Observation Class 15 [September 24th, 2016] Agree, Disagree, Concession, Among, Between, Relationship, Crimes & Consequences

AGREE X DISAGREE
AGREE
I see your point!
Absolutally!

X

DISAGREE
That's not the whole picture!
It's not make sense!

EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT
- Are you joking?
- I wouldn't exactly say
- I'm not so sure about
- Oh, come on.
- Are you serious?
- How can you say that?
- I wonder about that.

MAKING A CONCESSION
- I have to admit that
- I see what you mean.
- I'd go along with you there.
- Maybe you're right about that.


MAKING A CONCESSION AND COUNTER-ARGUMENT
- It's true that... but
- But even if that's the case,
- That may be so, but
- I take your point, but

AMONG X BETWEEN
AMONG
- Entre várias coisas, objetos, pessoas.
I'm among amazing people.

BETWEEN
- Entre duas coisas, objetos, pessoas.
I'm between Coca and Water to drink.

Eg.: amid = among = amongst

VOCABULARY - RELATIONSHIP
- marital status: estado civil
- single: solteiro
- engaged: envolvidos
- married: casados
- divorced: divorciados
- widow: viúva
- widower: viúvo
- engaged ring: anel de compromisso
- fiance ring: anel de noivado

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VOCABULARY - CRIMES [pages 46-47]
- murder: assassinato
- to hack into: invadir
- to fly into a rage: ter um ataque de fúria
- rage: raiva
- sour: azedo
- flesh-and-blood crime: [?]
- accused of: acusado de
- arrested for: preso por
- suspected of: suspeito de

Eg.: suspected - suspicious

- sentenced to: sentenciado à
- crime: crime
- to fine: multar
- fine: multa, penalidade
- prison: prisão
- law: lei
- sentence: senença

EXTRA VOCABULARY
- to go along: ir junto
- to get along: se dar bem
- to wonder: imaginar
- to get across: atravessar
- to purchase: buy expensive things
- sublings: Brothers, sisters
- to pain attention to
- on duty: escala, plantão
- thorn: espinho, aflição, incômodo
- maple tree: árvore de bordo
- maple syrup: xarope de bordo
- cough syrup: xarope
- peach:pêssego
- peach in syrup: pêssego em calda
- commitments: compromisso
- handcuffs: algemas

- shackles: grilhões

CONSEQUENCES [page 47]
- I strongly believe we should punish web crimes or/or else people will think it's ok to commit them.

- I strongly believe we should punish web crimes. Then/That way, we'd be discouraging people.

- I strongly believe we should punish web crimes. Otherwise/If not we'd be ignoring a pretty serious issue.

Review & Extras Topics [Test] Complete, Rewrite and Verbs!

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COMPLETE:
01. page 36/exercise 04
Mack: So, you're going to New York.Have you been to New York before?
Jane: No, it's my first time. What do you suggest?
Mack: Be sure to visit the Empire State  Building. It's well worth the visit.

02. page 40/exercises 01 and 02
Charles chair attacted a lot of attention because os the innovative design.
(a) aesthetic
(b) low-key
(c) innovative

03. page 42/exercise 04
Raphael: So, are we all agreed on the dates for the tests?
Larissa: Sorry, but I still don't agree with the date for the final test.

04. passive voice
Pelé is known (know) as the king of football all over the world.

05.
In Brazil, lots of children drop out of school before they turn twelve.

06. passive voice
The book 'The Lord of the Rings', written by J.R.R. Token, was transformed into a film in 2001.

07. [page 31/exercise 01]
When the statue appeared in the middle of the park, people were baffled by it.
(a) baffled
(b) unveiled
(c) warmed

Eg.: warmed to [page 37/exercise 01]

08.
The climax os New Year's celebration is the moment they set off the fireworks.

09. page 40/exercises 01 and 02
An essential characteristic of good design is to be unobtrusive.
(a) enormous
(b) jammed
(c) unobtrusive

10.
At Christmas time, shopping centers are jammed with people doing their shopping.

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REWRITE:
01. page 36/exercise 04
When in London, you should visit the London Eye.

When in London, make sure you visit the London Eye.
or
When in London, be sure to visit the London Eye.

