How to make a happy birthday banner for cake

Hi! Today´s post is for you that wants to learn how to make things in English and love following steps in English!
There´s someone´s birthday to celebrate and have time to make yourself a decoration to the cake?
Let´s do it!

Read the tutorial at Birthday Girl. It is very easy and the effect is cute! Don´t you think?

Obs: Ler manuais em inglês é uma ótima oportunidade para aprender nome de materiais e novos verbos. Coisas, que só a prática, como fazer algum artesanato, por exemplo requerem tais vocabulários. Por isso, vira e mexe tem tutoriais ou DIY (do it yourself) aqui no blog.

Além disso, é uma forma de conhecer outros blogs em língua inglesa.

Caso façam algo do tipo, mandem foto e vou adorar postar aqui no blog!

See you later

Wanessa Camargo sings in English

Hi!
Do you know that Wanessa Camargo (now, simply Wanessa) sings in English?
I saw it last Saturday at Caldeirão do Huck.
I liked the rythm and think that it is a marketing issue, trying to be POP and to play in discos.
It is a style that in Brazil, if you sing in Portuguese, you don´t sell CDs.
Also, in English, maybe as a Braziliam, she can make language speakers fans, don´t you think?

The only thing I think is that the lyric should be better, but let´s cross our fingers to her success and hope she can launch good songs for dancing and with good lyrics too!

Check for yourself the TV program when she performs Sticky Dough.

Guess what, she is a Braziliam and can sing in English. What about you? You can speak English too, baby!

Here you can read an interview at Rolling Stone and see more about her career projects.

Punctuation - part 1

Do you know the name of these punctuation marks?

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/
\
,
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Yesterday, in class, I and Wil learnt that this symbol is "\" backslash as this one "/" is slash. Easy to memorize, right?

Curious about the other ones?

Try this special tree. You go there, click on the mark and learn its name and usage.

Click on the image and go to the website!

Alphabet for kids

I loved this animal graphic alphabet. You can buy it here.

See some more of lovely alphabet pictures here at All Sorts, with the post some modern pictorial alphabets.

Instead of buying it, you can make one with your students. The class can be separated in groups and each group can choose a theme and make it with draws or pictures. Or you can suggest a poster as the theme you are seeing now at school.
Also, if you are not a teacher, but have kids, it is a good way for you to spend some time indoor with your kids doing it.
If you like and make it, sen me a picture of the poster. I will love to post it here in our blog.
It is a special invitation to Eccleston School, our smart Argentinian kids readers!

Is that good to read or subscribe a newspaper in English?

That was the question Wil made me yesterday. For my surprise! He reminds me when I was intesifying my studies in the language and also I was crazy for improving my vocabulary. Yes, reading newspapers is challenging because they use a more natural and coloquial style and also you become updated with the news.
Nowadays, you can have an online subscription or you can subscribe to have the hardcopy (paper copy), but, I don´t know how long they will take to arrive in your place.
I know that dowtown, in Rio, there are newstands specialized in international newspapers and magazines.

I used to read The New York Times and the time I used to susbcribe to it (online), there were texts from it on the federal vestibular etc.

It is the one I used to read and then I will restart reading after our last class, ok Wil?

If you are curious, go to their website and explore it a little. Maybe there is a blog you like to follow, there is the crosswords and other games section, so you can read the front page only and see the news and get more involved with the language, the culture and use some time reading in English.

Tell me if you like the idea and your experience, ok?

Which dictionary should I buy?

I recommend you the Cambridge Dictionary.
They have the:

Phrasal verbs
Idioms
Essential American English learner´s
Essential British English learner´s
Advanced Learner´s

It comes with a CD and it shows the Thesaurus. What is it?
It shows the structure and hierarchy of the word. You know that it is much easier to learn the words in context, right?
Also, it brings visual dictionaries, I mean, some words come with a type of picture dictionary. For example, a part of a plane links you with a picture page where you can see a plane and its parts and so on.

The best part is that they have online free dictionaries and you can search in all of the dictionaries, listen to the british or american accent, check the thesaurus...so, I am a huge fan of them.

Check it for yourself, click here.

By the way, last class with Wil motivated me to post this here. So, Wil, if you are going to buy a dictionary, you should go to advanced, ok? Phrasal verbs and idioms are complementary ones. You don´t need to buy them in just one way, you can program your shopping. It is just a tip and thanks for providing me so great classes! Go ahead man!

Adjectives and Adverbs with the same form - Online Language Quiz - UsingEnglish.com

Hi Guys,

Below there is a link for adjectives and adverbs for intermediate students.

Adjectives and Adverbs with the same form - Online Language Quiz - UsingEnglish.com

I look forward having your comments about your results and if you have questions, just leave a comment or email me.

Adjective or Adverb? - Online Language Quiz - UsingEnglish.com

Hi! This test is for basic students.

Let´s see how you deal with adjective or adverbs?

Adjective: change a noun (name).

Eg: A girl
A BEAUTIFUL girl - BEAUTIFUL is an adjective because transform/give a quality for the word, girl

Adverb: change a verb (action).

Eg.: She plays the piano. She plays the piano beautifuly - the sufix "-ly" transforms the world Beautiful into an adverb. Regular adverbs normally have "ly" in the end.

Click here: Adjective or Adverb? - Online Language Quiz - UsingEnglish.com

Dia Mundial do Rock - música para ouvir em inglês!

