Observation Class [May 06th, 2017] What defines you?

Link: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/philosophicalquestionwhoami
Photo: http://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2015/09/18/635782080878664122461499211_my-identity.png

WHAT DEFINES YOU?
- How are your parents?
- How are your friends?
- Your parents and friends combine with you?

- family
- friends
- job
- teachers
- environment
- money
- psychology
- celebries
- religion beliefs
- music

- How does he/she present himself/herself?
- What interests does he/she have?
- How much does it reflect his/her true personality?

TALKING ABOUT IDENTIFY [page 17/number 02]
01. I think of my identify partly in terms of my friends.
02. I need to feel part of a close circuit of friends.
03. My life is centred a lot on my children rather than on myself.
04. What defines me most is my backgroud.
05. I'm a product of where I come from.
06. I see myself as a happy person.
07. I like to think that I'm reflected in the people I like.
08. What has also had a great influence on me was my stay in other countries.

Extra Vocabulary:
- to follow in somobody's footsteps: espelhar-se em alguém

Observation Class [April 29th, 2017] PERSONALITY TRAITS

Link: https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/personality/big-five-personality-traits/

Photo: http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Big-Five-Personality-Traits.jpg

PERSONALITY TRAITS: TRAÇOS DE PERSONALIDADE [page 16/number 02]
- sophisticated interests: interesses sofisticados
- discerning interests: interesses perspicazes
- agreeable: agradável
- extroverted: extrovertido
- conscientious: consciente
- neurotic: neurótico
- sociable: sociável

Extra Vocabulary:

01.

Link: https://br.pinterest.com/explore/personality-adjectives/

Photo: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/62/df/a8/62dfa8b41867fede0d44852573695b37.jpg

02.

Link: https://en.islcollective.com/resources/search_result?Tags=Search%20free%20ESL%20resources&searchworksheet=GO&Grammar_Focus=Adjectives%20to%20describe%20personality%20and%20character&type=Printables

Photo: https://en.islcollective.com/wuploads/preview_new/big_34144_personality_1.jpg

Observation Class [April 29th, 2017] SELF

Link: http://www.presenting-yourself.com/business-presentation-skills/do-you-lack-self-confidence-and-feel-like-an-imposter/

Photo: https://i2.wp.com/www.presenting-yourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Fotolia_40700273_XS.jpg?ssl=1

PRESENTING A SELF-IMAGE [page 16/number 04]

- to create (any profile): criar (qualquer perfil)

- to portary (themselves): portar-se

- to put up (a profile): colocar (um perfil)

- to present (an images): apresentar (imagens)

- to choose (interests): escolher (interesses)

- to reflect (their true personalities): refletir (as verdadeiras personalidade deles)

- to express (their thoughts): expressar (os pensamentos deles)

- to reveal (psychological weakness): revelar (fraqueza psicológica)

- to reveal (natural physical flaws): revelar (falhas fisicas naturais)

Extra Vocabulary:

- worldwide: no mundo todo

- reasonable: razoável

- to flatt: bajular

- flattering: lisonjeiro/bajulador

- interests: interesses

- weakness: fraqueza

- to carry out: executar

- to filled: preencher

- to set out: estabelecer

- astonishing: surpreendente

- entirely: inteiramente

- too depict: descrever, retratar, representar

- accurately: com precisão

- rather: em vez de

Observation Class [April 29th, 2017] GERÚNDIO & INFINITIVO

GERÚNDIO E/OU INFINITIVO [page 14/number 05]
a. verbos que pedem 'ing':
to remember
to enjoy
to postpone
to regret
to give up
to mind
to risk
to suggest
to avoid
to imagine

b. verbos que pedem infinitivo':
to remember
to manage
to regret
to offer
to decide
to agree
to prepare

c. verbos que podem os dois:
to stop
- Daniel stopped smoking. >> Ele não fuma mais!
- Daniel stopped to smoke. >> Ele parou por algum motivo. Depois ele volta a fumar.

to remember
- Remember + ing >> relembrar algo depois de o fazer.
I remember closing the windows when I left home. >> ação depois
Eu lembrei de fechar as janelas quando eu sai de casa.

- Remember = infinitive >> relembrar algo antes de o fazer.
Remember to pay the doctor tomorrow!. >> ação antes
Lembre de pagar o doutor amanhã.

to regret
- Regret + verbo no gerúndio(ING): arrepender-se de ter feito algo.
I regret selling the car. [ = Eu me arrependo de ter vendido o carro.]
I now regret leaving school so young. [ = Eu agora arrependo de ter largado a escola tão novo.]
They regret doing it. [ = Eles se arrependem de ter feito isto.]

