Podcast #35 – Idioms with the verb to hit Posted by Adir on Jan 8, 2010
Download audio The verb to hit has several and very interesting idioms. Let’s learn some of them. Hit and miss. We say that a situation is hit and miss when it occurs at random, by chance, rather than by planning. For example, we don’t know which mosquitoes carry malaria so identifying them is a hit…
Podcast #34 – Pronúncia: Quando a letra t não é pronunciada Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2010
Em algumas palavras, a letra t não é pronunciada na sua totalidade e é articulada sem a emissão de sons. Para entender melhor, escute os exemplos: Download audio batten (fixar, prender) beaten (particípio de beat) bitten (particípio de bite) button (botão) certain (certo) cotton (algodão) curtain (cortina) fatten (engordar) flatten (achatar) forgotten (particípio de forget)…
Podcast #33 – SWOT Analysis Posted by Adir on Jan 7, 2010
Download audio Before entering the marketplace it’s of utmost importance to carry out a SWOT analysis in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a product, company or service. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. The strengths and weaknesses are considered the internal factors and opportunities and threats are the external factors…
The job interview II – Words to talk about yourself Posted by Adir on Jan 6, 2010
You can use the following words to describe yourself in a job interview. The most difficult words are explained in parentheses. accurate (true and correct) active adaptable adept (skillful at something) broad-minded (willing to accept new ideas) competent conscientious (careful about everything you do) creative dependable (reliable) determined diplomatic discreet efficient energetic enterprising (able to…
Podcast #32 – Gírias: awesome, booze, tacky, chill out e cup of tea Posted by Adir on Jan 6, 2010
Download audio Hello, there! What’s up? Vamos aprender algumas gírias muito comuns e que podemos encontrar em filmes, seriados e textos informais. Com o advento da internet e a facilidade em ouvir inglês real hoje em dia, aprender algumas gírias é importante para a compreensão. A primeira é awesome, que indica algo muito legal, interessante…
Podcast #31 – Expressões do dia-a-dia Posted by Adir on Jan 5, 2010
Download audio Hoje vamos aprender mais algumas expressões muito comuns em inglês. Escute e leia o pequeno texto abaixo. I worked a lot in 2009 and I need to take a vacation. I really want to go away for some days. I will probably go to the beach, where I can go swimming and take…
Expressões com a preposição out Posted by Adir on Jan 5, 2010
Há várias expressões fixas bem interessantes e usuais com as palavras out. Shall we learn some of them? (get) out of hand – perder o controle (get) out of line – sair da linha, desobedecer (way) out – completamente errado out and about – recuperado de uma doença out and away – de longe (comparando…