Você curte ouvir música americana e ir para o baile todo fim de semana, como já dizia o Ed Motta?
Pois é, ouvir música em inglês, principalmente se for assistindo ao DVD com clips e shows e a legenda em inglês pode ser uma boa estratégia para curtir e ao mesmo tempo melhorar a pronúncia e aumentar seu vocabulário. Aqui em casa fazemos muito isso.
Outro dia eu estava caminhando na esteira assistindo ao DVD, tributo a Bob Marley e cantando minhas canções e vendo a legenda em inglês, o que dá para fazer com filmes também.
A idéia do blog é te dar sugestões de coisas que você pode fazer para aumentar seu contato com o idioma e mostrar que pode ser divertido.
Hoje é o dia Mundial do Rock.
EU SOU VIDRADA EM ROCK, gente! I just love it!
Então, fica aqui uma dica para você aproveitar a promoção (recebi a newsletter da Casa e Vídeo) do que selecionei:

Clique na primeira imagem para ir para a loja.


Se eu pudesse eu iria correndo comprar esses DVDs (adoraria ganhar de presente também) ou compraria com meu super cartão de crédito. Curto muito Beatles, Guns and Roses e gosto do Bon Jovi.
Meanwhile, segue também uma sugestão de clips com as letras nos posts abaixo. Foram 7 para você comemorar o dia mundial do Rock. Escolha ao menos um e se divirta.

Extra activity: Ao verificar a letra escolhida, faça uma seleção de 5 palavras, pesquise a tradução e escreva uma frase com cada uma.
Quando pesquisamos as palavras e as usamos com frases que criamos, temos muito mais chance de memorizá-las, fica a dica!
Aos alunos e amigos roqueiros, eu ia fazer um top 10, mas vi que ficaria muito nos anos 70, escolhi uns covers para não espantar quem não curte rock e fazer a homenagem e vi que não saco de rock anos 2000 (does it exist?). Help me to get updated!


Deixe aqui um comentário falando qual clip você curtiu, que palavras aprendeu. Vou adorar seu feedback!

Oasis Whatever

Whatever
I'm free to be whatever IWhatever I chooseAnd I'll sing the blues if I want

I'm free to say whatever IWhatever I likeIf it's wrong or right it's alright

Always seems to meYou only see what people want you to see

How long's it gonna beBefore we get on the busAnd cause no fussGet a grip on yourselfIt don't cost much

Free to be whatever youWhatever you sayIf it comes my way it's alright

You're free to be wherever youWherever you pleaseYou can shoot the breeze if you want

It always seems to meYou only see what people want you to see

How long's it gonna beBefore we get on the busAnd cause no fussGet a grip on yourselfIt don't cost much

I'm free to be whatever IWhatever I chooseAnd I'll sing the blues if I want

Here in my mindYou know you might findSomething that youYou thought you once knew

But now it's all goneAnd you know it's no funYeah I know it's no funOh, I know it's no fun

I'm free to be whatever IWhatever I chooseAnd I'll sing the blues if I want

I'm free to be whatever IWhatever I chooseAnd I'll sing the blues if I want

Whatever you doWhatever you sayYeah I know it's alrightWhatever you doWhatever you sayYeah I know it's alright

Faith No More - Epic (Official Promo Video)

Epic
Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?If you can't, then it doesn't matter anywayYou will never understand it cuz it happens too fastAnd it feels so good, it's like walking on glassIt's so cool, it's so hip, it's alrightIt's so groovy, it's outta sightYou can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweetBut it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet

You want it all but you can't have it

It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floorSo you lay down on it and you do it some moreYou've got to share it, so you dare itThen you bare it and you tear it

You want it all but you can't have itIt's in your face but you can't grab it

It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sinIt's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a winIt's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter painIt's sad it happened and it's a shame

You want it all but you can't have itIt's in your face but you can't grab it

What is it?It's itWhat is it?...

Emmerson Nogueira - Roxanne

Roxanne
The Police
Composição: Sting
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light, put on the red light
Put on the red light, put on the red light
Put on the red light, oh

I loved you since I knew ya
I wouldn't talk down to ya
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once I won't tell you again it's a bad way

Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light, put on the red light

Mais uma versão de brasileiros cantando inglês com Emmerson Nogueira.

Fonte da letra Letras

Grupo Sambô - Rock and Roll

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It's been a long time since I rock and roll
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, baby, where I came from
It's been a long time, been a long time

Been a long lonely
Lonely, lonely, lonely
Lonely time

Yes, it has

It's been a long time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back
Carry me back, baby, where I came from
It's been a long time, been a long time

Been a long lonely
Lonely, lonely, lonely
Lonely time

Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can't work right
Open your arms, opens your arms
Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in
It's been a long time, been a long time

Been a long lonely
Lonely, lonely, lonely
Lonely time

Aqui, caí nas graças da versão ou cover (EU AMO VERSÕES) e para mostrar que o samba e o Rock tem tudo a ver. Rock and Roll do Led Zeppelin (banda que amo) com o grupo paulista Sambô. Curtiu a versão?

Pink Floyd - Money - Live 8

Na década de 70 escolhi o Pink Floyd. Mas o vídeo é uma versão da década de 90 e "Money" é um clássico e todo mundo quer ter seu ouro, certo?

Money
Pink Floyd
Composição: Waters
Money, get away.
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.
Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.

Money, get back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling set
And I think I need a Lear jet.

Money, it's a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're
giving none away.

"HuHuh! I was in the right!"
"Yes, absolutely in the right!"
"I certainly was in the right!"
"You was definitely in the right. That geezer was cruising for abruising!"
"Yeah!"
"Why does anyone do anything?"
"I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!"
"I was just telling him, he couldn't get into number 2. He was asking
why he wasn't coming up on freely, after I was yelling and
screaming and telling him why he wasn't coming up on freely.
It came as a heavy blow, but we sorted the matter out"

Cássia Eller - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (cover)

It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may i introduce to you
The act you've know for all these years
Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
We're Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
We're Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sgt. Peppers lonely. Sgt. Peppers lonely
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
It's such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home
I don't really want to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club
We're Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club
We'd like to thank you once again
Sgt. Peppers one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's getting very near the end
Sgt. Peppers lonely
Sgt. Peppers lonely
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Eu ia colocar os Beatles aqui, fazendo uma retrospectiva por data. Mas achei a Cassia e é legal ver brasileiro cantando em inglês. Se ela pode, você também pode!

