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Monday, November 8, 2010
Never stop believing in Rainbows
There is always a part of us that wants to believe in rainbows. No matter how difficult our lives become, we aspire to find that curve in the road that takes us to a different place. We search for the mountains that transcend the valleys in our lives. When clouds obscure our vision and the journey seems impossible, the sun shines again in our lives.Friday, October 8, 2010
How to Improve Your English Level
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The Lovely Bones

Dear Readers,
In case you want to practice your listening, check the activity below.
This is what you are supposed to do:
1) Click on the link below.
2) Watch the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
3) Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
4) Answers will be provided on our next post.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=aoZ3vLH1xKY&feature=player_embedded
- Who invited the mother?
Her son-in-law
Her son
Her daughter
2. Why was the mother invited?
Because she's a problem-solver
Because she offered to help
Because she lives nearby
3. What does the mother tell the daughter as she walks into the house?
"Wash your hair, sweetheart."
"Watch your head, sweetheart."
"Watch the hair, sweetheart."
4. The mother thinks that Lindsey _______________.
is indifferent to her
hates her
likes her
5. What does "What will it be?" mean, in the context of this video?
"What would you like to drink?"
"What are we going to do today?"
"What would you like to eat?"
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
“REMEMBER vs REMIND”

Hey Folks,
Do you know the difference between the words “Remember vs Remind”?
The words “Remember and Remind” are very often confused for English students. Follow below two examples of their use. Let´s check it out!
Read the text and learn how they work:
- ‘Remember” is just used to myself. For remembering someone else about something “remind” is used.
E.g:
“I remember now that I had to remind you to take your medicines”.
- “Remember” is to remember something to yourself that you have something to do or to think in your daily routine. Just to yourself!
- “Remind” is used to make someone (that is not you) remember something he/she has forgotten.
So, please "remember" to access our blog and read the weekly release. Janela da Cultura will be commited in always keep it up. Always reminding about the importance of your studies.
Friday, May 14, 2010
STRANGE BUT TRUE!
- St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish.
- Should never be a crash, Prince Charles and Princes William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.
- The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad.
- Almost half of the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada.
- The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.
- It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
- The average American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year.
- There no words in the dictionary, which rhyme with orange and purple.
- Of all the words in the English Language, the word set has the most definitions.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Os usos do ING em Inglês
1. No primeiro caso há o já conhecido gerúndio, que todo estudante de língua inglesa já deve ter feito uso alguma fez.
- She is working at the moment.
- They are watching TV now.
- I have been waiting for you for 2 hours ( since 7 o'clock)
- I've been keeping this secret since I was a child.
- She had been studying for 2 hours when they got home.
- I didn't go there because it was raining.
- She is tired of walking.
- I am interested in studying French.
- They avoid talking to her when he is near.
- She stopped reading when he got home.
- I can't stand watching this !
- I don’t mind working till late.
- I Love swimming.
- I like playing chess.
4. Usamos o verbo com ING como sujeito de frase:
- Learning English is wonderful.
- Smoking is not good for your health.
5. Usamos o ING para formar substantivo
- What a wonderful building !
- Writing is an important ability.
6. E finalmente como adjetivo
- The movie was frightening !
- I had a tiring day yesterday.
Por favor, não pensem nestas regras na hora de falar. Lembre-se delas, tenha-as ao alcance caso precise fazer uma consulta. Entretanto, ficar pensando em regras gramaticais nos faz travar completamente. O mais importante é comunicação (fluency), falar corretamente (accurancy) vem com o tempo.
Pense nisso!
JC - Nevton de Liz
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Speak or not to speak?
Falar um idioma fluentemente, é um pré-requisito na busca de uma oportunidade de trabalho, e ou quando se pensa em crescimento profissional. Não importa se é Inglês, Espanhol, Francês, e ou qualquer outro idioma, hoje mais do que nunca é primordial falar bem um outro idioma. No outro dia estava lendo um artigo sobre o perfil dos lideres empresariais, e mostrava que a maioria dos profissionais que ocupam cargos de chefia em empresas de grande porte tem fluência no mínimo em um idioma, geralmente o Inglês.
Vivemos a era da informação em que tudo acontece em tempo real ,através de e-mail, web sites, games, internet. O que conseqüentemente aumenta o número de falantes em língua Inglesa. Pense muito bem em tudo isso antes de faltar as suas aulas e ou adiar a matrícula de seu curso de Inglês.
JC - Nevton
Monday, April 12, 2010
E ai amarelou?
Mas como diriamos isso em inglês?
Para isso usarei uma expressão que inglês se chama de Idiom.
Chicken out
Jack has chicken out!
Chicken out, aqui tem significado desistiu na hora "H", não consegui concluir seu objetivo.
Há também outra forma muito conhecida chamada de phrasal verb.
Back off:
Jack backed off at the last minute!
Embora aqui o significado seja mais de recuar, ainda assim tem conotação de dar pra trás.
I hope you have fun.... using such terms...
See you next post.
JC - Nevton de Liz
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Semana de Arte moderna
Nosso blog não é feito apenas de dicas de língua inglesa, mas sim de todo tipo de informação que posso nos fazer crescer culturalmente.
Viva a ARTE!!!
JC - Nevton