all day long yesterday.
Anselmo : Really?
J.B. : Yeah! I thought you were angry at me.
Anselmo : No way! I have no reason to be angry at you, have I?
J.B. : Of course you haven't but ...
Anselmo : Take it easy , dude!
J.B. : Where were you all day long?
Anselmo : I was at my mother-in-law's. She fixed a special dinner to celebrate a special moment.
J.B. : Dope! What did she fix? Fish?
Anselmo : Are you crazy? I hate fish!
J.B. : I know you do...I was just kidding. I heard that you don't like fish.
Anselmo : Who told you?
J.B. : Your wife did.
Anselmo : Really? She didn't tell me she talked to you...
J.B. : easy man! I took a lift someday with her and she commented about this...
Anselmo : Now , I am angry at you both!
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QUESTIONS
1- Can J.B hear Anselmo clearly?
2- Is there something wrong with the telephone?
3- What does J.B ask Anselmo to do?
4- Is J.B. going to hang up and try calling Anselmo again?
5- Was the connection better second time?
6- Why J.B. was worried about Anselmo?
7- What did J.B. think about Anselmo. Why?
8- Where was Anselmo when JB tried to get a hold of him?
9- Does Anselmo like fish?
10- Who told J.B. about Anselmo's preference?
11- When did she tell him?
12- Is Anselmo angry at J.B now?
1- I can hardly hear - Mal consigo ouvir.
2- We seem to have a bad connection. - parece que estamos com uma péssima conexão
3- speak up - falar mais alto
4- as loud as I can - mais alto possível
5- hang up - colocar no gancho, desligar
6- hear - ouvir
7- worry about - se preocupar com
8- what for - why?
9- get a hold of somebody - ligar para alguém
10- all day long - o dia todo
11- be angry at - estar com raiva de
12- take it easy - relaxa, pega leve
13- dope ! - legal, bacana!
14- easy man ! - pega leve , mano!
15- take a lift - pegar carona
16- at you both - com os dois
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### We seem to have a bad connection on the phone
J.B. : I can hardly hear you, Anselmo!
Anselmo : Oh, we seem to have a bad connection on this phone.
J.B. : Could you speak up, please?
Anselmo : I'm talking as loud as I can.
J.B. : I'm going to hang up and call again.
Anselmo : All right!
J.B. : Hello, can you hear me now?
Anselmo : Oh, yeah! Now it's much better. What do you want from me?
J.B. : Actually, I was worried about you...
Anselmo : Worried? What for?
J.B. : Well, I was trying to get a hold of you all day long yesterday.
Anselmo : Really?
J.B. : Yeah! I thought you were angry at me.
Anselmo : No way! I have no reason to be angry at you, have I?
J.B. : Of course you haven't but ...
Anselmo : Take it easy , dude!
J.B. : Where were you all day long?
Anselmo : I was at my mother-in-law's. She fixed a special dinner to celebrate a special moment.
J.B. : Dope! What did she fix? Fish?
Anselmo : Are you crazy? I hate fish!
J.B. : I know you do...I was just kidding. I heard that you don't like fish.
Anselmo : Who told you?
J.B. : Your wife did.
Anselmo : Really? She didn't tell me she talked to you...
J.B. : easy man! I took a lift someday with her and she commented about this...
Anselmo : Now , I am angry at you both!
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QUESTIONS
1- Can J.B hear Anselmo clearly?
2- Is there something wrong with the telephone?
3- What does J.B ask Anselmo to do?
4- Is J.B. going to hang up and try calling Anselmo again?
5- Was the connection better second time?
6- Why J.B. was worried about Anselmo?
7- What did J.B. think about Anselmo. Why?
8- Where was Anselmo when JB tried to get a hold of him?
9- Does Anselmo like fish?
10- Who told J.B. about Anselmo's preference?
11- When did she tell him?
12- Is Anselmo angry at J.B now?
December 22th - American Jokes
American Jokes with regard to bar
Piadas americanas relacionadas á bar.
1- A soccer ball walks into a bar. The bartender kicked him out.
* Uma bola de futebol entra em um bar. O atendente a chuta...pra fora!
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2- A magician walks down an alley and turns into a bar.
* Um mágico desce uma rua e volta por dentro de um bar.
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3- A priest, a rabbi, a nun, a doctor, an engineer and a blond walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Hey, what is this, some kind of a joke?"
* Um sacerdote, um rabino , uma noviça ( freira) , um médico e uma loira entram no bar. O atendente diz: " hey, O que é isso? Algum tipo de piada? "
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4- A teacher walks into a bar and orders a double martinous. The bartender says, "you mean a double martini?" The professor says, "If I want more than one I'll ask for it."
* Um professor entra em um bar e pede um " duplo pedreiro" ???. O atendente diz : " Você quer dizer " duplo martini ?" . E o professor diz, " Se eu quiser mais do que um , eu pedirei"
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5- A man walks into a bar and says, "Give me a beer before problems start!" Again, the man orders a beer again saying, "Give me a beer before problems start!" The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a while, and after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man, "When are you going to pay for these beers?" The man answers, "Ah, now the problems start!"
* Um homem entra em um bar e diz: " Me dê uma cerveja antes que os problemas comecem". Novamente o homem pede uma cerveja dizendo, " me traz uma cerveja antes que os problemas comecem'. O atendente olha confuso pra ele. A mesma cena acontece por um tempo, e após a quinta cerveja , o atendente totalmente confuso pergunta ao homem. " Quando o senhor pretende pagar as cervejas?" O homem então responde : " Ah, agora começaram os problemas!"
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6- A blind man walks into a bar with his seeing eye dog. He lifts the dog up and swings him around over his head by the tail. The bartender says "Hey, man! What are you doing?" He says, "Oh, I'm just looking around."
* Um cego entra em um bar com seu cão - guia. Ele ergue o cachorro sobre a cabeça e o gira pelo rabo( cauda ). O atendente diz : " Hey, cara! O que você tá fazendo?" E ele diz : " Apenas dando uma olhadinha em volta"
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7- After a Beer Festival in São Paulo, all the brewery presidents decided to go out for a beer. Schinkariol's president sits down and says, ", I would like the world's best beer, a Schinkariol." The bartender takes a bottle from the shelf and gives it to him. Then Bavaria's president says, "I'd like the best beer in the world, give me 'The King Of Beers', a Bavaria." The bartender gives him one. Kaiser's president says, "I'd like the best beer in the world, the only one made with the purest water , give me a Kaiser." He gets it. The guy from Brahma sits down and says, "Give me a Coke." The other brewery presidents look over at him and ask, "Why aren't you drinking a Brahma?" and the Brahma's president replies, "Well, if you guys aren't drinking beer, neither will I."
* Após um festival da cerveja em São Paulo, todos os presidentes das cervejarias decidiram sair para tomar uma gelada. O presidente da Schin senta e pede : " Me traga a melhor cerveja do mundo, uma schin. O garçom pega uma garrafa da prateleira e o entrega. Então o presidente da Bavaria diz: " Traga- me o rei de todas as cervejas, uma Bavaria!" . O garçom o serve uma. O presidente da Kaiser ordena: " Traga-me a melhor cerveja de todas, a única feita com a mais pura água. Me traga uma Kaiser." Ele toma a breja. O representante da Brahma senta-se e pede uma coca. Os outros o olham de cima pra baixo e perguntam. " Porque você não vai beber uma Brahma?" E o Presidente da Brahma responde, " Se vocês não pediram cerveja, eu também não pedirei".
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8- A man runs into a bar and asks the barkeep, "Give me ten shots of your best whisky." The bartender sets up the ten glasses. The man starts drinking them as quickly as the bartender serves them. The bartender asks, "Why are you drinking so fast?" "You'd drink fast too, if you had what I have." The bartender asks, "What do you have?" "Seventy cents."
* Um homem entra no bar e pede ao atendente " Me de 10 doses do seu melhor whisky. O atendente prepara os 10 copos. O homem começa a beber tão rápido o quanto as doses são preparadas. O atendente pergunta. " Por que você está bebendo tão rápido?" O homem respondeu :" Você beberia rápido também se tivesse o que eu tenho". Então o balconista pergunta : " O que o Senhor tem? " E o homem responde : " setenta centavos".
Piadas americanas relacionadas á bar.
1- A soccer ball walks into a bar. The bartender kicked him out.
* Uma bola de futebol entra em um bar. O atendente a chuta...pra fora!
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2- A magician walks down an alley and turns into a bar.
* Um mágico desce uma rua e volta por dentro de um bar.
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3- A priest, a rabbi, a nun, a doctor, an engineer and a blond walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Hey, what is this, some kind of a joke?"
* Um sacerdote, um rabino , uma noviça ( freira) , um médico e uma loira entram no bar. O atendente diz: " hey, O que é isso? Algum tipo de piada? "
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4- A teacher walks into a bar and orders a double martinous. The bartender says, "you mean a double martini?" The professor says, "If I want more than one I'll ask for it."
* Um professor entra em um bar e pede um " duplo pedreiro" ???. O atendente diz : " Você quer dizer " duplo martini ?" . E o professor diz, " Se eu quiser mais do que um , eu pedirei"
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5- A man walks into a bar and says, "Give me a beer before problems start!" Again, the man orders a beer again saying, "Give me a beer before problems start!" The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a while, and after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man, "When are you going to pay for these beers?" The man answers, "Ah, now the problems start!"
* Um homem entra em um bar e diz: " Me dê uma cerveja antes que os problemas comecem". Novamente o homem pede uma cerveja dizendo, " me traz uma cerveja antes que os problemas comecem'. O atendente olha confuso pra ele. A mesma cena acontece por um tempo, e após a quinta cerveja , o atendente totalmente confuso pergunta ao homem. " Quando o senhor pretende pagar as cervejas?" O homem então responde : " Ah, agora começaram os problemas!"