Fonte da letra UOL

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes 1956 (COLOR and STEREO)

(Words & music by carl perkins)
Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Well, you can knock me down,
Step in my face,
Slander my name
All over the place.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

You can burn my house,
Steal my car,
Drink my liquor
From an old fruitjar.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/elvis+presley/#share

Three Little Birds

Don´t Worry, ´cause now you can learn English forever!!!!

Aulas particulares de inglês na Região Oceânica de Niterói. Individual, grupos, adultos, crianças.

Traduções de inglês para português.

Aulas especiais de imersão.

Aulas de português para estrangeiro.

Divulgue para seus amigos!

A arte ficou linda e é um trabalho do David Henrici.

Falsos amigos

Quando a gente estuda um idioma, tem a tendência a reconhecer palavras, do nosso vocabulário da língua mãe, mas as vezes, estamos encrencados, porque as palavras que parecem ser o que achamos, nos colocarão em verdadeiras furadas.
Tem vários comerciais de idiomas com situações assim na TV.
Para te ajudar a conhecer melhor esses falsos amigos, ou os falsos cognatos, separei uma lista bem bacana. Tanto para você que está aprendendo inglês e fala português, quanto para você que fala inglês e está aprendendo português.

INGLÊS - PORTUGUÊS

PORTUGUÊS - INGLÊS

Actually (adv) - na verdade ..., o fato é que ... Adept (n) - especialista, profundo conhecedor Agenda (n) - pauta do dia, pauta para discussões Amass (v) - acumular, juntar Anticipate (v) - prever; aguardar, ficar na expectativa Apology (n) - pedido de desculpas Application (n) - inscrição, registro, uso Appointment (n) - hora marcada, compromisso profissional Appreciation (n) - gratidão, reconhecimento Argument (n) - discussão, bate boca Assist (v) - ajudar, dar suporte Assume (v) - presumir, aceitar como verdadeiro Attend (v) - assistir, participar de Audience (n) - platéia, público Balcony (n) - sacada Baton (n) - batuta (música), cacetete Beef (n) - carne de gado Cafeteria (n) - refeitório tipo universitário ou industrial Camera (n) - máquina fotográfica Carton (n) - caixa de papelão, pacote de cigarros (200) Casualty (n) - baixa (morte fruto de acidente ou guerra), fatalidade Cigar (n) - charuto Collar (n) - gola, colarinho, coleira College (n) - faculdade, ensino de 3º grau Commodity (n) - artigo, mercadoria Competition (n) - concorrência Comprehensive (adj) - abrangente, amplo, extenso Compromise - (v) entrar em acordo, fazer concessão; (n) acordo, conciliação Contest (n) - competição, concurso Convenient (adj) - prático Costume (n) - fantasia (roupa) Data (n) - dados (números, informações) Deception (n) - logro, fraude, o ato de enganar Defendant (n) - réu, acusado Design (v, n) - projetar, criar; projeto, estilo Editor (n) - redator Educated (adj) - instruído, com alto grau de escolaridade Emission (n) - descarga (de gases, etc.) Enroll (v) - inscrever-se, alistar-se, registrar-se Eventually (adv) - finalmente, conseqüentemente Exciting (adj) - empolgante Exit (n, v) - saída, sair Expert (n) - especialista, perito Exquisite (adj.) - belo, refinado Fabric (n) - tecido Genial (adj) - afável, aprazível Graduate program (n) - Curso de pós-graduação Gratuity (n) - gratificação, gorjeta Grip (v) - agarrar firme Hazard (n,v) - risco, arriscar Idiom (n) - expressão idiomática, linguajar Income tax return (n) - declaração de imposto de renda Ingenuity (n) - engenhosidade Injury (n) - ferimento Inscription (n) - gravação em relevo (sobre pedra, metal, etc.) Intend (v) - pretender, ter intenção Intoxication (n) - embriaguez, efeito de drogas Jar (n) - pote Journal (n) - periódico, revista especializada Lamp (n) - luminária Large (adj) - grande, espaçoso Lecture (n) - palestra, aula Legend (n) - lenda Library (n) - biblioteca Location (n) - localização Lunch (n) - almoço Magazine (n) - revista Mayor (n) - prefeito Medicine (n) - remédio, medicina Moisture (n) - umidade Motel (n) - hotel de beira de estrada Notice (v) - notar, aperceber-se; aviso, comunicação Novel (n) - romance Office (n) - escritório Parents (n) - pais Particular (adj) - específico, exato Pasta (n) - massa (alimento) Policy (n) - política (diretrizes) Port (n) - porto Prejudice (n) - preconceito Prescribe (v) - receitar Preservative (n) - conservante Pretend (v) - fingir Private (adj) - particular Procure (v) - conseguir, adquirir Propaganda (n) - divulgação de idéias/fatos com intuito de manipular Pull (v) - puxar Push (v) - empurrar Range (v) - variar, cobrir Realize (v) - notar, perceber, dar-se conta, conceber uma idéia Recipient (n) - recebedor, agraciado Record (v, n) - gravar, disco, gravação, registro Refrigerant (n) - substância refrigerante usada em aparelhos Requirement (n) - requisito Resume (v) - retomar, reiniciar Résumé (n) - curriculum vitae, currículo Retired (adj) - aposentado Senior (n) - idoso Service (n) - atendimento Stranger (n) - desconhecido Stupid (adj) - burro Support (v) - apoiar Tax (n) - imposto Trainer (n) - preparador físico Turn (n, v) - vez, volta, curva; virar, girar Vegetables (n) - verduras, legumes

