Confira, 215 aulas de inglês para iniciantes

O link a seguir AULAS DE INGLÊS GRÁTIS tem 215 diálogos para você praticar. O blog English Tips-Self-Taught busca o que há de melhor na internet. Explorando o site AULAS DE INGLÊS aulas por categoria e começar a estudar. Não deixe de compartilhar nosso blog nas redes sociais. 

MEC ABRE INSCRIÇÕES PARA CURSO DE INGLÊS GRATUITO E A DISTÂNCIA

MEC oferece curso de inglês gratuito

Para quem sempre quis fazer um curso de inglês, seja por conhecimento pessoal ou para melhorar o currículo, mas nunca teve condição financeira de pagar por isso, essa é uma grande oportunidade! O MEC criou uma plataforma online que oferece curso de inglês totalmente gratuito para alunos que estão matriculados em algum curso de graduação. O objetivo é preparar os estudantes para participar do programa Ciências Sem Fronteiras e dar a oportunidade de estudo para quem não pode pagar por um curso tradicional.

O curso que foi batizado como My English Online tem como base a ferramenta MyELT, capaz de oferecer aos alunos um amplo pacote de atividades que são feitas de modo interativo em qualquer lugar e horário.

Os alunos matriculados no curso de inglês tem acesso a testes de acompanhamento, atividades para prática oral, dicionários, exercícios de gramática que são corrigidos posteriormente, leituras graduadas e livros interativos. Se o aluno quiser, é possível imprimir todo o material para estudar sem fazer o uso do computador.

O curso de inglês grátis é dividido em cinco níveis, levando em consideração o conhecimento do aluno. Cada um dos níveis tem divisão em três partes: leituras, gramática e vídeo. Ao concluir os módulos os alunos realizam um Teste de Progresso, ele serve como uma preparação para o teste que é realizado ao final do curso.

Podem participar do curso os estudantes que estejam matriculados em alguma graduação, independente de ser privada ou pública, desde que tenham realizado o ENEM e conseguido obter nota superior a 600 pontos. Também são aceitos estudantes de mestrado ou doutorado, desde que estejam matriculados em cursos devidamente reconhecidos pela Capes.

Além de ser uma excelente oportunidade de aprender um novo idioma de forma gratuita, com esse curso o aluno faz uma avaliação sobre o conhecimento que já tem, é o resultado desse teste que irá definir o nível em que esse estudante começará o curso. Aproveite e faça a sua inscrição através do site My English Online, em até cinco dias úteis depois de realizada a inscrição você receberá um e-mail com os dados de acesso.

Fonte: BLASTING NEWS 

EVERYDAY x EVERY DAY: existe diferença entre as duas?

Para dizer “diário”, “corriqueiro”, “cotidiano” etc., você pode, entre outras opções, usar “EVERYDAY”. Preste especial atenção à grafia do adjetivo “EVERYDAY”, que deve ser escrito assim, em uma palavra só. “EVERY DAY”, em duas palavras, quer dizer “todos os dias”.

Cf. Falsas Gêmeas: ALL x EVERYTHING

Cf. Falsas Gêmeas: EVERY DAY x ALL DAY

• I still read them both every day. (The Washington Post)
• Continuo lendo os dois todos os dias.
• The project aims to demonstrate the relevance of science to everyday life. (BBC)
• O projeto visa demonstrar a relevância da ciência na vida cotidiana.

Cf. Pronúncia: THEM x THEN x THAN

Cf. Falsos cognatos: DEMONSTRATION

Cf. As palavras em inglês que você não precisa aprender

Fonte: http://www.teclasap.com.br/

A importância do listening antes de falar Inglês!

O problema de muitos alunos (isso é mundial) está na ansiedade de falar Inglês antes de praticar o listening (ouvido). Alguns focam em aprender palavra por palavra, focar cada vez mais na gramática e esquece do principal, é um conjunto essencial. Você pode até não ter tanta habilidade em escrever, cometer erros (é normal), mas, ouvir e falar é o princípio de tudo.

