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CSI- Miami - 1° episódio
quarta-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2011
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55- Conversation
quinta-feira, 10 de fevereiro de 2011
PRACTICE SAYING THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS
Asking to reschedule an appointment
1- Can we postpone our appointment?
2- Let's see if we can find another day when we could get together.
3- Could we postpone till Thursday?
4- Could we move it up? ( It means moving it to an earlier time)
5- Could we move it up slightly?
6- Could we move it up one hour?
7- Could we move it up to 12 o'clock?
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First Conversation
> Hello teacher, How are you?
* Hi Larissa, I'm ok. What's up?
> Well...I'm afraid I can't have lesson on next saturday.
* What's going on?
> It seems I need to work all saturday long...so...can we postpone it?
* Let's see if I can find another day when we could study together.
> I'm so sorry teacher.
* Don't worry...what about on thursday at 8pm?
> Could we move it up one hour?
* Ok. I see you at 7pm.
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" Dear teacher J.B. , unfortunately I won't be able to study on saturday . Could we postpone to Thursday? If you can't let me know. I look forward to your answer. "
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" Teacher J.B.
I'm afraid I won't be at home on time. I have a conflict in my schedule .Do you mind to postpone it to another day?"
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8- Could we push back the meeting to six?
9- Let's push it back half an hour.
10- Could we push it back slightly?
11- Could we move up the meeting a few days?
12- Could you take me at one?
13- Could you write me in?
14- Can I reschedule for Monday afternoon?
Explaining circumstances
I have a conflict in my schedule. (I mean , you won't be on time)
I'm running ahead of schedule. ( I mean, you will arrive later )
I'm running behind schedule. ( I mean, you will arrive earlier )
Something's come up. ( I mean, something happened )
I completely forgot. ( I mean, you are a completely airhead)
My schedule has changed ( I mean , you can't control your schedule)
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Second Conversation
> Hello Larissa, Are you at home?
* Not yet, teacher. What for?
> Something's come up. I mean, I'm running behind schedule.
* I think that nobody is at home right now teacher. What are you gonna do?
>There's a snack bar not far from your house. I'll have some snack there while you arrive.
* I'll call you when I get back home.
> Ok. See you later then.
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" Hey teacher J.B. , how've you been? I hope everything is ok. I was wondering if we couldn't push back the class to four. I'm running behind the schedule today. What about push it back half an hour.? I hope you don't mind. See ya later!"
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It's your time!!!
1. (You have a conflict in your schedule. Suggest that you should find another day when you could get together.)
2. (Your schedule has changed. You'd like to move your appointment to Thursday afternoon.)
3. (Something came up, and you have to reschedule.)
4. (You are going to be in the neighborhood in the morning. Ask if your boyfriend could take you at 9)
5. (You completely forgot. You have a class that afternoon. Ask if I have an opening on Monday.)
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Mason - I broke one of your bulbs...I'm really sorry...
Amanda - Well, do you know if this is going to work with one missing?
Mason - I think so . It's not the old kind. They are not in a chain. It just might set it on fire.
Amanda - I hope so.! Not the setting it on fire part...
Mason - You know, we can just string'em now and then we won't turn it on ...
Amanda - Hey Mason!
Mason - Yeah?
Amanda - I really wanna thank you for coming...cos' I know you are busy today and it was really short notice but , my roomate's out of town and I want to get these up and surprise her. Oh...can...wow!
Mason - Do you need me to help with that one?
Amanda - Yeah! Could you maybe wrap your arms around ...me?
Mason - Yeah...
Amanda - ...and then pull it through ? Ok, like that.
Mason - Ok, so...
Amanda - You know what this reminds me of?
Mason - Uh..
Amanda - That silly little tradition of mistletoe and ...how you hang them up on the ceiling and... do you know what that is?
Mason - Yeah, I mean...I know but I've never actually had mistletoe. I've never been around mistletoe because I'm Jewish and all that...
Amanda - I actually grow some in my little herb garden in the kitchen...
Mason - Herb garden?
Amanda - I was thinking I could go down and get the replacement bulb for that and then we could hang one right here and then...since you're Jewish and you're not familiar with the tradition, we could maybe go through what the steps might be ...so that you're prepared for when you go to a Christmas party...I don't want you to not know what to do. Is that ok?
Mason - You know , whatever . I don't want you to have to go out of your way like...
Amanda - Well, I've been growing them all year and I'd really like to show you. Are you even listening to me?
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Asking to reschedule an appointment
1- Can we postpone our appointment?
2- Let's see if we can find another day when we could get together.
3- Could we postpone till Thursday?
4- Could we move it up? ( It means moving it to an earlier time)
5- Could we move it up slightly?
6- Could we move it up one hour?
7- Could we move it up to 12 o'clock?
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First Conversation
> Hello teacher, How are you?
* Hi Larissa, I'm ok. What's up?
> Well...I'm afraid I can't have lesson on next saturday.
* What's going on?
> It seems I need to work all saturday long...so...can we postpone it?
* Let's see if I can find another day when we could study together.
> I'm so sorry teacher.
* Don't worry...what about on thursday at 8pm?
> Could we move it up one hour?
* Ok. I see you at 7pm.
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" Dear teacher J.B. , unfortunately I won't be able to study on saturday . Could we postpone to Thursday? If you can't let me know. I look forward to your answer. "
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" Teacher J.B.
I'm afraid I won't be at home on time. I have a conflict in my schedule .Do you mind to postpone it to another day?"
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8- Could we push back the meeting to six?
9- Let's push it back half an hour.
10- Could we push it back slightly?
11- Could we move up the meeting a few days?
12- Could you take me at one?
13- Could you write me in?
14- Can I reschedule for Monday afternoon?
Explaining circumstances
I have a conflict in my schedule. (I mean , you won't be on time)
I'm running ahead of schedule. ( I mean, you will arrive later )
I'm running behind schedule. ( I mean, you will arrive earlier )
Something's come up. ( I mean, something happened )
I completely forgot. ( I mean, you are a completely airhead)
My schedule has changed ( I mean , you can't control your schedule)
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Second Conversation
> Hello Larissa, Are you at home?
* Not yet, teacher. What for?
> Something's come up. I mean, I'm running behind schedule.
* I think that nobody is at home right now teacher. What are you gonna do?
>There's a snack bar not far from your house. I'll have some snack there while you arrive.
* I'll call you when I get back home.
> Ok. See you later then.
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" Hey teacher J.B. , how've you been? I hope everything is ok. I was wondering if we couldn't push back the class to four. I'm running behind the schedule today. What about push it back half an hour.? I hope you don't mind. See ya later!"
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It's your time!!!
1. (You have a conflict in your schedule. Suggest that you should find another day when you could get together.)
2. (Your schedule has changed. You'd like to move your appointment to Thursday afternoon.)
3. (Something came up, and you have to reschedule.)
4. (You are going to be in the neighborhood in the morning. Ask if your boyfriend could take you at 9)
5. (You completely forgot. You have a class that afternoon. Ask if I have an opening on Monday.)
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Mason - I broke one of your bulbs...I'm really sorry...
Amanda - Well, do you know if this is going to work with one missing?
Mason - I think so . It's not the old kind. They are not in a chain. It just might set it on fire.
Amanda - I hope so.! Not the setting it on fire part...
Mason - You know, we can just string'em now and then we won't turn it on ...
Amanda - Hey Mason!
Mason - Yeah?
Amanda - I really wanna thank you for coming...cos' I know you are busy today and it was really short notice but , my roomate's out of town and I want to get these up and surprise her. Oh...can...wow!
Mason - Do you need me to help with that one?
Amanda - Yeah! Could you maybe wrap your arms around ...me?
