22-06-2012
I didn't want to fail in English anymore diverse diverso atender
I need to help customers
balance sheet balano, balancete fiscal I always took advantage of that
On-line News:
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News Talk Radio:
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Audio Books:
7 Habits Of Highly: [Link]
Videos:
2045: A New Era for Humanity: [Link]
Homework:
Choose one article... read it.... listen to it... translate it... write me a report about it Gilberto Cruz: gilbertomelocruz@[Link]
29-06-2012
Vocabulary
degree grau boring annoying chato politician politico politics politica policy politica interna de uma empresa, diretrizes, normas internas choose chose chosen
Passive Voice
Voz Passiva
Rio de Janeiro was chosen by the mayors to be hosting the event Objeto verbo to be verbo 3 coluna BY sujeito This book was written by Machado de Assis These products are imported by Microsoft to Brazil These products will be imported by Microsoft next month On the other hand
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06-07-2012
Vocabulary
the more the better quanto mais melhor to get addicted to something ficar viciado em algo so far at o momento midday - noon meio dia midnight meia noite biting his hand no esperar duas
Files
Words of Connection - Word Falsos Cognatos Excel Adjective List Words
Audio and Book Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Video
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11-07-2012
anti depressive medicine yet ainda still ainda ever
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous I still haven't seen this film I have never worked with him How long have you studied English? How long have you been studying English? I have studied English for 10 years I have been studying English for 10 years I have studied English since 2005 I have been studying English since 2005
Words that identify the Present Perfect Continuous recently lately in the last days How long? for x time since
Past Perfect HAD TINHA (passado do passado) I had studied English before coming to Brazil
13-07-2012
balcony
sacada
she's sitting on the floor looking at the TV hunt hunter caar caador
sharpen afiar sharp kick afiado chutar
percentage porcentagem administration hang up the phone desligar o telephone
narrowed mind mente pequena/ mente fraca narrow estreito baby sitter
Vdeos
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18-06-2012
role model
exemplo de vida, inspirao
he had had some points added to his driver's lisence whisper sussurar accquaintance conhecido, no necessariamente amigo apertar um parafuso/porca
tighten a bolt/ nut
20-07-2012
In bed she dressed herself life (singular) breed raa kennel club dog pound fluffy canil (de raas puras) canil ( de vira latas) lives (plural)
peludo, fofo
common ground meio termo coal carvo
as black as coal as white as milk
Video
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25-07-2012
word of mouth boca a boca complain complained reclamar show off se mostrar, se exibir, se gabar sobre algo
installment parcela, prestao on credit no credito, financiado, parcelado entrada
down payment greetings sale
cumprimentos ol, como vai , prazer em conhece-lo
venda
buy compra purchase compra
Supposition First Condition (present + will, modal can, must, may)
If you come to Brazil you will visit Curitiba If she comes to Brazil she can visit Curitiba SECOND CONDITION (past simple + would....could)
If you went to Europe you would/could visit France Se voc fosse para a Europa voc visitaria/poderia visitar a Frana THIRD CONDITION (past perfect + have, may have) modal perfect (would have, should have, must have, could have, might
If you had been to Europe you would have visited France If you had studied you would have passed the test
27-07-2012
guess
guessed
adivinhar, chutar, palpitar, achar(pensar) reclamar
complain complained rebel sayings ditados
Video [Link]
01-08-2012
odd job trabalho bico I catch myself.... to be cheated ser traido(em relacionamento) Meu marido estava me trando
My husband was cheating on me easiness facilidade
make money earn money status quo role model estatus exemplo de vida, modelo de vida
03-08-2012
dial up offer/proposal/proposition proposta
There will be many people at this game There could be many people at this game There must be a person waiting for me here There should be a person waiting for me here I would like a glass of water please I wish you were here now I wish I weren't/wasn't Brazilian now I wish I could understand Chinese I wish she would stop saying bad things about me She must be here at 3 o'clock She is supposed to be here at 3 o'clock She was supposed to be here at 3 o'clock I prefer walking to swimming I would rather walk than swim / I'd rather walk than swim The problem is your brother rather than you She should study more English She must study more English She had better study more English / Shed better study more English melhor que ela estude mais Ingls She'd better not call me anymore pocket outrage empire bolso ultrage, ofensa
wig peruca sue sued processar judicialmente
slave escravo
08-08-2012
to get retired
aposentar-se
stationery's papelaria gift's store toy store North - South - East - West mayor prefeito reserve
indigenous right direito case sue caso sued
we rule here medical leave liver fgado atestado medico para no trabalhar, ficar em casa, etc
boring chato, maante picky chato, que nada esta bom
I will have my teeth pulled off I'm going to have my hair cut dental braces reins death morte dead morto think of winning / think about winning jungle foreman selva capataz, encarregado aparelho dentario
axe saw
machado serra
Homework:
Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do? Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person? Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life? Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media? Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career? What do you think of the paparazzi? gilbertomelocruz@[Link]
