Did you know that.....??

1) There are at least two words in the English language that use all of the vowels, in the correct order, and end in the letter Y: abstemiously & facetiously

2) The shortest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order is the word "almost."

3) No language has more synonyms than English

4) The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

5) Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u

6) "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

7) The longest one syllable word in he English language is "screeched".

8) The letter most in use in the English language is "E" and the letter "Q" is least used.

9) There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein

10) There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper

11) Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower).

12) Out of all the eight letter words in the English language, only one has only one vowel in it: "strength"

13) Only 3 words in the English language end in "ceed": "proceed," "exceed," and "succeed."

14) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple

15) Of all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the most definitions.

16) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious”

17) "Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number

18) There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper

19) All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English

20) There are only 4 words in the English language which end in "duos": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

21) The most common letters in English are 

R S T L N E

22) Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

After a long time!!!! HOMEWORK for you guys!!

He everyone....what's up? It's been a long time since I last posted here, so Today I'm gonna give you some options of composition for next class ok?!

1) Technology rules our lives!

2) Santa Claus is just a scary old man designed to make children behave

3) Global warming.

Have a nice weekend people!!

Homework!!!!

Hy guys....what's up?

So as you know...This Friday is Halloween in USA, and i've been preparing you guys for this big day for some time posting halloween articles here.

So I want you guys to write me a composition about halloween. It should be a horror story, with surprising facts.And try to use a lot of the information I provided here in the blog about halloween ok...

  HAPPY HALLOWEEN YOU ALL!!!

Halloween Symbols - Part 3

Most Halloween festivities are based on folk beliefs concerning supernatural forces and spirits of the dead. Halloween decorations typically feature imagery associated with supernatural beings such as witches, werewolves, vampires, and ghosts.

Halloween, a time of magic, also became a day of divination, with a host of magical beliefs. Images thought to symbolize bad omens—such as black cats, bats, and spiders—are also commonly featured in Halloween decorations. Elements of the autumn season, such as pumpkins and scarecrows, are also reflected in symbols of Halloween.

Particularly in America, symbolism is inspired by classic film, such as fictional figures like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster in the vein of Boris Karloff and Alfred Hitchcock. Homes are often decorated with these symbols around Halloween.

Black and orange are the traditional colors of Halloween. In modern Halloween images and products, purple, green, and red are also prominent.

The use of these colors is largely a result of advertising for the holiday that dates back for over a century. They tend to be associated with various parts of Halloween's imagery.

Color Symbolism

 

Black death, night, witches, black cats, bats, vampires Orange pumpkins, jack o' lanterns, Autumn Purple  night, the supernatural, mysticism Green goblins, monsters Red blood, evil

Halloween Symbols - part 2

The main event of modern US-style Halloween is trick-or-treating, in which children dress up in costume disguises and go door-to-door in their neighborhood, ringing each doorbell.

According to this custom, children greet each homeowner with the cry "Trick or Treat," suggesting that some sort of prank will be played unless treats are provided.

Formerly, trick-or-treaters vandalized the house if no treats were produced or if the treats met with their disapproval. Since the early 20th century, however, the threat of tricks has been largely ceremonial.

Halloween Symbols - Part 1

Hi People!!!

As you may know, The Greatest American holiday is coming: HALLOWEEN!!!

I don't really know why but I looooooove halloween time!!

I guess it's because of the symbols and customs and costumes huahauha!!

Well, in order to get you guys prepared for this special date whick is on OCTOBER 31ST i've decided to explain a litle about it everyday, so today we're starting with the JACK O LANTERN!

Jack-o'-lantern: The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

Business- job interview

Hi guys....what's up?

Well, recently many students have been asking me about possible questions that can appear during a job interview.

I could post many articles,or a list of questions, but, instead I've decided to post some videos talking about it, giving practical examples.

So just look for it at the right side bar here in the blog, it's just after the video's of the week ...

Well, that's it for now, and look next monday for the homework of the week ok..

bye bye

HOMEWORK!!! knowing your learning style!