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6- A blind man walks into a bar with his seeing eye dog. He lifts the dog up and swings him around over his head by the tail. The bartender says "Hey, man! What are you doing?" He says, "Oh, I'm just looking around."
* Um cego entra em um bar com seu cão - guia. Ele ergue o cachorro sobre a cabeça e o gira pelo rabo( cauda ). O atendente diz : " Hey, cara! O que você tá fazendo?" E ele diz : " Apenas dando uma olhadinha em volta"
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7- After a Beer Festival in São Paulo, all the brewery presidents decided to go out for a beer. Schinkariol's president sits down and says, ", I would like the world's best beer, a Schinkariol." The bartender takes a bottle from the shelf and gives it to him. Then Bavaria's president says, "I'd like the best beer in the world, give me 'The King Of Beers', a Bavaria." The bartender gives him one. Kaiser's president says, "I'd like the best beer in the world, the only one made with the purest water , give me a Kaiser." He gets it. The guy from Brahma sits down and says, "Give me a Coke." The other brewery presidents look over at him and ask, "Why aren't you drinking a Brahma?" and the Brahma's president replies, "Well, if you guys aren't drinking beer, neither will I."
* Após um festival da cerveja em São Paulo, todos os presidentes das cervejarias decidiram sair para tomar uma gelada. O presidente da Schin senta e pede : " Me traga a melhor cerveja do mundo, uma schin. O garçom pega uma garrafa da prateleira e o entrega. Então o presidente da Bavaria diz: " Traga- me o rei de todas as cervejas, uma Bavaria!" . O garçom o serve uma. O presidente da Kaiser ordena: " Traga-me a melhor cerveja de todas, a única feita com a mais pura água. Me traga uma Kaiser." Ele toma a breja. O representante da Brahma senta-se e pede uma coca. Os outros o olham de cima pra baixo e perguntam. " Porque você não vai beber uma Brahma?" E o Presidente da Brahma responde, " Se vocês não pediram cerveja, eu também não pedirei".
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8- A man runs into a bar and asks the barkeep, "Give me ten shots of your best whisky." The bartender sets up the ten glasses. The man starts drinking them as quickly as the bartender serves them. The bartender asks, "Why are you drinking so fast?" "You'd drink fast too, if you had what I have." The bartender asks, "What do you have?" "Seventy cents."
* Um homem entra no bar e pede ao atendente " Me de 10 doses do seu melhor whisky. O atendente prepara os 10 copos. O homem começa a beber tão rápido o quanto as doses são preparadas. O atendente pergunta. " Por que você está bebendo tão rápido?" O homem respondeu :" Você beberia rápido também se tivesse o que eu tenho". Então o balconista pergunta : " O que o Senhor tem? " E o homem responde : " setenta centavos".
segunda-feira, 30 de novembro de 2009
December 1th - Everyday Conversation
1- Take as much time as you need
Storyline:
** What would you say when you are very busy with something and can't just put it aside even though your wife is calling you?
Your wife : Anselmo , can you come downstairs for a minute right now?
You : I'm sorry I can't. I'm tied up with something urgent at the moment.
Your wife : Oh, are you on the stupid net again? When are you going to get off?
You : Just a minute, Darling! I'm looking at a new clothes site. I wanna make sure I get the right gift for your birthday, don't I?
Your wife : Oh? In that case, I'm sorry to bother you. Take as much time as you need.
You : No problem.
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2- A spare key
Storyline:
Suzana's husband is late for a meeting, because he couldn't find the keys to the car....
J.B : Why are you so late?
Anselmo : I couldn't find my car keys.
J.B : What 's up?
Anselmo : I left the keys in the car.
J.B : You locked them in the car?
Anselmo : That's right.
J.B. : How did you get the door open?
Anselmo : Fortunately my loved wife has a spare key.
J.B. : You better thank her for it.
Anselmo : I did.
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1- spare key - chave extra
2- to leave - sair, partir
3- to lock something in - prender,trancar ou travar algo dentro
4- to get something open - abrir algo
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Storyline:
** What would you say when you are very busy with something and can't just put it aside even though your wife is calling you?
Your wife : Anselmo , can you come downstairs for a minute right now?
You : I'm sorry I can't. I'm tied up with something urgent at the moment.
Your wife : Oh, are you on the stupid net again? When are you going to get off?
You : Just a minute, Darling! I'm looking at a new clothes site. I wanna make sure I get the right gift for your birthday, don't I?
Your wife : Oh? In that case, I'm sorry to bother you. Take as much time as you need.
You : No problem.
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1- to put something aside - deixar algo que está fazendo de lado, ignorar algo
2- to come downstairs/upstairs - subir/descer
3- to be tie up with something - estar entretido, ocupado, envolvido com algo
4- to get off - sair / fechar o pc ou desconectar-se
5- to make sure
6- to bother
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2- A spare key
Storyline:
Suzana's husband is late for a meeting, because he couldn't find the keys to the car....
J.B : Why are you so late?
Anselmo : I couldn't find my car keys.
J.B : What 's up?
Anselmo : I left the keys in the car.
J.B : You locked them in the car?
Anselmo : That's right.
J.B. : How did you get the door open?
Anselmo : Fortunately my loved wife has a spare key.
J.B. : You better thank her for it.
Anselmo : I did.
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1- spare key - chave extra
2- to leave - sair, partir
3- to lock something in - prender,trancar ou travar algo dentro
4- to get something open - abrir algo
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December 2nd - Questions
1- What do you do when you are tied up with something and somebody calls you?
2- Is there any engineer in your family?
3- Have you ever forgotten somebody's birthday? What did you do?
4- What do you use to do in your spare time?
5- Are you a busy man ?
6- Do you use to buy gifts for your friends?
7- Have you ever put something aside just to please someone?
8- Have you ever bought some products on net?
9- Have you ever been locked in the elevator?
10- What is the best place to be with someone you love?
11- What kind of book do you like to read?
12- what is your favorite color?
13- Do you know how to drive a car?
14- Do you have a pet?
15- How would you call your sister's son?
16- What are your grandparents ' name?
17- Do you prefer to answer easy or difficult questions?
18- How well do you speak English?
19- What is the first thing you usually do when you wake up?
20- How many hours do you sleep a day?
21- Lorena is a beautiful name but what if she were a boy ? How would it be the name?
22- Where does your sister live?
23- Do you know how to cook?
24- If the President Lula were invited to have dinner with your family, what would your wife fix for this special dinner?
25- How can you improve your English?
26- How often do you visit your relatives?
27- Are you able to communicate only in English?
28- What is your favorite tv program?
29- According to your knowledge what is the most important thing in your life?
30- Are you a happy person? Why?
31- If you weren't a coach what occupation would you like to get?
32- Are you good in math?
33- After you learning English what language would you like to study?
34- Is Ronaldo going to play Africa world soccer cup?
35- Is Flamengo going to beat Grêmio if they play with all players?
36- how old were you when you kissed a girl first time?
37- When you and Suzana need to eat out , who looks after Lorena?
38- How many hours do you use the internet a day?
39- Why don't you like twitter?
40- 2009 is gone . Was it a good year for you?
41- If you were able to choose an occupation for Lorena. What would it be?
42- Tomorrow we will have a reading lesson. Are you able to read an article in English without worry about the meaning in Portuguese?
2- Is there any engineer in your family?
3- Have you ever forgotten somebody's birthday? What did you do?
4- What do you use to do in your spare time?
5- Are you a busy man ?
6- Do you use to buy gifts for your friends?
7- Have you ever put something aside just to please someone?
8- Have you ever bought some products on net?
9- Have you ever been locked in the elevator?
10- What is the best place to be with someone you love?
11- What kind of book do you like to read?
12- what is your favorite color?
13- Do you know how to drive a car?
14- Do you have a pet?
15- How would you call your sister's son?
16- What are your grandparents ' name?
17- Do you prefer to answer easy or difficult questions?
18- How well do you speak English?
19- What is the first thing you usually do when you wake up?
20- How many hours do you sleep a day?
21- Lorena is a beautiful name but what if she were a boy ? How would it be the name?
22- Where does your sister live?
23- Do you know how to cook?
24- If the President Lula were invited to have dinner with your family, what would your wife fix for this special dinner?
25- How can you improve your English?
26- How often do you visit your relatives?
27- Are you able to communicate only in English?
28- What is your favorite tv program?
29- According to your knowledge what is the most important thing in your life?
30- Are you a happy person? Why?
31- If you weren't a coach what occupation would you like to get?
32- Are you good in math?
33- After you learning English what language would you like to study?
34- Is Ronaldo going to play Africa world soccer cup?
35- Is Flamengo going to beat Grêmio if they play with all players?
36- how old were you when you kissed a girl first time?
37- When you and Suzana need to eat out , who looks after Lorena?
38- How many hours do you use the internet a day?
39- Why don't you like twitter?
40- 2009 is gone . Was it a good year for you?
41- If you were able to choose an occupation for Lorena. What would it be?
42- Tomorrow we will have a reading lesson. Are you able to read an article in English without worry about the meaning in Portuguese?
domingo, 15 de novembro de 2009
Monday - November 16th
Anselmo and his wife want to fix pork chops for dinner, but they later find out that the meat has gone bad....
Anselmo : What are we going to eat for dinner?
Suzana : I'm going to fix some pork chops.
Anselmo : I'm afraid the meat is rotten.
Suzana : That's strange! I just bought it the day before yesterday.
Anselmo : Well, I forgot to put it in the refrigerator.
Suzana : Good for you! Now what should we eat?
Anselmo : Why don't we eat out?
Suzana : Again? Weren't you just complaining that it's too expensive to eat out?
Anselmo : Not when you're hungry.