Mason - Yeah...
Amanda - ...and then pull it through ? Ok, like that.
Mason - Ok, so...
Amanda - You know what this reminds me of?
Mason - Uh..
Amanda - That silly little tradition of mistletoe and ...how you hang them up on the ceiling and... do you know what that is?
Mason - Yeah, I mean...I know but I've never actually had mistletoe. I've never been around mistletoe because I'm Jewish and all that...
Amanda - I actually grow some in my little herb garden in the kitchen...
Mason - Herb garden?
Amanda - I was thinking I could go down and get the replacement bulb for that and then we could hang one right here and then...since you're Jewish and you're not familiar with the tradition, we could maybe go through what the steps might be ...so that you're prepared for when you go to a Christmas party...I don't want you to not know what to do. Is that ok?
Mason - You know , whatever . I don't want you to have to go out of your way like...
Amanda - Well, I've been growing them all year and I'd really like to show you. Are you even listening to me?
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| A dog-eat-dog world !!! | |
| Larissa | You know J.B, these seats are reserved for the pregnants and old folks. |
| J.B | I'm pregnant, too. Look at me. See how big my belly is ? |
| Larissa | That's your normal belly, isn't it ? You better stop drinking beer. Don't be silly. |
| J.B. | Oh, alright. I guess I'll stand up. Just because I know you are right about the pregnancy. |
| Larissa | That's very kind of you. I know it's common to not give up your seat when you are very tired... but we should know that we must respect the law. |
| J.B. | I guess it's more of a dog-eat-dog world when everyone cares about itself. |
| Explanation : |
| Dog-eat-dog - a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people |
| Example : In this election process, it's dog eat dog for every candidate for the presidency. Dilma talks about Fernando Henrique Cardoso while Serra brings back the big monthly case. That's what election really is...dog eating dog all the time ! |
| Hold your horses !!! | |
| J.B. | What day is today? |
| Lari | It's September 18th. It's saturday. It's a nice day! |
| J.B. | Oh, my gosh! I forgot to pay the alimony. My ex-wife is going to kill me! |
| Lari | Hold your horses, teacher! Can't she wait till monday? |
| J.B. | You don't know her. Last year I forgot to pay and she called the police to put me under arrest. |
| Lari | OK, OK. Hold your horses. We will find a way around it. Be patient! |
| Explanation : | |||
| Hold your horses - Slow down, be patient | |||
| Example : Anderson told Michelle to hold her horses on Christmas shopping, since it is only September. | |||
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54- Museum
Hello Larissa! I think you've got an excellent idea when you suggested me to prepare a special reading lesson. As I told you before you will find excellent articles at V.O.A. ( Voice of America)than can help you to power up your English. The subject we are gonna study today was taken from V.O.A. You can have the audio of this material straight from the site.http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/A-Visit-to-Several-Unusual-Museums-US-102083108.html
Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.
I’m Faith Lapidus.
Today, we listen to music from Kenna.
And we answer a question about marriage between people of different races.
But, first we tell about some unusual museums in the United States.
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Unusual Museums
* Americans love museums. We have art museums, history museums, car museums, train museums and space museums. Many are famous. Millions of people from around the world visit them each year. And then we have those other museums. The kind that make you ask, “Did they really build a museum for that?” Mario Ritter tells us about some of these unusual museums.
Mustard Museum
" It may be yellow, brown, grey, mild, or hot and spicy. We put it on sandwiches, squirt it on hot dogs and even dip pretzels in it. No American picnic would be complete without mustard.
People in the town of Middleton, Wisconsin love it so much, they built a museum in its honor. The National Mustard Museum has over five thousand kinds of mustard from sixty countries. You can even have a taste and buy containers of mustard in the museum."
" If you visit the Banana Museum in Auburn, Washington you could learn everything you ever wanted to know about bananas. There are almost four thousand objects in honor of this favorite fruit."
" Another unusual museum is in Independence, Missouri. It has over one hundred fifty wreaths and two thousand pieces of jewelry made with human hair. Leila Cohoon owns the museum and says some of the objects are over one hundred years old. The human hair wreaths were considered pieces of art long ago."
" If you are ever in Haines, Alaska you might want to visit the Hammer Museum. There you will find over one thousand five hundred different kinds of hammers. Dave Pahl started the museum in two thousand two. He says some of the hammers on display were used thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians."
" And then there is the Twine Ball Museum in Darwin, Minnesota. It has only one object on display – what it calls the largest twine ball in the world. A man named Francis Johnson began winding twine, or thick string, into a ball in March of nineteen fifty. He wound for four hours a day for twenty-three weeks. The ball got so big, he needed a crane to lift it so he could wind some more. Mr. Johnson wound the ball for about thirty years. When he was finished, the twine ball was four meters across and weighed seven thousand nine hundred kilograms."
" Or you could visit Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Yes, it is what you think it is! Mr. Smith says he has painted or decorated about one thousand toilet seats. Many of the seats have personal meaning to him. Some show his travels around the world."
" Then there is the Museum of Sex in New York City. That museum has …sorry, we are out of time!"
Interracial Marriages
* Our listener question this week comes from Nigeria. David Odoviano wants to know about the history of interracial marriages in the United States, especially those between blacks and whites.
Marriages between people of different races were extremely rare in early American history. The first one on record took place in the state of Virginia in sixteen fourteen. A white tobacco farmer named John Rolfe married the famous Indian Pocahontas.
* Interracial marriages were illegal in many states. Miscegenation laws made it a crime for people of different races to marry. The state of Maryland passed the first miscegenation law in the early sixteen sixties.
Charles Robinson is with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is vice provost for diversity, director of African-American studies and a history professor. He has done extensive studies on interracial relationships and miscegenation laws.
* Professor Robinson says the Maryland law carried a severe punishment for white women who married black slaves.
"It punished them by making them servants to the master of the slave man for the length of that man's life."
* Professor Robinson says it is not clear when the first marriage between a black person and a white person took place. But he says it appears to have been sometime in the sixteen sixties.
"It's pretty obvious that blacks and whites had married by sixteen sixty-four in Maryland because that law was instituted as a reaction to white women marrying slave men. But no one knows actually who was the first person or people to do it."
* At least thirty states had miscegenation laws at one time or another. Many of the laws remained in force until nineteen sixty-seven. That was when the United States Supreme Court ruled the laws unconstitutional in the miscegenation case of Loving vs. the state of Virginia.
Richard P. Loving and his wife, Mildred in 1965.
* They won a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1967 that overturned laws prohibiting interracial unions.At the time, Virginia was one of sixteen states that still banned interracial marriages. The Supreme Court ruling made the laws unenforceable. Still, several of the laws remained on the books for years to follow. In the year two thousand Alabama became the last state to withdraw its miscegenation law.
* Since the ruling in nineteen sixty-seven, the number of interracial marriages has been steadily increasing. In the nineteen sixties and seventies, interracial marriages were fewer than one percent of all marriages in the United States.
* In June, the Pew Research Center released a new report based on information from the United States Census Bureau. It said more than fourteen percent of all new marriages in two thousand eight were between people of different races or ethnic groups. This is more than double the rate in nineteen eighty.
Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.
I’m Faith Lapidus.
Today, we listen to music from Kenna.
And we answer a question about marriage between people of different races.
But, first we tell about some unusual museums in the United States.
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Unusual Museums
* Americans love museums. We have art museums, history museums, car museums, train museums and space museums. Many are famous. Millions of people from around the world visit them each year. And then we have those other museums. The kind that make you ask, “Did they really build a museum for that?” Mario Ritter tells us about some of these unusual museums.