            There is something unique about the way each person learns language. If you are considering spending more time on improving your knowledge of English, it could be helpful to become more aware of your unique way of grasping and coding language. Gaining greater awareness of your personal learning and coding style can help you to develop a study strategy that works.   What kinds of learning activities are most enjoyable for you? What helps you most in remembering new words, idioms and grammatical structures?  When you try to recall words you have learned, are your memories of them visual?  That is, do you inwardly “see” the words written out in your mind’s eye?  Or, do you inwardly “hear” them in your mind’s ear? Or perhaps you feel the words and have a sense of moving with their rhythm. In making a study plan, it is important to Consider what to learn but also how to learn it.The more you know about how you best take in and retain language, the better the chances you can develop a study plan that is successful because it fits your learning style.

The way each of us processes information is very individual and personal. It can be interesting and useful to hear how each of us does it.  We can get ideas from each other about methods of learning—and also appreciate the very diverse ways that the human mind can work.

HOMEWORK!!!

Write two -- three paragraphs (about one side of a page) explaining how you tend to remember new words or grammatical items.  When you recall a word or expression, do you inwardly “see” the word in your mind’s eye?  Or do you inwardly “hear” the word or remember how it sounded when you heard someone say it in a particular situation (or in a film or TV program)?  Do you have any other way of recalling words?  Give an example of a word or expression you wanted to remember and how you succeeded in doing so.

homework! "ear trainning"

Click above to watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJ-yBd2B6c

Instructions

1. Watch the video

2. Listen to it a couple of times

3. Read the transcript (the text) a couple of times while you listen.

4. Listen again, this time without reading the text.

5. Come back another time and listen again without looking at the text (how much did you remember?).

   Trascript: Bush and blair singing together:

   My love, there is only you in my life
   The only thing that is bright.
   
   My first love
   You are every breath that I take
   You are every step I make
   
   And I, I want to share
   All my love with you
   No one else will do.
   
   And your eyes they tell me how much you care!
   

chat in english

hi guys....what's up?

Today I'm here to tell you that now in the blog we have a chat at the bottom of this page where you can talk to me online ,or talk to the other students...and then practice your english!!!
Have fun...

COMPOSITION OF THE WEEK!!!

Hello everyone...are you ok? I hope so...

COMPOSITION OF THE WEEK (SEPTEMBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 6TH)

OPTION 1) A MIRACLE THAT HAPPENNED TO....(YOU'LL DESCRIBE A MIRACLE THAT HAPPENNED TO YOU OR TO ANYONE YOU KNOW,CAN BE A FAMOUS PERSON, HISTORIC PERSON OR WHATEVR....

OPTION 2) IF I WON THE MEGA-SENA I WOULD....(TALK ABOU WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY!!)

OPTION 3) I´M SAD BECAUSE....(TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S MAKING YOU UPSET RECENTLY,OR SOMETHING THAT OCCURED TO YOU.)

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Learn English vocabulary using Music!!

Vocabulary needs to be revised again and again. Well, what could be better than studying vocabulary by listening to your favourite songs?

Read the lyrics first and try to understand them. You don’t have to translate the lyrics word by word, just try to find out what the song is all about. (Note: ‘Rap’ might not be practical as those songs usually contain slang words that not even ‘ordinary’ English native speakers know.)

Pick some words or phrases from the song that you would like to learn. If necessary, look up their exact meaning in a dictionary. A dictionary might also be useful to find other interesting phrases with the word.

Now, to learn the vocabulary, all you have to do is listening to the song again and again (that shouldn’t be a problem if it’s one of your favourite songs).

Let the music turn you on!!!

ps: I have already posted a song exercises here, and on the top hand of the blog we have a list of songs that can be listened online.

Now i'm posting a lyric for you to try the tips listed above ok?!


When you look me in the eyes- Jonas' Brothers


If the heart is always searching
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone
I'll never make it on my own
Dreams can't take the place of loving you
There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

How long will I be waiting
To be with you again
I'm gonna tell you that I love you
In the best way that I can
I can't take a day without you here
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eye
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

Every day, I start to realize
I can reach my tomorrow
I can hold my head up high
And it's all because you're by my side

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When I hold you in my arms
I know that is forever
I just gotta let you know

never more I'll let you go
Cause when you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright (it's alright)
When you're right here by my side (by my side)
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
(Oh) I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

Bizzare Animals' photos.

