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What is the most import!  Enjoy the English Activities of this week and remember to study every day! COMPOSITION What’s your biggest fear?  Why? (150 words) ONLINE GRAMMAR EXERCISES Future Simple  will  – English Grammar Exercises https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will READING AND LISTENING News Words: Exonerated This week’s news word is about a man who was in jail and on death row for more than 12 years. Find out what it means to be exonerated.  Link. The Story of the Double Negative In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we talk about two common types of double negatives. A double negative is when you use two negative words in the same clause of a sentence. Sometimes two negatives make a statement positive; sometimes two negatives form a stronger negative.   Link. Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake Sleep is necessary for a healthy mind and body. But using social media could be affecting the sleep...

This week we have “It’s Time”, a new hit song from Imagine Dragons!  Enjoy the English Activities of this week and remember to study every day! COMPOSITION What is your favorite way to waste time?  What do you like to do when you are bored? What is your favorite pastime activity? Why? (150 words) ONLINE GRAMMAR EXERCISES Phrasal Verbs – English Grammar Exercises https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/phrasal-verbs READING AND LISTENING News Words: Drought Extreme weather conditions affect many people all over the world. Watch this week’s news word to find out what drought means.  Link. Hunt for Suspects in Brussels Attacks On Tuesday, Belgian police released a photograph of three men taken from closed-circuit television at the airport. Security forces are now looking for the third person in the photo. The man was wearing a white jacket with a black hat.  Link. Using the Right Article There are three little words that cause big troubl...

This week we have a very good song, Shine On You Crazy Diamond of Pink Floyd! Enjoy the English Activities of this week and remember to study every day! COMPOSITION Describe an event that changed your life:  What happened? Why did this event changed your life? Was it a happy event or a sad event? Why? (150 words) ONLINE GRAMMAR EXERCISES Passive Voice – English Grammar Exercises http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm READING AND LISTENING Improve Your Writing With Contrast and Concession In order to communicate in English at an academic and professional level, it is important to be able to compare and contrast different ideas. Bring your speaking and writing to a higher level with these helpful adverbs.  Link . Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike, US, S. Korea Begin Drills Tensions are high on the Korean peninsula after the United Nations Security Council placed tough sanctions on North Korea. Now, as the US and South Korea carry out...

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 #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...