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PICTIONARY: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

2011-05-18T00:45:00.000-03:00

Pictionary food and beverages

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PICTIONARY: CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

2011-05-16T12:54:00.001-03:00

Pictionary Clothes and Accessories

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

2011-05-16T12:05:00.001-03:00

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Fonetiks: ajuda para praticar pronúncia de sons do inglês

2011-05-14T09:47:00.001-03:00

Grande dica enviada por Harlley R. Oliveira:

Como estudante da língua inglesa, uma grande dificuldade que tenho é com a pronúncia, pois muitos sons simplesmente não existem na língua portuguesa. Um grande aliado pra nós, são os dicionários que tem a pronúncia descrita através de símbolos fonéticos. Mas e se não sabemos como é o som de determinado símbolo?
É esse o objetivo do projeto da Universidade de Iowa: ensinar os sons dos símbolos fonéticos dos idiomas inglês, alemão e espanhol.
O projeto é bem completo, tem todos os símbolos fonéticos, classificações e um diagrama animado pra você ver e ouvir como o som é produzido. Além disso, ainda é possível visualizar uma boca real pronunciando o som, seguido de três palavras onde determinado som é usado. Confira o site e aprenda de uma vez por todas que a pronúncia não é tão complicada assim.

Fonetiks: ajuda para praticar pronúncia de sons do inglês

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Treine a leitura e compreensão do inglês na Wikipedia Spoken Articles

2011-05-08T14:14:00.002-03:00

Treine a leitura e compreensão do inglês na Wikipedia Spoken Articles

A Wikipedia em inglês tem um projeto de criação de áudio para seus artigos, ou seja, os artigos lidos em voz alta. Encontrei essa opção recentemente e achei ótimo para treinar o listening, uma vez que, além do áudio temos o texto escrito para conferirmos se o que escutamos condiz com a realidade.
O projeto já conta com mais de 750 artigos lidos, a qualidade do áudio é ótima, não perca!
Clique aqui para acessar a Wikipedia Spoken Articles

A SMART PARROT

2011-05-08T14:08:00.001-03:00

Hello guys! Once I was browsing at youtube when I came across smart parrots, those very special green birds, sometimes grey but equally or even more intelligent than the green ones. And believe it or not they´re able to speak English.
I never had one parrot, but I'm thinking about get one...
There is a parrot at a Zoo in the U.S that is simply a sensation. He can answer questions, whistle, sing, imitate other animals, dance and a lot more. He gives three shows a day at the Zoo and he never refuses to answer any question. Sometimes he attends talk shows.
Watch for yourself his performance at one of his presentation at a TV program named “Animal Planet”.

Very funny, isn’t it? I hope you have enjoyed it…
See ya soon!

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2011-05-02T12:16:00.005-03:00

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ATUALIZADO MAIS UMA VEZ SEM AS TRADUÇÕES EM ESPANHOL!!

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2011-04-28T23:56:00.001-03:00

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Cursos de estética On Line - Super Recomendo!!!

2011-04-26T01:00:00.001-03:00

Cursos de estética On Line - Super Recomendo!!!

Muito mais do que cursos online, o Portal Educação oferece a você uma mudança de vida.

Qualificação pessoal e profissional são consequências da educação. Por meio do ensino a distância, escolhemos compartilhar conhecimento. Faça a melhor escolha: venha estudar no Portal Educação.

Encontre-nos no Facebook

Para quem quiser se aprofundar um pouquinho mais em estética e cosméticos, a dica são os cursos on line filiados ao Portal Educação . Recomendo!

O contéudo é super completo e atualizado e você estuda no conforto da sua casa ou escritório e nos horários que preferir.

Para quem quiser mais informações, seguem os links abaixo dos cursos que acho bacana:

- Cosmetologia ( INCRÍVEL)

- Estética Facial - Acne e Despigmentação ( AINDA NÃO FIZ, PRECISO URGENTE)

- Estética Facial - Cosméticos Anti-Envelhecimento ( MARAVILHOSO)

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ABBREVIATIONS

2011-04-25T12:45:00.003-03:00

Chatting on Facebook is the fastest way to communicate on the world’s largest social networking website. And to make it even more faster we have started using abbreviations of words we write. Most of them are the commonly used short forms and everyone must be familiar with it. But sometimes other person uses such abbreviations which you might not be familiar with. So just update your mind’s dictionary with the list given below.

ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ASL: Age/ Sex/ Location
B4: Before
B4U: Before You
BRB: Be Right Back
BTW: By The Way
B/W: Between
Cuz: Because (most commonly used on FacebooKnol as well )
FYI: For Your Info
FB: Facebook
GM: Good Morning
GN: Good Night
GNASD: Good Night and Sweet Dreams
IDK: I don’t Know
IM: Instant Message
JK: Just Kidding
K: Okay
L8: Late
LOL: Laugh out Loud
LMAO: Laugh my ass of
LMFAO: Laugh my f**king ass off
LMK: Let Me Know
L8r: Later
M/F? : Male or Female?
Msg: Message
Pls: Please
Plz: Please
PM me: Private Message me (send me a Private Message)
Ppl: People
r: are
Rly: Reply (can also be used Really)
SD: Sweet Dreams
tht: that
Thx: Thanks
Tnx: Thanks
Txt: Text
TY: Thank You
Ttly: Talk to you later
u: you
ur: your
u’ll: you will
wtf: What the f**k
wth: What the hell
zzz: Sleeping

This is a list of commonly used abbreviations and there are thousands of such abbreviations used while chatting. Obviously we can’t post all of them here and it’s of no use either cuz it’s of no use and it confuses the other person while chatting. But chatting by using these given short forms makes it really short and cool as well. We have a list of some hidden Facebook smileys too. Subscribe to updates of this blog via e-mail to get it first
I hope u r gettin me, do tell us wht do u think