- Regret + verbo no infinitivo: uso formal, usado em cartas oficiais ou declarações.
I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed. [ = Eu lamento em informar que seu contrato não será renovado.]
I regret to tell you that he is not here. [= Lamento em dizer que ele não está aqui.]

to try

- Try to do something - significa tentar, fazer uma tentativa ou esforço.

I tried to reach Paul at work, but the line was busy. [Tentei contato com o Paul no trabalho, mas a linha estava ocupada.]

You must try to come on time. [Você tem de tentar chegar na hora.]

- Try doing something - significa experimentar, fazer uma experiência.

- “I can’t sleep.” “You should try counting sheep.” [Não consigo dormir. Você devia experimentar contar carneirinhos.]

- Why didn’t you try calling him on his cell phone? [Por que você não experimentou ligar pra ele no celular?]

Observation Class [April 29th, 2017] WOULD

USO DO 'WOULD' [page 14/number 01]
a. Past habits
In those days, we would walk home late at night with no problem.
Sometimes we'd go to work, just for fun.

b. Polite requests and offers
Would you mind having a look at this with me?
Which hotel would you prefer to stay in?

c. The past of 'will' in reported speech
They said that there would be hundreds out of work.
He said he would be back in time for the film.

d. The 'future-in-the-past'
After that goal, it was clear they wouldn't win the match.
She decided that she'd spend the rest of her life there.

e. Hypothetical situations
Without the land, we would have gone bankrupt a long time ago.
Would you ever leave this country?

f. Giving advice (softening)
I wouldn't worry aabout it, if I were you.
You'd be a complete fool not to take that job, you really would.

Vocabulary:
- requests: pedidos
- Would you mind? - Você se importaria?
- bankrupt: falido

Observation Class 02 [February 11th, 2017] Future Continuous

Link: https://www.educationtopia.net/grammar/future-continuous-tense

Photo: https://www.educationtopia.net/sites/default/files/1%20future%20continous%20tense%20-%20timeline.jpg

01. Future Continuous/Progressive

É um tempo verbal que denota uma ação futura com continuidade, progressividade.

[will + be + ing]

Aff.: Debbie will be planning her day.

Int.: Will Debbie be planning her day?

Neg.: Debbie will not (won't) planning her day.

Saiba mais sobre Tempos Verbais!!! CLIQUE AQUI!!!

02. Extra Vocabulary

- to take off: decolar

- to land: aterrissar

- upright position

- vow: a serious promise or decision

03. Discussion

What would the idela school be like, in your opinion?

- space

- staff

- classes

- activities

04. Videos

The Police - Every Breath You Take

Every breath you take

Every move you make

Every bond you break

Every step you take

I'll be watching you

Every single day

Every word you say

Every game you play

Every night you stay

I'll be watching you

Oh can't you see

You belong to me

How my poor heart aches

With every step you take

Every move you make

Every vow you break

Every smile you fake

Every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace

I dream at night I can only see your face

I look around but it's you I can't replace

I feel so cold and I long for your embrace

I keep crying baby, baby, please

Oh can't you see

You belong to me

How my poor heart aches

With every step you take

Every move you make

Every vow you break

Every smile you fake

Every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

Every move you make

Every step you take

I'll be watching you.

Adele - I'll Be Waiting

Hold me closer one more time,

Say that you love me in your last goodbye,

Please forgive me for my sins,

Yes, I swam dirty waters,

But you pushed me in,

I've seen your face under every sky,

Over every border and on every line,

You know my heart more than I do,

We were the greatest, me and you,

But we had time against us,

And miles between us,

The heavens cried,

I know I left you speechless,

But now the sky has cleared and it's blue,

And I see my future in you,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll do everything different,

I'll be better to you,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll be somebody different,

I'll be better to you,

Let me stay here for just one more night,

Build your world around me,

And pull me to the light,

So I can tell you that I was wrong,

I was a child then, but now I'm willing to learn,

But we had time against us,

And miles between us,

The heavens cried,

I know I left you speechless,

But now the sky has cleared and it's blue,

And I see my future in you,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll do everything different,

I'll be better to you,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll be somebody different,

I'll be better to you,

Time against us,

Miles between us,

Heavens cried,

I know I left you speechless,

Time against us,

Miles between us,

Heavens cried,

I know I left you speechless,

I know I left you speechless,

I'll be waiting,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll do everything different,

I'll be better to you,

I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again,

I put my hands up,

I'll be somebody different,

I'll be better to you.

Observation Classes - General [November/December, 2016] Life Changes, Regrets, Opinion, Point of view & Exercises

Link: http://www.dailygood.org/story/648/the-pain-and-beauty-of-life-changes-leo-babauta/

Photo: http://www.servicespace.org/inc/ckfinder/userfiles/images/dgood/afraid-of-change.jpg

01. Life Changes

How do you deal...?