List Of regular and Irregular verbs..

Hello Everyone!!!
Today I've added some Regular and irregular verb list....they are near the exercises links...EsPecially the ones who are reviewing simple Past tense ok...
kisses...

Hello My Dear students!!

Hi everybody!!
just passing to let you know that I added some more links of exercises...especially about verb to be and simple Past tense.
bye bye

ps: the stupid fhoto is just to have fun ok..hehehhe or not...whatever...hehehe

PROMOÇÂO!!!

Para cada "amigo' indicado por você que se matricule,VOCÊ ganha 3 aulas!!!
LISTA DE PREÇOS PARA AULAS EM MINHA RESIDÊNCIA:

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Para informações sobre horários disponíveis favor consultar via e-mail ou telefone.

The Age Has come...

Hi guys....what's up?!!

I'm sure that many of you remember The Incredible Mcgyver who could fix everything....how about Brandon from Beverly Hills, 90210 also known as "Barrados no baile",and The gorgeous Fran Dresher from "the nanny".
So...the time has passed by....and..they are now very diferent..take a look at them!

I want you all to write me a composition...talking about your expectations..and feelings...and hopes...for the future...for your appearance...and so on...

bye bye...

Hello Everyone...

Hello Everyone...how are you today?I hope you're ok...

So...I'm still waiting for the last composition I put here in the site....NOBODY gave it to me!!....I know you are busy...in a hurry....but...it doesn't take long....

The second issue I want to talk today is about the new feature I added here....which are the video classes.....they are funny and have lots of information for students of english.....its in the end of this page....take a look at them ok....kisses....

HI Everyone....let's talk about accent

Hi guys....today I want everyone to take a look in the video of the day....It's about a French guy...who's trying to learn English...but his French accent is so strong...that it's the funniest video I've ever seen in my life...please..take your time looking to it...and we'll talk about it during the class ok!!! Kisses...

HOMEWORK OF THE WEEK!!!!COMPOSITION

HI THERE!! HERE'S THE COMPOSITION OF THE WEEK...ALL MY STUDENTS MUST DO IT AND GIVE TO ME NEXT CLASS OK....OR SEND ME BY E-MAIL...

COMPOSITION: LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND MAKE A COMPOSITION ABOUT IT!!

Getting a Pen Pal !!

My dear students...

I've found a great site where you can find a nice pen pal!
What? you don't know what Pen Pal is?
ok.A Pen Pal is a friend made and kept through correspondences.
While you're exchanging letters,e-mails and postcards you improve your english a lot!!

So, I've found this site: http://www.penpalworld.com/ where you can sign in and look for a native speaker friend,it's free, and it would certainlly help you a lot!

And there's another site that teaches and help students to read and write better,excellent tips to help students develop these two important skills.The site is: http://www.writing.com/

Those are the tips of the day for you guys...

kisses...and keep visiting the site everyday in order to see the new posts and homework assignments.

PHELPS DIET

For a common person, Phelps´diet is guaranteed record - of obesity

The breakfast of the biggest Olympic champion of all time starts with two cups of coffee and three fried egg sandwiches filled with cheese, tomatoes, fried onions, lettuce and mayonnaise.

Do you think it's only these?? No..., it still has an omelet with five eggs, cereals, three pieces of toast with sugar and three chocolate pancakes .

Lunch is enriched macaroni and two sandwiches of ham and cheese with mayonnaise on white bread, accompanied by energy drinks. The energy drink comes back around the dinner, when Phelps closed the day with a pizza (an entire one!) and a half pound of macaroni.

If you wake up today, had lunch with Michael Phelps and tried to catch him up on the table (as in the pool is difficult…), you'd probably end your day in a hospital gurney, with indigestion.

If you decide to continue to follow "Phelps' diet", the only record you'd achieve would be the"arrival at the rate of obesity in less time."

