Archive for 'Avançado'
Vocabulário: palavras começadas com CL Posted by Adir on Dec 10, 2009
Na lingua inglesa temos palavras relacionadas fono e etimológicamente (pelo som e origem). Sabendo um pouco da história dessas palavras podemos relacioná-las e, dessa maneira, conseguir aprendê-las e retê-las mais. Vejamos um exemplo com palavras que começam com CL, que estão relacionadas com segurar ou apertar algo. clamp – braçadeira; apertar Clamp the two pieces…
O que são binomials? Posted by Adir on Dec 3, 2009
Os binomials são expressões fixas de duas palavras e seguem uma ordem exata. Um dos grandes e mais conhecidos binomials é “rock and roll”. Vejamos alguns binomials com a palavra conectiva and. be somebody’s own flesh and blood – ser parente de alguém, sangue do meu sangue bed and breakfast – tipo de pousada para…
Podcast #17 – Try to do or try doing? Posted by Adir on Dec 1, 2009
Download audio There are some verbs in English that are used both with the gerund (ing form) or the infinitive with to. Let’s see how they work. Forget He forgot meeting her and asked her name all over again. He forgot that he had met her. (Ele se esqueceu de tê-la conhecido e perguntou seu…
Cause and Reason Posted by Adir on Nov 25, 2009
One of the greatest things in learning a language is when you learn different ways of saying the same thing. As an advanced student, you already know that in order to express cause and reason you can use the words as, because and since: He had to close the school after the accident because he…
Podcast #12 – Idioms Posted by Adir on Nov 24, 2009
Download audio Let’s learn some very interesting idioms in English. Our first idiom is to be bored to death. To be bored to death means that you are extremely bored, be it in a class or at work or even at home. That professor doesn’t know how to spark interest in his students. They’re always…
Podcast #10 – Palavras básicas, significados avançados I Posted by Adir on Nov 18, 2009
Many basic words like address, age, air, back, baby, beach and blanket can also be verbs. An address is where a person lives or where something is. It can also mean when you speak to someone about something in a particular way. For example, we can say that the President addressed the population in his…
Advanced Plural Posted by Adir on Nov 12, 2009
Há algumas palavras que só existem no plural em inglês. Check them out. Ferramentas e equipamentos binoculars – binóculos handcuffs – algema pliers – alicate scales – balança scissors – tesoura shears – tesoura de podar tongs – pinça (culinária) tweezers – pinça Roupas braces – suspensório clothes – roupas dungarees – macacão jeans –…