Estratégias e dicas de inglês no ambiente de trabalho e negócios
I received, today, one more of those uncountable emails that we receive daily from friends, acquaintances, or even strangers. The message was forwarded, thus I don’t know who is the author of the curiosities that we find there, but I’ll post it here, anyway (the part that refers to some curiosities about the English language).… Read More
A escolha do modelo de curso é bastante particular e está ligada ao seu estilo de aprendizagem: há quem argumente que as aulas em grupo trazem maior interação e dinamismo e que as aulas particulares podem perder o foco se professor e aluno não estiverem muito alinhados quanto aos objetivos e metas. Seja qual for… Read More
Word Order in Positive Sentences For the beginning, remember this simple rule: If you are a more advanced learner, remember the following rule: Word Order in Negative Sentences The word order in negative sentences is the same as in affirmative sentences. Note, however, that in negative sentences we usually need an auxiliary… Read More
Over the years, the English language has borrowed a great number of French words and expressions. Some of this vocabulary has been so completely absorbed by English that speakers might not realize its origins. Other words and expressions have retained their “Frenchness” – a certain je ne sais quoi which speakers tend to be much… Read More
Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb – it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun. For example: I have to travel a lot for work. Trip (n) is often substituted for the word ‘holiday’ when the travelling distance was short. For example: How… Read More
Word Explanation Example say to say something (say is followed immediately by a noun clause). If you want to put a personal object after say, use the word to. Andrew said that he was right.He said to his father that he was right. tell to tell someone something (tell is followed by an object noun… Read More
Usually we choose the correct form by instinct. For example;- I am a teacher. (not me) Give that to me. (not I) There are other times when people make mistakes with these two pronouns. I/me is difficult when it is coupled with another pronoun or with a noun. This is when you have to think… Read More
Sabemos que aprender uma segunda língua dá trabalho, muito trabalho . Adquirir um idioma a um bom nível de comunicação requer a atitude certa, determinação, diligência, motivação, tempo, dinheiro e esforço contínuo por parte do aluno. Entretanto, mesmo o aluno mais dedicado pode eventualmente encontrar desafios. Listamos abaixo os 10 obstáculos mais comuns e as… Read More
This is a real story that happened between the customer of General Motors and its Customer-Care Executive. Many of you might have come across this long ago, as it is in circulation for years now. But I just rememberd it today for no reason, probably because I felt like vanilla ice cream. For those who are not… Read More
PERCEPTION . . . Something To Think About. . . Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning . The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes… Read More
birdgei.com