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sábado, 6 de agosto de 2011

Oh, Pretty Woman

Oh, Pretty Woman
by Roy Orbison


All credits for Teacher Elvira S.
                                       
Watch the video and do the following exercises
A.
Write the missing Verbs
Pretty woman,  down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I  to 
Pretty woman
 you, you' not the truth
No one   as good as you
Mercy
B.
Tick the words that you can hear
Pretty woman, want won't you pardon me
Pretty woman, I couldn't help see sea
Pretty woman
That you look lovely love has as can be
Are you alone lonely just like me
Wow
C.
Unscramble the following lines (from 1 to 8)
 Pretty woman, look my way
 Come with me baby, be mine tonight
 Pretty woman, stop a while
 Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
 'Cause I need you, I'll treat you right
 Pretty woman, talk a while
 Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
 Pretty woman, give your smile to me
D.
Choose the correct word
Pretty woman, don't walk on 
Pretty woman,  me cry
Pretty woman, don't walk , hey... okay
If that's the way it  be, okay
I guess I'll  home, it's late
E.
Match the following lines
1. There'll be tomorrow night,    back to me
2. What do    but wait
3. Is she walking    woman
4. Yeah, she's walking back    I see
5. Oh, oh, pretty      to me

quinta-feira, 21 de julho de 2011

REAL ENGLISH RESOURCEFUL ENGLISH WEBSITE

Real English esl

As you know I have a lot friends worldwide, teachers, students, bloggers partners, this one is my favorite Teacher and blogger, his name's Michael Marzio. He was born in USA, but now he is living in France. He has been maintaining a blog, resourceful ones, by the way http://www.real-english.com REAL ENGLSIH provides a self-studying, useful for English learners, teachers and friends and all material is avaialable for free on the internet, have a look at on his profile bellow. By Michael Marzio Michael F. Marzio 

Public Profile - 2 versions, professional and personal 1 - Pro BA (Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, USA) and Masters work in English Education (NYU), and then practical experience creating and maintaining a language school in the south of France for companies; teaching, translating, interpreting, making several EFL video programs including "We Mean Business" with Longman, "The Adventures of Charlie McBride", and the ongoing Real English® project. 2 - Perso I was born in poor circumstances in the northern New Jersey countryside. My father died when I was 5, my mother had a serious car accident when I was 8. We went to a stupid abusive catholic school, which nearly ruined my spirit. Brother Pete went far beyond the failed ambitions of our ancestors to become the director of the MFA in Houston, Texas, USA. He transformed it from almost nothing into the most democratic museum in the USA, and perhaps number 5 or 6 in America in terms of endowments/visitors. As for the second and last son, myself, I was born confused and I didn't have my brother's ambition. I wrote well. I was a lost idealist. I marched on Washington against the Vietnam war several times, but I also did something intelligent: I spent school vacations in 1966 and 67, working for the SCLC in and around Selma, Alabama. There were multiple trips from PA to AL, always with my friend Carol, and sometimes with 1 or 2 of our professors, and always with a handful of other students from Juniata. We went door to door in the poorest parts of the town and countryside, and explained to the black folk that they could finally vote. And would you like a ride into town to register? 40 years later and it's a done deal, almost. Obama is a leader in a completely new world. I learned how to hand glide after much training and enjoyed this sport immensely for 3 years in the Drôme département in France in a town called "Die" (pronounced "Dee"). Free as a bird and in control. Realized a dream, a literal dream. Personally speaking, my own ambition genes kicked in only when I became 30, and I married Valérie, and created a language school in France, etc. Now, in 2009, almost 2010, I just want to take the whole Real English project. 

