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quinta-feira, 21 de abril de 2011

LESSON 19 - VOCABULARY

LESSON 19 - VOCABULARY

COMPLETE USING THE VOCABULARY
YOU LEARNED IN THIS LESSON:

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS!


a) An _______ is a formal request for something, like a job, a credit card, or a place in a university.

b) Have you ever been called for a job __________?

c) The man in the lesson has already filled out eleven job applications. He would like to ____ an interview, but he hasn't _____ any interviews yet.

d) Not a ______ person helped me when I fell on the street.

e) Work can get tough in the middle of a term but ____ and it'll be OK.

f) John seems ________ for the job.

g) Mike's just _________ a senior editorial job.

h) Jerry does not have any job right now. He is _______

i) Have you ever ______champagne?

j) I take a shower ______ a day.

j) Do you think the strawberry ice cream they serve at this restaurant ____ like real strawberries?

k) I don't like whiskey because I think it is a ______ drink.

l) After drinking 10 glasses of beer, Nancy got _____________

m) Gary drank too much champagne at his his sister's wedding.
Now he has a _______


n) Susan _______ with a terrible hangover.

o) I know from ________ that Tony never keeps his promises.

p) Some of the questions at the interview were rather ________ .

q) Are you _______ anyone to take you home after class?

r) Sally is at the bus stop. She is _______ for bus 4578.

s) How many _______ do you take with you when you go to the beach?

t) If you were going to fly to New York, and you were taking a Teddy bear with you, would you check it, or would you ________it ____?



SEE THE ANSWER BELOW:
.
.
.
.
a) application
b) interview
c) get - gotten
d) single
e) hang in there
f) well qualified
g) landed
h) unemployed
i) drunk
j) once
k) strong
l) drunk
m) hangover
n) woke up
o) experience
p) awkward
q) expecting
r) waiting
s) suitcases
t) carry .... on



sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

LESSON 18 - VOCABULARY

LESSON 18 - VOCABULARY

FILL IN THE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS YOU LEARNED IN LESSON 18 AND CHECK THE ANSWERS:

a) We _____ just before we left.
b) We have to take a _______ in case the lights go out.
c) The last time we went camping, we slept in ________
d) John is married with five _______
e) When I arrived, Susan was ______
f) We use ______ to keep insects away.
g) Do you have a ________ in your house? If you get hurt you can use it.
h) We did not study lesson 21 _____
i) When we go camping we put food in a ____ to keep it cold.
j) When the two parts of a tractor trailer turns like 90 degrees angle we say it has ______
k) After the truck jackknifed it _______
l) The direction we are going it the direction we are _____
m) Cars on one _____ go east and cars on the other ____ go west.
n) A ______ is a road with few traffic lights and higher speed limits than city streets.
o) _______ is a more formal word for driver used in written documents and news broadcasts.
p) An ______ is a highway that is wider, has a higher speed limit, and no traffic lights. The word _____ is more common in the East. In the West, the word "freeway" is more often used.
q) Because of the storm, the weatherman _____ people not to go out unless absolutely necessary.
r) On my ____ to work, I take Brazil street.


ANSWERS:





a) packed
b) lantern
c) sleeping bags
d) kids / children
e) heading out
f) insect repellent
g) first-aid kit
h) yet
i) cooler
j) jackknifed
k) overturned
l) bound
m) side - side
n) highway
o) motorist
p) expressway - expressway
q) advised
r) route

quarta-feira, 30 de março de 2011

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS


HI EVERYBODY....

IN ORDER TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE

ABOUT INDEFINITE PRONOUNS,

HERE GOES AN EXERCISE WITH ANSWERS

I HOPE THEY HELP YOU.

Exercises:


Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere.

1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret.

2. __________ lives here. There is no water.

3. I spent the night __________ near the beach.

4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low.

5. __________ scares him. He's very brave.

6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park.

7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?.

8. May I have __________ for dessert, please?

9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned.

10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight.

11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely.

12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back.

13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them.

14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves.

15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.

16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message.

17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on .

18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life.

19. "Where would you like to stay?"

"__________ will do provided it is a clean place."

20. "Is there __________ at home?"

"I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."



Key: (Please remember that instead of anybody, nobody and somebody, you may use anyone, no-one and someone respectively.)