Answering Letters

A/A - Always Answers
A/M - Answers most
A/O - Answers only
A/S - Answer some
EMS - E-mail soon
IRC - International reply coupon (you can send them to your Non-USA pals, they are gift certificates for postage stamps, you can get them at larger post offices)

Writing Letters

Addy - Address
LL - Long letter
LLP - Long letter pals
LLO - Long letters only
SL - Short Letter

Mail Terms

LSASE - Long self addressed stamped envelope
PC - Post card
SASE-Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
Small Flat Rate - Small shipping box from Post Office
Stamps Back - game some play where they mail you something and want their stamps sent back to them

Swap Items

Cram - small version of FB. You 'cram' all addresses onto a small paper with out including all your collection/swap information.
Deco - Decorated FB
SLAM - question/game FB
Lyric - Music Lyric FB
Quotes- Quotes FB
Bags- are actually envelopes. These are games. [sticker bag, label bag, used postage bag, fb bag, postcard bag, surprise bag]
Viewcards- these are postcards with a 'View' of your town/city/country
FB - Friendship book
Chains - Chain letter games, can be snailmail paper or email
Excess - any extra items you have to pass on i.e. fbs, decos, chains, bags, etc..

Penpal Information

To include on your Label

ICR - I can return (people who are willing to return the full FB home)
NNPP - No new pen pals
No chains - Do not send chain letters
NPW - New pals wanted
SNNP - Sorry no new pals
SWA - Swaps with all
SNNS - sorry no new swappers
DOB - date of birth
WA- Wedding anniversary
BD- birthdate
USA only - swaps USA only
WW - swaps World-wide
No cons - No prisoners/ex cons
No Men - do not want to correspond/swap with men
Females Only - only want to correspond/swap with women
Moms Only - only want to correspond/swap with moms
No Religion - does not want any religious correspondance

Sample Label

This is an example of how your label will look when you sign FBs, Decos, Lyrics, Slams, Quotes, Bags, etc.. This lets people know what you like to swap, if you are interested in new penpals, what you collect, and you could also include any dislikes.

Chat Information

BBFN - Bye-bye for now
DB-Dear Boyfriend
DD-Dear Daughter
DH - Dear Husband
DS-Dear Son
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
TTFN - Ta ta for now

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Traduções – Resumos

2011-04-25T12:43:00.000-03:00

Traduções – Resumos

An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript, acting as the point-of-entry for any given scientific paper or patent application. Abstracting and indexing services for various academic disciplines are aimed at compiling a body of literature for that particular subject.

Um abstract (resumo) é um breve resumo de um artigo de pesquisa, tese, revisão, conferência, proceeding ou qualquer análise aprofundada sobre um determinado assunto ou disciplina, e é freqüentemente usado para ajudar o leitor a tomar ciência rapidamente do propósito do artigo. Quando utilizado, um resumo sempre aparece no início de um manuscrito, que actua como o ponto de entrada para qualquer artigo científico ou pedido de patente dado. Abstracção e serviços de indexação estão disponíveis para um número de disciplinas acadêmicas, visando a elaboração de um corpo de literatura para esse assunto particular.

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BBC - DIRECTIONS

2011-04-25T11:20:00.000-03:00

Directions

In this programme, we look at language you can use when asking for and giving directions.

We listen to our reporter Helen as she tries to find her way around London and the office and we look at different expressions she hears on her journeys

When you've listened to the programme, don't forget to practise what you've learned with the quizzes below!

Listen - realmedia Download - mp3 (1.9 MB) Script (pdf - 24k)

Language for asking directions
Can you tell me Do you know	the way to how to get to	the	(nearest)	post office bus stop toilet
		Covent Garden Trafalgar Square Bush House

Language for giving directions
Left go left turn left it's on the left take a left take the second (turning) on the left
Right go right turn right it's on the right take a right take the second (turning) on the right
Ahead go ahead go straight ahead go straight on

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT?

Now it's time for you to have a go at practising the language we've looked at in this programme. Part A is a short listening activity and part B is a multiple choice quiz. Good luck!

A. LISTENING ACTIVITY
Listen to the conversation. Which building in our strangely square town is the nearest Post Office to your location?

Activity - real media Activity - mp3 (175k) Activity script (19k)

B. READING ACTIVITY
Five multiple-choice questions on directions. How well will you do?

Don't have flash?
You can also download a printable version of this activity.

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

2011-04-25T10:53:00.001-03:00

Word List

Asking for and Giving Directions

How do I get to …?

What's the best way to …?

Where is …?

Go straight on (until you come to …).

Turn back./Go back.

Turn left/right (into …-street).

Go along …

Cross …

Take the first/second road on the left/right

It's on the left/right.

straight on

opposite

near

next to

between

at the end (of)

on/at the corner

behind

in front of

(just) around the corner

traffic lights

crossroads, junction

signpost

Exercise on Asking and Giving Directions

What's the best way to the post office? (Use the map for orientation.)

Excuse me, where is the post office, please?
at the next corner.
Then until you come to the traffic lights.
there.
The post office is the cinema.

Exercise on Asking and Giving Directions

Fill in the words below correctly. (Use the map for orientation.)

continue, end, excuse, get, left (2x), next, opposite, right, second, straight on, thank, turn, welcome

me, how do I to the cinema?
Go .
Turn at the corner.
Then take the road on your .
to the of the road.
left there.
The cinema is on your , the castle.
you very much.
You're .

