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Abreviações em Inglês para Comunicadores Instantâneos (MSN, ICQ, etc.)

AFAIK

do inglês As Far AS I Know. Tradução - Tanto quanto eu sei

AFK

do inglês Away From The Keyboard. Tradução - Longe do computador

AKA

Also Known As - Tambem conhecido por

Asap

do inglês As Soon As Possible. Tradução - O mais rapidamente possível

asl

do inglês Age, Sex, Location. Tradução - Idade, Sexo, Localização

BBL

do inglês Be back later. Tradução - Volto mais tarde !

BBS

do inglês Be Back in a Second. Tradução - Volto num segundo!

BCNU

do inglês Be Seeing You. Tradução - Até à vista

BFN

do inglês Bye, for now. Tradução - Adeus, até logo

BRB

do inglês Be Right Back. Tradução - Volto já!

BTW

do inglês By The Way. Tradução - A propósito, Por falar nisso, etc.

CU

do inglês see you [later]. Tradução - até [mais] logo.

cya

O mesmo que CU

FAQ

do inglês Frequently Answered Questions. Tradução - Respostas às perguntas mais frequentes.

FYI

do inglês For Your Information Tradução - Para sua informação

Gtg, g2g

do inglês Got to go. Tradução - Tenho que ir

HTH

do inglês Hope This Help. Tradução - Espero que isto ajude

IAE

do inglês In Any Event. Tradução - De qualquer modo, In Any Event

IMHO

do inglês In My Humble Opinion. Traduçã - Na minha modesta opinião

IMO

do inglês In My Opinion. Tradução - Na minha opinião

IRC

É a abreviatura de Internet Relay Chat

KINDA

Do inglês Kind of adv. somewhat, a bit, moderately (slang), um pouco

LOL

Abreviatura do inglês Loughing Out Loud, que em português se pode traduzir por Rir às gargalhadas

MOFO

do inglês Mother Fucker. Tradução - Filho da mãe.

MORF

do inglês Male Or Female. Tradução - Masculino ou Feminino ?, você é homem ou mulher?

NFW

do inglês No Fucking Way. Tradução - Nem pensar nisso, de jeito nenhum!

NP

do inglês No Problem. Tradução - Não tem problema!

NRN

do inglês No Reply Necessary. Tradução - Não requer resposta

OIC

do inglês Oh I See. Tradução - ah sim, entendi

OMG

do inglês Oh My God. Tradução - Oh Meu Deus

OTOH

do inglês On The Other Hand, que significa Por outro lado

Ppl

do inglês people. Tradução - pessoal

Pvt

abreviatura para private. Em português privado, pessoal, particular.

ROTFL

do inglês Rolling on the Floor Laughing, que significa rolando no chão de tanto rir

Thx

Ver Tks

TIA

do inglês Thanks In Advance. Tradução - Antecipadamente grato. agradeço de antemão

Tks

do inglês Thanks. Tradução - Obrigado

TTYL

do inglês Talk To You Later. Tradução - Depois falamos

U

do inglês you. Tradução - Você



thanks to Diones Alves

Os 7 trunfos para falar inglês. Dicas para acelerar seu aprendizado

1. Muito Input
Ouvir, ouvir, ouvir. Isso é fundamental. Da mesma forma como aconteceu nos primeiros anos de sua vida.

2. Primeiro a Floresta
Veja a floresta e não apenas a árvore. Dê menos importância às minúcias e às regras gramaticais (fundamentais para textos e literatura, mas não para adquirir fluência).

3. Dê Valor ao Ritmo
Focalize mais a “música” do que a “letra” ao ouvir pessoas falando inglês.

4. Mais Linguagem Corporal
Comece a observar as expressões faciais, os gestos, sem se preocupar com o significado de cada palavra.

5. Maximize o que sabe
Pare de pensar no que falta, no que você não sabe. A questão é valorizar o que sabe e administrar com tranqüilidade o que desconhece.

6. Mais Receptividade
Questione e analise menos, seja mais intuitivo, instintivo.

7. Relax
Tensão e ansiedade de aprender rapidamente acabam causando verdadeiros bloqueios. Dê tempo ao tempo.



Referência bibliográfica:

PRIST, Lílian. Os 7 trunfos para falar inglês/Lílian Prist. São Paulo: DPL, 1999.

