tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69501248486865971612024-03-14T00:44:05.307-07:00Easy EnglishThe main purpose of this blog is to study the English language.
I want to share my class and what I am learning, so we can learn together.Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-42563343616494751152011-04-11T18:51:00.000-07:002011-04-11T19:12:11.822-07:00Grammar: Possessive Determiners | Be - Present Simple<em><strong><span style="color: red;"><u>Definition:</u></span></strong></em><br />
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A determiner used in front of a noun to express possession or belonging (as in "my phone").<br />
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The possessive determiners in English are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.<br />
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We use different possessive determiners depending on who owns the thing we are talking about.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Examples:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><ol><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am an actor. <span style="color: red;">My</span> favorite singers are Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He is the prince of Wales. <span style="color: red;">His</span> wife is called Camila.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She is from Los Angeles. <span style="color: red;">Her</span> films include Tomb Raider and Mr & Mrs Smith.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are married. <span style="color: red;">Our</span> names are Bill and Hillary.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are spanish. <span style="color: red;">Their</span> surname is Iglesias.</div></li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Follow the words that we used in the game =).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Falando do bendito inglês, muitas vezes o estudo implica em consulta ao dicionário, voltar aulas e relembrar o que já foi aprendido, tentar ler um artigo ou um livro em inglês, enfim, inovar para aprender mais e mais....<br />
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Hoje comecei com um amigo do trabalho que também está praticando inglês ( ele já sabe...rs ), um jogo simples e rápido que com certeza aumentará nosso vocabulário... é simples, veja só...<br />
Eu digo uma palavra em português e ele a traduz para o inglês, assim é o jogo por um minuto, ganha quem fizer 10 sem errar... é assim, tudo em prol do aprendizado =).<br />
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Detalhe... hoje ele ganhou :S rs.<br />
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É isso ai... amanhã eu posto as palavras... esqueci de anotá-las hoje.<br />
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Abraços.Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-84216075040839226262011-04-03T19:49:00.000-07:002011-04-11T17:18:32.623-07:00Vocabulary: Countries | Nationalities | Languages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAVVouqxj2_b8FRLLEF6cisqrWwOMkpyAUwYP-wU2mAyrI8ooHZ2z_h06UpcZV8d9IElToKKvborNqXP0k2D19Xm0BmgwEiJu1Mhjhg-cGf2-z4YraZYS-rSyD_cbCVkXfZWIAacDeDpT/s1600/countries.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAVVouqxj2_b8FRLLEF6cisqrWwOMkpyAUwYP-wU2mAyrI8ooHZ2z_h06UpcZV8d9IElToKKvborNqXP0k2D19Xm0BmgwEiJu1Mhjhg-cGf2-z4YraZYS-rSyD_cbCVkXfZWIAacDeDpT/s320/countries.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<strong><u>Conversation: </u></strong><strong><u>Countries and Nationalities</u></strong><br />
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Mike: Are you american?<br />
Helen: No, I'm not. I'm British. I'm from London.<br />
Mike: Oh, I love London. It's my favority city.<br />
Helen: Where are you from?<br />
Mike: I'm from NewYork<br />
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<strong><u>Grammar:</u></strong><br />
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For example, if we think that we are sick, our brain accepts this command and sends signals to our body that can make us really sick.<br />
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Many writers and scientists try to understand the human mind and claim based on several studies that human mind is the biggest and best existing computer.<br />
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According to studies by psychologist and scientists, the human mind can be programmed to make our body do things that previously didn’t know or was not used, therefore, if we set the mind, the body will perform. The mind refers to the interior of humans and is directly linked to our desires, fears and feelings; therefore, we are really what we think we are and is the mind that gives us that power.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">By: Ana Carla Goulart</span></em></div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-47547042949855485622011-03-27T23:09:00.000-07:002011-03-27T19:31:01.750-07:00Nouns A / ANWe use A/AN when we say what a thing or a person is and jobs <strong>ONLY </strong>in singular sentences, never in plural ideas, ou seja, Usamos A / AN para definir oque uma coisa ou pessoa é e para profissões, <span style="color: red;"><strong>somente </strong></span>em sentenças no singular, nunca usaremos A/AN no plural. <br />
