by Tim Barrett | Dec 21, 2012 | U.S. History & Culture, Videos & Scripts
In this second installment of Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales (click here to watch first installment), Linus can’t decide what kind of letter he should write to Santa Claus and he is fascinated by a girl at school who won’t tell him her name. Linus...
by Tim Barrett | Dec 14, 2012 | U.S. History & Culture, Videos & Scripts
Check out this cute and funny Charlie Brown (Snoopy) Christmas special. In the first installment, Snoopy tries to get Lucy to invite him to the skating show. And later, he dresses up as Santa Claus to work as a bell-ringer to raise money. On Monday, I’ll post...
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 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 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...
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