Lesson of the week -April 16th - Learning through Songs

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 Alone    -  Avril Lavigne

Uh uh, Uh uh oh
Uh uh, Uh uh oh

Hey man
Tell me what were you thinking?
What the hell were you saying?
Oh come on now
Stop and think about it
Hey now
Maybe you should just listen
Maybe you should stop talking for a second
Shut up
Listen to me

You're so obvious
You're so oblivious ( sem noção)
And now you wonder why you're the one alone
So don't apologize
And you don't even realize you screwed it up ( você estragou tudo) this time
Now you're the one alone

Uh uh, Uh uh oh
Uh uh, Uh uh oh

Hey bro
I'm just trying to let you know
You really think that you're special
Oh come on now
I've seen so much better ( tenho visto coisa melhor)
Hey there
Did you actually think that I cared?
Don't know if you want to go there
Oh come on now
Keep on, keep on dreaming

You're so obvious
You're so oblivious
And now you wonder why you're the one alone
So don't apologize
And you don't even realize you screwed it up this time
Now you're the one alone

If you, want to, be my-y-y-y
You know, You can't, play games
And you know what I mean 
I'm sorry
but you don't get my my-y-y-y-y ( lamento mas você não me conquistou)
I'm gone, you're still dreaming about me
Over and over and over and over again

You're so obvious
You're so oblivious
And now you wonder why you're the one alone (you're the one alone)
So don't apologize
And you don't even realize you screwed it up this time
Now you're the one alone (alone alone alone)

You're so obvious (obvious)
You're so oblivious (oblivious)
And now you wonder why you're the one alone (you're the one alone)
So don't apologize (apologize)
And you don't even realize you screwed it up this time
Now you're the one alone

Uh uh, Uh uh oh
Uh uh, Uh uh oh
Uh uh, Uh uh oh
Uh uh, Uh uh oh 

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Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?  - Bryan Adams

To really love a woman,
To understand her,
You've got to know her deep inside ... ( profundamente)
Hear every thought, (pensamento)
See every dream,
And give her wings (asas) when she wants to fly.
Then when you find yourself lying helpless( repousando desamparado) in her arms ...
You know you really love a woman

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that it's gonna last forever. (durar pra sempre)
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

To really love a woman,
Let her hold you, (te agarrar,te abraçar)
Till you know how she needs to be touched. (ser tocada)
You've got to breathe her( Vc tem que respira-la), really taste her( verdadeiramente saborea-la)
Till you can feel her in your blood.
And when you can see your unborn children( filhos que ainda não nasceram) in her eyes ...
You know you really love a woman.

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that you´ll always be together.
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

You've got to give her some faith, (dá-lhe alguma confiança)
Hold her tight( abraça forte,apertado), a little tenderness. (com um pouco de ternura)
You've got to treat her right.
She will be there for you taking good care of you ...
You really gotta love your woman.

And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms,
You know you really love a woman.

When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's the one.
She needs somebody, to tell her that it's gonna last forever.
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?
So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

So tell me have you ever really ... really, really ever loved a woman?

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Lesson of the week - April 9th - Elvis Presley

1. Well Daniele and Giovana.  In this lesson we will learn many things about  one of America’s most popular singers, Elvis Presley.

2. That song, “Hound Dog” was one of Elvis Presley’s most popular records.  It sold five million copies in nineteen fifty-six.  Music industry experts say more than one thousand million of Elvis’s recordings have sold throughout the world.  He was a success in many different kinds of music -- popular, country, religious, and rhythm and blues.

3. Elvis Presley won many awards from nations all over the world, yet he did not record in any language other than English.  He never performed outside the United States, except for three shows in Canada.  Yet, his recordings and films have been, and are still, enjoyed by people all over the world.

4. Elvis Aaron Presley was born in the southern town of Tupelo, Mississippi on January eighth, nineteen thirty-five.  His family was extremely poor.  During his childhood, he sang in church with his parents. 

5. He also listened to music that influenced his later singing, including country, rhythm and blues, and religious music.  Elvis and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was thirteen.

