by Tim Barrett | Nov 22, 2012 | Reading & Vocabulary, U.S. History & Culture
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. falls on = cai (em tal dia) The first Thanksgiving feast in the United States was held by the Pilgrims and the Indians, who got together to thank the Lord for their first harvest in...
by Tim Barrett | Nov 19, 2012 | Everyday Expressions, Idioms, Videos & Scripts
No segundo filme da série Fievel: An American Tail, o ratinho Fievel sonha em conhecer o famoso cão sherife, Wylie Burp . Quando Fievel finalmente encontra Wylie Burp, Fievel se desaponta ao ver que o famoso sherife é agora um cão velho e melancólico, desanimado com a...
by Tim Barrett | Nov 12, 2012 | 100 Palavras Mais Usadas em Inglês
Estamos aprendendo as 100 palavras mais usadas na lingua inglesa. De acordo com o livro The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, Third Edition as primeiras 25 palavras dessa lista representam aproximadamente um terço de todo o material escrito em inglês, e as cem que...
by Tim Barrett | Nov 5, 2012 | U.S. History & Culture
I’ve got to confess that I’m a political news junkie, especially during election season. political news junkie = viciado em notícias sobre política election season = época de eleição My family and I sent in our absentee ballots a few weeks ago. sent...
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...
by Tim Barrett | Oct 11, 2012 | Idioms, Tim and Tammy Talk, U.S. History & Culture, Videos & Scripts
I present to you my new nephew and tell you why my brother has his work cut out for him. Apresento o meu novo sobrinho e lhe conto porque meu irmão tem muito trabalho pela frente. Depois de assistir ao vídeo abaixo e completar os exercícios, veja mais dois posts onde...
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