Atualmente - nowadays, today Adepto - supporter Agenda - appointment book; agenda Amassar - crush Antecipar - to bring forward, to move forward Apologia - elogio, enaltecimento Aplicação (financeira) - investment Apontamento - note Apreciação - judgement Argumento - reasoning, point Assistir - to attend, to watch Assumir - to take over Atender - to help; to answer; to see, to examine Audiência - court appearance; interview Balcão - counter Batom - lipstick Bife - steak Cafeteria - coffee shop, snack bar Câmara - tube (de pneu) chamber (grupo de pessoas) Cartão - card Casualidade - chance, fortuity Cigarro - cigarette Colar - necklace Colégio (2º grau) - high school Comodidade - comfort Competição - contest Compreensivo - understanding Compromisso - appointment; date Contexto - context Conveniente - appropriate Costume - custom, habit Data - date Decepção - disappointment Advogado de defesa - defense attorney Designar - to appoint Editor - publisher Educado - with a good upbringing, well-mannered, polite Emissão - issuing (of a document, etc.) Enrolar - to roll; to wind; to curl Eventualmente - occasionally Excitante - thrilling Êxito - success Esperto - smart, clever Esquisito - strange, odd Fábrica - plant, factory Genial - brilliant Curso de graduação - undergraduate program Gratuidade - the quality of being free of charge Gripe - cold, flu, influenza Azar - bad luck Idioma - language Devolução de imposto de renda - income tax refund Ingenuidade - naiveté / naivety Injúria - insult Inscrição - registration, application Entender - understand Intoxicação - poisoning Jarra - pitcher Jornal - newspaper Lâmpada - light bulb Largo - wide Leitura - reading Legenda - subtitle Livraria - book shop Locação - rental Lanche - snack Magazine - department store Maior - bigger Medicina - medicine Mistura - mix, mixture, blend Motel - love motel, hot-pillow joint, no-tell motel Notícia - news Novela - soap opera Oficial - official Parentes - relatives Particular - personal, private Pasta - paste; folder; briefcase Polícia - police Porta - door Prejuízo - damage, loss Prescrever - expire Preservativo - condom Pretender - to intend, to plan Privado - private Procurar - to look for Propaganda - advertisement, commercial Pular - to jump Puxar - to pull Ranger - to creak, to grind Realizar - to carry out, make come true, to accomplish Recipiente - container Recordar - to remember, to recall Refrigerante - soft drink, soda, pop, coke Requerimento - request, petition Resumir - summarize Resumo - summary Retirado - removed, secluded Senhor - gentleman, sir Serviço - job Estrangeiro - foreigner Estúpido - impolite, rude (Rio Grande do Sul) Suportar (tolerar) - tolerate, can stand Taxa - rate; fee Treinador - coach Turno - shift; round Vegetais - plants

Uma maneira de memorizar é escrever frases com as palavras novas. Se quiser, escolha até três palavras e me mande frases por email ou deixe aqui no comentário, ok?

Como na vida, ninguém precisa de falsos amigos, então é melhor mantê-los sob controle e debaixo dos seus olhos!

Para ver a origem da lista, clique aqui.

Speak Up

That is a great coincidence! My student and friend Wilson today asked me about The Speak Up magazine. I remember my times of student of English, with no Internet or cable available around here. So, I used to buy this magazine. He asked me if it is a good idea or not for his level. As he can write and read in English, I think it is a good material.

If you think about having Speak UP for improving your English, here are my good points listed:

• Update yourself about main topics including, music, film, politics etc.
• The CD brings you different accents and English style
• They indicate you the level of difficulty
• They indicate you the British or American English in the topic covered
• It always brings you a music to listen to and learn with the lyric
• Reading magazines put you in touch with a more natural and difficult English, because magazines are written in a more coloquial language, right?

Try it and let me know your impressions, ok, Will?

What about you?

What things do you do to improve your English out of the classroom?

Hostess: Patriotic Party FREE PRINTABLES!

So, the independence day is on Monday (tomorrow, right)? If you are reading this post this Sunday or maybe this Monday and have some time to print these LOVELY free printables the blog Hostess presented us, go ahead!
It is good to use in your dinner and have a small party on Monday.
I think is good for party people that hate Mondays and also wants to practice English to be fluent. This decoration with a quick snack and maybe a good film, like "Independence day", "The Patriotic" or just some American songs on the CD player can be enough to suggest you and your love, or family or friends to have a snack, a drink and SPEAK ENGLISH TOGETHER.
If you do it, please SEND ME A PICTURE OF THE PARTY, OK?

Have the lovely printables here.

Free printable games - independence day

Hey You!
Are you looking for games to practice vocabulary and like themes?
So, go there and have some free printable games about independence day! There are puzzles, crosswords and many thing else!
Tell me if you used some of them and your opinion, ok?

In the independence day mood and partying a little!

Hi there!
So, would you like to celebrate 4ht of July around here and have some party?
Here are some good tips.
I found a blog where you have many things about the independence day.
I recommend you:

Independence party ideas

(guess what! I am a partying teacher! I always use themes to have funny classes. If you like parties and want to join your family and friends to have a little immersion using English, here is the excuse!).

Apple pie recipe.

I love apple pie and probably will have one for tea time and for my week classes. Would you like to be my student? Come on!