1. something

2. Nobody (Nothing is also possible if we wish to make it more drastic.)

3. somewhere

4. Anybody

5. Nothing / Nobody (The first alternative may be better, but it depends on the context.)

6. nowhere, somewhere

7. something

8. something

9. somewhere

10. anything

11. somebody

12. anywhere

13. anything, Nobody

14. anybody

15. Somebody

16. Somebody

17. Something, something

18. somewhere

19. Anywhere

20. anybody, anybody


Written by Miquel Molina i Diez (Polseguera.com)

quarta-feira, 23 de março de 2011

WAIT & EXPECT

Wait or expect?



to WAIT = to stay somewhere or not do something until something comes, happens.
Sarah is waiting for her boyfriend.

to EXPECT = to believe that something will come, happen
I didn't expect to get such a good mark.

Please choose: EXPECT or WAIT?

1. He can't ____________ any longer.

2. She is
____________ a phone call at 3 o'clock.

3. Mum, I'll never finish in time. -Don't worry, dear, I
____________ you as long as it takes.

4. Yesterday I
____________ him to invite me to dinner.

5. There are many people, I
____________ the hotel will be full.

6. Where have you been? I
____________ for 2 hours!

7. Last time I saw him he was not very nice. I didn't
______ him to be so mean because he used to be such a nice person.

8. She is so tired ! she can't
____________ the holidays !

9. I don't want to go to the cinema with him, I
____________ he will understand.

10. I am not ready, don't go yet, please
____________
me !



ANSWERS

01. WAIT

02. EXPECTING

03. WILL WAIT FOR

04. EXPECTED

05. EXPECT

06. HAVE WAITING

07. EXPECT

08. WAIT FOR

09. EXPECT

10. WAIT FOR

quarta-feira, 16 de março de 2011

TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING


TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING

VOCÊ JÁ OUVIU ESTA EXPRESSÃO EM INGLÊS?

VAMOS APRENDER ALGUMAS

TRADUÇÕES LEGAIS COM O VERBO “TO TREAT”??

TO TREAT = TRATAR, LIDAR COM

He treats me like a queen.

Ele me trata como uma rainha.

Daniel treats everything as a joke.

Daniel leva tudo na brincadeira.

TO TREAT = ATENDER, TRATAR, CUIDAR (UM PACIENTE)

The nurse carefully treated the patient

A enfermeira cuidou cuidadosamente do paciente.

TREAT “ALGUÉM” TO “ALGUMA COISA”

(A) CONVIDAR ALGUÉM PARA ALGO.

My boyfriend treated to dinner at a posh restaurant.

Meu namorado me convidou para um jantar em um restaurant elegante.

(B) COMPRAR OU PAGAR ALGO PARA ALGUÉM

I usually treat my son to some ice cream

Eu geralmente compro sorvete para meu filho

Put your money away - I'm going to treat you to this.

Guarde seu dinheiro. Eu vou pagar esta!

TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING = DAR-SE ALGO DE PRESENTE

She treated herself to a new pair of earrings.

Ela se deu de presente um novo par de broncos.

Let me treat you!

Você é meu convidado! (* = você não vai pagar nada!)

TREAT = UM PRESENTE ESPECIAL


She took her son to the amusement park as a special treat.

Ela levou seu filho ao parque de diversão como um presente especial

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

LESSON 17

PRACTICE THE WORDS YOU

LEARNED IN LESSON 17.

FILL IN WITH THE MISSING WORDS AND CHECK THE ANSWERS:

01. The weather is terrible today. There's rain and snow, and a lot of wind. There's a ____ outside.
02. An extremely intense and violent storm is a ______ storm.
03. If I start the housework now, I'll be finished _____ five o'clock.
04. You'd better go to the party without me. I _____ be here at the office for a long time.
05. Robert says that Nancy can speak a little Spanish. _____, she can two more languages.
06. The TV station transmits its programs to the televisions in this area only. This is the _____ of the TV station.
07. An _____ goes over a road. A ______ goes over water.
08. All the streets are covered with ice. They are _____
09. Would you like to ______ owner of the company you work for?
10. The storm can bring ______ driving conditions.
11. If you think I'm going to let you stay out all night, you are _____ wrong.
12. _____ I start saving money, I won't be able to go to Florida on my vacation.
13. Bush Garden is a ___________. I'd love to visit it!
14. Do you like to ride ______?
15. If George doesn't stop getting to work late, he ____not have his job much longer.
16. When I was younger, I wanted to ______ as an actor.
17. When we stand on _____ we look taller, right?
18. There's a thousand dollars' ______ of watches at this store.
19. There will be an extra charge for any __________passengers.
20. This _______ exchanges bills for tokens.
21. Fifty people voted ________the new proposal.