Mustard Museum
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| Mustard Museum in Wisconsin |
" It may be yellow, brown, grey, mild, or hot and spicy. We put it on sandwiches, squirt it on hot dogs and even dip pretzels in it. No American picnic would be complete without mustard.
People in the town of Middleton, Wisconsin love it so much, they built a museum in its honor. The National Mustard Museum has over five thousand kinds of mustard from sixty countries. You can even have a taste and buy containers of mustard in the museum."
" If you visit the Banana Museum in Auburn, Washington you could learn everything you ever wanted to know about bananas. There are almost four thousand objects in honor of this favorite fruit."
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| Auburn Banana Museum |
" Another unusual museum is in Independence, Missouri. It has over one hundred fifty wreaths and two thousand pieces of jewelry made with human hair. Leila Cohoon owns the museum and says some of the objects are over one hundred years old. The human hair wreaths were considered pieces of art long ago."
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| Human Hair Museum in Independence, Missouri |
" If you are ever in Haines, Alaska you might want to visit the Hammer Museum. There you will find over one thousand five hundred different kinds of hammers. Dave Pahl started the museum in two thousand two. He says some of the hammers on display were used thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians."
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| Hammer Museum /Haines,Alaska |
" And then there is the Twine Ball Museum in Darwin, Minnesota. It has only one object on display – what it calls the largest twine ball in the world. A man named Francis Johnson began winding twine, or thick string, into a ball in March of nineteen fifty. He wound for four hours a day for twenty-three weeks. The ball got so big, he needed a crane to lift it so he could wind some more. Mr. Johnson wound the ball for about thirty years. When he was finished, the twine ball was four meters across and weighed seven thousand nine hundred kilograms."
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| The Twine ball Museum in Darwin |
" Or you could visit Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Yes, it is what you think it is! Mr. Smith says he has painted or decorated about one thousand toilet seats. Many of the seats have personal meaning to him. Some show his travels around the world."
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| Mr. Barney and his arts |
" Then there is the Museum of Sex in New York City. That museum has …sorry, we are out of time!"
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| Museum of sex in New York |
Interracial Marriages
* Our listener question this week comes from Nigeria. David Odoviano wants to know about the history of interracial marriages in the United States, especially those between blacks and whites.
Marriages between people of different races were extremely rare in early American history. The first one on record took place in the state of Virginia in sixteen fourteen. A white tobacco farmer named John Rolfe married the famous Indian Pocahontas.
* Interracial marriages were illegal in many states. Miscegenation laws made it a crime for people of different races to marry. The state of Maryland passed the first miscegenation law in the early sixteen sixties.
Charles Robinson is with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is vice provost for diversity, director of African-American studies and a history professor. He has done extensive studies on interracial relationships and miscegenation laws.
* Professor Robinson says the Maryland law carried a severe punishment for white women who married black slaves.
"It punished them by making them servants to the master of the slave man for the length of that man's life."
* Professor Robinson says it is not clear when the first marriage between a black person and a white person took place. But he says it appears to have been sometime in the sixteen sixties.
"It's pretty obvious that blacks and whites had married by sixteen sixty-four in Maryland because that law was instituted as a reaction to white women marrying slave men. But no one knows actually who was the first person or people to do it."
* At least thirty states had miscegenation laws at one time or another. Many of the laws remained in force until nineteen sixty-seven. That was when the United States Supreme Court ruled the laws unconstitutional in the miscegenation case of Loving vs. the state of Virginia.
Richard P. Loving and his wife, Mildred in 1965.* They won a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1967 that overturned laws prohibiting interracial unions.
* Since the ruling in nineteen sixty-seven, the number of interracial marriages has been steadily increasing. In the nineteen sixties and seventies, interracial marriages were fewer than one percent of all marriages in the United States.
* In June, the Pew Research Center released a new report based on information from the United States Census Bureau. It said more than fourteen percent of all new marriages in two thousand eight were between people of different races or ethnic groups. This is more than double the rate in nineteen eighty.
53- Keep Conversation Going
| It really gets up my nose !!!/ He made a bad call again!!! | |
| Lari | It's been a pretty tight game so far, don't you think teacher? |
| J.B. | Yes, neither side have looked like scoring a goal so far. |
| Lari | Except that one time when Valdivia was almost through but was fouled by chicao. The referee didn't see it. He made a bad call again! |
| J.B. | Yes, it really gets up my nose when you act like that. Can't you see that my fullback is much better than your stricker? |
| Lari | Well, l hope that the ref will be looking right way if your fullback tries playing dirty again. |
| J.B. | And then you'll get a penalty, don't you? What about learn a little about soccer ? |
| Laid up in the hospital !!!/Call it a day | |
| Lari | How are you feeling ? |
| J.B. | OK. Sorry I can’t teach you last saturday . |
| Lari | Don’t be silly teacher. You were laid up in the hospital. |
| Teacher | I just wish I could be there. It really gets up my nose when I can't do what I am supposed to. |
| Lari | Come on teacher! We call it a day, don't worry about the class.You just worry about getting better ! |
| Teacher | OK. Tell your mother I want two glasses of juice next saturday. |
| Explanation : |
| Laid up - sick in bed, ill and confined to bed |
| Example : I was laid up for a week with the flu. |
| In the doghouse !!! | |
| Lari | Where were you yesterday night? |
| Mason | What do you mean? |
| Lari | Stop pretending Mason! You know what I mean... |
| Mason | You're right. I meant to be with you but my Daddy asked me to help him in the office. Am I in the doghouse? |
| Lari | Yeah Mason! You are in the doghouse...because your father was with mine at the club all night long. |
| Mason | Actually my Daddy asked me to do his work cos' he would be with your daddy... |
| Definition: | To recover, usually from an illness; to feel better after being sick. |
| Example: | 1) J.B. has been in the hospital for a week, but he'll be back on his feet soon. |
| Etymology: | To be 'on your feet' means that you are standing. So if you are 'back on your feet', it means that you are standing again, after a period of lying down due to sickness. |
| Synonyms: | back in the saddle |
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Mason = So, uh! What do you want to watch Amanda? Let's see, crap, news...Oh, hey..."friends"...I love this show!
Amanda = Yeah I like it too. It's so weird how they're friends...but sometimes they end up in bed together. It's so weird.
Mason = I know! Ross and Rachel, right?
Amanda = Yeah!
Mason = Yeah, they're the best!
Amanda = Yeah and Monica and Chandler but it's the secret thing kind of...Gosh, is it cold? I feel like it's really cold. Do you mind if I...
Mason = It's kind of...I mean, you can...go ahead, it's cool!
Amanda = Do you mind if I kinda do ...this kinda thing?
Mason = Well, yeah, I mean...I don't have my shoes. Get my toes...get my toes...thanks.
Amanda = I'm kind of falling off the couch here so is this ok? Is this...
52- Proverbs/Idioms/Slangs
1- Between the devil and the deep sea When you have to feed five children but have food for just one of them , you are between the devil and the deep. ................................................................ | To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma. | |
2- Where there's a will there's a way Everything is possible when you really want it. You will certainly find a way to get what you really want. ............................................................... | When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it. | |
3-A burnt child dreads fire There are some lessons you'll never forget...essencially if you had to suffer to learn them. | A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime. |
Idiomatic Expressions
1- Smell a Rat
***How come the front door is opened? Didn't you close it before we went shopping?
___I'm sure I did. I can't understand it. Frankly, I smell a rat.
***Me, too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here. We'd better call the police.
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2- Let the cat out of the Bag
J.B.was going to retire from teaching in June, and the foreign language department was planning on presenting him with some luggage at his retirement dinner. He wasn't supposed to know about it, but someone let the cat out of the bag. At the dinner J.B acted surprised, even though someone had told him what he was getting before the official presentation.
