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The Article “the” – Part I Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
The use of the article the is different in English and in Portuguese. Let me show you some really useful rules for using the article the correctly. 1. We don’t usually use the with people’s names and with countries, continents, regions, states, provinces, islands, cities, towns and mountains. Examples: Africa, Europe, South America, New York…
Verbs and Prepositions Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
Our intermediate English posts are going to be written only in English and our first topic is going to be verbs and prepositions. Many students think that speaking English is like speaking Portuguese in other words but that is not the case. Let’s see some examples: We talked about the problem. He apologized for what…
Simple Present Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
Hello, there! Hoje vamos revisar um assunto muito comum mas que ainda causa um pouco de confusão quando vamos escrever em inglês: o Simple Present. O Simple Present é um tempo verbal que indica uma rotina, verdades universais e até mesmo o tempo futuro. Veja alguns exemplos: I always go to school by bus. (Eu…
Cores, Roupas e Objetos Pessoais Posted by Adir on Aug 24, 2009
Hello, everybody! How are you doing? Bem vindos ao blog da Transparent Language Brasil. Neste primeiro post nosso assunto será roupas, calçados e acessórios. Vamos começar revisando as cores: Blue – azul Light blue – azul claro Dark blue – azul escuro Navy blue – azul marinho Green – verde Yellow – amarelo Orange –…