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Vocabulary
1- to fix - preparar, consertar
2- pork chops - costela de porco
3- to be afraid - recear, temer
4- meat - carne
5- rotten - estragada
6- that's strange! - é estranho
7- to put something in - colocar algo dentro
8- to eat out - comer no restaurante
9- to complaint - reclamar
10- to be hungry - estar com fome
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More sentences
a) I don't like pork chops , bring me some beef.
b) Receio que não posso colocar isso dentro do copo.
c) I'm hungry , let's eat out tonight.
d) Você está sempre reclamando de tudo.
e) The meat is rotten. I'd rather eat a boiled egg.
f) Are you fixing pork chops again?
g) É estranho!
h) Você está com fome?
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Anselmo : What are we going to eat for dinner?
Suzana : I'm going to fix some pork chops.
Anselmo : I'm afraid the meat is rotten.
Suzana : That's strange! I just bought it the day before yesterday.
Anselmo : Well, I forgot to put it in the refrigerator.
Suzana : Good for you! Now what should we eat?
Anselmo : Why don't we eat out?
Suzana : Again? Weren't you just complaining that it's too expensive to eat out?
Anselmo : Not when you're hungry.
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Vocabulary
1- to fix - preparar, consertar
2- pork chops - costela de porco
3- to be afraid - recear, temer
4- meat - carne
5- rotten - estragada
6- that's strange! - é estranho
7- to put something in - colocar algo dentro
8- to eat out - comer no restaurante
9- to complaint - reclamar
10- to be hungry - estar com fome
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More sentences
a) I don't like pork chops , bring me some beef.
b) Receio que não posso colocar isso dentro do copo.
c) I'm hungry , let's eat out tonight.
d) Você está sempre reclamando de tudo.
e) The meat is rotten. I'd rather eat a boiled egg.
f) Are you fixing pork chops again?
g) É estranho!
h) Você está com fome?
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Tuesday - November 17th
J.B. is going to have a job interview the next day. His friend Anselmo is trying to give him some advice.
Anselmo : So, how was your interview?
J.B : I haven't gone to the interview yet. It's tomorrow. I'm so nervous.
Anselmo : Don't worry. You should do fine. You have the experience.
J.B : I hope so.
Anselmo : Remember, they want someone who works well with people. You've got to show them how easy-going and personable you are!
J.B : Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
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Vocabulary
1- I haven't gone - eu não fui
2- You should do fine - você se sairá bem
3- I hope so - espero que sim
4- to work well with someone - se relacionar bem com alguém
5- you've got to show - você tem que mostrar
6- easy-going - espontãneo
7- personable - apresentável, bem - apessoado
8- to keep something in mind - lembrar algo, guardar algo na cabeça
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More sentences
a) During a job interview you've got to show how good you are.
b) Eu guardarei o nome dela na memória.
c) He is an easy-going teacher , that's why he is so good.
d) Ela sempre se relaciona bem com todo mundo.
e) Don't worry about the interview. You should do fine.
f) Eu não tenho certeza disso. Espero que sim.
g) I haven't gone to church because I needed to work on sunday.
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Anselmo : So, how was your interview?
J.B : I haven't gone to the interview yet. It's tomorrow. I'm so nervous.
Anselmo : Don't worry. You should do fine. You have the experience.
J.B : I hope so.
Anselmo : Remember, they want someone who works well with people. You've got to show them how easy-going and personable you are!
J.B : Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
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Vocabulary
1- I haven't gone - eu não fui
2- You should do fine - você se sairá bem
3- I hope so - espero que sim
4- to work well with someone - se relacionar bem com alguém
5- you've got to show - você tem que mostrar
6- easy-going - espontãneo
7- personable - apresentável, bem - apessoado
8- to keep something in mind - lembrar algo, guardar algo na cabeça
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More sentences
a) During a job interview you've got to show how good you are.
b) Eu guardarei o nome dela na memória.
c) He is an easy-going teacher , that's why he is so good.
d) Ela sempre se relaciona bem com todo mundo.
e) Don't worry about the interview. You should do fine.
f) Eu não tenho certeza disso. Espero que sim.
g) I haven't gone to church because I needed to work on sunday.
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Wednesday - November 18th
Anselmo is applying for a new job and is very confident about himself.
J.B : Hi, Anselmo. I heard that you're looking for a new job.
Anselmo : Yeah. I just had an interview yesterday.
J.B : Oh, really? How did it go?
Anselmo : I think I did well. They said they would make a decision by this Friday.
J.B : This Friday? Looks like they want to hire the person as quickly as possible.
Anselmo : Yeah! I think so, too.
J.B : What are your chances of getting that job?
Anselmo : I believe I have a very good chance. The director seems to like me.
J.B : Well, good luck, then.
Anselmo : Thanks. I hope it helps.
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Vocabulary
1- to apply - se canditatar, se inscrever
2- to be confident - estar confiante
3- I just had - eu acabei de ter, passar
4- how did it go? - como foi a entrevista?
5- to make a decision - se decidir, tomar uma decisão
6- looks like - parece que
7- to hire - contratar
8- as quickly as possible - mais rápido possível
9- to seem - parecer
10- I hope it helps - espero que ajude
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More sentences
a) I need to find a job as quickly as possible.
b) Looks like you are not the right person.
c) Ele vai contratar alguém para ajudá-lo.
d) I heard that you had a job interview. How did it go?
e) Mesmo embora eu seja jovem, tenho confiança que serei contratado.
f) It seems you are very tired today.
g) Você tem que se decidir o mais rápido possível.
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J.B : Hi, Anselmo. I heard that you're looking for a new job.
Anselmo : Yeah. I just had an interview yesterday.
J.B : Oh, really? How did it go?
Anselmo : I think I did well. They said they would make a decision by this Friday.
J.B : This Friday? Looks like they want to hire the person as quickly as possible.
Anselmo : Yeah! I think so, too.
J.B : What are your chances of getting that job?
Anselmo : I believe I have a very good chance. The director seems to like me.
J.B : Well, good luck, then.
Anselmo : Thanks. I hope it helps.
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Vocabulary
1- to apply - se canditatar, se inscrever
2- to be confident - estar confiante
3- I just had - eu acabei de ter, passar
4- how did it go? - como foi a entrevista?
5- to make a decision - se decidir, tomar uma decisão
6- looks like - parece que
7- to hire - contratar
8- as quickly as possible - mais rápido possível
9- to seem - parecer
10- I hope it helps - espero que ajude
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More sentences
a) I need to find a job as quickly as possible.
b) Looks like you are not the right person.
c) Ele vai contratar alguém para ajudá-lo.
d) I heard that you had a job interview. How did it go?
e) Mesmo embora eu seja jovem, tenho confiança que serei contratado.
f) It seems you are very tired today.
g) Você tem que se decidir o mais rápido possível.
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Thursday - November 18th
During this week we have learned many new words, verbs and structures. In this lesson we will review them and practice them. Good luck!
Monday
1- to fix - preparar.
2- rotten - estragada.
3- put something in - colocar algo dentro.
4- forgot - esqueceu ( past of "forget")
** Suzana bought some pork chops to fix for dinner. So she asked her husband Anselmo to put it in the refrigerator. Unfortunately he forgot it and now the meat is rotten.
## - Why is the meat rotten?
* Because Anselmo forgot to put it in the refrigerator.
## - Which meat should Suzana to fix ?
* She should fix pork chops.
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5- eat out - comer em um restaurante
6- complain - reclamar
7- to be afraid - recear, temer
8- to be hungry - estar com fome.
** Anselmo invited his wife to eat out. She was afraid to accept the invitation because he is always complaining about the cost. But this time is a little different because he is hungry.
## Why was Anselmo's wife afraid to accept his invitation to eat out?
* Because he is always complaining about the cost.
## What makes this time so different?
* This time is different because he is hungry.
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Tuesday
1- I haven't gone yet - não fui ainda
2- you should do fine - você se sairá bem
3- to work well with people - ter bom relacionamento com as pessoas
4- you've got to show them - você tem que mostrar a eles
*** Anselmo haven't gone to the interview yet , because the interview will take place tomorrow. His friend J.B. has advised him to show them that he works well with people.According to J.B. , he should do fine.
## Why haven't Anselmo gone to the interview yet?
* Because the interview was not today. It will take place tomorrow.
## According to J.B. , what does Anselmo have to show?
* He has to show that he works well with people.
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5- easy-going - pessoa descontraída, espontanea, objetiva
6- personable - apresentável, bem- apessoada
7- to keep something in mind - lembrar-se de algo, guardar algo na cabeça
*** Anselmo is an easy - going man and also personable. If he keeps it in his mind, he will do ok at the interview.
## What does Anselmo need to keep in his mind to do ok in the interview?
* He needs to keep in his mind that he is an easy-going and personable man.
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Wednesday
1-
Monday
1- to fix - preparar.
2- rotten - estragada.
3- put something in - colocar algo dentro.
4- forgot - esqueceu ( past of "forget")
** Suzana bought some pork chops to fix for dinner. So she asked her husband Anselmo to put it in the refrigerator. Unfortunately he forgot it and now the meat is rotten.
## - Why is the meat rotten?
* Because Anselmo forgot to put it in the refrigerator.
## - Which meat should Suzana to fix ?
* She should fix pork chops.
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5- eat out - comer em um restaurante
6- complain - reclamar
7- to be afraid - recear, temer
8- to be hungry - estar com fome.
** Anselmo invited his wife to eat out. She was afraid to accept the invitation because he is always complaining about the cost. But this time is a little different because he is hungry.
## Why was Anselmo's wife afraid to accept his invitation to eat out?
* Because he is always complaining about the cost.
## What makes this time so different?
* This time is different because he is hungry.
