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Olá pessoal, tudo bem?
Hoje sugiro uma atividade voltada para alunos avançados, nível C1 ou C2 do CEF.
A seguir posto dois vídeos. Ambos são de speeches de famosos, Martin Luther Bing e Barack Obama.
Assista-os e depois faça as atividades a seguir:
Questions
1> Both speeches talk albout the same idea. What is this idea?
2> Write an essay using the videos as a warm-up. You have to mention what they have in common and what the don't have in common. Write about 200 words.
Studying tips
No seguinte website, você encontra vários exercícios para treinar linking words e melhor seu texto! Bons estudos!
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_connecteur_
Olá tudo bem?
Esta semana posto uma música que está bem na moda e muita gente tem ouvido. É Last Friday Night da Katy Perry. Uma música bem bacana para revisar o Simple Past e para expandir o vocabulário relativo a festas e baladas.
É só completar com as palavras abaixo do título. A seguir, o vídeo e a atividade! Bons estudos!
É só completar com as palavras abaixo do título. A seguir, o vídeo e a atividade! Bons estudos!
Last Friday Night…Katy Perry
Pretty – danced – went - broke the law – Ended – Stranger – Minibar – Hickie – need – maxed – kicked out – kissed – towed – Flamingos – dress |
There's a pounding in my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink _________ in the pool
I smell like a _______
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbie's on the barbecue
There's a ______ or a bruise
Pictures of last night
_______ up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a black top blur
But I'm ______ sure it ruled
Damn!
Last Friday night
Yeah we ______on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we ______ but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we _______ our credit cards
And got _______ of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We _________ streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we _____________
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Whoa-oh-oah
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city ________ my car
Chandelier is on the floor
With my favorite party _______
Warrants out for my arrest
Think I _______a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail
(chorus)
T.G.I.F. (6 x)
(chorus)
This Friday night
T.G.I.F. (6 x)
(chorus)
This Friday night
Do it all again
Olá pessoal!
Este post foi sugerido por Bruno Salles, um grande amigo. Ele me perguntou sobre a palavra either.Bom, para respondê-lo, fui buscar detalhes no livro Practical English Usage de Michael Swan, uma espécie de gramática de usos da língua inglesa. Swan (2007) lista alguns usos:
1. o uso de either...or para falar sobre escolhas entre duas opções, como em I don’t speak either Japanese or Russian (eu não falo nem japonês nem russo);
2. Como determinante, ele significa “one or the other of two” (um ou outro de dois): You can came in August or September. Either months are OK for me. (Você pode vir tanto em agosto quanto em setembro. Estou de acordo com ambos meses.)
3. either of. Repare no exemplo: you can use either of the books. (você pode usar qualquer um dos livros).
4. Quando acompanhado de nome ou pronome significa ambos: If either of the men phones, tell them I’ll be this evening. (Se alguns dos homens ligarem, diga-os que eu estarei esta noite).
5. either side/ end significando “each” (cada): There are paintings in either walls of this bedroom. (Há quadros em cada parede deste quarto).
No seguinte endereço, há exercícios para praticar mais:
Lembrando que o contrário de either é neither.
Espero ter resolvido as suas dúvidas.
Se você tiver dúvidas de inglês, espanhol, francês ou português, basta mandá-las para icaro.luis@uol.com.br e terei o maior prazer em responder.
Bons estudos!
Se você é um Gleemaníaco como eu, certamente já deve ter ouvido a palavra geek /'gi:k/. Esse termo bem comum no inglês americano e informal é usado em peso pelo pessoal do high-school do seriado. Ele é usado para definir o famoso nerd, aquele sujeito que é considerado muito intelligent (inteligente) e geralmente não muito amigo de todos.
