Interjections by Jack Scholes OOPS!
“OPA!”
Oops! I’m sorry.
Opa! Desculpe.
A exclamação Oops! exprime surpresa ou arrependimento depois de um pequeno erro ou acidente. GAWD!
“DEUS!”
Oh, my gawd! I don’t believe it!
Ah, meu Deus! Eu não acredito!
Gawd é a…
Muito se discute a respeito da idade ideal para aprender um novo idioma. Será na infância, adolescência, juventude ou na vida adulta? E é possível aprender inglês na terceira idade? Em meu livro Ensinando Inglês para Crianças (2017), destaco, segundo alguns…
New Year Quizzes Are these statements true or false?
1) The day celebrated as New Year’s Day was not always January 1st . In ancient times it was celebrated on the first day of summer. (__)
2) Other traditions of the season don’t include the making of New Year’s…
One of the things I learned during my CELTA course was how to teach Reading lessons. Basically, you design the lesson, follow the steps, and if all goes according to plan, “bada bing bada boom”, your student develops their reading skills. However, I have noticed that…
Learners, this month I have prepared a short story that can be used with B2 level students. It has a pre, while and post activity. I hope you find it useful for your English classes.
PRE-ACTIVITY: In pairs, ask the students to look at the picture below and describe to each…
Project based learning (PBL) can be very confusing and strenuous if we try to apply it without fully understanding the concept, steps and objectives. However, the outcome is truly amazing and the learning objectives go way beyond any course book can give us. What actually…
Call for papers! – Three months ago I flew to Mexico City to attend my very first international conference (LABCI – Latin America British cultural Institutes) as a speaker. What I took with me was my 10-kilo luggage, a huge amount of good expectations and positive…
Cats and Umbrellas: uma atividade de Math em um proposta de educação bilíngue - Milena Claus
05/10/2017
Era uma aula de Math para alunos do 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental I. A atividade trazia uma imagem de um dia chuvoso onde alguns gatos tentavam se proteger com seus guarda-chuvas. Mas havia um problema. E antes de contar qual era esse problema quero compartilhar com vocês…
Inspiration and Motivaion – I once had a one-to-one student who literally started crying in class sometimes when she spoke English. She explained to me it was because she felt emotional and it took her back to her teenage years when she used to love going to her…