- move to another city

- decide to live alone

- start working

- have children

02. Exercises

02.1.

I don’t regret moving to another country.

I’m glad I moved to another country.

02.2.

It’s a good think she got a divorce.

She’s not sorry for getting a divorce.

02.3.

I’m sorry I didn’t cut for my father’s advice.

I wish I had asked for my father’s advice.

02.4.

She reggrets lying to her boyfriend.

She wishes she hadn’t lied to her boyfriend.

03.

- I regret...

- I don’t regret...

- I’m (not) sorry...

- I’m glad...

- It’s a good thing...

- I wish...

- If only...

04.

In my opinion...

From my point of view...

Extras:

- sparkling: espumante

- sparkling water: água tônica, água com gás

- still water: água parada

- tap water: água da torneira

- hose: mangueira

- pantyhose: meia calça

- party: partido

- potluck party: festa com guloseimas

- to break up: romper, dispersar

- to make up: compensar, constituir, inventar

- to regret: arrepender

Observation Classes - General [November/December, 2016] Up, Down, Alternative Medicine & Busy Day

Link: http://visihow.com/Do_the_Up_Down_Day_/_Alternate_day_fasting_diet_-_A_real_life_experiment

Photo: http://visihow.com/images/b/be/Up_down.png

01. page 90/number 05

01.1. I spoke to about/almost/exactly/just under/nearly 150 people.

01.2. All/Almost None/Half/Most/None of them were interested in buying from us.

02. Verbs with up/down that have na idiomatic meaning

(page 91/number 02)

- to break up: romper

- to close down: fechar

- to cut down on: cortar

- to end up: terminar

- to give up: desistir

- to set up: estabelecer/montar

- to take up: assumir

- to turn down: recusar

03. Alternatives

03.2. page 94/number 02

- an illness: an unhealthy condition of body or mind - doença

- symptoms: subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance; broadly :  something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder - sintomas

- a treatment: the act or manner or an instance of treating someone or something -  tratamento

- a remedy: a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease - remédio

- effect: something that inevitably follows an antecedent (as a cause or agent) - efeitos

- side effects: a secondary and usually adverse effect (as of a drug) <toxic side effects> —called also side reaction – efeito colateral

- a medicine: the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease - cura

- a placebo: a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder

03.3. page 94/number 03

- acupuncture

- antibiotics

- hypnosis

- massage

- painkillers

- physiotherapy

- surgery

- vaccinations

04. Busy day

- How do you manage your busy day?

- typical: típico, representativo, característico

- steriotypes: estereótipo

Extras:

Flattening: achatamento, nivelar

Fat: gordo

Fat meat: gordura da carne

Fabric: tecido, estrutura

Sailing: vela de navegação

Candle: vela

To claim: contextar

Thoroughly: seriously

Bakery: place

Baker’s: place

Baker: person

Survey: pesquisa

Poll: votação

Ballot: cédula, votação secreta

Urn: urna funerária

Blind: cego

Blinds: persianas

Curtain: cortina

Luncher: lançador

Snaker: cobra

Delivery: entrega

Baby delivery

Pastry shop: pastelaria

Cheaper = Inexpensive (AME)

Expensive

- Xterm: emulador de terminais leve e direto. Ele é usado como base para vários outros emuladores de terminais, como o Aterm.

- Term paper: trabalho de conclusão de curso

- Thesis: to Doctors

- Dissertation: to Masters

- Monograph

Observation Class 04 [November 12th, 2016] Describing, Phrasal Verbs, Duties and Chocolate

Link: http://www.betanews.com/2015/11/13/it-is-your-duty-to-use-an-ad-blocker-says-edward-snowden/

Foto: http://www.betanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/duty_responsibility-600x400.jpg

[page 68 - exercises 02/05]
(01) I'd like to make a complaint about
I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction with
This is to inform you of
I think you should know about

(02) I would like
I expect

(03) I also suggest
I strongly recommend

(04) I hope that
I trust that
I expect

[page 68 - exercise 06]
06. Describing the incident/Describing what happened
06.1. The incident occurred when...
06.2. I'd been told that...
06.3. When I pointed this out...
06.4. I was appalled by...
06.5. I regret I didn't insit on...

