Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

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...

13 Habits Of Humble People Jeff Boss A.   Choose the correct heading for paragraphs 1 – 13 from the list of headings below: They retain relationships / They listen / They accept feedback / They a ssume They´re situationally aware / They put others first / They ask for help / They´re curious They speak their minds / They start sentences with “YOU” rather t han “I” r esponsibility   They take time to say “THANK YOU” / They Have An Abundance Mentality They make difficult decisions with ease   Humble people can receive a bad rap. Humility is frequently associated with being _____ passive, submissive or insecure, but this couldn’t be any further from the truth. Instead, humble people are _______ the opposite—confident and competent in themselves ______ much that, as a result, they seek to self-actualize by helping theirs. Humble people are still self-efficacious; they just don’t feel the impetus to boast about themselves but...