Não existe escola de idioma que te ensine a ouvir. A prática é fundamental, quanto mais você exercita mais fluência rápida você consegue. Então, não insista, ouvir podcasts, assistir documentários, ouvir música faz você aprender mais vocabulários.

CURSO EXPERT SCHOOL ONLINE 31 VÍDEOS

Receba o Curso COMPLETO em seu e-mail de uma só vez! São 31 vídeos+exercícios que eu gravei em Vancouver. No Final do Curso é só solicitar seu CERTIFICADO. Mais de 30 mil pessoas já passaram por este curso. Check os depoimentos no meu canal do YouTube. Seja você também EXPERT em INGLÊS!!! O link do Curso http://expertschoolonline.com.br/ coloque seu e-mail e verifique na caixa de spam, boa sorte! 

Quer fazer um curso intensivo? Clique AQUI e entre em contato com a equipe da professora ELEN FERNANDES. 

Acesse também http://expertfluency.com.br/matricule-se-intensivo/ matricule-se hoje mesmo. 

Listening tip: 1918: American and German Forces Meet on a Battlefield Near Paris

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THE MAKING OF A NATION – a program in Special English by the Voice of America.

I'm Tony Riggs. Today, Larry West and I continue the story of American President Woodrow Wilson.

In 1917, Europe was at war. It was the conflict known as World War One. After three years of fighting, Europe's lands were filled with the sights and sounds of death. But still, the armies of the Allies and the Central Powers continued to fight.

The United States had tried to keep out of the European conflict. It declared its neutrality. In the end, however, neutrality was impossible.

Germany was facing starvation because of a British naval blockade. To break the blockade, German submarines attacked any ship that sailed to Europe. That included ships from neutral nations like the United States. The German submarines sank several American ships. Many innocent people were killed.German submarine attacks finally forced the United States into the war. It joined the Allies: Britain, France, and Russia.

Like most Americans, President Wilson did not want war. But he had no choice. Sadly, he asked Congress for a declaration of war. Congress approved the declaration on April 6, 1917.

It was not long before American soldiers reached the European continent. They marched in a parade through the streets of Paris. The people of France gave them a wild welcome. They cheered the young Americans. They threw flowers at the soldiers and kissed them.The Americans marched to the burial place of the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette was the French military leader who had come to America's aid during its war of independence from Britain. The United States wanted to repay France for its help more than a hundred years earlier.

An American Army officer made a speech at the tomb. He said: "Lafayette, we are here!"And so the Americans were there. They were ready to fight in the bloodiest war the world had ever known. Week by week, more American troops arrived. By October, 1917, the American army in Europe totaled one hundred thousand men. The leader of that army was General John J. Pershing.

Pershing's forces were not sent directly into battle. Instead, they spent time training, building bases, and preparing supplies. Then a small group was sent to the border between Switzerland and Germany. The Americans fought a short but bitter battle there against German forces.

The Germans knew the American soldiers had not fought before. They tried to frighten the Americans by waving their knives and guns in a fierce attack. The Americans surprised the Germans. They stood and fought back successfully.Full American participation in the fighting did not come for several months. It came only after another event took place. That event changed the war...and the history of the Twentieth Century. It was the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Its leader was Vladimir Lenin.

The Russian Revolution began in the spring of 1917. The people of that country were tired of fighting Germany. And they were tired of their ruler, Czar Nicholas. The Czar was overthrown. A temporary government was established. It was headed by Alexander Kerenski.

President Woodrow Wilson sent a team of American officials to Russia to help Kerenski's new government. The officials urged Russia to remain in the war.Under Kerenski, Russia did keep fighting. But it continued to suffer terrible losses. Many Russians demanded an end to the war.

Lenin saw this opposition as a way to gain control of the government. So he went to the city of Petrograd. There, he led the opposition to the war and to Kerenski.  Night after night, he spoke to big crowds. "What do you get from war." He shouted. "Only wounds, hunger, and death!"