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<strong><em>Example:</em></strong><br />
<ul><li>The sun is a star</li>
<li>Football is a game</li>
<li>Bahia is a city in Brazil.</li>
<li>Beethoven was a composer.</li>
<li>Picasso was a famous painter.</li>
<li>Saturn is a planet</li>
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<strong><u>RULES:</u></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">A</span></strong> = one thing or person ( para coisa ou pessoa em palavras iniciadas por consoantes ).<br />
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<em><strong>Example:</strong></em><br />
<ul><li>Rachel works in<strong> <span style="color: red;">a</span></strong> bank ( not in bank )</li>
<li>Can i ask <strong><span style="color: red;">a</span></strong> question? ( not ask question )</li>
<li>I haven't got <strong><span style="color: red;">a</span> </strong>computer.</li>
<li>There's <strong><span style="color: red;">a</span></strong> woman at the bus stop.</li>
</ul><strong><span style="color: red;">AN</span> </strong>= before A/E/I/O/U ( Usaremos An, antes de palavras iniciadas com as vogais A/E/I/O/U ).<br />
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<strong><em>Example:</em></strong><br />
<ul><li>Do you want <span style="color: red;">an</span> <span style="color: red;">a</span>pple or <span style="color: red;">a</span> <span style="color: red;">b</span>anana?</li>
<li>I am going to buy <span style="color: red;">a</span> <span style="color: red;">h</span>at and <span style="color: red;">an</span> <span style="color: red;">u</span>mbrella.</li>
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Mas como toda regra tem sua exceção, no Inglês não seria diferente.<br />
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<strong><em>Example:</em></strong><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: red;">an</span> <span style="color: red;">h</span>our - Pela regra, deveríamos usar A ( a hour ), porém, ao pronunciar a palavra <strike><span style="color: red;">H</span></strike>OUR, repare que não pronunciamos o <span style="color: red;"><strong>H</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">o que foneticamente faz com que pronunciemos <span style="color: red;"><strong>OUR</strong></span> e pela regra, palavras iniciadas com vogais, usamos </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>AN.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">a u</span><span style="color: black;">niversity - Na pronúncia dessa palavra, acrescentamos o </span><span style="color: red;">Y </span><span style="color: black;">no inicio ( <em>yuniversity ), </em>e pela regra, palavras iniciadas com consoantes, usamos </span><span style="color: red;">A.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">a E</span><span style="color: black;">uropean - Na pronúncia dessa palavra, acrescentamos o Y no inicio ( yuropean ), e pela regra, palavras iniciadas com consoantes, usamos <span style="color: red;">A</span>. </span><span style="color: black;"></span> </li>
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<div style="text-align: right;">É isso ai pessoal, espero ter ajudado... até o próximo post.</div><div style="text-align: right;">Abraços =)</div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-48956947532983957842011-03-20T17:09:00.000-07:002011-03-20T18:57:56.327-07:00Grammar: Be | Present Simple<strong><em><u>Verb TO BE - Verbo SER/ESTAR</u></em></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><em> <strong><strong>To be, or not to be, that is the question =)</strong></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><strong><u></u> </strong>O verbo <strong><em>to be</em></strong> equivale aos verbos <strong><em>ser e estar</em></strong>, em português. É importante destacar que, na língua inglesa, não há uma distinção entre ser e estar. Para citar um exemplo histórico; uma vez um deputado brasileiro disse: “Eu não sou deputado, eu estou deputado”; em português sabemos que ele quis dizer que não será deputado sempre, pois depende de ser eleito novamente, mas para um falante de inglês é muito difícil de entender isso. <br />
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A conjugação do verbo to be no presente do indicativo é: <br />
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<div></div>Note ainda, que a segunda pessoa do singular (you are) recebe o mesmo tratamento que a segunda pessoa do plural (you are). Desta forma o contexto da frase indicará o plural ou o singular. <br />
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<div></div><strong><em><u>Exemplos:</u></em></strong> <br />
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<ul><li> I am a nurse (Eu sou uma enfermeira). </li>
<li>Mary is a nurse (Maria é uma enfermeira) = She is a nurse. </li>
<li>My dog is cute (Meu cachorro é fofinho) = It is cute. </li>
<li>Mary and her sister are teachers (Maria e a irmã dela são professoras) = They are teachers. </li>