120 diálogos em inglês com áudio, transcrição e mp3: The Flatmates

2011-04-25T09:44:00.000-03:00

120 diálogos em inglês com áudio, transcrição e mp3: The Flatmates

O The Flatmates é uma seção do site BBC Learning English que apresenta semanalmente situações vividas por uma turma que compartilha o mesmo apartamento. Os diálogos são curtos e de fácil compreensão, como se não bastasse, o visitante ainda pode baixar o áudio em mp3 para praticar o listening. Até o momento são mais de 120 diálogos nos arquivos do Flatmates e muitos outros estão por vir.
A turma do The Flatmates (formada por Tim, Helen, Khalid, Alice e Michael) passa por situações do cotidiano, por conta disso acho que é um excelente recurso, principalmente para quem vai fazer intercâmbio.
Link: The Flatmates
I hope that helps!

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

2011-04-25T00:40:00.001-03:00

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

Now that Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for the plague of misspelling, here are the 100 words most often mispronounced English words ("mispronunciation" among them). There are spelling rules in English even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word correctly usually does help you spell it correctly. Several common errors are the result of rapid speech, so take your time speaking, correctly enunciating each word. Careful speech and avid reading are the best guides to correct spelling.

A

Don't say: acrossed | Do say: across
Comment: It is easy to confuse "across" with "crossed" but better to keep them separate.

Don't say: affidavid | Do say: affidavit
Comment: Even if your lawyer's name is ''David,'' he issues affidavits.

Don't say: Old-timer's disease | Do say: Alzheimer's disease
Comment: While it is a disease of old-timers, it is named for the German neurologist, Dr. Alois Alzheimer.

Don't say: Antartic | Do say: Antarctic
Comment: Just think of an arc of ants (an ant arc) and that should help you keep the [c] in the pronunciation of this word.

Don't say: Artic | Do say: Arctic
Comment: Another hard-to-see [c] but it is there.

Don't say: aks | Do say: ask
Comment: This mispronunciation has been around for so long (over 1,000 years) that linguist Mark Aronoff thinks we should cherish it as a part of our linguistic heritage. Most of us would give the axe to "aks."

Don't say: athelete, atheletic | Do say: athlete, athletic
Comment: Two syllables are enough for "athlete."

B

Don't say: barbituate | Do say: barbiturate
Comment: Don't forget this word contains three others: bar+bit+u+rate

Don't say: bob wire | Do say: barbed wire
Comment: No, this word wasn't named for anyone named ''Bob;'' it should be "barbed wire," although the suffix -ed, meaning ''having,'' is fading away in the U.S.

Don't say: bidness | Do say: business
Comment: The change of [s] to [d] before [n] is spreading throughout the US and when the unaccented [I] drops from this word the [s] finds itself in the same environment as in "isn't" and "wasn't."

Don't say: a blessing in the skies | Do say: a blessing in disguise
Comment: This phrase is no blessing if it comes from the skies. (Pronounce it correctly and help maintain the disguise.)

C

Don't say: Calvary | Do say: cavalry
Comment: It isn't clear why we say, ''Mind your Ps and Qs'' when we have more difficulty keeping up with our Ls and Rs. Had there been a cavalry in Jesus' time, perhaps Calvary would not have been so tragic.

Don't say: cannidate | Do say: candidate
Comment: You aren't being canny to drop the [d] in this word. Remember, it is the same as "candy date." (This should help guys remember how to prepare for dates, too.)

Don't say: card shark | Do say: cardsharp
Comment: Cardsharps probably won't eat you alive, though they are adept at cutting your purse strings.

Don't say: Carpool tunnel syndrome | Do say: Carpal tunnel syndrome
Comment: This one is mispronounced (and misspelled) several different ways; we just picked the funniest. Carpal means ''pertaining to the wrist.''

Don't say: caucaphony | Do say: cacophony
Comment: There is no greater cacophony [kæ'kafêni] to the ears than to hear the vowels switched in the pronunciation of this word.

Don't say: The Caucases | Do say: The Caucasus
Comment: Although there are more than one mountain in this chain, their name is not a plural noun.

Don't say: chester drawers | Do say: chest of drawers
Comment: The drawers of Chester is a typical way of looking at these chests down South but it misses the point.

Don't say: chomp at the bit | Do say: champ at the bit
Comment: "Chomp" has probably replaced "champ" in the U.S. but we thought you might like to be reminded that the vowel should be [æ] not [o].

Don't say: close | Do say: clothes
Comment: The [th] is a very soft sound likely to be overlooked. Show your linguistic sensitivity and always pronounce it.

Don't say: coronet | Do say: cornet
Comment: Playing a crown (coronet) will make you about as popular as wearing a trumpet (cornet) on your head; reason enough to keep these two words straight.

D

Don't say: dialate | Do say: dilate
Comment: The [i] in this word is so long there is time for another vowel but don't succumb to the temptation.

Don't say: diptheria | Do say: diphtheria
Comment: The ''ph'' in this word is pronounced [f], not [p].

Don't say: doggy dog world | Do say: dog-eat-dog world
Comment: The world is even worse than you think if you think it merely a "doggy-dog world." Sorry to be the bearer of such bad news.

Don't say: drownd | Do say: drown
Comment: You add the [d] only to the past tense and past participle.

E

Don't say: elec'toral | Do say: e'lectoral
Comment: The accent is on the second, not the third, syllable and there is no [i] in it; not "electorial." (By the way, the same applies to "mayoral" and "pastoral.")

Don't say: excape | Do say: escape
Comment: The good news is, if you say "excape," you've mastered the prefix ex- because its meaning does fit this word. The bad news is, you don't use this prefix on "escape."

Don't say: expresso | Do say: espresso
Comment: While I can't express my love for espresso enough, this word was borrowed from Italian well after the Latin prefix ex- had developed into es-.

Don't say: excetera | Do say: et cetera
Comment: Latin for "and" (et) "the rest" (cetera) are actually two words that probably should be written separately.

