- The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (BBC)
- O Reino Unido é composto por Inglaterra, País de Gales, Escócia e Irlanda do Norte.
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10.03.2011
Vocabulary: GREAT BRITAIN
9.26.2011
Today we have got Amy Winehouse !
Pronunciation Simple Past - ED -
| Voiced Sounds | Unvoiced Sounds | Special Uses – T / D / TE / DE- |
| /d/ | /t/ | /ɪd/ |
| b, g, j, l , m, n , r , v, z, y | f, k , p, s, x, sh, ch, th | T / D / TE / DE |
| Play – Played /d/ | Dance – Danced /t/ | Need – Needed /ɪd/ |
| Live - Lived /d/ | Work – Worked /t/ | Decide – Decided /ɪd/ |
| Learn – Learned /d/ | Kiss – Kissed /t/ | Hate – Hated /ɪd/ |
| Rob - Robbed /d/ | Laugh – Laughed /t/ | Want – Wanted /ɪd/ |
| Hug – Hugged /d/ | Step – Stepped /t/ | Visit – Visited /ɪd/ |
Phrasal Verb CALL
CALL BACK = Return a phone call.
You better call back John, he's called twice already.
CALL FOR = A. demand B. phone call C. require D. pick sme from a certain place
A. There's not much call for refrigerators in the Arctic Circle.
B. Did you call for an appointment?
C. This good news calls for a celebration!
D. He called for her at home but she wasn't there last night.
CALL FORTH = make something happen
The tsunami in Indonesia called forth a great deal of humanitarian aid from around the world.
CALL IN = A. get someone to come and do sth B. short visit
A. We had to call in a plumber because our drain was clogged.
B. The Smith's called in last night and we had a pleasant visit.
CALL OFF = cancel
The reunion was called off because not enough people could attend.
CALL ON = A. visit B. ask a student a question in class
A. We called on the Jones family last Sunday afternoon.
B. The teacher called on Scott who knew the answer, fortunately.
CALL ROUND = visit
I'll call round in the evening if that's ok?
CALL UP = A. summon for military service B. telephone
A. He was called up to active duty when the war broke out.
B. Why don't you call up a friend and see if they want to go to town with us?
You better call back John, he's called twice already.
CALL FOR = A. demand B. phone call C. require D. pick sme from a certain place
A. There's not much call for refrigerators in the Arctic Circle.
B. Did you call for an appointment?
C. This good news calls for a celebration!
D. He called for her at home but she wasn't there last night.
CALL FORTH = make something happen
The tsunami in Indonesia called forth a great deal of humanitarian aid from around the world.
CALL IN = A. get someone to come and do sth B. short visit
A. We had to call in a plumber because our drain was clogged.
B. The Smith's called in last night and we had a pleasant visit.
CALL OFF = cancel
The reunion was called off because not enough people could attend.
CALL ON = A. visit B. ask a student a question in class
A. We called on the Jones family last Sunday afternoon.
B. The teacher called on Scott who knew the answer, fortunately.
CALL ROUND = visit
I'll call round in the evening if that's ok?
CALL UP = A. summon for military service B. telephone
A. He was called up to active duty when the war broke out.
B. Why don't you call up a friend and see if they want to go to town with us?
SLANG: NUKE
TO NUKE[esquentar ou cozinhar no forno de micro-ondas]
- Are you going to nuke the spaghetti?
- Você vai esquentar o espaguete no micro-ondas?
“TABLE” or “DESK”?
1. mesa
[TABLE]
Com o sentido de “mesa de modo geral, excetuadas as escrivaninhas, mesas de escritório e afins”:
- “Can you put those bags on the kitchen table, please?”, Diane asked Sue.
- “Você pode colocar essas sacolas na mesa da cozinha, por favor?”, Diane pediu a Sue.
[DESK]
Com o sentido de “escrivaninha, mesa de escritório e afins, frequentemente com gavetas”:
- Jay spends most of his time sitting at the desk working at his computer.
- Jay passa a maior parte do tempo sentado à mesa, trabalhando no seu computador.
9.18.2011
WHY ARE PHONETICS IMPORTANT ?
Como você já deve saber, os símbolos fonéticos são “uma mão na roda” para quem está interessado em melhorar a sua pronúncia e falar inglês corretamente. Estes símbolos podem até parecer estranhos à primeira vista, entretanto se você investir um pouco do seu tempo tentando desvendá-los poderá tirar muito proveito deles no futuro.
