quarta-feira, 10 de dezembro de 2008

Children's Games - Part Two

  1. Tic-tac-toe - Jogo da velha
  2. Play jacks - Jogar pedrinhas
  3. Playhouse / Wendy house - Brincar de casinha
  4. Frisbee - Frisbee
  5. Roundabout (Britain) / Merry-go-round ( America ) - Gira-gira
  6. Musical chairs - Brincadeira da cadeira
  7. Cat's cradle - Cama de gato
  8. Teeter-tooter / seesaw - Gangorra
  9. Paddling pool (Britain) / Wading pool (America) - Piscina de plástico
  10. Play peckaboo - Brincadeira para divertir um bebê dizendo "achou"
  11. Play cards - Jogar cartas
  12. Pinball - Fliperama
  13. Monkey bars - Barras horizontais
  14. Roller coaster - roda gigante
  15. Bump cars - Carrinho bate-bate
  16. Treasure hunt - Caça ao tesouro

terça-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2008

Children's Games - Part one

  1. Hide and seek - Esconde-esconde
  2. Tag - Pega-pega
  3. Cops and robbers - Polícia e ladrão
  4. Cowboys and indians - caubóis e índios
  5. Monopoly - Banco imobiliário
  6. Dodge ball - Queimada
  7. Streetball - Basquete de rua
  8. Play dolls - Brincar de boneca
  9. Marbles - Bolinha de gude
  10. Toy cars - Carrinho
  11. Hopscotch - Amarelinha
  12. Blind game - Cabra cega
  13. Top - Peão
  14. Fly kite - Soltar pipa
  15. Leapfrog - Pular sobre as costas
  16. Ring around the rose - Roda-roda
  17. Simon says - Mestre mandou
  18. Simon - Jogo genius
  19. Chinese whispers - telefone sem fio
  20. Skip rode (Britain) / Jump rope (America) - Pular corda
  21. Play in the sandbox - Brincar na caixa de areia
  22. Spelling bee - Soletrar
  23. Play chess - Xadrez
  24. Play checkers - Dama
  25. Slide - Escorregador
  26. Swings - Balanço
  27. Jungle gym (America) / Climbing frame (Britain) - Escorregador e balanço (juntos)
  28. Scooter - moto scooter
  29. Ludo - Ludo
  30. Clue - Detetive
  31. Scotland Yard - Scotland yard
  32. Hangman - Forca

sexta-feira, 5 de dezembro de 2008

Cardinal Numbers

0-zero
1-one
2-two
3-three
4-four
5-five
6-six
7-seven
8-eight
9-nine
10-ten
11-eleven
12-twelve
13-thirteen
14-fourteen
15-fifteen
16-sixteen
17-seventeen
18-eighteen
19-nineteen
20-twenty
21-twenty-one
22-twenty-two
30-thirty
40-forty
50-fifty
60-sixty
70-seventy
80-eighty
90-ninety
100-hundred, a hundred or one hundred
1,000-thousand, a thousand or one thousand

How to write the numbers:
E.g.:
456 - Write first 400 - four hundred, second 56 - fifty-six (four hundred fifty-six)
3,789 - Write first 3,000 - three thousand, second 700 - seven hundred, third 89 - eighty-nine (three thousand seven hundred eighty-nine)

quinta-feira, 4 de dezembro de 2008

El alfabeto en Español

A - "a"
B - "be"
C- "ce"
D-"de"
E- "e"
F- "efe"
G-"rre"
H-"ache"
I- "i"
J-"rota"
K- "ka"
L-"ele"
M- "eme"
N-"ene"
Ñ-"enhe"
O-"o"
P-"pe"
Q-"cu"
R-"erre" como los gauchos hablan
RR-"erre doble"
S-"ese"
T-"te"
U-"u"
V-"ube"
W-"ube doble"
X-"équis"
Y-"i griega"
Z-"ceta"

La ch y ll fueran eliminadas del alfabeto español pero podemos leerlas como "tche" y "edje"

The alphabet in English

A - "êi"
B- "bi"
C - "si"
D- "di"
E- "i"
F- "éf"
G-"dji"
H- "êitsh"
I-"ái"
J-"djêi"
K- kêi
L- "él"
M-"ém"
N-"én"
O-ôu"
P-"pí"
Q-"kiu"
R-"ár"
S-"és"
T-"tí"
U-"íu"
V-"ví"
W-"dábliu"
X-"éks"
Y-"uái"
Z-"zí"

quarta-feira, 12 de novembro de 2008



Thanks Pink....
Kisses and hugs...

domingo, 9 de novembro de 2008

Indefinite Article - A /An

It's used in singular

A- before a consonant sound

a helicopter
a teacher
a university - The vowel u has a consonant sound

AN- before a vowel sound

an actress
an orange
an hour - The consonant h has a vowel sound

How to introduce yourself to a person

Formal Introductions:

Title:

Mr. - man married or single;
Mrs. - woman married;
Miss. - woman single;
Ms. - woman single or married - It's more polite if you don't know.

E.g. Good morning! I'm Mr. Sanchez.

Informal Introductions:

Use your name. E.g. Hi! My name is Linda.

quarta-feira, 29 de outubro de 2008

Greetings in English

Formal Greetings:

Good morning! - in the morning
Good afternoon! - in the afternoon
Good evening! - in the evening - when you meet a person
Good night! - in the evening - when you leave home or go to bed
How do you do!

Informal Greetings:
Hi!
Hello!
Nice to meet you!
Glad to meet you!

sexta-feira, 24 de outubro de 2008

Punctuation in English

Apostrophe ( ' )
Brackets ( [ ] )
Colon ( : )
Comma ( , )
Hyphen ( - )
Elipsis ( ... )
Exclamation mark ( ! )
Parenthesis ( )
Period ( . )
Question mark ( ? )
Quotation mark ( " " )
Semicolon ( ; )
Slash ( / )

How to write letters in English

Formal Letters

  1. Sender's address;
  2. Date;
  3. Receiver's address;
  4. Attention line;
  5. Salutation;
  6. Body of the letter;
  7. Complimentary Close;
  8. Signature.

*** Do not use contractions.E.g. I am writing to request... NEVER ... I'm writing to request...

Informal Letters

  1. Date;
  2. Salutation: Dear Brian or Brian;
  3. Body of the letter;
  4. Close: Love, Best wishes/regards, Yours;
  5. Sender's name.

*** You can use contractions. E.g. I'm, You're...

If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to:

Salutation: Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Miss

Close: Yours Faithfully

If you know the name of the person:

Salutation: Dear Mr. Bright / Mrs. Bright

Close: Sincerely, Yours sincerely

segunda-feira, 13 de outubro de 2008

Extra Material in English

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