Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

👉'Way': used to emphasize degree or separation, especially in space or time: 👉 'Way':  se usa para enfatizar el grado o la separación, especialmente en el espacio o el tiempo: 👉 'Way':  usado para enfatizar grau ou separação, especialmente no espaço ou no tempo: Examples: →  After the third lap, she was  behind the other runners.  ➤ More emphasis:   After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners.  ➤ Después de la tercera vuelta, estaba muy por detrás de las otras corredoras. ➤ Após a terceira volta, ela ficou bem atrás dos outros corredores. →  She spends too much money on clothes. ➤  More emphasis:   She spends way too much money on clothes. ➤   Ella gasta demasiado dinero con ropa. ➤   Ela gasta muito dinheiro com roupas. → What do you do  too much? ➤  More emphasis:   What do you do  way  too much? ➤   ¿Qué haces demasiado? ➤   O que você faz muito? →  I've been spe...

1. Are you trying to learn anything these days? Is there something you want to study? 2.  How important is education? 3.  Does your country have a good education system? What are its strengths and weaknesses? 4.  Which countries have the best schools and universities? Why are they considered good? 5.  Is education only for the young? What things should people learn as they grow up? What should people learn after they have grown up? 6.  Henry Ford said, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." Do you agree? Why? 7.  Do you enjoy learning new things? Give an example if you can. 8.  Does studying make you tired? Is it hard work? How can a student get energy for study? 9.  What characteristics should a good teacher have? 10.  Have you ever considered becoming a teacher? Why or why not? 11.  Who has taught you a lot in your life? 12.  Some people learn on their own. What thin...

Conversation Questions 1. Are you addicted to anything? 2.  What is the difference between a habit and an addiction? 3 . Do you have any harmless bad habits? Do they annoy other people? 4 . What are some good habits that you would like to have? 5 . Are you addicted to any television shows? Which shows? How serious is your addiction? 6 . Smartphones are taking more and more of our attention. Are you addicted to your phone? 7 . How much a person should drink to be considered an alcoholic? 8 . What is the most addictive substance in the world? What makes it addictive? 9 . Which addictions are safer than others? Is it okay to be addicted to something like coffee? 10. Have you ever broken an addiction to something? How did you do it? How hard was it to give that thing up? 11.  Some people replace one addictive behavior with another. Can you think of an example? 12.  Is it true that giving up smoking means you are going to gain weight? How can this problem be solved? 13 . What...

Image credit: freepik.com ⏺ Generally speaking, "wait for" is mostly used to say that you're expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it. Examples: ⮚ When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them. ⮚  An envelope was waiting for her when she got home. ⮚  We're waiting for the bus. ⮚  Barbara had a cup of coffee waiting for you, along with a plate of cookies. ========= ========= ⏺  "Wait on" means to serve food and drink, especially to customers in a restaurant or, to postpone or, delay something. Examples: ⮚  The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent. ⮚  She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money. ⮚  What are they waiting on ? They're waiting on the jury's veridict to decide what we'll be the next steps. ========= ========= But, there are some grammatical differences between the United States and the United Kingdom English. ⏺ Americans use ...

Let’s talk about this hugely popular drink! Image Credit: freepik.com 1. A bad day with coffee is better than a good day without it. Do you agree with this statement? Why? Why not? 2. Is coffee good for health? “For most people, moderate coffee consumption can be incorporated into a healthy diet.” Hu said that moderate coffee intake—about 2–5 cups a day—is linked to a lower likelihood of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver and endometrial cancers, Parkinson's disease, and depression. SOURCE: HARVARD T.H. CHAN 3. What are negative effects of coffee? Restlessness and shakiness Insomnia Headaches Dizziness Fast heart rate Dehydration Anxiety Dependency, so you need to take more of it to get the same results SOURCE: MEDLINEPLUS 4. Are you a coffee drinker? What’s your favorite type of coffee? 5. What time of day is best for drinking coffee? Why? 6. Do you know the history of coffee? There are many legends about the origin of coffee. One is that a goat herder noticed that goats who ...

Image Credit: freepik.com ❶ First difference: Say and tell are used to report ideas or information that was expressed in spoken language. The most important difference between them is that... ...with  say , you " don't need  to mention "   who the ideas or information were shared with...  ...but with tell , " you do". Examples:  ✅  Correct: Ligia said /séd/  that she likes guacamole. ❌Incorrect: Ligia told that she likes guacamole.     Instead you must say: Ligia told me that she likes guacamole.” =========== =========== ❶   Second difference:  say goes with preposition to , since it identifies the person who was spoken to.  Examples:  ✅  Correct:  That’s what Ligia said /séd/ to me. ❌Incorrect:   That's what Ligia said /séd/ me.  However, tell to  is incorrect.  ✅  Correct:  That’s what Ligia said /séd/ to me.  ❌Incorrect:   That’s what  Ligia said me. ✅...