ANSWERS:


01.STORM
02.SEVERE
03.BY
04.MAY
05.IN FACT
06.VIEWING AREA
07.OVERPASS - BRIDGE
08.ICY
09.BECOME
10.HAZARDOUS
11.ABSOLUTELY
12.UNLESS
13.THEME PARK / AMUSEMENT PARK
14.ROLLER COASTERS
15.MAY
16.MAKE IT
17.TIPTOES
18.WORTH
19.ADDITIONAL
20. CHANGE MACHINE
21. AGAINST

segunda-feira, 14 de março de 2011

MID TERM REVIEW ANSWER KEY OM 2

HI THERE

BELOW YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS
TO YOUR
MID TERM REVIEW.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, GET IN TOUCH!


01. FILL IN THE SENTENCES USING ONE OF THE WORDS LISTED ....

01. AGAINST
02. WORTH
03. RIDES
04. UNLESS
05. HAZARDOUS
06. OVERPASS
07. SAVE
08. AVAILABLE
09. OVERTIME
10. HOT
11. OFTEN
12. MAKE THE MOST OF
13. MISS
14. HEFTY
15. SLICES
16. SCHEDULE
17. LAND
18. NEAR MISS
19. BOTH
20. EXCHANGE
21. KEEP IN TOUCH
22. TREATED
23. SLIP
24. GOODS
25. BESIDE

02. VERB

01. WILL HAVE
02. COUDN'T
03. WOULDN'T DO
04. NEEDS - DON'T YOU CALL
05. WILL PROBABLY VISIT
06. DOESN'T LIKE
07. DID YOU HAVE - WOULD GO - RAINED - STAYED
08. WILL YOU VISIT - WILL PROBABLY GO
09. MADE
10. WAS

03. COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE


01. MORE DIFFICULT THAN
02. THE PRETTIEST
03. MORE INTELLIGENT THAN - THE SMARTEST
04. BIGGER THAN
05. FASTER THAN
06. NOT SO OLD AS

04. NEGATIVE QUESTIONS


01. DON'T
02. DIDN'T
03. WOULDN'T
04. WON'T
05. DIDN'T
06. WASN'T
07. ISN'T
08. WOULDN'T
09. DON'T
10. WON'T
11. DIDN'T
12. DIDN'T

05. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

01. HERSELF
02. HIMSELF
03. MYSELF
04. THEMSELVES
05. OURSELVES

06. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PROPER FORM OF SOME, ANY, NO


01. SOMEONE/SOMEBODY/ANYONE/ANYBODY = ALGUÉM
02.ANYTHING = NADA
03. ANY = NENHUM
04. SOMETHING = ALGO = ALGUMA COISA
05. ANYONE / ANYBODY = NINGUÉM
06. ANYTHING = QUALQUER COISA
07. SOMEONE / SOMEBODY = ALGUÉM (*É UMA OFERTA)
08. SOMETHING = ALGO = ALGUMA COISA

07. REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING MAY or MAY NOT

**PERHAPS = TALVEZ
01. BOB MAY STILL BE AT HOME
02.PETER MAY NOT TRAVEL
03. SARAH MAY HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY THAT DRESS

08. READING COMPREHENSION

01. DAUGHTER AND MOM.
02. THE GIRL IS WORRIED BECAUSE HER MOM IS ALWAYS WORKING.
03. BECAUSE HER MOM VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ON THE WEEKENDS.
04. HE THINKS HIS WIFE SHOULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF HERSELF.
05. I'D ADVISE HER NOT WORK SO MUCH AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY.

terça-feira, 1 de março de 2011

VOCABULARY LESSON 16 OM2


COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING

VOCABULARY YOU LEARNED IN LESSON 16.