The prodigy child of the Olympic Games in Beijing said in an interview released this Wednesday (13) to the American network NBC that consumes no less than 12 thousand calories a day. Every time he sits for a meal, he eats 4 thousand calories - twice what the doctors recommend for a common person for a full day; overall, the feeding of Phelps leads six times more calories than a mortal like me reles and you.

Mount Rushmore Hystory

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America.
With 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732–1799),
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826),
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919),
and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).
The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts approximately two million people annually.

The other side of Mount Rushmore

Inside Madonna's 50th Birthday Bash

Fifty has never looked so fabulous!

Madonna celebrated her 50th birthday Saturday at a trendy London club Volstead.

"It was a small party," a source confirms to PEOPLE.

"A private event for her close family and friends. It was low key."

And despite lingering rumors of marital strife, the elaborate bash was organized by her husband Guy Ritchie.

"She looks better now than she ever has done," her director husband told the 90 gathered guests, according to Britain's The Sun.

"I'm so proud. I love her so much." Highlights of the evening, which had people dancing til 3 a.m. included Madonna's daughter Lourdes serenading her on the piano and illusionist David Blaine performing card tricks.

Later, as the deejay blasted the singer's greatest hits, she hit the dancefloor with Lourdes and sons Rocco and David.

But it was back to business Sunday morning, when the pop star was spotted heading to the gym for her usual daily workout.

More video activity!

Hi guys....

Since many students are happy about having The Family Album here...I've decided to add more video material....so for the ones who like FRIENDS, the first season is already added.
Leave your suggestions and comentaries ok...

Enjoy you all....

Don't get too close to a brown bear! Activity

The Alaskan brown bear is the biggest land-based meat-eating animal in the world.

It weighs up to 770 kilos. You don’t want to annoy a brown bear because they are famous for their bad tempers.

They can also run very fast.

A running bear can reach 30 mph. That’s quicker than a horse. It’s certainly quicker than you. Bears don’t like loud noises. Luckily, Marin Cogey remembered this at a vital moment.

A bear was trying to crush the 55 year-old Bulgarian in his arms at the time.
Escape?
Mr. Cogey was hunting in woods near his home in Milkovica in Bulgaria when the bear attacked him from behind.

A real ‘bear hug’ is no fun.

Mr. Cogey had a rifle but couldn’t free his arms to use it.

After a struggle he managed to hit the animal with the butt of his gun. The bear let go.

Somehow Mr. Cogey managed to fire his rifle into the air. That made a very loud noise! The bear ran off.

A happy end to the story? Not quite. There’s an expression in English; ‘you are not safe until you are out of the wood’.

Mr. Cogey was still in the wood. And bears can still run at 30 MPH. Mr. Cogey wanted to get away – fast. He was in such a hurry that he forgot to put the safety catch on his rifle.

As he climbed to his feet, he slipped and lost his balance. The gun went off again. This time it was pointing directly at Mr. Cogey’s head.
Lucky Escape
Some hours later another hunter was walking through the wood.

He came across a body lying face down in the leaves.

A rifle lay beside it. When he touched the man’s head, he felt blood. ‘Oh no!’ he cried, fearing the worst.

At that moment the body came to life. Mr Cogey wiped the blood from his eyes. ‘What happened?’ he asked.

What had happened was this. The bullet had grazed Mr. Cogey’s head but missed the important bits.

Mr. Cogey had lost consciousness. ‘It was a very lucky escape,’ Mr. Cogey later said in hospital. He was there with relatively minor injuries: a punctured lung and broken ribs. ‘The bullet missed by a few millimeters. ‘ So a man fights off a huge bear and escapes. Then he falls over - and nearly kills himself! There’s a lesson there somewhere.

Writing Activity:

All the Students :(Giovanni,Marcel,Alessandra,Tati,Calemino,Elaine,Fabi,Raquel,Elcio,Wilson,Paula and Camila) MUST prepare this composition to give me next class!!

Choose one of the topics and write a composition for next class!!

1. Imagine you are in the bed next to Mr Cogey in hospital. Write a postcard to a friend describling what happened to him.

2. You are the man who found the Mr Cogey in the wood. Write a statement to the police about what happened.

hauhauauhauhauha take a look at this people!!! This is Bush paying A LOT of attention to the american team of beach volleyball!! hauhauhahuahau just great!!

