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quinta-feira, 16 de setembro de 2010

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.

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