Hello, everyone! And Happy New Year! May 2017 be our best year yet.
As I said in my first post, my contributions here on BlogDisal will all focus on language development for teachers. And, as promised, we’ll start today focusing on this somewhat troublesome item of…
The feeling that all our efforts to motivate, help students learn and get organised were in vain is common among teachers, especially towards the end of the year/ term. There is usually that one student in class who brings all the joy, does all the homework, and has all the…
Do the math do the calculation; figure something out; come to a conclusion (fazer a conta; calcular; concluir algo)
“I already did the math, and it seems it’s still cheaper if we go by plane,” Ralph told Nick.
“Eu já calculei, e parece que ainda sai mais barato se…
Eu sou fã incondicional dos Beatles, adoro a pegada do som do Jack Johnson e Donavon Frankenreiter quando quero relaxar e todo dia fico com o peso do heavy metal na orelha quando vou pra academia. A música está sempre comigo na correria do meu cotidiano, mas quando eu…
What is Flash Fiction?
Do you enjoy reading stories, but don´t have much time? Perhaps flash fiction is the answer for you! Flash fiction can be any fictional work from a few words to around one thousand. According to legend, Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word tale…
To my point of view, Brazil has placed too much emphasis on the teaching of reading comprehension for such a long time. Only now do we start do find material (coursebooks) that give some attention to speaking, for example (listening is still a very limited skill in them).
After being part of the APIES (Associação dos Professores de Inglês do Espírito Santo) Board for 7 years, time has come to say goodbye. I was the representative of APIES in the south of Espírito Santo for one year, the secretary for four years, and since 2015 I have…
As the year ends, we may enjoy planning the new year and write down a to-do list for professional development. The general idea is that we keep moving and keep learning. That way we may reach higher as teachers and inspire not only our learners, but our colleagues to develop…
O U T !!!
Além de “fora/externo”, OUT pode transmitir desde superioridade até motivação, localização, uma ação ordenada ou situações negativas de extinção, erro ou exclusão, entre outros. Separando por significado ou essência…