Don't say: expecially | Do say: especially
Comment: Things especial are usually not expected, so don't confuse these words.

F

Don't say: Febyuary | Do say: February
Comment: We don't like two syllables in succession with an [r] so some of us dump the first one in this word. Most dictionaries now accept the single [r] pronunciation but, if you have an agile tongue, you may want to shoot for the original.

Don't say: fedral | Do say: federal
Comment: Syncopation of an unaccented vowel is fairly common in rapid speech but in careful speech it should be avoided. See also "plute" and read more about the problem here.

Don't say: fillum | Do say: film
Comment: We also do not like the combination [l] + [m]. One solution is to pronounce the [l] as [w] ("film" [fiwm}, "palm" [pawm]) but some prefer adding a vowel in this word.

Don't say: fisical | Do say: fiscal
Comment: In fact, we don't seem to like any consonants together. Here is another word, like athlete and film that is often forced to swallow an unwanted vowel.

Don't say: flounder | Do say: founder
Comment: Since it is unlikely that a boat would founder on a flounder, we should distinguish the verb from the fish as spelling suggests.

Don't say: foilage | Do say: foliage
Comment: Here is another case of metathesis, place-switching of sounds. Remember, the [i] comes after the [l], as in related "folio."

Don't say: For all intensive purposes | Do say: For all intents and purposes
Comment: The younger generation is mispronouncing this phrase so intensively that it has become popular both as a mispronunciation and misspelling.

Don't say: forte | Do say: fort
Comment: The word is spelled "forte" but the [e] is pronounced only when speaking of music, as a "forte passage." The words for a strong point and a stronghold are pronounced the same: [fort].

H

Don't say: Heineken remover | Do say: Heimlich maneuver (or manoeuvre, Br.)
Comment: This term is mispronounced many different ways. This is just the funniest one we have heard. This maneuver (manoeuvre) was named for US surgeon Henry Jay Heimlich (1920- ).

Don't say: heighth | Do say: height
Comment: The analogy with "width" misleads many of us in the pronunciation of this word. 'erb herb Does, ''My friend Herb grows 'erbs,'' sound right to you? This is a US oddity generated by the melting pot (mixed dialects). Initial [h] is always pronounced outside America and should be in all dialects of English.

Don't say: hi-archy | Do say: hierarchy
Comment: Remember, hierarchies go higher than you might think. This one is pronounced "higher archy" and not "high archy."

I

Don't say: in parenthesis | Do say: in parentheses
Comment: No one can enclose an expression in one parenthesis; at least two parentheses are required.

Don't say: interpretate | Do say: interpret
Comment: This error results from the back-formation of "interpretate" from "interpretation." But back formation isn't needed; we already have "interpret." (See also 'orientate')

Don't say: irregardless | Do say: regardless
Comment: "-Less" already says ''without'' so there is no need to repeat the same sentiment with "ir-." idn't isn't Again, the struggle of [s] before [n]. (See also "bidness" and "wadn't")

J

Don't say: jewlery | Do say: jewelry
Comment: The root of this word is "jewel" and that doesn't change for either "jeweler" or "jewelry." The British add a syllable: "jewellery" (See also its spelling.)

Don't say: jist nor dis | Do say: just
Comment: As opposed to the adjective "just," this word is always unaccented, which encourages vowel reduction. However, it sounds better to reduce the [ê] rather than replace it with [i].

K

Don't say: Klu Klux Klan | Do say: Ku Klux Klan
Comment: Well, there is an [l] in the other two, why not the first? Well, that is just the way it is; don't expect rationality from this organization.

L

Don't say: lambast | Do say: lambaste
Comment: Better to lambaste the lamb than to baste him remember, the words rhyme. "Bast" has nothing to do with it.

Don't say: arnyx | Do say: larynx
Comment: More metathesis. Here the [n] and [y] switch places. Mind your [n]s and [y]s as you mind your [p]s and [q]s.

Don't say: Laura Norder | Do say: law and order
Comment: The sound [aw] picks up an [r] in some dialects (also "sawr" and "gnawr"). Avoid it and keep Laura Norder in her place.

Don't say: leash | Do say: lease
Comment: Southern Americans are particularly liable to confuse these two distinct words but the confusion occurs elsewhere. Look out for it.

Don't say: libel | Do say: liable
Comment: You are liable for the damages if you are successfully sued for libel. But don't confuse these discrete words.

Don't say: libary | Do say: library
Comment: As mentioned before, English speakers dislike two [r]s in the same word. However, we have to buck up and pronounce them all.

Don't say: long-lived | Do say: long-lived
Comment: This compound is not derived from ''to live longly'' (you can't say that) but from ''having a long life'' and should be pronounced accordingly. The plural stem, live(s), is always used: "short-lived," "many-lived," "triple-lived."

M

Don't say: masonary | Do say: masonry
Comment: We have been told that masons are most likely to insert a spare vowel into this word describing their occupation but we know others do, too. Don't you.

Don't say: mawv | Do say: mauve
Comment: This word has not moved far enough away from French to assume an English pronunciation, [mawv], and should still be pronounced [mowv].

Don't say: mannaise | Do say: mayonnaise
Comment: Ever wonder why the short form of a word pronounced "mannaise" is "mayo"? Well, it is because the original should be pronounced "mayo-nnaise." Just remember: what would mayonnaise be without "mayo"?

Don't say: miniture | Do say: miniature
Comment: Here is another word frequently syncopated. Don't leave out the third syllable, [a].

Don't say: mute | Do say: moot
Comment: The definition of "moot" is moot (open to debate) but not the pronunciation: [mut] and not [myut].

Don't say: mis'chievous | Do say: mischievous
Comment: It would be mischievous of me not to point out the frequent misplacement of the accent on this word. Remember, it is accented the same as mischief. Look out for the order of the [i] and [e] in the spelling, too and don't add another [i] in the ending (not mischievious).

