Online English Grammar

Crack Job Interviews in English : 40 Sureshot Questions and Success Techniques

onlinegrammar — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:01:09 +0000

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Answering Machine – Online Lesson

onlinegrammar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:28:55 +0000

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Exercícios de Inglês para Celular (English Exercises for Mobile)

onlinegrammar — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:00:31 +0000

Exercícios de Inglês para Celular (English Exercises for Mobile)

Ao descompactar os arquivos abaixo, você encontrará 2 aplicativos nos seguintes formatos: midlet.jad /midlet.jar. Instale-os através do seu cabo USB no celular. Copie os arquivos para a pasta kjava no cartão de memória do celular e faça a instalação pelo menu do telefone.

Ao iniciar uma atividade, você deverá clicar em NEW. Após responder a cada questão, um “feedback” será mostrado para que você entenda o porquê da resposta. Caso você marque alguma resposta errada, ao final da atividade, você deverá clicar no menu do celular e escolher a opção REVIEW para revisar os exercícios que não foram marcados corretamente.

Todas as atividades são de provas de concursos.

Veja também: Gramática Inglesa para Celular (English Grammar for Mobile)

LINK: http://englishlanguage.pro.br/main/course/view.php?id=16 (Material de Inglês no site English Language)

Hear or Listen to

onlinegrammar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:13:21 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
hear	to be aware of sounds in your ears	I can hear music in Peter’s room.
listen (to)	to pay attention to sb./sth. that you can hear	Peter often listens to music when he’s at home.

Make or Do

onlinegrammar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:08:04 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
make	to create sth. (you often use your hands)	We make birdhouses every winter. The pupils make a lot of noise in the break. She makes me happy.
do	an action you do not mention by name; mostly mental work; mostly referred to the topic “work”	They do their homework in the afternoon. I often do the shopping in the evenings.
There are no clear rules whether to use “do” or “make”: Have a look in a good dictionary.

disability, handicap, impairment

onlinegrammar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:57:08 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
disability	used to refer to an on-the-job injury One is “On disability” when they are being paid by their employer while recovering from the injury.	When you are disabled it can be even more difficult to find a job, especially if you have limitation because of your disability. disability benefit = Erwerbsunfähigkeitsrente
handicap	a specific ailment, injury, or infirmity that a person suffers from which limits their abiltity to function in a normal capacity This is the official term used when the Department of Motor Vehicles issues a special permit to allow the driver to park their car in a designated area, for example.	Handicap parking spaces are restricted to authorized verhicles 24 hours daily.
impairment	the broadest term – it can mean that there is a disability or handicap, OR it can mean that the person has had too much too drink	The man was driving a car while impaired by alcohol.
All three terms are pretty much interchangeable in many instances but most of the time each is used in a certain way.

bring or take

onlinegrammar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:55:58 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
bring	to come to a place	Can you bring me the Coke, please?
take	to carry or move sth. from one place to another	Can you take the book to the library?

borrow or lend

onlinegrammar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:53:19 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
borrow	to take and use sth. that belongs to sb. else	I’d like to borrow your umbrella.
lend	to give sth. to sb. that belongs to you	I can lend you my umbrella.

big, great, high, large or tall

onlinegrammar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:51:44 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
big	large in size, degree or amount	a big stone
great	much bigger than average	a great success a great time
high	measurement from the bottom to the top; greater than normal	a high mountain a high level
large	big in size and quantity	a large country a large number of people
tall	greater height than average	a tall man
Note: We use high or tall when we talk about buildings.

because, as, since, for

onlinegrammar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:50:06 +0000

Word	Explanation	Example
because	The reason is very important in the sentence, so because comes in the sencond clause of the sentence.	I read this book because I like it.
as	The reason is already known.	As we read, we learn.
since	The reason is already known. (more formal than as)	Since we were in the computer lab, our English has improved.
for	The reason is given at the end of the sentence.	We went to a small restaurant – for we were hungry.