6. After high school, he had several jobs, including driving a truck.  In nineteen fifty-three, he made his first recording of this song, “My Happiness”:

7. Elvis Presley recorded the song at the Memphis Recording Service.  The story is that he paid four dollars to make a recording for his mother.  A woman who worked at the public recording studio had another job with a local independent record company called Sun Records.  She made a second recording of Elvis’s songs because she thought the owner of Sun Records should hear him sing.

8. The owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, had been looking for a white performer who could sing black rhythm and blues.  He suggested Elvis work with a guitar player and a bass player.  Several months later Mister Phillips agreed to have the group make a record.  It was released on July nineteenth, nineteen fifty-four.  One of the songs was “That’s All Right”:

9. The record sold well in Memphis, and was played a lot on local radio stations.  To let others hear Elvis, Sam Phillips organized a series of performances at country fairs in the area. 

10. One of the people who heard Elvis perform at these shows was Colonel Tom Parker.  Elvis signed an agreement that Colonel Parker would organize his appearances.

11. One of Elvis’ first new recordings became a huge hit, and led to his many appearances on television.  It was “Heartbreak Hotel”:

12. By the middle of the nineteen fifties, Elvis Presley was known around the world as the young man who moved his hips in a sexual way as he sang rock and roll music.  Many adults said he and his music were bad influences on young people.  Young women loved him.  Huge crowds attended his performances.

13. He made his first movie in nineteen fifty-six.  It was  “Love Me Tender.” The title song was a big hit.

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  Translate the sentences below to English according to the text.

1. Elvis ganhou muitos prêmios de nações de todo o mundo, porém ele não gravou em nenhuma língua a não ser Inglês

2. Ele foi um sucesso em muitos tipos diferentes de música e seus álbuns tem vendido por todo o mundo

3. Durante sua infância, Elvis cantava na igreja com seus pais. Após o colégio, ele teve vários empregos, incluindo dirigir um caminhão

4. Uma das primeiras gravações de Elvis tornou-se um imenso sucesso e levou à suas muitas aparições na TV

5. Em meados dos anos 50, Elvis era conhecido ao redor do mundo como o jovem que movia seus quadris de uma maneira sexual enquanto ele cantava rock and roll

 

 

 

Vocabulary

“Hound Dog” = cão de caça “That’s All Right”: = está tudo bem a lot = muito, bastante agreed = concordou agreement = acordo Also = também (no meio da frase) appearances = aparições As = enquanto attended = assistiam awards = prêmios bass player = baixista became = tornou-se By the middle of = Em meados de Childhood = infância crowds = multidões During = durante enjoyed = venerados except for = exceto por experts = especialistas fairs = feiras had been = tinha estado heard = ouviu (presente = “hear”) high school = colégio hips = quadris hit = sucesso huge = imenso jobs = empregos kinds of = tipos de known = conhecido

led to = conduziu a looking for = procurando moved to = mudaram-se para movie = filme nineteen fifty-six = 1956 other than = a não ser, exceto owner = dono paid = pagou (presente = “pay”) Parents = pais performed = apresentou-se played = tocado(a) Records = albuns released = lançado said = diziam (presente = “say”) Sang = cantou (presente = “sing”) several = diversos, vários should = deveria signed = assinou (presente = “sign”) sold = vendeu (presente = “sell”) still = ainda success = sucesso suggested = sugeriu tell about = falam sobre Tender = ternamente thought = achou (presente = “think”) throughout = por todo truck = caminhão was born = nasceu way = forma, maneira won = ganhou (presente = “win”)    60.  yet = porém

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Lesson of the week - April 2nd - Fluency

" Let's study that sentence more carefully. ( The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese )

*** " The early bird gets the worm " is a famous saying. " The early bird " is a person not a bird who wakes up early. " Worm" of course just bird likes but if you are an early - bird, you will get more success or more money or more of the good things in life. So, if you're not an early-bird , you can't get your worms.

*** The second half is a little joke " The second mouse gets the cheese. " Imagine a mouse getting cheese out of the trap ...when it pulls it out ..."snap!!" ...the mouse is gone. It's the second mouse ...it coming along and takes the cheese!

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*** Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect! Remember that!

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*** Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

1- to put something off = to wait to do something

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*** " If you want to bake a cake , you have to break a few eggs "

1- bake a cake = it is just an idea. It means anything good that we want to do.
2- bake eggs = it means that you have to do something unpleasant.

