Oi gente bonita da net!
Agora estamos aprendendo expressões idiomáticas e é uma coisa mais estranha que a outra não é mesmo?
As expressões que eu considero mais estranhas são:
- to burn the candle at both ends: queimar a vela nas duas pontas (tem que ser muito burro pra fazer isso não é?)
- Out of the blue: fora do azul (o que isto tem relacionado com o inesperado?)
- boils down to: ferve baixo para (????)
- put ones foot in ones mouth (isso é nojento, mas não impossível)
- to feel blue: se sentir azul (tá, eu até entenderia se into significa-se estar com enjoo)
Internet
Researches and social critics are debating whether the internet are improving or harming participation in comunity live and social relationship. Computers until not long ago were used only in science and business, but nowadays the internet is in the home as an essential tool.
Although the internet is basicly about communication many of its key activities remain remarkable lonely occupations causing people to become social isolated. People are catered of from the most essential form of social interaction that is face to face communication. People are getting together less, visiting friends less, and giving fewer party.
But for those who can't resist the (?) entertainment, things are even worse. For such people work, family, friends and sleep are replaced by a virtual world cartoons and games.
Studies conducted by the University of Pittsburgh concluded that the more time spent on the internet at home, the more likely people are to be isolated, lonely, depressed and dependent. This new kind of dependance, called internet addiction recently began to be treated by psychologists. Some of the major internet related problems reported by psychologists and colleges counselors included increased level of divorces, child neglect, job termination, death, flunking out of school and legal problems.
Professionals advice internet users that it is very important to plan time to spent online carefully, and make sure that time spent online is quality time. Users must learn to discriminate between what is good and what is bad on the net.
Até mais pessoal, agora eu vou de vardade, kk
quarta-feira, 25 de setembro de 2013
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 11 - Scenario
Hello everybody,
Vocês não concordam comigo de que esta palavra, everybody, é um tanto estranha é tipo assim: todo corpo.
Oi todo corpo!
Estranho...
Scenario
Coming up with ideas for new websites, especially social networking websites in on the rise this days and some people have become millionaires with simple ideas that spread on the net and are a big success among people of all ages.
Now you have the chance to create one on your own with all aspects and features you would like.
First of all you should give a name to your new creation and, also, create a very atractive logo to your new website. These should reflect your personal style moreover you have to focus on which group of people you would cater to.
Would they work in a specific field? Would they belong to an especific region? Would they have certain interests? How many members do you think will join in your network?
Second you must also think about the various method of communication and how will you include them in your site.
Will your members use video to chat? Will they use instant menssages? Or, will the able to post menssages or blog?
Third you must include an advertisment skin for your site. Where will you addvertise? How will you addvertise?
Bye bye!
Vocês não concordam comigo de que esta palavra, everybody, é um tanto estranha é tipo assim: todo corpo.
Oi todo corpo!
Estranho...
Scenario
Coming up with ideas for new websites, especially social networking websites in on the rise this days and some people have become millionaires with simple ideas that spread on the net and are a big success among people of all ages.
Now you have the chance to create one on your own with all aspects and features you would like.
First of all you should give a name to your new creation and, also, create a very atractive logo to your new website. These should reflect your personal style moreover you have to focus on which group of people you would cater to.
Would they work in a specific field? Would they belong to an especific region? Would they have certain interests? How many members do you think will join in your network?
Second you must also think about the various method of communication and how will you include them in your site.
Will your members use video to chat? Will they use instant menssages? Or, will the able to post menssages or blog?
Third you must include an advertisment skin for your site. Where will you addvertise? How will you addvertise?
Bye bye!
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 10
Voltei pessoal!
Lifespain
In this age of technological and medical achievements, life expectance has increased extraordinarily, therefore the number of elderly people in the comunity has reach the level that can no longer be ignored. The well being of senior citizens will very accordingly to their reaches and the country they are living.
Last favored people in developed nations usualy receive a reasonable allowence from the government and, due to the fact that they are in great number, are not discriminated against. On the other hand, in growing countrys, there are still pre conception about the elderly and a common thought that this citizens should be shunned from the job market, being a no-use to the community.