O Longman Contemporary English nos adiciona:
- people who work with computers: user, programmer, web designer, IT person, software engineer, (systems) analyst, administrator, webmaster, helpdesk, techie (informal), geek disapproving (informal)
- someone who tries to break into a computer system: hacker, cracker
- things you do with your computer: start up/power up your computerA imagem do geek é sempre associada ao do ser de óculos fundo de garrafa, roupas de pessoas idosas, usuário feroz de computador e leitor de muitos livros. O dicionário Advanced Learners da Cambridge fala ainda que ele nunca está na moda e é usualmente um homem tediante. Você pode ver bem no clipe Last Friday Night da Katy Perry. Ela é uma típitca geek nesta música e tem um parceiro...
Para estudarmos mais profundamente os geeks, vamos estudar a anatomia dessas pessoas que rondam sempre os laboratórios de informática:
Are you geek? Being or not, do what makes you happy!
(Vocé é um geek? Sendo ou não, faça aquilo que o deixe feliz!)
Bons estudos!
Here are ten questions to help you start speaking English. Each of these questions help to begin or continue a conversation. The questions are in two categories: Basic Facts and Hobbies / Free Time. There are also a number of questions that can help you continue the conversation after the first question.
Five Basic Facts
These five questions will help you get to know people. They are simple questions with simple answers and provide information so you can ask more questions.
What is your name?
Where do you live?
What do you do?
Are you married?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
What do you do?
Are you married?
Where are you from?
More questions for ...
These questions help to continue the conversation after your first question.
"What is your name?"
It's a pleasure to meet you. Where are you from?
That's an interesting name. Is it Chinese / French / Indian, etc.?
That's an interesting name. Is it Chinese / French / Indian, etc.?
"Where do you live?"
How long have you lived there? Do you like that neighborhood? Do you live in an apartment or house?
"What do you do?"
Which company do you work for?
How long have you had that job?
Do you like your job?
What's the best / worst thing about your job?
What do you like best / least about your job?
How long have you had that job?
Do you like your job?
What's the best / worst thing about your job?
What do you like best / least about your job?
"Are you married?"
How long have been married?
Where did you get married?
What does your husband / wife do?
Do you have any children?
Where did you get married?
What does your husband / wife do?
Do you have any children?
"Where are you from?"
Where is ....?
How long did you live there?
What is XYZ like?
Do you like living here?
How long did you live there?
What is XYZ like?
Do you like living here?
Hobbies / Free Time
These questions will help you continue conversations and find out more about people's likes and dislikes.
What do you like doing in your free time?
Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.?
What kind of films / food / vacations do you enjoy?
What do you do on weekends / Saturdays?
Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.?
What kind of films / food / vacations do you enjoy?
What do you do on weekends / Saturdays?
More questions for ...
These questions will help you ask for more detail.
"What do you like doing in your free time?"
How often do you (listen to music, eat out in restaurants, etc.)?
Where do you (listen to music, eat out in restaurants, etc.) in this town?
Why do you like (listening to music, eating out in restaurants, etc.) so much?
Where do you (listen to music, eat out in restaurants, etc.) in this town?
Why do you like (listening to music, eating out in restaurants, etc.) so much?
"Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.?"
Do you enjoy playing tennis /golf /soccer /etc.?
How long have you played tennis /golf /soccer /etc.?
Who do you play tennis /golf /soccer /etc. with?
How long have you played tennis /golf /soccer /etc.?
Who do you play tennis /golf /soccer /etc. with?
"What kind of films / food / vacations do you enjoy?"
What's the best place to see /eat / go on vacations?
What's the best type of film /food / vacation, etc. in your opinion?
How often do you watch films / eat out / go on vacation?
What's the best type of film /food / vacation, etc. in your opinion?
How often do you watch films / eat out / go on vacation?
"What do you do on weekends / Saturdays?"
Where do you go to ...?
Could you recommend a good place to (go shopping / take my children swimming / etc.)?
How long have you done that?
Could you recommend a good place to (go shopping / take my children swimming / etc.)?
How long have you done that?
(Source: www.esl.about.com)
Esses dois verbos são falsos cognatos e sempre causam muita confusão. O verbo intend significa “pretender”. Por exemplo, I intend to travel next year (eu pretendo viajar no próximo ano).Já pretend significa “fingir”. Exemplificando, He pretended to be someone different (ele fingiu ser alguém diferente).
Bons estudos!