Let´s see the video !
9.17.2011
Phrasal Verbs: MAKE UP
MAKE UP
1. to invent a story, an excuse, etc. (inventar história, desculpa, etc.)
- Our teacher is sick and tired of Marvin always making up lame excuses to avoid doing his homework.
- Nossa professora está cheia de o Marvin sempre inventar desculpas esfarrapadas para evitar fazer a lição de casa.
- “If I were you, I wouldn’t believe Rick. He’s always making things up”, said Liza.
- “Se eu fosse você, não acreditaria no Rick. Ele está sempre inventando coisas”, disse Liza.
2. to reconcile, to become friends again after an argument (reconciliar-se, fazer as pazes)
- “After their big fight, I thought Brenda and Stuart were going to break up for good, but they have already made up”, Sophie told her friends.
- “Depois da briga feia deles, achei que Brenda e Stuart iriam se separar para sempre, mas já fizeram as pazes”, Sophie contou a suas amigas.
- “Even though Mark cheated on Lisa, she forgave him, and they have since made up and are back together again”, Sharon told Kate.
- “Embora Mark tenha traído Lisa, ela o perdoou, e desde então eles se reconciliaram e estão juntos de novo”, Sharon contou a Kate.
- Cheryl worries too much about her looks. She never leaves home without first making herself up.
- Cheryl se preocupa demais com a aparência. Nunca sai de casa sem primeiro se maquiar.
- Billy looked really funny after his mother made him up as a clown for the costume party.
- Billy ficou realmente engraçado depois que a mãe o maquiou como palhaço para a festa à fantasia.
noun form: make-up (maquiagem)
- Patty is only seventeen, but she looks older than she really is because she wears a lot of make-up.
- Patty só tem 17 anos, mas parece mais velha do que realmente é porque usa bastante maquiagem.
4. to comprise, to constitute (constituir, formar)
- Juan told me that while he was in London to study English, his class was made up of students from all over the world, including China and Japan.
- Juan me disse que, quando esteve em Londres para estudar inglês, sua classe era formada de alunos de todas as partes do mundo, inclusive do Japão e da Chine.
- “Are you sure that women make up over sixty percent of our country´s population?”, Don asked Greg.
- “Você tem certeza de que as mulheres constituem mais de 60% da população de nosso país?”, Don perguntou a Greg.
5. to compensate for time taken off work (compensar tempo ausente do trabalho)
- “Is it all right if I take next Wednesday off and make it up later?”, Hillary asked her boss.
- “Tudo bem se eu não trabalhar na próxima quarta e compensar depois?”, Hillary perguntou a seu chefe.
- Harry’s boss said that he will have to work one hour more a day for at least a week in order to make up the time he had been absent.
- O chefe de Harry disse que ele terá de trabalhar uma hora a mais por dia durante pelo menos uma semana para compensar o tempo que tinha estado ausente.
Compare com make up for.
A expressão make it up to someone é utilizada no sentido de retribuir um favor ou compensar alguém por algo errado que se tenha feito.
- Sheila apologized to Helen for the inconvenience she had caused and said she would find a way to make it up to her.
- Sheila pediu desculpas a Helen pela inconveniência que tinha causado e disse que encontraria alguma forma de compensá-la.
Make up one’s mind (decidir-se) e one’s mind is made up (estar decidido, ter tomado uma decisão) são expressões bastante freqüentes formadas a partir do phrasal verbmake up.
- Rita and Joe still haven’t made up their minds about where they are going to spend their next vacation.
- Rita e Joe ainda não decidiram onde vão passar suas próximas férias.
- “My mind is made up. I’m quitting this job today. I can’t stand it anymore!”, said Mary Ann.
- “Minha decisão está tomada. Vou largar este emprego hoje. Não o agüento mais!”, disse Mary Ann.
SOLD OUT
1. esgotado
[SOLD OUT]
[SOLD OUT]
Com o sentido de “ter sido vendido totalmente (ingressos etc.)”:
- Tickets for the game tonight are sold out at the ticket office, but we can still try to get some from a scalper.
- Os ingressos para o jogo de hoje à noite estão esgotados na bilheteria, mas ainda podemos tentar conseguir alguns com um cambista.
2. esgotado
[TIRED OUT]
[TIRED OUT]
Com o sentido de “exausto”:
- After a hard day’s work I usually feel tired out.
- Após um dia duro de trabalho, eu geralmente me sinto esgotado.
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