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..................................... 3- Straight From the Horse's Mouth
*** Hey Larissa, how did you find out that I was engaged?
___ I got the information from a very reliable source.
***You mean She told you so herself?
___That's right. I got it straight from the horse's mouth!
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Definition: | To do something very well, particularly an examination (verb); first-rate (adjective), or an expert (noun). | ||||||||||||||||
Example: | 1) I'm going to ace this exam - I've been studying all week! 2) Lois Lane was the ace reporter for The Daily Planet -- although she did have a lot of trouble uncovering Superman's identity! | ||||||||||||||||
Etymology: | In World War I, a pilot who shot down five enemy planes was called an 'ace', which is the powerful one card in a deck of playing cards. 'Ace' can be used as a verb (to do well) or as an adjective (excellent, best) or as a noun (a nickname for someone who is good at something, or for a good friend). ......................................................... Conversations
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| Put your mind to it !!! | |
| Júnior | It's too difficult for me to understand this exercise. |
| Francisco | You have to put your mind to it. Your mother and I can help you when things are difficult. |
| Júnior | But I don't like studying. It's boring ! In Brazil it was easier. |
| Ellen | Júnior, everyone goes through this. Besides , you are not in Brazil. |
| Júnior | You guys don't study ! You don't know how I feel. |
| Francisco | Are you kidding ? We did the exact same thing as you when we were your age. |
| Run into millions upon millions of dollars !!! | |
| Larissa | Isn't it amazing how much ordinary people around the world have been contributing to help the victims of the tsunami disaster ? |
| Camila (rsrsrs) | It really is. I don't know what the current total is but it must run into millions upon millions of dollars. |
| Larissa | In fact, I can't ever remember a time when so many people gave so much. |
| Camila( jajaja) | That's partly because they could see from the TV reports how huge the scale of the disaster was and how much human misery it had caused. |
| Larissa | Even so, I doubt whether any of us will ever appreciate the full extent of the disaster. |
| Camila (kkk) | Well, you may be right. Disaster on such a scale is almost impossible to grasp. |
| Explanation : | ||||
| Run into sth - To reach a particular cost or amount, as a total | ||||
| Example : The cost of repairing my house will probably run into thousands of reais. |
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Devan : What's going on?
Jason : Where's our food? I gotta get outta here.
Devan : What are you in a big hurry for?
Jason : I kinda want to meet Amanda somewhere.
Devan : Why?
Jason : I just wanna see her. You know, hang out.
Devan : In what kind of way? What do you mean?
Jason : I don't know...maybe...
Devan : Do you have a crush on Amanda?
Jason : Maybe...maybe...
Devan : You do...don't you!
Jason : Eh...you wouldn't be wrong if you said I had a crush on Amanda...
Devan : Well , you know what Beren told me?
Jason : What?
Devan : No, I can't tell you.
Jason : N-n-no ! What did she say?
Devan : I don't know
Jason : You have to tell me
Devan : Hey, Look at that kid over there!
Jason : No, C'mon...What did Beren say?
Devan : She said that Amanda likes you.
Jason : No way!
Devan : Way!
Jason : She did? I thought so...I totally thought so...What else did she say? Anything else?
Devan : Yeah, It's pretty obvious. There's definitely a love connection between the two of you.
Jason : Awesome! You think so?
Devan : I think so.
Jason : I'm totally going to head her off at the pass. She gets off work in a minute, and I'm just going to , like...grab her.
Devan : You should go for it...you should definitely go for it because she definitely likes you too.
Jason : Oh, wow! Thanks so much!
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51- Topics for conversation
50- Conversation Class
Today we will have our first saturday class. Let's continue focusing on Conversation. I see you this afternoon. I'll be coming around 4:30 pm. See you later!
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This Romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
Este Romeo está sangrando
Porem você não pode ver o sangue
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up
Não é nada mais que alguns sentimentos
Que esse velho sujeito jogou fora
It's been raining since you left me
Tem chovido desde que você me abandonou
Now I'm drowning in the flood
Agora estou me afogando na enchente
You see I've always been a fighter
Você sabe que sempre fui um lutador
But without you I give up
Mas sem você , eu entrego os pontos
Now I can't sing a love song
Hoje não consigo cantar uma canção de amor
Like the way it's meant to be
Da mesma forma que cantava antes
Well I guess I'm not that good anymore
Bem, acho que não sou mais tão bom
But baby that's just me
Mas querida, É assim que sou
And I will love you baby always
No entanto eu sempre te amarei, meu bem
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei a seu dispor para sempre , sempre que precisar
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Estarei a seu dispor até as estrelas deixarem de brilhar
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
Até que o céu se exploda e as palavras não rimem
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
Tenho certeza que você estará em minha mente quando eu morrer
And I'll love you always
Te amarei...sempre
Now your pictures that you left behind
Hoje as fotos que você deixou pra trás
Are just memories of a different life
São apenas recordações de uma vida diferente
Some that made us laugh
Algumas que nos fazem sorrir
Some that made us cry
Outras que nos fazem chorar
One that made you have to say good bye
Alguém que te fez dizer Adeus
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
O que não daria para tocar seu cabelo
To touch your lips to hold you near
Tocar seus lábios, te abraçar
When you say your prayers try to understand
Em suas orações , tente entender
I've made mistakes I'm just a man
Que cometi erros...que sou apenas um homem
When he holds you close
Quando ele te abraça apertado
When he pulls you near
Quando ele te puxa pra perto
When he says the words
Quando ele diz as palavras
You've been needing to hear
Que você ansiava ouvir
I'll wish I was him cause these words are mine
Desejaria ser ele pois essas palavras são minhas
To say to you till the end of time
Que eu te diria até o fim da vida
And I will love you baby always
Eu te amarei eternamente , querida
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei ás suas ordens sempre , até o fim
If you told me to cry for you I could
Se me dissesse pra chorar por você, eu choraria
If you told me to die for you I would
Se me pedisse pra morrer por você , eu morreria
Take a look at my face
Olhe em meu rosto
There's no price I won't pay
Não há dinheiro que eu não pague
To say these words to you
Pra dizer essas palavras pra você
Well there ain't no luck in this loaded dice
Sei que não há sorte nesse dado viciado
But baby if you give me just one more try
No entanto, meu amor, se você me der só mais uma chance
We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives
Poderemos refazer nossos velhos sonhos e nossa velha vida
We'll find a place where the sun still shines
Encontraremos um lugar onde o sol ainda brilhe
And I will love you baby always
And I'll be there forever and a day always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you always
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This Romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
Este Romeo está sangrando
Porem você não pode ver o sangue
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up
Não é nada mais que alguns sentimentos
Que esse velho sujeito jogou fora
It's been raining since you left me
Tem chovido desde que você me abandonou
Now I'm drowning in the flood
Agora estou me afogando na enchente
You see I've always been a fighter
Você sabe que sempre fui um lutador
But without you I give up
Mas sem você , eu entrego os pontos
Now I can't sing a love song
Hoje não consigo cantar uma canção de amor
Like the way it's meant to be
Da mesma forma que cantava antes
Well I guess I'm not that good anymore
Bem, acho que não sou mais tão bom
But baby that's just me
Mas querida, É assim que sou
And I will love you baby always
No entanto eu sempre te amarei, meu bem
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei a seu dispor para sempre , sempre que precisar
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Estarei a seu dispor até as estrelas deixarem de brilhar
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
Até que o céu se exploda e as palavras não rimem
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
Tenho certeza que você estará em minha mente quando eu morrer
And I'll love you always
Te amarei...sempre
Now your pictures that you left behind
Hoje as fotos que você deixou pra trás
Are just memories of a different life
São apenas recordações de uma vida diferente
Some that made us laugh
Algumas que nos fazem sorrir
Some that made us cry
Outras que nos fazem chorar
One that made you have to say good bye
Alguém que te fez dizer Adeus
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
O que não daria para tocar seu cabelo
To touch your lips to hold you near
Tocar seus lábios, te abraçar
When you say your prayers try to understand
Em suas orações , tente entender
I've made mistakes I'm just a man
Que cometi erros...que sou apenas um homem
When he holds you close
Quando ele te abraça apertado
When he pulls you near
Quando ele te puxa pra perto
When he says the words
Quando ele diz as palavras
You've been needing to hear
Que você ansiava ouvir
I'll wish I was him cause these words are mine
Desejaria ser ele pois essas palavras são minhas
To say to you till the end of time
Que eu te diria até o fim da vida
And I will love you baby always
Eu te amarei eternamente , querida
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei ás suas ordens sempre , até o fim
If you told me to cry for you I could
Se me dissesse pra chorar por você, eu choraria
If you told me to die for you I would
Se me pedisse pra morrer por você , eu morreria
Take a look at my face
Olhe em meu rosto
There's no price I won't pay
Não há dinheiro que eu não pague
To say these words to you
Pra dizer essas palavras pra você
Well there ain't no luck in this loaded dice
Sei que não há sorte nesse dado viciado
But baby if you give me just one more try
No entanto, meu amor, se você me der só mais uma chance
We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives
Poderemos refazer nossos velhos sonhos e nossa velha vida
We'll find a place where the sun still shines
Encontraremos um lugar onde o sol ainda brilhe
And I will love you baby always
And I'll be there forever and a day always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you always
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Vocabulary
A- thunder = trovão
B- wind blowing = vento soprando
C- people laughing = pessoas gargalhando
D- bell ringing = sino /campainha tocando
E- loons = pássaros mergulhadores de cauda curta que adoram comer peixes. Muito comum no hemísfério Norte.Parecem com gansos,cisnes e até com patos.