02.
There is a new shop on the corner which is really full of different toys.
There is a new shop on the corner which is really well stocked. (well)

03.
We can also postpone the celebration for the end of the month.
The other option is to postpone the celebration for the end of the month. (option)

04.
- It's one of the most useful gadgets ever made, and it's also really well designed.
- Not only is it one of the most useful gadgets ever made, but it's also really well designed.

05.
- I visited Buzios and Cabo Frio on my last vacation.
- Not only did I visit Buzios, but also Cabo Frio.

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EXERCISES WITH VERBS:
01.
David has been living (live) en New York since he started (start) working for that company.

02.
One afternoon Terry was returning (return) home. He has been working (work) all day long and he was feeling / felt (feel) very tired. While he was walking (walk) he failed (fail) to notice that there was a pothole and he had (have) an accident. He stayed (stay) in hospital for a week.

Eg 1.: sempre que tiver 'while', a formação do verbo a seguir será com 'ing'
Eg 2.: pothole: armadilha, cilada

03.
Tina got really up set when the doctor arrived very late. She had been waiting (wait) for nearly two hours.

LET'S

REMEMBER!

[page 08/exercise 04]

Present Perfect [has/have + PP]

- ações não definidas.

- ações que aconteceram e continuam.

I've always been good with numbers.

I've done a couple of degrees.

I've recently passed my final enginnering exams.

Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive [have/has + been + ing]

- é usado, basicamente, para enfatizar a continuidade de uma ação que começou no passado e que se prolonga até o presente.

I've been sailing pretty consistently since I was nine.

I've been studying in the evenings so I'm quite tired.

[page 15/exercises 01 and 02]

Past Simple or Simple Past

- ter atenção com verbos regulares e irregulares.

Daniel paid many bills yesterday.

The pupil counted on his best friend.

Past Perfect Simple [had + PP]

- é usado para expressar uma ação que ocorreu no passado antes de uma outra ação ter ocorrido.

When I arrived, my mother had already made dinner.

I assumed it had spread through your whole office.

[page 17/exercise 01]

Past Progressive [was/were + ing]

- estava acontecendo em um determinado tempo.

Raphael Paiva was dancing there.

Larissa was travelling with her angel.

Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous [had + been + ing]

- É usado para enfatizar a repetição ou a duração de uma ação no passado anterior à outra ação também no passado.

When I got at the office, my boss had been making calls.

They had been shaving themselves.

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EXTRAS:
01. That's not the whole picture. [page 07/exercise 03]
02. trouble: to go to the trouble of
03. designed by sbd
04. sign up for sth [page 37/exercise 03]
05. started to love since you were young: to grow up
06. everyone agrees on sth: we are all agreed on sth [page 42/exercise 04]
07. impression: make a big impression [page 26/exercise 04] [page 31/exercise 01]
08. know: sth/sbd is known as [passive voice]
09. sort things out: to organize or arrange things that are untidy
10. focused on [page 29/exercise 05]
11. convincing: persuasive [page 07/exercise 03]

12. [page 22/exercise 05]
I'm not doing it any way!
There is no way I'm doing it!

13. used to = would (past habits)
When I was young, I used to travel.
(...) I would travel (...)

14. to appeal: doesn't appeal to me = I don't like it. [page 22/exercise 05]
15. make: don't know what to make of it
16. be certain = be sute to = make sure sbd [page 36/exercise 04]
17. decide: make up my mind [page 22/exercise 05]
18. planned by sbd

Observation Class 13 [September 03rd, 2016] Make X Do

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Observation Class 13 [September 03rd, 2016] Innovations & Uncountable nouns and Plural 'a piece of'

- smartphone
- smart tv
- netflix
- interactive write board

- airbag
- internet/wi-fi
- fridge
- microwave
- datashow
- cap: boné
- contacts lenses: lentes de contato
- braces: aparelho dentário

- wheel: roda
- tyre: pneu/pneumático
- hubcaps: capota

Eg.: UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS - PLURAL
- information
- advice: conselho - to advise: aconselhar
- bread: pão
- furniture: mobília
- equipment
- luggage
- baggage
- bubble gum
- chalk: giz
- crayon: lápis de cera