For more info, please keep in touch through REAL ENGLISH http://www.real-english.com as I have recommended liked this entry? Please bookmark using the social networking sites. The same goes to Michael's website, every time I visit his blog I bookmark and telling for friends, see you around. 

segunda-feira, 18 de julho de 2011

Lyric, I just Called to Say I love


All credits of this exercises for Teacher Aimee from Israel, for more information check out: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2231
nydg12.gif CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD: (VERSE 1)

No 's day
To celebrate
No chocolate covered  hearts to give away
No first of 
No song to 
In fact here’s just another  day.
No April 
No  bloom
No wedding   within the month of June
But what it is
Is something 
Made up of these three  that I must say to you.
 COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT WORD: (CHORUS)
I just called to say I  you.
I just called to say how much I .
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the  of my heart.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD: (VERSE 2)

No summer’s high
No  July
No harvest moon to light one tender   night
No  breeze
No falling 
Not even time for  to fly to southern skies.
No Libra sun
No 
No giving thanks to all the  joy you bring
But what it is
Though old so new
To fill your  like no three words could ever do.

nydg14.gif SEASONS: The song starts with winter, then carries on with spring, summer and autumn. 
                     Write two events that happen on each season, according to the song.   
              sprcl1y.gif                   suncl1f.gif                    flcl1i.gif      
                                             
      W I N T E R                         S P R I N G                        S U M M E R                     A U T U M N

quinta-feira, 14 de julho de 2011

English tips in Portuguese use Google translator, please



Keep an eye through the next entry...it's about Speak Up texts, as well as for foreign readers, please use Google translator, there are useful website from you, liked this blog? Please bookmark it using social networking sites, please. 

Dicas de Língua Inglesa em Português
Geralmente as dicas estão direcionadas para autodidatas que são curiosos como eu que decidiram aprender o idioma por conta própria, claro que as dicas servem para qualquer um, seja você que está fazendo intercâmbio, ou um curso de língua inglesa.
·         Ouça músicas internacionais sem a letra, depois pegue a letra e circule os novos vocabulários, verbos, substantivos, palavras cognatas sem se preocupar com a tradução, procure entender o significado da música, ou seja, aprenda a contextualizar.
·         Escute rádios internacionais, mesmo que você não entenda mais exercite o seu ouvido a diferentes sotaques, exemplo a BBC de Londres, Voz da America (VOA).
·         Escreva o nome de objetos e fixe-os com papel (etiqueta) assim você memoriza mais rápido.
·         Comunique-se sem medo de errar, os erros fazem parte do quotidiano. Não se incomode com as correções, agradeça pois elas são essenciais para que você aprenda a falar corretamente.
·         Pensar, sonhar, escrever em outra língua...sonhar?  Como assim? Isso mesmo, quando você começa a estudar outra língua, seu cérebro fica dividido com sua língua nativa e o idioma, é um processo lento, mas pense em Inglês, exercite sua mente.
·         Assista documentários, filmes, primeiro sem legenda, depois com legenda. Escute os podcasts (São matérias gravados em mp3 e transcritos, Inglês-Inglês).
·         Faça pequenas redações falando do seu quotidiano, trabalho, família, comece com pequenos textos, não use em hipótese alguma, Google tradutor.
·         Agende com amigos grupos de estudos, se possível com alguém que faça curso e priorize pelo menos 1 hora por dia, estudando com afinco.
·         Use sites e blogs em inglês, nacionais e internacionais e veja os cursos gratuitos na internet; use redes sociais no Facebook, Orkut e procure comunidades para estudar o idioma.
·         Falar inglês ou outro idioma passou a ser uma exigência do mercado de trabalho, ou por puro prazer, lembre-se não precise você ser perfeito, há quem zombe e sempre alguém que se acha ou sabe mais que você que o desestimule, ignore-o, a prática leva a perfeição, se errar tenha humildade para aceitar a correção, mas não desista, você consegue. Qualquer dúvida me adiciona no Facebook, Skype: Id: aventureirosdacaatinga ou me envia um e-mail: carlosrn36@gmail.com acesse sempre o blog, pois temos o que existe de melhor, os melhores sites e blogs do Brasil e do Exterior encontram-se adicionados no English Tips, Visite os blogs Teclasap http://www.teclasap.com.br , Teacher Bruno http://teacherbruno1.blogspot.com/ (vídeo aulas) Aldir Ferreira http://www.adirferreira.com.br/ , Denilso de Lima http://www.denilsodelima.blogspot.com (Inglês na Ponta da língua), English Expert, http://www.englishexperts.com.br/ INGVIP http://www.ingvip.com , Teacher Manoel Carlos teachermanoelcarlos.blogspot.com , e muitos outros, fora os internacionais, Real English http://www.real-english.com/ , Voa News http://www.voanews.com  , English Exercises http://www.englishexercises.org   e muitos outros. Lembre-se da importância de divulgar os blogs ou sites Educativos, visite-os e passe para amigos, siga a risca estas dicas, seja auto-didata, faça curso de Ingles ou professor, grato por sua visita e divulgação. 

