2. What does CCBEU stand for?
Bye!!
terça-feira, 22 de novembro de 2011
segunda-feira, 21 de novembro de 2011
QUIZ - FIRST QUESTION
Hey everyone!!!
Here you have the first question. That´s not difficult!
When was CCBEU founded?
a. February 24, 1965
b. February 25, 1964
c. April 22, 1965
See you tomorrow.
Here you have the first question. That´s not difficult!
When was CCBEU founded?
a. February 24, 1965
b. February 25, 1964
c. April 22, 1965
See you tomorrow.
Regras do Quiz.
Caro Aluno!
Este ano, para participar do tradicional sorteio da bolsa de estudos, realizado todos os anos na festa de encerramento do ano letivo do CCBEU, você deverá responder um quiz.
As perguntas do quiz serão postadas uma a uma, diariamente no Blog do CCBEU a partir do dia 21/11/2011 até 30/11/2011, totalizando 10 perguntas.
Todas as perguntas deverão ser respondidas no formulário timbrado entregue em sala de aula. As respostas podem estar em Inglês ou Português. Cada aluno só terá direito a receber um formulário.
Este formulário deverá ser depositado na caixa azul localizada no corredor da escola até o dia 07/12/2011, até às 21:00h. Não esqueça de preencher corretamente todas as respostas, colocar seu nome, telefone e e-mail para possível contato.
A Bolsa compreende 80% do valor do curso (valor atual), R$ 1.020,00 – 80% = R$ 204,00 ou 6 parcelas de R$ 34,00. Não tem efeito acumulativo e não poderá ser estendida ao próximo semestre.
O desconto só é válido para o Curso Regular, não pode ser utilizado para o Curso Intensivo ou material.
A Bolsa só é válida para o ano semestre 2012/1 e respectivo curso.
A Bolsa é intransferível. Somente o aluno sorteado e que preencher todos os pré-requisitos poderá fazer uso da mesma.
Funcionários, filhos ou parentes de funcionários poderão participar do quiz, mas não poderão fazer uso da bolsa.
O sorteio será realizado no dia 13/12/2011 na Pizzaria Catedral da Pizza, localizada na Rua Coronel Feddersen, 20, durante a festa de encerramento.
Para ter direito à bolsa:
- o formulário deverá estar preenchido corretamente e com letra legível;
- todas as 10 respostas deverão estar corretas;
- o aluno deverá estar presente no momento do sorteio;
- deverá ser aluno regularmente matriculado para o ano semestre 2012/1;
- as mensalidades deverão estar em dia;
- estar matriculado em turma com dois ou mais alunos;
- nenhum formulário será aceito após o dia 07/12/2011.
Este ano, para participar do tradicional sorteio da bolsa de estudos, realizado todos os anos na festa de encerramento do ano letivo do CCBEU, você deverá responder um quiz.
As perguntas do quiz serão postadas uma a uma, diariamente no Blog do CCBEU a partir do dia 21/11/2011 até 30/11/2011, totalizando 10 perguntas.
Todas as perguntas deverão ser respondidas no formulário timbrado entregue em sala de aula. As respostas podem estar em Inglês ou Português. Cada aluno só terá direito a receber um formulário.
Este formulário deverá ser depositado na caixa azul localizada no corredor da escola até o dia 07/12/2011, até às 21:00h. Não esqueça de preencher corretamente todas as respostas, colocar seu nome, telefone e e-mail para possível contato.
A Bolsa compreende 80% do valor do curso (valor atual), R$ 1.020,00 – 80% = R$ 204,00 ou 6 parcelas de R$ 34,00. Não tem efeito acumulativo e não poderá ser estendida ao próximo semestre.
O desconto só é válido para o Curso Regular, não pode ser utilizado para o Curso Intensivo ou material.
A Bolsa só é válida para o ano semestre 2012/1 e respectivo curso.
A Bolsa é intransferível. Somente o aluno sorteado e que preencher todos os pré-requisitos poderá fazer uso da mesma.
Funcionários, filhos ou parentes de funcionários poderão participar do quiz, mas não poderão fazer uso da bolsa.
