segunda-feira, 3 de outubro de 2011

Commercial




  1. Did you like the commercial?– Você gostou do comercial?
  2. What is your favorite commercial? Why do you like it? - Qual é o seu comercial favorito? Por que você gosta dele?
  3. Do you buy products because of commercials? – Você compra coisas por causa de comerciais?   
  4. Why are some commercials funny? - Porque alguns comerciais são engraçados? 
  5. What about the commercial you watched?  

The twelve signs of the zodiac


Each sign has certain characteristics, but the signs are also categorized in several ways. First, they are grouped by element:
Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are associated with action, enthusiasm and leadership, and with an openness to change;
Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) embody emotion, sensitivity and compassion;
Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) symbolize practicality and a focus on material goals;
The air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) are the signs of the intellec

Aries - (March 21 - April 19)
Among its main features is strong leadership. However, they also tend to be very impatient.
The qualities of the sign of Aries people are the courage and adventurous spirit. Moreover, they are animated, independent, dynamic and love new challenges. Don´t like living alone.
Taurus - (April 20 - May 19)
Among its positive features, are patience and determination. They are romantic, conserva, loyal and reliable.
Because you enjoy the luxury and comfort, Tourino have about acquiring material goods and financial stability. However, the main shortcoming of the people of this sign is laziness.
Gemini - (May 20 - June 20)
intelligence, versatility, and mental alertness, sociability and a great power of persuasion.
Moreover, they are very communicative, enthusiastic and able to understand complex situations.However, Geminis easily bored and need of the news constantly, otherwise, they are angry.
Cancer - (June 21 - July 22)
They are sensitive, creative, friendly, humorous, dreamy, wise, affectionate, dedicated, idealistic and very emotional. Among its features are also the willingness to help and preoccupation with family and friends, especially the older ones.
Leo - (July 23 - August 21)
Among its features are the spirit of leadership and ambition. Without settle for nothing less than success, Leos always have high goals and not give up until he catches them.
Virgo - (August 22 - September 22)
Endowed with a good logical reasoning, intelligence, sensitivity, mental agility, ability to analyze and great power of observation, the natives of this sign's main characteristic is the versatility.
Because they are very selective, they have difficulty making new friends.
Libra - (September 23 - October 22)
Romantic, friendly, cheerful, elegant, insightful and generous. So are the people governed by this sign. Libras give great importance to social life, especially with family and close friends. We also appreciate luxury and comfort.
Scorpio - (October 23 - November 21)
Among the main features of the natives of this sign are the determination, creativity and ingenuity. They are also intelligent, persistent, discrete, suspicious, jealous, competitive, excellent strategists and have strong feelings and emotions.
Sagittarius - (November 22 - December 21)
their main characteristic is honesty. Optimistic, generous, , sincere, intelligent, demanding, talkative. Intuitive, enthusiastic, detail-oriented and impulsive. People covered by the sign of Sagittarius have different interests, but did not elaborate on any of them.
Capricorn - (December 22 - January 21)
The waking up of Capricorn, this sign on the personality, ambition and willingness to pursue and achieve material security. Patience, discipline and hard work these individuals to help achieve what we have set out early in life.
Aquarius - (January 21 - February 19)
Characteristics of Aquarians are the mental agility and timing.
They are unique, creative and have a rather unpredictable temper, shifting to the irritation when others do not realize their ideas .
Pisces - (February 20 - March 20)
Taurus people are dreamers, emotional, receptive, undecided.
One of the most striking features is its sensitivity of Pisces . close their eyes to the defects of that love.

What do you think about every sign?

segunda-feira, 7 de março de 2011

Happy Easter: Feliz Páscoa em Inglês



10 palavras ou expressões que você precisa saber sobre a Páscoa em inglês:

1 - Holy Week - Semana Santa
2 - Good Friday - Sexta-feira Santa
3 - Holy Saturday - Sábado de Aleluia
4 - Easter Sunday - Domingo de Páscoa
5 - Easter Bunny - Coelinho da Páscoa
6 - Easter Egg - Ovo de Páscoa
7 - Resurrection - Ressurreição
8 - Cross - Cruz
9 - Last Supper - Última Ceia
10 - Jesus Christ - Jesus Cristo

Independente de religões ou crenças, a Páscoa vem nos lembrar de como nossa fé (faith) em Deus, ou algum outro Espírito Superior, nos ajuda a conquistar metas e passar obstáculos e mais que tudo, termos fé e acreditarmos em nós mesmos.
Desejo a todos vocês, queridos alunos, um feriado cheio de bençãos com seus amigos e familias.
Deixo um abraço grande e HAPPY EASTER!

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sábado, 19 de fevereiro de 2011

About Brazil


Country name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital: Brasilia. (2.606.885 inhabitants, 2011)
Government type: Presidentialist Republic
Currency: Real.
Discovery: April 22, 1500
Independence: September 07, 1822
Announcement of the Republic: November 15, 1889
President of the Republic: Dilma Rousseff
Nationality: Brazilian
Language: Portuguese (official)

Administrative divisions: 26 states (Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins) and 1 Federal District.

Total area: 8.514.205 km².
Density: 22.11 inhabitants for km² (2006).
Localization: East of the South America.
Climate: Equatorial, tropical, tropical of altitude, Atlantic, subtropical and half-barren.

People:
Population: 183.987.291 million (2011).
White Population: 49,9% (2010).
Medium brown Population: 43,2% (2006).
Black Population: 6,3% (2010).
Yellow Population: 0,5% (2010)
Indian Population: 0,4% (2010)
Aboriginal Population: 0,4% (2010)
Population growth rate: 1,33% (2005)
Life expectancy at birth: 73,1 years (2010)
Religions: Christianity, being 70% of catholics (2010).
Urban Population: 81% (2006)
Agricultural Population: 19% (2006)
PIB per capita: US$ 2.194 trillion (2010)
Bigger cities: São Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza, Brasília, Curitiba, Recife, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Belém, Goiânia, Guarulhos, Campinas and Nova Iguaçu.
Area of Forest: 5.511.000 km²
Deforestation: 25.544 km² to the year (1995-2000).

I LIKE BRAZIL! DO YOU LIKE?