What young people are not enough sensible to realize is that the knowledge gathered and the history built through out the fully lived years of our old population is the society more valuable fortune.
Agora eu me vou, é sério...
Tchau!
Lifespain
In this age of technological and medical achievements, life expectance has increased extraordinarily, therefore the number of elderly people in the comunity has reach the level that can no longer be ignored. The well being of senior citizens will very accordingly to their reaches and the country they are living.
Last favored people in developed nations usualy receive a reasonable allowence from the government and, due to the fact that they are in great number, are not discriminated against. On the other hand, in growing countrys, there are still pre conception about the elderly and a common thought that this citizens should be shunned from the job market, being a no-use to the community.
What young people are not enough sensible to realize is that the knowledge gathered and the history built through out the fully lived years of our old population is the society more valuable fortune.
Agora eu me vou, é sério...
Tchau!
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 10 - Listerning
Bom dia minha gente!
Que tal um pouquinho de inglês pela manhã? Não? Como assim? Achei que todos estavam se esforçando para fechar o curso com notas máximas... Então vamos lá adiantar essas lições, e bola pra frente!
Excuses
Sometimes we go to realy embarrassing situations. Have you ever been invited to a friend's house but all you wanted was to go out to for dinner with your girlfriend just the two of you? And than you turn to your friend and said something like: "Oh, i'm sorry but i have to take my mother to church on friday night"? You know your friend knows you were lieing and that is terrible because after that happens you will probably do something to this friend in order to rebuild your friendship but than it may be too late.
Do not think for a minute that you are fooling your friend? They will probably pretend believe you so the following (?) when you meet them be prepared for question like: "Did your mother enjoy the religious service last friday night?".
Excuses are sometime used in circunstances in which you do not want to tell the other person the truth, so we lie. Of course, in most cases, it is not a bad lie at all and it is realy to avoid hurting the other person's feelings, but your excuses must be appropriate and plausible and you must sound convinced. If a with lie is used to protect the friend, avoid being caught.
Imagine a situation in which you have canceled an appointment with a friend, claim that you have an emerge business meeting when actually all you want is to stay home and watch television. Everything is fine except for the fact that on the next day someone tells your friend that you were at home in the night before. You have just caught in a white lie and the first thing to do is apologize. You can not continue to lie anymore. Make all possible attempts to fix the damage. There are situations when the more you speak and try to justify yourself, the worse it gets. Lets say you are late for an important meeting, when you open the door you see twenty heads turning to your silently and disapproving way. You do not know if they are disapproving that you have being late or the noise that the door made when you opened it. No matter what that means, you know you are interrupting someone's speech, and that is realy bad. It's best to leave excuses and explanations, just say you are sorry and move on. Maybe latter, if some of your coworkers still feel like listening to your explanations you can make up a good excuses or make use of a white lie.
Minha gente, que texto mais longo é esse?
E ainda coube dois nessa lição, pode isso?
Na minha humilde opinião este já estava de bom tamanho, nem faria falta o outro...
Até já pessoal!
Que tal um pouquinho de inglês pela manhã? Não? Como assim? Achei que todos estavam se esforçando para fechar o curso com notas máximas... Então vamos lá adiantar essas lições, e bola pra frente!
Excuses
Sometimes we go to realy embarrassing situations. Have you ever been invited to a friend's house but all you wanted was to go out to for dinner with your girlfriend just the two of you? And than you turn to your friend and said something like: "Oh, i'm sorry but i have to take my mother to church on friday night"? You know your friend knows you were lieing and that is terrible because after that happens you will probably do something to this friend in order to rebuild your friendship but than it may be too late.
Do not think for a minute that you are fooling your friend? They will probably pretend believe you so the following (?) when you meet them be prepared for question like: "Did your mother enjoy the religious service last friday night?".
