Talhado do Gaviao

At 2:10 p:m we set-off towards the Lagedo’ s district, rural zone of Carnauba dos Dantas town. We went by bus and as soon as we arrived to Aurelio’s house, the group of Rondon’s project and students of Tourism spot sat down and relax, as well as we chit-chatted  (bate-papo) with Mr. Aurelio, he is a nice person, we had a nice conversation. Afterwards the group leadership by Matheus Cadore, Adriele Martins and also took part Bianca (student of Nutrition) and  Cristiane (Student of Nursery) we climbed up towards Talhado do Gaviao with students (local guide course) actually we had a good hiking, for a change on top of Talhado the wasps stung the group, Carlos (regional tour guide), Matheus (Teacher) and Roniere (Student). Inspite of Talhado do Gaviao is a beautiful rock art shelter. One of the most beautiful landscape from Serido, without mention the rock art paintings present a diversity of drawings expressing the ancient culture about 9.000 B.P. (Before Present). As well as you can see a beautiful belvedere, natural by the way. We were around 450 metres above the sea level.  

At 5 p:m we return home, actually is a great experience, most local guides never visited a rock art painting before, this is a great opportunity for Rodon’s teachers visit as well. See you tomorrow.

                                 Students in Lagedo's district

                                  Hiking towards Talhado do Gaviao

                                  Continue hiking, hiking, climbing, climbing 

                                 From right to left: Matheus Cadore, Adriele Martins, Carlos Tour guide (owner of English tips), Cristiane and Bianca.

Take

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Language level: Basic

Take That!

This month we discover a new take, that’s a new perspective, on the world take, so take a seat (sit down) and get comfortable. Basically, to take means to obtain; sometimes it’s as easy as picking up a biscuit from a plate. Other times it involves violence: a mugger takes an old woman’s handbag and escapes. That’s a chocking experience which is very difficult to take in (or understand); everyone is taken by surprise (or shocked) by the situation.

TIME OUT

Here are some more examples. If you see on unusual bird, you “do a double take” – you see the bird the first time, look away in disbelief, and then look again to check.

Someone says, “take five”. What does that mean? Well, it’s the same as “let’s take a break,” or let’s have a five-minute rest. Perhaps you need a real break, so take off a few day from work (go on holiday), and fly to somewhere exotic. If you book last minute, the agent takes off 30 per cent –t hat’s a big discount. In no time at all, you take your seat on a plane, the plane takes off, and you’re flying high above the clouds. So take off you jacket, sit back and take it easy, just relax.

ON LOCATION

On holiday you take photographs with your camera. When a movie director makes a film, he often asks his actors to repeat a scene –each attempt is called a take, so you have take 1, take 2, and so on. One fight scene in Jackie Chan’s The Young Master was so difficult to perform, the actors needed 329 takes. Take also means “need” or “involve.” “It takes two to make a dream come true,” sang Marving Gaye. He was absolutely right because the song was a duet, and he needed partner Kim Weston to sing with him. Barbara Streisand didn’t agree: in the musical Hello Dolly she sang “It takes a woman…to bring the sweet thing in life.”

Pro-Jovem,2 IngVip

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Pro-Jovem is a government project developed during the Lula's former president of Republic, actually I got a useful link posted by Professor Fuvio C. Perini. For more information access http://www.ingvip.com He also works with translation and online classes, check out this interesting videos, you find out on the site INGÊS VIP the full English course, as well texts available with audio from VOA Special English, among conversations videos' classes. Not only for Brazilian, but students worldwide can access and practise English. 

Pedro: Hi Mariana, How are you today?
Mariana: Not bad(1), thanks. And you?
Pedro: Very well(2). Are you from here(3)?
Mariana: No, I'm not
Pedro: So, where are you from(4) Mariana?
Mariana: I'm from São Paulo
Pedro: Oh, you're from São Paulo. That's good. And Julia, is she from São Paulo?
Mariana: No, she's not. She is from Goiás.
Pedro: Oh, she is from Goiás. Mariana, what's your phone number(5)?
Mariana: My phone number? It's 555-1679
 

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Pedro: Hi Lucas, What's up?
Lucas: What's up man(6)? What is it? All right(7)!
  

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                                      Vocabulary
1. Not bad = Tudo bem
2. Very well = Muito bem
3. Are you from here? = Você é daqui?
4. Where are you from? = De onde você é?
5. What's your phone number? = Qual é o número do seu telefone?
6. Man = "cara"
7. All right = "legal"

Family Album, USA, 37

Source: Family Album

ING VIP's Site

Today I'm going to talk about a useful Brazilian site, I mean ING VIP, designed by Fuvio C. Perini a Brazilian Interpeter there you can improve your English, not only for Brazilian ones, but everyone can access and improve their English, you'll find out there English Courses, for instance, follow up this link http://www.ingvip.com/curso-conversacao/aula1.htm or just browser the home page http://www.ingvip.com very useful. As well as, for those live in São Paulo State, to be more specific Sorocaba and Region, keep in touch with him and getting started to take online classes. Great job, great site. I hope you like this posting and good luck watching the video. 