Typical Mistakes: Portuguese Speakers

There TO BE = ter (existência): (erro comum até níveis intermediários)

Em português o verbo TER tem pelo menos dois significados importantes: posse e existência. Exemplos:

Eu tenho um carro. = Eu possuo um carro. - I have a car.
Tem (há) um livro sobre a mesa. = Existe um livro sobre a mesa. - There's a book on the table.

Sempre que o verbo TER significar existência (haver), a frase não terá sujeito; e isto ocorre com muita freqüência em português. Em inglês, esta estrutura corresponderá sempre ao There TO BE. Observe os seguintes exemplos:

Não tem (há) problema. - There's no problem.
Tem (há) muita gente. - There are many people.
Não tem (há) ninguém que fala inglês aqui? - Isn't there anybody that speaks English here?
Teve (houve) uma festa ontem de noite. - There was a party last night.
Vai ter (haverá) outra festa semana que vem? - Is there going to be another party next week?



autoria de S&K - ESL

Internet Vocabulary

Internet- The Internet is a bunch of computers all over the world that are connected to each other. They are setup in such a way that they can exchange information with each other. The Internet includes Email, Newsgroups and the World Wide Web among other services.

Internet Service Provider (ISP)-This is the company that supplies you with your connection to the Internet. This usually includes a dial-up service that your computer dials to access the Internet. Some of the bigger ISP's are Pac Bell, IBM and America online (AOL).

Modem- This is a piece of hardware that allows your computer to speak with other computers over the phone. Modems come in a number of different speeds. The most common are 14.4, 28.8 and 56.6. The higher the number, the faster information travels to and from your computer.

World Wide Web Page- A page that can be accessed on a computer connected to the Internet that can contain text, graphics, video and audio. This page often includes links to other pages and sites.

Browser- This is a term used to describe a piece of software that allows you to view web pages. The two most popular browsers on the market are Netscape's Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

World Wide Web Site- A collection of WWW pages at one location on the Internet .

World Wide Web(WWW)- The interconnection of hypertext documents that allow you to access text, graphics, audio and video through the Internet.

Link- On a web page you have links, usually highlighted text and often a graphic, that are connections between hypertext pages. When you click on a link, it takes you to another page on the Web. When you are using a Netscape browser your cursor will turn into a hand when you move over a link. Clicking on links is one way to move(surf) around the web.

Hypertext- Any text that includes links.

URL- Just like most people have an email address on the Internet, all web pages have an URL (pronounced earl and stands for uniform resource locator.) The URL for this web page is displayed in the thin white horizontal box below the browser toolbar. URL's are sometimes called web addresses.

plug-in - Sometimes a web page will try to do something like display a video or audio file that the browser is not able to accommodate. A plug-in is an application that works with the browser to allow you to view, listen, or access these files. Some of the more popular plug-ins are RealAudio, QuickTime and Shockwave. A helper application is an application similar to a plug-in.



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Informal Contractions

What are you going to do? >>
Whatcha going to do? >>
Whatcha gonna do?
or

Do you want a beer?
Do you wanna beer?
D'you wanna beer?
D'ya wanna beer?
Ya wanna beer?
Wanna beer?


ain't = am not/are not/is not ... haven´t/hasn´t
I ain't sure.
You ain't my boss.
ain't = has not/have not
I ain't done it.
She ain't finished yet.
I ain´t got no money


gimme = give me
Gimme your money.
Don't gimme that rubbish.
Can you gimme a hand?


gonna = going to
Nothing's gonna change my love for you.
I'm not gonna tell you.
What are you gonna do?


gotta = (have) got a
I've gotta gun.
I gotta gun.
She hasn't gotta penny.
Have you gotta car?
gotta = (have) got to
I've gotta go now.
I gotta go now.
We haven't gotta do that.
Have they gotta work?


kinda = kind of
She's kinda cute.


lemme = let me
Lemme go!


wanna = want to
I wanna go home.


wanna = want a
I wanna coffee.


whatcha = what are you
Whatcha going to do?
whatcha = what have you
Whatcha got there?


ya = you
Who saw ya?

