quarta-feira, 29 de fevereiro de 2012

DEU BRANCO!!!


ESTES DIAS,

UM DOS MEUS ALUNOS ME PERGUNTOU:

COMO DIZER: "DEU BRANCO"?


TUDO ISSO OCORREU PORQUE DURANTE

A AULA, EU LHE FIZ UMA PERGUNTA E

ELE, EMBORA SOUBESSE A RESPOSTA, NÃO

CONSEGUIU SE LEMBRAR....

E INGLÊS? COMO DIZER ISSO?

CONSTANTEMENTE "DÁ BRANCO" COMIGO TAMBÉM...


EM INGLÊS, EXISTE ESTA EXPRESSSÃO...


MIND GOES BLANK

EXEMPLOS... PARA MELHORAR....

I tried to remember her name, but my mind went a complete blank.


I was so nervous during the interview that

when I was asked about my experience, my mind went blank.
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.
.
.
I hope it helps you....

sábado, 25 de fevereiro de 2012

JOGAR NA CARA




QUEM DE NÓS JÁ NÃO COMETEU

UM ERRO

E UM DAQUELES

"SUPOSTOS" AMIGOS

FICA "JOGANDO NA CARA"

O QUE ACONTECEU???

COMO DIZER EM INGLÊS:

JOGAR NA CARA?

JOGAR NA CARA NO SENTIDO DE FICAR
LEMBRANDO ALGUÉM SOBRE UM ERRO
QUE FOI COMETIDO...

...EM INGLÊS USA-SE
A EXPRESSÃO:

TO RUB IT IN!

VEJA O EXEMPLO:

OK. OK. I MADE A MISTAKE. YOU DON'T NEED TO RUB IT IN!
TUDO BEM. EU ERREI. MAS VOCÊ NÃO PRECISA FICAR "JOGANDO NA CARA"!

I HOPE IT HELPS!





sábado, 18 de fevereiro de 2012

DORMIR ATÉ MAIS TARDE


QUEM NÃO GOSTA DE DORMIR "ATÉ MAIS TARDE"

NOS FINAIS DE SEMANA, NÃO É MESMO?


VOCÊ SABERIA DIZER ISSO EM INGLÊS?

CUIDADO PARA NÃO CONFUDIR COM "TO OVERSLEEP"

QUANDO DORMIMOS DELIBERADAMENTE

ATÉ MAIS TARDE, USAMOS O


PHRASAL VERB:

TO SLEEP IN

Veja a definição:to sleep until later in the morning than you usually do

ENTÃO, PODEMOS DIZER ASSIM....

I USUALLY SLEEP IN ON THE WEEKENDS.

ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP IN THIS CARNIVAL BREAK?

P.S. EXISTE TAMBÉM A EXPRESSÃO "TO SLEEP LATE"

WE SOMETIMES SLEEP LATE AT THE WEEKENDS (= until late in the morning).


quarta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2012

TESTE SEU VOCABULÁRIO


TESTE SEU VOCABULÁRIO:
AS RESPOSTAS SERÃO PUBLICADAS
AQUI EM ALGUNS DIAS....


ASSINALE O MELHOR VOCÁBULO:

01. Mr. Simpson was so sick that Claire called a(n) ____ to take him to the hospital.
a) editor
b) ambulance
c) bush
d) squirrel

02. Arthur gave his wife a beautiful _____ ring on her birthday.
a) diamond
b) bone
c) canine
d) chain

03. Before getting on the train, Anne ____ all her friends and family and said she was going to miss everybody.
a) tugged
b) interviewed
c) nosed
d) kissed

04. It's really difficult for Diana to walk ____an ice-cream parlor without going in. She loves ice cream.
a) over
b) past
c) on a par with
d) via

Confira as respostas:
01-B
02-A
03-D
04-B walk past = passar por algum lugar

sábado, 4 de fevereiro de 2012

TTT 01 - LESSON 2 - EXERCISES


CCAA – TTT 1 – LESSON 2 - TEACHER: MANOEL CARLOS
Student’s name: _________________________________
Complete the sentences using the vocabulary you’ve learned in lesson 2
01. I asked a mechanic to ______________ the car before I bought it, just to make sure everything was ok.
02. Greta asked the manager for ______________to leave work early.
03. My secretary ______________the meeting to tell me I had an important phone call.
04. I’ve taught my son how to ______________his shoes.
05. Before taking off your shoes, it’s a good idea to ______________them first.
06. It is a lot worse for an elderly person to ______________than a young person, isn’t it?
07. When you learn to drive, you learn how to ______________a car.
08. If you increase the volume of a radio, you ______________it ______.
09. The volume of the radio is too ______________. We can’t hear a word!
10. I think I am going to ______________eating sweets because I’m getting fat!
11. She became deeply ______________when her husband died.
12. You'd better ______________alcohol for a while.
13. They were both ______________because they arrived late too often.
14. The plight (= difficult situation) of the Asian economy is forcing businesses to ______________.
15. Terry was ______________ for three months last year, but now he’s back at work again.
16. He’s so moody – I don’t know how she can ______________him.
17. I can ______________the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
18. A social appointment with another person, especially with a person with the opposite sex is your ______________.
19. We sometimes use ______________to ask for or give permission. It is more polite and more formal than ______________.
20. Talking with a strange person you would probably say, “______________I ask you a question?”
21. My kids’ ______________are to wash the dishes, take out the garbage and feed the birds.
22. Henry worked late because he had to ______________his report.
23. Allison ______________studying for the test until the last minute, so now she’s got to study all night.
24. A small instrument you can hold in your hand and use to control an appliance such as TV, VCR, DVD or stereo from a distance is called ______________.
25. Is there anyone in your house who likes to turn up the ______________more than you like it?
26. Please don’t turn up the TV. We can’t talk if it’s too ______________.

I didn't ...


Bob: Andrew! Did you eat any biscuits when I was out last night?

Andrew: I didn't touch one!

Bob: Well, there was a full packet in the cupboard when I left. Now there's only one left.

Andrew: That's the one I didn't touch!


Glossary:

was out = estava fora, sai

touch = tocar, pôr as mãos

full = cheio

left = sai (de casa)

left = sobrando, restando