Patriotic dessert

Barbecue recipes

Do you know they normally celebrate this day with fireworks? How different do you think being patriot is between us and them? Would you like to write me a small post about it?
Do you work for an American Company? Do they close and have a day off in Brazil?

Independence Day

On July, 4th the independence of USA is celebrated. If you want a good film to watch during the weekend and as a bonus, learn about history and culture of the North American people, I suggest you "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson. If you are real into the mood, prepare an apple pie. This is a great film, by the way.

Also, there is the Heath Ledger, great actor.
The good point of watching movies, specially if you put the subtitles in English is to listen to different accents and see some situations that help you with the culture, the habits and behavior.
I remember that the only chance we had for watching movies with subtitles in English, when I was a student, depended of special tapes and they were expensive.
With DVD´s, you just change the sound and subtitles, isn´t it a great opportunity to have some English immersion?
Well, if you watch the film and would like to discuss it or leave here a comment, welcome!

How to make art with a PALLET - Do it yourself

Well guys, you know I LOVE PALLETS and alternative decoration. I was looking for something on this theme, after my student Gi had seen a new thing that will be transformed on a desk to  my baby and I found this wonderful artwork and with a DIY.

So, I invite you to dive into this Possible Design atmosphere and maybe who knows, you can try something cheap and different and give your home sweet home a personality or YOUR PERSONALITY.

Visit the blog TIP JUNKIE and have the DIY right here.

If you have some alternative decoration item in your house and want to share. Send the picture of it with the DIY in English and I will post it here. (A good challenge for you that loves decoration and need to practice English, right?)

Waiting for your comments on this post!!!

English and Fun

You know what? That blog atmosphere is surprising. This song and the change of the name of the blog, brought me La Maga and her interesting blog with English and Fun.
We are going to change ideas and be in touch. I visited her blog and just loved it and I invite you to go there and do some activities to have fun and practice your English.

Go to English and Fun at Eccleston School.

I am waiting for your comments. Tell me if you went into a game, or had fun with a song.

(Guess what, I loved the Beatles songs there).

Three Little Birds | Playing For Change

Playing for change is an ONG that collects images and sounds around the world (including Rio) of people playing and singing on the streets and edit all these images and sounds collected, which is turned into a great and full of food to our souls clip.

Watch, sing together and be cool!

I chose this song, Three Little Birds because I am a huge fan of it and this message that makes us believing that "Everything is gonna be all right".

So, I also chose this name to my business of teaching and working with English.

Hope you like it!

What? Who? When? Where? How?

Você está cheio de dúvidas e não sabe como usar as "Wh- questions", ou seja as palavras que servem para perguntar, o que, quem, quando, onde e como, aproveite essa seleção de exercícios. Ela é separada por níveis e você pode ver sua resposta.

Clique aqui.

Brazilian Valentine´s day

We celebrate the "Valentine´s day" next June 12th. Differently than in USA, the romantic Saint, that makes the singles looking for a date or someone to get married is "Santo Antonio". In USA, they celebrate Saint Valentine, that´s why the reference of the day.
We have the habit of going out for dinners. But, in the "era" of  "crafters" around the world, people are more into making someone by themselves. So, this week I will post my favorite ideas of  Do it  yourself, so you can practice your English reading the instructions, and if you make any of this cute stuff, please, send us a picture by email. We will love to post it here!

To start the top ideas for Valentine´s day, I separated this lovely box, that creates a romantic and intimistic ideas of celebration. And, it is cheap too:

I saw this idea at Super Ziper, that takes us to Design Sponge site for details and instructions. So, if you want to see more picutres and instructions go there

If you are my student, be prepared for something special during class this week!

The English Alphabet

For basic students or to help you to get the spelling!

Como no post anterior eu comentei, ouvir pronúncia nativa do alfabeto e gravar as letras, bem como os números (que você confere no post abaixo) são essenciais para começar sua trajetória ou afinar seu inglês.

Clique Aqui.e treine o alfabeto.

Uma dica bacana é jogar forca, usando o "spelling" em inglês, ou seja, soletre como em inglês.

Pode parecer coisa mamão com açucar, café com leite, mas em várias ocasiões ao lidar com o inglês, vai ser necessário soletrar, tanto você, quanto o outro.

Lembre:

Letras e números estão presentes em:

número do vôo
lugar no avião
passaporte
placa de carro
seu nome e rg/passaporte
endereço
seu site
enfim...

Learn Basic English Numbers & Counting 5 - fun kids English vocabulary c...

For basic students (kids or adults) - se você está começando a se aventurar no inglês, o básico é saber o alfabeto e os números. Uma dica legal é tentar sempre ouvir pronúncias nativas e hoje com internet, tv a cabo, DVDs, isso é possível e acessível. Então, na internet, faça buscas também. Há muito material bacana, como esse vídeo super engraçado para você pegar a pronúncia dos números de 1-20 e outros vocabulários, como bônus.
Veja o vídeo e repita após cada exibição do número. Quantas vezes forem necessárias. Depois, grave no seu celular ou câmera você mesmo falando os números e ouça posteriormente. Um bom exercício para pronúncias.

A sugestão aqui foi com números, mas podem ser diálogos de filmes, ou o que você achar bacana.

Quanto mais ouvir e mais falar, mais bonito e compreensível seu inglês vai ficar, acredite.

Gostou da dica?

Classic cheeseburguer recipe

Hi there! Today I will start a new session, the recipes. So, for you that love cooking and also you want to practice your English, welcome to the spot.
Well, I just love hamburguer, I am a huge fan of it, but as we grow up and learn how to be health and value the Do yourself issues, I am looking forward prepare my own hamburguer. Specially because we elated it the menu of Friday night´s followed by concert or films on the video, just to be together.