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Tuesday
1- I haven't gone yet - não fui ainda
2- you should do fine - você se sairá bem
3- to work well with people - ter bom relacionamento com as pessoas
4- you've got to show them - você tem que mostrar a eles
*** Anselmo haven't gone to the interview yet , because the interview will take place tomorrow. His friend J.B. has advised him to show them that he works well with people.According to J.B. , he should do fine.
## Why haven't Anselmo gone to the interview yet?
* Because the interview was not today. It will take place tomorrow.
## According to J.B. , what does Anselmo have to show?
* He has to show that he works well with people.
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5- easy-going - pessoa descontraída, espontanea, objetiva
6- personable - apresentável, bem- apessoada
7- to keep something in mind - lembrar-se de algo, guardar algo na cabeça
*** Anselmo is an easy - going man and also personable. If he keeps it in his mind, he will do ok at the interview.
## What does Anselmo need to keep in his mind to do ok in the interview?
* He needs to keep in his mind that he is an easy-going and personable man.
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Wednesday
1-
segunda-feira, 9 de novembro de 2009
Monday Class - November 9th
Translate these sentences to English:
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
Tuesday - November - 10th
Translate these sentences to both English and Portuguese:
* Muito obrigado por me ajudar ontem. Eu realmente não sei como agradecer.
1- Don't worry about that. You know you are as if you were a member of my family.
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* Não consigo entender porque o Dunga não chama o Ronaldo para a seleção.
2- Dunga will not call Ronaldo just because he is overwheight.
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* Em sua opinião, qual é o problema com o Palmeiras? O que tá acontecendo?
3- The ref made a bad call and for this reason Palmeiras was beaten last game.
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* Ontem a Lorena me pediu 50 reais par comprar doces. Ela é espertinha!
4- Lorena is getting smarter and smarter.
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* As vezes eu acho que você não confia em mim. Me deixa resolver essa situação.
5- When I say you are not able to solve it by yourself. I really mean it.
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* Eu ouvi dizer que a festa acontecerá em Julho na casa do J.B. Estou certo ?
6- As far a I know the party will take place in April at Anselmos',so you are wrong.
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* Você se importa se eu fizer uma pergunta pessoal?
7- What do you do for living?
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* Eu adoraria viajar com vocês no fim de ano , mas estou com pouca grana. Não posso.
8- Are you running out of money? Come to work with me!
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* O que você faria se fosse mais rico? Quer dizer, se você tivesse um diheiro extra?
9- If I were richer , I would buy a new car for you.
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* Sinto muito por meus erros. As vezes fico nervoso.
10- Don't worry about your mistakes. Nobody is perfect anyway.
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* Adorei sua casa nova. Estou com um pouco de sede. Você tem algo gelado?
11- What can I get you? I mean, which do you prefer a juice or a soda?
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* Quando a Lorena começar a falar, qual será a primeira palavra dita por ela?
12- What will be the first word pronounced by Lorena? That's a piece of cake! The first word will be "mommy" !!!
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* O que está acotecendo? Por que você está tão nervoso?
13- I lied to my boss . I'm afraid I'm not getting away with being fired this time.
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* Você pode acreditar em mim, meu amigo. Nós somos apenas amigos.
14- Everybody knows that you are in love with her. It's writen in your eyes!!!
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* Muito obrigado por me ajudar ontem. Eu realmente não sei como agradecer.
1- Don't worry about that. You know you are as if you were a member of my family.
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* Não consigo entender porque o Dunga não chama o Ronaldo para a seleção.
2- Dunga will not call Ronaldo just because he is overwheight.
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* Em sua opinião, qual é o problema com o Palmeiras? O que tá acontecendo?
3- The ref made a bad call and for this reason Palmeiras was beaten last game.
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* Ontem a Lorena me pediu 50 reais par comprar doces. Ela é espertinha!
4- Lorena is getting smarter and smarter.
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* As vezes eu acho que você não confia em mim. Me deixa resolver essa situação.
5- When I say you are not able to solve it by yourself. I really mean it.
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* Eu ouvi dizer que a festa acontecerá em Julho na casa do J.B. Estou certo ?
6- As far a I know the party will take place in April at Anselmos',so you are wrong.
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* Você se importa se eu fizer uma pergunta pessoal?
7- What do you do for living?
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* Eu adoraria viajar com vocês no fim de ano , mas estou com pouca grana. Não posso.
8- Are you running out of money? Come to work with me!
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* O que você faria se fosse mais rico? Quer dizer, se você tivesse um diheiro extra?
9- If I were richer , I would buy a new car for you.
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* Sinto muito por meus erros. As vezes fico nervoso.
10- Don't worry about your mistakes. Nobody is perfect anyway.
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* Adorei sua casa nova. Estou com um pouco de sede. Você tem algo gelado?
11- What can I get you? I mean, which do you prefer a juice or a soda?
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* Quando a Lorena começar a falar, qual será a primeira palavra dita por ela?
12- What will be the first word pronounced by Lorena? That's a piece of cake! The first word will be "mommy" !!!
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* O que está acotecendo? Por que você está tão nervoso?
13- I lied to my boss . I'm afraid I'm not getting away with being fired this time.
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* Você pode acreditar em mim, meu amigo. Nós somos apenas amigos.
14- Everybody knows that you are in love with her. It's writen in your eyes!!!
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Wednesday - November - 11th
New Vocabulary
a) by myself - sozinho, por mim mesmo
1- Me amigo aprendeu inglês sozinho.
2- Eu fiz isso sozinho.
b) look after - cuidar
1- Pare de cuidar da minha vida. Eu cuido dela sozinho.
2- Meu irmão não pode vir porque ele está cuidando da minha mãe.
c) don't worry about - não se preocupe com
1- Eu sei o que estou fazendo. Não se preocupe com isso.
2- Não se preocupe. Ele chegará no horário.
d) as if you were - como se fosse
1- Você não é meu irmão , mas eu gosto de você como se você.
2- Ela costuma dizer que sou como se fosse irmão dela.
e)
a) by myself - sozinho, por mim mesmo
1- Me amigo aprendeu inglês sozinho.
2- Eu fiz isso sozinho.
b) look after - cuidar
1- Pare de cuidar da minha vida. Eu cuido dela sozinho.
2- Meu irmão não pode vir porque ele está cuidando da minha mãe.
c) don't worry about - não se preocupe com
1- Eu sei o que estou fazendo. Não se preocupe com isso.
2- Não se preocupe. Ele chegará no horário.
d) as if you were - como se fosse
1- Você não é meu irmão , mas eu gosto de você como se você.
2- Ela costuma dizer que sou como se fosse irmão dela.
e)
Thursday - November 12th - Review
A loving father realized that his little daughter's birthday was coming and he didn't buy her present yet. So, He went to a toy store and asked to the saleswoman:
___How much is the Barbie doll in the shopwindow?
Politely the woman wanted to know:
___Which one? Because we got:
**Barbie goes to fitness = 19,95 u$
**Barbie plays volleyball= 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes shopping = 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes to the beach=19,95u$
**Barbie goes to the ball=19,95u$
**Barbie divorced lawyer= 265,95u$
Disconcerted, the man replied:
____Why does the Barbie divorced lawyer cost more expensive than the other ones?
And the saleswoman very calm explained:
____It's easy to understand Sr. Actually the Barbie divorced lawyer brings together...
**Bob's car
**Bob's moto
**Bob's yatch
**Bob's plane
**Bob's furniture
**and Bob's mobile.
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Vocabulary :
1- A loving father - um pai amoroso
2- to realize - se dar conta, perceber
3- toy store - loja de brinquedos
4- saleswoman - vendedora
5- yet - ainda
6- shopwindow - vitrine
7- politely - educadamente
8- we got - nós temos
9- goes to fitness - vai para academia
10 - goes to the ball - vai ao baile
11- divorced lawyer - advogada divorciada
12- disconcerted - desconsertado, sem jeito
13- replied - questionou
14- brings together - traz como adicional
15- yatch - iate
16- furniture - mobília
___How much is the Barbie doll in the shopwindow?
Politely the woman wanted to know:
___Which one? Because we got:
**Barbie goes to fitness = 19,95 u$
**Barbie plays volleyball= 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes shopping = 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes to the beach=19,95u$
**Barbie goes to the ball=19,95u$
**Barbie divorced lawyer= 265,95u$
Disconcerted, the man replied:
____Why does the Barbie divorced lawyer cost more expensive than the other ones?
And the saleswoman very calm explained:
____It's easy to understand Sr. Actually the Barbie divorced lawyer brings together...
**Bob's car
**Bob's moto
**Bob's yatch
**Bob's plane
**Bob's furniture
**and Bob's mobile.
__________________________________
Vocabulary :
1- A loving father - um pai amoroso
2- to realize - se dar conta, perceber
3- toy store - loja de brinquedos
4- saleswoman - vendedora
5- yet - ainda
6- shopwindow - vitrine
7- politely - educadamente
8- we got - nós temos
9- goes to fitness - vai para academia
10 - goes to the ball - vai ao baile
11- divorced lawyer - advogada divorciada
12- disconcerted - desconsertado, sem jeito
13- replied - questionou
14- brings together - traz como adicional
15- yatch - iate
16- furniture - mobília
quarta-feira, 21 de outubro de 2009
Monday Class - November 9th
Translate these sentences to English:
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
segunda-feira, 12 de outubro de 2009
Tuesday - November - 3rd
A loving father realized that his little daughter's birthday was coming and he didn't buy her present yet. So, He went to a toy store and asked to the saleswoman:
___How much is the Barbie doll in the shopwindow?
Politely the woman wanted to know:
___Which one? Because we got:
**Barbie goes to fitness = 19,95 u$
**Barbie plays volleyball= 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes shopping = 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes to the beach=19,95u$
**Barbie goes to the ball=19,95u$
**Barbie divorced lawyer= 265,95u$
Disconcerted, the man replied:
____Why does the Barbie divorced lawyer cost more expensive than the other ones?
And the saleswoman very calm explained:
____It's easy to understand Sr. Actually the Barbie divorced lawyer brings together...
**Bob's car
**Bob's moto
**Bob's yatch
**Bob's plane
**Bob's furniture
**and Bob's mobile.
__________________________________
Vocabulary :
1- A loving father - um pai amoroso
2- to realize - se dar conta, perceber
3- toy store - loja de brinquedos
4- saleswoman - vendedora
5- yet - ainda
6- shopwindow - vitrine
7- politely - educadamente
8- we got - nós temos
9- goes to fitness - vai para academia
10 - goes to the ball - vai ao baile
11- divorced lawyer - advogada divorciada
12- disconcerted - desconsertado, sem jeito
13- replied - questionou
14- brings together - traz como adicional
15- yatch - iate
16- furniture - mobília
___How much is the Barbie doll in the shopwindow?
Politely the woman wanted to know:
___Which one? Because we got:
**Barbie goes to fitness = 19,95 u$
**Barbie plays volleyball= 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes shopping = 19,95 u$
**Barbie goes to the beach=19,95u$
**Barbie goes to the ball=19,95u$
**Barbie divorced lawyer= 265,95u$
Disconcerted, the man replied:
____Why does the Barbie divorced lawyer cost more expensive than the other ones?
And the saleswoman very calm explained:
____It's easy to understand Sr. Actually the Barbie divorced lawyer brings together...
**Bob's car
**Bob's moto
**Bob's yatch
**Bob's plane
**Bob's furniture
**and Bob's mobile.
__________________________________
Vocabulary :
1- A loving father - um pai amoroso
2- to realize - se dar conta, perceber
3- toy store - loja de brinquedos
4- saleswoman - vendedora
5- yet - ainda
6- shopwindow - vitrine
7- politely - educadamente
8- we got - nós temos
9- goes to fitness - vai para academia
10 - goes to the ball - vai ao baile
11- divorced lawyer - advogada divorciada
12- disconcerted - desconsertado, sem jeito
13- replied - questionou
14- brings together - traz como adicional
15- yatch - iate
16- furniture - mobília
Wednesday - November - 4 th
A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is an American.
She asks her students to raise their hands if they were American too.
Not really knowing why but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like flashy fireworks.
There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristen has not gone along with the crowd.
The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I am not an American."
"Then", asks the teacher, "What are you?"
"I'm a proud Canadian," boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Kristen why she is a Canadian.
"Well, my mom and dad are Canadians, so I'm a Canadian too."
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Kristen, "I'd be an American."
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She asks her students to raise their hands if they were American too.
Not really knowing why but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like flashy fireworks.
There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristen has not gone along with the crowd.
The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I am not an American."
"Then", asks the teacher, "What are you?"
"I'm a proud Canadian," boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Kristen why she is a Canadian.
"Well, my mom and dad are Canadians, so I'm a Canadian too."
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Kristen, "I'd be an American."
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Thursday - November 5th - Review
Translate these sentences to English:
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
1- Por que você não pode trabalhar hoje?
2- Você pode repetir isso pra mim?
3- Eu não consigo cuidar da Lorena sozinho. Poderia mne ajudar?
4- Até onde eu sei, ninguém quer nos ajudar.
5- Não se preocupe meu amigo, você é como se fosse meu irmão e eu te ajudarei.
6- Ela não gosta de viajar, gosta?
7- Minhas folhas ( de papel) estão acabando , por isso vou mandat um email pra você.
8- O tempo está quente demais , por isso você deve beber muita agua.
9- Estou com dor de cabeça, por isso vou tomar um remédio.
10- Minha esposa passou as férias na praia de Salvador.
11- Ouvi dizer que você está tendo um relacionamento fora do casamento com uma linda mulher.
12- Minha água tá acabando , é melhor eu comprar mais.
13- Mesmo embora você seja meu amigo, você não pode fazer isso.
14- O que você quer dizer?
15- Meu dinheiro acabou , então não posso ajudar a pagar a conta.
Translate these sentences to Portuguese:
1- The meeting will take place at J.B's at 9:00 pm.
2- Where's Lorena? I have no idea. Last time I saw her , she was running around with her friends.
3- How will the weather be like tomorrow?
4- I'm not looking for trouble.
5- You are american , aren't you?
6- Even though São Paulo had got three red cards , Grêmio was not able to beat it and the game ended in a draw and the team from Morumbi is the new leader of the Brazilian Soccer League till sunday.
7- I really don't know what you mean.
8- Who is? It's me Alexandre! May I talk to you a little?
9- Why can't you understand what I am trying to tell you?
10 - Never say that again!
11- If you were my friend , you would tell her that I'm in love with her.
12- There's nothing I can do for you.
13- Yesterday I ran into my boss downtown. He was with another woman and I got confused? I really didn't know that he was running around with that woman.
14- What would you do if you were the President of Brazil?
15- If you don't tell her what happened, you won't get away with it.
domingo, 4 de outubro de 2009
Monday - October 5th
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"Alright! So here come the run phrasals verbs :
* My first phrasal verb was "run down". I said in my story that I ran down Copacabana Beach. In this case , "run down", has nothing to do with going up or down. It simply means to run in that direction.
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*My second phrasal verb was "run around". I said that the children were running around having a good time at the beach. In this case, run around means to run in different directions all at once.Children who are so full of energy are always doing that!They are running around having a good time.
However, run around, does have alternate meanings. Run around can also mean for example that " My husband was running around with another woman". In this case , "run around" means to have an affair with another woman.It means to cheat on someone.So be very careful how you use the phrasal verbs , because sometimes they have a different meaning for the same phrasal verb.
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1- all at once - todos ao mesmo tempo
2- full of energy - cheias de energia
3- however - no entanto, entretanto, contudo
4- alternate meanings - significados alternativos
5- to have an affair - ter um caso
6- to cheat on - trair
Tuesday - October 6th
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*My third phrasal verb is "run out of"..and you want to be very careful how you use this! In many different languages , run out of is equivalent to finish or end. However , in English we do not say it like that. When we have no supply of something , as in my example, I ran out of telephone tokens. Then you would not say :"the telephone tokens are finished".You would say : " I ran out of telephone tokens" , other kinds of supply:
*I ran out of paper
*I ran out of money
*I ran out of milk.
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*My fourth phrasal verb is "run something by someone". In this case you are simply asking for someone to repeat something. So you can ask , sorry ...can you run that by me again?. This simply means to repeat something and it's a very popular expression here in North America.A very very popular question.
### Well, I think that there are no words to put on vocabulary. As far as I'm concerned , you are able to translate this class , aren't you?
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Wednesday - October 7th
Today I'll teach the English expression “I meant to”. “Meant” is the past tense of “mean”, and I know you probably know what “mean” means. (Sorry, there are a lot of “means” in that sentence!) I guess you often ask, “What does this word mean?” or you say “Now I understand what the sentence means”.
Now look at these sentences:
I meant to go to the supermarket, but I did not have any money with me.
I meant to do my English homework, but my friend visited me, and we talked all evening.
I meant to speak to my mother, but she was not at home when I telephoned.
I meant to go to Anselmo's , but I really didn't know if he would be there.
“I meant to..” means “it was my plan, or my intention to..” do something. And it is an expression we often use when we have to explain why we have not done something! “I meant to send Lorena's birthday card, but I could not find a good one.” “I meant to meet my friend in town, but I had to stay home preparing Anselmo's lessons .”
Why am I explaining about “I meant to..” in this class? Well, This expression is very useful and I meant to teach you , but I really didn't have any idea whether you knew it or not. I have been worried. I meant to be a better teacher , but sometimes I forget you are almost fluent in English .
Now look at these sentences:
I meant to go to the supermarket, but I did not have any money with me.
I meant to do my English homework, but my friend visited me, and we talked all evening.
I meant to speak to my mother, but she was not at home when I telephoned.
I meant to go to Anselmo's , but I really didn't know if he would be there.
“I meant to..” means “it was my plan, or my intention to..” do something. And it is an expression we often use when we have to explain why we have not done something! “I meant to send Lorena's birthday card, but I could not find a good one.” “I meant to meet my friend in town, but I had to stay home preparing Anselmo's lessons .”
Why am I explaining about “I meant to..” in this class? Well, This expression is very useful and I meant to teach you , but I really didn't have any idea whether you knew it or not. I have been worried. I meant to be a better teacher , but sometimes I forget you are almost fluent in English .
Thursday - October 8th
Everyday Conversation
Anselmo: Er, excuse me. I need some help...
J.B: Oh, yes, sure.
Anselmo: Does this train go to Barra Funda?
J.B: No, it doesn't. This is the green line. Barra Funda... Do you have a subway map?
Anselmo: Sure, here it is.
J.B: Let's see... OK, this is where we are, Consolação. You have to take this train to Paraíso and then transfer to the blue line. Then you'll transfer again to the...
Anselmo: Wait. I'm sorry, where do I transfer?
J.B.: At the Paraíso station.
Anselmo: Paraíso... Let me make a note. And then which train do I take?
J.B: Take the blue line, and then get off at the Sé station. That's S-E.
Anselmo: S-E. Are we almost there?
J.B: Almost. At Sé, take the red line. Barra Funda will be your 5th stop.
Anselmo: I think I got it. Paraiso, blue line, Sé, red line. Thanks!
J.B: No problem.
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Anselmo: Er, excuse me. I need some help...
J.B: Oh, yes, sure.
Anselmo: Does this train go to Barra Funda?
J.B: No, it doesn't. This is the green line. Barra Funda... Do you have a subway map?
Anselmo: Sure, here it is.
J.B: Let's see... OK, this is where we are, Consolação. You have to take this train to Paraíso and then transfer to the blue line. Then you'll transfer again to the...
Anselmo: Wait. I'm sorry, where do I transfer?