O sorteio será realizado no dia 13/12/2011 na Pizzaria Catedral da Pizza, localizada na Rua Coronel Feddersen, 20, durante a festa de encerramento.
Para ter direito à bolsa:
- o formulário deverá estar preenchido corretamente e com letra legível;
- todas as 10 respostas deverão estar corretas;
- o aluno deverá estar presente no momento do sorteio;
- deverá ser aluno regularmente matriculado para o ano semestre 2012/1;
- as mensalidades deverão estar em dia;
- estar matriculado em turma com dois ou mais alunos;
- nenhum formulário será aceito após o dia 07/12/2011.
segunda-feira, 7 de novembro de 2011
GET BUSY!
Todos conhecem a palavra “business”, mas talvez nem todos saibam de seus vários significados, e de como é adotada por muitas línguas do mundo. Mas, por que se escreve com U e se pronuncia I? A resposta se cruza com as transformações do tempo ...
I popped in to see Pedro at the laundrette this morning. He was busy, busy, busy. Too busy to stop for a chat. That´s business, I guess. I phoned him later, but the line was busy.
“What a busy little word “busy” is!” I thought. Business originally meant simply being busy. As companies and industry became more commercial, it took on its current meaning: a profession, a firm, buying and selling goods and services.
English isn´t the first language to equate business with being busy. The Romans hated laziness. The Latin word for business means denying leisure: nego + otium = negotium.
Not only was Pedro busy, so was his phone. When a call can´t connect because the other person is using their phone, Americans say “the line is busy,” while Brits say “it´s engaged.”
CRAZY VOWELS
Pedro knows a lot about words. When you learn a foreign language, you sometimes understand its peculiarities better than native speakers. For example, if busy is spelt with a “u”, why does it rhyme with “dizzy” and not with “ Susy”? I asked Mr. Venn in the piano shop. “Easy,” he said, “because of the Great Vowel Shift.”
Our spelling and pronunciation comes from centuries of different influences on English. English began as a Germanic language: Anglo-Saxon. Viking invasions introduced Scandinavian accents, especially in the north and east. Then the Normans invaded speaking French. Vowels especially mutated – but the spelling often stayed the same.
THE PRINTED WORD
Then printing arrived. As books spread, English sometimes used the spelling from one place and the pronunciation from another. For “busy”, we used a western spelling, but the London pronunciation. The same combinations of letters were used to represent very different vowel sounds: mouse and soup; hear, bear and heart.
Mr. Venn also pointed out how many phrases and idioms “busy” and “business” are used in: “To do business means to carry out trade or commercial deals. If somebody means business, then their intentions are serious. In the acting world, stage business means action that is not part of the dialogue, such as lighting a cigarette”.
ANIMALS
“You can be busy as a bee,” or “busy as a beaver”. You can tell someone to get busy. Mr. Venn smiled, “but if a dog ‘does his business’ on the floor, it means defecating.”
Your own business means things that concern only you. When someone invades your privacy, we call them a busybody and say , “Mind your own business.”
The word businessman, however, is such a useful concept that it has entered other languages directly, such as Russian, for example. Perhaps this popularity comes from the memorable image of the English businessman: catching the morning train, with his hat, umbrella, briefcase and newspaper.
FONTE: Speak Up número 289 - Setembro 2011
I popped in to see Pedro at the laundrette this morning. He was busy, busy, busy. Too busy to stop for a chat. That´s business, I guess. I phoned him later, but the line was busy.
“What a busy little word “busy” is!” I thought. Business originally meant simply being busy. As companies and industry became more commercial, it took on its current meaning: a profession, a firm, buying and selling goods and services.
English isn´t the first language to equate business with being busy. The Romans hated laziness. The Latin word for business means denying leisure: nego + otium = negotium.
Not only was Pedro busy, so was his phone. When a call can´t connect because the other person is using their phone, Americans say “the line is busy,” while Brits say “it´s engaged.”
CRAZY VOWELS
Pedro knows a lot about words. When you learn a foreign language, you sometimes understand its peculiarities better than native speakers. For example, if busy is spelt with a “u”, why does it rhyme with “dizzy” and not with “ Susy”? I asked Mr. Venn in the piano shop. “Easy,” he said, “because of the Great Vowel Shift.”
