Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
20 June 2013
6 June 2013
Phrasal Verbs - Ask somebody out
Ask somebody out:
to invite somebody to go out with you, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship
He's too shy to ask her out.
He's too shy to ask her out.
5 June 2013
Phrasal verb - Take off
Take off:
1 (of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly
The plane took off an hour late.related noun take-off
The plane took off an hour late.related noun take-off
4 June 2013
Phrasal Verbs - Grow up
From Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary
Grow up:
1 (of a person) to develop into an adult
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). / Their children have all grown up and left home now.
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). / Their children have all grown up and left home now.
Phrasal Verbs - Switch off
From Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary
Switch something 
off/on:
to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on by pressing a button or switch
Please switch the lights off as you leave. / How do you switch this thing on? / The electricity has been switched off. / We only switched on halfway through the programme.
20 May 2013
Idioms - Be on cloud nine
On cloud nine
(old-fashioned, informal) extremely happy
She was on cloud nine when she heard the news.
Idioms - Be over the moon
Over the moon
(informal, especially British English) extremely happy and excitedThey're over the moon about their trip to Japan.23 April 2013
Daft.ie - House vocabulary
Ireland biggest property site
Vocabulary about buying, renting and sharing houses?
Animal idioms
to enjoy yourself very much
We had a whale of a time on holiday.
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to
I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.
TILL COWS COME HOME
I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything.
IN THE DOGS HOUSE
If you are in the doghouse, someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval
I'm in the doghouse - I broke Sara's favourite vase this morning.
Idiom - Have your cake and eat it too
From Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT:
(British English) (also have your cake and eat it too North American English,British English) to have the advantages of something without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available16 April 2013
10 words you need to stop misspelling
The Oatmeal is a humourous website that produces comics, one of which is 10 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling. These words would be good ones to practise (as opposed to ‘practice’), as these are the ones I see misused most regularly.
Obama's Presidential Campaign
These are posts from USA President Obama from his 2012 political campaign.
Check the use of the simple past tense in the posters.
Vocabulary - Crime and Punishment
1) Assaltar casa: to burgle (GB), to rob, to steal, to burglarize.
"Our house was burglarized." - "Nossa casa foi assaltada."
"I was robbed." - "Fui roubado(a)."
"He stole my purse." - "Ele roubou minha bolsa".
2) Assaltar pessoas (fora de casa, com violência): to mug.
"I was mugged right now." - "Fui assaltado agora."
3) Roubo à mão armada: to hold up.
"They held up a drugstore." - "Fizeram um assalto na drogaria".
4) No esporte boxe: round.
"Round 1. Fight!" - "1º assalto. Lutem!"(essa é a famosa frase do jogo Street Fight 2).
"Round 1. Fight!" - "1º assalto. Lutem!"(essa é a famosa frase do jogo Street Fight 2).
5) Roubo de carro, moto, bicicleta: car/motorcycle/bicycle theft.
"Suddenly, it happened a car theft." - "De repente aconteceu um roubo de carro."
6) Saquear (surpermercado, banco, etc): to raid.
"Two men raided the bank." - "Dois homens saquearam o banco."
"Two men raided the bank." - "Dois homens saquearam o banco."
obs.:
a) Use o verbo "to steal" quando se descreve o objeto no assalto.
"He stole my purse." - "Ele roubou minha bolsa".
b) Use o verbo "to rob" quando não precisar descrever o objeto roubado.
"I was robbed." - "Fui roubado(a)."
1) Ladrão de banco: robber.
2) Ladrão de casa: burglar.
3) Ladrão de pessoas: mugger.
4) Sequestrador: kidnapper.
5) Ladrão em geral: Thief.
6) Ladrão que rouba coisas de loja sem pagar: shoplifter.
7) Ladrão de colarinho-branco: White-collar criminal.
8) Menino(a) ladrão, trombadinha: street urchin, child thief, juvenile delinquent, pickpocket
15 April 2013
Face Maker Game
Drag and drop the items to make a new face according to the description! A game to practise the parts of the face (hair, eyes, ears, nose, teeth, lips...).
Click here to play!
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