Lenin promised peace under Bolshevik Communism. Within a few months, he won control of the Petrograd Soviet.  That was an organization of workers and soldiers. Another Bolshevik Communist, lLon Trotsky, controlled the Soviet in Moscow.Kerenski's government continued to do badly in the war. More and more Russian soldiers lost hope. Many fled the army. Others stayed. But they refused to fight.

The end came in November, 1917. Soldiers in Petrograd turned against Kerenski. Lenin ordered them to rebel. And he took control of the government within forty-eight hours. Russia was now a Communist nation.

As promised, Lenin called for peace. So Russia signed its own peace treaty with Germany. The treaty forced Russia to pay a high price for its part in the war. It had to give up a third of its farmland, half of its industry, and ninety percent of its coal mines. It also lost a third of its population. Still, it did not have real peace with Germany.The treaty between Russia and Germany had a powerful influence on the military situation in the rest of Europe. Now, Germany no longer had to fight an enemy on two fronts. Its eastern border was quiet suddenly. It could aim all its forces against Britain, France, and the other Allies on its western border.

Germany had suffered terrible losses during four years of war. Many of its soldiers had been killed. And many of its civilians had come close to starving, because of the British naval blockade. Yet Germany's leaders still hoped to win. They decided to launch a major attack. They knew they had to act quickly, before the United States could send more troops to help the Allies.German military leaders decided to break through the long battle line that divided most of central Europe. They planned to strike first at the north end of the line. British troops held that area. The Germans would push the British off the continent and back across the English Channel. Then they would turn all their strength on France. When France was defeated, Germany would be victorious.

The campaign opened in March, 1918. German forces attacked British soldiers near Amiens, France. The Germans had six thousand pieces of artillery. The British troops fought hard, but could not stop the Germans. They were pushed back fifty kilometers. The attack stopped for about a week.Then the Germans struck again. This time, their target was Ypres, Belgium.

The second attack was so successful it seemed the Germans might push the British all the way back to the sea. The British commander, Field Marshal Douglas Haig, ordered his men not to withdraw. Haig said: "There is no other course open to us, but to fight it out."

The British fought hard and stopped the attack. Losses on both sides were extremely high. Yet the Germans continued with their plan.Their next attack was northeast of Paris in May. This time, they broke the Allied line easily and rushed toward Paris. The German Army chief, General Erich Ludendorff, tried to capture the French capital without waiting to strengthen his forces. He got close enough to shell the city.

The French government prepared to flee.

Allied military leaders rushed more troops to the area. The new force included two big groups of American marines.The heaviest fighting was outside Paris at a place called Belleau Wood. The American Marines were advised to prepare for a possible withdrawal. One Marine said: "Withdraw? We just got here!"

The Marines resisted as the Germans attacked Allied lines in Belleau Wood again and again. Then they attacked the German lines. The Battle for Belleau Wood lasted three weeks. It was the most serious German offensive of the war. The Germans lost.

We will continue our story of World War One next week.

You have been listening to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Your narrators were Tony Riggs and Larry West. Our program was written by Frank Beardsley.

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Teacher Vanessa: How To Use "COME HOME" [50 Natural English Expressions]

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DICA DE SITE EM INGLÊS, ENGLISH DAILY

Muitos não entenderam o objetivo deste blog. Simples, reúne o que tem de melhor de blogs, sites, canais no YouTube para quem gosta do idioma. Na dica de site falarei do ENGLISH DAILY. Você encontra diálogos, expressões idiomáticas, gírias usadas por americanos, vocabulário específico TOEFL e muito mais. Clique AQUI e confira. 

VIDEO: TH Sound with teacher Dave Sconda

This is one of the major problem for English learners, the TH sound it's really hard to pronounciate it. In this video class, teacher Dave Sconda explain powerfuly and easily on this video. You may also access on http://englishmeeting.com/ you'll find more helpful lesson, videopodcasts and a great English resource. 

