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Cursos de informatica online agora também na Ecel

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:22:00 +0000

Olá,

Fechamos uma parceria com um fornecedor de conteudo, agora além dos cursos de idiomas, também passaremos a oferecer cursos de informática online, o catalogo de cursos é vasto, mas iniciaremos com cursos de introdução a informática, internet, e o pacote Office.
Os cursos são totalmente interativos, com vídeos aulas, onde o aluno, estuda como se estivesse usando a própria tela de seu computador, através de áudio instruções, o sistema avisa se a instrução foi executada de forma correta ou não, ainda o sistema disponibiliza exercícios de fixação e testes, o curso do pacote Office, acompanha livro impresso para cada modulo, e você ainda vai ter professor para tirar suas duvidas ( em horários pré- agendados)
Peça o link para assistir a aula demonstrativa

words and their stories

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:28:00 +0000

When the Cat’s Away

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.

So if you play cat and mouse with someone,you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.

A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.

Two old and funny expressions describe something that is the best or finest. Americans might say that something is the cat's meow and the cat's pajamas.

Children might call a child who is easily frightened a fraidy cat or a scaredy cat. A copycat is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person's work. A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.

You may have known that cats spend most of their time sleeping. Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day. This is called a cat nap.

If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag. If you are not able to speak or answer a question someone might ask if the cat has got your tongue.

Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? When the cat's away, the mice will play means people sometimes misbehave when there is no supervision.

You may have heard this expression: curiosity killed the cat.This means being too concerned about things that are not your business might cause problems.

If your home is very small, you might say there is not enough room to swing a cat. But you probably should not try this at home!

If you ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like herding cats.

We leave you with a song from the musical play, "Cats."

Source: Special English

Put Positivism to Work

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:21:00 +0000

With the economy in the state it's in, encouraging your employees to think positively may make you look foolish and insensitive. Yet, focusing your employees on what they can do rather than what they cannot do will lead to better attitudes and results. Here are three ways to promote positivity in your people:
Treat employees as contributors, not costs. Emphasize each employee's role in contributing to the business. The minute you start talking about people as costs, negativity will take over.
Never sugarcoat reality. Don't hold back information. Talk frankly with employees about the economic realities your company is facing, while you also explain what they can do to help.
Challenge your people. Slow economies provide time to reflect on and re-think your business. Ask your people to come up with ideas for improving processes, systems, and products.

Do you know the meaning of sugarcoat?

Read the full article below

"this is a Harvard management tip of the day"

Put Positivism to Work

Harvard Business Publishing

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:31:00 +0000

Esta semana o canal Harvard Business Publishing no blog para você praticar Business English
Caso não consiga visualizar o video abaixo use o endereço direto Harvard Business Publishing

words and their stories

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Words and Their Stories: If a Student's Grades Hit Bottom, It Is Time to Hit the Books

Hit is a small word but it has a lot of power. Baseball players hit the ball. Missiles hit an airplane. A car hits a tree.

Hit also joins with other words to create many colorful expressions. One is hit the road. It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road."

Hit is a small word but it has a lot of power. Baseball players hit the ball. Missiles hit an airplane. A car hits a tree.

Hit also joins with other words to create many colorful expressions. One is hit the road. It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road."

Another common expression is hit the spot. At first it meant hitting a spot at the center of a target with an arrow. Someone who did so was satisfied with his shooting. Now, hitting the spot usually means that a food or drink is especially satisfying.

Many years ago, Pepsi Cola sold its drink with a song that began, "Pepsi Cola hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that's a lot…"

Another expression involving hit is hit bottom. Something that has hit bottom can go no lower. If the price of shares of a stock hits bottom that might be the time to buy it. Its value can only go up.

A student who tells you his grades have hit bottom is saying he has not done well in school.

When a student's grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books. Hit the books is another way to saying it is time to study. A student might have to tell her friends she can not go with them to the movies because she has to hit the books.

Not hitting the books could lead to an unpleasant situation for a student. The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades. Someone who hits the ceiling, the top of the room, is violently angry. A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary.

To build something of wood, you usually need a hammer. That is what you use to hit nails into the pieces of wood to hold them together. When you hit the nail on the head, exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly. And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.

If you are tired after hitting all those nails on the head, then it is time to hit the hay. That expression comes from the days when people slept on beds filled with dried grass or hay. Some people slept on hay in barns where they kept their farm animals.

