Happy New Year!!!

"Psalm 23"

Happy New Year
[ABBA]

No more champagne
And the fireworks are through
Here we are, me and you
Feeling lost and feeling blue
It's the end of the party
And the morning seems so grey
So unlike yesterday
Now's the time for us to say...


Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I


Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives
Oh yes, man is a fool
And he thinks he'll be okay
Dragging on, feet of clay
Never knowing he's astray
Keeps on going anyway...


Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I


Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor
It's the end of a decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we'll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine...


Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Merry Christmas!!!

Beautiful - By Christina Aguilera

Every day is so wonderful

And suddenly, it's hard to breathe

Now and then, I get insecure

From all the pain, I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say

Words can't bring me down

I am beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring me down

So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends, you're delirious

So consumed in all your doom

Trying hard to fill the emptiness

The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone

Is that the way it is?

You are beautiful no matter what they say

Words can't bring you down

You are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring you down

So don't you bring me down today...

No matter what we do

(No matter what we do)

No matter what we say

(No matter what we say)

We're the song inside the tune

Full of beautiful mistakes

And everywhere we go

(And everywhere we go)

The sun will always shine

(Sun will always shine)

But tomorrow we might awake

On the other side

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down

We are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring us down

So, don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today

What Is Beauty?

    Ideas about what makes people physically attractive are always changing. When we think of a man who is handsome or a woman who is beautiful, our ideas are influenced by who we know and where we live. They are also changed by the era we live in. 

    Kids' ideas of what is beautiful are often shaped by the toys and pop stars they see around them. One of the greatest examples is Barbie, a toy for girls introduced in 1959. If Barbie were a real woman, she would be 2.1 meters tall, have a chest that was 96 centimeters, a waist of 45 centimeters and hips of 83 centimeters. But she would only weigh 50 kilograms. These unrealistic proportions not only persuade girls to think of themselves as inadequate, they also influence boys' decisions about how attractive they find girls. 

(Adapted from "Read and Think" Book 1 - Longman.)

You wanna be Americano - By Lou Bega

You wanna be Americano[Lou Bega]
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Paris or Napoli
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cashI'd like to be first classI'd like to be on topAnd I never gonna stop
I started washing dishesNow I'm flipping blue chipsI only eat deliciousAlways kissing two lips
A true VIPTell me what's your priceYou wanna sue me?I will sue you twice!
You can be a movie star in a CadillacWho shot the rocket to the moon and back?Where do you get from the bottom to the top?And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Paris or Napoli
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cashI'd like to be first classI'd like to be on topAnd I never gonna stop
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Paris or Napoli
I'd like to spend my cashTo be first classI'd like to be on top
I patrol the streets in my AMG BenzNow come on over, babyListen, I set the trendsI got a lot of shares
I multiply my moneyI'm asking you who caresMy life is full of money
You can be a movie star in a CadillacWho shot the rocket to the moon and back?Where do you get from the bottom to the top?And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoIn Paris or Napoli
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericananananoIn Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cashI want to be first classAnd I never gonna stop
You wanna be AmericanoAmericano, AmericanoI'd like to spend my cashTo be first classI'd like to be on top

Personal Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns Quiz

1. Alan and I live live in Sete Lagoas. ____ live in the same district.

I

You

We

They

He

2. Peter is ____ neighbour. ____ is American.

my - He

her - She

your - It

our - They

his - I

3. Amanda is an Enligh teacher. ____ came from the USA.

He

I

We

It

She

4. What did she give ____?

my

he

they

you

your

5. Mary and Carla go to school together. ____ study at St. Patrick's College.

She

They

We

Them

Her

6. Between you and ____, I think it's a stupid idea.

me

I

they

he

she

7. Alex is an old friend of ____.

me

I

my

myself

mine

8. That's not Carol's car. ____ is light blue.

Hers

She's

His

Her

Herself

9. Those aren't the boys' bikes. ____ are near the gate.

His

My

Theirs

Your

Their

10. This is my new dog. ____ name's Rex.

It's

Hers

Your

He's

Its

Score =

Correct answers:

1º Ano do Ensino Médio: Estudo Dirigido - EOP / EI

Prof.: Sérgio

-  Defina e exemplifique os itens abaixo:

a) Reading Strategies: 

    _ Skimmimg    

    _ Scanning
    _ Inference
    _ Prediction

b) Nouns:
    _ Singular and Plural Nouns
    _ Countable and Uncountable Nouns
    _ Masculine and Feminine Nouns
    _ Genitive Case of Nouns ( ‘s , ’ )

c) Numbers:
    _ Cardinal Numbers
    _ Ordinal Numbers

d) False Cognates

e) Simple Present Tense:
    _ use
    _ affirmative, negative and interrogative forms
    _ 3rd person singular (he, she, it)

f) Adverbs of Frequency

g) Modal Verb: Can / Can’t

h) Simple Past Tense:

_ use

    _ affirmative, negative and interrogative forms
    _ regular and irregular verbs
    _ past tense adverbs
    _ miss (missed) X lose (lost)

i) Personal Pronouns:
    _ Subjective Case
    _ Objective Case

j) Possessives:
    _ Possessive Adjectives
    _ Possessive Pronouns

2º Ano do Ensino Médio: Estudo Dirigido - EOP / EI

Prof.: Sérgio

- Defina e exemplifique os itens abaixo:

a) Reading Strategies:

_ Skimmimg

_ Scanning

_ Inference

_ Prediction

b) Indefinite Pronouns:

_ Simple Forms

_ Compound Forms

c) Reflexive Pronouns (refexive, emphatic and idiomatic uses)

d) Interrogative Pronouns (Wh- questions)

e) Verb “to be” (Past Tense):

_ use

_ affirmative, negative and interrogative forms

f) Verb “there to be” (Past Tense):

_ use

_ affirmative, negative and interrogative forms

g) Modal Verbs: will , should, ought to, had better, could, may and might (degree of certainty)

h) Prefixes: un-, in-, dis-, re-, im-, un-, pre-, eco-

i) Expressions: so … that / such … that

j) Present Perfect Tense:

_ use

_ affirmative, negative and interrogative forms

_ regular and irregular verbs

k) Comparison of Adjectives (short and long adjectives):

_ Comparative of Superiority

_ Comparative of Inferiority

_ Comparative of Equality

_ Superlative Degree

Personal Pronouns - Song

Meet The Beatles

Members of the Beatles

Paul McCartney

Birth Name: James Paul McCartney
Born: 18 June 1942 (1942-06-18) Liverpool, England
Instruments: Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums




John Lennon

Birth Name: John Winston Lennon
Born: 9 October 1940(1940-10-09)Liverpool, England
Died: 8 December 1980 (aged 40)
Instruments: Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Bass, Vocals



Ringo Starr

Birth Name: Richard Starkey
Born: 7 July 1940 (1940-07-07) Liverpool, England
Instruments: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

George Harrison

Birth Name: George Harrison
Born: 25 February 1943(1943-02-25) Liverpool, England
Died: 29 November 2001 (aged 58)
Instruments: Guitar, Ukelele, Sitar, Piano, Vocals

(Adapted from: http://www.squidoo.com/beatlestrivia#module8516401)

Veja os assuntos top 10 do Inglês no Vestibular.

 

     Opção preferida da maior parte dos vestibulandos, o Inglês não tem mistérios. Veja abaixo os 10 conteúdos que os vestibulares do país mais cobram. Confira:

1. Conjunctions
As conjunções são aquelas palavras que ligam duas orações, ou termos semelhantes, dentro de uma mesma oração. Lembrando que em inglês existem três tipos: Coordinating conjunctions, Correlative conjunctions e Subordinating conjunctions. Atenção para todas elas. 

2. Verb Tenses
É importante ressaltar que não existe frase sem verbo e sem sujeito. Portanto, dominar os verb tenses é essencial para se ter sucesso nas provas de língua inglesa. São eles: Simple Present, Present Contínuos, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Contínuos, Past Perfect, Simple Future, Future Continuous e Future Perfect. 

3. Personal Pronouns
Lembre-se: os pronomes pessoais "he" e "she" só podem ser usados quando se referirem a pessoas. Já o pronome "it" só faz referência a coisas e animais. O "they" pode ser usado tanto para pessoas, quanto para coisas e animais. 

4. Possessive Adjectives
São os pronomes possessivos adjetivos como: my, your, his, her, their... Atenção para quatro questões: os possessive adjectives nunca tem s no plural, sempre devem vir antepostos a um substantivo, nunca se usa o artigo the antes deles e concordam com o possuidor, não com o possuído. 

5. Possessive Pronouns
Os pronomes possessivos são utilizados para não repetir um substantivo já citado na frase em questão, ou que está subentendido. São eles: Mine (I), yours (you), his (he), hers (she), its (it), ours (we), ours (we), yours (you) e theirs (they). 

6. Relative Pronouns
Usados para identificar alguém ou para se obter maiores informações sobre algo: Who (que), Whom (quem), Which (que), Whose (cujo) e Where (onde). 

7. Modal Verbs
Os verbos modais são uma classe de verbos que possuem características distintas dos outros. São eles: may, might, should, can, could, must, should, ought to, used to, to be used to. Existem ainda aqueles que podem ser modais ou comuns, como é o caso do need e do dare. 

8. Conditional Sentences
A oração condicional expressa uma condição e sempre aparece ligada a uma oração principal. O If é a conjunção subordinativa que introduz as conditional sentences. 

9. The Passive Voice

A Voz Passiva é utilizada para contar o que ocorre com os objetos da ação. O passive voice pode ser utilizado em quase todos os tempos verbais do inglês, exceto o "future progressive" e os "perfect progressive"

10. Reported Speech
É o discurso indireto, que serve para deixar as frases de um narrador na terceira pessoa.

(Adaptado de: http://noticias.terra.com.br/educacao/vestibular/noticias/0,,OI4896268-EI12889,00-Veja+quais+os+assuntos+top+de+Ingles+no+vestibular.html)