--- Plural: A PIECE OF

- gum: gengiva, chiclete
- to chew: mastigar
- chewing: mastigação
- to swal: engolir
- swallow: andorinha, deglutição 

Observation Class 13 [September 03rd, 2016] Hunk, Cook, Frown, Scissor, Cigarette, Animals, Pen, Ful, Less, Own + Extras

Eg1.: SEVERAL
- hunk: sarado
- metches: fósforos
- staples: grampos
- stapler: grampeador
- crowd: multidão
- crowded: lotado

Eg2.: COOK
- cooker: panela de pressão
- stove: fogão
- cook: cozinheiro
- to cook: cozinhar
- chef cook
- master cook

Eg3.: FROWN
- to frown: franzir
- frown: carranca, olhar severo
- forehead: testa
- eyebrow: sobrancelha

Eg4.: SCISSOR
- scissor: tesoura
- plier: alicate
- swiss army knife: canivete suíço
- jackknife: canivete
- jackknife truck: 

- to overturned: capotar
- to skid: derrapar
- screech: guincho

Eg5.: CIGARETTE
- cigarette: cigarro
- cigar: charuto
- smoke pipes: 

Eg6.: ANIMALS SOUNDS
- ruff ruff: dog
- cats meow
- cock a doodle a doo: chicken

Eg7.: PEN
- fountain pen: caneta-tinteiro
- ball-point pen: caneta esferográfica
- pencil: lápis
- mechanical pencil: lapiseira
- led for pencils: ponta de lapiseira/grafite

Eg8.: - FUL X - LESS
- ful: with - beautiFUL / wonderFUL
- less: without -  moneyLESS / topLESS

Eg9.: OWN x OWE x OWL
- own: próprio
- own = have
- owner: dono
- on my own = alone
- owl: coruja
- owe: dever
--- I owe Carol R$10.

Observation Class 12 [August 27th, 2016] Design, Money, Pads, Music

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Eg1.:

- to draw: desenhar

- designer: desenhista, estilista, autor, planejador, construtor, inventor, maquinador

- drawner: gaveta

- drawer: furniture (mobília)

- price: preço

- colour: color

- quality: qualidade

Eg2.:

- notepad: bloco de anotações

- notebook: caderno

- laptop: computador portátil

Eg3.:

- wallet: carteira

- bill: conta / bills: contas

- bills Money: [?]

- bill fold: carteira de bolso - pocket wallet

Eg4.: MONEY

- cash: dinheiro (pagamento em dinheiro)

- charge: a price asked for goods or services
- bank draft: cheque

- debit card: cartão

- installments: prestações

- interests: interesse, juro, empenho, lucro, proveito, vantagem

- investiment: investimento

- profit: lucro no investimento

- loss: perda no investimento

Eg5.: FEE OR TAX

- fee: taxa

- tax: imposto

1) They pay taxes.(Eles pagam impostos.)

2) The bus fares.(As taxas de transporte coletivo.)

3) It´s your duty.(É o seu dever.)

4) It´s duty-free. (É livre de taxas aduaneiras.)

5) They increased the interest rates. (Aumentaram as taxas de juros.)

6) The registration fee. (A taxa de matrícula.)

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Eg6.: PADS

- pad: almofada, amortecedor

--- xxx pads

- knee pad: joelheira

- mouse pads: a piece of rigid or slightly resilient material on which a computer mouse is moved.

Eg7.:

My noise is running.
Meu nariz está escorrendo.

Eg8.:

- music: king of song – pog, gospel, rock... ...

- song: Madonna’s song, Justin Bieber’s song... ...

- lyrics: letter

Observation Class 12 [August 27th, 2016] Luggage x Baggage

--- luggage: muitas bolsas (bagagem)

--- baggage

- suitcase: mala

- briefcase: maleta

- plastic bag:

- handbag:

- carry-on (bag):

- duffle bag:

- rucksack:

- clutch bag:

Observation Class 12 [August 27th, 2016] Jealous, Kinds of Language & Punctuation + Extra Vocabulary

Yes, I am jealous!
of...
- envious: invejoso/olho grande

WRITTEN LANGUAGE X SPOKEN LANGUAGE

Written language: pontuation, acdents, spelling

Spoken language: pronunciation, intonation, slangs idioms

Eg1.:
slangs: são gírias em inglês que surgem no dia a dia de um país.

