quinta-feira, 29 de novembro de 2012

Anagrams

Do you like playing with words?
Try to solve these anagrams!
Example: ARE // a part of the head - EAR


1. TOOLS // a seat without a back or arms 
2. MILES // an expression which means that you are pleased 
3. MEAT // a group of players in a competitive game 
4. READ // a person you esteem 
5. DEEPS // velocity 
6. LEADER // a player who gives cards in a game 
7. LISTEN // not making any noise 
8. MASTER // a small, narrow river 
9. TAVERNS // a person that serves others 
10. ADMIRER // not single  

segunda-feira, 19 de novembro de 2012

Idioms related to Shopping

Thank God, Christmas is coming!
That means summer, vacation, beach... but before all that, shopping!
Have you shopped for any Christmas presents yet?
Well, to help your English learning, here are some idioms related to shopping:

shop around
If you shop around, you visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices.You can usually save money by shopping around.
shop till you drop
If you shop till you drop, you go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted.In Brazil, people usually shop till they drop the day before Christmas.
shopping spree
If you go on a shopping spree, you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money.Many Brazilias go on a shopping spree as soon as they get their thirteenth salary.
shopping therapy
This term refers to the idea that buying things can make you feel better.A little shopping therapy can usually cheer up some women.
window shopping
When people go window shopping, they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything.I haven't been paid yet, so I can only go window shopping.

sexta-feira, 9 de novembro de 2012

Funny Sentences!

  1. I’ll buy you 11 Roses; 10 real and 1 fake. And I’ll love you until the last rose dies.
  2. I am a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect.
  3. I stepped on a cornflake, and now I am a cereal killer.
  4. Isn’t having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool?
  5. Future depends on your dreams. So go to sleep.
  6. You all laugh because I’m different – I laugh because you’re all the same.
  7. Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
  8. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
  9. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted and then used against you.
  10. Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two or more.