Friday, November 02, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Verb of the day
If an engine stalls, of if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and withoout you intending it to happen.
(dictionary.cambridge.org)
A car may stall due to the driver breaking too suddenly.
I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Word of the day + pronunciation of the day
How is the new semester going?
Let's keep our engines running!
The word of the day is "qualm".
Look at that young lady. She had no qualms about lying to the police. She does look like a psychopath.
Willing to know how to pronounce it or its meaning? Click here.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Word of the day
Don't lose your mojo, guys!
;)
Curious? You know what to do.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word - 48 medals!
B) The old house, its condition, is likely to sell quickly given the present housing market.
C) The diner complained so vociferously that the manageress came out of the office to see what the problem was.
D) The party atmosphere suddenly dissipated, at point I made up my mind to leave.
E) The chairman outlined his vision for the future but the chief executive argued that a strategy could be detrimental to the company’s future.
F) More and more people are turning to vegetarianism which say is much better for your health.
G) My therapist said I could drop in I wanted to, regardless of whether I’d made an appointment or not.
H) The main reasons for quitting my job were overwork and a meagre salary. There are I could mention but they were the primary factors.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Idiom of the day
Look at the picture and write a sentence in which you would include the idiom.
10 medals!
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Use of English - Part 1
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Monday, May 07, 2012
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Pronunciation of the day
One of its meanings is the exact same one in Portuguese, but there are others...
Anyways, there two ways of pronouncing it. Curious?
Click on the word.
Cheers,
Luiz
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Phrases/collocations of the day
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Listening Challenge - 3 medals each correct answer
You will hear part of the audio of a TV show in which a reporter and a historian speak about great medical discoveries. Complete the sentences with a word or short sentence.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Sentence Transformation
Words/pronunciation of the day
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Word of the day
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Saying of the day + Homophones
Wow, what a crazy month !
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Cognate of the day
Definition
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Word of the day
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Loads of medals up for grabs!!! Have fun!!!
Click on the image for a larger picture.
Across:
1. This landscaping tool is used for moving land from one place to another. (4 medals)
2. Another name for loose earth or soil. (6 medals)
3. If you want to move a bunch of dirt from one place to another, this will help. (15 medals)
4. Spread it around your plants to prevent erosion and inhibit weed growth. (25 medals)
5. You must plant it to make it grow. (3 medals)
Down:
1. This is used to cover areas of empty ground. (3 medals)
2. THis is a machine to cut the answer to #1 down. (4 medals)
3. The blossom of a plant. (4 medals)
4. A plant that has a wooden trunk. (3 medals)
5. An organism that typically lives off of sunlight and water. (3 medals)
6. Starting with the letter "B", a plant that has many branches which are close together. (6 medals)
7. This landscaping tool is used for moving soil or hay from one place to another. (10 medals)
8. This plant is usually unwanted. (7 medals)
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
As requested........
PAID
The incident ____________ my chances of promotion
LOSS
3) We run the business together.
JOINT
We have a joint venture.
Word formation challenge
Respectively, use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the spaces.
Monday, March 05, 2012
CHALLENGE
Write a new sentence bla bla bla using the word given....
The incident ruined my chances of promotion.
PAID
I find Harold's behaviour quite incomprehensible.
LOSS
and one more...
We run the business together.
JOINT
Good luck and have fun!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Friday, March 02, 2012
Pronunciation of the day
Monday, February 27, 2012
Word of the day
Monday, February 20, 2012
Gapped Sentences - 10 medals!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Double pronunciation of the day
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Let the ride begin!
“1st class! I feel happy, anxious and motivated! :)”
By quoting Renata Cardoso ,who is just like you, cpe-holders-to-be I deliver my fisrt post, a short but punchy one ;). Coincidences apart, I feel just like her: Happy , anxious and motivated.
I was more than thrilled when Levi Ramos, who for sure kindled a spark of interest within me when it comes to teaching English, invited me to be a contributor in this blog. ( I was his student once during a Teacher Training course ).
Now, are my posts going to be read? How can I make them sound interesting, relevant and fruitful, not tedious nor unappealing? This apprehension about future uncertainties is also growing inside.
This one thing I’m sure of: I have an inner drive whenever I take up something new. We all do, actually. We’re curious by nature! But how am I going to sustain this effort and blog ultil December 2012? I just don’t know! And I’m eager to find out!
All in all, I genuinely believe one “cannot not feel excited” when joining a new learning experience. It’s up to you ,however, finding your learning style and best schedule in order to keep engaged and nor stray from your main goal: Pass CPE.
“It’s a helluva roller-coaster ride. The ups and downs will make you scream sometimes, it’s hard believing when the thrill is gone, but you gotta go and ride again , hold on!” Adapted from J. Bon Jovi’s song “Lie to me”.
Best of luck! You’re in awesome hands!
Luiz Agrizi.
Nooooooooooooo… it’s not over. Thinking of Paper 3, part 5 ( use of English – summary , right? Lol ) An easy task to start your engines:
Find in the text : 1.
a. A phrase which would be a synonym to “ extremely happy”
b. A possible definition for anxiety
c. Intrinsic motivational energy
First correct answer gets 15 medals ( 5 each )
2. how about brainstorming all possible derivations for the words "happy" ," anxious" and "motivated". Some fo them are already in the text. 1 medal for each word.