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Friends - Episode 1 - Season 1.

Describe the characters! What do they look Like? What are they like?
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Idioms - Every person who speaks English should know!

Idioms. Native English speakers love using them in conversation, and you’ll often find them popping up in books, TV shows and movies too. To perfect your English, you really need to become confident in using idioms and knowing the difference between breaking a leg and pulling someone’s leg. Here are 20 English idioms that everyone should know: 1. Under the weather What does it mean? To feel ill How do you use it? In England we love to talk about the weather and will do so often, but don’t be fooled by this common phrase. If someone says they’re feeling under the weather, your response should be ‘I hope you feel better!’, not ‘Would you like to borrow my umbrella?’. 2. The ball is in your court What does it mean? It’s up to you How do you use it? It’s your move now, but this idiom refers to life rather than a sport. If you’ve got the ‘ball,’ the decision is yours and someone is waiting for your decision. 3. Spill the beans What does it mean? To give away a secret How do you use i
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Mais dicas para os pais sobre motivação - Revista Pais e Filhos

Coisas que professores gostariam que pais fizessem O que a escola espera dos pais? Dê uma olhada nas dicas dos profissionais da educação e aprenda também! Os pais esperam que seus filhos aprendam ao máximo na escola. Mas o que a escola espera que os pais façam? Dê uma olhada nas 10 dicas dos profissionais da educação. 1. Estabeleça uma Rotina Estabeleça uma rotina familiar diária, incluindo alimentação saudável e hábitos de dormir. 2. Construa Auto-Estima Construa a auto-estima de seus filhos expressando interesse nos trabalhos da escola e afirmando o valor do pequeno através de mensagens positivas. 3. Comunique-se Comunique-se abertamente com a escola de seu filho, e contate a instituição sobre questões que dizem respeito ao sucesso dele. Aborde diretamente os professores do pequeno, em vez de procurar a secretaria ou o diretor da escola. 4. Estabeleça Padrões Realistas Crie padrões altos, porém realistas, para sua criança. 5. Cheque a Lição de Casa Confira se o pe
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Adapting coursebook activities II

2- Shopping information gap An information gap exercise is a great way to engage students in speaking tasks. In a Shopping Information Gap , students are divided into pairs, and each is supplied with a worksheet with some information missing from it. Students ask each other questions to find the missing pieces. You can have students in pairs prepare an information gap  worksheet, or you may create your own information gap exercise on any coursebook topic.
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Speaking practice classes

Dear teachers, Below is my suggestion of a real good realia material for producing biographies on famous people. I thought that for school classroom a good idea  is to take students to the lab and  have them search freely on someone they like. The objective of the lesson is to teach them to speak on the third person. For example: Angelina Jolie lives in California, she has___kids. She is married. etc... Allow students time for them to practice and later present it to the big group. For those students who are shy, they can record their speech at home and hand it in on a cd/dvd or any other media gadget. http://www.people.com/people/angelina_jolie Hope you like it! Teacher Juliana
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How to help your child at home

Às vezes não percebemos como é importante o  papel da família, o nosso papel, de pai e/ou mãe, na motivação de nossos filhos, ao longo do processo de aprendizado de  outra língua.  As crianças, depositam toda a confiançaa em  seus pais e sentem-se seguros,confiantes e ENTUSIASMADOS quando encontram  uma aliança para trilhar este caminho desconhecido por eles/elas. Eis uma fórmula de sucesso: familia+filhos+aprender inglês= sucesso! Para entender melhor como, leia este texto escrito por Rebecca Yorn Harlon, escritora da série Hip Hip Hooray/Editora Pearson Longman, sobre o assunto. www.pearsonlongman.com/primaryplace
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