Hitting the hay simply means going to bed. That is a good idea. I think I will hit the hay now.

source: words and their stories special English

Smart Pen a caneta Inteligente que captura suas anotações

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:04:00 +0000

Pulse smart Pen é uma caneta inteligente como o proprio nome diz, com uma camera de video embutida e um gravador de audio, as sua anotações podem ser transformadas em arquivos digitais
Assista ao video demonstrativo abaixo e se quiser saber mais envie-nos um email info@ecelonline.com.br
Caso não consiga visualizar o video abaixo veja Pulse Smart Pen

Web aulas e Web Palestras Ecel Idiomas

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:13:00 +0000

uma forma pratica e rapida de aprender inglês sem sair de frente do seu pc.Webaulas e Webpalestras da Ecel Idiomas

Mauricio

Test Ielts completa 20 anos

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:39:00 +0000

O Teste IELTs completa 20 anos

O IELTs um dos testes de proficiência em Inglês mais requisitados por Universidades no exterior para estrangeiros interessados em frequentar seus cursos
Universidades no Brasil tem no IELTS uma teste eficaz para medir os conhecimentos em Inglês para os alunos interessados em cursar Mestrado e Doutorado, sendo o IELTs um dos pre requisitos para a aceitação do aluno no curso.
O IELTs é o teste de proficiência em Inglês escolhido pela Ecel para os nossos alunos

Leia o release que nos foi enviado pelo Conselho Britanico

"The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is proud to celebrate its twentieth anniversary in 2009, marking its unprecedented international growth and success in setting the standard of English language proficiency for Higher Education and migration. Since IELTS was introduced in 1989, it has developed into a global leader, with annual candidate numbers rising to well over one million in 2008, and accepted by over 6,000 organisations worldwide"

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Aprenda Inglês por musica

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:51:00 +0000

Nesta seção vamos estudar as expressões, estruturas e palavras utilizadas em musicas

As primeiras musicas são:

Brian Adams Heaven

Oh, thinking about all our younger years, There was only you and me, we were young
wild and free

o player acima tem a leitura da musica, para pratica de pronuncia

Peter Cetera You're the inspiration

You know our love was meant to be. The kind of love to last forever

And I want you here with me

From Tonight until the end of time

o player acima tem a leitura da musica para pratica de pronuncia

Na proxima postagem o estudo das estruturas, palavras utilizadas nessas musicas

Mauricio

gatecrash

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:56:00 +0000

the word of the week is gatecrash

gatecrash is a verb ( ir de penetra)

Tom gatecrashed at Paul's party

So Tom is a gatecrasher (penetra)

este post esta acompanhado de um video, caso não visualize por favor informe

Mauricio

Grammar tips continuous and Noun Continuous

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Continuous and Non-Continuous Verbs
English verbs can be divided into three major categories. Normal verbs describe actions and can be expressed in any tense. Non-continuous verbs describe a condition or a state of being. These verbs cannot be used with the auxiliary verb "to be." Mixed verbs have two meanings, one which describes an action and one which describes a state of being.
Normal Verbs
Normal verbs describe actions. A normal verb usually describes an activity that you can see. We can use the auxiliary verb "to be" to say that an action is happening right now.
I am running. He is sleeping.
We can also describe things happening in the past or the future.
Thomas was sleeping.
She will be starting a new job.
I was not kidding. Were they playing baseball?
Non-Continuous Verbs
These are also called state verbs because they describe a condition or state of being. Non¬continuous verbs describe the way that something is, not an action. Non-continuous verbs never use the auxiliary verb "to be."

Mixed verbs

Mixed verbs have more than one meaning. They can be used to describe an action or a state of being. Here are some examples.

We are having dinner. ("Having" describes the act of eating dinner) I have a university degree. Not: I am having a university degree. ("Have" describes possession)
I am tasting this wine. (Describes the act of tasting) This wine tastes sweet. Not: This wine is tasting sweet. (Describes the state of the wine)
You are being rude. (In this context, "being" means "acting or behaving," so it is a normal verb.) You are short. Not: You are being short. (In this context, "are" describes a state of being.)

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leitores de RSS

noreply@blogger.com (Mauricio) — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Olá

Vamos utilizar o formato RSS para alguns de nossos materiais
inclusive o beta na nossa tv online e da revista eletronica

Segue um tutorial sobre o assunto

Leitores de RSS são programas que permitem aos usuários receberem atualizações de notícias e notas em sites sem ter de ficar acessando as páginas constantemente. Assim que os editores incluem novas notícias na web, os softwares recebem essa informação e sinalizam ao internauta.
Supondo que você seja um leitor do blog da Ecel Idiomas e que você queira receber no seu computador todas as novas notícias publicadas nesse canal, sem ter de ficar acessado a página e procurando por novidades, o RSS resolve isso. Basta baixar um programa leitor de RSS, entrar no blog da ecel, encontrar o endereço RSS das notícias publicadas na página e incluí-lo no seu programa leitor de feeds ("feeds" é o nome dado a essas fontes e a essas informações enviadas ao programa).
Para acessar essas notícias "em domicílio", é necessário utilizar programas específicos para a tarefa ou, ainda, softwares versáteis que, entre outras funções, também conseguem identificar, ter inscritos e ler feeds.Eu recomendo o feedreader e o greatnews ambos são portateis não precisam instalar no pc e também podem ser levados em um pendrive.

O internet explorer, o firefox e opera também são bons leitores de feeds, mas se a ideia é receber o conteudo sem precisar acessar a pagina os softwares são a melhor opção.

Mauricio