So, here is the recipe I am going to try and I share it with you

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef, preferably chuck
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 ounces cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 4 hamburger buns
• 2 tomatoes (12 ounces), sliced
• 8 leaves Bibb lettuce (1 small head)
• 1 small red onion, sliced

Directions

1. Heat a grill or grill pan to medium high. Season meat with salt and pepper, mix very lightly, and shape into four patties. Grill hamburgers 4 to 6 minutes per side for rare and 9 to 11 minutes for well done. If making cheeseburgers, lay cheese slices on top of the hamburgers after they have been flipped.
2. Serve immediately on buns (toasted, if desired), topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and onion slices.

My lovely teen students

New name

Hi Guys,

Hoping you are very well on these rainy days.I have decided to change the blog name into Three Little Birds, instead of Learning English with Kisa.
Three Little Birds bring the love I have for birds leaving in a free way and the message of puress, peace and calm they bring. Also, it is a name of a Bob Marley´s song I just love. It reminds me that every little thing is gonna be allright. And for you that are afraid of never getting this language, it is a good message to you too...

It's Raining Again Roger Hodgson singer songwriter composer

Hello Everybody!

As it is raining again, I decided to start the week posts with this acoustic version of "It is raining again", a classic song of the 80's. I tried to find the clip, but the only one was incomplete.

Watch, enjoy the video, sing together and check the translation:


It's Raining Again (Supertramp)
Oh, it's raining again
Oh no, my love's at an end
Oh no, it's raining again
And you know it's hard to pretend
Oh no, it's raining again
Too bad I'm losing a friend
Oh no, it's raining again
Oh will my heart ever mend
You're old enough some people say
To read the signs and walk away
It's only time that heals the pain
And makes the sun come out again
It's raining againOh no, my love's at an end
Oh no, it's raining again
Too bad I'm losing a friend
C'mon you little fighter
No need to get uptighter
C'mon you little fighter
And get back up again
It's raining again
Oh no, my love's at an endOh no, it's raining again
Too bad I'm losing a friend
C'mon you little fighter
No need to get uptighter
C'mon you little fighter
And get back up again
Oh, get back up again
Oh, fill (feel?) your heart again

Está Chovendo de Novo
Oh,está chovendo de novo,
Oh não, meu amor está acabando
Oh não, está chovendo de novo
E você sabe que é difícil fingir
Oh não, está chovendo de novo
Ruim demais, estou perdendo uma amigaOh não, está chovendo de novo
Oh, meu coração vai se consertar?
Você é velha o suficiente algumas pessoas dizem
Pra ler os sinais e ir embora
É apenas o tempo que cura a dor
E faz o sol sair de novo
Está chovendo de novoOh não, meu amor está acabando
Oh não, está chovendo de novo
Ruim demais, estou perdendo uma amiga
Vamos, sua pequena briguenta
Não precisa mais se estressarVamos, sua pequena briguenta
Levanta de novo
Está chovendo de novo
Oh não, meu amor está acabando
Oh não, está chovendo de novoRuim demais, estou perdendo uma amiga
Vamos, sua pequena briguentaNão precisa mais se estressar
Vamos, sua pequena briguentaE levanta de novo
Oh,levanta de novoOh,preencha (sinta) seu coração novamente...

Letra e tradução daqui.

Free printables, so you can offer a great present to your mom!

Hi Guys, this post is to you that is working late, or studying hard and didn´t have any time, or money or creativity to choose a present to your mom.

I collected free printables. Choose your favorite, print and use it to prepare a breakfast, brunch or just put it in a board and offer it to her. It also will show your mom you are real improving your English! I myself will ask Fofo to print some ot them to me and decorate my home sweet home. Did you like the right on time suggestions to save you?

Rafa, from Casa Montada suggested 3 posters and teach you how to do it yourself (DIY). Also, it is a good blog for you to visit, as she links to many foreigners blogs, what will have you reading in English, the goal of this blog here, improve your English! I am a mother and just loved them! On this post, she indicates the blog Holiday Snobs, with some more colors and options of the Home is Where your Mom is poster. Go there!

Embellish prepared you a kit with:

Included in the Mother's Day/Grandmother's Day printable:

• Bookmarks for Mom & Grandmom
• Coloring page for Mom & Grandmom (to be done by the kiddos or grandkiddos)
• Happy Mother's Day card (fits inside 5x7 inch envelope)
• Mother's Day party circles/cupcake toppers/present tags
• Bookplates
• Scalloped flower tag for Mom & Grandmom
• Mother's Day cheat sheet (to be given by the hubby and filled out by Mom

Ps: they prepared free printables to your grandma at this kit, so cute, isn´t it?

Catch My Party separeted cute things too.

Ammy Mattes´s free printables and...

Love Party printables.

So, good luck! If you use any of them, take a picture and send it to us, so we can post it here!

Happy mother´s day!

Keep following us and having good chances to do things by yourselves while you practice some English!

Free printables activities inspired on the Royal Wedding

Hey there, if you want to have fun and also improve your English, go to this link here and print and be prepared for funny games on the British Royal Wedding. Also, there are online activies and I have to confess...the illustrations are SO CUTE, that I could not resist and saved the files and intend to have a party with my husband with these printables and also use some games with students.
Leave a comment letting me know what do you think about the activities.

Have a great weekend, and remember: as much you are in contact with the language, more fluent you are going to be!

