sábado, julho 31, 2010
Hi, dear. What have you been up to?
Achei algo muito interessante no site do VOASpecialEnglish. Eles estão postando alguns contos interessantes e gostaria de socializá-los com vocês. Primeiro eu vou postar a estória e tentarei postar o áudio, ok?
'A Princess of Mars, Part 1'
Shep O’Neal begins the story of “A Princess of Mars.”
(MUSIC)
JOHN CARTER: I am a very old man. How old I do not know. It is possible I am a hundred, maybe more. I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men do.
So far as I can remember, I have always been a man of about thirty. I appear today as I did forty years ago. Yet, I feel that I cannot go on living forever. Someday I will die the real death from which there is no escape. I do not know why I should fear death. I who have died two times and am still alive.
I have never told this story. I know the human mind will not believe what it cannot understand. I cannot explain what happened to me. I can only tell of the ten years my dead body lay undiscovered in an Arizona cave.
Achei algo muito interessante no site do VOASpecialEnglish. Eles estão postando alguns contos interessantes e gostaria de socializá-los com vocês. Primeiro eu vou postar a estória e tentarei postar o áudio, ok?
'A Princess of Mars, Part 1'
Today, we begin a new series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Mars.” It is the first book in a series that Mister Burroughs wrote about a man who travels to Mars during the last years of the eighteen hundreds. There, the man meets strange beings and sees strange sights. At first he is a captive, then a warrior, and after many battles, a prince of a royal family.
Shep O’Neal begins the story of “A Princess of Mars.”
(MUSIC)
JOHN CARTER: I am a very old man. How old I do not know. It is possible I am a hundred, maybe more. I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men do.
So far as I can remember, I have always been a man of about thirty. I appear today as I did forty years ago. Yet, I feel that I cannot go on living forever. Someday I will die the real death from which there is no escape. I do not know why I should fear death. I who have died two times and am still alive.
I have never told this story. I know the human mind will not believe what it cannot understand. I cannot explain what happened to me. I can only tell of the ten years my dead body lay undiscovered in an Arizona cave.
(SOUND)
My name is John Carter. I am from the state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found myself without a home, without money and without work.
I decided the best plan was to search for gold in the great deserts of the American Southwest.
I spent almost a year searching for gold with another former soldier, Captain James Powell, also of Virginia. We were extremely lucky. In the winter of eighteen sixty-five we found rocks that held gold.
Powell was trained as a mining engineer. He said we had uncovered over a million dollars worth of gold in only three months. But the work was slow with only two men and not much equipment. So we decided Powell should go to the nearest settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work. On March third, eighteen sixty-six, Powell said good-bye. He rode his horse down the mountain toward the valley. I followed his progress for several hours.
The morning Powell left was like all mornings in the deserts of the great Southwest -- clear and beautiful.
Not much later I looked across the valley. I was surprised to see three riders in the same place where I had last seen my friend. After watching for some time, I decided the three riders must be hostile Indians.
Powell, I knew, was well armed and an experienced soldier. But I knew he would need my aid. I found my weapons, placed a saddle on my horse and started as fast as possible down the trail taken by Powell.
I followed as quickly as I could until dark. About nine o’clock the moon became very bright. I had no difficulty following Powell’s trail. I soon found the trail left by the three riders following Powell. I knew they were Indians. I was sure they wanted to capture Powell.
My name is John Carter. I am from the state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found myself without a home, without money and without work.
I decided the best plan was to search for gold in the great deserts of the American Southwest.
I spent almost a year searching for gold with another former soldier, Captain James Powell, also of Virginia. We were extremely lucky. In the winter of eighteen sixty-five we found rocks that held gold.
Powell was trained as a mining engineer. He said we had uncovered over a million dollars worth of gold in only three months. But the work was slow with only two men and not much equipment. So we decided Powell should go to the nearest settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work. On March third, eighteen sixty-six, Powell said good-bye. He rode his horse down the mountain toward the valley. I followed his progress for several hours.
The morning Powell left was like all mornings in the deserts of the great Southwest -- clear and beautiful.
Not much later I looked across the valley. I was surprised to see three riders in the same place where I had last seen my friend. After watching for some time, I decided the three riders must be hostile Indians.
Powell, I knew, was well armed and an experienced soldier. But I knew he would need my aid. I found my weapons, placed a saddle on my horse and started as fast as possible down the trail taken by Powell.
I followed as quickly as I could until dark. About nine o’clock the moon became very bright. I had no difficulty following Powell’s trail. I soon found the trail left by the three riders following Powell. I knew they were Indians. I was sure they wanted to capture Powell.
(SOUND)
Suddenly I heard shots far ahead of me. I hurried ahead as fast as I could. Soon I came to a small camp. Several hundred Apache Indians were in the center of the camp. I could see Powell on the ground. I did not even think about what to do, I just acted. I pulled out my guns and began shooting.