Excuses are sometime used in circunstances in which you do not want to tell the other person the truth, so we lie. Of course, in most cases, it is not a bad lie at all and it is realy to avoid hurting the other person's feelings, but your excuses must be appropriate and plausible and you must sound convinced. If a with lie is used to protect the friend, avoid being caught.
Imagine a situation in which you have canceled an appointment with a friend, claim that you have an emerge business meeting when actually all you want is to stay home and watch television. Everything is fine except for the fact that on the next day someone tells your friend that you were at home in the night before. You have just caught in a white lie and the first thing to do is apologize. You can not continue to lie anymore. Make all possible attempts to fix the damage. There are situations when the more you speak and try to justify yourself, the worse it gets. Lets say you are late for an important meeting, when you open the door you see twenty heads turning to your silently and disapproving way. You do not know if they are disapproving that you have being late or the noise that the door made when you opened it. No matter what that means, you know you are interrupting someone's speech, and that is realy bad. It's best to leave excuses and explanations, just say you are sorry and move on. Maybe latter, if some of your coworkers still feel like listening to your explanations you can make up a good excuses or make use of a white lie.
Minha gente, que texto mais longo é esse?
E ainda coube dois nessa lição, pode isso?
Na minha humilde opinião este já estava de bom tamanho, nem faria falta o outro...
Até já pessoal!
terça-feira, 17 de setembro de 2013
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 9
Oi pessoal!
Scenario
Congratulations! You have become a party planner. A vary important businessman or woman wants to promote his or her company by throwing a party and he or she is realy interested in your work and would like to hire you to help with this very important task. However in order to be hired by him or her you have to present a proposal full of great ideas describing how the party will help promoting this company.
This proposal should describe all the organization aspects of the event and detalles. You should include how the company will be promoted at the party, the site were it be held, who will be invited and all the strategies that will make this party a huge success.
An other aspect you should is if the party will have an special theme, such as a costume party, black-tie affair, or even a theme from an specific decade.
Will there be any special atractions? Like singers, dancers or magicians? In other words, what kind of entertainment will the guests have?
How about security? Will you hire an other company to do that or will someone from your company be there?
Will you send out invitations or, if it will opened to the public, how were the flyers be?
How will you decorate the party? will you use an special decor?
Bare in mind that this party has to reflect the spirit of the company and it has to have special effects to atract the guests attention.
Tchau pessoal!
Scenario
Congratulations! You have become a party planner. A vary important businessman or woman wants to promote his or her company by throwing a party and he or she is realy interested in your work and would like to hire you to help with this very important task. However in order to be hired by him or her you have to present a proposal full of great ideas describing how the party will help promoting this company.
This proposal should describe all the organization aspects of the event and detalles. You should include how the company will be promoted at the party, the site were it be held, who will be invited and all the strategies that will make this party a huge success.
An other aspect you should is if the party will have an special theme, such as a costume party, black-tie affair, or even a theme from an specific decade.
Will there be any special atractions? Like singers, dancers or magicians? In other words, what kind of entertainment will the guests have?
How about security? Will you hire an other company to do that or will someone from your company be there?
Will you send out invitations or, if it will opened to the public, how were the flyers be?
How will you decorate the party? will you use an special decor?
Bare in mind that this party has to reflect the spirit of the company and it has to have special effects to atract the guests attention.
Tchau pessoal!
quinta-feira, 12 de setembro de 2013
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 8 - Listerning
Oi gente,
Fui, mas voltei...
Na verdade é volta dos que não foram porque eu estou fazendo duas postagens num só dia então quando eu me despedi no post anterior foi só pra não ser indelicada mesmo, kk...
Too many changes
Tecnologie have brought the world to our fingertips and changed our perception of time and space, never before has it be possible to communicate around the globe in a fraction of a second. Cyber space communication through e-mail and world wide web is a daily experience and industrialised and technologicaly developed parts of the world.
Recognizing that we are living in a historical moment of transformation isn't however new at all. When , for example, the railroad, the telefone, the wireless telegraph and the automobile were invented they were seen as being representative of crucial moments in history.