*** So this sentence means that if you want to get success you must accept some problems too.

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*** Moses supposes his toeses are roses
*** But Moses supposes erroneously
*** Nobody's toeses are roses...we knowses
*** As Moses supposes his toeses to be.

1- to suppose = to think
2- toeses = this word doesn't exist. The author used it just because it combines with supposes. The real word is "toes"
3- erroneously = mistakenly
4- knowses - this is another wrong word created just to sound like supposes. The correct word is 'knows'

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Joke : Three men were in a bar drinking beer. Two of the men were talking about the control they have over their wives while the third man remained silent. After a while , the first two men turned to the third man and asked: " What about you? What kind of control do you have over your wife? The third man turned to the first two and said: " well, I'll tell you ...just the other day , I had her on her knees." The first two men were dumbfounded! " Wow! " What happened next? " They asked. The third man took a big swig of beer, sighed and muttered : " Then she started screaming " Come out from under the bed , and fight like a man!"

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March 19th - Business Expressions

1- Apologizing

Elias : I'm sorry Bruna , but I made a mistake when I told you that you could join us to the event. Unfortunately this event is only for adults. Please accept my apologies.

I really didn't meant to make you cry. I"m sorry I didn't realize how important it was to you.

Bruna : That's ok Daddy. I understand. Don't worry about that. No problem.

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Life would be easier if everyone knew how to apologize and how to accept apologies. These coloured expressions are very common in Business. In this lesson we will learn and practice important business structures that we can also use in our day by day.

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Prefacing bad news

Teacher : Dani , could you please read these sentences aloud?

1- I'm sorry (I have) to tell you this, but you are not allowed to be here.

2- I hate to tell you this, but Mr. Lima Cabral has just taken the flight.

3- I don't know how to tell you this, but we won't need your services anymore.

4- I have some bad news. The police is looking for you everywhere.

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* Let's see how to apologize by letter or written document. It is called formal written apologies.

1- We regret to inform you that we can't send you the product tomorrow.

2- Regretfully, we are running out of time this week.

3- Unfortunately, we don't have options.

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2 - Expressing Appreciation

* Thanks.

* Thank you.

* I appreciate it.

* Thanks for the tour.

* Thank you for the nice gift.

* I appreciate your hospitality.

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3 - Asking for Help

1- Could you . . . . (for me) ?

2- Would you please . . . ?

3- Would you mind V+ing . . . .?

4- Could you possibly . . . ?

5- Do you have a minute?

6- Can you spare a few minutes?

7- Could you do me a favor?

8- Could I ask you a favor?

9- Can I ask you to . . . ?

10- I need some help (if you have time).

11- (If you're not busy) I could use your help.

Probably answers

1- Okay, no problem.

2- Sure, I'd be glad to.

3- Sorry, I'm (kind of) busy now.

4- I'm sorry. I don't have time right now.

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4- Forward-Looking Statements

1- What are your plans for the future?

2- What are your projections for the next quarter?

3- What do you expect to achieve (in the near future)?

4- What are your (sales) projections for next six months?

5- What are your goals for the coming year?

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* Structures for answers

* We expect

* We plan to

* We project

* We hope to

* We should

* We will be (V+ing)

* If all goes as planned

* Our projections are

* According to our projections

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5 - Informal introductions

* This is my boss, Mr. Cabral.

* Dani, this is my secretary, Bruna.

* I'd like you to meet my co-worker ....

* Bruna, this is Roberto Justus.

* Have you met Val?

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Probably Answers

* Good to meet you.

* Nice to meet you too.

* My pleasure

* Hi, I'm João Batista.

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Formal Introductions

* I'd like to introduce you to my dear friend, Mrs. Lima.

* Allow me to introduce myself/my colleague...

* Let me introduce you to my colleague...

* Mr. Cabral, this is David Porter from Aerospace Inc.

Probably Answers

* How do you do?

* it's a pleasure meeting you.

Important body language to remember: Smile, eye contact, firm handshake.

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March 12th

1- What time are you going to wake up tomorrow?

     A que horas você vai acordar amanhã?

2- Could you help me here in the kitchen?
     Poderia me dar uma mãozinha aqui na cozinha?

