Review Lesson

Structures


1- I want you to meet ( name)


I want you to mee my ( relationship)


I want you to meet my ( possession)


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

I'd like to introduce you to ( name )




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


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


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


His team is weak, like hers




6- Any or some?


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


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


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


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


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

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

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


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




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




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






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

The baby daughter

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


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


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


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


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


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


Anselmo : Yes, she is.


J.B. : How old is she?


Anselmo : She's three days old.


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


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


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


Anselmo : Is it new?


J.B. : Yes.


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


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


Anselmo : Do you want some tea?


J.B. : Yes,please.


Anselmo : And a cookie?


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


(After a while)


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


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


J.B. : Bye-bye!

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

Looking for information

Ribeiro's video Class- Conversation

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


Anselmo : Good afternoon!

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

Review Lesson

airhead

sometimes I am an airhead

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


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

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

Luis Inácio , a.k.a. Lula

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

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all about

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

Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education

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

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all-out

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

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Come across somebody
Come across something


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


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


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


*  chance                         *   planned                                 *    meet




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




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

A- You had no idea it was there.

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


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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:




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

D-  She came across it.

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

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* The correct structure are between parenthesis.




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




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


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

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

airhead

sometimes I am an airhead

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


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

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

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

Luis Inácio , a.k.a. Lula

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

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all about

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

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

Suzana and Anselmo are all about Lorena's education

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

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all-out

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

Using all available resources

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

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


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Come across

Come across somebody
Come across something


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


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


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


*  chance                         *   planned                                 *    meet




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




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




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


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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:




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


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




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




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


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.B. = What do you mean?

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

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

Anselmo = I didn't talk with your mother. 

J.B = So how did you know?

Anselmo = Youtube videos is a reliable source, sometimes!

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

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

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

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

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

Anselmo = Thanks a lot!
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Conversation with idioms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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J.B. = Good morning Anselmo!

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

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

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

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

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

J.B. = What do you mean?

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

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

Anselmo = I didn't talk with your mother. 

J.B = So how did you know?

Anselmo = Youtube videos is a reliable source, sometimes!

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

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

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

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

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

Anselmo = Thanks a lot!
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Come across

Come across somebody
Come across something

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

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

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

*  chance                               *   planned                                 *    meet


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


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


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

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3- Which of these are gramatically possible:


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

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


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


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

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

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

1- Smell a Rat

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

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

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

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

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2- Let the cat out of the Bag

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

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

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3- Straight From the Horse's Mouth

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

___ I got the information from a very reliable source.

***You mean Andrelina told you so herself?

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

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

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