Interviewers' Favorite Questions...and Answers / As Perguntas Preferidas dos Entrevistadores... e Respostas

Interviewers' Favorite Questions...and Answers


You’re wearing your best interview suit and facing your best friend, who’s wearing the most inscrutable hiring-manager face she can muster. You’ve carefully positioned a video camera to record your every move. All is in place for your mock interview.

“Tell me about yourself,” your friend/interviewer intones, adjusting her glasses and gazing steadily into your eyes.

What should you tell her? What would you tell a real recruiter or hiring manager?

“Don’t tell me where you were born and raised,” says Jonathan Ferguson, assistant director of career services at George Washington University and a veteran of countless mock interviews with students. “Don’t tell me that you were a cheerleader. Focus on your academics and experience. Ask yourself, ‘what are the top five things I want this person to know about me?’”

Ferguson says that while many recruiters ask questions that are a bit more pointed than “tell me about yourself,” it’s still likely to come up in many interviews and it’s best for students to prepare for it.

What other kinds of questions do recruiters ask? Following are 10 more, plus ideas for how to answer or the kinds of competencies the interviewer is seeking, courtesy of Ferguson and three experienced campus recruiters.

1. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

“I want to hear something related to retail,” says Haley Peoples, college relations manager for JC Penney Co. Inc. in Dallas, Texas. “I don’t want to hear ‘I want to be an astronaut’ or ‘I want to win the Academy Award.’”

Peoples says the question is designed to help the interviewer know if the job seeker will be happy in that position, or if he or she wants to work in it only as long as it takes to find something “better.”

2. How do you make yourself indispensable to a company?

“We are looking for both technical and interpersonal competence,” says Doris J. Smith-Brooks, recruiting and advertising manager for Boeing Co. in Seattle, Washington.

Smith-Brooks explains that students who have interned or completed cooperative education assignments generally answer the question best because they know what working for a company entails.

3. What’s your greatest strength?

“Don’t just talk about your strength—relate it to the position,” Ferguson says. “Let them know you are a qualified candidate.”

4. What’s your greatest weakness?

“Say something along the lines of, ‘I have difficulty with this thing, and these are the strategies I use to get around it,” Ferguson says. “For example, you could say, ‘I’m not the most organized of individuals, so I always answer my e-mails and phone calls right away. I’m aware of the problem and I have strategies to deal with it.”

5. Tell me about a time when your course load was heavy. How did you complete all your work?

“We generally are looking for an answer like, ‘Last semester I was taking 21 credits, so I made sure I had a day planner and mapped out all my assignments,’” says Felix J. Martinez, senior staff recruiter at Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, Illinois. “We’re looking for a plan-ahead kind of individual, not someone who just flies by the seat of his pants.”

Martinez says recruiters at Abbott Laboratories use the STAR method of interviewing, which involves getting the interviewee to describe a situation that includes a task that needed to be accomplished, the action taken to accomplish the task, and the result of that action.

“We actually tell the candidate, so they’re aware of what we’re looking for,” he says, adding that the approach can help candidates focus on their answers.

6. Tell me about a time when you had to accomplish a task with someone who was particularly difficult to get along with.

“I want to hear something that shows the candidate has the ability to be sensitive to the needs of others but can still influence them,” Peoples says, adding that he’s heard plenty of wrong answers to that question. “Don’t say ‘I just avoided them’ or ‘They made me cry.’”

7. How do you accept direction and, at the same time, maintain a critical stance regarding your ideas and values?

Smith-Brooks repeats that internship or co-op experience can give students the experience to answer that question, pointing out that students with good interpersonal skills honed on the job can understand how to walk that fine line.

8. What are some examples of activities and surroundings that motivate you?

“Most of our technical disciplines are teamwork professions and require getting along with and motivating other people,” Smith-Brooks says.

9. Tell me how you handled an ethical dilemma.

“Suppose you worked at a bank and a long-time customer wanted a check cashed right away but didn’t have the fund balance in his account to cover the check,” Martinez says, explaining that if the bank’s policy prohibited cashing checks in that manner, the teller would have a choice of violating bank policy or alienating a good customer.

Martinez says the best way to handle such a situation would be to go to a supervisor, explain the situation, and ask for advice. He adds that students who can’t offer a situation that they handled correctly the first time can explain how they learned from making mistakes.