domingo, 10 de julho de 2011

Funny English Phrases #2 – Visiting a Doctor



Source: http://englishharmony.com


This days so far I was surfing on the net and searching a new English website or blog I found out this one, so, it's quite interesting and helpful, informative and I think you can use it in order to improve your English. Why is it possible Study English by yourselves? A Brazilian teacher Denilso de Lima telling for us it's quite possible, he is also an English writer, for Example, Estudar sozinho, como? (Study by youself? How? 

Well, back to the topic I hope this website could provide to you a self-studying http://englishharmony.com/ it's really useful to me, keep practising. Liked this tip, please bookmarked on Google +1. 


sábado, 9 de julho de 2011

Online Tutor

                                  Skype: ID:  barbaratp1978

Well, let me talk about an English teacher Barbara Paz, she teaches online through Skype you can keep in touch and improve your English, I recommend, she lives in Argentina, in Bahia Blanca and she provides a good service teaching there just added her on Skype's ID:  barbaratp1978 For more information visit her website Study English online http://studyingenglishonline.blogspot.com and speak English or Spanish, remember to recommend this entry for friends using the social networking sites. Good luck and remember, practise makes perfect. 

quinta-feira, 30 de junho de 2011

Best Way To Learn English

Superbowl Party

Mixer 120 Best Way To Learn English

Agree or disagree, please let me know your opinion about it, I disagree with some points, what about you? Not necessarily you don't need to travel abroad, dedication and studying hard you can get the fluence. Comment, please. 
Source: www.elllo.org



Six native speakers of English share the best way to learn their language.


    terça-feira, 21 de junho de 2011

    The Future of English the Big mix and miscellaneous of Languages


    Source: www.speakup.com.br

    As a matter fact English is a miscellaneous of Languages, it was born due the need of the World Population communicating each other. Check out the text THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH, THE BIG MIX. And le me know what do you think of.

    The owner of the text by William Sutton.

    Imagine a situation where diverse cultural groups are thrown together. They need to communicate for trade and technology. Many of them speak more or less the same language, but variations in vocabulary and grammar cause misunderstandings.

    Sounds like the internet today? Not at all: this is a description of theBritish Isles in the first millennium.

    FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS

    English had tiny beginnings. In 500 A.D., it was spoken by perhaps twenty thousand people – less than today speak Cherokee Indian, an endangered language.

    The Angles invaded from Angeln in Schleswig (modern Germany) in the 5th century AD. Other Germanic tribes, the Jutes and Saxons settled in the south, while the Angles took the rest, as far as Edinburgh.

    The country became known as “Engla Land” (Land of the Angles) and their language as Englisc. From the older languages, Celtic and Latin, only place names survived: Avon is Celtic for river: Chester, Leicester and Lancaster from Latin “castra,” camp. Indeed the word Wales derives from Old English for “foreigners.”

    Old English provides all the most common words in modern English: the, is, you, man, house, drink, here, there. It gives us almost all our numbers, personal pronouns, auxiliary verbs, prepositions and conjunctions. Likewise, fundamental concepts: life and death, day and night, month and year, heat and could, love and hate. It is also responsible for irregular past tense and unpredictable pronunciation.

    CHANGING TIMES

    Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (that is, West Saxon), was the first great promoter of English. he translated St. Augustine’s Latin for his countrymen to read. He also made peace with invading Vikings. As the Norsemen settled peacefully across England, they because the first to need instant E.F.L. lessons.

    Although simplified, Old English was enriched by Scandinavian words: happy, ugly, wrong, die. This gave us synonymous pairs: besides Anglo-Saxon wish we have Norse want: we have craft and skill, rear and raise.