Suddenly I heard shots far ahead of me. I hurried ahead as fast as I could. Soon I came to a small camp. Several hundred Apache Indians were in the center of the camp. I could see Powell on the ground. I did not even think about what to do, I just acted. I pulled out my guns and began shooting.
(SOUND)
The Apaches were surprised and fled. I forced my horse into the camp and toward Powell. I reached down and pulled him up on the horse by his belt. I urged the horse to greater speed. The Apaches by now realized that I was alone and quickly began to follow. We were soon in very rough country.
The trail I chose began to rise sharply. It went up and up. I followed the trail for several hundred meters more until I came to the mouth of a large cave.
It was almost morning now. I got off my horse and laid Powell on the ground. I tried to give him water. But it was no use. Powell was dead. I laid his body down and continued to the cave.
I began to explore the cave. I was looking for a safe place to defend myself, or perhaps for a way out. But I became very sleepy. It was a pleasant feeling. My body became extremely heavy. I had trouble moving. Soon I had to lay down against the side of the cave. For some reason I could not move my arms or legs.
I lay facing the opening of the cave. I could see part of the trail that had led me here. And now I could see the Apaches. They had found me. But I could do nothing.
Within a minute one of them came into the cave. He looked at me, but he came no closer. His eyes grew wide. His mouth opened. He had a look of terror on his face. He looked behind me for moment and then fled.
Suddenly I heard a low noise behind me.
The Apaches were surprised and fled. I forced my horse into the camp and toward Powell. I reached down and pulled him up on the horse by his belt. I urged the horse to greater speed. The Apaches by now realized that I was alone and quickly began to follow. We were soon in very rough country.
The trail I chose began to rise sharply. It went up and up. I followed the trail for several hundred meters more until I came to the mouth of a large cave.
It was almost morning now. I got off my horse and laid Powell on the ground. I tried to give him water. But it was no use. Powell was dead. I laid his body down and continued to the cave.
I began to explore the cave. I was looking for a safe place to defend myself, or perhaps for a way out. But I became very sleepy. It was a pleasant feeling. My body became extremely heavy. I had trouble moving. Soon I had to lay down against the side of the cave. For some reason I could not move my arms or legs.
I lay facing the opening of the cave. I could see part of the trail that had led me here. And now I could see the Apaches. They had found me. But I could do nothing.
Within a minute one of them came into the cave. He looked at me, but he came no closer. His eyes grew wide. His mouth opened. He had a look of terror on his face. He looked behind me for moment and then fled.
Suddenly I heard a low noise behind me.
(SOUND)
So could the rest of the Apaches. They all turned and fled. The sound became louder. But still I could not move. I could not turn my head to see what was behind me. All day I lay like this. I tried again to rise, and again, but still I could not move. Then I heard a sharp sound. It was like a steel wire breaking. I quickly stood up. My back was against the cave wall.
I looked down. There before me lay my body.
So could the rest of the Apaches. They all turned and fled. The sound became louder. But still I could not move. I could not turn my head to see what was behind me. All day I lay like this. I tried again to rise, and again, but still I could not move. Then I heard a sharp sound. It was like a steel wire breaking. I quickly stood up. My back was against the cave wall.
I looked down. There before me lay my body.
(MUSIC)
For a few moments, I stood looking at my body. I could not bring myself to touch it. I was very frightened. The sounds of the cave and the sight of my body forced me away. I slowly backed to the opening of the cave.
I turned to look at the Arizona night. I could see a thousand stars. As I stood there I turned my eyes to a large red star. I could not stop looking at it. It was Mars…the red planet…the red god of war. It seemed to pull me near.
Then, for a moment, I closed my eyes. There was an instant of extreme cold and total darkness. Suddenly I was in deep, dreamless, peaceful sleep.
For a few moments, I stood looking at my body. I could not bring myself to touch it. I was very frightened. The sounds of the cave and the sight of my body forced me away. I slowly backed to the opening of the cave.
I turned to look at the Arizona night. I could see a thousand stars. As I stood there I turned my eyes to a large red star. I could not stop looking at it. It was Mars…the red planet…the red god of war. It seemed to pull me near.
Then, for a moment, I closed my eyes. There was an instant of extreme cold and total darkness. Suddenly I was in deep, dreamless, peaceful sleep.
(MUSIC)
I opened my eyes upon a very strange land. I immediately knew then I was on Mars. Not once did I question this fact. My mind told me I was on Mars as your mind tells you that you are upon Earth. You do not question the fact, nor did I.
I found myself lying on a bed of yellow colored grass that covered the land for kilometers. The time was near the middle of the day and the sun was shining full upon me. It was warm.