** What do you hear?
1- I hear birds Singing.
2- I hear a bell ringing.
3- I hear the wind blowing.
4- I hear people laughing.
* Did you hear that?
* What was that?
* That was thunder.
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* Did you hear that?
* What was that?
* That was a cow.
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* Do you hear that?
* What is that?
* It's a helicopter.
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* Do you hear that?
* What is that?
* They're loons.
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Vocabulary
A- cushioning - amortecimento
B- figure out - solucionar, equacionar um problema
C- I really can't help but ... - Não que eu queira ficar reclamando mas...
___What are you doing?
***I'm just...you know...thinking about this whole dividing up of the office thing and I can't help but feel like...you've got a lot more things on your side than do on mine. Like space for one.Your side is ,like , way bigger than mine.
___Really? You think so?
***Yeah!
___Well. I think that we divided up things somewhat equally. I mean...for instance you may have less space but you certainly have more pens.I only have four pens.You have five. You have more. I only have one pair of scissors and you have at least three. Therefore, you have more. So I think we divided things pretty equally.
***I don't know. I'm not sure about that. I mean, look at this. You have way more cushioning on your chair.
___Oh.
***I just really can't help but feel like you're not meeting me halfway here.I feel like this is really unfair. We have way fewer lamps. You have way more computers.
___Ok. We share this office.We've got to be able to figure out something here.I mean, I am happy to give you a lamp.Does that make you feel better?
***How about you get to keep the lamp if I can have Dale?
___Dale? You want Dale on your side?
Dale: You can't split me in half.
___Well, then I'll have fewer people on my side.
***Then I'll actually have more of something for once. Come on Dale!
Dale: Ok.
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___So, Do you happen to have taken an interest in anybody in particular recentely? Because I notice somebody looking at you.
***What have you heard?
___I don't know ...I heard...
***Tell me what you know...
___I don't know anything. Rumors are rumors...I just want to go straight to the source...I heard...
***Ok,Ok! I have a crush on Mason...Ok, there !It's out!Everybody knows...I like Mason. There, I said it!
___No, that's cool.I think you might have a little competition though...
***With who?
___I don't know. I don't wanna say anything...I don't wanna get in trouble.
***Do you think he likes her?
___It's hard to tell. Mason has an eye for a lot of different ladies...I've noticed . So, I don't know.
***Why are you telling me these things?
___I'm sorry. I just wanted to be honest and let you know.
***I thought he was a nice guy. I didn't think he was like that.
___He's really nice! He's super nice. He has a wandering eye ...so be careful.
***Does he date a lot of women?
___Yes...I mean...
***Did you and him have a thing?
___No, no, no never. I saw him taking pictures of girls at the mall once...
***He was taking pictures?
___Yeah, I don't know. It was really weird.
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Conversation exercises
1- Translate these sentences from Portuguese to English.
A- Não consigo entender como você pôde pensar isso de mim.
B- As vezes acho que alguém está me seguindo.
C- Quem te ajuda quando você está em perigo?
D- Com que frequência você visita seus amigos?
E- Gostaria de ir ao cinema conosco amanhã depois da faculdade?
F- Meus amigos nunca prestam atenção nos erros que cometem.
G- Como você pretende resolver isso?
H- Minha vida é muito melhor agora .
I- Quem você pensa que é pra falar assim comigo?
J- O que posso fazer por você?
k- Você tem dez segundos pra dizer o que quer com minha filha antes que eu chame a policia.
L- Você acha que o Bruno vai escapar dessa?
M- Minha vida não é da sua conta. Eu nunca precisei de você pra nada.
O- Já nos vimos antes? Você não trabalhava com meu irmão na fábrica de chocolate?
P- Quando tiver um tempinho me liga pra gente sair.
Q- Já estou cansada de tanto fazer frases.
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2- Listen to this video and try to write these conversations structures in your notebook. After writing them we will practice them one by one. It's time for us to speak up!
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49- Reading Conversation
It comes a time that we think our lives are out of control. What do you do when your money is not enough, when your time can't fit your needs, when everyone needs an answer from you? What do you do when it all gets too much? In this video you will see some suggestions on what to do...
I see you this evening( 18:30)
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___So how are things going with Amanda?
***Oh, they are going great!
___ Really?
*** Yeah!
___ Good? Like , you guys are dating?
*** I think so . I mean , like, we went on a date. I suppose that would constitute dating. And it went really well. We're doing the whole take it slow thing, like I told you. I didn't even try to kiss her or anything afterward. But yeah, I think it's going great. I sent her a text message to see if she wanted to get together maybe later tonight in a little bit so ...
___ Great! That is great! Great news! So you think that you guys are pretty much just into each other then, right?
*** I think so. I mean...I don't know. I hope so.
___ That is great news!
*** Oh, I'm vibrating. Hang on.
___ Is it her?
*** Yeah. It's her, oh...!
___ What?
*** Uh, She said that she wants to hang out tonight but that I should know that she is seing Mason.
___ What?
*** Yeah, I know
___ What? No,no,no. What?
*** Yeah, I mean that's what it says, look.
___ No, This is all wrong. I mean, for you. This terrible for you.
*** I know.
___ What? Are you sure? Well that just figures.
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___ I think after all this time we can decide on an entire shared topping kind of pizza.
*** Ok. I trust you.
___ We're not like strangers who need to, you know, get different toppings...
*** How was your day? What did you do?
___ It was good, I heard from Devan earlier, so uh, that was cool. We talked . Kind of cleared the air a little bit...
*** Uh, what was that?
___ Devan gave me a call.
*** Girl Devan or boy Devan?
___ C'mon , you know Devan. Devan , Devan. I felt bad , you know I felt bad about the whole thing...
*** Did she call you or did you call her?
___ She gave me a buzz. I felt weird calling her , so I'm glad she took the initiative. Why? Is there, like , a problem?
*** No, that's fine. So what were we going to order?
___ Are you seriously shaking this off right now? What's going on?
*** I just , I don't know , if you know that somebody likes you and we're in this commited thing, why would you take her call?