N

Don't say: nother | Do say: other
Comment: Misanalysis is a common type of speech error based on the misperception of where to draw the line between components of a word of phrase. "A whole nother" comes from misanalyzing "an other" as "a nother." Not good. Not good.

Don't say: nucular | Do say: nuclear
Comment: The British and Australians find the American repetition of the [u] between the [k] and [l] quaintly amusing. Good reason to get it right.

Don't say: nuptual | Do say: nuptial
Comment: Many speakers in the US add a spurious [u] to this word, too. It should be pronounced [nêpchêl], not or [nêpchuêl].

O

Don't say: off ten | Do say: ofen
Comment: We have mastered the spelling of this word so well, its spelling influences the pronunciation: DON'T pronounce the [t]! This is an exception to the rule that spelling helps pronunciation.

Don't say: ordinance | Do say: ordnance
Comment: You may have to use ordnance to enforce an ordinance but you should not pronounce the words the same.

Don't say: orientate | Do say: orient
Comment: Another pointless back-formation. We don't need this mispronunciation from "orientation" when we already have "orient." (See also "interpretate")

Don't say: ostensively | Do say: ostensibly
Comment: Be sure to keep your suffixes straight on this one.

Don't say: Ostraya | Do say: Australia
Comment: This pronunciation particularly bothers Australians themselves, most of whom can manage the [l] quite easily, thank you.

P

Don't say: parlament | Do say: parliament
Comment: Although some dictionaries have given up on it, there should be a [y] after [l]: [pahr-lyê-mênt]

Don't say: perculate | Do say: percolate
Comment: Pronouncing this word as "perculate" is quite peculiar. (Also, remember that it means ''drip down'' not ''up.'')

Don't say: pottable | Do say: potable
Comment: The adjective meaning "drinkable" rhymes with "floatable" and is not to be confused with the one that means "capable of being potted."

Don't say: perogative | Do say: prerogative
Comment: Even in dialects where [r] does not always trade places with the preceding vowel (as the Texan pronunciations "differnce," "vetern," etc.), the [r] in this prefix often gets switched.

Don't say: perscription | Do say: prescription
Comment: Same as above. It is possible that we simply confuse "pre-" and "per-" since both are legitimate prefixes.

Don't say: persnickety | Do say: pernickety
Comment: You may think us too pernickety to even mention this one. It is a Scottish nonce word to which U.S. speakers have added a spurious [s].

Don't say: preemptory | Do say: peremptory
Comment: The old pre-/per- problem. Do not confuse this word with "preemptive;" the prefix here is per-.

Don't say: prespire | Do say: perspire
Comment: "Per-" has become such a regular mispronunciation of "pre-," many people now correct themselves where they don't need to.

Don't say: plute | Do say: pollute
Comment: This one, like "plice" [police], spose [suppose], and others, commonly result from rapid speech syncope, the loss of unaccented vowels. Just be sure you pronounce the vowel when you are speaking slowly. Read here for more on the problem.

Don't say: probly, prolly | Do say: probably
Comment: Haplology is the dropping of one of two identical syllables such as the [ob] and [ab] in this word, usually the result of fast speech. Slow down and pronounce the whole word for maximum clarity and to reduce your chances of misspelling the word.

Don't say: pronounciation | Do say: pronunciation
Comment: Just as "misspelling" is among the most commonly misspelled words, "pronunciation" is among the most commonly mispronounced words. Fitting, no?

Don't say: prostrate | Do say: prostate
Comment: Though a pain in the prostate may leave a man prostrate, the gland contains no [r].

R

Don't say: realator | Do say: realtor
Comment: As you avoid the extra vowel in "masonry," remember to do the same for "realtor," the guy who sells what the mason creates.

Don't say: revelant | Do say: relevant
Comment: Here is another word that seems to invite metathesis.

Don't say: reoccur | Do say: recur
Comment: You don't have to invent a new word from "occur." We already have a verb "recur" that does the trick.

Don't say: respite | Do say: respite
Comment: Despite the spelling similarity, this word does not rhyme with despite; it is pronounced ['re-spit]. Give yourself a permanent respite from mispronouncing it.

S

Don't say: sherbert | Do say: sherbet
Comment: Some of the same people who do not like two [r]s in their words can't help repeating the one in this word.

Don't say: silicone | Do say: silicon
Comment: Silicon is the material they make computer chips from but implants are made of silicone.

Don't say: snuck | Do say: sneaked
Comment: I doubt we will get "snuck" out of the language any time soon but here is a reminder that it really isn't a word.

Don't say: sose | Do say: so
Comment: The phrase "so as" has been reduced to a single word "sose" even when it is not called for. "Sose I can go" should be simply "so I can go." By the way, the same applies to alls, as in "Alls I want is to never hear 'alls' again."

Don't say: spade | Do say: spay
Comment: You can have your dog spayed but so long as she is a good dog, please don't spade her.

Don't say: spitting image | Do say: spit and image
Comment: The very spit of someone is an exact likeness. "The spit and image" or "spit image" emphasizes the exactness.

Don't say: stob | Do say: stub
Comment: In some areas the vowel in this word has slid a bit too far back in the mouth. Don't choke on it.

Don't say: stomp | Do say: stamp
Comment: Stamps are so called because they were originally stamped (not stomped) on a letter. You stamp your feet, too.

Don't say: suit | Do say: suite
Comment: If you don't wear it (a suit [sut]), then it is a suite [sweet], as in a living room suite or a suite of rooms.

Don't say: supposably | Do say: supposedly
Comment: Adding -ly to participles is rarely possible, so some people try to avoid it altogether. You can't avoid it here.