Our spelling and pronunciation comes from centuries of different influences on English. English began as a Germanic language: Anglo-Saxon. Viking invasions introduced Scandinavian accents, especially in the north and east. Then the Normans invaded speaking French. Vowels especially mutated – but the spelling often stayed the same.
THE PRINTED WORD
Then printing arrived. As books spread, English sometimes used the spelling from one place and the pronunciation from another. For “busy”, we used a western spelling, but the London pronunciation. The same combinations of letters were used to represent very different vowel sounds: mouse and soup; hear, bear and heart.
Mr. Venn also pointed out how many phrases and idioms “busy” and “business” are used in: “To do business means to carry out trade or commercial deals. If somebody means business, then their intentions are serious. In the acting world, stage business means action that is not part of the dialogue, such as lighting a cigarette”.
ANIMALS
“You can be busy as a bee,” or “busy as a beaver”. You can tell someone to get busy. Mr. Venn smiled, “but if a dog ‘does his business’ on the floor, it means defecating.”
Your own business means things that concern only you. When someone invades your privacy, we call them a busybody and say , “Mind your own business.”
The word businessman, however, is such a useful concept that it has entered other languages directly, such as Russian, for example. Perhaps this popularity comes from the memorable image of the English businessman: catching the morning train, with his hat, umbrella, briefcase and newspaper.
FONTE: Speak Up número 289 - Setembro 2011
domingo, 30 de outubro de 2011
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have some fun with these Halloween riddles !
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
He didn´t have the guts.
What do skeletons say before they begin dining?
Bone appétit!
What do ghosts serve for dessert?
Ice scream!
Why do witches fly on brooms?
Vacuum cleaner cords aren´t long enough.
When is it bad luck to meet a black cat?
When you are a mouse.
What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
Spelling.
What do you call a skeleton who won't work?
Lazy bones.
Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
Dayscare centers.
Why don't skeletons like parties?
Because they have no body to dance.
What do witches put on their hair?
Scare spray.
Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
No body.
What do the birds sing on Halloween?
Twick or tweet.
Fonte: holidays.kaboose.com/halloween-games-jokes
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
He didn´t have the guts.
What do skeletons say before they begin dining?
Bone appétit!
What do ghosts serve for dessert?
Ice scream!
Why do witches fly on brooms?
Vacuum cleaner cords aren´t long enough.
When is it bad luck to meet a black cat?
When you are a mouse.
What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
Spelling.
What do you call a skeleton who won't work?
Lazy bones.
Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
Dayscare centers.
Why don't skeletons like parties?
Because they have no body to dance.
What do witches put on their hair?
Scare spray.
Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
No body.
What do the birds sing on Halloween?
Twick or tweet.
Fonte: holidays.kaboose.com/halloween-games-jokes
segunda-feira, 24 de outubro de 2011
HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN – 31st of October
HALLOWEEN is an ancient pagan festival. People used to believe that it was the night that witches flew and that horrible beasts and monsters walked around. Lanterns would be lit all night to keep evil spirits away. Good spirits were kept happy with food and warmth.
Halloween used to be known as the “Festival of the Dead”. Christians changed the name to Halloween, meaning “All Hallows´ Eve”. It comes just before “All Saints´ Day” (1st November) and “All Souls´ Day” (2nd November). This period marks the beginning of winter.
The pagan roots to the festival are reflected in the images of Halloween seen today: witches, skeletons, ghosts, and lanterns. Halloween night is a night for mischief, which became “trick-or-treating” in the USA – many of the traditions now associated with Halloween are American in origin.
Trick-or-treating is perhaps the most well-known of the present day rituals associated with Halloween and is now common in the UK as well as the US. Children dress up as witches and ghosts and carry lanterns made out of pumpkins with a ghoul´s face cut into it. They knock on their neighbors´ doors and ask for a treat (usually sweets or biscuits) or threaten to trick their neighbors if no treat is given. A classic trick is to smear a door handle with butter. Needless to say, the practice of trick-or-treating is not universally popular.