___ 'Cause I wanted to see what she had to say...and she was totally trying to make things cool again.
*** I think that's what voicemail's for.
___ Oh, 'cmon... Whatever...
*** Like answer...Ignore. Ignore.
___ Devan and I are friends, right? I'm not just going to ignore what was going on.
*** I guess I don't want to be high maintenance , but how do you think ...
___ Well I think you are being a little high maintenance in all honesty.
*** If I were Devan , I might think that I made some hedgeway. Is that a word?
___ Oh, get over it. I can't even believe that you're not over this. Like you won. Let it go.
*** I kinda feel like calling Jason righ now. I wonder what's he doing...
___ Whatever. Fine, do it. I don't even care. You know what?
*** He doesn't have to ask what kind of pizza I like because he knows...
___ I'll call him...I'll call him...
*** ...because he can read my mind.
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Reading
Today more people speak English than before. Why is it? In many aspects of life English is the key. International business is conducted in English – when a Mexican talks to japanese bussinesman or a Brazilian talks to german – and so are most diplomatic relations. Nearly eighty per cent of all scientific writing is in English, and English is the international language of pop culture. Björn Ulvaeus, a member of the famous group ABBA, says that English “sound better” than his native Swedish!
There are many varieties of English, but the two major ‘Englishes’ are probably those of the United States and the United Kingdom. But students should be careful, because the british and the Americans use differents words for the same things. When the British say biscuit the Americans say cookie. English trousers are American pants, and Americans do not live in flats, they live in apartments. But whatever variety you speak, you can be sure it will be useful over the world.
During the time we studied together I tried to show you this language through many different ways. We studied grammar , improved our vocabulary, had lessons with regard to business and TOEIC. I'd say you are much better now than seven months ago when we began our English project. Even though you are not speaking it fluently , as it was supposed to be, I'm sure you are more prepared to face the challenges you will , certainly , find in your career.
You were , without no doubts, one of my favorite students ...and , I will always remember the good moments we've spent together in class. i hope we can find a way around it . Never quit to study. Thank you very much for giving me the privilege of being your master . God Bless you and see you next time.
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This Romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
Este Romeo está sangrando
Porem você não pode ver o sangue
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up
Não é nada mais que alguns sentimentos
Que esse velho sujeito jogou fora
It's been raining since you left me
Tem chovido desde que você me abandonou
Now I'm drowning in the flood
Agora estou me afogando na enchente
You see I've always been a fighter
Você sabe que sempre fui um lutador
But without you I give up
Mas sem você , eu entrego os pontos
Now I can't sing a love song
Hoje não consigo cantar uma canção de amor
Like the way it's meant to be
Da mesma forma que cantava antes
Well I guess I'm not that good anymore
Bem, acho que não sou mais tão bom
But baby that's just me
Mas querida, É assim que sou
And I will love you baby always
No entanto eu sempre te amarei, meu bem
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei a seu dispor para sempre , sempre que precisar
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Estarei a seu dispor até as estrelas deixarem de brilhar
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
Até que o céu se exploda e as palavras não rimem
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
Tenho certeza que você estará em minha mente quando eu morrer
And I'll love you always
Te amarei...sempre
Now your pictures that you left behind
Hoje as fotos que você deixou pra trás
Are just memories of a different life
São apenas recordações de uma vida diferente
Some that made us laugh
Algumas que nos fazem sorrir
Some that made us cry
Outras que nos fazem chorar
One that made you have to say good bye
Alguém que te fez dizer Adeus
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
O que não daria para tocar seu cabelo
To touch your lips to hold you near
Tocar seus lábios, te abraçar
When you say your prayers try to understand
Em suas orações , tente entender
I've made mistakes I'm just a man
Que cometi erros...que sou apenas um homem
When he holds you close
Quando ele te abraça apertado
When he pulls you near
Quando ele te puxa pra perto
When he says the words
Quando ele diz as palavras
You've been needing to hear
Que você ansiava ouvir
I'll wish I was him cause these words are mine
Desejaria ser ele pois essas palavras são minhas
To say to you till the end of time
Que eu te diria até o fim da vida
And I will love you baby always
Eu te amarei eternamente , querida
And I'll be there forever and a day always
Estarei ás suas ordens sempre , até o fim
If you told me to cry for you I could
Se me dissesse pra chorar por você, eu choraria
If you told me to die for you I would
Se me pedisse pra morrer por você , eu morreria
Take a look at my face
Olhe em meu rosto
There's no price I won't pay
Não há dinheiro que eu não pague
To say these words to you
Pra dizer essas palavras pra você
Well there ain't no luck in this loaded dice
Sei que não há sorte nesse dado viciado
But baby if you give me just one more try
No entanto, meu amor, se você me der só mais uma chance
We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives
Poderemos refazer nossos velhos sonhos e nossa velha vida
We'll find a place where the sun still shines
Encontraremos um lugar onde o sol ainda brilhe
And I will love you baby always
And I'll be there forever and a day always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
And I know when I die you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you always
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48- TOEIC - listening/reading
This is a very interesting test where you are asked to read a composition . You need to be prepared to show a good and clear intonation. Let's practice it a lot of times .
The company Robo Ventures is based in San Diego and makes dog-walking and lawn-mowing robots which are sold online for approx. $2,798 each. The annual sales topped $300,000,000 last year and the company is planning to expand the business by creating English-Speaking Robots that it expects to be a hit in Japan where there are many English students who desire to have such robots to practice English conversation at home any time of day. Tom burns is the project manager in charge of the English-speaking robot project. He has been given a budget of
$100,000,000 and a staff of ten engineers to create the first working prototype within one year.
So far in the first three months of development his team has managed only to make a prototype that can introduce itself and ask WH questions which begin with "what, where and why". That is not a bad start but the prototype cannot understand the user's answers and it still is incapable of asking "yes or no " questions. It's very good at asking " What did you say?". Unfortunately that kind of response will only frustrate the users and make them want to get their money back.
Tom just came out of a meeting with his boss. His boss told him he has a month to at least get the robot to understand the user's questions and answers and to ask some "yes or no" questions.
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Let's answer some questions according to the reading.
1- What is the name of the company?
* It's Robo Ventures.
2- Where is the company?
* It's based in San Diego, California.
3- What are the company's current products?
* They are "dog-walking and lawn-mowing robots.
4- How does the company sell its products?
* It sells them online.
5- How much does one dog-walking robot cost?
* It cost 2,798
6- What kind of new product is the company developing?
* It's developing an English - speaking robot.
7- Where does the company think it will sell a lot of the English-speaking robots?
* In Japan
8- Who is the project manager for the English-speaking robo project?
* Tom Burns is the manager
9- How much budget does Tom's team have?
* They have $100,000,000
10- How many engineers are on Tom's team?
* There are ten engineers
11- How long do they have to complete a working prototype?
* They have one year
12- What kind of questions can the first prototype ask so far?
* It can ask WH questions starting with What/Where/When and Why
13- Does the first prototype understand the answers of the users?
* No. It doesn't.
14- What will the response " What did you say ? most likely do to the users?
* It will frustrate them
15- Who has Tom just met with?
* He has just met his boss
16- How much time did Tom's boss give him to make improvements to the prototype?
* He gave him one month
17- What must the prototype be able to understand within a month?
