How are you doing, everyone?
In October, I'll suggest 2 activities :
- for my Intermediate and Upper students: a Translation Contest
- for my Basic students: to study Small Talk situations for later practice on the blog.
Do you take this challenge? I hope so.
Intermediate and Upper Level students:
You'll have to translate the following sentences from Portuguese into English, giving special attention to the underlined word or expressions.
Let's see who can best get near the English corresponding structure. Google translator is definitely prohibited. See the clues later on.
HAVE A GREAT TIME!! WAIT FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!!
a) Não vai demorar muito para que as pessoas viagem para o espaço.
b) As pessoas de classes sociais mais baixas não conseguem nem seu ganha-pão, quanto mais participar de projetos sociais.
c)Mal ele entrou na sala e todos começaram a chorar.
d) Uma vez que o governo aprovou a medida, todos se revoltaram.
e) Ele está familiarizado com seu novo trabalho.
f) Se você estiver ciente dos termos, favor assinar este documento em 2 vias.
(you can't use IF or WHETHER)
SOME CLUES: ........ long.......before; ....... alone; .........-bread; ........sooner; ........long.......; given..........; ............into the swing; should........;
Basic students:
As you browse the link below, you'll see lots of links with titles like:
- asking for information
- apologizing
- expressing sympathy
- getting people's attention
- greeting people in English,etc.
After you study them, I invite you to choose some or all (LOL!) of them to build up dialogs with your virtual friends.
This is just an initiative of a virtual interaction. Hope you buy the idea.
My best wishes of a great time and fun with English.
Cheerio!
Flávia
Hello guys, here is Renata and this is my contribution for this class:
ResponderExcluirf) Se você estiver ciente dos termos, favor assinar este documento em 2 vias.
f) Once you are aware of the terms, please execute this document in two counterparts.
Do you think different? Tell me about it!!!
kisses! see you in our happy hour next month!!!
Hi people,
ResponderExcluirThis is Lígia,
Please see my two alternatives below:
a) Não vai demorar muito para que as pessoas viagem para o espaço.
It shouldn't take long before people start travelling to space.
e)Ele está familiarizado com seu novo trabalho.
He is acquainted with his new job.
Hope to read your comments soon and see you all the next happy hour too!
Hello everyone!
ResponderExcluirI´m Pamela from Philips. Below, my suggestions:
d) Uma vez que o governo aprovou a medida, todos se revoltaram.
Once the government approved the measure, everyone revolted against it.
e) Ele está familiarizado com seu novo trabalho.
He is comfortable in his new job.
Well I hope to see everyone in the next happy hour.
Hello everybody,
ResponderExcluirLet's try to say this in English!
a) Não vai demorar muito para que as pessoas viagem para o espaço.
It will not take a long time before people
travel to space.
c)Mal ele entrou na sala e todos começaram a chorar.
As soon as he got in the room, everybody
started to cry.
bye-bye,
André
Hi, everyone,
ResponderExcluirI am Maíra, journalist aggregated to Telemedicine Communication Group.
Here go my suggestions:
c)Mal ele entrou na sala e todos começaram a chorar.
Barely had he come into the room, everyone started crying.
e) Ele está familiarizado com seu novo trabalho.
He is used to his new job.
Hope this time I will be able to join you in the happy hour.
Bye
Hello, dear Intermediate and Upper Students,
ResponderExcluirCongratulations to all of you who participated! Your alternatives where really good!
Here goes the more elaborate English translation solution to the Portuguese sentences:
a) Não vai demorar muito para que as pessoas viagem para o espaço.
It WON'T TAKE (or be) LONG before people will travel to space.
b) As pessoas de classes sociais mais baixas não conseguem nem seu ganha-pão, quanto mais participar de projetos sociais.
LOW INCOME or LOW CLASS people can not even get their DAILY-BREAD, LET ALONE (or NOT TO MENTION TO) take part in social projects.
c)Mal ele entrou na sala e todos começaram a chorar.
NO SOONER HAD he gotten inside the room, THAN everyone started to cry.
(other possitilities: HARDLY HAD he....WHEN.../ or SCARCELY HAD he...WHEN...)
d) Uma vez que o governo aprovou a medida, todos se revoltaram.
AS LONG AS (or GIVEN THAT) the government had approved the measure, everyone TOOK A SCUNNER against it.
e) Ele está familiarizado com seu novo trabalho.
He GOT INTO THE SWING of his new job.
f) Se você estiver ciente dos termos, favor assinar este documento em 2 vias.
SHOULD you be aware of the terms, please EXECUTE the present document in 2 COUNTERPARTS.
Hope to see you all at OUR HAPPY HOUR - November 26th!! Wait for more information.
Flávia
Hello, good morning Maurício, how are you?
ResponderExcluirWe work at USP Medical School.
We´re interested in getting to know what you work with.
Could you tell us more about you?
Well, we apologize for many questions!
Bye,
Carol and Beli
Hello, Carol.
ResponderExcluirHello, Beli.
I would like to apologize for my delay in answering. My wife, Felipinho and I have been looking for an apartment to rent. The prices are crazy!
I´ve been working at Cia. do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Metrô) as a mechanical technician since 1990! Can you believe it?
I like to play sports, mainly tennis and soccer. My brother Mario is my favorite victim (LOL).
What do you usually do on the weekends?
Could you tell me what you do at Telemedicine?
Are you going to the Happy Hour at Batata´s Bar?
It´s a pleasure to communicate with you both. I hope to meet you in person.
Maurício
Morning, Maurício!
ResponderExcluirWe are here in class with Flávia - Marcelo (computer systems developer), Carol (3D digital designer), and Beli (3D digital designer).
Apologies accepted.
In relation to your job, you really LOVE (LOL) it! Because it's a really long time.
(Marcelo): By the way, I've been researching on and developing Interactive Education at Telemedicine for about 03 months. The aim is to include digitally the disabled people through a project with the State Department for Disabled People's Rights.
(Carol): I work with Health 3D Animation at Telemedicine. At the moment, I have been developing a 3D project on Dentalgenesis since September, and I'll be finishing it only April 2011. In fact, the video development takes a long time, but I love it.
(Beli): As Carol,I work with Health and Virtual Man Project. I have started an old job in Fecundation, which is a video with many details, and I love that. Now, I'm in my favorite part, where I choose the colors and light to approach it near reality.
What do you think of our jobs?
We can answer the other questions later.
Have a nice time.
Hello, everybody
ResponderExcluirYour jobs are very interesting. Congratulations!
Do you have a place for me there(LOL)?
I am going to be on vacation next Monday.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Talk to you in 2011.
Mauricio