J.B.: At the Paraíso station.
Anselmo: Paraíso... Let me make a note. And then which train do I take?
J.B: Take the blue line, and then get off at the Sé station. That's S-E.
Anselmo: S-E. Are we almost there?
J.B: Almost. At Sé, take the red line. Barra Funda will be your 5th stop.
Anselmo: I think I got it. Paraiso, blue line, Sé, red line. Thanks!
J.B: No problem.
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terça-feira, 29 de setembro de 2009
Wednesday September 30th
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""I went on with my run when suddenly I saw in front of me a strange commotion ! Ok! So , that is the first part of Steve in Brazil and I will be releasing the continuation as soon as possible...and here comes the explanations.
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***To run around = run in different directions.
##Look at all the little kids running around.
***To run out of something = no more supply
##I just ran out of paper.
***To run something by someone = explain again
## Can you run that by me again?...I didn't understand.
***To run into someone = meet someone by chance.
##Funny running into you here!
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1- a strange commotion = uma cena incomum
2- to release - lançar
3- supply - suprimentos
4- by chance - por acaso, ocasionalmente
5 - funny running into you here - muito legal encontrar vc aqui.
domingo, 20 de setembro de 2009
Monday - September 21th
Today we will have a special Conversation class. Let's remember all phrasals verbs that we've been studying these days. For this reason there are no material on your blog. But tomorrow, tuesady we will continue studying Phrasals verbs. We will meet Steve Ford , an English teacher that travels around the world teaching Phrasals verbs. He is smart, funny and very intelligent. I'll divide his explanations in three parts and we will study them one by one. Have a nice day and let's study hard!
Tuesday - September 22th
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"Hello,Hello,Hello!...and welcome to " privateenglishportal.com" . My name is Steve and you've come to "Peppy 26". My question this week comes from my online English student George from Hungary..., and George would like to know some phrasal verbs with regard to the verb to run. So , George without further ado ...I give you ...Steve in Brazil"
1- peppy = pergunta rápida,simples,direta.
2- with regard to = referente ao, com referencia a , relacionado com
3- without further ado = sem mais delongas, sem cerimõnia
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"Attention all passengers this is your captain speaking . We are just passing over the northern shore of Copacabana. We should be touching down at Tom Jobim International Airport in approximately 15 to 20 minutes for an on time arrival.The current weather is sunny with a few scattered clouds...and the temperature is approximately 29 degrees celcious.We are now coming up on Sugar Loaf and on behalf of myself and the rest of the crew.I would like to thank you for flying with Peppy Airlines."
1- passing over = sobrevoando
2- northern shore of - a bacia de , a praia de
3- touching down = aterrisando
4- on time arrival = chegada sem atraso
5- current weather = o clima no momento
6- scattered clouds = nuvens esparsas
7- degrees celcius = graus
8- coming up on - passando por,pelo
9- sugar loaf - pão de açúcar
10 - on behalf of myself = em meu nome
11- rest of the crew = restante da tripulação
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"Some years ago I was living in Brazil and I had the opportunity to travel to Rio de Janeiro.I had already been to some of the major tourist attractions like Christ Redeemer , Sugar Loaf and last but not least Ipanema Beach ...because I just had to know where that famous song "The girl from Ipanema" was born.
1- major tourist attractions = principais atrações turísticas
2- christ redeemer - Cristo Redentor
3- last but not least - por último porém não menos importante
4- was born - nasceu
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Wednesday - September 23th
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"On this particular day , I decided to go for a run down Copacabana Beach.The sun was shining, people were laughing, chatting , sunbathing and the beach was packed.There were people playing volleyball and children were running around , flying kites and having a wonderful time.I stopped my run momentarily because I needed to make a phone call and I noticed that I had just run out of telephone tokens.So I decided to stop at a snackbar to buy some and also to buy some coconut water."
1- to go for a run down - fazer uma corrida,cooper
2- laughing - rindo
3- sunbathing - tomando banho de sol, se bronzeando
4- packed - lotada abarrotada
5- running around - correndo pra lá e pra cá
6- flying kites - empinando pipas
7- having a wonderful time - se divertindo pra valer
8- make a phone call - fazer um telefonema
9 - noticed - notei
10- telephone tokens - fichas telefônicas
11- snack bar - lanchonete,quiosque
12- coconut water - água de côco
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"Because being in a tropical paradise like Brazil would not be complete without coconut water. As the vendor gave me my change, she looked down at my shoes and said:
___" Hey hun, watch out! Your shoes is undone!"
___Sorry , can you run that by me again?
___"Sorry hun !, I don't speak English but anyways check your shoes, your shoes!
"Tennis ...She then pointed to my shoes and I realised what she was trying to tell me. Ahh, tennis = running shoes.
1- vendor = vendedora
2- change = troco
3- hun = honey = querido
4- watch out = look out = cuidado!
5- undone = desamarrado
6- can you run that by me again? = pode repetir?
7- anyways = seja como for
8- poited to = apontou para
9- running shoes = tenis
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"I tied my shoes and I continued on with my run down Copacabana Beach. Shortly after, I saw someone with a white t-shirt and a canadian flag...and I called to this person and said:
___Hey! Are you Canadian too?
___You bet! Yourself?
___Yeah! Funny running into a fellow Canadian in Rio , eh?
___Yeah! That's for sure! Go figure!
___Well, enjoy your stay!
___You too,bud!
1- to tie = amarrar
2- shortly after = pouco tempo depois
3- you bet! Yourself =
4- funny running into a fellow = é legal encontrar um conterrãneo
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Thursday - September 24th
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""I went on with my run when suddenly I saw in front of me a strange commotion ! Ok! So , that is the first part of Steve in Brazil and I will be releasing the continuation as soon as possible...and here comes the explanations.
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***To run around = run in different directions.
##Look at all the little kids running around.
***To run out of something = no more supply
##I just ran out of paper.
***To run something by someone = explain again
## Can you run that by me again?...I didn't understand.
***To run into someone = meet someone by chance.
##Funny running into you here!
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Monday - September 29th
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"Alright! So here come the run phrasals verbs :
* My first phrasal verb was "run down". I said in my story that I ran down Copacabana Beach. In this case , "run down", has nothing to do with going up or down. It simply means to run in that direction.
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*My second phrasal verb was "run around". I said that the children were running around having a good time at the beach. In this case, run around means to run in different directions all at once.Children who are so full of energy are always doing that!They are running around having a good time.
However, run around, does have alternate meanings. Run around can also mean for example that " My husband was running around with another woman". In this case , "run around" means to have an affair with another woman.It means to cheat on someone.So be very careful how you use the phrasal verbs , because sometimes they have a different meaning for the same phrasal verb.
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domingo, 23 de agosto de 2009
Monday - September 14th
This week we will learn five new phrasals a day. Some of them you already know.We will practice them in conversation.
1- To look for = procurar
2- To look after = cuidar
3- To look out = tomar cuidado
4 To look forward = aguardar com ansiedade
5 To bring forward = antecipar
To look for
a) I'm looking for a new job.
b) I'm looking for my daughter.
c) My brother as looking for trouble.
d) She was looking for someone to help her.
To look after
a) Sometimes I look after my daughter while my wife is cooking.
b) Suzana looks after Anselmo and Lorena.
c) You need to look after your life better.
d) We are looking after her cos' her father is traveling.
To look out
a) She looks out before she crosses the street with the baby.
b) Look out! you are driving too fast!
c) You better look out when you talk to her about this.
d) Look out! This tea is too hot , you can burn your mouth!
To look forward
a) I'm looking forward for our next meeting.
b) She was looking forward for her parents wedding anniversary.
c) I look forward for your decision to travel with me.
d) They look forward for your class.
To bring forward
a) I brought the meeting forward cos' I needed to travel.
b) My boss brought my salary forward cos' I was running out f money.
c) Can you bring it forward ?
d) I don't like to bring who is my secret friend forward.
1- To look for = procurar
2- To look after = cuidar
3- To look out = tomar cuidado
4 To look forward = aguardar com ansiedade
5 To bring forward = antecipar
To look for
a) I'm looking for a new job.
b) I'm looking for my daughter.
c) My brother as looking for trouble.
d) She was looking for someone to help her.
To look after
a) Sometimes I look after my daughter while my wife is cooking.
b) Suzana looks after Anselmo and Lorena.
c) You need to look after your life better.
d) We are looking after her cos' her father is traveling.
To look out
a) She looks out before she crosses the street with the baby.
b) Look out! you are driving too fast!
c) You better look out when you talk to her about this.
d) Look out! This tea is too hot , you can burn your mouth!
To look forward
a) I'm looking forward for our next meeting.
b) She was looking forward for her parents wedding anniversary.
c) I look forward for your decision to travel with me.
d) They look forward for your class.
To bring forward
a) I brought the meeting forward cos' I needed to travel.
b) My boss brought my salary forward cos' I was running out f money.
c) Can you bring it forward ?
d) I don't like to bring who is my secret friend forward.
quinta-feira, 20 de agosto de 2009
Tuesday - September 15th
1- To back off = se afastar
2- To aim something at somebody = apontar algo para alguém
3- To ask somebody out = convidar alguém para sair
4- To wake up = acordar
5- To get up = se levantar (qdo se está deitado)
To back off
a) I backed off when I see the knife on his hand.
b) Back off ! We better call the fireman.
c) I asked him to back off but he didn't accept my request.
d) I'm not gonna back off because I'm not afraid of you.
To aim something at somebody
a) Never aim your finger at my face again!
b) Why are you aiming this stone at my head?
c) I'm gonna aim your faults at your father.
d) The Child aimed the sky at her mother and smiled.
To ask somebody out
a) I will ask her out but I'm not sure if she will accept.
b) Why don't you ask her out again?
c) I'm shy that's why I don't ask her out.
d) Have you ever asked a girl out and she said no.?