the IT Crowd
10-08-2012
crash crashed thick he got married thin skinny pipe cano piping tubulao approach landline deceiving fine multa bakery padaria
colidir, bater(carro)
approached fixed enganador
aproximar
floodings enchentes bury enterrar
15-08-2012
role feed
papel, funo fed alimentar
she needs to feed the animals just in case landline por via das duvidas fone fixo
fixed
drizzle garoa to milk a cow tirar leite cow bull the magazine was going bankrupted - estava falindo facility instalao/prdio/lugar para alguma coisa ease easiness facilidade
plot trama/ combinando coisas ruins bald careca
17-08-2012
assemble montar as partes, peas parts role runway passarela de moda, pista de avio fame dumb burro flattered lisonjeado cheat cheated trair, colar(em prova) He cheated on his wife peas
Video He cheated on his wife
22-08-2012
I am used to livING He's not used to workING on Saturdays I used to live in Curitiba nuts crazy dangerous
My brother is 14 years old A 14-year-old boy was arrested by police last night
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25-08-2012
chocolate bar bump lombada, quebra mola bumpy road cure cured best man bridesmaid surfboard padrinho de casamento madrinha de casamento prancha prancha de alisar cabelo estrada esburacada
hair straighter break the ice planning
planejamento
crack cocaine crack head crack addict drug lord tap chefe de quadrilha de traficantes torneira bi weekly quinzenal
faucet
fortnightly senate council man
vereador
mayor prefeito cityhall prefeitura(predio) council hall prefeitura, camara de vereadores advice advise advice conselho advised conselho aconselhar
a piece of advice
um conselho
compete competed competing make up maquiagem
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29-08-2012
soul
alma inventar, criar
make up pity
pena
low baixo(som) loud alto(som) music song musica(no geral) musica(cada uma)
I like this song I like Brazilian music chip in straw split up palha feira fazer vaquinha, dividir a conta
open Market seed
semente
lungs pulmes evolve evolved profit lucro issue issued emitir (documento) evoluir
excuse me for a minute Look For Harpia T REX Video [Link] [Link] um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1
31-08-2012
She couldn't stand them Stand Suportar Conhecido
Acquaintace Shrank
ruin ruined arruinar spoil spoiled estragar
criminal
You shouldn't have called me yesterday
PARA DEDUZIR: She must have lived in England to have this British accent
I wouldn't have done it different Could she have called you yesterday? There + to be Haver, Existir
There should be a bus stop here
FOR IMPOSSIBLE THINGS I wish you could be here I wish you were here
You'd better study more English You must study more English
I prefer reading to writing I prefer to read than to write I would rather read than write I'm going to have my car fixed I am going have my suit/shirt/pants made for this party I had that suit/shirt made I had my house painted I will have my house painted
Homework Build Sentences with: Modal perfect (You shouldn't have called me yesterday) There + to be There (modal) to be (There is/was/are/were/isnt/wasnt..should/must/could) prefer to would rather than Mandar fazer, mandar arrumar, mandar pintar, cortar , matar.....
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05-09-2012
news stand root
revistaria
torcer de vez em quando de agora em diante
every now and then / now and then from now on / from this moment on assignment
trabalho de escola, tarefa de escola
07-09-2012
Spouse account bill
wife or husband conta de e-mail, banco.....
conta, de pagar conta corrente
checking account
saving account conta poupana range alcance
tip ponta indigenous tribe throw the stone tribe chief fur pelo de animal
engine mayor cityhall prefeitura predio
city council prefeitura instituio councilman councilwoman vereador
12-09-2012
statement agreement devil heaven hell evil evil root mal mal raiz
afirmao, declarao acordo
instead of pus
rather than
disgusting nogento open market color blind - daltonico stroke AVC owe owed dever (usualmente dinheiro, favor)
I owe you 1,000 bucks run over atropelar thrown lanar, jogar, dar uma festa
throw threw change troco spoil spoiled
estragar, mimar(criana)
she dumped him she dumped him up
21-09-2012
conquer spelling
conquistar, dominar ortografia
fee parcela, tarifa easier said than done facil dizer e dificil fazer batch lote deixar cair, derrubar
drop dropped jaw maxilar joint junta lie lay lain lay laid laid lie
deitar-se deitair algo
lied lied mentir
bid lance de leilo auction leilo, leiloar
owe owed dever a mess uma baguna fool tolo
Websites disal sbs
22-09-2012
pillow travesseiro blanket cobertor mattress colcho
back up r (em carro) appeal apelar , recorrer judicialmente
cause damage to causar dano a suffer from sofre de ou com who before a verb whom before a pronoun
26-09-2012
shower wind forward
chuva de vero, pancada rpida de chuva UIIND vento
para frente
backwards para trs ridge serra, montanha nem ao menos para...
not even for.... surplus
sobra, aquilo que resta bolsa de valores corretor aes
stock market stock broker stocks
shares
28-09-2012
hood shrimp sweat
capuz camaro sweated suar
among is many between just two advice piece of advice information piece of information safety safe safely advise advice advice advised aconselhar BRITISH conselho adviced aconselhar USA
bury buried enterrar Faith f worship adorer (religion)
hire hired our current mayor pull some strings
02-10-2012
evaluate evaluated avaliar advantage disadvantage snack tend to lance tende a vantagem desvantagem
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03-10-2012
acknowledge pride
acknowledged
reconhecer
orgulho, honra caixo(funeral)
coffin casket overnight
da noite para o dia
to be blacklisted estar com nome sujo guarantor truster fiador down payment entrada(de compra) child care center crche
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