Don't say: supremist | Do say: supremacist
Comment: This word is derived from "supremacy," not "supreme." A supremist would be someone who considers himself supreme. You know there is no one like that.

T

Don't say: tact | Do say: tack
Comment: If things are not going your way, do not lose your tact that would be tactless but take a different tack.

Don't say: take for granite | Do say: take for granted
Comment: We do tend to take granite for granted, it is so ubiquitous. But that, of course, is not the point.

Don't say: tenant | Do say: tenet
Comment: A tenant is a renter who may not hold a tenet (a doctrine or dogma).

Don't say: tenderhooks | Do say: tenterhooks
Comment: Tenters are frames for stretching cloth while it dries. Hanging on tenterhooks might leave you tender but that doesn't change the pronunciation of the word.

Don't say: Tiajuana | Do say: Tijuana
Comment: Why make Spanish words more difficult than they already are? Just three syllables here, thank you.

Don't say: triathalon | Do say: triathlon
Comment: We don't like [th] and [l] together, so some of us insert a spare vowel. Pronounce it right, spell it right.

U

Don't say: upmost | Do say: utmost
Comment: While this word does indicate that efforts are up, the word is "utmost," a(!) historical variation of "outmost."

V

Don't say: verbage | Do say: verbiage
Comment: Here is another word that loses its [i] in speech. Pronouncing it correctly will help you spell it correctly.

Don't say: volumptuous | Do say: voluptuous
Comment: Some voluptuous women may be lumpy, but please avoid this Freudian slip that apprises them of it.

W

Don't say: wadn't | Do say: wasn't
Comment: That pesky [s] before [n] again. See "bidness" and "idn't." ways way "I have a ways to go" should be "I have a way to go." The article "a" does not fit well with a plural.

Don't say: wet | Do say: whet
Comment: In the Northeastern US the sound [hw], spelled "wh," is vanishing and these two words are pronounced the same. Elsewhere they should be distinguished.

Y

Don't say: yoke | Do say: yolk
Comment: Another dialectal change we probably should not call an error: [l] becomes [w] or [u] when not followed by a vowel. Some people just confuse these two words, though. That should be avoided.

Z

Don't say: zuology | Do say: zoology
Comment: Actually, we should say [zo], not [zu], when we go to the zoo.

INGLÊS...

2011-04-25T00:01:00.002-03:00

Principiantes

Os principiantes na língua devem ter o máximo de atenção e pensar não somente em aprender pela necessidade do mercado, mas também em ter prazer na aprendizagem, afinal tudo o que fazemos com alegria fazemos melhor. Se você é iniciante, procure ao máximo o contato com a língua, navegue por sites em Inglês, assista filmes, shows, TV a cabo e tudo mais que estiver relacionado com a Língua Inglesa.

Básico ou intermediário que começou e parou vários cursos

Busque em um curso o que você realmente precisa, ou seja, a finalidade de aprender Inglês, dessa forma você vai ter maior interesse pelas aulas, sendo elas focadas naquilo que realmente você precisa, pode ser um programa VIP, um intensivo, de forma que desenvolva as habilidades que há tempos você busca, porque os alunos ficam mais interessados e animados com o curso depois de perceber que ele realmente funciona e atende as suas perspectivas. E, por último, mas não menos importante, procure usar ao máximo seu Inglês em todas as situações que puder, dentro e fora de sala, trabalho, busque, pense, respire inglês, esse hábito lhe trará a fluência que tanto procura.

Níveis avançados

Procure uma escola que tenha instrutores que tiveram ou matem contatos com nativos da Língua Inglesa, dessa forma você pode melhorar seu vocabulário e extinguir dessa forma vícios de linguagem e dúvidas freqüentes. Busque matérias e artigos em Inglês, assine revistas, leia, escreva, se possível busque trabalhar diretamente com o uso da Língua Inglesa, estágio remunerado é uma boa opção, uma vez que agrega grande experiência, remuneração, bons contatos, e ainda, não acarreta altos custos para o contratante, se tornando dessa forma interessante para ambas as partes, contratante e contratado.

Milena Queiróz Gonçalves

GLOSSÁRIO DE FONÉTICA

2011-03-27T15:10:00.001-03:00

Como você já deve saber, os símbolos fonéticos são “uma mão na roda” para quem está interessado em melhorar a sua pronúncia e falar inglês corretamente (properly). Estes símbolos podem até parecer estranhos à primeira vista (at first sight), entretanto se você investir um pouco do seu tempo tentando desvendá-los poderá tirar muito proveito deles no futuro.

Quando precisamos saber a pronúncia correta de uma palavra muitas vezes não temos a quem recorrer: o professor não está por perto, não temos contato com alguém que fale Inglês (um nativo), estamos sem acesso à internet para consultar um dicionário on-line de pronúncia.

Resta-nos apelar para o nosso único recurso, o amigo inseparável Sr. Dicionário. Todos os bons dicionários exibem a pronúncia fonética após cada verbete. A partir de agora dê mais atenção a esses símbolos. Essa prática vai evitar que você cometa erros comuns de pronúncia como os que costumam ocorrer com as palavras engine e management. As pessoas costumam dizer: enjaine e maneigemente. O que é totalmente errado. O correto seria engine, onde o primeiro “e” é mais enfatizado e o “g” tem um som de “dj”, ficando mais ou menos assim “endjin”. No caso de management a pronúncia correta é “maenidjment”. É claro que não é assim que as coisas funcionam o correto é verificar a pronúncia através dos símbolos. Veja abaixo como fica:

Engine = /’en.dʒin/
Management = /’mæn.idʒ.mənt/

Apenas lembrando que o símbolo (’) identifica a sílaba mais forte e o símbolo (:) corresponde à sílaba mais alongada. Segue abaixo um glossário de fonética.

