COSTELETASSIDEBURNS
A faixa de barba que alguns homens deixam crescer de cada lado do rosto é chamada em inglês de sideburns.
James’ bushy sideburns are his trademark.As costeletas cerradas do James são sua marca registrada.
Quando o contexto for costeleta de porco, o…
“I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand” Chinese Proverb Active learning is a must for teachers of all areas of knowledge (including interdisciplinarity) and contexts of teaching nowadays. Fortunately, as language teachers, we benefit from…
COLARINHO
HEAD OF FOAM/HEAD
Para se referir à camada de espuma na parte superior de um copo de cerveja ou chope diga head of foam, ou simplesmente head, quando o contexto já estiver definido. Veja os exemplos:
Simon likes his beer with a large head of foam. Simon gosta…
SMOKING
O traje formal usado por homens em certas ocasiões sociais, em inglês é chamado de tuxedo ou, informalmente, tux. A palavra inglesa smoking, usada no Brasil, tem origem em smoking jacket, uma espécie de paletó folgado, de tecido fino como o veludo ou seda, e que…
CHUFFED
CONTENTÍSSIMO, MUITO SATISFEITO, MUITO FELIZ
I was really chuffed with the news.Eu fiquei felicíssimo com a novidade.
Originariamente, chuffed significava gordo, rechonchudo. E, pensando bem, quem está superfeliz e sorridente também fica de rosto cheio…
Many English teachers and schools will inevitably be teaching online courses from now on given the Covid-19 outbreak. In this month´s blog, I would like to share some material with you that can be used with individual students and groups online. ACTIVITY 1- LEVEL A2…
Wrong answers and
mistakes The following questions were set in last year’s school examinations in Britain, and these are some genuine answers.( ref.2015) Q. Name the four seasons.A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Q. How is dew formed?A. The sun shines down on…
The idea that we need to teach our learners and not our lesson plan may seem quite obvious. After all, students are our target audience and part of what makes communication effective is related to actually taking our target audience into account while speaking or writing…
No Disal Indica desta semana, destacamos o livro Wonder, escrito por R.J Palacio. Auggie Pullman is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Born with a terrible abnormality, he has been homeschooled and protected by his loving family from the cruel stares of the…