I decided to do a little exploring. Springing to my feet, I received my first Martian surprise. The effort to stand carried me into the Martian air to the height of about one meter. I landed softly upon the ground, however, without incident.
I found that I must learn to walk all over again. My muscles were used to the gravity of Earth. Mars has less gravity. My attempts to walk resulted in jumps and hops, which took me into the air. I once landed on my face. I soon learned that it took much less effort for me to move on Mars than it did on Earth.
Near me was a small, low wall. Carefully, I made my way to the wall and looked over. It was filled with eggs, some already broken open. Small, green creatures were in them. They looked at me with huge red eyes.
As I watched the fierce-looking creatures, I failed to hear twenty full-grown Martians coming from behind me. They had come without warning. As I turned, I saw them. One was coming at me with a huge spear, with its sharp tip pointed at my heart!
I opened my eyes upon a very strange land. I immediately knew then I was on Mars. Not once did I question this fact. My mind told me I was on Mars as your mind tells you that you are upon Earth. You do not question the fact, nor did I.
I found myself lying on a bed of yellow colored grass that covered the land for kilometers. The time was near the middle of the day and the sun was shining full upon me. It was warm.
I decided to do a little exploring. Springing to my feet, I received my first Martian surprise. The effort to stand carried me into the Martian air to the height of about one meter. I landed softly upon the ground, however, without incident.
I found that I must learn to walk all over again. My muscles were used to the gravity of Earth. Mars has less gravity. My attempts to walk resulted in jumps and hops, which took me into the air. I once landed on my face. I soon learned that it took much less effort for me to move on Mars than it did on Earth.
Near me was a small, low wall. Carefully, I made my way to the wall and looked over. It was filled with eggs, some already broken open. Small, green creatures were in them. They looked at me with huge red eyes.
As I watched the fierce-looking creatures, I failed to hear twenty full-grown Martians coming from behind me. They had come without warning. As I turned, I saw them. One was coming at me with a huge spear, with its sharp tip pointed at my heart!
(MUSIC)
BOB DOUGHTY:This is Bob Doughty. You have been listening to American Stories and our version of “A Princess of Mars.” The voice of John Carter was Shep O’Neal. Our program was written for radio, produced and directed by Paul Thompson.
BOB DOUGHTY:This is Bob Doughty. You have been listening to American Stories and our version of “A Princess of Mars.” The voice of John Carter was Shep O’Neal. Our program was written for radio, produced and directed by Paul Thompson.
Join us again next week for the next part of the Edgar Rice Burroughs story, “A Princess of Mars,” on the Special English program, American Stories, on the Voice of America.
Oi pessoal! Estava aqui dando uma olhada no youtube e acabei encontrando este video. Ele é bem interessante para iniciantes no estudo da língua ingles. O vídeo foi gravado por uma brasileira que mora atualmente na Inglaterra. O vídeo produzido por ela é show de bola, uma verdadeira aula.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAk6j1PC1e0&feature=player_embedded
Sugestões:
1.Tittle-tattle
2.Gossip
Exemplo:
Tá (rolando) o maior ti-ti-ti.
There's been a lot of gossip.
There's been a lot of tittle-tattle.
sexta-feira, março 26, 2010
Cirurgia na língua promete melhorar a pronúncia do Inglês
Você já pensou em passar por uma cirurgia na língua com o objetivo de melhorar a sua pronúncia de Inglês? É exatamente isso que os Chineses estão fazendo.
A cirurgia consiste em um pequeno corte na parte inferior da língua e isso, segundo os médicos, pode melhorar a pronúncia dos pacientes.
Alguns professores Chineses são totalmente contra esta prática, veja o que eles dizem: “It’s a waste of time, waste of money”.
Você passaria por uma cirurgia para melhorar a sua pronúncia?
Link enviado por: Juliano José Lourenço
Dicas de Inglês
quinta-feira, março 11, 2010
Hi Folks!!!!
I'm sorry I didn't have enough time to up date this blog!! I was missing y'all!!! But Now I brought for you an interesting thing...
Do you know how to pray the Our Father(Pai Nosso) in English? Here it's
Pai Nosso em Inglês - Our Father The Lord´s prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Pai-Nosso que estais no céu
Hallowed be Thy Name,
Santificado seja o Vosso nome
Thy Kingdom come,
Venha a nós o Vosso reino
Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.
Seja feita a Vossa vontade, assim na terra como no céu.
Give us this day our daily bread,
O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje
and forgive us our trespasses,
perdoai as nossas ofensas
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
assim como nós perdoamos a quem nos tem ofendido
And lead us not into temptation,
E não nos deixeis cair em tentação
but deliver us from evil.
mas livrai-nos do mal
Amen
Amém
domingo, setembro 20, 2009
Hi Folks!!!