<li>We are engineers in Brazil (Nós somos engenheiros no Brasil). </li>
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<div> Ao usarmos o verbo to be na forma interrogativa, geralmente empregamos a ordem: “verbo + sujeito + complemento”. </div><br />
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<ul><li> Are you hungry? (Você está com fome?). </li>
<li>Are they American? (Eles são americanos?). </li>
<li>Is he a singer? (Ele é um cantor?). </li>
<li>Is he the doctor? (É ele o médico?). </li>
<li>Am I late? (Eu estou atrasado?). </li>
<li>Is your dog tired? (O seu cachorro está cansado?). </li>
</ul>Nas frases que estão na forma negativa aplica-se a ordem: “sujeito + verbo to be+ not + complemento”. Nas perguntas negativas com o verbo to be, utiliza-se: “verbo na forma contraída + sujeito + complemento” de acordo com a tabela abaixo: <br />
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Estou seguindo a sequência das minhas aulas de inglês, por isso só agora vamos entrar no maravilhoso mundo da gramática =).<br />
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<em><strong>Os livros que estou usando como referência são:</strong></em><br />
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<ol><li>Essential Grammar in use - Third Edition ( Raymond Murphy )</li>
<li>New Inside Out - Elementary ( Petter Maggs & Catherine Smith ) Student's book and Workbook</li>
</ol>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-12875839925602071122011-03-20T13:35:00.000-07:002011-03-20T13:52:09.990-07:00Listen to the music<div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Olá pessoal...<br />
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Nesse post vamos ouvir uma música e treinar um pouquinho nossos ouvidos com a escuta das palavras pronunciadas em inglês. Confesso que foi na aula de inglês que escutei pela primeira vez essa música e podem acreditar, confesso que gostei. Ouçam com atenção e tentem entender o que a música diz:<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Muito bem... se você ouviu a música até o final, rs... responda as seguintes perguntas:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><ol><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What is the title of the music?</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What are the things mentioned by the singer?</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What is the state of emotion of the singer?</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">How many people are involved in the story?</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What is the sex of the singer?</div></li>
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<strong><em><u>Patsy Cline, She's Got You Lyrics</u></em></strong><br />
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I've got your picture that you gave to me<br />
And it's signed "with love," just like it used to be<br />
The only thing different, the only thing new<br />
I've got your picture, she's got you<br />
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I've got the records that we used to share<br />
And they still sound the same as when you were here<br />
The only thing different, the only thing new,<br />
I've got the records, she's got you<br />
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I've got your memory, or has it got me?<br />
I really don't know, but I know it won't let me be<br />
I've got your class ring; that proved you cared<br />
And it still looks the same as when you gave it dear<br />
The only thing different, the only thing new<br />
I've got these little things, she's got you</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-66231993495684256102011-03-20T12:10:00.000-07:002011-03-20T13:15:28.875-07:00Read the biography about writter Charles Dickens Charles Dickens is one of the famous and greatest English writters. He was born near Portsmouth in the South of England on 7 of February of 1812. Charles Dickens' father worked in an office. John Dickens did not earn much money and the family could not pay their bills. When Charles Dickens was twelve years old, John Dickens and his family went to prison because they could not pay their bills. However, Charles did not go to prison. He went to work in a factory. He had to work many hours each day. Charles was very unhappy at this time. He nerver forgot about his life at the factory. In 1821. when he was fifteen years old, Dickens went to work in an office. He was not well paid but he had many friends. In 1833, Charles Dickens began writting stories. He became very famous and very rich. <strong><em>Oliver Twist</em></strong>, the story of a poor boy without a family was published in 1838. Other famous books by Charles Dickens are:<strong><em> A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, A tule of two Cities, Great Expectations and Mutual Friend. </em></strong><br />
Charles Dickens knew how the poor people lived in England. Many of his stories are about the poor people. Charles was very angry when he found out how poor children lived. They were not only often very ungry but were beaten as well. <br />
