DEUS AJUDA QUEM CEDO MADRUGA A expressão equivalente em inglês é the early bird gets the worm ou the early bird catches the worm, que literalmente significa “o pássaro que acorda cedo pega a minhoca”. Os falantes nativos do inglês às vezes também dizem you’re…
SASSYATREVIDO, IMPERTINENTE, MAL-EDUCADO
She’s a sassy young woman! Ela é uma jovem atrevida!
Usa-se também o verbo to sass, que significa falar ou comportar-se de forma insolente, sem respeito, sobretudo com pessoas que têm poder ou posição de autoridade.
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I am Maria Beatriz Ramos da Silva Mollo, better known as Bia Mollo. I wrote the dictionary “Look up Phrasal Verbs” I have been teaching English for over 35 years, either in English schools, in companies or private lessons, always focusing on the adult students. I…
Make sure you set aside enough time for reading for pleasure. We often find ourselves short of time in our weekly classroom schedule, and we can hardly dedicate enough time to reading. If you cannot spend time every lesson on reading, choose a lesson every week when you…
FOCUS Speaking and Listening; Fluency and spontaneity; Keeping a conversation going LEVEL Elementary-Advanced TIME 10 – 15 minutes Materials and preparation: None, and there is no handout either. In class Tell your students that they will be conversing…
Imagine a child who has been given a new squeaky toy. Their first contact of this object may be visual. They may then touch it in their hands and perhaps put it in their mouth. Inevitably, the smell of the material, such as rubber, may drift up to their nostrils.
Inspirational quotations can be an extremely effective tool to boost students’ confidence and self-esteem and improve teaching and learning.They can be a rich source of additional language practice in the classroom and cover an incredible wealth of subjects and…
TÓPICO: Situações NÍVEL: Iniciante – Avançado MATERIAL: Tiras de papel com as situações abaixo. PROCEDIMENTO Coloque as tiras de papel em cima da mesa viradas para baixo.Peça ao aluno que escolha 3 situações e explique o que está acontecendo em…
The English language is always in a constant state of flux. New words are created all the time and old ones disappear. In recent years, one trend that has become very noticeable, and not always welcomed by all, is the changing of nouns into verbs. In English, it’s easy to…