IPA: English Consonants
IPA	Examples
p	pen, spin, tip
b	but, web
t	two, sting, bet
d	do, odd
tʃ	chair, nature, teach
dʒ	gin, joy, edge
k	cat, kill, skin, queen, thick
ɡ	go, get, beg
f	fool, enough, leaf
v	voice, have
θ	thing, teeth
ð	this, breathe, father
s	see, city, pass
z	zoo, rose
ʃ	she, sure, emotion, leash
ʒ	pleasure, beige
h	ham
m	man, ham
n	no, tin
ŋ	singer, ring
l	left, bell
ɹ	run, very^[1]
w	we
j	yes
ʍ	what^[2]

IPA: English Vowels
IPA			Examples
RP	GA	AuE	Examples
ɑː	ɑ	aː	father
ɪ	ɪ	ɪ	sit
ɪ	i	i	city
iː	i	iː	see
ɛ	ɛ	e	bed^[3]
ɜː	ɝ	ɜː	bird
æ	æ	æ	lad, cat, ran^[4]^[5]
ɑː	ɑɹ	aː	arm
ʌ	ʌ	a	run, enough
ɒ	ɑ	ɔ	not, wasp
ɔː	ɔ	oː	law, caught^[6]
ʊ	ʊ	ʊ	put, wood
uː	u	ʉː	soon, through
ə	ə	ə	about
ə	ɚ	ə	winner

IPA: English Diphthongs
IPA			Examples
RP	GA	AuE	Examples
eɪ	eɪ	æɪ	day, pain
aɪ	aɪ	ɑe	my, wise
ɔɪ	ɔɪ	oɪ	boy
əʊ	oʊ	əʉ	no, tow
aʊ	aʊ	æɔ	now
ɪə	ɪɹ	ɪə	near, here
ɛə	ɛɹ	eː	hair, there^[7]
ʊə	ʊɹ	ʊə	tour
juː	ju	jʉː	pupil

RP – Padrão Britânico
GA – Padrão Americano
AuE – Padrão Australiano

CLINICA DEPILAÇÃO DEFINITIVA- NÃO + PELO

2011-03-21T12:43:00.002-03:00

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MANYTHINGS.ORG

2011-03-20T23:20:00.000-03:00

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American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)

2011-03-20T23:16:00.000-03:00

American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)
Game-like Minimal Pair Practice using Flash and MP3 Files

You can do a 4-minute review first, if you like.

Video with Minimal Pairs from Lesson 2 to Lesson 13

Minimal Pair Practice & Quizzes

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How to Use These Pages

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"L" and "R"

R-controlled Vowels (Also called R-colored Vowels)

Listen & Repeat: 62 Words with “R” /ɝː/ /ər/ were, her, other, ...
Listen & Repeat: 40 Two-syllable Words Ending with /ɝː/ /ər/ dollar, member, soccer, ...
Listen & Repeat: 33 Words with “R” /ɔːr/ /or/ for, or, more, ...
Listen & Repeat: 29 Words with “R” /ɛər/ /âr/ there, where, care, …
Listen & Repeat: 28 Words with “R” /ar/ are, part, large, …
Coming soon:
here, near, clear, ...
fire, wire, tire, desire, ...

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Listen & Repeat: 60 Words That End With /p/
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Listen & Repeat: 114 Words With /st/
More coming soon.

Songs & Poems

Tongue Twisters

Listen and practice each phrase slowly, then practice them quickly.

Por Quê Falar Inglês Se Tornou Imprescindível?

2011-03-18T23:26:00.000-03:00

Para as pessoas que querem se profissionalizar, obter sucesso na carreira, construir um bom currículo os obstáculos são inúmeros, o mercado cada vez mais exigente se tornou uma máquina de rápida absorção, esta máquina não para nunca, e não há espaço para aqueles que não tiverem qualificação adequada, e esta se torna dia a dia mais exigente e complexa, afinal os meios de comunicação elevam dia após dia a exigência de comunicação eficaz e isso se reflete nos programas para concursos e vagas de emprego, ali está presente, dentre outros, a habilidade de “falar e entender Inglês”... Esse fato é constituído pelo domínio que a economia pertencente aos Estados Unidos e Inglaterra. Muitos falam que esse fato está mudando dado o avanço da China, mas mesmo com esse fato, a habilidade de entender, escrever e falar Inglês ainda fará parte dos requisitos básicos para uma boa carreira profissional por muito tempo...

A língua Inglesa está presente em todas as áreas, para os profissionais de comércio exterior é fundamental, mas vale também para os profissionais de moda, da informática, médicos, advogados, administradores, tendo em vista que os melhores cursos, artigos e matérias dessas e muitas outras áreas são todos escritos em Inglês. A competitividade e concorrência são implacáveis, e a comunicação de forma correta e precisa é fundamental, pois é da comunicação, formação e capacidade dos funcionários que depende o sucesso das empresas, e isso abrange desde a microempresa até as multinacionais, e nessas todas está presente a necessidade de se falar uma segunda língua pelo menos.

Passos para ser fluente em Inglês

É sabido por todos a necessidade de se falar bem o idioma, mas existem ainda alguns “obstáculos” que os interessados na língua precisam passar:

Principiantes

Os principiantes na língua devem ter o máximo de atenção e pensar não somente em aprender pela necessidade do mercado, mas também em ter prazer na aprendizagem, afinal tudo o que fazemos com alegria fazemos melhor. Se você é iniciante, procure ao máximo o contato com a língua, navegue por sites em Inglês, assista filmes, shows, TV a cabo e tudo mais que estiver relacionado com a Língua Inglesa.