Right Said Fred - Don't Talk Just Kiss (Suck Face Remix)

Hi Guys! To celebrate the international day of kiss, here is a classic from the 90's. Watch the clip and sing together. As it is the remix version, you have time to dance a little while waiting the song to real start. It is true that the 90´s atmosphere of the clip is also funny, so it is a good choice to see their performance. So, tell me! Have you ever kissed somebody while listening to this song on a DISCO, back the 90´s?
Lyric:

"Ooh yeah, surrender me a kiss
Let me loose on you inch by inch
The one and only reason is fun fun fun
Well baby, we've only just begun
Don't talk just kiss
We're beyond words and sound
Don't talk just kiss
Let your tongue fool around
Let's fool around
Ooh yeah, there's people there's love
You and I both apply to the above
The one and only reason is fun fun fun
Well baby, we've only just begun
Don't talk just kiss
We're beyond words and sound
Don't talk just kiss
Let your tongue fool around
Huh-huh we're wasting precious time
Don't talk kiss, make it mine
The one and only reason is fun fun fun
Well baby, we've only just begun
Don't talk just kiss
We're beyond words and sound
Don't talk just kiss
Let your tongue fool around
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Fool aroundSurrender your love to me
Don't talk just kiss
We're beyond words and sound
Don't talk just kiss
Let your tongue fool around
Let's fool around what d'you say

From: [.http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/right-said-fred-lyrics/don_t-talk-just-kiss-lyrics.html .]

What’s Your Favorite Book?

Hi there, I just loved the post at Running in Heels: What’s Your Favorite Book?: "My dearest readers, What are some of your favorite books? What are you reading right now? My list of favorites would take up this entire..." So, the idea is to have you commenting here at this post, what are you reading. Do you read books in English? What do you recommend? Let´s try to have a top 10? I used the same photo as Running in heels.

So, leave a comment at this post telling us which book are you reading at the moment and your impressions, ok?

Existem razões para acreditar. [versão 60"]

Good morning! Eu simplesmente amei essa mensagem, compartilho com vocês e que venham muito mais boas notícias como essas. Aproveite que é segunda-feira para inspirar-se de positividade e também treinar o inglês. Proposta de atividade: 1- Assista ao clip da propaganda. A Coca Cola teve uma grande sacada e mandou muito bem em sua propaganda 2- Assista ao vídeo com a música original - Whatever do Oasis 3- Leia a letra em inglês 4- Leia a tradução 5- Comente neste post sua opinião (tente escrever em inglês). Treinar nosso ouvido em um idioma, que estamos aprendendo é a melhor maneira de aumentar nossa capacidade de pronúncia. Principalmente, quando ouvimos pronúncias nativas. Caso deseje, ofereço aulas de inglês particulares e faço traduções de português para inglês, inglês para português e faço abstracts (aquele resumo da monografia, tese ou dissertação). Seguem a letra e a tradução

I’m free to be whatever I
Whatever I choose
And I’ll sing the blues if I want
I’m free to say whatever I
Whatever I like
If it’s wrong or right it’s alright
Always seems to me
You only see what people want you to see
How long’s it gonna be
Before we get on the bus
And cause no fuss
Get a grip on yourself
It don’t cost much
Free to be whatever you
Whatever you say
If it comes my way it’s alright
You’re free to be wherever you
Wherever you please
You can shoot the breeze if you want
It always seems to me
You only see what people want you to see
How long’s it gonna be
Before we get on the bus
And cause no fuss
Get a grip on yourself
It don’t cost much
I’m free to be whatever I
Whatever I choose
And I’ll sing the blues if I want
Here in my mind
You know you might find
Something that you
You thought you once knew
But now it´s all gone
And you know it’s no fun
Yeah I know it’s no fun
Oh I know it’s no fun
I’m free to be whatever I
Whatever I choose
And I’ll sing the blues if I want
I’m free to be whatever I
Whatever I choose
And I’ll sing the blues if I want
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Yeah I know it’s alright
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Yeah I know it’s alright.
Tradução:
Tudo Que
Eu sou livre para ser tudo que eu
Tudo que eu escolho
E eu cantarei o Blues se quiser
Eu sou livre para dizer tudo que eu
Tudo que eu gosto
Se está errado ou certo está tudo bem
Sempre me parece
Você só vê o que pessoas querem que você veja
Quanto tempo vai ser assim
Antes de subir no ônibus
E sem causar confusão
Domine a si mesmo
Isso não custa muito
Livre para ser tudo que você
Tudo que você diria
Se trata do meu jeito certo
Você é livre para estar onde quer que você
Onde quer que você queira
Você pode atirar no ar se você quiser
Sempre me parece
Você só vê o que pessoas querem que você veja
Quanto tempo vai ser assim
Antes de subir no ônibus
E sem causar confusão
Domine a si mesmo
Isso não custa muito
Eu sou livre para ser tudo que eu
Tudo que eu escolho
E eu cantarei o Blues se quiser
Aqui na minha mente
Você sabe que pode encontrar
Algo que você
Você pensou que conhecia
Mas agora tudo desapareceu
E você sabe que isso não é divertido
Yeah, Eu sei que isso não é divertido
Oh, Eu sei que isso não é divertido
Eu sou livre para ser tudo que eu
Tudo que eu escolho
E eu cantarei o Blues se quiser
Eu sou livre para ser tudo que eu
Tudo que eu escolho
E eu cantarei o Blues se quiser
Faça o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Yeah, Eu sei que isso é certo
Faça o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Yeah, Eu sei que isso é certo

Fonte aqui, coloque o vídeo e acompanhe. Aproveite para cantar. Quem canta, os males espanta! Interessados em aulas particulares, traduções ou abstracts, mandem e-mail. Uma ótima semana!

Celebrations at Home: DIY Chocolate Easter Bowl

Are you ready for Christmas? Would you like to do something by yourself?

