More New Words

Moth = big night butterfly
styrofoam= light material used to protect glass and electronics from breaking
blog = web+log
SLANG
hangover = strong headache acquired after drinking much alcohol.
When hell freezes= never
Jammy(Br.) = lucky
BRITISH ENGLISH
billboard = outdoor (Am.)
Sanitary towel = absorbent
The gents = bathroom
IDIOMS
water under the brigde = past event
keep a stiff lip = confront your problems
come what may = be whatever it is

Wax someone
It means to let the opponent “eat dust” – in Portuguese, ganhar de lavada.

Take a bone
Also “take a bite” or grab a bite – means eat fast.

Loose your marbles
Get extremely nervous, loose your mind or control, explode, blow your steam

Niff
Smelling bad, odor

VOCÊS ASSISTIRAM ÀS NOTÍCIAS RECENTES NA GLOBO?A Aula Alunos de 12 a 14 anos utilizando I Kissed a Girl para aprender inglês? A ProibiçãoSegundo consta, a direção da Escola solicitou a troca da música. OU SERÁ MAIS UMA ESCOLA SOMENTE SE DEFENDENDO?A MatériaO título da matéria me pareceu bastante apelativo. POIS SE A MÚSICA ESTÁ SENDO CANTADA POR TODOS OS ALUNOS, POR QUE NÃO ENTENDER O QUE ELA DIZ?O MotivoNão estava lá e não tenho como afirmar o que realmente aconteceu… mas, sempre me causa estranheza que em qualquer demissão de um profissional uma das primeiras justificativas seja a de que O PROFISSIONAL NÃO SE ADEQUA À ESCOLA. Não acredito que a melhor maneira de oferecer uma educação livre de preconceitos seja “escrachando o mundo” para pré-adolescentes. Eu mesmo não considero a letra da música adequada para ser utilizada em sala de aula, PORÉM sem a devida discussão sobre a temática, QUE É NECESSÁRIA, VISTO QUE A MATÉRIA É INGLÊS.O QUE VOCÊ ACHA????

COMPUTER LANGUAGE FOR TEXAS

PERIFERICALS
FAX
E-MAIL
PC
LAP TOP
MOUSE
KEYBOARD
WORD PROCESSOR
VCR
DVD
MP4
I-POD
I-PHONE
I-TOUCH

NEWS OF THE USA

Obama Screwed Up
When's the last time you heard this from a U.S. president? "I screwed up".
This morning, while watching the early news I couldn't belive my ears, because the Brazilian translator wasn't keen to translate the expression "I screwed up" like " admito que errei". In reality, what the American president actually said in good Portuguese was " admito que fodi tudo!!!!".
President Barack Obama on Tuesday admitted he made a mistake in handling the nomination of Tom Daschle as his Health and Human Services secretary, saying Daschle's tax problems sent a message that the politically powerful are treated differently than average people.
"I think I screwed up," Obama said in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. "And, I take responsibility for it and we're going to make sure we fix it so it doesn't happen again."
I'd rather have a president who screws up and admits it rather than a president who screws up and denies it or blames someone else. At least he doesn't seem to drink and he actually speaks English idiomatic expressions when necessary!!!!! TATI

MEMORY DRILLS FOR 5TH GRADERS

EXCHANGE STUDENT
SELDOM
STOVE
GEOGRAPHY
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
SOME
ANY
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
DAREDEVIL

MEMORY DRILLS

FAN
CONCIOUSNESS
FEELINGS
WATER
BROKEN FOOT
SPOKEN ENGLISH
UPSET
PSYCHOLOGIST
KNOWN
SALARY
UNION