Sites úteis de consulta (dictionaries)

Hi there students!

Here I´m writing those sites (as on-line dictionaries) I always tell you about, hope you enjoy and it´s useful to you! Chose the best for you, and the most suitable in your level. Anyway, I recommend you:

Begginers: English/ Portuguese dictionaries: Altavista/Google/Babylon/Bussola escolar/Yahoo buscas/ Dicionário universal/ Freedict;
Inermediate and advanced: Merriam/ Freesearch/ Your Dictionary/ Slang UK;

Amount of kisses for all.
Teacher Lu.

Dictionaries: In order that I often use:
Merriam: http://www.merriam-webster.com/mw/home.htm;
Freesearch:
Your dictionary: http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Slang UK: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/a.htm
Altavista: http://babelfish.altavista.com
Google ferramentas de diomas: http://www.google.com.br/language_tools?hl=pt-BR
Babylon on-line: http://www.babylon.com/definition/braiding/Portuguese - esse é mais complicadinho. Para traduzir a palavra que se quer no próprio link acima, troque a palavra pela palavra desejada e ENTER. Para dicionário Ingles/Ingles digite: ENGLISH no lugar do PORTUGUESE e ENTER. (esse é um dos dicionários mais completos que achei);
Bussola escolar: http://www.bussolaescolar.com.br/dicionarios.htm;
Yahoo buscas (dicionários): http://br.search.yahoo.com/search?p=dicion%C3%A1rio+on+line&fr=fp-today (esse é o resultado de uma busca que fiz, mas que apareceram sites bem interessantes);
Dicionário Universal: http://www.dicts.info/ud/portuguese.php?k1=&k2=&w=&w2=
Freedict: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por.html

* As much as I find more suitable dictionaries, I post it here!
** If you find something interesting, please send me to post here too!

Blog's recommendation - in português/English

Hi Dear students,
I´m posting another blogger's address from a student of mine that's now in Vancouver.
Hope you enjoy his funny language and his English topics....
His talking about his adventures since he arrived there, and you could notice and enjoy how is this process going on!

Kisses for all of yoU!
Teacher Lu.

http://tutacucapetaaa.blogspot.com/

Blog´s reccomendation

Hi there, Dear students!
As you know I´m always interested you get some more information and enjoy to learn English, so take a look at this link http://luenglishteacher.blogspot.com/

Kind regards!
Teacher Luciana S. Santos

Inglês na Ponta da Língua: Como dizer "DE NADA"?

Pessoal, dêem uma olhada nesse blog, que voces vão achar dicas bem divertidas para falar inglês.
Inglês na Ponta da Língua: Como dizer "DE NADA"?

* agradecimentos: aluna Dulce.

Desafio para os alunos

Pessoal:
Abaixo deixo o link de um vídeo do Luiz Felipe Scolari - sobre o Chelsea, que recebi de um dos meus alunos e, gostaria que vocês prestassem a atenção e, me retornem dizendo os erros que vocês encontraram no vídeo. Essa é a melhor maneira de eu saber como vocês estão acompanhando o curso de Inglês. É um tipo de avaliação melhor do que uma prova, em minha opinião:

"Eu achei legal a coragem dele em falar desse jeito em frente a tantas pessoas e cameras, o cara é bom! Legal que ele tenta, vai assim mesmo e não desanima! Levando-se em consideração que, o mais importante ali é a negociação dos jogadores e, todo o resto sobre esse assunto, ele realmente não precisa se preocupar demais com o Inglês, é meio "tupiniquim" mas parece que todos ali entenderam o que ele disse e, ele entendeu as perguntas. É assim mesmo! Nota dez pra ele pela ousadia!"

Time!!!

"A stitch in time saves nine." - proverb



"Time is of the essence." - idiom



"Time heals all wounds." - proverb



Time is an important word in English, and we have a lot of expressions to talk about it, and a lot of things to say about it. However, there´s some confusion about how to express time in English, specially, using prepositions: IN and ON. Here´s a short guide to help save time!





IN - used with: months, years, decades, centuries, and epochs:





E.G.: She was born in september;


She was born in 1958;


She was born in september 1958;


Ernest Hemingway lived in Paris in the 1920s;


Healthcare is much better today than it was in the 1700s;


In the Ace Age, many animals became extinct.

We also use "IN" with morning, afternoon, and evening:

I usually get up early in the morning.

In the afternoon, I like to take a short walk.

I sometimes go out in the evening.

"IN" is also used to talk about a period of time from the present to some period in the future, which can be anything from a second to thousand of years:

I´ll come help you in a second.

My brother is coming to visit me in a few days.

I´ll call you back in an hour.

She´s going to Japan in six months.

Her goal is to be a multimillionare in ten years.

I expect that in 100 years the world will be very different.

"AT" is used with specific times of day:

we have a meeting at two o' clock.

My train is at 4:30.

We also use "AT" with night and words like dawn and sunset:

- Seth like to look at the stars at night.

-Our baby wakes up at dwan and starts screaming and crying.

- The sky is beautiful at sunrise.

- I love to look out over the ocean at sunset.

Vocabulary:

extinct: describes something (frequently animals) that no longer exists

dawn/sunrise: when the sun comes up and starts the day.

sunset: When the sun goes down and starts the evening;

to scream: to make very loud and high sound like when you´re scared.

A good destination for a lot of people: Fucking in Austria

Please, don´t think i´m a bad teacher... I´m just giving you an advice for your next trip to Europe. As you can see in this link, Fucking is a city, in Austria. I´ve never been there before, but it is true!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5AkDN1Xr6Y&feature=related
http://fuckinggreatstuff.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3oT_hyRPms a funny video from an american program calling for someone in Fucking!!
** My friend said they usually have a problem with their shapes on the road, because most of them are steal.
Imagine the shape: WELCOME TO FUCKING! And the t-shirts from them: I´ve been in Fucking! or I love Fucking!
It´s true! (lol)