Celebrations at Home: DIY Chocolate Easter Bowl: "I was beside my self when Debbie of Wants and Wishes submitted this Easter Chocolate Bowl tutorial!  I knew right away that you fabulou..."

Yes, you can!

Olá Pessoal, como diz o título deste post, sim, você pode! Frase do grande Presidente dos Estados Unidos, o Obama, que esteve por aqui no Brasil esse mês de março.
A idéia do blog é te convidar a experimentar ler em inglês, caso você não tenha esse hábito.
Para quem deseja ser fluente em qualquer idioma, há que lidar com o idioma o máximo possível e não só na sala de aula ou nos momentos de estudo individual.
A internet trouxe possibilidades fantásticas, como músicas, vídeos, textos, exercícios online e é um pouco deste material que busco selecionar e trazer por aqui.
Muito bom poder se informar, se antenar e de quebra, melhorar a fluência.
Quando não somos muito fluentes em um idioma, ficamos ressabiados ou com preguiça de ler no idioma, porque a sensação de não entender nada nos afasta.
Mas se não pensarmos no significado de casa palavrinha isolada e encararmos o texto, o contexto de uma imagem e do que está acontecendo em nossa volta, nos ajuda a ter compreensão e vamos ganhando palavras novas para o nosso vocabulário.
Te espero mais vezes por aqui e aguardo seus comentários, em português ou em inglês.
Remember, yes, you can!

How to cook and improve your English!

I loved the tip at 7x7 blog you can see here.
Clicking there, you can have some apps to mobile phones, which you can use to quickly launch during your shopping at the supermarket and really have the ingredients you need to prepare good meals.
So, the post is in Portuguese, but the apps are in English, so it is a good way to start the week, isn´t it?

If you go ahead and download the software to your mobile, use it in the supermarket and prepare a meal, hoping to have a picture of it and your comment in English around here!

Enjoy your meal!

Traduções

Oi, se você ou sua empresa precisam de traduções de inglês para português ou vice versa, de textos, manuais, documentos, podem contar com meus serviços. Mande seu documento para marcellerebelo@yahoo.com para avaliação e orçamento.

Qualidade e prazo!

Hi there, translations from English to Portuguese and vice versa, just send your document to marcellerebelo@yahoo.com and have quality and deadline!

Test - verb tenses

Hello Everybody!

Guilherme, thanks for your comment You were in the submarine with us!!! By the way, missing the songs, the guitar, you and Jo!
By the way, the comments help the blog and activities to be more interesting for you, guys, so just do like him and leave a comment!
Today´s online test:
Check how you are with this mix of verb tenses. Click here, do the test and let me know with a comment your impressions.

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

Yellow Submarine

Guys, I was real leaving on a yellow submarine, with the preps of my baby´s party. To celebrate it, here is the song and the translation. Hope you enjoy and let me know!

Yellow Submarine

In the town where I was bornLived a man who sailed to seaAnd he told us of his lifeIn the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sunTill we found the sea of greenAnd we lived beneath the wavesIn our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarineWe all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all on boardMany more of them live next doorAnd the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarineWe all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarine

As we live a life of easeEveryone of us has all we needSky of blue and sea of greenIn our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarineWe all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarineWe all live in a yellow submarineYellow submarine, yellow submarine
Submarino Amarelo
Na cidade onde eu nasciViveu um homem que partiu para o marE ele nos contou a sua vidaNa terra dos submarinos

Então nós navegamos até o solAté que descobrimos um mar verdeE nós vivemos sob as ondasEm nosso submarino amarelo

Todos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amareloTodos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amarelo

E nossos amigos estão todos a bordoMuitos deles moram na próxima portaE a banda começa a tocar

Todos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amareloTodos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amarelo

Como vivemos uma vida de facilidadesCada um de nós tem tudo o que precisamosCéu azul e mar verdeEm nosso submarino amarelo

Todos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amareloTodos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amarelo

Todos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amareloTodos nós vivemos em um submarino amareloSubmarino amarelo, submarino amarelo

Confira aqui.

Do it yourself - DIY and offer to someone you like...cupcakes in jars

Hi Guys,

Today´s post is to indicate you a great blog and this lovely and yummy gift you can do by yourself.
I really appreciate gifts we can make.
So, if you are a huge fan of cooking and want to improve your English, this post is for you.
I will be glad to post here a picture of the gift, just in case you decide to make one.
Click here for the recipe.
Tips of occassions:
June 12th - Braziliam Valentine´s day
If you are starting a relationship
If you are in a long and good relationship
Friend´s birthday
To make someone happy

Soundratck for your mood

If you want to have ready soundtracks according to your mood, click on Stereo Mood and enjoy. Today I am optmistic and loved their selection of songs. Would you like to try and share with a comment and let us know about your mood today?

Give good!

I saw it there and posted it here to share with you this good vibe. A tip to stop with the block of speaking in English is look for things that you like in the language. If you like decoration, for example, you would like to have this poster in somewhere you could always face at home. You can buy posters like that here.

I just loved and believe in the words at this poster, what about you?

Being minimalist

Hi Guys! Today´s post is about a blog that invite us to think about the way we work and disscuss how to be minimalist and happier.
I hope you enjoy and leave us a comment in English letting us know your opinion about the discussion. Click here. Far Beyond the stars will touch you.

Simple present exercises

Hi,

See how you are on simple present:

starter click here.

intermediate click here.

advanced click here.

Then, tell me, leaving a comment on this post how your score was.

365 dress a day - creativity

I invite you to see the history of this girl, that after being fired and after seeing Julie and Julia decided to create a blog for one year and make her own clothes.
Click here and enjoy!