DICA DE SITE EM INGLÊS, ING VIP

O blog English Tips, Self-Taught que em tradução livre significa, dica de Inglês com o autodidata traz em seu quotidiano textos com áudio, sites, blogs, inglês com música e muito mais.

A dica de hoje é de um site bacana chamado ING VIP. Você encontra, documentários, cursos de inglês e muitas dicas do site Voa News. 

ACESSAR VÍDEOS DAS SEMANAS ANTERIORES

Sarah (England)
My favorite proverb would have to be "Don't judge a book by its cover."¹ I think it can be used in many different daily situations.Obviously², when you meet new people, you always need to give someone a chance. So, I think that a chance is always good for someone, probably better than judging on first impressions.

Paul (England)
A proverb I like is "Don't count your chickens before they hatch,"³ which is a cautionary⁴ proverb. It means⁵ don't always bank on⁶ you guessing the result⁷. It is also a reminder⁸ that life can change very quickly, so it's good to learn a certain degree of⁹ patience and allow¹⁰ certain things to run their course¹¹ before you get excited¹².

Gareth (England): There's a very famous proverb from Confucius, and it's "I Hear and I forget; I see and I understand; I do and I know." I like it because it means until¹³ you actually¹⁴ do something, it's hard to really, truly¹⁵ know it. I believe that a lot of the times¹⁶ when you're learning, and you're learning by hearing stuff¹⁷ from your lecture¹⁸ or from a podcast, it's very difficult to acquire that knowledge¹⁹and to actually really grasp²⁰ it. When you see something, it gets a little bit better²¹, but when you do something, that's when you really truly know something.

Katia (Mexico): One proverb that I think of often, it says, "Everything will be as it should be²²." When I think of it, I get very relaxed, I don't tend to worry²³ as much as²⁴ I usually do. For me, that means, regardless of how much²⁵ I worry or how much I try regardless of that, everything will be as it should be. So, that's a proverb that I really like.

Lindsay (United States): I really like the proverb, "The grass is always greener on the other side²⁶." I think that's really true, and I find that it's always like that²⁷. I always want what I can't have, and then when I get²⁸ that, then I find out²⁹ that it's not as great as I had hoped it would be³⁰. So, because of this, I try to always keep that in mind³¹ and be happy for what I have.

Warren (Canada): I think "What goes around, comes around³²" is what comes to mind for me. I think it is really true. Basically, if you do something good, good things will happen to you. And if you do bad things, bad things are going to happen to you, maybe not right away³³but eventually³⁴.

Vocabulary

1.      Don't judge a book by its cover." = Não julgue um livro por sua capa

2.      Obviously = obviamente

3.      Don't count your chickens before they hatch," = “não conte com o ovo antes da galinha

4.      Cautionary = cauteloso(a)

5.      Means = significa

6.      bank on = contar com

7.      guessing the result = adivinhar o resultado

8.      reminder = lembrete

9.      certain degree of = certo grau de

10.   allow = permitir

11.   run their course = seguir o seu curso

12.   get excited = ficar animado

13.   until = até que

14.   actually = reamente

15.   truly = verdadeiramente

16.   times = vezes

17.   stuff = coisas

18.   lecture = palestra

19.   acquire that knowledge = adquirir aquele conhecimento

20.   grasp  = compreender

21.   gets a little bit better = fica um pouquinho melhor

22.   Everything will be as it should be = tudo será como deveria ser

23.   Tend to worry = tendo a me preocupar

24.   As much as = Tanto quanto

25.   regardless of how much = independente do quanto

26.   The grass is always greener on the other side = a grama é sempre mais verde do outro lado

27.   it's always like that = é sempre assim

28.   get = conseguir

29.   find out = descobrir

30.   I had hoped it would be = eu tinha esperado que seria

31.   keep that in mind = manter isto em mente

32.   What goes around, comes around = o que vai,volta

33.   right away = imediatamente

34.   eventually = eventualmente, afinal

Fonte: INGVIP