Take trains, for example, that replaces horses and horse pool carriages, they represented the possibility of transporting goods and travelers faster and more confortably. It may also be argued that without the railroad, the industrialization of Europe and America might not be occured at the same rate.
Tecnological progress isn't a previlege of this generation only, what is new however is the pace of technologic development that moves faster than ever. Before we learn how to use the pretty new device we brought for our homes, a new modern model have replaced it at the stores turning the one we just bought into little more than garbage.
Tecnological changes usualy bring about different reactions, tipical is the claim that a new device invention is totally unecessary, other opnion will say no one realy needs it or that the invention was invented just to make we spend more of our money. An other tipical reaction is the claim of the new technology development makes your life less human.
Some people see the end of civilization and tend to believe in a future when humans will governed by machines. But what happens in the and is that after a period of resistance and rejection almost all of us will be buying the new device. Usually, after a little while we think how did i get buy before this was invented? After all are this devices suposed to make our lifes easier? People in general seems to be more scared of the speed of the technological change rather than the change itself.
When things changes too fast people feel diving to the future in a uncontrolled way.
Agora é sério, vou trabalhar no meu outro trabalho alem deste, kk
Até mais gente.
Fui, mas voltei...
Na verdade é volta dos que não foram porque eu estou fazendo duas postagens num só dia então quando eu me despedi no post anterior foi só pra não ser indelicada mesmo, kk...
Too many changes
Tecnologie have brought the world to our fingertips and changed our perception of time and space, never before has it be possible to communicate around the globe in a fraction of a second. Cyber space communication through e-mail and world wide web is a daily experience and industrialised and technologicaly developed parts of the world.
Recognizing that we are living in a historical moment of transformation isn't however new at all. When , for example, the railroad, the telefone, the wireless telegraph and the automobile were invented they were seen as being representative of crucial moments in history.
Take trains, for example, that replaces horses and horse pool carriages, they represented the possibility of transporting goods and travelers faster and more confortably. It may also be argued that without the railroad, the industrialization of Europe and America might not be occured at the same rate.
Tecnological progress isn't a previlege of this generation only, what is new however is the pace of technologic development that moves faster than ever. Before we learn how to use the pretty new device we brought for our homes, a new modern model have replaced it at the stores turning the one we just bought into little more than garbage.
Tecnological changes usualy bring about different reactions, tipical is the claim that a new device invention is totally unecessary, other opnion will say no one realy needs it or that the invention was invented just to make we spend more of our money. An other tipical reaction is the claim of the new technology development makes your life less human.
Some people see the end of civilization and tend to believe in a future when humans will governed by machines. But what happens in the and is that after a period of resistance and rejection almost all of us will be buying the new device. Usually, after a little while we think how did i get buy before this was invented? After all are this devices suposed to make our lifes easier? People in general seems to be more scared of the speed of the technological change rather than the change itself.
When things changes too fast people feel diving to the future in a uncontrolled way.
Agora é sério, vou trabalhar no meu outro trabalho alem deste, kk
Até mais gente.
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 7 - Scenario
Bom dia pessoal,
Como vai todo mundo?
Estou postando mais um listerning e desta vez é um exercício de cenário para desenvolvermos aquela proposta super chata da lição. Por que será que eles não colocam uns temas legais tipo paçoca ou coisa do gênero. Eu não entendo, este livro foi feito por gente que não é gente como a gente.
Scenario
You and your classmates are on the last year in college and you have just found out that a international business organization is running a contest to help future business people open their first business. whoever wins this competition will be provided with all start up costs to get their first business up and running.
But in order to get this big prize you and your friends will have to write and present a proposal explaning all the details about your future company.
This process involves 2 steps:
1º - You have to present an overview of the business;
2º - You should address the kind of business it would be, it might be a product manufacturer such as clothing, shoes, automobile, or even a furniture company; your company could also be food industry, recreation service, or in any other area of your choice.
You also have to describe what kind of public your bussiness will care of, for instance: a business for children, adults or an especific group.
A other thing that are to be included in your proposal is if your business will be operated at the regional, national or international level. In adition, you and your group have to name and create a logo that represents it.
