Tinderella: A Modern Fairy Tale

Enjoy a bit of English and Literature ;-)

Verbs of movement and Irregular verbs pronunciation

Here is the video for the powerpoint on verbs of movement:

and here are some videos to study the verb forms in the present, past and past participle - mainly irregular verbs - LISTEN AND REPEAT THEM

common verbs to study

Verbs of movement - transcriptions

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World Cup

I thought it might be interesting for you to get to know some of the main vocabulary for the Worldcup so I made a list of terms which I selected from trusted sites of translation. The source of my research is below the list. I hope you like it and also that with this list you can be able to try listening to some English broadcasts of the World Cup and recognize the studied vocabulary.

Eliminatórias                                           QUALIFYING

England thrash Moldova but there are defeats for Wales and Northern Ireland in the opening round of World Cup qualifying matches. (BBC)

Inglaterra goleia Moldávia, mas País de Gales e Irlanda do Norte perdem na rodada de abertura das eliminatórias para a Copa do Mundo.

Cabeça-de-chave                             SEED, SEEDED TEAM, SEEDED SIDE

Hodgson would be delighted to face his former country [Switzerland] instead of Germany, Spain or one of the four seeded sides from South America. (The Guardian)

Hodgson adoraria enfrentar a seleção que ele dirigiu [Suíça] em vez da Alemanha, Espanha ou qualquer um dos quatro cabeças-de-chave sul-americanos.

Teams will be split into four pots and drawn in eight groups. POT 1 (Seeds): Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Colombia, and Uruguay. (The Independent)

As equipes serão divididas em quatro potes e sorteadas em oito grupos. POTE 1 (Cabeças-de-chave): Brasil, Espanha, Argentina, Alemanha, Suíça, Bélgica, Colômbia e Uruguai.

Oitavas, oitavas-de-final                  ROUND OF 16, THE LAST 16

The qualifiers from England’s group will play those from Group C – either Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast or Japan – in the round of 16. (The Daily Mirror)

As seleções que se classificarem no grupo da Inglaterra enfrentam nas oitavas as do Grupo C – Colômbia, Grécia, Costa do Marfim ou Japão.

Quartas, quartas-de-final                QUARTER-FINALS, ROUND OF 8, THE LAST 8

Mexico - Tournament best: Quarter-finals 1970, 1986 (The Telegraph)

México – Melhor campanha: Quartas-de-final em 1970 e 1986

A bit more: Pentacampeão 
Brazil – Five-times World Champions
Brazil – Five-time winner of World Cup
Brazil wins World Cup for fifth time (uma manchete de jornal, por exemplo).

“decisão por pênaltis”       penalty shootout/shoot-out, penalty kicks, penalties. 

A abreviação PK / PKs (penalty kicks) é usada nas estatísticas dos jogos e pode também aparecer em textos corridos. 
Se aparecer ao lado do placar do jogo, podemos usar a abreviação pens, assim: 
Paraguay 0×0 Japan (5-3 pens).

Source: http://www.teclasap.com.br/

You can learn more vocabulary watching this video for kids!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/my-secret-team?utm_source=LearnEnglish+Kids+newsletter+June+2014&utm_campaign=June+newsletter&utm_medium=email

Visual Appearances

Appearances

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Listening: visual descriptions: Forensic Artist Melissa Cooper and Dove commercial

Watch these videos and focus your attention on 1) the words related to visual descriptions which you recognize from what we have studied; 2) new words, sounds, that you think you can deduct the meaning (signification). Write them down and then check.

1) Forensic Artist Melissa Cooper

2) How women see themselves - Dove commercial

Reflections on Learning Languages: How to learn any language in six months.

This post is part of the different subjects I will be posting regularly so that we can improve ourselves as language professionals of the XXI century. Together with "Having Fun", "Tech Tips", videos on learning a foreign language will complement our day to day activities. I hope you all enjoy!

TechTips: LanSchool-Basic

I thought it would be nice for you to get to know better the software we used during our last classes, enjoy learning! For the ones who did not have classes with me, it is also worth to learn about tools that facilitates our lives as teachers, professors, instructors, so be welcomed as well!



http://www.lanschool.com/lanschool_lite

Have Fun: the despair of a language teacher - Pink Panther

Have fun: the despair of a language teacher - Friends tv show

Tech tips on pronunciation practice

This is a program for displaying a real time fundamental frequency track for a speech signal. With RTPITCH you can monitor the waveform and pitch of speech sounds being played into the computer's microphone or line input ports.

Download and Installation

SFS/RTPITCH is only available by anonymous FTP from:

ftp://ftp.phon.ucl.ac.uk/pub/sfs/rtpitch/rtpitch131.exe

Download the file called rtpitch1dd.exe into a temporary directory. Then find and run the file to unpack and install.

This is the new British Council phonemic chart. Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols below. Click on the top right hand corner of each symbol to hear sample words including the sounds.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

Giving Directions for Beginners

IELTS Intonation

Yanni how old when how many

How old was Yanni when he started to write music on his own musical language?

what is the beat?

When was the Forbidden City constructed?

How many acres are there there?

How many buildings?

how many chambers?

Pepsi Commercial HD - We Will Rock You (feat. Britney Spears, Beyonce, P...

Practice English Rhythm, sing along!

