AULA NR 12 21/08/17 SOME POINTS:

Team,

It´s really great that everybody are participating in our classes!!

Today we saw a little bit more of types of personality that can be considered as negative by the companies when we are in an interview for a new position.

1 - ANXIOUS

2 - AMBITIOUS

3 – NOT PUNCTUAL

Team,

It´s really great that everybody are participating in our classes!!

Today we saw a little bit more of types of personality that can be considered as negative by the companies when we are in an interview for a new position.

1 - ANXIOUS

2 - AMBITIOUS

3 – NOT PUNCTUAL

22.08.17 AULA NR 13

NEW VOCABULARY:

SECTION: IMMENSE PORTUGAL

New Continents

MILESTONES: Ex.. Some milestones are preserved by Governmental Institutions.

MEASUREMENTS: Ex. Engineering are experts on doing measurements of lands. Ex.: I need to check if measurements of this room is correct or not.

TO MEASURE verb Ex: I will ask my Uncle to measure this area for me.

DRAWN: Ex: I have a very nice drawn that my son did for me…

TO DRAWN: Ex: Let´s drawn a map of Brazil in our next class.

DRAWN UP: Ex: It´s necessary to drawn up some lines in this geographical area and mark it before we build a very big house.

Terá continuação….

AULA DINÂMICA: CONTINUAÇÃO:

Tell me about yourself:

I have great interpersonal skill – I know how to talk to people in general, I have a good ability to manage people, to lead people. I´m an easy going person.
I´m got at solving problems – I can find solutions to problems. I can identify difficult issues.
I´m hardworking – I work hard, I do my best. I´m a lot focused !
Ex. No matter what, I can stay until late working here if necessary because I´m hardworking professional.

21.08.17 AULA NR 12

TEXT 1 NEW CONTINENTS from Article fo UP MAGAZINE pg61- SECTION IMMENSE PORTUGAL

On land in the physical World, borders are marked by milestones. The necessary measurements are made and line are drawn up that follow a particular path.

LAND EX: There are many people in that place fighting for some land.

IMMENSE EX: Asia is a very immense continent.

BORDERS EX: Argentina and Uruguay have borders with Rio Grande do Sul;

CONTINENTS EX. There are 5 continents in the world.

PHYSICAL: EX: Bob has some physical problems. He can´t move his legs.

HOMELAND Ex: My homeland is where I feel my heart belongs to. My homeland is Brazil.

ABSTRACT: EX: I love abstract art. That museum has very good famous painters and artists.

11.08.17 AULA NR 9

Common WHAT Questions?

-WHAT’S your name/email/address/number?

-WHAT’S this/that (singular forms) WHAT’S these/those( plural forms)

-WHAT’S it?

- WHAT are you doing? (literal meaning/formal way) - Ex. I am studying/ I am driving/ I am eating.

It can be used in now, later, tonight, some near future but with some planning idea.

Ex. What are you doing next weekend, Mari? I am doing some barbecue.

Ex. What are you doing tonight? I am doing some conference call with my boyfriend.

Ex. What are doing now, dear? I am reading a marvelous book. (“How to be a millionaire in 30 days”) J

-WHAT’S going on? (literal meaning/formal way) Ex. What’s going on? It´s becoming dark outside, I ‘m afraid of the night.

Ex. What’s going on, man? Let´s go to the party… it´s so boring staying at home!

-WHAT´S happening? (literal meaning/formal way) – Ex: Mom is very angry at home. What´s happening to her today?

-WHAT´S UP? (informal way) – Ex : What´s up, Ana? Everything is ok?

-WHAT’S your marital status? I am single/married/separated/divorced/engaged/ widowed.

-WHAT DO YOU DO? (informal way) = HOW DO YOU DO? Ex. What do you do, Charlie? -I am very fine… How do you do, Beth? - I am nice!

SLANG (GÍRIA)

“to be up for grabs” = to be free, not to have an owner, to belong to whomever wants something.
Como se fosse dizer que está na pista/ pronto para ser agarrado.. to grab = agarrar.
Let´s grab a snack= “ vamos fazer um lanche”/ vamos “agarrar” um lanche.

08.08.17 AULA NR 7

Team,

It was short but it was really nice!!

Thanks for your participation.

Nowadays, we don´t have more this act of TAKING BOW as it used to happen in the MIDDLE AGES to talk to kings and queens, for example.

OVER:

EX: Night is OVER.

GAME is OVER.

The discussion is OVER.

The marriage is OVER.

MASQUERADE: subs. Máscara verbo: mascarar

Sinônimos: FAKING/ PRETENDING

Ex: Paul kept up the MASQUERADE of being happily married for over 30 years. (subst)

Ex: Don´t MASQUERADE! I know you are totally different person! You’re acting like you’re somebody else. (verb)

Ex: Why are you MASQUERADING as someone you are not? (verb in the gerund (ing))

Ex: Don’t FAKE/ Don’t PRETEND!!

MASQUERADE PARTY: BAILE DE MÁSCARAS

Generally and traditionally there were MASQUERADE PARTIES in the beautiful city of Veneza in Italy.

“ A MÁSCARA CAIU” THE MASK SLIPPED

Ex. When Lia discovered all his secrets then his mask slipped and she saw as the angry and spiteful man he really was.

Quando Lia descobriu todos os segredos dele então sua máscara deslizou, caiu, e ela viu o quão zangado e rancoroso homem ele realmente era.

*Mask/masquerade: máscara

*Slip: deslizar/escorregar

GETTING OLDER: FORMAL WAY: Ex: Next year I will be 46! I´m getting old!! (ficar/ficando Velho/envelhecer/envelhecendo)

GETTING OLDER: INFORMAL WAY. Ex: Everybody is talking about it. The movie will get old fast. ( perder a graça/ficar chato/ perder o encanto)

28.08.17 AULA NR 16

Sandra is very beautiful, young, and successful. She’s a famous actress. She’s also very rich. Her house near the beach is big and beautiful, and her car is very expensive. Her fans love her. But is she happy?

Sandra says, “yeah, I’m young, rich, beautiful, and famous. People think rich people are happy. That’s not always true!“

Sandra’s brother, Mike, is her manager. He says, “Sandra is only 18. She enjoys acting and entertaining people. But she’s not happy. She doesn’t like being famous.“

“It’s true,” Sandra says. “I’m never alone. Reporters are everywhere. Wherever I go, they’re there. They’re outside my house all the time! That’s so annoying!“.

QUESTIONS:

Identify 3 verbs in the text:

Ex: to love

Identify 3 adjectives in the text:

Describe Sandra’s house and car:

Does Sandra like to be famous? Explain why?

Who is Mike? And what is his occupation?

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