* It must be able to understand the user's answers and questions
18- What kind of questions must the robot prototype be able to ask within a month?
* It must be able to ask some yes or no questions.
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Now you can listen to a part of this composition and answer again the questions. Let's do it together.
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The company Robo Ventures is based in San Diego and makes dog-walking and lawn-mowing robots which are sold online for approx. $2,798 each. The annual sales topped $300,000,000 last year and the company is planning to expand the business by creating English-Speaking Robots that it expects to be a hit in Japan where there are many English students who desire to have such robots to practice English conversation at home any time of day.
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Questions with options
1- What's the name of the company?
a) It's San Diego Ventures
b) It's Robo ventures
c) It's Robo adventures
2- Where is the company based?
a) It's based in San Bernardino, California
b) It's based in San Jose, California
c) It's based in San Diego, California
3- What are the company's current products?
a) They are dog-walking and lawn-mowing robots
b) They are log rolling and vacuum cleaner robots
c) They are chinese-speaking robots
4- How does the company sell its products?
a) It sells them through bookstores
b) It sells them on time.
c) It sells them online.
5- How much does one dog-walking robot cost?
a) It costs $2,978
b) It costs $2,798
c) It costs $2,897
6- What kind of new product is the company developing?
a) It's developing a Chinese speaking robot.
b) It's working on an English-Speaking robot.
c) It's developing an English-speaking robot with a dictionary.
7- Where does the company think they will sell a lot of English-speaking robot?
a) They think they will sell a lot of them in Saipan.
b) They think they will sell many of them in China.
c) They think that they will sell well in Japan.
Pay attention on this video. It will show you how it will be the first part of your test.
47- TOEIC III
Here you are some important statements to memorize and use when it is appropriated. Let's read them one by one and try to annalyse the meaning.
1- “Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too” -
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2- The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. -
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3- The power of imagination makes us infinite. -
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"Try and fail, but don't fail to try" -
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4 -"Everyday is a learning experience. Hope everyone can see that." -
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5- " The mind is everything. What you think you become."
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6- " Success is not final,failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts-" -
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7- 1- " The quickest way to acquire self-confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do."
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8- " The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places."
...............................................
9- ' The most important thing about goals is... having one "
...............................................
10 - The most important thing is your self-respect. It doesn't matter what people think about you, but what you think about yourself.
...............................................
11- By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. When you know, dare"
...............................................
12 - The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
...............................................
13- The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in -
...............................................
14- The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
...............................................
15- Yesterday is history.Tomorrow is a mystery.And today?Today is a gift that's why they call it the PRESENT!
...............................................
16- It's ok to make a mistake, It's ok to cry, but it's not ok to give up
...............................................
17- Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it
...............................................
18- "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
...............................................
19- Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become
...............................................
20 - Take time to be friendly. It is the road to happiness.
...............................................
21- Take some time each day to appreciate and be grateful for what you have
...............................................
22- "No one can keep you down but yourself" .
....................................................
23- "Your reputation is what people think you are; your character is what you are"
....................................................
24- That which looks to be failure is usually nothing but temporary defeat. Make sure you don't accept it as permanent!
....................................................
25- "Constancy of purpose is the first principle of success"
....................................................
26- "You will never find peace of mind by allowing other people to live your life for you"
....................................................
27- The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.
....................................................
28- Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.
..............................................................
29-"What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy" .
.............................................................
30 - As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more.
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If you want to know who wrote these inspired statements, just go to:http://plugnetstatements.blogspot.com
................................................................
TOEIC
.........................................................
In this part of the test , you will hear a question spoken in English, followed by three responses, also spoken in English. The question and the responses will be spoken just one time. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You are to choose the best response for each question. As usual , I will translate everything here but we will do it according to TOEIC's rules. You will listen to the question and the answers just one time and choose you own answer. So that you will be prepared to face the real test. After we finish it first time , we can read the questions as well as the answers and compare them. Last class we studied the first part of this test and we answered questions from one to nine. Now we are going to answer the questions from 10 to 15. Let's do it!
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10 - Is there enough paper on the feeder?
A- We are running out of ink.
B- Yes. I just put some in.
C- You're printing too many pagers
.......................................................
11- When is the meeting?
A- Tomorrow at five o'clock.
B- It's in the conference room.
C- It's about the new regulation.
.......................................................
12- Did you find the new reports?
A- I'm going to report this storm.
B- The files are on your desk.
C- I haven't had time yet.
.......................................................
13- How many people should I make reservations for?
A- I'd say about fifteen to twenty.
B- I reserved ten tables.
C- Four o'clock.
.......................................................
14- Who won the game?
A- They're on pain
B- We did.
C- That's a shame!
.......................................................
15- Where's your family from?
A- My mom is from France.
B- He is from the Netherlands.
C- We are originally from Russia.
.......................................................
Listen and choose the best answers to the questions:
16- Why don't we have lunch , do something and then a nap before tonight show?
___ But I'm really tired.
Fine! We'll take a nap right after the lunch then.
Question: When will they see the show?
A- After they take a nap.
B- Before they go shopping.
C- Right after lunch.
D- Later tonight.
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17- But she said she has an appointment at 3.
___ Well...tell her I can take a call between one to two.
Alright . I'll ask her to call back in ten minutes then.
Question: What time is it?
A- 3:00
B- 5:00
C- Just before 1:00
D- 2:30
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18- How much for the eggs?
___ The small one are 2 dollars per dozen and the big one are 3 dollars per dozen.
Give me 3 dozens of these and half of those big one, please!
Question: How many eggs is she buying?
A- 5
B- 3.6 dozens
C- 4 dozens
D- 42
............................................................
19- Your office is on the third floor and you're expected to be in by 9am.
___ Are there supplies in my office?
Ask the receptionist when you way out.
Question: Who is the woman talking to?
A- Her boss
B- The receptionist
C- The new supplier
D- A new employee
............................................................
20- Is your safety belt fastened?
___ No . The light is off.
The steward is warning that they keep them fastened all the time.
Question: Where are they?
A- In a car
B- In the train
C- In an airplane
D- In a space shuttle
...........................................................
21- I really need to lose some weight... any starting and doing anything for me.
___ Are you working out?
No. But I've been thinking about that.
Question: What will the woman do?
A- Follow another diet.
B- Join a gym
C- Stop eating
D- Go to work
...........................................................
22- Hey, open and try again!
___ But I don't even get a signal .
Well , then maybe something wrong with the lines, because Sil's has the same problem.
Question: What are they talking about?
A- A problem with the telephone
B- A problem with the fax machine
C- A computer crash
D- A problem with the internet connection
...........................................................
23- Did you see the doctor?
___ He said just I'll stay in bed. I won't be able to walk without pain.
Well , then take time off work . You look like you need to rest anyway.
Question: Why will he stay in bed?
A- He injured his foot.
B- He's tired
C- He needs to rest
D- Because the doctor told him to
...........................................................
24- Can I take the 8 o'clock flight to Miami instead? I don't want to spend a night in Chicago.
____ You can. But you will be charged an additional 150$ .
That's a lot of money!
Question: What will the woman most likely do?
A- Spend the night in Miami
B- Keep her original ticket
C- Spend 150$
D- Spend the day in Chicago
..........................................................
25- Are they on strike ? We've been waiting for half an hour.
____ It's late ...and this is in a very busy neighborhood.
There is one. Quick! wake at it!
Question: What are they doing?
A- Waiting for the bus
B- Waiting for help
C- Looking for a taxi
D- Hitch-Hiking
..........................................................
26- I clicked on connect...but I keep getting a busy signal.
___ Do they fixed the modem?
I don't know. Maybe I should ask.
Question: What seems to be the problem?
