Among the universals of human behavior, Dignity stands out. Human rights are based on it. The multifaceted nature of Dignity is discussed in Gomes de Matos (2013), a volume published by Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies. In the educational area, there are still few…
In collaboration with Cambridge Assessment International Education, the Cambridge Teacher series offers practical guidance and innovative teaching approaches to those looking to develop their classroom practice. DESCRIPTION CLIL Essentials for Secondary School Teachers…
So, you know English. Maybe you studied for a while, maybe you travelled once to Disney. Maybe you have taken a 5‑week course to gain a certificate that says you are qualified to teach English. So, you grab your camera, make a video and voilà, you’re now an “expert”…
OOPS! “OPA!”
Oops! I’m sorry.Opa! Desculpe.
A exclamação Oops! exprime surpresa ou arrependimento depois de um pequeno erro ou acidente. GAWD! “DEUS!”
Oh, my gawd! I don’t believe it!Ah, meu Deus! Eu não acredito!
Gawd é a grafia de uma pronúncia…
This major new edition of the Oxford First Dictionary in paperback includes new words and more pages to improve spelling, extend vocabulary and support comprehension in the new curriculum. As well as updated context sentences (including examples from children’s own…
Leading the way in language and pedagogy research Claire Dembry: I saw the job of ‘Corpus Manager’ advertised and I remember thinking ‘You never see that!’ – I hadn’t before and haven’t since. I’ve been here for five years now, and I’ve done a CELTA to…
Scientific skills through cognitive and communicative learning & practice. ELT and ESL classrooms have been the nursery to approaches such as CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), for example, which has embraced the track to bilingual education by…
I COULD EAT A HORSE
“ESTOU FAMINTO, ESFOMEADO, MORTO DE FOME” I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Estou com tanta fome que poderia comer um boi. Literalmente, I could eat a horse significa:
“Eu poderia comer um cavalo”.
Não que a carne de cavalo faça parte da…
The English language is extremely rich and varied. David Crystal estimates that there are up to 2 million words, the Oxford English Dictionary has over 600,000 and 25,000 new words are added each year. An educated native speaker uses 30-50,000 words. Research indicates that…