Básico ou intermediário que começou e parou vários cursos

Busque em um curso o que você realmente precisa, ou seja, a finalidade de aprender Inglês, dessa forma você vai ter maior interesse pelas aulas, sendo elas focadas naquilo que realmente você precisa, pode ser um programa VIP, um intensivo, de forma que desenvolva as habilidades que há tempos você busca, porque os alunos ficam mais interessados e animados com o curso depois de perceber que ele realmente funciona e atende as suas perspectivas. E, por último, mas não menos importante, procure usar ao máximo seu Inglês em todas as situações que puder, dentro e fora de sala, trabalho, busque, pense, respire inglês, esse hábito lhe trará a fluência que tanto procura.

Níveis avançados

THE PHONEMIC CHART-English Language

2011-03-18T21:27:00.000-03:00

THE PHONEMIC CHART

What is the Phonemic Chart
Vowel sounds / Dipthongs / Consonant sounds

What is The Phonemic Chart?
The Phonemic Chart is all of the symbols that represent the sounds of the English Language. Here are some things to know and remember about the phonemic chart:

There is a symbol for every sound in the English language.
There are 3 different types of sounds:
- vowel sounds (from the letters a, e, i, o, u)
- dipthongs ( two vowel sounds together)
- consonant sounds (from the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s ,t ,v ,w ,x)

Some of the phonemic symbols are similar to letters of the alphabet, and some are different.

Letters can often change their sound, but phonemic symbols always sound the same.
For example, the letter 's' sounds different in the words 'see' and 'television', so in these two words it has one letter, but two phonemic symbols.

There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and there are 42 phonemic symbols (not including dipthongs) in the phonemic chart.

When you write a phonemic symbols, always write it between two '/ /' symbols. For example, /sit/.

Vowel sounds

Vowel sounds in the phonemic chart come from the letters a,e,i,o,u in the alphabet.
Vowel sounds can be long or short.
For example, 'sit' is a short sound, and 'seat' is a long sound.
Long sounds have ':' on the end, so they are easy to remember.

These diagrams show you what your lips look like when you make these sounds:

Dipthongs

Dipthongs are two vowel sounds together.
When you pronounce dipthongs, make sure you say both sounds, not just one of them.

Consonants

Consonant sounds in the pheonemic chart are from the letters b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z in the alphabet.
Consonant sounds can be voiced (you use your voice) or unvoiced (you don't use your voice). To test this, put your hand on the front of your throat (neck) and say the sound 'be'. You should feel your voice move your throat, because 'b' is voiced. Now say the word 'pea'. For the 'p' sound, you should not feel your voice move your throat, because 'p' is unvoiced.
Practice feeling your throat as you say all of the consonant sounds below.

HOZANA P/ OSEIAS

2011-03-17T21:55:00.005-03:00

Hozana Leal - 17:36 - - Friends

To:

Essa é p/ refletirmos ...

Um casal, recém casados, mudou-se para um bairro muito tranquilo

Na primeira manhã que passavam na casa, enquanto tomavam café, a mulher reparou através da janela em uma vizinha que pendurava lençóis no varal e comentou com o marido:

- Que lençóis sujos ela está pendurando no varal!

Provavelmente está precisando de um sabão novo. Se eu tivesse intimidade perguntaria se ela quer que eu a ensine a lavar as roupas!

O marido observou calado.

Alguns dias depois, novamente, durante o café da manhã, a vizinha pendurava lençóis no varal e a mulher comentou com o marido:

- Nossa vizinha continua pendurando os lençóis sujos! Se eu tivesse intimidade perguntaria se ela quer que eu a ensine a lavar as roupas!

E assim, a cada dois ou três dias, a mulher repetia seu discurso, enquanto a vizinha pendurava suas roupas no varal.

Passado um mês a mulher se surpreendeu ao ver os lençóis brancos, alvissimamente brancos, sendo estendidos, e empolgada foi dizer ao marido:

- Veja ! Ela aprendeu a lavar as roupas, será que a outra vizinha ensinou !? Porque , não fui eu que a ensinei.

O marido calmamente respondeu:

- Não, é que hoje eu levantei mais cedo e lavei os vidros da nossa janela!

E assim é.

Tudo depende da janela através da qual observamos os fatos.

Antes de criticar, verifique se você fez alguma coisa para contribuir; verifique seus próprios defeitos e limitações.

Devemos olhar, antes de tudo, para nossa própria casa, para dentro de nós mesmos.

Só assim poderemos ter real noção do real valor de nossos amigos.

Lave sua vidraça.

Abra sua janela.

PRACTISE - MINIMAL PAIR

2011-03-17T12:40:00.002-03:00

In phonology, minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, which differ in only one phonological element, such as a phone, phoneme, ...

RITA P/ OSEIAS

2011-03-17T00:27:00.003-03:00

Rita Maria - 06:57 - - Friends

To:

Lindos Recados Reflexões no melhor site de gifs!

HELLO GUYS! WHAT'S UP?

PICTIONARY: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

PICTIONARY: CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

Fonetiks: ajuda para praticar pronúncia de sons do inglês

Fonetiks: ajuda para praticar pronúncia de sons do inglês

Treine a leitura e compreensão do inglês na Wikipedia Spoken Articles

Treine a leitura e compreensão do inglês na Wikipedia Spoken Articles

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ABBREVIATIONS

Answering Letters

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Mail Terms

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Sample Label

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

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Exercise on Asking and Giving Directions

120 diálogos em inglês com áudio, transcrição e mp3: The Flatmates

120 diálogos em inglês com áudio, transcrição e mp3: The Flatmates

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

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INGLÊS...

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How to Use These Pages

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Focusing on Accents

"L" and "R"

R-controlled Vowels (Also called R-colored Vowels)

www.ManyThings.org
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American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)
Game-like Minimal Pair Practice using Flash and MP3 Files