A Oficina "Aprenda 35 Provérbios populares em inglês" foi realizada as 18hs da sexta-feira dia 11 de Setembro, e foi um sucesso. Agradeço a todos que participaram, espero que tenham gostado.
Quem não se inscreveu nesta oficina, poderá se inscrever nas próximas oficinas que serão realizadas no mês de novembro.
O ALL disponibiliza recursos extras para que vocês venham treinar e se aperfeiçoar no idioma de forma diversificada de diferente.
quinta-feira, setembro 17, 2009
É de suma importância que o aluno saiba utilizar seu vocabulário de forma correta, afim de treinar sua escrita e se expressar através de uma composition (redação).Parabéns à aluna Carolina Alexandra - BOOK 2, pela excelente redação feita no dia September 16th, 2009.
The inequality social is a big problem in the world. Charlie is a victim of this problem, he is a poor man and he doesn't have a house but he has many friends: The birds, the squirrels and his old dog Prince. He is happy, because he has friends.Donald is a rich man and he isn't the victim of that problem, he has a house and a bed to sleep, but Is he happy? Beats me!Donald has a good heart because he tried to help Charlie, but Charlie is happy with what he has. His friends make him happy. Donald in the beginning didn't understand why Charlie didn't stay at Plaza Hotel, but then Donald understood.The most valuable of the life is the love that we keep in the heart.
Carolina Alexandra.
sexta-feira, setembro 11, 2009
Nessa imagem estavamos fazendo uma atividade lúdica, fizemos um bingo utilizando vocabulário novo.
Essas minhas crianças estão tão perigosas! Hum. Mas amo todos vocês!
Faltaram alguns alunos, mas temos:
Lucas(bastante interessado e inteligente, mas está falante todo não é Lucas?);
Letícia (a que está de frajinha de emo, nem queria tirar foto mas olha a pose dela, muito alegre, e inteligente);
Tharsi (entrou esse semestre nessa turma, mas é super inteligente também);
Flávia ( é muito dedicada, responsável, e inteligentíssima);
E agora Déborah (Também entrou esse semestre, mas já está dando show. Faz todas as atividade direitinho, super esforçada, inteligente.. )
Eita, mas nessa turma só tem criança(Opa, criança não, pré adolescente) inteligente.!!
Continuem assim viu? Estou gostando de vê.
E os que não estão nesta foto, também estão de parabéns!
Parabéns a todos...
Beijinho meus amores!
Teacher DAY.
Essas minhas crianças estão tão perigosas! Hum. Mas amo todos vocês!
Faltaram alguns alunos, mas temos:
Lucas(bastante interessado e inteligente, mas está falante todo não é Lucas?);
Letícia (a que está de frajinha de emo, nem queria tirar foto mas olha a pose dela, muito alegre, e inteligente);
Tharsi (entrou esse semestre nessa turma, mas é super inteligente também);
Flávia ( é muito dedicada, responsável, e inteligentíssima);
E agora Déborah (Também entrou esse semestre, mas já está dando show. Faz todas as atividade direitinho, super esforçada, inteligente.. )
Eita, mas nessa turma só tem criança(Opa, criança não, pré adolescente) inteligente.!!
Continuem assim viu? Estou gostando de vê.
E os que não estão nesta foto, também estão de parabéns!
Parabéns a todos...
Beijinho meus amores!
Teacher DAY.
- Estude num lugar calmo e sem barulho.
- Crie um horário de estudo diário para revisar a lição vista em sala de aula.
- Realize os deveres de casa como forma de fixação do conteúdo abordado.
- Procure esclarecer todas as dúvidas com o professor durante as aulas ou dias de reforço.
- Procure desenvolver todas as atividades propostas pelos professores e participar dos trabalhos.
- Procure dormir no mínimo oito horas por dia para não ter sono durante as aulas.
- Tente assistir filmes sem legendas em inglês e espanhol pelo menos uma vez por semana para se habituar a escutar nativos se comunicando.
- Use e abuse do dicionário, pois assim você irá aumentar seu vocabulário e entender melhor os textos.
- Aproveite as atividades extraclasse.
- Use um gravador para ouvir sua pronúncia e praticar a autocorreção.
- Faça amigos pela internet que falem inglês ou espanhol para aprimorar a sua forma de escrever em outro idioma.
- Treine escrevendo as palavras que você tem dificuldade várias vezes. Depois tente escrevê-las sem consultar.
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domingo, setembro 06, 2009
Olá Pessoal.
Aniversariante é Naiana. Fizemos meio que uma surpresa planejada para ela, foi bastante divertido. Esta postagem está mais que atrasada..rsrs
Todos nós do ALL estamos te desejando muitos anos de vida, e muitas felicidades. Espero que continue na nossa família ALL por muitos anos. Felicidades honey!
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