Dead or Death or Die or Died.....e agora??

Four words that often confuse learners of English are dead, death, die and died.
Compare:

My cat is dead.
It died yesterday.
Its death was a surprise.

The explanation is quite simple:
Dead is an Adjective (a descriptive word)
Death is a Noun (a naming word)
Die is a Verb (an action word)
Died is the past tense of the verb Die
Look at the following explanations containing a lot more details and examples. We have also included popular idiomatic expressions for each one.


Dead = Adjective

We use the word dead to describe the lifeless state of something; it is the opposite of alive.
I forgot to water my plants and now they are dead
= they were alive and now they are without life
A dead planet
= a planet with no life on it
We can use dead in an informal way to describe a boring place with not many people or much activity
The bar was dead
= there was nobody (or very few people) at the bar
To go dead means to loose feeling in the part of the body due to temporary lack of circulation
My leg went dead after sitting on the floor for three hours
= My leg was numb, I couldn't feel it.
To be + dead + adjective (e.g. dead boring) is a slightly outdated British slang for 'completely' or 'totally'
The test was dead easy
Dead calm or dead silence means total/complete calm/silence, as if there was no life in an area
After the storm there was dead calm


Expressions using Dead:

I wouldn't be caught dead… (there/wearing that/doing that etc)
= To refuse to and affirm that you would never do something
To stop dead in your tracks
= To stop suddenly or abruptly
Dead as a doornail
= Something that is completely/obviously/certainly dead
In the dead of winter/night
= In the middle of winter/night


Death = Noun

The concept or idea of the state after life. Death is the opposite of life.
Death comes to us all.
= The state of being dead is inevitable
Death scares some people
= The idea of dying scares some people
Drinking alcohol and driving can cause death
= you, or someone else could die if you drink and drive


Expressions using Death:

To be on death's door
= To be very close to dying. Here death is personified.
You'll catch your death outside!
= An expression used to warn people about how cold the weather is outside. "You'll catch a cold, or worse!"
To do something to death
= To do something over and over again until it is no longer popular. They've played that song to death on the radio!
A matter of life and death
= A usually figurative way if saying something's extremely important


Die = Verb

The event (action) of death. The opposite of to be born
The past of die is died.
Michael Jackson died in 2009
= the moment in time when MJ stopped living.
My plants have died from thirst
= My plants are no longer living because I didn't water them
I nearly died when the waiter gave me the bill at the restaurant
= I was shocked by the amount of the bill
I almost died with embarrassment when I fell over in the street
= I was extremely embarrassed when I fell over.
He died a very rich/happy/lonely (etc) man
= He was very rich/happy/lonely (etc) when he died
She died a painful/peaceful (etc) death
= The moment of her death was painful/peaceful (etc)


Expressions using Die:

To be dying to do something
= to be desperate to do something e.g. "I'm dying to go on holiday"
To be dying of something
= literal or figurative, e.g. "I'm dying of hunger/heat"
Never say die
= never surrender/give up

Learn Through Pictures : Musical styles - Estilos Musicais Em Inglês

Learn Through Pictures : Musical styles

Musical styles

jazz, blues, punk, folk music, pop, dance, rap, heavy metal, classical music

Learn Through Pictures : Beauty - Produtos de Beleza Em Inglês

Learn Through Pictures : Beauty

Makeup

hair dye, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, blusher, foundation, lipstick, eyebrow pencil, eyebrow brush, tweezers, lip gloss, lip brush, lip liner, brush, concealer, mirror, face powder, powder puff, compact

Beauty treatments

facial mask, facial, wax, sunbed, exfoliate, pedicure

Toiletries

cleanser toner, moisturizer, self-tanning cream, perfume, cologne

Learn Through Pictures : Feet and Hands - Mãos e Pés Em Inglês

Learn Through Pictures : Feet and Hands

Hand

wrist, little finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger, palm, thumb, nail, cuticle, knuckle, fist


Foot

sole, toe, ball, heel, arch, instep, big toe, toenail, little toe, ankle, bridge

Garden Tools - Utensílios de Jardim Em Inglês

Garden Tools

Learn Through Pictures : Containers

Containers

Learn Through Pictures : Train station - Inglês Através de Imagens : Estação de Trem

Learn English Through Pictures - Aprenda Inglês Através de Imagens

Learn Through Pictures : Tourism

Sightseeing

tourist, open-top, tourist attraction, itinerary, tour bus, guided tour, tour guide, souvenirs, statuette

Attractions

art gallery, monument, casino, gardens, museum, historic building, famous ruin, exhibition, exhibit, painting

Nem Tudo Que Reluz É Ouro....!!!!

Já ouvi muito por ai...nem tudo que parece é....!!!!
Então....resolvi colocar aqui uma pequena lista de palavras em Inglês.....que parecem significar uma coisa....e que na verdade  significam outra.

INGLÊS - PORTUGUÊS
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 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 superior Commodity (n) - artigo, mercadoria Competition (n) - concorrência Comprehensive (adj) - abrangente, amplo, extenso Compromise - (v) entrar em acordo, fazer concessão; (n) acordo, conciliação Confident (adj) - confiante 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 Dent (n) - amassão (carro batido) Design (v, n) - projetar, criar; projeto, estilo Diversion (n) - desvio 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, consequentemente 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 ideias/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

A Brilliant Post

.....Brilliant ....Atenção porque brilliant não quer dizer apenas Brilhante. È verdade que usamos a brilliant career ( uma carreira brilhante ) exatamente como no português, mas em Inglês o significado é mais amplo. Nesse caso quer dizer Fantástico .

Is circus life really so brilliant?