a) A kind of get-together that happens out of doors and the guests eat food cooked over a grill is a ___________

b) The combination of meat and vegetables that we roast and serve on a ____ is ______

c) A reporter who just finished typing an article can say it's _____ off the press.

d) My uncle is the principal cook in that restaurant. He is a _____

e) When we make a mistake, we are ______

f) A ______ is some information that you don't want anyone to know.

g) Our teacher at CCAA ______ us how to use the Indefinite Pronouns.

h) When you offer to do something you _________ to do it.

i) When we work extra hours at our jobs, in addition to the normal hours we work ______

j) A synonym for "to pick out", "to choose" is _______

k) When there are a lot of people together at a place we can say there is _____

l) When you are finally able to do something you _____ to do it.

m) There's no money _______ for an office party this year.

n) When a seat is not available, it is _______

o) Come and sit here _______ me.

P) Last night I _____ that I was a rich man.


ANSWERS:

A- COOKOUT
B- SHISH-KEBAB
C- HOT
D- CHEF
E- MISTAKEN
F- SECRET
G- TAUGHT
H- VOLUNTEER
I- OVERTIME
J- TO SELECT
K- CROWD
L- GET
M- AVAILABLE
N- TAKEN
O- BESIDE
P- DREAMED

I HOPE IT HELPS YOU!!

sábado, 19 de fevereiro de 2011

LESSON 15 - VOCABULARY

PRACTICE THE VOCABULARY
YOU LEARNED IN LESSON 15

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
BELOW USING THE NEW VOCABULARY


a) It was _______. I hit my head on the table, I missed my bus, and then it started to rain.

b) Help! Fire! The little girl _______

c) I love vegetables. Today, for example, I ate _______ for lunch.

d) I usually put two ______ of cheese on my sandwich.

e) Mr Thompson goes to the bakery and buys ______ ham every day.

f) When was the last time you _____ yourself on a hot pot?

g) _________ Why don't we call Peter and Joanne to come over for a card game?

h) She ______ herself _____ a new dress! It was her birthday!

i) We stayed in a _________hotel near the Champs-Élysées.

j) Bill found a good _____ as a secretary.

k) Her salary will go up by a _________ (= high) 10%.

l) She asked the boss for a _______, but the boss said "no".

m) She stayed in New York just a few days, so we tried to ________ our time.

n) I don't go to the movies ________

o) Bill still ________ with his friends from school!

p) Do you like to _______ of children?

q) Everytime I leave my home, I _______ that all doors are closed.

THAT'S IT!
I HOPE IT HELPS!

segunda-feira, 7 de fevereiro de 2011

VOCABULARY LESSON 14 OM2

CHECK THE NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS YOU

LEARNED IN LESSON 14.

TO WACHT OUT: BE CAREFUL BECAUSE SOMETHING BAD CAN HAPPEN

TRUCK: AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FOR LOADS

TO HIT: TO COLLIDE, TO STRIKE, TO BEAT

BOTH: THE TWO

CLOSE: VERY NEAR

CONFORT: A FEELING OF WELL-BEING THAT WE GET, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE ARE ON A SOFA OR IN BED

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: IF SOMETHING IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, IT IS SO CLOSE THAT IT WORRIES YOU.

TO MISS: IF YOU MISS SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU ESCAPE IT

NEAR MISS: WHEN YOU HAVE A NEAR MISS, SOMETHING BAD ALMOST HAPPENS TO YOU

SAD: THE OPPOSITE OF "HAPPY"

TO BREAK UP: TO STOP A RELATIONSHIP, TO SEPARATE

CONCERNED: IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE, YOU CARE ABOUT THAT PERSON AND WANT HIM OR HER TO BE WELL; TO BE WORRIED ABOUT

TO GET IN: TO ARRIVE (SAID OF PLANE, BUS, TRAIN, SHIP)
ON TIME: AT THE RIGHT TIME

BE ABLE TO: CAN

IN NOT TIME: IN A VERY SHORT TIME

TO GET ON: TO ENTER (A PLANE, TRAIN, BUS)

LUCK: IF YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU, IF YOU HAVE BAD LUCK, BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU.