“Explain that the next time, this was how you handled it,” he says.

10. Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a problem with no rules or guidelines in place.

“I’m looking for a sense of urgency in initiating action,” Peoples says, explaining that the question probes a student’s ability to overcome obstacles.

For Peoples, students offering the best answers to the question describe a retail-related problem.

“I’m looking for the right thing in terms of customer service,” he says.


By Barbara Mulligan

Where is the love?

Watch the video and check the vocab below!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJV9EMkv0u4


What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found

Now ask yourself
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?

one war

Black Eyed Peas - Where is the love?

Money Terms

account n. a record of money a person deposits into a bank

balance n. the difference between credits and debits in an account

bank n. a building in which commercial banking is transacted.

bank charges n. money paid to a bank for the bank's services etc

banker's draft n. a cheque drawn on the bank (or building society) itself against either a cash deposit or funds taken directly from your own bank account.

barter v. to trade without using money.

borrow v. to ask for the temporary use of money on the condition of repayment and at a set rate of interest.

branch n. local office or bureau of a bank

building society n. A building society is like a bank, but it is owned by its members - savers and borrowers - and not by shareholders. Its traditional purpose was to lend money to individuals to purchase or remortgage their homes. This money used to come exclusively from individual saving members who are paid interest on their deposits. Now, an increasing proportion, but still a minority of the funds are raised on the commercial money markets.

cashflow n. cash earnings minus cash outflows for fixed- and working-capital investment.

cashier n. an employee of a bank or building society who receives and pays out money.

chequebook n. book containing detachable cheques

cheque n. written order to a bank to pay the stated sum from one's account

counterfeit n. fake money made in order to deceive - also v.

credit n. money in a bank a/c; sum added to a bank a/c; money lent by a bank - also v.
credit card n. (plastic) card from a bank authorising the purchasing of goods on credit

currency n. money that is used by a country such as the United Kingdom.

current account n. bank a/c from which money may be drawn at any time; checking account US

debit n. a sum deducted from a bank account, as for a cheque - also v.

debit card n. you use a debit card in much the same way as a credit card but instead of receiving credit after making your purchase, the funds are automatically (within a few days usually) withdrawn from your bank account.

debt n. the state of owing something (especially money).

denomination n. a number that expresses the value of a coin or bill. A five pound note and a ten pound note represent two denominations.

deposit n. an amount of money placed with a bank

deposit account n. bank a/c on which interest is paid; savings account US.

fill in v. to add written information to a document to make it complete.

interest n. money paid for borrowing money, or money that a bank or building society pays a customer for putting money into their bank.

interest rate n. the percentage of an amount of money which is paid for the use of that money over a period of time.

lend v. to give the temporary use of money on the condition of repayment and at a set rate of interest.

loan n. money lent by a bank etc and that must be repaid with interest - also v.
mortgage n. most of us do not buy our homes outright for cash - instead we borrow money to do so.

overdraft n. deficit in a bank account caused by withdrawing more money than is paid in

pay in v. to deposit or put money in to a bank account

payee n. person to whom money is paid

paying-in slip n. small document recording money that you pay in to a bank account
pence n. more than one penny.

standing order n. an instruction to a bank to make regular payments

statement n. a record of transactions in a bank account

withdraw v. to take money out of a bank account

withdrawal n. the act of taking out money.



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Informal English Vocabulary - Proverbs

Here you find proverbs in alphabetical order.
This table is not complete.

If you know more proverbs, send them by e-mail.

A bad workman always blames his tools.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A miss is as good as a mile.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions speak louder than words.
All good things come to an end.
All that glitters is not gold.
All's well that ends well.
Any Tim, Dick or Harry.
As you make your bed, so you must lie.
Barking dogs never bite.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Before you can say Jack Robinson.
Beggars cannot be choosers.
Better late than never.
Better safe than sorry.
Broken crockery brings you luck.
Charity begins at home.
Do lunch or be lunch.
Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.
Don't count your chicken before they are hatched.
Don't mock the afflicted.
Dripping hollows out rock.
Easy come easy go.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Every Jack will find his Jill.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Few sandwiches short of a picnic.
First come, first served.
For Pete's sake.
Fortune favours fools.
He deserved thde break.
He is a chip of the old block.
He had reckoned without his host.
He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing.
Honesty is the best policy.
I wouldn't live in that dump if you paid me!
In for a penny, in for a pound.
It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid.
It is never too late to mend.
It is too late to shut the barn door after the horse has bolted.
It never rains but it pours.
It takes two to tango.
Justice was never done but someone complained.
Kill 2 birds with one stone.
Knowledge is power.
Lies have short legs.
Lies don't travel far.
Like father like son.
Listeners hear no good of themselves.
Many hands make light work.