IN THE BAKERY....

Você sabe como pedir um Pão Francês, em inglês?

Está na cara que é French Bread, não é? Errado. O que nós conhecemos como pão francês é traduzido como Roll. Veja alguns exemplos para não se complicar na padaria.

Loaf (pão de forma, baguete)I’d like a loaf of white bread, please, not whole wheat or multi-grain.

Slice (fatia)I’d like a slice of bread with cream cheese and jelly. Could you toast it for me, please?

Sliced loaf (pão de forma fatiado)I’d like this sliced loaf, please, and not too thin, please.

Bun (pão de hamburger)Do you have sesame seed buns and poppy seed hamburger buns?

Roll (pãozinho francês)I’d also like some Kaiser rolls or whole wheat dinner rolls, if you have any left.

Soft roll (pão de cachorro-quente)I’d like half a dozen low fat hotdog rolls, please. Do you have any made from potato flour?

Small roll (bisnaguinha)I would like to buy six bisquets and six small dinner rolls. If you have any cinimmon buns or sticky buns, please give me two of each.

Você sabe como dizer Pão de Açúcar (me refiro ao cartão postal) em inglês? Aguardo respostas nos comentários.
Hugs.

14 dicas que podem te tornar fluente em Inglês rapidamente.

1. Alugue bons vídeos e DVDs e assista a cada um duas vezes, tentando entender bem a história. Depois, assista uma terceira vez sem ler a legenda.

2. Assine TV a cabo e assista programação na língua estudada o maior tempo possível.

3.Memorize a letra das suas músicas favoritas e passe o dia cantando.

4. Treine o seu aparelho fonador. Programe-se para ler em voz alta, articulando bem as palavras por dez minutos diários.

5. Compre um dicionário bilíngüe e estude a sessão de fonética (sons).

6. Ao ler em outro idioma (e também escutar) ignore todas as palavras desconhecidas e concentre-se naquelas conhecidas.

7. Só recorra ao dicionário se a mesma palavra desconhecida ocorrer três ou mais vezes.

8. Comece hoje mesmo um diário na língua que você deseja aprender. Se não souber uma palavra, invente. O que vale é estruturar o pensamento na língua estudada.

9. Escolha um assunto, cadastre-se no Yahoo Groups e entre em uma ou mais listas de discussão.

10. Copie textos no idioma estudado periodicamente. Isso ajuda a memorizar as estruturas gramaticais e o vocabulário do novo idioma.

11. Use a Internet para ler revistas e jornais em outras línguas, mesmo que a princípio não entenda nada. Grande parte da compreensão vem com a familiaridade com o texto.

12. Torne o novo idioma a ser aprendido parte da sua vida. Escute, fale, leia e escreva o máximo que puder todos os dias.

13. Esforce-se para pensar sempre em outra língua.

14. Aprenda a gostar do novo idioma. Sem isso você nunca será completamente bem-sucedido no seu propósito de ser fluente.

Espero que esse guia rápido de Inglês tenha ajudado.

MUSIC EXERCISE- CHRISTINA AGUILERA- THE VOICE WITHIN

Hello everyone!!! Today I’m posting a music lesson for basic level, here in the blog on the top right hand corner there’s a music playlist with this song and others ,so you can listen for it e fill in the blanks ok?
Kisses Teacher Vivi

THE VOICE WITHIN- CHRISTINA AGUILERA

HIDE / FREE / PLACE /LONG / HOLD / HARD / WORLD / STARTS

Young girl, don't cryI'll be right here when your world _______ to fall

Young girl, it's all right Your tears will dry, you'll soon be ______ to fly

When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream

Of a _________ where nothing's harder than it seems

No one ever wants or bothers to explain

Of the heartache life can bring and what it means

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

If you will learn to begin

To trust the voice within

Young girl, don't ________

You'll never change if you just run away

Young girl, just hold tight

And soon you're gonna see your brighter day

Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed

It's so _________ to stand your ground when you're so afraid

No one reaches out a hand for you to _________

When you're lost outside look inside to your soul

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

If you will learn to beginTo trust the voice within

Yeah...Life is a journey

It can take you anywhere you choose to go

As _______ as you're learning

You'll find all you'll ever need to know

You'll make it

You'll made it

Just don't go forsake it because

No one can stop you

You know that I'm talking to you

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

If you will learn to begin

To trust the voice within

Young girl don't cryI'll be right here when your _________ starts to fall

English Tips

American English Tips

Standard American English Tips: Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar.
To use English effectively, you need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to remember when speaking English in the United States.