Friends Ross finds out about Chandler and Monica

Pay attention to the Intonation linked to attitudes and emotions. Mark the sentences with the rising intonation, then the falling intonation as well as the alternances. Repeat some of them to practice, imitating the actor.

Yanni places and nationalities

Where are the musicians from????

Asking for and giving directions: list of expressions

Asking for and Giving Directions

How do I get to …?

What's the best way to …?

Where is …?

Go straight on (until you come to …).

Turn back./Go back.

Turn left/right (into …-street).

Go along …

Cross …

Take the first/second road on the left/right

It's on the left/right.

straight  on

opposite 

near 

next to

between 

at the end (of)

on/at the corner

behind 

in front of

(just) around the corner

traffic lights

crossroads, junction 

signpost 

Locations and Directions

Let's review locations and directions!

Touristic Places - Pronunciation

Where in the world can I see pyramids?
Let me think. I think you can see pyramids in Egypt.
In Egypt you can see pyramids.
In Greece you can visit the....
In Austria you can take a boat trip by the....

touristic places

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Countries and Nationalities

Pronunciation Practice: Countries and Nationalities.

What is the capital of ............................?
It is .......................................
The actor Paul Hogan is .............................(nationality)
A famous landmark in ................... is the (Coliseum).

Pronunciation - countries and nationalities

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Spelling and Nationalities

You can review about asking "What's your name" "How do you spell it" and check origin of these peole, or where they are from - countries, cities and nationalities, enjoy!!!

study time: age months time numbers dates alphabet

Hey guys!! Check the video about 

how old are you? months of the year and
time and 
about how to say numbers and 
dates and prepositions and
how to say the English Alphabet

- they were posted in 2013, it's  in March, just click on the Blog Archive on your left! 

Hope you enjoy!

a new one on telling the time:

Breaking Bad spelling

She spells first to know the "rows" - the second time is to write the words the man wants to communicate. Write down together with the woman the words he spells, then pay attention to the image and check your writings.

Greetings and Introductions

more listening practice on greetings and INTRODUCTIONS.

Listening practice: numbers

Listening practice: focusing on numbers.

Taking Leaves

Listening Practice: Focus on "taking leaves" (saying good byes)

Breaking Bad Greetings

Practice recognizing "Greetings" in English, hope you enjoy!

IPA practice - English Pronunciation 1

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! it's coming, tomorrow !!!

IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet and learn the Alphabet

To communicate well in English the learner should pay attention to the differences in sounds between his mother tongue and English. The study of pronunciation is usually divided in two parts: segmental aspects (individual sounds) and supra-segmental aspects (rhythm, intonation, stress). Let's begin with the segmental aspects practicing individual sounds  and observing the main challenges for the Brazilian student. Here is a list of just some of the consonantal challenges:

the production of the "th" sounds (voiceless and voiced) - /θ/ and /ð/
the production of /r/ and /h/
the production of /p/ /t/ /d/ /m/ /l/

Click on the link below to practice the sounds of English!

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/phonetic-chart.html

This is a video for you all to practice the sounds of the English Language. YOu just have to click on the phonetic symbol  you wish to practice and then repeat, as many times as necessary, enjoy!

The link below brings you the alphabet with one video for each letter, introducing you the sounds and new vocabulary for each letter, I hope you enjoy yourselves studying!!!

http://www.learnthealphabet.org/

Social Contacts and Introducing People

Greeting Someone 

   

 

   © 2003-2007 Sherv.NET - Windows Live Messenger and MSN Messenger ® Microsoft 

Competencies

Competencies are vital to personal and social success in all fields of our lives, this way it wouldn't be different with learning languages. In order to learn a new idiom the learner must develop some core competencies. These are the sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need to develop in order to engage in deeper learning. One of the core competencies to be developed by a learner of a second language is the communication competency, which encompasses the set of abilities that students use to impart and exchange information, experiences and ideas when exploring the world around them. Many language programs choose to focus on communicative skills at first once it is the bridge between students' learning, their personal and social identity and relationships, and the world in which they interact. Next time we will discuss a bit on communicative skills, see you then!

Do we have a deal?

Learning is about commitment, a growing strategic commitment to seeing one's own progress - instructor and learner. Given the growing strategic importance of online learning, the intent is to convert wishes into action, to engage learners in interactive classes and help them to overcome possible limitations making use of the most suitable technology available. For this we have to make a deal, to agree on a learning plan free of resistance. You can count on me, let's live the good emotion of learning a new idiom !!

Beowulf

As I promised last class, here you have the address for Beowulf hypertext - you find the

old and modern English versions, as well as a summary of each excerpt plus notes on the 

glossary, enjoy yourselves!! (copy and paste)

http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~beowulf/main.html 

Beowulf is the name of the main character in the anonymous epic poem

'Beowulf', a poem from the Anglo-Saxon mythology. The name possibly

means "bee-wolf" or "bee-hunter"  (a kenning for bear) from Old

English beo - "bee" and wulf "wolf".

Click the link English Literature, on the right side of the screen, to check some videos!

WELCOME !!!! 2014

I hope we can take advantage of the opportunities to learn and share knowledge together and May God bless us all!!!

You can also access the syllabus (PEA first term and PEA 7th term) and the calendar for this semester on the top bar links

See you all soon!!