Mind your own business.
Misery loves company.
Mistakes are often the best teachers.
Money isn't everything.
Monkey see monkey do.
More haste less speed.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
No news is good news.
No pains - no gains.
Not all who own a lyre are lyre-players.
Once bitten twice shy.
One good turn deserves another.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
Opportunity makes thieves.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Out of the heat, into the frying pan.
Payback is a bitch.
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Practice makes perfect.
Pride comes before the fall.
Promises are made to be kept.
Rats desert the sinking ship.
Speech is silver silence is gold.
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.
The last straw that breaks the camels back.
The early bird catches the worm.
The end justifies the means.
The pot calling the kettle black.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
There's no fool like an old fool.
That's old hat.
Tit for tat.
To blow one's own trumpet
To drop a brick
To carry coals to Newcastle.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
To pull someone's leg
To put the pedal to the metal
To ride shotgun
What the eye does not see the heart cannot grieve over.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Where there is a will there is a way.
You can easily fall into your own trap.
You can't change the habits of a lifetime.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
You can't study on a full stomach.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
When two people quarrel, a third rejoices.

Michael Jordan Interview (Listening Activity)

The Ultimate Goal

Michael Jordan has been described as the best basketball player the world has ever seen. In January he officially retired from the sport. The following excerpt is from an interview with CNN's Larry King at the start of the 1997 season in which he is asked if he still has the desire to keep on winning.


Michael Jordan
Basketball player
Michael Jordan (Standard American English): Well, I'm pretty sure at this late age in my career people want to test and see if I can maintain, or I have the enthusiasm to maintain. I agree with him (his coach-ed), it'll be tough for us to win 73 games. I don't think that should be our goal, we never set that as a goal last year. I think our ultimate goal is to win the championship, everything else is gravy(5) up to that point. Myself, I'm looking forward to constantly proving myself. You know, and that's a part of the challenge(6). That's some of the things I didn't have when I left the game in '93, and now I have something to prove each and every time I step on the basketball court.

Interviewer (Standard American English): What keeps the desire going when you've attained everything there is to attain?
Michael Jordan: Well, it's just the competition of people trying to get to the level that you are or where you were through you, to a certain extent. And that's a part of the challenge. I don't want no one to come out and either take the respect that I've earned over the last eleven, twelve years, not through me while I'm playing the game of basketball. If that's the case then I know it's time for me to walk away.




Reprodução Speak Up edição 148 - Setembro/1999

ENGLAND v BRAZIL SUPER-FRIENDLY AT NEW WEMBLEY

DUNGA'S PITCH BATTLE

BRAZIL boss Dunga last night opened up a turf war after claiming Wembley's pitch is second rate.

Former World Cup star Dunga, whose team are using the England friendly as a warm-up for the Copa America in Venezuela, moaned that the grass cut up and the surface was poor.

The state of Wembley's pitch has been a huge concern since the new £790million stadium opened earlier this year.

AdvertisementEngland boss Steve McClaren had to move yesterday's final training session to Arsenal's base in Hertfordshire to spare the Wembley surface.

And Dunga revealed that he cut short his team's practice session amid fears one of his big names could get injured.

Dunga said: "I don't know if it will be an advantage for England. We didn't do too much when we trained because the players were worried about the pitch.

"The grass was lifting up. You get that with a new stadium, as it takes a while for the grass to be ready. But I hope that it will be ready for the match."

Brazil's AC Milan star Kaka admitted he wants to beat England - to get his hat-trick up.

Kaka warned: "After my victories against Manchester United and Liverpool in the Champions League it will be perfect to close the season winning against England in Wembley. That's my objective."


By John Cross 01/06/2007 - Mirror (English Newspaper)