General Points to Remember

Most Americans only speak English: While it is true that more and more Americans speak Spanish, most Americans only speak English. Don't expect them to understand your native language.

Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents: Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you!

Conversation Tips

Speak about location: Americans love to talk about location. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place. For example: "Oh, I have a friend who studied in Los Angeles. He says it's a beautiful place to live." Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences living or visiting that particular city or area.

Talk about work: Americans commonly ask "What do you do?". It's not considered impolite (as in some countries) and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.

Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand "American Football", not soccer.

Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive topics: The United States is a multi-cultural society. Especially in the last few years, Americans are trying very hard to be sensitive to other cultures and ideas. Talking about sensitive topics like religion or beliefs, is often avoided in order to be sure not to offend someone of a different belief system. This is often referred to as being "politically correct".

Addressing People

Use last names with people you do not know: Address people using their title (Mr, Ms, Dr) and their last names.
Always use "Ms" when addressing women: It is important to use "Ms" when addressing a woman. Only use "Mrs" when the woman has asked you to do so!

Many Americans prefer first names: Americans often prefer using first names, even when dealing with people in very different positions. Americans will generally say, "Call me Tom." and then expect you to remain on a first name basis.

Americans prefer informal: In general, Americans prefer informal greetings and using first names or nicknames when speaking with colleagues and acquaintances.

Public Behavior

Always shake hands: Americans shake hands when greeting each other. This is true for both men and women. Other forms of greeting such as kissing on the cheeks, etc., is generally not appreciated.

Look your partner in the eye: Americans look each other in the eyes when they are speaking as a way of showing that they are sincere.

Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do not usually hold hands or put their arms around each other in public in the United States.

Smoking is Out!!: Smoking, even in public places, is strongly disapproved by most Americans in the modern United States.


Hope you guys have liked the tips....kisses from Teacher Vivi!!!

The world's first game soccer

hauahuua take a look at this guys!!!!enjoy

Quotations

Good morning people!!! what's up? I'm sure everyone's watching the olympics 1st day,hun....well,I'm posting anyway something interesting,so you can take a look later,ok?kisses from Teacher Vivi

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Long time ago...

A long time ago...there was a teacher,who liked to make her classes interesting....and so she decided to DRESS LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY in order to explain about it!!!

huahauauahuahua please make your comments....kisses...Teacher Vivi

Tongue twister!!!

Hi guys....these tongue twisters were sent by my student Giovanni,it's excellent to develop pronunciation skills!!! try to speak it fast!!! it's funny!! thanks Giovanni!!

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1) Six thick thistle sticks.

Six thick thistles stick.

2) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

3) "Surely Sylvia swims!" shrieked Sammy, surprised. "Someone should show Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink."

4) Cheap ship trip.

5) The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

6) Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

7) A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.Said the flea, "Let us fly!"Said the fly, "Let us flee!"So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

8) A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits

9) Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings.

10) A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunkthe skunk stunk.

11) Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.

12) A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

13) Three gray geese in the green grass grazing.

Gray were the geese and green was the grass.

14) We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

Welcome!!!!

HI PEOPLE!!! WHAT'S UP?
SO THIS'S THE FIRST POST FROM MY BLOG,I REALLY HOPE THIS BLOG CAN HELP YOU GUYS IMPROVE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN LEARNING IN THE CLASS!!
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The English Language

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
Let's face it,English is a strange language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for grantedBut if we examine its paradoxes we find thatQuicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,Why didn't the preacher praught?
.If a vegetarian eats vegetables,What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways andDrive on parkways
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up asIt burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race(Which of course isn't a race at all)
That is why When the stars are out they are visible But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch It starts But when I wind up this observation,It ends.