A- The phone line is malfunctioning
B- She can't get an internet connection
C- The modem is broken
D- The fax will not go through
..........................................................
27- The subway lines aren't working. So you better leaving home earlier tomorrow and take the bus.
___ Oh no! I've got to be at the airport by 6 and the bus is done one untill 6:30.
I'll take you but I've got no early appointment, besides you've got too much luggage for public transport anyway.
Question: What should the woman do to solve her problem?
A- Change her flight
B- Take a taxi
C- Use public transportation
D- Ask the man to take her.
..........................................................
28- Quick! Get a tablecloth or even a spray to, then cover it!
___ I'll put some water on it!
No, there will be too much smoke!
Question: What is happening?
A- Their car is on fire!
B- The smoke detector isn't working
C- The house has burned down
D- There is a fire in the kitchen.
..........................................................
1- “Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too” -
.............................................................
2- The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. -
.............................................................
3- The power of imagination makes us infinite. -
.............................................................
"Try and fail, but don't fail to try" -
.............................................................
4 -"Everyday is a learning experience. Hope everyone can see that." -
.............................................................
5- " The mind is everything. What you think you become."
............................................................
6- " Success is not final,failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts-" -
............................................................
7- 1- " The quickest way to acquire self-confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do."
...............................................
8- " The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places."
...............................................
9- ' The most important thing about goals is... having one "
...............................................
10 - The most important thing is your self-respect. It doesn't matter what people think about you, but what you think about yourself.
...............................................
11- By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. When you know, dare"
...............................................
12 - The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
...............................................
13- The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in -
...............................................
14- The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
...............................................
15- Yesterday is history.Tomorrow is a mystery.And today?Today is a gift that's why they call it the PRESENT!
...............................................
16- It's ok to make a mistake, It's ok to cry, but it's not ok to give up
...............................................
17- Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it
...............................................
18- "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
...............................................
19- Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become
...............................................
20 - Take time to be friendly. It is the road to happiness.
...............................................
21- Take some time each day to appreciate and be grateful for what you have
...............................................
22- "No one can keep you down but yourself" .
....................................................
23- "Your reputation is what people think you are; your character is what you are"
....................................................
24- That which looks to be failure is usually nothing but temporary defeat. Make sure you don't accept it as permanent!
....................................................
25- "Constancy of purpose is the first principle of success"
....................................................
26- "You will never find peace of mind by allowing other people to live your life for you"
....................................................
27- The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.
....................................................
28- Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.
..............................................................
29-"What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy" .
.............................................................
30 - As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more.
.............................................................
If you want to know who wrote these inspired statements, just go to:http://plugnetstatements.blogspot.com
................................................................
TOEIC
.........................................................
In this part of the test , you will hear a question spoken in English, followed by three responses, also spoken in English. The question and the responses will be spoken just one time. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You are to choose the best response for each question. As usual , I will translate everything here but we will do it according to TOEIC's rules. You will listen to the question and the answers just one time and choose you own answer. So that you will be prepared to face the real test. After we finish it first time , we can read the questions as well as the answers and compare them. Last class we studied the first part of this test and we answered questions from one to nine. Now we are going to answer the questions from 10 to 15. Let's do it!
......................................................
10 - Is there enough paper on the feeder?
A- We are running out of ink.
B- Yes. I just put some in.
C- You're printing too many pagers
.......................................................
11- When is the meeting?
A- Tomorrow at five o'clock.
B- It's in the conference room.
C- It's about the new regulation.
.......................................................
12- Did you find the new reports?
A- I'm going to report this storm.
B- The files are on your desk.
C- I haven't had time yet.
.......................................................
13- How many people should I make reservations for?
A- I'd say about fifteen to twenty.
B- I reserved ten tables.
C- Four o'clock.
.......................................................
14- Who won the game?
A- They're on pain
B- We did.
C- That's a shame!
.......................................................
15- Where's your family from?
A- My mom is from France.
B- He is from the Netherlands.
C- We are originally from Russia.
.......................................................
Listen and choose the best answers to the questions:
16- Why don't we have lunch , do something and then a nap before tonight show?
___ But I'm really tired.
Fine! We'll take a nap right after the lunch then.
Question: When will they see the show?
A- After they take a nap.
B- Before they go shopping.
C- Right after lunch.
D- Later tonight.
............................................................
17- But she said she has an appointment at 3.
___ Well...tell her I can take a call between one to two.
Alright . I'll ask her to call back in ten minutes then.
Question: What time is it?
A- 3:00
B- 5:00
C- Just before 1:00
D- 2:30
............................................................
18- How much for the eggs?
___ The small one are 2 dollars per dozen and the big one are 3 dollars per dozen.
Give me 3 dozens of these and half of those big one, please!
Question: How many eggs is she buying?
A- 5
B- 3.6 dozens
C- 4 dozens
D- 42
............................................................
19- Your office is on the third floor and you're expected to be in by 9am.
___ Are there supplies in my office?
Ask the receptionist when you way out.
Question: Who is the woman talking to?
A- Her boss
B- The receptionist
C- The new supplier
D- A new employee
............................................................
20- Is your safety belt fastened?
___ No . The light is off.
The steward is warning that they keep them fastened all the time.
Question: Where are they?
A- In a car
B- In the train
C- In an airplane
D- In a space shuttle
...........................................................
21- I really need to lose some weight... any starting and doing anything for me.
___ Are you working out?
No. But I've been thinking about that.
Question: What will the woman do?
A- Follow another diet.
B- Join a gym
C- Stop eating
D- Go to work
...........................................................
22- Hey, open and try again!
___ But I don't even get a signal .
Well , then maybe something wrong with the lines, because Sil's has the same problem.
Question: What are they talking about?
A- A problem with the telephone
B- A problem with the fax machine
C- A computer crash
D- A problem with the internet connection
...........................................................
23- Did you see the doctor?
___ He said just I'll stay in bed. I won't be able to walk without pain.
Well , then take time off work . You look like you need to rest anyway.
Question: Why will he stay in bed?
A- He injured his foot.
B- He's tired
C- He needs to rest
D- Because the doctor told him to
...........................................................
24- Can I take the 8 o'clock flight to Miami instead? I don't want to spend a night in Chicago.
____ You can. But you will be charged an additional 150$ .
That's a lot of money!
Question: What will the woman most likely do?
A- Spend the night in Miami
B- Keep her original ticket
C- Spend 150$
D- Spend the day in Chicago
..........................................................
25- Are they on strike ? We've been waiting for half an hour.
____ It's late ...and this is in a very busy neighborhood.
There is one. Quick! wake at it!
Question: What are they doing?
A- Waiting for the bus
B- Waiting for help
C- Looking for a taxi
D- Hitch-Hiking
..........................................................
26- I clicked on connect...but I keep getting a busy signal.
___ Do they fixed the modem?
I don't know. Maybe I should ask.
Question: What seems to be the problem?
A- The phone line is malfunctioning
B- She can't get an internet connection
C- The modem is broken
D- The fax will not go through
..........................................................
27- The subway lines aren't working. So you better leaving home earlier tomorrow and take the bus.
___ Oh no! I've got to be at the airport by 6 and the bus is done one untill 6:30.
I'll take you but I've got no early appointment, besides you've got too much luggage for public transport anyway.
Question: What should the woman do to solve her problem?
A- Change her flight
B- Take a taxi
C- Use public transportation
D- Ask the man to take her.
..........................................................
28- Quick! Get a tablecloth or even a spray to, then cover it!
___ I'll put some water on it!
No, there will be too much smoke!
Question: What is happening?
A- Their car is on fire!
B- The smoke detector isn't working
C- The house has burned down
D- There is a fire in the kitchen.
..........................................................
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