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ENGLISH HOMEWORK #25 | Érika e Newton – Inglês por Skype

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Nesse mês de festas, vamos aprender inglês  com  “Call Me When You’re Sober” do Evanescence,  junto com muitos exercícios e links para praticar inglês! Let’s do this! Um abraço da Profa. Érika e do Prof. Newton! __________ COMPOSITION What motivates you in your work? Why? What are your professional goals? How are you going to achieve them? (150 words) __________ READING AND LISTENING Words and Their Stories: “‘Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!” Audio MP3 Download: http://av.voanews.com/clips/VLE/2015/12/02/caacd8a3-7de9-4858-8706-6942eb247bf0_hq.mp3 Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” Children all over the United States know this simple rhyme. They say it when someone gets caught in a lie. In other words, when someone gets busted for lying. The word “lie” comes from Old English through even older German. A lie is an untruth. It is intentional and usually has consequences. But ...

English Homework of the Week #22 | Erika e Newton - Inglês por Skype

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English Homework of the Week #21 | Erika e Newton - Inglês por Skype Hi everyone! This week we have PEARL JAM - LAST KISS! Enjoy the extra english activities, and see you next class! :) COMPOSITION Talk about an event from the past that you would like to relive. Describe the original event and say why you would like to relive it. (150 to 250 words - 1 Paragraph) READING AND LISTENING Weasel, Duck, Dog: Animals That Are Also Verbs A few months ago, I told Anna Matteo I would write a Words and Their Stories program about animals that are also verbs. But I failed to keep my promise. Instead of accepting responsibility, I told her I was too busy. And that I could not think of enough words. And that somebody else might want to write the program instead. In other words, I tried to weasel out of it. A weasel is a small, brown mammal with a long body and short legs. It has a face a little like a mouse. A weasel does not appear very threatening; however, weasels...

English Homework of the Week #21 | Erika e Newton - Inglês por Skype

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Hi! Nessa semana temos muitos exercícios legais, e vamos aprender inglês com ADELE, e seu lançamento WHEN WE WERE YOUNG! Enjoy! COMPOSITION Which was the most dangerous thing you have done in your life? Why have you done it? Would you do it again? (150 to 250 words - 1 Paragraph) READING AND LISTENING Moroccan-Belgian Named Leader of Paris Attack French officials say the man who is suspected of organizing Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris is Belgian citizen Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Police say Abaaoud is 27 years old. He is said to be part of a Brussels-based terrorist cell. He avoided capture in Europe and is believed to be in Syria. Belgian media says Abaaoud is of Moroccan descent. He has been wanted since January following a gun battle with police in eastern Belgium. Abaaoud is suspected of organizing the attacks Friday that left at least 129 people dead and more than 300 wounded in Paris.  He has also been linked to failed attacks on a Paris-bound...