    FRENCH RYING

    Everything changed when the Norman invasion of 1066 subjugated English. consider the language of food. Words for the meat cooked for the Norman aristocracy – beef, pork and venison – derive from French , domestic animals remain distinctly Anglo-Saxon: cow, pig and deer.

    The words city, palace and residence are French; but town, house and home are English. Tradesmen have English names: baker, builder, fisherman, shoemaker. But skilled artisans derive from French: carpenter, painter, tailor.

    Synonyms from this period are revealing: freedom and liberty, love and affection, truth and veracity. Still today, people regard words of Anglo-Saxon origin as less intellectual than words with French and Latin origins – and therefore more trustworthy.

    NEW HORIZONS

    As the Age of Colonialism brought English to new shores, native languages form Canada, Australia, South Africa and India colonized and enriched it with new animals (kangaroo, chimpanzee), plants (tea, tobacco) and clothes (pyjamas, anorak).

    Back home, the Enlightenment lifted scientific words form Greek and Latin. Musical language was taken from Italian. Martial arts have come from the Far East. Still today, neologisms from around the globe are added to dictionaries every year.

    Will English be ruined by this new input? Should we raise the alarm? Ban foreign words, as the French and Germans have? Surely not. There may be no such thing as a pure language, but English is even less pure than most. From the first, it was a means of communication for diverse ethnic and linguistic groups, a mixed-up mongrel. This ability to absorb and mutate may give it just the right pedigree for the challenges of a global future.

    Graffiti to Glasnost: The Origin of English Words

    Modern English is half Germanic and half Romance, but it has acquired the largest vocabulary of any language by freely adopting and adopting words from countless languages.

    Old English (Anglo Saxon): England, man, child water, house.
    Old Norse (Viking): Seat, window, ill, ugly.
    French: Royal, beef, menu, hotel.
    Latin: Family, wine, school.
    Greek: Telephone, grammar.
    Italian: Crescendo, vibrato, belvedere, grotto, extravaganza.
    Spanish: Cannibal, guerrilla, mosquito, tornado, vanilla.
    Portuguese: Marmalade, flamingo.
    Dutch: Yacht, boss, cookie, apartheid, commando, trek.
    Gaelic/Irish: Hooligan, clan, slogan, whisky.
    Japanese: Kimono, tycoon, hara-kiri, samurai, tsunami.
    Hindi: Guru, jungle, cheetah, shampoo, pyjamas, polo.
    Persian: Paradise, divan, lilac, bazaar, caravan, chess.
    Aboriginal Australian: Kangaroo, wallaby, boomerang, budgerigar.
    Hebrew: Cherub, hallelujah, messiah, jubilee.
    Arabic: alchemy, alcohol, assassin, cipher, syrup, zero.
    Norwegian: Ski.
    Finnish: Sauna.
    Czech: Robot.
    Turkish: coffee, kiosk, caviar.
    Chinese: Tea.
    Malay: Ketchup, bamboo, junk, orangutan.
    Polynesian: Taboo, tattoo.
    Inuit (Eskimo): Kayak, igloo, anorak. 

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    10 tips to learn English



    I've been posted here 10 tips to learn English, as you can see, there is no mystery, for those love English as a Second Language. Day in, day out I'm here to give support on my blog, daily updating, useful podcasts and website links that provides a self-studying. 



    Keep in your mind, how much you dedicate, how much fluent you got it, visit this website and check it out more different tips to learn English 

    The following tips are designed to help you learn English as a second language. It is not easy learning a second language, but with dedication and a passion to learn you will be fluent in English in no time!

    Tip 1 – Get A Good Dictionary

    If you are a beginner, you may want to start off with a bilingual dictionary. Bilingual dictionaries are useful for comparing certain words to your own language. Remember though, when using a bilingual dictionary, it isn’t just about translating the word. It is also about understanding what type of word you are comparing: verb, noun, how it’s pronounced and so on.

    Once you are past the beginner stage of learning English as a second language, throw that bilingual dictionary away (or give it to a friend who is a beginner) and get yourself a dictionary that is English-English.