To wake up
a) I often wake up early on saturdays.
b) She woke up at 6am yesterday.
c) At what time do you usually wake up?
d) Wake up! It's time to work.
To get up
a) She wakes up at 6 but just gets up after 7
b) I don't like to get up early.
c) My sister woke up at 7 but got up at 8.
d) get up!
2- To aim something at somebody = apontar algo para alguém
3- To ask somebody out = convidar alguém para sair
4- To wake up = acordar
5- To get up = se levantar (qdo se está deitado)
To back off
a) I backed off when I see the knife on his hand.
b) Back off ! We better call the fireman.
c) I asked him to back off but he didn't accept my request.
d) I'm not gonna back off because I'm not afraid of you.
To aim something at somebody
a) Never aim your finger at my face again!
b) Why are you aiming this stone at my head?
c) I'm gonna aim your faults at your father.
d) The Child aimed the sky at her mother and smiled.
To ask somebody out
a) I will ask her out but I'm not sure if she will accept.
b) Why don't you ask her out again?
c) I'm shy that's why I don't ask her out.
d) Have you ever asked a girl out and she said no.?
To wake up
a) I often wake up early on saturdays.
b) She woke up at 6am yesterday.
c) At what time do you usually wake up?
d) Wake up! It's time to work.
To get up
a) She wakes up at 6 but just gets up after 7
b) I don't like to get up early.
c) My sister woke up at 7 but got up at 8.
d) get up!
Wednesday - September 16th
1- To stand up = levantar se (qdo se está sentado)
2- To sit down = sentar se
3- To turn off = desligar
4- To turn on = Ligar
5- To have lunch = almoçar
To stand up
a) The students stand up when the teacher came in the class.
b) Do you use to stand up when an old lady get on a bus?
c) I don't like when the bishop asks me to stand up to pray.
d) Please everybody stand up cos' the President's speech is about to start.
To sit down
a) Ok Mr. Ribeiro, sit down please!
b) Ok. Now you can sit down.
c) Welcome to my house! Sit down please!
d) Would you like to sit down while I look for the document?
To turn off
a) She turned the tv off because the program was not available for children.
b) I forgot to turn the radio off when I left home this morning.
c) Please, turn off the tv if you aren't gonna watch it anymore.
d) If you don't turn off the tap your water rate will be very expensive this month.
To turn on
a) Turn the tv on please! The game will start in two minutes!
b) I turned the tv on but I forgot to turn it off.
c) Why is the tv off? Turn it on! I need to watch my soup opera.
d) Turn the radio on! My favorite program is about to start!
To have lunch
a) I almost never have lunch at home cos' I'm working at lunch's time.
b) Do you use to have lunch at home?
c) I had lunch at my friend's yesterday.
d) Did you have lunch at work?
2- To sit down = sentar se
3- To turn off = desligar
4- To turn on = Ligar
5- To have lunch = almoçar
To stand up
a) The students stand up when the teacher came in the class.
b) Do you use to stand up when an old lady get on a bus?
c) I don't like when the bishop asks me to stand up to pray.
d) Please everybody stand up cos' the President's speech is about to start.
To sit down
a) Ok Mr. Ribeiro, sit down please!
b) Ok. Now you can sit down.
c) Welcome to my house! Sit down please!
d) Would you like to sit down while I look for the document?
To turn off
a) She turned the tv off because the program was not available for children.
b) I forgot to turn the radio off when I left home this morning.
c) Please, turn off the tv if you aren't gonna watch it anymore.
d) If you don't turn off the tap your water rate will be very expensive this month.
To turn on
a) Turn the tv on please! The game will start in two minutes!
b) I turned the tv on but I forgot to turn it off.
c) Why is the tv off? Turn it on! I need to watch my soup opera.
d) Turn the radio on! My favorite program is about to start!
To have lunch
a) I almost never have lunch at home cos' I'm working at lunch's time.
b) Do you use to have lunch at home?
c) I had lunch at my friend's yesterday.
d) Did you have lunch at work?
terça-feira, 18 de agosto de 2009
Thursday - September 17th
1- To have dinner = jantar
2- To have breakfast = tomar café da manhã
3- To get over = se recuperar
4- To aim at something = almejar
5- To ask somebody after somebody = perguntar á alguém sobre outra pessoa.
To have dinner
a) We are going to have dinner now so...could you please turn the tv off?
b) I'm sorry darling but I'm not gonna turn up for dinner tonight.
c) I had dinner at Larissa's yesterday because I was running out money to go to restaurant.
d) What was the last time you had dinner at home with your family?
To have breakfast
a) Where do you usually have breakfast?
b) What did we have for breakfast last saturday?
c) I had breakfast before I go to work.
d) I prefer to have breakfast with my family.
To get over
a) I was headache but after I have taken some medicine I'm getting over.
b) My mother was sick last week , but now she got over.
c) If you are earache just take a pill and you will get over .
d) Don't worry , you will get over in two days of treatment.
To aim at something
a) My sister is aiming at a promotion in her job.
b) Are you aiming at buying a new car?
c) I have many plans for this year ...for instance , I aim at finding a new job ...
d) She aimed at many things but unfortunately she couldn't accomplish them.
To ask somebody after somebody
a) I asked Andreia after her sister because she was with me in USA on my last trip.
b) Why is he asking after me? I don't know him very well. We are not friends.
c) I'm going to ask Anselmo after Lorena cos' I like her very much.
d) Somebody was here asking me after you but I told im that I didn't know you.
2- To have breakfast = tomar café da manhã
3- To get over = se recuperar
4- To aim at something = almejar
5- To ask somebody after somebody = perguntar á alguém sobre outra pessoa.
To have dinner
a) We are going to have dinner now so...could you please turn the tv off?
b) I'm sorry darling but I'm not gonna turn up for dinner tonight.
c) I had dinner at Larissa's yesterday because I was running out money to go to restaurant.
d) What was the last time you had dinner at home with your family?
To have breakfast
a) Where do you usually have breakfast?
b) What did we have for breakfast last saturday?
c) I had breakfast before I go to work.
d) I prefer to have breakfast with my family.
To get over
a) I was headache but after I have taken some medicine I'm getting over.
b) My mother was sick last week , but now she got over.
c) If you are earache just take a pill and you will get over .
d) Don't worry , you will get over in two days of treatment.
To aim at something
a) My sister is aiming at a promotion in her job.
b) Are you aiming at buying a new car?
c) I have many plans for this year ...for instance , I aim at finding a new job ...
d) She aimed at many things but unfortunately she couldn't accomplish them.
To ask somebody after somebody
a) I asked Andreia after her sister because she was with me in USA on my last trip.
b) Why is he asking after me? I don't know him very well. We are not friends.
c) I'm going to ask Anselmo after Lorena cos' I like her very much.
d) Somebody was here asking me after you but I told im that I didn't know you.
terça-feira, 11 de agosto de 2009
Friday Class - September 4th - Personal Study
Today is friday and we won't have class cos' I will be in Mauá. Even though I am not here , you can continue your study by practicing the things we have learned this week.
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*** Hoje não teremos aula , pois estarei em Mauá. Mesmo embora eu não esteja aqui; você pode continuar seu estudo ao praticar as coisas que aprendemos essa semana.
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This week we have learned :
Essa semana nós aprendemos:
1- Twenty new regular verbs
2- Five new phrasals verbs
3- The past and participle of the regular verbs
4- Conversation with Phrasals
5- Sentences with regular verbs
* How many regular verbs can you remember now?
# Quantos verbos regulares você consegue lembrar agora?
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* How many Phrasals are you able to use?
# Quantos verbos frasais você é capaz de usar?
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* Can you write at least ten regular verbs?
# Você sabe escrever pelo menos dez verbos regulares?
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* Are you able to write 3 new phrasals?
# Você é capaz de escrever três verbos frasais.
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**Try to use the "oddcastttsdemo" to evaluate your accent.
**Use the translator to remember some forgotten words.
**Have a nice weekend and see you monday!
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*** Hoje não teremos aula , pois estarei em Mauá. Mesmo embora eu não esteja aqui; você pode continuar seu estudo ao praticar as coisas que aprendemos essa semana.
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This week we have learned :
Essa semana nós aprendemos:
1- Twenty new regular verbs
2- Five new phrasals verbs
3- The past and participle of the regular verbs
4- Conversation with Phrasals
5- Sentences with regular verbs
* How many regular verbs can you remember now?
# Quantos verbos regulares você consegue lembrar agora?
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* How many Phrasals are you able to use?
# Quantos verbos frasais você é capaz de usar?
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* Can you write at least ten regular verbs?
# Você sabe escrever pelo menos dez verbos regulares?
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* Are you able to write 3 new phrasals?
# Você é capaz de escrever três verbos frasais.
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**Try to use the "oddcastttsdemo" to evaluate your accent.
**Use the translator to remember some forgotten words.
**Have a nice weekend and see you monday!
Thursday Lesson - August 20th
* This is a special lesson that will bring back some memories. I hope you remember these verbs that we have already studied.
# Esta é uma lição especial que trará de volta algumas recordações. Espero que você se lembre desses verbos que nós já estudamos.
What are the things you are supposed to do everyday?
Quais são as coisas que você deve fazer todo dia?
1- To wake up = acordar
2- To get up = levantar
3- To take a shower = tomar banho
4- To dress = se vestir
5- To brush the teeth = escovar os dentes
5- To have breakfast = tomar café da manhã
6- To read the newspaper = ler o jornal
7- To read the e-mals = ler os emails
8- To leave to work = sair para trabalhar
9- To start working = começar a trabalhar
10 -To have lunch = almoçar
11- To rest after lunch = descansar após o almoço
12- To get back home = voltar pra casa
13- To have dinner = jantar
14 - To watch tv = assistir tv
15- To go to bed = dormir
When we want to know about somebody's routine , we often ask:
Quando queremos saber a respeito da rotina de alguém, nós geralmente perguntamos:
1- What time do you ....?
