Slangs

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Repostagem: Recicle suas garrafas / Recycle your bottles

A simplicidade e as diferentes formas das garrafas recicladas para receber lindas flores.  Charmoso, não?!
The simplicity and the differently shaped recycled bottles to receive beautiful flowers.  Charming, isn't it?!

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Make... Do...

 
From: http://www.thehousepiracicaba.com.br/english-tip-make-or-do/

Repostagem: Salvando o casamento!

O filme Salvando o casamento (2014) apresenta três amigos, dois dos quais casados e com problemas em manter a paz e o encanto de seus respectivos casamentos. Incrivelmente, eles recorrem a seu amigo playboy e solteiro descompromissado para obter conselhos de relacionamento!  A comédia promete algumas boas risadas a cerca dos assuntos de casais.

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A real blessing!

 
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Repostagem: Livros por toda parte! / Books everywhere!

Diversifique os lugares de expor seus prezados livros.  Acho sempre gostoso ver livros no máximo de cômodos possível, então aí vai uma ideia inspiradora para mais um cantinho literário!
Diversify the places to exhibit your so loved books.  I always think it's nice to see books in the most rooms possible, so there you go an inspiring idea to have another literary corner!

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/decorating-tips-techniques/low-cost-decorating-ideas/oversized-books

Lesson plan: First English class

Volta às aulas!  E sabe quando você está meio sem ideias ou sem tempo e precisava de um plano de aula de inglês já pronto para usar, com recursos simples e acessíveis?! Então, as postagens Lesson plan que farei a partir de hoje podem te ajudar!  E pra começar, uma primeira aula bem comunicativa para alunos de 10 à 12 anos de idade. I hope you and your group have fan!

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First English class - 10 to 12 years old students

1. OBJECTIVES: Have a first positive contact with the language by leaving the class already speaking some sentences.

2. MATERIAL: board, weather flashcards, small ball

3. INTRODUCTION   (10’)

- Introduce question: HOW ARE YOU? and standart answer: I’M FINE, THANKS. Make students understand the concept or translate them if necessary.

- Introduce questions about the date and answer them on the board:

  * WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?   TODAY IS TUESDAY (use a calendar to help them understand the day of the week)

  * WHAT’S THE DATE TODAY?   TODAY IS FEBRUARY THE SIXTH, 2018  (use the calendar as well)

  * WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?  TODAY IT’S SUNNY  (use flashcards to help showing different kinds of weather: raining, cloudy, cold, hot, windy...)

4. CONTENT   (30’)

4.1- Introduce some basic questions and answers to end up making a small dialog. Make the meaning of the sentences clear for the students.  Use translation only as a last resource for understanding.

  * WHAT’S YOUR NAME?  MY NAME’S _______________   

  * WHERE ARE YOU FROM?  I’M FROM _______________

  * HOW OLD ARE YOU?  I’M _______________

4.2- Dialog:

  - Hi! I’m _______________ . What’s your name?

  - Hello! My name’s _______________ . Nice to meet you _______________ .

  - Nice to meet you, too, _______________ . Where are you from?

  - I’m from _______________ . What about you?

  - I’m from _______________ . I’m 11 so I’m in class 2.  How old are you?

  - I’m 11, too.

  - Great! We are in the same class!

4.3- Introduce numbers 1 to 100. At the age of 10/11 the students in general already know the numbers, so it will be more of a review.  If not they should be teach little by little. Considering they already know them, start the BUZZ game: using a small ball to be thrown from one student to another, tell them they are going to count saying the number out loud whenever they catch the ball, but they will say the word BUZZ when it is a multiple of 5.  If any student make a mistake, they should start count all over again, until they manage to go all the way to a hundred, oooopsss to the last BUZZ, I mean.

5. CLOSURE   (5’)

- Ask the question and explain the meaning to the students: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED TODAY?  Have them review the topics they’ve just learned and show them how much they can learn in a class.

- Finish the class by saying something like: THAT’S IT FOR TODAY! SEE YOU NEXT CLASS! GOODBYE!

Livro: Quietinho feito um sapo

Esse livro que discorre a respeito de mindfulness (atenção plena) é um grande aliado para pais e crianças nesse mundo ansioso e imediatista em que vivemos. A autora fala de suas experiências e sugere exercícios de meditação que ajudam a diminuir a ansiedade e a trazer o foco para o presente, o aqui e o agora, contribuindo para uma vida mais consciente e mais feliz. Esse trabalho também conta com um site onde estão disponíveis os áudios de alguns dos exercícios para meditação: https://www.rocco.com.br/especial/quietinho-feito-um-sapo/  Recomendo!  Muito bom!

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