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WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE

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 ...

QUIT vs QUITE vs QUIET

Image credit: freepik.com "QUIT  " vs "QUITE " vs "QUIET " QUIT   // kwɪt // :  "pedir demissão", "parar" ou "desistir" QUITE   // kwaɪt // :  "bem" ou "completamente" QUIET   // ˈkwaɪ.ət // :  "quieto", "tranquilo", "baixo" ou “silencioso” ___________ ___________ QUIT   // kwɪt // : "renunciar (trabajo)", "dejar" QUITE   // kwaɪt // : "bastante", "absolutamente o completamente QUIET   // ˈkwaɪ.ət // : "tranquilo", "silencioso", "callado"  _____________ _____________ Examples with " QUIT   // kwɪt // ":  ⮚ Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money? ⮚ Quit wasting my time! ⮚ Her assistant quit without an explanation. ⮚ Mr. Turner quit his job as a loan officer to take up dairy farming. _____________ _____________ Examples with  QUITE   // kwaɪt // :  ⮚ The two situations are quite different. ...

TOO X ENOUGH

Image credit: freepik.com TOO  = "more than what is needed" or "also" ( "TOO" meaning "ALSO" is used in the end of sentences) TOO   = "muito" /  TOO  = "também"  (usado no final das frases) TOO   = "demasiado" o "muy" /  TOO  = "también" (se utiliza en en final de las frases) ENOUGH  = "sufficient" ENOUGH   = "suficiente". ============ ============ "TOO"  and  "ENOUGH"  indicate degree. They modify " adjectives" , " adverbs"  and " nouns" . "TOO"  e  "ENOUGH"  indicam grau. Eles modificam adjetivos, advérbios e substantivos.  "TOO"  y  "ENOUGH"   indicar grado. Modifican adjetivos, adverbios y sustantivos. ============ ============ Examples with "TOO": ⮚ It's too hard to explain. ⮚ É muito difícil de explicar. ⮚ Es muy difícil de explicar. ⮚ It's too much . I can't s...