Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

THINGS YOU DO THAT ANNOY OTHER PEOPLE A.   Discuss these questions with a friend or your teacher. 1.   What annoys you about living where you live now? 2.     What annoys you about taking trains to work? 3.   What annoys you about driving a car? 4 .    Do you get annoyed when someone cuts in front of you when you are waiting in line? 5.    What annoys you most about living at home with your family? 6.   Do you think you have habits that annoy other people? 7.    Does it annoy you when people kiss in public? 8.    What are some new pet peeves you have as a result of recent technology (i.e. cell phone use)? 9.    What annoying habits does your best friend have? 10.    Does smoking bother you? 11.    Do you get annoyed when other people display bad manners? Give some examples. 12.   What is the most annoying thing for you? B.   Make a list of 6 habits that can make people disli...

A. Listen to the following audio and answer the questions below. 🠊   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TzuNHKPQrsl3UruaVhmPGE_4SVGp8q1j/view?usp=sharing Audio source:  Marketplace weekend 1. What´s the subject of the audio? 2. We are in the gold age of ____________. 3. Who is the biggest player in this game? 4. Who has failed? 5 . What are the benefits of using those apps?  6. Which apps did he mention?  7. Which one brings us more benefits? Why? 8. Who feeds the maps? 9. As we know these maps are totally for free , so how do they make money? B. Vocabulary a. CUMBERSOME - difficult to do or manage and taking a lot of time and effort. Example: ▶ Critics say that the process for amending the Constitution is cumbersome, but others defend it. b. COUNTLESS - adjective /ˈkaʊnt·ləs/ = very many / a lot of Example: ▶ She has had countless jobs. c. GLITCH noun /ɡlɪtʃ/ - a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it ...

A. Watch this fragment of Breaking Bad. Assista esse fragmento de Breaking Bad. ➤➤➤  Video link with subtitles (link do video com legenda):   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QJghPqtWJ2aSIHkqrl3FtBg8kF-2003T/view?usp=sharing 1. What does the sentence “there are going to be some things, … things that you will come to learn about me in the next few days” , mean? O que significa a frase “there are going to be some things, … things that you will come to learn about me in the next few days”? a. Lá estão coisas que você virá a saber sobre mim nos próximos dias. b. Lá estão indo algumas coisas, ... coisas que você irá saber sobre mim nos próximos dias. c. Terão coisas ... coisas que você saberá sobre mim nos próximos dias. For more explanation, download the worksheet below:  ➤➤➤ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsyGpCjTk0Y0T3uHXN39nDtHSVFV3brV/view?usp=sharing ================================================================== Learn English with an...

TOM HANKS MEETS THE QUEEN A. Develop your vocabulary. BEFORE LISTENING to Tom Hanks interview, do the exercise below. Desenvolva o seu vocabulário. ANTES DE OUVIR a entrevista com Tom Hanks, faça o exercício abaixo. 1. If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to ___________ how to prevent it happening again. a) figure it out b) find out c) puzzle out 2. Virginia's state government seemed unable to find anyone to ___________ who has not either applied boot polish to his face while at college or been accused of sexual assault. a) Run out of b) Bring out the place c) Run the place 3. T.Hanks was talking about how he was dressed and said: That´s not a rental, by the way . “By The Way” is used to … a) introduce a new subject to be considered or to give further information. b) change the topic completely, or when we want to bring back the original subject after being interrupted. c) when we talk about the route, dire...