Até a próxima pessoal!
Como vai todo mundo?
Estou postando mais um listerning e desta vez é um exercício de cenário para desenvolvermos aquela proposta super chata da lição. Por que será que eles não colocam uns temas legais tipo paçoca ou coisa do gênero. Eu não entendo, este livro foi feito por gente que não é gente como a gente.
Scenario
You and your classmates are on the last year in college and you have just found out that a international business organization is running a contest to help future business people open their first business. whoever wins this competition will be provided with all start up costs to get their first business up and running.
But in order to get this big prize you and your friends will have to write and present a proposal explaning all the details about your future company.
This process involves 2 steps:
1º - You have to present an overview of the business;
2º - You should address the kind of business it would be, it might be a product manufacturer such as clothing, shoes, automobile, or even a furniture company; your company could also be food industry, recreation service, or in any other area of your choice.
You also have to describe what kind of public your bussiness will care of, for instance: a business for children, adults or an especific group.
A other thing that are to be included in your proposal is if your business will be operated at the regional, national or international level. In adition, you and your group have to name and create a logo that represents it.
Até a próxima pessoal!
terça-feira, 3 de setembro de 2013
Wizard - Book 10 - Lesson 6 - Text
Oi genteeeee,
Voltei, kk
Vocês pensaram que eu ia demorar muuuito né? Só que não, kk
Então tá, esse é um testo curtinho, só pra passar o tempo:
Voting sistem in the United States of America
The voting sistem in the United States of America is one of the things that along with the language has been inherited from the formal colonizer: England.
People do not vote directly on a person they think is suitable for the position, they elect a representative instead. Each District elect a number of representatives which is proportional to the number of votes the district has. The population is not bounded to vote, only those who wants to help elect the government goes to the ballots. However, they must be over 18 and have to register first.
Last than 60% of the adult population actually votes, and this rate is even lower among young people.
There are 2 major parties in the US: the republicans and the democrats. Since the begining of the american democracy there has been a fierce rivalry to govern between them, however, nowadays some people say that although the faces change, the (?) is the same.
Então tá... fazer o que? Aqui nós somos obrigados a votar, hunf...
Até mais ver
Voltei, kk
Vocês pensaram que eu ia demorar muuuito né? Só que não, kk
Então tá, esse é um testo curtinho, só pra passar o tempo:
Voting sistem in the United States of America
The voting sistem in the United States of America is one of the things that along with the language has been inherited from the formal colonizer: England.
People do not vote directly on a person they think is suitable for the position, they elect a representative instead. Each District elect a number of representatives which is proportional to the number of votes the district has. The population is not bounded to vote, only those who wants to help elect the government goes to the ballots. However, they must be over 18 and have to register first.
Last than 60% of the adult population actually votes, and this rate is even lower among young people.
There are 2 major parties in the US: the republicans and the democrats. Since the begining of the american democracy there has been a fierce rivalry to govern between them, however, nowadays some people say that although the faces change, the (?) is the same.
Então tá... fazer o que? Aqui nós somos obrigados a votar, hunf...
Até mais ver
Wizard - Book 10 - Lessom 6 - Listerning
Olá pessoal,
Que tal um pouquinho de Listerning? Não? Eu também prefiro que não seja, mas é.
kk
Então fazer o que né?!
Britsh english vs american english
Traveling to London it may be quite an experience, as soon as you (?) to realize that after years of studing english you are not totaly able to understand what people are saying to you. It will probably takes you some time to get accostumed to the language. British english and american english presents some differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and spelling. Despite this differences, it is often difficult to determine a part from the contest whether literary words have been written in Great Britain, the United States, Canada or Australia.
So, the main differences remain pronunciation, for example: americans always pronounce the R in a word when it is present in the spelling, in Britain when a word is spoken by itself the R is pronounced only if it comes before a vowel sound as in RAIN, but it is not pronounced before a consonant or in the end of a word as in HORSE, FARM, CAR. But the R is pronounced when words are linked together in a frase and the first word ends in R and it is followed by a word beginning in vowel sound, for example: far away, foreigner enemies. So we can conclude that there are 2 possibilities for the letter R in a word: it may or may not be pronounced.
