MAC 2 SAT 07h30 (2017)

Guilherme`s phases

Vocabulary

I think

To my mind

As far I am concerned/know

I for one, believe...

I reckon....,

From what I stand

In my opinion

Ita was great

It was amazing

It was delighful

It was sunning

It was outsanding

It was dazzling

It was gorgeous

It was flat

a baking sun

a ranging storm

a blinding light

a winding road

a towering cliff

a refreshing breeze

a suffocating heat

a vanishing horizon

a darkening sky

an inviting restaurant

Trip (noun) / Travel (verb)

Music ( Uncountable) / Song (countable)

Synonyms

thrilling = great / fascinating

joyful = happy / exciting

depressing = sad / terrible / awful

crucial = essential / mandatory / compulsory

amazing = wonderful / fantastic / stunning / jaw-dropping / flabbergasting / astonishing

HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR TRIPS ???

I usually (Often/ Constantly/ rarely/ seldom/ hardly ever)

I do that sometimes (now and then)

It's a good way to stay in contact with other people (keep in touch)

Have you ever been abroad ? (Focus on the action) Did you go abroad ? (Focus on the time)

We woke up, we went the supermarket and we return to home afterwards.

We became friends after (it's necessary to put an information - afer something that happened). Example: We became friends after we've spent some time together

You can allways stay there (Modal verbs like can, should, may, could, to be - come before allways). He allways plays volleyball on weekends.

You can put in the site how much you have to paid for (is better using 'key' ou 'update'.)

LISTENING

Has Sophie like or not the travel book ?

Aiming to take the general idea, the strategy is to take notes of keywords.

talk about films

Lala land

Moon light

Hidden figures

How to describe them

exhilarating: exciting and enjoyable

gripping: exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

moving: cause you have a deep feelings of sadness or sympathy

slushy: boring, stupid and weak or sentimental

mesmerizing: having such a strong effect on you that you cannot give your attention to anything else

drippy: stories, films/ movies or feelings that are considered to be silly and without value because they are too emotional and romantic

excruciating: extremely painful or bad

Subtopic

Subtopic

overhyped: promoted or publicized to excess exaggerating its good qualities, in order to get a lot of public attention for it

How to disagree in a polyte way?

...Admittedly...

...I haven't thought through exactly what...

...It`s not a particularly original idea. i`ll grant you...

...But i realise that...

To think about:

How different cultures promote health and fitness?

Ways to use the word "people"

people = persons (very formal)

A people = "A tribe"

Peoples = "tribes"

Verb "To people" / Ex: Brazil was peopled by Portuguese people.

Work x job

Work - Duties

Job - Position

Other x Another

Other - Plural

Another - Singular

Lesson 10/11

TO CAST

to cast doubt (on sth)

to cast net

to cast mind

CAST (expressions)

cast your eye

cast your vote

cast a shadow

VOCABULARY

groundbreaking

seek (to)

hard-hitting lines

inspire via

despicted in

nationwide

campaign

infused with

draw opon

roadside billboards

EXPRESSIONS TO GIVE OPINION

Judging by the landscape, I'd say...

I'm tot 100% sure but...

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say...

I'd venture to say...

Debating on Different views of beauty and its implications on society

Media content (perceptions/personal interpretation):
Dove commercial (non-natural beauty-wise)

Distorted perception of beauty

Pression of fasion industry over the girls/women

In class exercises

Page 74 (Book) - The enigma oof beauty - Exercise #2

1 - There are no unervesally agreed characteristics of human beauty

2 - Perceptions of a person's beauty can be connected to their social position

3 - Your character can have an influence on wheter people think you are beautiful or not

4 - The search for beauty is superficial and vain.

Grammar

Expressions

There is a thin line between beautoful and ugly

People worship perfect body

The beauty is in the eye of the beholer

Vocabulary

Gold digger - Interested due to the money

Silver/Suggar daddy - Old man that provides for a young woman

Reach adulthood - there is no need to explain this :)

Character builder - personality formation

Long face ~ sad/angry

bald-face lies - Obvious lies

to come face to face - bad situation (with another person)

just a pretty face - just it, not intelligent or skillful

surface (on the exercise context) - to believe in what is written/said without argue.

Page 74 (Book) - Exercise 2

1 - Credibility

2 - Attitude/expression

3 - Surface

4 - Attitude/ expression

6 - Confront

6 - Surface

Discussion

How have beauty patterns changed over time?

What impact do beauty standards and patterns have on teenagers?

Subordinate clauses

cause/ reason

as, because, considering (that), given (that), in view of the fact, since

condition

as long as, assuming (that), if, provide that, supposing (that), unless

contrast

Although, even though, having said that, in spite of the fact that, regardless of the fact that

time

As, before, when, while

precausion

In case, in the event of

other

as far as ... is concerned, thing about it, insofar as

comparison

compared to, contrary to, relative to

Prefacing questions and seeking for clarification

Am I right in thinking that...

Can you expand a bit more on that?

if I understood correctly...

... is that what you're saying?

I'd just like to make sure I understood what you said about...

Can you explain what you mean by ....?

I'd like to pick up one thing you said about ....

The logical conclusion of your argument is that ....

You mentioned ....

How do ... fit in with .... ?

Perhaps I missed something, but ...

expression about bad and good luck

to struck gold

have a big piece of luck

to missed the boat

lose an opportunity

to blow one's chance

lose an opportunity

to get a break

achieve success through a lucky opportunity

to hit the jackpot

have a big piece of luck

to not go one's way

have a period of back luck

Common injuries in runners.:
- Ankle sprains;
- Lower back pain;
- Twinge in a joint;
- Muscle strains.

Is she in a bad way?

She was pretty shaken up.

He practically passed out when he saw what he'd done.

It was quite a deep cut, but he's on the mend now.

You look a bit off colour.

Are you feeling under the weather?

I'm not ill. I'm just run down from working too much.

Summarize what Ultrarunning is: * Running distances beyond a usual marathon distance. For example.: running 100 kilometres in a single day or running several marathons on consecutive days. . Ben's Experience: * To succeed in overcoming exhaustion e other injuries, it's essential a diet and nutrition right, what lets the running more comfortable. The most important things in any sport is to recognise when your body's in pain. Listening to your body and doing the right kind of preparation can avoid getting injuries.

AND, AFTER , ALTHOUGH , BECAUSE , BUT , SINCE, WHEN ( +CLAUSE )

the greeks had their differences, but they united against the enemy

AFTER, AS WELL AS, DESPITE, IN ADDITION TO , IN SPITE OF, ON ACCOUNT OF (+ GERUND OR NOUN )

in addition to being skilled soldiers, the spartans were fearless

FOLLOWING, OWING TO ( + NOUN )

following his father´s defeat, xerxes was set on revenge

HOWEVER , MOREOVER , NEVERTHELESS (+ NEW SENTENCE )

the persian army was huge . moreover , it was well equipped

ALTHOUGH