Eg.:
to appal: assustar
appall: calamidade
appalled: consternado
appaling: assustador

06. Saying what you want
06.6. receive a formal apologize
06.7. receive an assurance that
06.8. take steps to ensure that
06.9. restore my confindence in

Eg.:
assurance: garantia, certeza
apologize: pedir desculpas
step: passo, fase, grau
confidence: confiança
testimony: testemunho, depoimento
witness: testemunha
eye-witness: testemunha ocular

[page 71 - exercise 05]
05.1. to pour into: despejar em
05.2. to print onto: imprimir para
05.3. to emerge from: emergir de
05.4. to pass through: atravessar
05.5. to pick up: pegar
05.6. to attaches to: atribuir a
05.7. to move along: seguir em frente
05.8. to cut off: corte "fora"

Eg.:
to go into: entrar
to turn over: cirar
to put into: colocar
to cut into: cortar
to put together: colocar junto
to hold together: manter junto
to drop into: cair em

INTO and ONTO: Ação em movimento

RESPONSABILITIES [page 72]
[page 73 - exercise 04]
04.1. The director is responsible for interpreting the screenplay.
04.2. It's up to the DP to make sure the team delivers what the director wants.
04.3. It's the camera operator's responsability to make sure the camera moves smoothly.
04.4. The focus puller's main task is to focus the camera.
04.5. The clapper loader's duties include loading film into the camera.

Eg.:
duty: dever. obrigação
duty-free: sem taxa
on duty: em serviço
chocolate: choco|liti|
cocoa: cacau
almond: amêndoa
brand: marca
filling: recheio

Observation Class 03 [November 05th, 2016] Regrets, Condicional, Describing & Extras (breeds, oath, coffee, hair, food)

Eg.01: REGRETS: arrependimentos

Imaginary Situation:
If the neighbours had seen the cat, they would have said something.

Imaginary Results of past actions in the present resuts:
If you had closed the windows, the cat would be here.

Let's remenber!

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Important: Comma position!
If I have money, I will buy a house.
I will buy a house If I have money.

MIXED CONDICIONAL
Situation in the past... consequences in the present.

If (verb in Past Perfect) + would (verb in Present).

If you hadn't had a class, you wouldn't be here today.

Exercise 01:
If I hadn't taken up English, ...
I might have missed last class if...
If I hadn't decided to buy a..., ...
I might be a (job) now if...

Exercise 02:
A: ...........................................
B: Why do you say so? / What makes you say that?

Eg.02: DESCRIBING
- tittle
- author
- plot
- setting
- characters

Eg.03: EXTRA VOCABULARY
- stray cat/stray dog: no pedigree
- Breeds of dog

Link: https://br.pinterest.com/pin/310255861799657309/

Photo: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/73/19/06/73190655ac314bceda90c45b17a9ee8a.jpg

- to take up: to start
- to peel: descanscar
- to oath: jurar

Link: http://www.federalobserver.com/2016/02/12/gaddy-swearing-an-oath-to-the-constitution-and-how-it-works-2/

Photo: http://www.federalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/oath.jpg

- people swearing at people:

Link: http://thespiritscience.net/2015/11/10/6-interesting-and-unexpected-benefits-of-swearing/

Photo: http://thespiritscience.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2011-swearing-cursing-helpful.jpg

- coffee
-- coffee basket: filtro : eg.: melita
-- spoon: colher
-- savour: saborear, sabor, gosto
-- tablespoon: colher de sopa
-- to overflow: ttransbordar
-- to pour: derramar, fluir
-- reservoir: reservatório

- to slober: babar
- publishing house: editora
- publisher: editor

- hair
-- to trimmin: aparar
-- to dye hair: tingir
-- highlights hair: mechas, luzes
-- fringes: franja
-- mohican: moicano
-- spiky: espetado
-- top not: topete
-- forelock: look at the photo below

Link: http://www.hairfinder.com/haircollections6/aura3.htm

Photo: http://www.hairfinder.com/haircollections6/ad-peters-pixie.jpg

- bitter food: comida amarga

- sour food: comida azeda

- peaches in syrup

- lime x lemon:

Link: http://mcbimbimgles.blogspot.com.br/2016/02/qual-diferenca-lemon-x-lime.html

Photo: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQWrW7c25VjA-SPf2q7G9gxekTEt8Roul8pLlqpfdDGOingaSJ6rdZPQGQj8JaK4vFeTtYMIDVjyB79QUgz_hTL1WgNXyvm5zrxKiR3OMjuT3eRpYTtQNk5kLK-x6wrqcgK99zlGyGX8/s1600/lemon.jpg

- mixer: batedeira

- blender: liquidificador

- bather: banhista

- dough: massa

- oven: forno

- timer: temporizador

- to grease: engraxar

- flour: farinha

- branch: filial

- log: tora, tronco

- sleep like a log: look at the photo below

Link: http://squarelulu.blogspot.com.br/2013/06/expression-of-day-sleep-like-log.html

Photo: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs3kNJqqcLTYNUCfqeHq3q4jbbrFJDDpTBV5blOyBir0wHM1q5WWCuI1sKVxSk_6KY-8Svvlb4lvq99vGFRR_IhfwxwLkcyBJiuiWoHkkoJ248mED1WImmmbMjD7IT5r3N8x21UAF-T4/s1600/sleeping-like-a-log.jpg