by Tim Barrett | Dec 5, 2011 | Everyday Expressions, Tim and Tammy Talk
A few years ago, I wrote an e-mail to our Tim and Tammy Friends and told them that David and I were up until 3:30 in the morning “burning the midnight oil”. We were recording a song for my cousin’s wedding and had to stay up late to finish. be up =...
by Tim Barrett | Oct 6, 2011 | Everyday Expressions, Phrasal Verbs, Reading & Vocabulary
Hoje, nosso amigo Denilso de Lima publicou uma matéria sobre a morte de Steve Jobbs e sobre a importância de “Narrow Reading” (a prática de ler vários artigos sobre um mesmo assunto para assim dominar o vocabulário, collocations, expressões, etc. referentes àquele...
by Tim Barrett | Sep 22, 2011 | Everyday Expressions
Several people asked me about a sentence in the last video we showed you. Click here to see the video: “O Brasil está ‘mandando ver’ com a produção do iPad”. Several students didn’t understand it when the host said: “Brazil could use an economic boost.” Most of our...
by Tim Barrett | Jul 5, 2011 | Everyday Expressions
Estava vendo um “Behind-the-Scenes Featurette” do filme “Enchanted” com meus alunos. O featurette descreveu o filme assim… “Enchanted is a film about animated characters who come into the real world as real people.”...
by Tim Barrett | Jul 4, 2011 | Everyday Expressions
No último episódio de “THE APPRENTICE – SEASON 5”, ouvi o Donald Trump dizer: – Leny, For some reason Lee seemed to rely on you like a crutch. What was THAT all about? rely on = depender de like a crutch = como (de) uma muleta Na semana...
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