by BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas

Yabba-Dabba-Doo!!!!

Frederick F. “Fred” Flintstone also known as “Fred W. Flintstone” in at least one episode, is a fictional character, who originated in the popular television animated series The Flintstones. Fred has since appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs and commercials. He is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone. His best friends… Read More

by BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas

Girls’ Verbal Skills Make Them Better at Arithmetic, Study Finds

ScienceDaily  — While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the advantage comes from girls’ superior verbal skills. “People have always thought that males’ advantage… Read More

by BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas

Words of Wisdom: How to Improve Vocabulary

One crative way to help learners improve their vocabulary is the use of images and funny double meanings. When you start to work on building your vocabulary, it’s really important to have fun. Having a great vocabulary, and constantly building it, is something that can be a very beneficial habit rather than a chore. Here… Read More

by BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas

Confusing words: Less and Fewer

Use fewer with objects that can be counted one-by-one. Use less with qualities or quantities that cannot be individually counted. Incorrect: There were less days below freezing last winter. Correct: There were fewer days below freezing last winter. (Days can be counted.) Correct: I drank less water than she did. (Water cannot be counted individually… Read More