A vida no circo é mesmo tão fantástica?

......

5 Expressions with GET

5 Expressions with Get

 

Get : Go / Arrive
- I got home by 7 p.m.
Get : Collect / Fetch
- Get a chair from the living room, please !
Get : Buy
- Let me get you a drink first.
Get : Become
- It's getting very cold outside.
Get : Receive
- I got a package from my Canadian penpal.

Provas de Vestibular

Prova de Inglês - UFPR-LITORAL 2006

Puberty 

1  Puberty refers to the period of sexual maturation. Puberty is when the child experiences physical, hormonal, and sexual changes
2  and becomes capable of reproduction. It is associated with rapid growth and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics.
3  When a healthy child is somewhere between 9 and 16 years old, he or she will enter puberty. The exact age depends on factors
4  such as heredity and nutrition and whether the child is a boy or a girl. On the average, boys enter puberty 2 years later than girls. At
5  this time, the pituitary and hypothalamus glands in the brain (endocrine glands) begin sending out new hormones that trigger the
6  changes of puberty. Both boys and girls usually experience sudden gains in height and weight. The hormones will regulate and help
7  determine the person`s body built.
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/ency/article)

73 - Consider the following items:

1. A definition of puberty.
2. Changes which boys and girls undergo when they enter puberty.
3. The period in life when a child enters puberty.
4. The age when boys and girls experience the end of puberty.
5. The importance of personal hygiene for boys and girls who are beginning to mature.

What information is in the text?
a) Only 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in the text.
b) Only 2, 3, 4 and 5 are in the text.
c) Only 3, 4 and 5 are in text.
*d) Only 1, 2 and 3 are in the text.
e) Only 4 and 5 are in the text. 24

74 - In the sentence “It is associated with rapid growth and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics” (line 2),
the underlined word refers to:

a) Reproduction
b) Rapid Growth
*c) Puberty
d) The child
e) Sexual maturation

75 - In the sentence “On the average, boys enter puberty 2 years later than girls” (line 4), the underlined words mean the
same as:

a) With no exception
*b) Usually
c) Always
d) Rarely
e) Sometimes

76 - Consider the following affirmatives:

1. Under normal conditions, boys enter puberty before girls.
2. Some hormones are responsible for initiating the changes boys and girls go through during puberty.
3. During puberty boys and girls usually get fatter.
4. The body structure in girls and boys is determined during puberty.
5. Heredity and nutrition are not related to the age boys and girls enter puberty
.
According to the text:

*a) Only affirmatives 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
b) Only affirmatives 1, 2, 3 and 5 are correct.
c) Only affirmatives 1, 3 and 5 are correct.
d) Only affirmatives 3, 4 and 5 are correct.
e) Only affirmatives 2 and 4 are correct.


The first official World Cup

1  The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the programme due to the low
2  popularity of football in the United States. FIFA and the IOC also disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was
3  dropped from the Games. FIFA president Jules Rimet thus set about organizing the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in
4  Uruguay in 1930. The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue
5  for the competition meant a costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides. Indeed, no European country pedged to send
6  a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania,
7  and Yugoslavia to make the trip. In total 13 nations took part – seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North
8  America.
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup)

77 - What information is in the text?

a) The names of all the countries which participated in the first World Cup.
b) The stadium where the final match took place.
c) The date of the first match.
d) The team which won the tournament.
*e) The country which hosted the first World Cup.

78 - According to the text, the reason football was not included in the 1932 Summer Olympics was:

a) Football was a professional sport only in South America in the 1930`s.
*b) Football was not popular enough in the United States.
c) FIFA and Jules Rimet had different ideas about the event.
d) There were not enough football teams for the contest.
e) Amateur football players could not participate in both the Olympic games and in the World Cup. 25

79 - Consider the following affirmatives:

1. The first World Cup was In Uruguay.
2. Jules Rimet organized the first Word Cup.
3. Jules Rimet was the first president of FIFA.
4. No European teams participated in the first World Cup.
According to the text.
a) Only affirmatives 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
b) Only affirmatives 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
c) Only affirmatives 2 and 4 are correct.
d) Only affirmatives 1 and 3 are correct.
*e) Only affirmatives 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

80 - In the sentence “ Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romenia and Yugoslavia to make a trip”
(lines 6 and 7), the underlined word means:

a) hipothetically
b) seldom
*c) finally
d) sometimes
e) possibly

Collocations - Education Collocations!!!

Vocabulary : Education collocations

Here's some collocations related to Education and learning situations.

Make :
- a mistake
- a progress

Examples :
- I started learning Spanish last month, but I haven't made a lot of progress.
- making mistakes can help us to learn quickly.

Get :
- marks (good / bad)
- a degree

Examples :
- I didn't get good marks in my last exam.
- I've got a degree from Al-Akhawayn University.

Do :
- a course
- a subject (Art, History, Computer science ..)
- a research

Examples :
- I did a swimming course before and still can't swim well.
- I'm doing physics at university.
- To do a research using Wikipedia is always a good choice.

Go :
- to class
- to lectures

Examples :
- Mr Lee is a good lecturer. I'm going to his lecture tomorrow morning.
- Go to your class and pay attention.

More expressions and Idioms :
There are many idioms related to learning and Education, we just want to cite some :
- to throw in at the deep end
- practice makes perfect
- to learn by doing
- to learn by heart
- to pick up

Examples :
- You are thrown in at the deep end.
- Practice makes perfect .. don't forget that.
- Learn by doing is a lively methos to learn as it should.
- You have to learn that by heart.
- I don't understand grammar rules. I just picked my Arabic language up from the street.