* Que horas você....?
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2- What time do you use to .....?
* A que horas você costuma ....?
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3- What do you do after you ....?
* O que você faz depois de ....?
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4- What do you have to do today?
* O que você tem que fazer hoje?
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Conversation:
Teacher = Well , today we are going to talk about routine, I mean about things we use to do every single day.
Anselmo = Ok. Could you give me some examples?
Teacher = No problems. What time did you go to bed yesterday night?
Anselmo = I went to bed around ................
Teacher = Did you sleep well?
Anselmo = .............................
Teacher = What time did you wake up this morning?
Anselmo = I woke up at ....................
Teacher = Did you get up soon after that?
Anselmo = .................................
Teacher = What is the first thing you do after you get up?
Anselmo = I use to wash my face and brush my teeth.
Teacher = What do you do everyday morning at home?
Anselmo = I take English Lesson.
Teacher = What time do you leave home?
Anselmo = I leave home around ...............
Teacher = Do you have lunch at work or you get back home at lunch time?
Anselmo = ...............................
Teacher = What time do you come back home from work?
Anselmo = ...............................
Teacher = What time do you have dinner?
Anselmo = I have dinner at ..................
Teacher = Do you use to take a shower before you go to bed?
Anselmo = It's none of your business.
# Esta é uma lição especial que trará de volta algumas recordações. Espero que você se lembre desses verbos que nós já estudamos.
What are the things you are supposed to do everyday?
Quais são as coisas que você deve fazer todo dia?
1- To wake up = acordar
2- To get up = levantar
3- To take a shower = tomar banho
4- To dress = se vestir
5- To brush the teeth = escovar os dentes
5- To have breakfast = tomar café da manhã
6- To read the newspaper = ler o jornal
7- To read the e-mals = ler os emails
8- To leave to work = sair para trabalhar
9- To start working = começar a trabalhar
10 -To have lunch = almoçar
11- To rest after lunch = descansar após o almoço
12- To get back home = voltar pra casa
13- To have dinner = jantar
14 - To watch tv = assistir tv
15- To go to bed = dormir
When we want to know about somebody's routine , we often ask:
Quando queremos saber a respeito da rotina de alguém, nós geralmente perguntamos:
1- What time do you ....?
* Que horas você....?
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2- What time do you use to .....?
* A que horas você costuma ....?
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3- What do you do after you ....?
* O que você faz depois de ....?
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4- What do you have to do today?
* O que você tem que fazer hoje?
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Conversation:
Teacher = Well , today we are going to talk about routine, I mean about things we use to do every single day.
Anselmo = Ok. Could you give me some examples?
Teacher = No problems. What time did you go to bed yesterday night?
Anselmo = I went to bed around ................
Teacher = Did you sleep well?
Anselmo = .............................
Teacher = What time did you wake up this morning?
Anselmo = I woke up at ....................
Teacher = Did you get up soon after that?
Anselmo = .................................
Teacher = What is the first thing you do after you get up?
Anselmo = I use to wash my face and brush my teeth.
Teacher = What do you do everyday morning at home?
Anselmo = I take English Lesson.
Teacher = What time do you leave home?
Anselmo = I leave home around ...............
Teacher = Do you have lunch at work or you get back home at lunch time?
Anselmo = ...............................
Teacher = What time do you come back home from work?
Anselmo = ...............................
Teacher = What time do you have dinner?
Anselmo = I have dinner at ..................
Teacher = Do you use to take a shower before you go to bed?
Anselmo = It's none of your business.
Tuesday - September 30th
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*My third phrasal verb is "run out of"..and you want to be very careful how you use this! In many different languages , run out of is equivalent to finish or end. However , in English we do not say it like that. When we have no supply of something , as in my example, I ran out of telephone tokens. Then you would not say :"the telephone tokens are finished".You would say : " I ran out of telephone tokens" , other kinds of supply:
*I ran out of paper
*I ran out of money
*I ran out of milk.
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*My fourth phrasal verb is "run something by someone". In this case you are simply asking for someone to repeat something. So you can ask , sorry ...can you run that by me again?. This simply means to repeat something and it's a very popular expression here in North America.A very very popular question.
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wednesday class/ August - 19th
*How's the weather treating you?
**Essa frase não pode e não deve ser traduzida da forma que se apresenta. Por esse motivo apenas devemos saber o uso e utilizar. Fazemos essa pergunta quando queremos saber como as pessoas estão "se virando com o clima".
*Hello Anselmo! How's the weather treating you?
**Hi teacher, the weather is good because I like the winter.
*How's the weather like today in the USA?
**How's the weather be like today in the USA?
#Como você pode notar , tanto faz se eu falo com ou sem a palavra "like". A tradução e o sentido será a mesma. A pergunta será sempre "Como está o tempo /temperatura hoje?"
*How was the weather like yesterday?
*How will the weather be like tomorrow?
#O verbo to be no passado quando se refere á terceira pessoa é WAS.
#O auxiliar que indica frases no futuro simples é WILL.
*it's cloudy = está nublado
*it was cloudy = estava nublado
*it will be cloudy = estará nublado
*it's rainny = está chuvoso
*it was rainny = estava chuvoso
*it will be rainny = estará chuvoso
*it's cold = está frio
*it was cold = estava frio
*it will be cold = estará frio
*it's hot = está quente
*it was hot = estava quente
*it will be hot = estará quente
Rules to the third person /Regras para a terceira pessoa
verbs ended in : /Verbos terminados em:
o,sh,ch = es (apenas no singular do tempo presente , acrescenta-se ES)
I go = eu vou /she goes = ela vai
I wash = eu lavo / she washes = ela lava
They watch = eles assistem/he watches = ele assiste
verbs ended in:
y = consonant before , you cut off the "y" and add "ies" (se antes do "y" vier uma consoante , devemos tirar o 'y" e acrescentar 'ies")
to cry = chorar
I cry = eu choro /he cries = ele chora
to fly = voar ,viajar
We fly = nós voamos,viajamos/she flies = ela voa,viaja
All the other verbs just add "s" (Para todos os outros verbos, apenas acrescente o "s")
to buy = comprar
*Suzana buys bread everyday.
*Suzana compra pão todos os dias.
to dry = secar
*Lorena dries his hands after wash them.
*Lorena seca as mãos após lava- las.
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Revisão Gramatical - Verbos
Regular/Irregular/Participle
*Em nossas aulas vimos que os verbos podem ser regulares ou irregulares.
*Vimos que podemos identifica-los observando a forma do passado simples.
*Se na forma do passado o verbo aparecer com o final "ed", esse é um verbo regular.
*Porém se não aparecer o 'ed" trata-se de um verbo irregular.
To eat = comer
* I eat chocolate and carrot cake(simple present)
*I ate chocolate and carrot cake(simple past)
**Observamos que na forma do passado o verbo "eat" virou "ate" e portanto não apareceu o "ed", assim sendo esse é um verbo irregular.
To play = brincar,tocar,jogar
*I play piano very well
*I played piano very well
*Agora o verbo 'play" recebeu "ed' na forma do passado. é portanto um verbo regular.
To study = estudar
*I study English with J.B.
*I studied English with J.B.
*Observe que "study' também é um verbo regular. A única diferença é que ao invés de apenas o "ed" , o verbo apareceu com 'ied". Esse 'i" só apareceu porque substituiu o 'y" do verbo 'study'. Isso acontece quando o verbo termina em "y" e antes do y aparece uma consoante. Igualzinho a regra da terceira pessoa.
To stay = ficar,permanecer
* I stayed at home yesterday.
*Eu fiquei em casa ontem.
**Verbo regular/passado com "ed".
To swim = nadar
*I swam at my friend's swimming pool.
*Eu nadei na piscina do meu amigo.
**Verbo irregular/passado sem 'ed"
To run = correr
*Gabriel ran when he saw his mother
*O Gabriel correu quando viu a mãe dele.
**Verbo irregular/passado sem 'ed".
To go out = sair (para se divertir)
*Suzana,Lorena and Anselmo went out after the class.
*Suzana,Lorena e Anselmo saíram após a aula.
**Verbo irregular/passado sem 'ed".
to sleep = dormir.
*Teacher J.B slept at his friend's house yesterday.
*O professor Jota dormiu na casa do amigo dele ontem.
**Verbo irregular/passado sem 'ed"
to smile = sorrir
*The girl smiled at me.
*A garota sorriu para mim.
**Verbo regular/final com "ed"
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This link will drive you to a fantastic program .
It will help you to find out the correct pronounce for each new word you learn.
Este link o conduzirá á um programa fantástico!
Ele o ajudará a descobrir a pronúncia correta para cada palavra nova que você aprender.
tuesday lesson
Hello Anselmo, Good Morning!
How did you sleep yesterday?
Did you have good dreams?
I know you are understanding what I am writing , for this reason I will keep doing it in English.
Well , this morning is not raining cats and dogs .
It's raining , but not too much.
Even though it isn't raining a lot , we won't have class today.
What's up?
I was supposed to buy an umbrella but I didn't buy it yet.
I will buy it today.
So, tomorrow there won't be any excuse to call it a day.
Have a nice day and see you tomorrow.
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Vocabulary:
**To keep doing = continuar fazendo
**To rain cats and dogs = cair um pé d'agua
**Excuse = desculpa
**To call it a day = adiar
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Este link é de um programa que permite saber a pronúncia de qualquer palavra , verbo , frase, gíria, expressão etc .
É , sem dúvida , uma excelente ferramenta para corrigir o sotaque.
Apenas cole o link e comece a usar.
Amanhã eu te mostrarei como funciona e espero que você use bastante.
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