Querem aperfeiçoar o inglês e ainda conhecer pessoas de outros países que podem te ajudar nesse processo de ensino-aprendizagem da língua?
Então acessem: http://www.livemocha.com/

O Livemocha não é especificamente um curso de inglês, mas uma espécie de rede social com cursos de diversos idiomas. Segundo o próprio site, são mais de três milhões de membros cadastrados utilizando material em 30 línguas.
Um dos pontos interessantes do projeto é que se algum usuário enviar um exercício para a rede, ele será revisado por, pelo menos, três pessoas especializadas na língua em questão.
A versão gratuita do projeto oferece todos os idiomas em cursos com o equivalente a 160 horas/aula cada, todos focados em habilidades de conversação. Claro, quem quiser material mais específico pode fazer o upgrade para a versão paga, com instruções adicionais e vídeos, por exemplo.
Mas o ponto forte do projeto é a possibilidade de aprimorar seu conhecimento conversando com outros participantes da rede, o que pode ajudar a diversificar seu vocabulário ou ajudá-lo a compreender melhor expressões e situações!

Essa é uma ótima oportunidade ao alcance de todos e o melhor: é GRATUITO!!

Lívia's Outline

Thesis: Cinders and little glass slippers are two symbolic elements present on Cinderella’s fairy tale which allow different possibilities of interpretating the story.

Argument 1: Some symbolic meanings to the expression “to live in the cinders”
Supporting 1: “To live in the cinders” means to be considered inferior in comparison to another sibling.
Supporting 2: Cinderella’s acceptance to live in the cinders and her mother’s death can mean that the cinders represent her mother and she wants to be with her.

Argument 2: Little glass slippers aren’t just little glass slippers.
Supporting 1: The focus on the size of Cinderella’s foot must be a vestige from the east origin of the story.
Supporting 2: Glass is a breakable material; however, it supports Cinderella’s weight.

Refutation:

Counter Argument: A text should be analyzed concerning the literal meaning.

Refutation of counter argument: There are lots of symbolic meanings mainly on fairy tales that help us not only to understand them but also allow us to do various readings.

OUTLINE

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Phonetics

Hello everybody...
I would like to show a very interesting site about English pronunciation. It can help with the correct pronunciation of words and teaching English.
I hope you like it....
Thanks so much!



Here is the link:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#

If you are needing an online dictionary I recommend

http://dictionary.reference.com/

In this web site you can find the meaning of the words, you can listen to the words and see it transcription on the Phonetic Alphabet.

Everyday is Teachers' Day!

Teacher (noun) - a person whose job is to teach, especially in a school or college: > He's a teacher at a primary school. > a maths/chemistry/music teacher.

Being a teacher is not only a job we choose, or even a destination. Being a teacher is part of a lifechanging journey built each day.
It involves a lot of studying, practicing, research, learning, reflection; willing to change and noticing when we are making mistakes. And this is just the theoretical part. Teachers need to be caring, patient, dedicated, inspirated, creative. We have to learn how to deal with differences and difficulties, and comprehend that each of our students will learn in a different way and pace.
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire" (W. B. Yeats), and sometimes the hardest task is to light our students' fires, to make them interested in always searching for more and being critical in a very unfair world. And this is what we, as teachers, never give up doing.
Challenge and commitment when preparing lessons, giving classes, trying to make things easier for the students; spending our free time thinking of how to explain an issue for our students to understand. In summary, we deal everyday with human beings that feel, empowering them to do more, produce more and BE MORE.

I would like to wish you a very happy teacher's day, reminding you that we have lots of difficult and hard times to face throughout our carrers, but it is surely worth trying!