There are also Halloween parties. Apples have long been associated with Halloween, probably because of the time of year that the festival is celebrated, and many apple games are played at Halloween parties.
HALLOWEEN is an ancient pagan festival. People used to believe that it was the night that witches flew and that horrible beasts and monsters walked around. Lanterns would be lit all night to keep evil spirits away. Good spirits were kept happy with food and warmth.
Halloween used to be known as the “Festival of the Dead”. Christians changed the name to Halloween, meaning “All Hallows´ Eve”. It comes just before “All Saints´ Day” (1st November) and “All Souls´ Day” (2nd November). This period marks the beginning of winter.
The pagan roots to the festival are reflected in the images of Halloween seen today: witches, skeletons, ghosts, and lanterns. Halloween night is a night for mischief, which became “trick-or-treating” in the USA – many of the traditions now associated with Halloween are American in origin.
Trick-or-treating is perhaps the most well-known of the present day rituals associated with Halloween and is now common in the UK as well as the US. Children dress up as witches and ghosts and carry lanterns made out of pumpkins with a ghoul´s face cut into it. They knock on their neighbors´ doors and ask for a treat (usually sweets or biscuits) or threaten to trick their neighbors if no treat is given. A classic trick is to smear a door handle with butter. Needless to say, the practice of trick-or-treating is not universally popular.
There are also Halloween parties. Apples have long been associated with Halloween, probably because of the time of year that the festival is celebrated, and many apple games are played at Halloween parties.
segunda-feira, 3 de outubro de 2011
TAKE THAT
Basically, to take means to obtain; sometimes it´s as easy as picking up a biscuit from a plate. Other times it involves violence: a mugger takes an old woman´s handbag and escapes. That´s a shocking experience which is very difficult to take in (or understand); everyone is taken by surprise (or shocked) by the situation.
TIME OUT
Here are some more examples. If you see an unusual bird, you do a double take – you see the bird the first time, look away in disbelief, and then look again to check.
Someone says, “take five”. What does that mean? Well, it´s the same as “let´s take a break,” or let´s have a five-minute rest. Perhaps you need a real break, so take off a few days from work (go on holiday), and fly to somewhere exotic. If you book last minute, the agent takes off 30 per cent – that´s a big discount. In no time at all, you take your seat on a place, the plane takes off, and you´re flying high above the clouds. So take off your jacket, sit back and take it easy, just relax.
ON LOCATION
On holiday you take photographs with your camera. When a movie director makes a film, he often asks his actors to repeat a scene – each attempt is called a take, so you have take 1, take 1, and so on. One fight scene in Jackie Chan´s The Young Master was so difficult to perform, the actors needed 329 takes.
Take can also men “need” or “involve”. “It takes two to make a dream come true,” sang Marvin Gaye. He was absolutely right because the song was a duet, and he needed partner Kim Weston to sing with him. Barbra Streisand didn´t agree: “It takes a woman … to bring the sweet things in live.”
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TIME OUT
Here are some more examples. If you see an unusual bird, you do a double take – you see the bird the first time, look away in disbelief, and then look again to check.
Someone says, “take five”. What does that mean? Well, it´s the same as “let´s take a break,” or let´s have a five-minute rest. Perhaps you need a real break, so take off a few days from work (go on holiday), and fly to somewhere exotic. If you book last minute, the agent takes off 30 per cent – that´s a big discount. In no time at all, you take your seat on a place, the plane takes off, and you´re flying high above the clouds. So take off your jacket, sit back and take it easy, just relax.
ON LOCATION
On holiday you take photographs with your camera. When a movie director makes a film, he often asks his actors to repeat a scene – each attempt is called a take, so you have take 1, take 1, and so on. One fight scene in Jackie Chan´s The Young Master was so difficult to perform, the actors needed 329 takes.
Take can also men “need” or “involve”. “It takes two to make a dream come true,” sang Marvin Gaye. He was absolutely right because the song was a duet, and he needed partner Kim Weston to sing with him. Barbra Streisand didn´t agree: “It takes a woman … to bring the sweet things in live.”
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