3- Could you turn off the pc before you leave?
    Poderia desligar o computador antes de sair?

4- Where is your sister right now ?
     Onde está sua irmã nesse momento?

5- What is your mother doing downtown?
     Sua mãe está fazendo o que no centro da cidade?

6- Have you ever fed the fish? 
     Você já alimentou o peixe?

7- Has someone called me?
    Alguém me ligou?

8- Has someone from the work called me? ( college,school...)
    Alguém do trabalho me ligou?

9- Have you forgotten what I asked you to do?
     Você se esqueceu do que eu te pedi pra fazer?

10- What are you doing now?
       O que você está fazendo agora?

11- Are you very busy now ?
      Você está  muito ocupado agora?

12- I need your help now.
       Preciso de sua ajuda agora.

13- I'll be back around nine pm.
       Voltarei por volta das nove da noite.

14- Did you see my shoes? ( wallet, watch,earing,bag,documents ...)
       Você viu meus sapatos?

15- Are you ready to hear the news?
       Está preparado para ouvir as novidades?

16- Where were you when I called you?
       Onde você estava quando eu te liguei?

17- Give me a kiss, darling
       Me dê um beijo querida.

18- I love you both ( all)
       Eu amo vocês duas.

19- At what time will the class start next saturday?
       A que horas a aula começará no próximo sábado?

20- Let's watch some video tonight.
       Vamos assistir um video hoje a noite.

21- Let me help you with this.
       Me deixe ajudá-lo com isto.

22- Phone is ringing , could you answer it please?
      O  telefone está tocando , poderia atender?

23- I don't want to talk about this now. I'm tired.
      Não quero falar sobre isso agora. estou cansado.

24- Breakfast , lunch, dinner is ready!
      O café da manhã está pronto!

25- Could you open the window please ? (door,gate)
       Poderia abrir a janela por favor?

26- Did you see the car keys?
       Você viu as chaves?

27- It's shower time! ( lunch, dinner, party..)
       Está na hora do banho!

28- We need to talk before I leave.
       Precisamos conversar antes que eu saia.

29 - Why are you in a bad moody?
        por que você está de mau humor?

30- Don't do that!
       Não faça isso!

31- Wash your hand before you touch the food.
       Lave a mão antes de tocar o alimento.

32- I brought something for you.
       Eu trouxe algo pra você.

33- I can't find my bag( wallet,keys,shirt,uniform...)
       Não consigo achar minha bolsa. 

34- What do you mean? – What does it mean?
       O que você quer dizer? - O que isso significa?

35- How much did you pay for this?
      Quanto você pagou por isto?

36- Wake up ! It’s time to work! 
       Acorde! È hora de trabalhar.

37- Would you like to join us for breakfast?
       Gostaria de ficar e tomar o café da manhã conosco?

38- We are running out of sugar ( milk, barley, rice, beer, wine, water, coffee ...)

39 - What's on tv tonight?

40- Somebody is calling you outside.

41- Can you answer the door? ( gate, phone...)

42- Turn off the tap.

43- We need to take the children to the Hospital .( school,walk,Mc Donald's ...)

44- Let's talk in English.

45- What do we have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, ?

46- You are the reason of my life. You mean a lot to me.

47- We ran out of ...

48- Stop talking about it!

49- What are you going to do tomorrow?

50- I don’t like to talk about my personal life.

51- It’s none of your business.

52- Even though it’s difficult, I Will try to do my Best.

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March 5th

1- What time are you going to wake up tomorrow?

2- Could you help me here in the kitchen?

3- Could you turn off the pc before you leave?

4- Where is your sister right now ?

5- What is your mother doing downtown?

6- Have you ever fed the fish?

7- Has someone called me?

8- Has someone from the work called me? ( college,schoo

9- Have you forgotten what I asked you to do?

10- what are you doing now?

11- Are you very busy now ?

12- I need your help now.

13- I'll be back around nine pm.

14- Did you see my shoes? ( wallet, watch,earing,bag,documents ...)

15- Are you ready to hear the news?

16- Where were you when I called you?

17- Give me a kiss, darling

18- I love you both ( all)

19- At what time will the class start next saturday?

20- Let's watch some video tonight.

21- Let me help you with this.

22- Phone is ringing , could you answer it please?

