“A” is placed before words that begin with consonants.
“An” goes before words that begin with vowels:
Use “an” before unsounded “h.
When “u” makes the same sound as the “y” in “you,” or “o” makes the same sound as “w” in “won,” then a is used.
“What’s up in one of the most widely expressions of the English language. Chances are, if you are talking to native speakers, you will use yourself too.
Take a look at the Budweiser video where “What’s up?” or “WHASSSUUPPP”, as they say it is the expression around which the whole video revolves.
Number 1: Where it is spoken.
French is the official language of France and it’s also spoken inMonaco, Luxembourg, some parts of Belgium and Switzerland, in the Canadian province of Québec, parts of North and Central Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Madagascar and the French Overseas Departments and Territories.
It can still be heard in some communities of French origin in the USA, in Maine and Louisiana
Number 2: Most of us already know some French.
Since a large number of English words and expressions are of French origin, you’re actually already au fait with quite a lot of French vocabulary
Had a déjà vu lately? Did that glass of wine have a certain je ne sais quoi? In a restaurant or café, you might find olives, pâté, omeletteon the menu, along with soufflé or chocolate mousse for dessert. Feeling flush? Wash it all down with champagne. Ah, c’est la vie !
Number 3: Is it similar to other languages?
French is a Romance language, ie of Latin origin. Romance languages share a similar grammatical structure and there are often similarities in vocabulary
If you learn French, you’ll have a head start in learning other languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or Catalan.
Number 4: How can I be polite when speaking it?
Like other Romance languages, there are different ways of saying ‘you’:
Tu, for people you can be on first-name terms with, and
Vous, in other cases.
The plural in both cases is also vous
When greeting, men usually shake hands. In informal situations, women meeting men or other women will kiss them on the cheeks, although it’s more like quick ‘cheek-touching’ rather than a kiss. The number of kisses, bisous or bises, varies per region and can go up to four!
Phrasal verbs are so important. And not many people can use them well. This will not be you. So, let’s get going with this. Here’s what you have to do: click on the following link and start memorizing:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrasals.htm
It’s hard to give specific advice without knowing more about you. So I’m going to give you some general advice. Which may be of interest to other listeners and readers.
Point one
Be clear about why you want to learn english. Do you want it for your job? To help you get a job. To talk to english speakers. To help you study.
Point two
Be clear about, how good you want your english to be. How good do you want to be at speaking english? Listening… Reading… Writing…
Point Three
Have a clear image of yourself when you have achieved the proficiency that you want. What will you see? What will you hear? How will you feel?
Point four
If possible enroll on a language course, if you can’t put yourself in situations where you can use english which leads on to point five.
Point five
Look for opportunities to learn and use english. Speak english whenever you can, listen to the radio and CDs in english, read and write in english. If you look for opportunities you will find them.
Point six
Write down new words and phrases in a notebook, keep the notebook with you. So you can look at it when you have a spare moment.
Point seven
Practice practice practice… There is an expression in english “If you don’t want to lose it use it”. This is very true when it comes to learning foreign languages.
Point eight
Find the learning buddy or colleague. Find someone you can learn english with. Speak with each other, send each other messages in english.
Point nine
Learn little and often. Make it a habit to learn english for 10 minutes each day, this is much better than learning for longer once a week.
Point ten
And a final point at the beginning of a learning period, ask yourself. What do I want to learn today?. At the end of a learning period, ask yourself. What have I learned today?
There is a story about a teacher who told his students “you know you’re making progress in english when you speak in english, think in english and dream in english”. One day a student came into the class very excited and said teacher… teacher. “Last night I dreamed in english”. The teacher said “That’s wonderful, what did you dream about?”. And the student said. “I don’t know it was in english”. hehehe
Dia 14 de março é o dia da largada. Você já está matriculado e com horário confirmado?
Não deixe para a última hora para ter certeza de que não ficará de fora. Além disso, você terá maiores chances de conseguir um horário melhor.
E para os alunos novos, basta ligar para 3233 6605 e agendar um teste de nivelamento.
Em 2011 teremos um novo material de francês: Taxi (Hachette). E um novo material de inglês para “teens”: Smart Choice (Oxford). Estes materiais são excelentes e foram escolhidos a dedo por nossa equipe. Temos certeza que todos alunos gostarão dos materiais tanto quanto nós.
Nesta sexta (19/11/2010) teremos uma Paella beneficente no Restaurante Dona Bente (Córrego Grande). Todos estão convidados a participar: alunos, familiares, amigos… O preço do jantar é R$20,00. E todos participantes ganharão uma camiseta da Step1.
Os recursos obtidos serão doados a creche São Francisco, na Serrinha. Convites antecipados na escola, até o dia 18 de novembro. Venha participar desta confraternização de final de ano, saborear uma boa comida e ouvir boa música ao vivo!!
Infelizmente, no Brasil, os livros são muito caros e grande parte da população não tem como adquiri-los. A biblioteca seria a solução mais prática para a inclusão dessa população no mundo da leitura. No entanto sabemos que as bibliotecas públicas são poucas e a maioria não tem condições de atender a todas as demandas, seja de livros, seja de acessibilidade.
Para suprir essa falta de livros em bibliotecas já existentes, e para criar novas bibliotecas em instituições de apoio a jovens é que surgiu a campanha “Doe 1 Livro”.
Acesse o site: www.doe1livro.com para saber mais sobre a campanha.