Charels Dickens died on 9 of june of 1870. He was fifty-eight years old when he kicked the bucket. Dickens is buried in the more than one thousand years old English traditional famous church called Westminster Abbey, in London, where his grave is till today.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Exercises:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><em>1) Write your own biography (100 words)</em></strong><br />
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I'm Ana Carla and i'am 32 years old.I live in Osasco with my mother and one brother. I am a system analyst, but i worked as a secretary when i was a trainee from the college and my first job was a seller at a construction materials store.<br />
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<span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">I work in a big brazilian bank at security team. </span>Currently, i've been studying english with my teacher Andrew and M<span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="119" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">anagement</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="120" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">and</span> G<span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="121" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">overnance</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="122" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">of</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Ti, in FGV. </span><br />
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<span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">On the weekends, i usually read some books, go out to dance, travell to the beaches or small tourism towns. </span><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">I rest in my house with my family and sometimes with my friends. When i'm home, i usually watch a movie ( i love to do it ) and i listen to a music. Well, that's a little about me.</span><br />
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<span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas"><strong><em>2) Write six questions about the text:</em></strong></span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Why did the family of charles go to prison?</span></li>
<li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Why was Charles unhappy when he worked at the factory?</span></li>
<li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Why did Charles Became very famous?</span></li>
<li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Why did Charles write about poor people?</span></li>
<li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">How many books did Charles write?</span></li>
<li><span class="hps" closure_uid_b2djew="123" title="Clique para mostrar traduções alternativas">Why was Charles angry about?</span></li>
</ol>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-14465124773078392492011-03-20T10:56:00.000-07:002011-03-20T11:30:19.254-07:00Dicas de sites ( Site tips )Olá pessoal...<br />
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Abaixo estão alguns sites que me ajudam a estudar, espero que sejam úteis para vocês também.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tradukka.com/">http://www.tradukka.com/</a> ( This site is great for translation )<br />
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<a href="http://www.livemocha.com/">http://www.livemocha.com/</a> ( This site contains some language courses, including English. You must register to access the courses )<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://univesp.tv.br/programas/ingles-com-musica">http://univesp.tv.br/programas/ingles-com-musica</a></span></u> ( This site is one program of TV about english. The methodology used is learning through of the music. I recommend =)<br />
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Abraços.Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573748965224885967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950124848686597161.post-73890634651567928592011-03-19T22:16:00.000-07:002011-03-20T11:59:30.708-07:00IntroduçãoOlá pessoal... <br />
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Vamos ao meu primeiro post... apesar de ser um blog para o estudo de inglês, penso que a introdução e o início de tudo deve ser com base em nossa língua mãe =).<br />
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Como descrito em inglês, o objetivo desse blog é rever e colocar em prática o que venho aprendendo ao longo do meu curso de inglês. Havia tentado por diversas vezes aprender inglês em escolas e em grupo, porém, todas sem sucesso. Atualmente, faço duas aulas na semana com um professor particular pois preciso aprender inglês e tenho me dedicado a isso.<br />
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Para ajudar no meu estudo e para motivar e ajudar quem está interessado em aprender esse idioma, vou compartilhar com vocês minhas aulas, dicas e enfim... tudo que eu achar que for útil para nosso aprendizado, estará nesse blog.<br />
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Bem... vamos lá! Let's go to study =).<br />
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