Eg2.:
- letter

- hand writing

- email

- to drop a line:

to send or to write a short letter to someone; correspond; write a short letter or note.

Eg.: I hope you'll drop me a line soon.

- to bump into: esbarrar com

- to give a buzz: to telephone someone; give somebody a ring

Eg.: Give me a buzz when you get home.

PUNCTUATION

- dot: email

- point: mathematics

- period: pontuation

- question mark: ponto de interrogação (?)

- comma: vírgula ( , )

- exclamation point: ponto de exclamação ( ! )

- colon punctuation: dois pontos ( : )

- semi-colon: ponto e vírgula ( ; )

- ellipsis: reticências ( ... )

- quatation marks: aspas ( " )

- dan (punctuation): traço ( - )

- slash (punctuation): barra ( / )

- brackets (punctuation): parênteses ( ( ) ), colchetes ( [ ] ) e chaves ( { } )

EXTRA VOCABULARY

- What a shame! - Que vergonha!

- What a pity! - Que pena!

Observation Class 11 [August 20th, 2016] Live Celebrations, to borrow/lend, fun/funny, miss/lose, plural + Extra Vocabulary

- Thanksgiving

- Valentine's Day

- Dia de los muertos

- Carnival

- Christmas

- Easter

- La tomatina (Spain)

- Sweet Sixteen (Lebutants Party)

- New Year's Eve

- Holi Festival of colours (India)

- Independence Day

Extra Vocabulary:

- people gathering: pessoas reunidos

- firework: fogo de artifício

- bonfire: fogueira

- food

- a kind of a doll

- street party

- government building:

- dancing

- the community

- borrowed items: itens emprestados

eg.: TO BORROW X TO LEND

to borrow: pegar emprestado

to lend: emprestar

Can you lend me your car?

Você pode me emprestar o seu carro?

Do you lend your clothing to others?

Você empresta as suas roupas para os outros?

Can I borrow you some money?

Posso pegar algum dinheiro emprestado de você?

What happened to the books I borrowed from the library?

O que aconteceu com os livros que peguei emprestado da biblioteca?

OBSERVATIONS:

Eg1.:

- together: juntos

- to gather: reunir, juntar

Eg2.:

- bride: noiva [na hora do casamento]

- groom: noivo [na hora do casamento]

- fiance: noivo

- fiancée: noiva

Eg3.:

- bestman & bastwoman: padrinhos de casamento

- godfather & godmother: padrinhos de batismo

- fairy godmother: fada madrinha

Eg4.:

- fun: divertido

- funny: engraçado

- to have fun: se divertir

It's a lot of fun.

É muito divertido.

His brother is really fun.

O irmão dele é bastante divertido.

His father is really funny.

O pai dele é muito engraçado.

That joke wasn't funny at all.

Essa piada não foi nada engraçada.

Bye! Have fun! [Tchau! Divirta-se!]

Did you have fun at the party? [Você se divertiu na festa?]

Eg5.:

- a.m. & p.m.

m: Meridiano de Greenwich

Eg6.:

- people: peoples

- person: persons

Eg7.:
- to lose: In my hands - I lost money.
- to miss: I miss the film.

COMBINAÇÕES COM MISS

miss a class = perder uma aula

miss a chance = perder uma chance, perder uma oportunidade

miss the train = perder o trem

miss the flight = perder o voo

miss a party = perder uma festa (não ir a uma festa)

miss the concert = perder o show (não ir ao show)

miss an event = perder um evento (não ir a um evento)

COMBINAÇÕES COM LOSE 

lose the wallet = perder a carteira

lose money = perder dinheiro

lose the keys = perder as chaves

lose one’s way = perder-se, errar o caminho

lose one’s mind = perder a cabeça, perder a razão

lose one’s job = perder o emprego, ganhar as contas

lose weight = perder peso, emagrecer

lose faith = perder a fé

lose hope = perder a esperança

lose interest = perder o interesse

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