Ordem dos adjetivos (adjective order)

Hi there! Hoje veremos que quando há mais de um adjetivo para qualificar algo, o que é muito comum em inglês, teremos que seguir uma ordem para usá-los. A princípio parece impossível memorizá-la. Toooodo mundo reclama, mas fazer o quê? Não desanime, nem deixe pra lá. Pratique, pratique e USE! Lá vai: opinion + size/physical quality/shape/age + color + participle adjectives + origin + material + type + purpose + noun Exemplos: 1. an old plastic container        age + material + noun 2. a useful digital alarm clock   opinion + type + purpose + noun 3. a tall young American baskteball player   ...

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Brazil 2010 Election: The Strcuture of the Presidency

Get to understand how the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil is organized and consult all governmental organs: Presidency’s structure The President of the Republic is the head of the Federal Executive Power, assisted by the Ministers of State. In the Presidency’s structure, organizations are legally classified as essential; of immediate guidance to the President; consultative and integrating. For example, the Presidential Staff Office (Casa Civil) is recognized as essential and works in the coordination and integration of Governmental actions.  Among the organizations of immediate advice are the Government Council, the General Attorney...

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Jokes

JOKES Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock. Husband:  I want divorce. My wife hasn't spoken to me in six months.Lawyer: Think about it once again. Wives like that  are hard to  get! Boyfriend: Do you think my salary is sufficient for you? Funny Girlfriend: It is sufficient for me, but how will you survive? A French husband was returning home after cremating his wife. He sees heavy lightning and thunderstorm in the sky. Husband thinks: She must have reached there. Teacher: Maria please point to America on the map.  Maria: This is it.  Teacher: Well done. Now class,...

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Brazil 2010 election: Candidatos bizarros são motivo de reportagem da BBC

Wacky election candidates reveal problems at heart of Brazil politicsBy Maria Luisa CavalcantiBBC Brasil "What does a federal deputy do? Truly, I don't know. But vote for me and I will find out for you."This is one of the political slogans of a man who is expected to enter the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress, in the general election on 3 October with the backing of more than a million voters.If the phrase sounds like some sort of joke, perhaps you will not be surprised to learn that this particular candidate is a professional clown.Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, or Tiririca as he is known, started working in a...

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Brazil Election: Candidate Profiles

We are set to elect a new president on October 3 to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.  Do you know the candidates? Get to know them better: Dilma Rousseff - Workers Party (PT) Dilma Rousseff, 62, is no stranger to the Planalto, the Brazilian president's office.From 2005 until stepping down to run for office earlier this year, Ms Rousseff was President Lula's chief of staff, closely involved in the major decisions of his administration.Lula has made it clear that the woman he calls the "mother of the PAC", his government's flagship economic development project, would be his choice as his successor.Critics have dismissed Ms Rousseff as...

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Bom Dia Brasil - Domínio de Idiomas

Essa reportagem mostra que falar somente o inglês não é mais um diferencial na hora de se conseguir um bom emprego, é um quesito básico. As empresas querem agora um terceiro idioma. Mandarim, Francês, Alemão e Espanhol são os mais requisitados. Inscreva-se e receba as dicas em seu e-ma...

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Qual a diferença: Have x Have got?

Quando eu fazia curso de inglês  aprendi que have significa ter - todo livro ensina isso - porém quando ouvia um nativo, um professor conversando ou principalmente, assistia a filmes era diferente. Percebi que eles usavam have got ou simplesmente got. Sinceramente achei que tinha aprendido errado ou que o curso era ruim, mas não era isso, a diferença é que have got é usado mais no inglês falado e mais informal. Também me disseram que a diferença era que have era pra americano e have got britânico, mas não tem nada a ver. Os britânicos usam "have got" e os americanos simplesmente "got" para indicar posse, ter. Take a look: I have...

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