Sempre brinco dizendo que 99,99% dos alunos cometem os mesmos erros. It's true. Vamos a alguns:
Brazil:Não sei o porquê das pessoas quererem complicar a pronúncia. Não é Brésil, mas sim Brasíl, o "A" mais fechado, a sílaba tônica no IL.
Curiosidade: Antigamente se escrevia o nome do nosso país com Z. Passamos para o S mas o resto do mundo não.
Police:Não se pronuncia pólice, gente, mas políce, o que é bastante mais fácil de berrar, caso vc esteja numa situação em que precise da mesma.
Imagine-se gritando por pólice...vai parecer uma bichinha engasgada!
Teacher: Ó céus, depois do personagem "Seu Peru" da escolinha do prof Raimundo, todos só pronunciam tchítcher ao invés de títcher.
English: O sh soa ch, como em CHave, CHove, CHuva.
Se você for comprar outro chip pro seu celular, se não pronunciar direito, estará pedindo um carneiro (sheep). E não caberá no seu telefone.
Não acreditam? vamos deixar Mr Sconda falar por mim.
Ainda comentando pronúncia:
- H tem som de rr como em carro
- R tem som de r como em caro
- Palavras no plural têm som de Z ou IZ a não ser que sejam Peteka...Ou seja, que terminem em P,T ou K (PeTeKa, sacaram?) Aí o som é de S.
- E para vocês não confundirem fazer um lanchinho (have a snack [snék]) com
comer uma cobra (have a snake [sneik])...Nem dizerem que vão beber um urso (bear) ao invés de uma cerveja (beer), vamos ver este video sobre os animais:
Mais alguns:
Não custa nada lembrar que:
Rooster é mais American English do que cock.
Em donkey o E não é pronunciado.
O plural de sheep é sheep mesmo
Para relaxar:
Some more Slangs...Letter D
dang: darn; wow; used to express frustration or surprise.
Dang! That's a big building!
date: to have a romantic relationship; to go out with someone, usually to a restaurant or a movie or both.
They've been dating for the last year, and they might get married.
deadbeat: a person who doesn't pay his debts or someone who doesn't work and is always asking for money.
Those deadbeats who hang out on the corner every day are begging for money again.
dead duck: a person who is in big trouble.
His company went broke and now he's a dead duck.
deck: hit; knock over with a punch.
Two angry drivers got out of their cars after an accident and then one decked the other.
DJ or deejay: a person who plays music at a nightclub or who plays music at a radio station. (noun or verb)
She's going to deejay at a big party this weekend.
deep pockets: something you have if you are rich; a supply of money.
Although they lost a lot of money in the stock market, they've got pretty deep pockets and should be okay.
demo: a product that sits on a store shelf but isn't for sale. Usually a TV, a computer, or some other big appliance.
Kumar got thirty percent off on his digital camera because it was a demo.
dibs, to have dibs on ____: to say that something belongs to you before someone else gets it; to make an early claim of ownership.
I've got dibs on that last donut. Don't anyone touch it.
die: 1. to laugh uncontrollably; 2. to slowly fade away or become much less.
1. The audience was dying with laughter.
2. Business died out in that section of town and now most of the stores are closed.
ding-dong: a stupid person; someone you don't like.
The ding-dong who sold me my shoes forgot to put one of them in the box. Now I have to go back to the store.
dish it out: to give someone a hard time or to say mean things to another person.
Roger really dishes it out to his employees when they make a mistake.
dog: a woman who isn't attractive; a bad product.
The microwave that she bought at the store turned out be a dog, so she took it back.
doggy bag: a bag for taking home food leftover at a restaurant.
I can't finish all this kung pao chicken. Let's ask the waitress for a doggie bag.
do it: have a sexual relationship.
Do you think they're doing it yet? They've only been going out for two weeks.
do (one's) own thing: to do something that you enjoy; a hobby.
It's important to be able to do your own thing on the weekends.
double-dip: to get more money from a job than a person has earned; to dip a single tortilla chip or potato chip twice.
When I saw Jane douple-dipping her chips at the party, I stopped eating the salsa because she has a cold.
double take: to look quickly look at something twice out of suprise; to be surprised.
The police officer did a double take when he saw what looked like a dog driving a car. It turned out to be a man with really long hair.
double up: to have to go from individual ownership to two people sharing something.
We'll have to double up some of the students on the computers because there aren't enough for everyone.
down: to be sad or depressed. (this word has many different meanings and variations, most of them related to sadness: down in the dumps, down on one's luck, etc.)
•A: Why does she look so down?
•B: She just found out her cat died.
drag: a negative situation; something bad.
Going to this class is such a drag. The teacher is really boring.
DQ: Dairy Queen, a very popular place to get ice cream and other fast food.
Let's go to DQ and get some ice cream cones.
drive crazy: to make someone crazy; to cause intense frustration.
My neighbor's TV set is so loud, I can't get to sleep at night and it's driving me crazy.
dude: 1. a person; 2. a friend; 3. an exclamation of surprise or concern. (This is a very popular word among young people and it can have many different meanings depending on how it's used.)
1. Go ask that dude over there if he knows what time the show starts.
2. Hey, dude! What are you doing today?
3. Dude! Be careful!
dump: 1. a messy or unclean house or apartment; 2. to put something down
1. Geraldo didn't want to take Maria back to his apartment because it's such a dump.
2. Go ahead and dump your laundry on the floor, and then we'll put it in the machines.
IDIOMS Letter D
deal with = manage a problem; take care of a situation.
In business, sometimes it's very difficult to deal with the pressure of a deadline.
*deadline = the date or time when something must be finished.
Life is very difficult sometimes. You just have to deal with it!
do (food) = have food (usually lunch) and meet to discuss something important.
They do lunch every Friday.
do in = to kill or be killed
Although he tried to fight them off, the man was done in by his captors.
do over = do something again; repeat.
George got really angry when he forgot to save his work on his computer and then had to do it over.
draw attention to = to have other people look at something or someone
He enjoys drawing attention to himself by showing everyone how good he is at rollerblading.
drive (someone) crazy = to cause problems; to make someone angry or mad. Her husband drives her crazy when he reads the morning newspaper and doesn't talk to her.
due to - because of; for this reason
We have to take a different highway every day due to the collapse of the bridge
Have Fun!!!
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