Seabra Idiomas - English for executives and adult students

  Image Credit:  FREPIK ➤ Starting a conversation can sometimes be challenging, but asking questions is a great way to break the ice and get to know someone better. Here are 30 daily questions that can help you initiate engaging conversations: 1.  How was your day today? 2.  Did you learn or discover anything interesting recently? 3.  What's the best book you've read lately? 4.  What's your favorite way to relax and unwind? 5.  Have you tried any new hobbies or activities recently? 6.  What's a place you've always wanted to visit? 7.  What's the most memorable meal you've ever had? 8.  Do you have any upcoming travel plans? 9.  What's the last movie or TV show you watched and enjoyed? 10.  What's something you're currently excited about or looking forward to? 11.  Can you recommend any good podcasts or music playlists? 12.  What's a skill or talent you'd like to develop in the future? 13.  How do you like to stay...

1.   Are you  a multitasker or a monotasker? 2.  Does it affect your life? If yes, how? 3.   Do you always finish what you start? 4.   Could m onotasking be more effective than multitasking?  Why? Why not?  5.  What are the pros and cons of multitasking/monotasking? 6.   What are the multitasking skills? 7.   What are the monotasking skills? 8.   What is a good example of multitasking? 9.   What is a good example of monotasking? 10.  Is multitasking a learned skill or you're born with it?  Forget multitasking, try monotasking   People don't just cook anymore — they're cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching  YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal they've just made. Designer Paolo Cardini questions the efficiency of our multitasking world and makes the case for —  gasp  — "monotasking." Paolo Cardini is a product designer who asks serious questions about how we live — and answers ...

  10 WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER CONVERSATION 1.   Before listening to the audios, discuss these questions with your teacher or friends:  a.   How can I improve my conversation skills? b.   How do I have a fun conversation? c.   How can I talk better in a conversation? d.   How do you have a good phone conversation? e.   Why do I struggle with conversation? f.   How can I improve my small talk skills? g.   How do I stop being boring? h.  How do I stop being a dry Texter? i.   How can I talk smarter? j.  How can I talk confidently? 2.   In this insightful talk, Celeste Headlee shares with us 10 useful rules for having better conversations. "Go out, talk to people, listen to people," she says. "And, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed.  I took some parts of this audio (you can see the whole transcript in TED Talks).  Listen to it, and fill in the blanks with Celeste´s "1 0 useful rules to ...

  8 SECRETS OF SUCCESS from TED Talks 1. Before listening to the audio below, answer these five questions:  a.  Why do people succeed?  Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? b.  What is the difference between those who make (success) and those who don’t? c.  Have you ever seen someone come close to breaking through but then not succeeding?  d.   Why is it important to be successful? e.   What is true success in life for you? 2. Listen to this audio, read along its transcription and fill in the gaps:  0:11  This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students,  cut down to three minutes.  And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED,  seven years ago.  And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager,  and she came from a really poor family.  And she wanted to make something of her life,  and she asked me a simple little question.  She ...

  A.     Read the article and replace the words in  BLUE  for their synonyms in the list below. causing the bankruptcy of / noticed / started (3x) / going to / permitted / countless / several / pleading for an chance / got / taught / encouraged / less privileged / faced difficulties / broadcasted / chance / inspire / ceased / quantity / start / accepted JAMIE OLIVER BRITISH CHEF WRITTEN BY  Barbara A. Schreiber Jamie Oliver, (born May 27, 1975, Clavering, Essex, England), British chef who achieved worldwide fame with his television shows  The Naked Chef  (1999) and  Jamie Oliver’s   Food Revolution  (2010–11) and as author of   a number of   cookbooks with a variety of culinary themes. Oliver’s parents were owners of a pub-restaurant in Clavering,  Essex . After persistently   begging   the chefs to let him assist , he  was  allowed to   work in the kitchen. At age 16 Olive...

Image credit: freepik.com 💬 Teacher: All right, class, let's move on to our vocabulary lesson. Can anyone give me a synonym for the word "ugly"? 💬  Student: (raising hand) Disgusting! 💬  Teacher: Hmm, well, "disgusting" is actually a stronger word. It could be seen as insulting in some situations. 💬  Student: Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you, teacher. I will remember that. 💬  Teacher explanation:   English has many nuances that can cause confusion, even for native speakers. How about saying "unattractive" or "unsightly" ? These are some synonyms for "ugly" . The word "disgusting" ,  has a negative connotation and is generally not used in business contexts. Always prefer more neutral or positive language. 💬  Explicación:   El inglés tiene muchas sutilezas que pueden causar confusión, incluso para los hablantes nativos. ¿Qué tal decir "unattractive" o "unsightly" ? Estos son algunos sinónim...