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segunda-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2010

Irregular Verbs, Song Because you loved me, Celine Dion

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Language Level: Elementary

For all those times you by me ( stand )

For all the truth that you  me see ( make )

For all the joy you  to my life ( bring )

For all the wrong that you  right( make )

For every dream you  come true( make )

For all the love I  in you ( find )

I'll be forever thankful baby

You're the one who  me up ( hold )

Never  me fall ( let )

You're the one who  me through through it all ( see )

You (are) my   when I (is) weak
You (are) my  when I  speak
You (are) my when I  see
You (see) the  that  (is)in me
me up when I  reach
You(give) me faith 'coz you  ( believe )
I'm everything I am
Because you  me ( love )

You (give) me wings and  me fly (make)
You (touch) my hand I (can) touch the sky
I (lose) my faith, you (give) it back to me
You (say) no star (is) out of reach
You  (stand) by me and I  (stand) tall
I  (have) your love I (have) it all

I'm grateful for each day you (give) me

Maybe I don't know that much

But I know this much is true

I (is) blessed because I (is) loved by you

You (are) always there for me

The tender wind that (carry) me

A light in the dark shining your love into my life

You've been my inspiration

Through the lies you (are) the truth

My world is a better place because of you

go – went

read -

send –

eat –

swim –

break –

teach –

win –

lose –

keep –

leave –

catch –

hear –

do –

give –

take –

be – /

speak –

pay –

say –

sleep –

bring –

think –

steal –

fly –

know –

blow –

build –

ride –

drive –

buy –

come –

grow –

tell –

sell –

make –

find –

run-

fall –

feel –

meet –

get –

see –

fight –

hide –

forget –

stand –

sit –

have/has –

freeze –

wear –

tear –

feed –

bite –

put –

ring –

write –

throw –

sweep –

hold –

light –

hurt –

sing –

rise –

begin –

become –

understand –

cut –

choose –

dig –

let –

mean –

draw –

spend–

Idiom cats and dog

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Teacher's Corner: Words "In the Bag"

Source: Speak Up

Standard: British and American Accent

Language Level: Basic

In the Bag

A bag is a container usually made of paper, plastic or leather. Bags come in all sizes and types: small handbags for women, plastic shopping bags, shoulder bags and travel bags, such as suitcases. Bags are everywhere and this could explain why the word “bag” appears in a number of colourful phrases. An example? If we leave early in order to get to an appointment, then we can relax as we will have enough time to get there. In fact we say that we have bags of time.

If we are confident that something will happen, then we can say that it’s in the bag. If a soccer team like Chelsea – or Manchester United – has a 10 points lead at the top of the premiership. Then we can say the team has the title in the bag.

BAD NEWS

The word bag can also be used negatively, however. If you reveal a secret, then you let the cat out of the bag. The cat is not the feline type: it is the “cat’n’ nine tails,” a whip that was used for punishing sailors in the Royal Navy. Usually it was kept in a bag. If you “let the cat out of the bag,” then you report on another sailor and he will be punished.

British slang has even more negatively “bag” examples. A woman who is no longer young and attractive and who also has an unpleasant personality is known as an old bag. In 1967 Hollywood Star Jayne Mansfield was still only 34. She met the Beatle Paul McCartney, who was only 24. He described her as “an old bag.” The poor woman was killed in a car crash later that year.

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Words and Their Stories: Money, Part 1

Source: www.voanews.com

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. I know I do. I would give anything tomake money hand over fist. I would like to earn large amounts of money. You could win a large amount of money in the United States throughlotteries. People pay money for tickets with numbers. If your combination of numbers is chosen, you win a huge amount of money – often in the millions. Winning the lottery is a windfall.

A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery. It changed his life. He did not have a rich family. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Instead, my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money. And the money he did earn was chicken feed – very little.

Sometimes Al even had to accept hand-outs, gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me wrong. My friend was not a deadbeat. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed. He simply pinched pennies. He was always very careful with the money he spent. In fact, he was often a cheapskate. He did not like to spend money. The worst times were when he was flat broke and had no money at all.

One day, Al scraped together a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He thought he would never strike it rich or gain lots of money unexpectedly. But his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. He hit the jackpot. He won a great deal of money.

Al was so excited. The first thing he did was buy a costly new car. Hesplurged on the one thing that he normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on unnecessary things. He started to waste it. It was like he had money to burn. He had more money than he needed and it wasburning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.

When we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. He would always foot the bill, and pick up the tab. He told me the money made him feel like a million dollars. He was very happy.

But, Al spent too much money. Soon my friend was down and out again. He had no money left. He was back to being strapped for cash. He had spent his bottom dollar, his very last amount. He did not even build up a nest egg. He had not saved any of the money.

I admit I do feel sorry for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he is back to living on a shoestring -- a very low budget. Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.

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