by Tim Barrett | Oct 31, 2012 | News, Phrasal Verbs, Tim and Tammy Talk, U.S. History & Culture, Videos & Scripts
Yesterday I was reading several news reports about the terrible storm that hit the east coast of the United States, and all of them used a phrasal verb that I already taught you: bear down on. i was reading = eu estava lendo several news reports about it = várias...
by Tim Barrett | Oct 25, 2012 | 100 Palavras Mais Usadas em Inglês
We’re learning the 100 most commonly used words in the English language. According to the book The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, the first 25 words in this list make up about one third of written material in English, and the one hundred that we are learning...
by Tim Barrett | Oct 23, 2012 | Phrasal Verbs, Tim and Tammy Talk, U.S. History & Culture, Videos & Scripts
After the debates, I always enjoy watching the political pundits talk about who won the debate and how it affected the elections. One word the commentators use a lot to describe the people’s impressions of the candidates is the phrasal verb “come across”. See how this...
by Tim Barrett | Oct 18, 2012 | Idioms
Tenho um aluno que é fã do seriado policial “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. Em um episódio recente, um dos investigadores da CSI estava procurando impressões digitais em uma mesa de um cassino. O gerente do cassino perguntou se ele iria terminar logo....
by Tim Barrett | Oct 17, 2012 | Idioms
My brother David bought a little puppy (a shih tzu – see video below) recently and it will be arriving at his house on Friday. puppy = filhote (de cachorro) it will be arriving = “estará chegando” (“Gerundismo” é comum e correto em...
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