23- I don't want to talk about this now. I'm tired.

24- Breakfast , lunch, dinner is ready!

25- Could you open the window please ? (door,gate)

26- Did you see the car keys?

27- It's shower time! ( lunch, dinner, party..)

28- We need to talk before I leave.

29 - Why are you in a bad moody?

30- Don't do that!

31- Wash your hand before you touch the food.

32- I brought something for you.

33- I can't find my bag( wallet,keys,shirt,uniform...)

34- What do you mean? – What does it mean?

35- How much did you pay for this?

36- Wake up ! It’s time to work!

37- Would you like to join us for breakfast?

38- We are running out of sugar ( milk, barley, rice, beer, wine, water, coffee ...)

39 - What's on tv tonight?

40- Somebody is calling you outside.

41- Can you answer the door? ( gate, phone...)

42- Turn off the tap.

43- We need to take the children to the Hospital .( school,walk,Mc Donald's ...)

44- Let's talk in English.

45- What do we have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, ?

46- You are the reason of my life. You mean a lot to me.

47- We ran out of ...

48- Stop talking about it!

49- What are you going to do tomorrow?

50- I don’t like to talk about my personal life.

51- It’s none of your business.

52- Even though it’s difficult, I Will try to do my Best.

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February 26th

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Vocabulary

1- jugglers - malabaristas
2- find out - descobrir
3- payphone/public telephone - orelhão
4- just came back - acabei de voltar/chegar
5- such a beautiful place - um lugar lindo
6- wonder = se perguntar
7- phone booth - cabine telefonica
8- there you go! - prontinho!
9- let me hit - deixa me tocar
10- resemble - parecer com, fazer lembrar, ser semelhante
11- Ah nuts! - Que droga!
12- sights down - vistas
13- I can't go any further - não posso ser mais específico/não posso dar mais detalhes/não sei como explicar
14- starfruit - carambola
15- jackfruit - jaca
16- rose apple - jambo
17- tamarind - tamarindo
18- sour sop - graviola
19- sapodilla - sapoti ( This was the first time I heard about this fruit!)
20- sugar apple - pinha
21- cocoa - cacau
22- lime - lima
23- guava - goiaba
24- brazilian cherry - pitanga
25- cherry - cereja
26- float - carro alegórico
27- shoot a soap opera - gravar novela
28- check something out - se informar melhor sobre algo
29- as soon as I got off the phone - logo após desligar o telefone
30- watch yourself there ! - cuidado!
31- to rollerblade - andar de patins
32- become - vir a ser/ se tornar
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Phrasals with regard to make

1- Make up for = compensate - compensar

* Ronaldo will help corinthians to find solutions in order to make up for breaking the contract.

* Val's snacks makes up for studying two hours of hard English.

* Going to the beach makes up for working all day long.

# Other meaning = reconcile = reconciliar

* After two days of fights , Bruna and Dani made up. They found out that can't live one without other.

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2- Make out = understand - compreender/entender

* I told Elias to memorize an Joke in english but it seems he couldn't make out what I meant.

* Can you make out what I mean?

* I couldn't make out what you were saying.

# Other meaning : Make out = progress - progredir/avançar

* After 8 months of private english Course finally Bruna is making out at conversation.

* Is Elias making out at telling jokes in English?

* How are you making out at your new job?

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3- Make a point of - to make sure - se certificar/ter certeza

* Every week you should make a point of being prepared to do the conversation exercises.

* Have you made a point of everything you are telling me?

* I really want to make a point of seeing the sights.

* It's not necessary to make a point all the time. I got it!

* Use the auxiliar and the verb together to make a point.

* I made a point to tell her I could rollerblade.

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4- Make believe - fantasise/dream/imagine - fantasiar/sonhar/imaginar

* I always make believe that I am a famous soccer player but I'm not but a teacher.

* When Ronaldo came to corinthians he made believe that it would be easier.

* Steve Peppy made believe that he was in a street fruit market.

# Other meaning : Expression " That's a lot of make believe" = You imagine too much! or " That's a lot of your imagination'

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5 - Make a big deal = exxagerate - exagerar

* Teacher J.B. always makes a big deal when he talks about Corinthians.

* You are making a big deal again.

* You are making a big deal out of nothing

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