Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

A. Discuss these questions with your teacher or colleague. 1. Talk about what you have eaten today/yesterday. 2. What is the most unhealthy food you can think of? How often do you eat that?  3. Do you usually eat unhealthy food? Which is your favorite? How often do you eat that? Where do you get it from? 4. What are some different types of diets you have heard of? Have you ever been on a diet? Which one and why? 5. Do you think your parents/grandparents had better food habits than you do? Why? 6. Do you eat a lot of small portions or a few large portions of food each day? Tell me about your routine.  7. Do you think people from your country usually eat a lot of unhealthy food? What's the most popular junk food? Which one do you prefer? How often do you eat that? 8. What eating habit you have that you'd like to change?  9. Is organic food much healthier than non-organic or they're exactly the same? Do you buy any organic food? Is organic food cheaper or more expensive than...

VERB TO BE (SER / ESTAR)  O verbo “ to be ” pode expressar dois significados: ‘ser’ ou ‘estar’. Logo, tanto para dizer que  eu sou  um professor ( I am  a teacher ), quanto para dizer que  eu estou  na escola ( I am  at school ), deve-se utilizar o verbo “ to be ”. O verbo “ to be ” no presente se conjuga em ‘ am’, ‘is’  e  ‘are’. No passado ‘was’ e ‘were’. Segue tabela:     Present simple I am     You/We/They   He/She/It   are   is                    PAST SIMPLE   I   was     You/We/They   He/She/It   were   was       Birdman or (The unexpected virtue of ignorance) Assista a um trec...

BUSINESS VOCABULARY A. Escolha a melhor tradução (alternativa a ou b ) para cada palavra abaixo: ⮚Pivot -   to change your opinions, statements, decisions, etc. so that they are different to what they were before: I.  He has pivoted to bring himself in line with the rest of the candidates. II.  It was harder for Bush to pivot to the positive when so much of his campaign revolved around taking down Kerry. a.  Alinhar-se a algo b.  Decisão ⮚Breakeven - the fact of a company or a product not making a profit or a loss: I. The business has grown from breakeven six years ago to seven-figure profits this year. a. Quebrar b. Ponto de equilíbrio ⮚ Steady-paycheck a.  Assalariado b.  Cheque especial ⮚Profitable - producing a profit / a profitable business/company I. They are now among the most profitable companies quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. II. This is a highly profitable business. a. Lucrativo b. Lucro ⮚Ebb and flow -   a frequent...

The secret of Happiness  A. Many people think that being clever, rich and attractive is the best way to find happiness. And you what do you think? Explain. B. Look at these reasons for happiness and organize them in order of importance to you (beginning with the most important). 1. friends and family 2. money 3. religion 4. not wanting more than you have 5. intelligence 6. being attractive 7. helping others 8. your genes 9. growing old 10. being married   The Secret to Happiness Is Helping Others  By Jenny Santi  There is a Chinese saying that goes: ➤“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: ➤  Happiness is found in helping others. For it is in giving that we receive – Saint Francis of Assis ➤  The sole meaning o...

A.  Answer the questions below, read the article and discover if you have the traits to be a billionaire 😉:  1.   Is 8 hours of work a half-day for you? 2.   Can you function/work on 4 hours of sleep? 3.  Does this phrase describe you? “Anything is possible and there is nothing I can’t do”. 4.   Let's suppose you have a solid business plan. Would you borrow from your 401(k) investment  to start a company? 5.   Would you prefer to bring in a business partner than go it alone?   6.   Do you spread your investments around rather than  bet the farm on one thing ?     7 traits the rich have in common Billionaire moguls Richard Branson and Oprah Winfrey are highly entrepreneurial with great confidence in their creative ventures. Those are just two of the traits broadly shared by the self-made rich, experts say. Amassing wealth without a trust fund is no easy feat. There isn't a magic recipe for making millions, but certain ingr...