Here’s the second part of the challenge! Can you guess the meaning of these idioms? Answers at the end. 1. Someone who has changed their tune a) had a strong opinion about something and then unexpectedly formed the opposite opinion; b) has started to play a new musical instrument. 2. A person who plays second [...]

Are you up for another challenge? This time I have some idioms for you to guess what they mean – or maybe you already know them! The answers are at the bottom of the post. 1. If you are the kind of person who toots your own horn, a) you are an assertive person, capable [...]

A lot of students complain that the English language pronunciation is too confusing, because the same letter can have a variety of different sounds. And since they do not use accents, it’s difficult to predict these different sounds. Unfortunately, this is very much true, as English is not phonetic – which means words are not [...]

Muitos alunos têm dificuldade ao usar o “used to”, porque muitas vezes querem usá-lo com a idéia de presente, falando de algo que costumam fazer. O “used to”, na verdade, se refere apenas a hábitos do passado, coisas que costumávamos fazer repetidamente, mas não fazemos mais. Sempre temos um verbo na sua forma básica depois [...]

Oi, pessoal. Estou de volta! O meu curso foi puxado, mas muito interessante e construtivo. Valeu muito a pena! Vocês podem estar estranhando eu escrever em português aqui no blog, mas gostaria de compartilhar algumas coisas interessantes que aprendi por lá e acho que quanto mais alcance tiver, melhor. Hoje quero falar um pouquinho sobre [...]

Hi guys, This will be my last post from Brazil, but I hope to update the blog from Canada, too! Here’s a video of my school in Canada, click on the link: ILAC Toronto

Let’s study these two verbs today? The first meaning of lie is probably the one people know better – mentir. When lie means mentir, it is a regular verb: lie – lied – lied She lies about her age. You can see from his face that he is lying. The second meaning of lie is [...]

Time for more slang! Check out some with the letter “D”: Diddly: nada, zero, necas She doesn’t know diddly about computers. Ela não sabe nada sobre computadores. Dork: pessoa chata e/ou cretina, panaca His brother is a real dork! O irmão dele é muito panaca! Dough: dinheiro, grana I need some dough for the shopping. [...]