American spelling tends to be simpler, for example: the word colour, jewellery are spelled COLOUR and JEWELLERY in british english the final ER in american english as in the word CENTER, and LITER is RE in british english, CENTRE and LITRE.
American english appears to be more tolerant with neologism. Differences in vocabulary, however may result in crossed wires and ocasional communication break downs for those who speaks american english.
In England to kill up means to form a line, calling denotes a personal visit, subway is an underground pedestrian passage, a bomb, which suggest a disaster in american, means a success in England.
Going cloths shopping? Than it is advisable to note that pants are trousers and undershorts are pants. Public schools are expensive private schools such as idem the letter Z is pronounced ZED and 0 is KNOT.
Surely even americans may end up embarrasing and in funny situations because of all these differences. There is a story of a american tourist in a london hotel that was impatient waiting for the elevator come dow when the bellboy passed and said: the lift will be dow in a minute Sir. The tourist asked: lift? Oh, elevator, you mean. And the bellboy replied: no Sir, the lift. The american tourist, now a bit nervous, said: well, since it was invented in United States, it is an elevator. And the bellboy said: well Sir, since the language was invented here, it is a lift.
Discouraging? No, don't be put off by this few examples, give to you a chance to know one of the most beautifull and thrilling cities in the world.
Bem pessoal, este foi bem longo...
Eu mesmo estou até cansada só de olhar, rs.
Espero que ajude a todos e até mais, ^^
Que tal um pouquinho de Listerning? Não? Eu também prefiro que não seja, mas é.
kk
Então fazer o que né?!
Britsh english vs american english
Traveling to London it may be quite an experience, as soon as you (?) to realize that after years of studing english you are not totaly able to understand what people are saying to you. It will probably takes you some time to get accostumed to the language. British english and american english presents some differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and spelling. Despite this differences, it is often difficult to determine a part from the contest whether literary words have been written in Great Britain, the United States, Canada or Australia.
So, the main differences remain pronunciation, for example: americans always pronounce the R in a word when it is present in the spelling, in Britain when a word is spoken by itself the R is pronounced only if it comes before a vowel sound as in RAIN, but it is not pronounced before a consonant or in the end of a word as in HORSE, FARM, CAR. But the R is pronounced when words are linked together in a frase and the first word ends in R and it is followed by a word beginning in vowel sound, for example: far away, foreigner enemies. So we can conclude that there are 2 possibilities for the letter R in a word: it may or may not be pronounced.
American spelling tends to be simpler, for example: the word colour, jewellery are spelled COLOUR and JEWELLERY in british english the final ER in american english as in the word CENTER, and LITER is RE in british english, CENTRE and LITRE.
American english appears to be more tolerant with neologism. Differences in vocabulary, however may result in crossed wires and ocasional communication break downs for those who speaks american english.
In England to kill up means to form a line, calling denotes a personal visit, subway is an underground pedestrian passage, a bomb, which suggest a disaster in american, means a success in England.
Going cloths shopping? Than it is advisable to note that pants are trousers and undershorts are pants. Public schools are expensive private schools such as idem the letter Z is pronounced ZED and 0 is KNOT.
Surely even americans may end up embarrasing and in funny situations because of all these differences. There is a story of a american tourist in a london hotel that was impatient waiting for the elevator come dow when the bellboy passed and said: the lift will be dow in a minute Sir. The tourist asked: lift? Oh, elevator, you mean. And the bellboy replied: no Sir, the lift. The american tourist, now a bit nervous, said: well, since it was invented in United States, it is an elevator. And the bellboy said: well Sir, since the language was invented here, it is a lift.
Discouraging? No, don't be put off by this few examples, give to you a chance to know one of the most beautifull and thrilling cities in the world.
Bem pessoal, este foi bem longo...
Eu mesmo estou até cansada só de olhar, rs.
Espero que ajude a todos e até mais, ^^
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