    Tip 2 – Making Time For Learning

    30 minutes per day, for 5 days a week is a good study routine. This allows you to study most days of the week, and also gives you a break from learning. Taking time to study English is very important; if you don’t study, you won’t become fluent in the language.


    Tip 3 – Show Interest

    If you are not interested in learning English as a second language, chances are you are not going to learn to your full potential. If you are interested in learning English, you are much more likely to succeed.

    Take the time to explore your particular interests in English. If you are a movie fan, read movie reviews in English; if you are a football fan, go to your team’s website, but view it in English. The Internet is full of amazing resources for you when you are learning English, so make sure to make the most of it.

    Tip 4 – Don’t Worry If You Make Mistakes

    Mistakes are how we learn; we make the mistake then we learn from it and improve. If you are not sure of the answer, have a go anyway. You may just surprise yourself! And, even if you are wrong, at least you will be able to learn the correct word, phrase or pronunciation.


    Tip 5 – Thinking In English

    It’s much easier to learn English if you can teach yourself to ‘think’ in English. If you are thinking of what you want to say in your own language, then translating it in your head, you may get confused. Constructing the sentence in English first is a good way to make fewer mistakes.


    Tip 6 – Practice, Practice, Practice

    The key to being able to speak, read and write better English is to practice the skills you have acquired through learning. Don’t just concentrate on one specific area of English; make sure to practice areas such as basic grammar, pronunciation and other aspects of the English language.

    Tip 7 – Remember To Learn (And Love) English Grammar

    English grammar may seem boring at a first glance, but it can be interesting if approached in the right way. Remember that learning English grammar will help you understand the language, as well as making you more fluent.


    Tip 8 – Find A Friend To Practice With

    Finding a friend who is also learning English as a second language, and sharing your learning experience is a great way to progress further.

    You can do lots of things together to help you learn like: go for coffees together, speak only in English, swap notes, go to the cinema to watch English movies, and share your experiences.

    Tip 9 – Learning How To Learn

    All of us have different ways to learn that work better for us as individuals. The important thing is to find out how you learn best. For example, do you learn better by reading, doing, seeing or listening?

    The majority of us learn by using a combination of all of these skills, however, finding out how you learn best will help you learn quicker.

    Tip 10 – Finding A Good Teacher

    Using a qualified teacher that understands English is a step in the right direction. A teacher can set you goals and timelines for learning.

    Finally, remember that learning a language is a skill that needs constant use; if you don’t use it, you will probably lose it! A language isn’t just something you can learn and forget about; another language helps you understand the world, different cultures and different perceptions of life.

    sábado, 18 de junho de 2011

    Joke The Poor Farmer


                                    Source:             http://www.teclasap.com.br/blog/ 
    For more information visit Teclasap
    The Poor Farmer
    A man owned a small farm in North Carolina. The North Carolina Wage Office & Hours Department claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate.
    “I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,” demanded the agent.
    “Well,” replied the farmer, “there’s my farm hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $400.00 a week plus free room and board.
    The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $300.00 per week plus free room and board.
    Then there’s the half-wit. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. Hemakes about $10.00 a week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of Bourbon every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.”
    That’s the guy I want to talk to… the half-wit,” says the Agent.
    That would be me,” replied the farmer.
    • the poor farmer > o pobre fazendeiro
    • owned a small farm > tinha um pequeno sítio
    • the North Carolina Wage Office & Hours Department > o Departamento de Supervisão de Horas e Remuneração salariais da Carolina do Norte
    • claimed > alegou
    • was not paying proper wages > não estava pagando salários adequados
    • to his help > para os seus empregados
    • employees > funcionários
    • demanded > exigiu
    • farm hand > peão
    • plus free room and board > além de alojamento e comida
    • the cook > a cozinheira
    • then there’s the half-wit > ah, tem também o otário
    • makes about $10.00 > tira por volta de $10,00
    • a week > por semana
    • a bottle of Bourbon > uma garrafa de Bourbon (uísque)
    • that’s the guy I want to talk to > esse é o cara com quem eu quero falar
    • that would be me > esse sou eu