UPGRADED: WHEN A PASSENGER IS UPGRADED, S/HE GETS A BETTER SEAT ON THE AIRPLANE OR TRAIN.

TO LAND: A PLANE LANDS WHEN IT TOUCHES THE GROUND AFTER FLYING

WELL-RESTED: NOT EXHAUSTED, RELAXED

BEHIND SCHEDULE: YOU ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE WHEN YOU ARE LATE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS PLANNED.

A FEW: SOME; 3 or 4


NOW USE THE EXPRESSIONS ABOVE:


a) If you have to turn in a report tomorrow, but you are still going to start it, you are__________

b) In my classroom, there aren't many students; just ______

c) My mother usually has good _____. She always finds a place to park downtown.

d) When a plane is _______, it is arriving.

e) It rained so hard yesterday that I ______ to leave the house.

f) Mr. Stanton is not exhausted. He got a lot of rest while he was flying. He is ______

g) When the bus stops, we have just a few minutes to _____it.

h) If a movie is planned to start at 8, and it really starts at 8, then it starts _______

i) My mom is sick and I am __________

j) Dinner is going to be ready ____________

k) The train ______ one hour late this morning.

l) Richar doesn't look happy today. He looks _____

m) Bill _____ with Cindy last night. She is not his girlfriend anymore.

n) Marianne didn't catch her bus, so she ____ being in an accident when it went off the road.

o) An accident almost happened when I was coming here. It was a _____.

p) The exams are _______. We have less than a week to study for them.

q) Do you know how to drive a ______?

r) I have two children. ____ are blond.

s) All I want is the _____ of my bedroom.

t) When Mary was driving out of the parking lot, she ____ a yellow Mazda that was parked behind her. She didn't see it.

u) I saw a boy going across the street and a car was coming in his direction. I yelled: _____!


I hope it helps!!

sexta-feira, 14 de janeiro de 2011

WELCOME ABOARD

HI THERE.

HOW'R YOU DOING?


THIS BLOG IS GONNA HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR

ENGLISH EVEN MORE. WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE TIME,

PLEASE SHOW UP!

IF YOU WANT TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME, MY E-MAIL IS

mchmartins@uol.com.br

TAKE CARE!

quinta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2011

LESSON 13 - VOCABULARY

THESE ARE THE MAIN WORDS WE ARE
LEARNING IN LESSON 13:


A) UNEXPECTED = NOT EXPECTED, SURPRISING

B) DOWNTOWN = THE BUSINESS AREA OF A CITY, THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY

C) TO BEG = TO IMPLORE, TO SUPPLICATE

D) BUNCH = A LARGE QUANTITY OF, LOTS OF,

E) BRUISE = A BLACK-AND-BLUE MARK ON THE SKIN

F) TO FIT = TO BE THE RIGHT SIZE, NOT TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

G) TIGHT = FIRMLY OR CLOSELY

H) CUSTOMER SERVICE = THIS SECTION OF THE STORE HELPS THE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY BOUGHT.

I) TO EXCHANGE = TO GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE AND RECEIVE SOMETHING FROM THEM

J) GOODS = MERCHANDISE, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENTS, THINGS FOR SALE

K) I AM AFRAID .... = I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT....

L) REFUND = REIMBURSEMENT, RETURN

M) SLIP = A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS USED FOR RECORDING PAYMENTS IN PLACES LIKE BANKS OR STORES.

N) TO FILL OUT = TO WRITE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ON AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, TO COMPLETE

O) SINCE = BECAUSE


NOW COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW USING THE NEW VOCABULARY. MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES:

01. I work __________, but I live in the suburbs.

02. When I went on business to Peru, the office _______ my expenses.

03. ____we've got a few minutes to wait for the train, let's have a cup of coffee.

04. My boyfriend gave me a _________ of flowers yesterday.

05. With her qualifications, she should ________ the job perfectly.

06. Well, fancy seeing you here! This really is an ______ pleasure!

07. He ___ed her to stay, but she simply laughed and put her bags in the car.

08. She had a few cuts and _______ but nothing serious.

09. That jacket's too ________! You need a bigger size.

10. If you want to order a book fill in that green _______ on the desk.

I HOPE IT HELPED YOU!

TAKE CARE!