Source: www.ingvip.com, Video Aula, part 1

Lucas: Hello
Pedro: Hi Lucas, How are you (1)?
Lucas: I'm fine, thank you. How are you?
Pedro: Fine, thanks(2)
Julia: Good morning Pedro
Pedro: Oh, good morning Julia
Julia: Hello, I'm Julia. What's your name(3)?
Lucas: Hi Julia, My name is Lucas. Nice to meet you(4)
Julia: Nice to meet you too (5)
Mariana: Julia, Hi
Julia: Hi Mariana, you are late(6)
Mariana: Sorry. What's up?(7)
Julia: This is Mariana. She's my friend. This is Pedro. Ah, and this is Lucas. He is his friend
Lucas: Nice to meet you Mariana
Pedro: Hi Mariana, how are you?
Mariana: Just fine(8)
Julia: Oh, it's my bus. Good night Pedro, good night Lucas
Pedro: Good night Julia, Good night Mariana
Mariana: Bye bye, tchau

Rondon Project in Carnauba dos Dantas

Workshop about Tourism Spot in Carnaúba dos Dantas

Since 24^th of January a staff of Teachers of Rondon’s project came from Cruz Alta’s University, located in Rio Grande Sul state in order to develop projects in different sections, Leadership by Professor Ana Paula, Waleska and Janaina and a team of 21 teachers and students have been developing some project with the local Carnauba’s population, in particular Teachers Matheus Cadori and Adriele Martins are developing the project about Tourism Spot in order to graduate Local guides, promoting the Sustainable Tourism in Carnaúba dos Dantas, a small town located in the countryside of Rio Grande do Norte State.

Actually the Rodon’s project have been developing in different states of Northeast, as well nearby cities from Seridó Region.

Check out pictures of the tourism’s spot workshop:

                                  

                                 Right to left: Matheus Cadori, Rondon Project, teacher of Tourism spot, me, Carlos tour guide, and Teacher Adriele Martins.

The Radio Centenary

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Language level: Pre-intermediate 

Standard: American accent

The Radio Centenary

On January 13th 1910 the De Forest Radio Laboratory transmitted the first public radio broadcast of a live performance from New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. Enrico Caruso and Ricardo Martin performed arias from Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. On the 100^th anniversary of this event, radio stations around the world continue to broadcast to millions of listeners. Experts predict the death of radio again and again; but radio not, only survives today, it prospers!

THE GREAT SURVIVOR

How has radio survived the introduction of television, then cable and satellite services, and, more recently, mp3 players, the Internet and Podcasts? US radio station owner Steve Keeney explains: “Radio re-invents itself. Today radio is more local and targets its audiences. For example, talk radio stations are also very popular because they let listeners express their views.”

THE PIRATE STATIONS

In the 1960s radio had an important role in the birth of pop culture. Teenagers around the world listened to the latest pop music on transistor radios, which they hid under their pillows from disapproving parents. This was the age of pirate radio and rebellion against laws that regulated transmissions. Today radio transmitters are so small that pirate FM stations broadcast illegally all over the world. London has over 20 illegal stations, including Shine 87.9 and Genesis.

LOCAL

Public radio stations NPR and the BBC, in the US and UK have also evolved: for example, the BBC has local stations in every region and city in Britain. The BBC remains very successful, with over 30 million people listening to its seven national stations every week. Tradition and innovation are very important at the BBC: while Radio 4’ The Archers in the world’s longest-running soap opera, it has over a million listeners each week using the BBC’s internet-based iPlayer. Listener Wendy Lee from Devon suggests: “Radio survives because it’s free. You simply turn it on and listen.”

Marconi and the Birth of Radio (no audio)

Guglielmo Marconi was fascinated by the work of German physicist Heinrich Hertz on electromagnetic waves. During a summer holliday in the mountains near Biella, Italy in 1894, he had the inspired the idea of suing Hertzian waves to communicate in the following months, he worked radio set. The first version transmitted a weak signal form the window of his laboratory to the end of the garden. His first real victory came beyond a hill at the bottom of his garden. The Italian government didn’t recognize the importance of Marconi’s invention, so he went to England to the Wireless Telegraph Trading Signal Company and introduced wireless telegraphy to the world. 


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