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Morena Baccarin red carpet interview at 26th Israel Film Festival: mais um brasileiro...

Morena Baccarin

A carioca Morena Baccarin mora há anos nos Estados Unidos e ficou conhecida por lá em 2005, quando

interpretou uma alienígina no filme "Serenity", que foi um enorme sucesso entre os geeks. Em 2009, Morena foi a protagonista da série "V" em que interpretou nivamente uma extraterrestre. Em janeiro de 2013, a atriz concorreu ao Screen Actors Guild Awards, o SAG, premiação dos Atores dos estados Unidos, como Melhor Elenco em Série dramática por 'Homeland'.

Collocations with an expert: Fluency MC

You have it in you!

Collocations são combinações  de palavras. Podemos dizer que essas combinações de palavras (collocations)  refere-se ao fato de como uma palavra frequentemente se combina com outra.
Por exemplo, em português dizemos “redondamente enganado”, e não dizemos “redondamente linda”. Algumas palavras se combinam com umas e com outras não!
Nesse vídeo, o genial Jason Levine, Fluency MC, nos mostra algumas Collocations com o verbo "to have".

George's Exploding Wallet

Relying on a wallet as a filing cabinet may present some problems.....Receipts, sweet´n´low packets (tipo adoçante), Irish money, hard candy.. George´s wallet has it all, and it is killing his back, forcing him to lean on one side while eating he then shoves some napking  under the other half of his ass to keep things balanced out.

Word bank:
Rely: contar com
wallet : carteira
filing cabinet: armário
receipts: recibos
sweet´n´low packets: pacotes tipo adoçantes
lean: inclinar

What to  listen for:

1- According to George, everything must go in a case.. you have ____,  _________  and a wallet for $ ( what are the first two);

2- Jerry´s line .."you´ve got more cow here than here.. a wallet is made of leather ( couro ).. before it is tanned ( curtido) it´s called hide",  so a tanned hide becomes leather. Also the reference about the amount of beef (cow meat) contained in a burger.

 3- George can get a free “Save the tiger” poster by presenting a card at any Exxon gas station (petrol station).

1- I might go there

2- My back´s killing me

3- Got a filing cabinet on the half of your ass..                             

4- *At 1'41'' George lists the three roles his wallet plays in his life.    

    What are those?

Why, at the end (from: on) after shaking hands with Jerry, 

George charges for Kramer´s throat..
what did Kramer say that set George off?

Cantar junto também ajuda: I can see clearly now

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me down
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day

Oh yes I can make it now the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day

Look all around there's nothing but blue skies
Look straight ahead there's nothing but blue skies

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
Bri-ri-ri-ri-right
Bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
Oh yeah
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day
It's gonna be a bright bright bright bright sun shiny day.

What a good energy! Que energia boa vem com essa música!

Ohhh oooo!
The dance hall has to ram, the dance hall has to ram* 
It has to ram in a style and fashion 
The nation has to jam, the nation has to jam
We gonna jam in a style and pattern
Because is I, Papa Winnie, on the microphone stand
The people doesn't know where I really come from
Me tall, me no short, me slim, me not fat
And everytime I rap, me say the crowd hear me say

You are my sunshine my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are gray
You never know, Dear, how much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away

You are the woman, and I am the man
And everything we do, jah knows we do it real strong
We are just modeling up the dance hall, in a style and fashion
Me and my girl, her name is Liana
The talk of the town, is that we have two babies, twins
One of them fat and one of them slim
We call them Rootsie, Rootsie,
Rootsie and Boopsie*, Rootsie, Rootsie, Rootsie and Boops

You are my sunshine... 

Sufferation in the land***, sufferation in the land
**** Killing all my natian Lord I can't understand
Famine in the land, tribulation getting strong
They always have a plan to fool we Africans
Creating war in the East
War in the West
War inthe North
And war in the South
If love were a thing that money can buy
The rich man would live, and the poor man would die

You are my sunshine...

* dancehall has to ram = gênero de música popular Jamaicana.tem que "arrebentar"
** Rootsie and Boopsie: apelido dos filhos de Papa Winnie
*** Sufferation in the land = sofrimento na terra

**** Killing my nation Lord and I can't understand = Matando minha nação, Senhor, não consigo entender

Vamos nos preparar para receber nossos visitantes para os eventos esportivos!

The point is, at least the Chinese are making an effort to learn a foreign language despite of its cultural barriers and demographically, it's difficult to pick up English. Before you make any ignorant racist comments, let me reiterate this: can you even speak Chinese?

We should always learn from each other to enhance cultural exchange. The Chinese are trying their best to learn from the world. Isn't it good if others can learn from the Chinese language and culture?

Do you understand me? Oh, yes

The customs officer: Passport?

The customs officer: Any drugs, explosives or weapons?

Passenger: Yes

The customs officer: Any weapons?....Drugs? ......Explosives?

The customs officer: Hellooooo?

Passenger: Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Yes, yes, yes.

The customs officer: Sir, we have a problem. You don't understand me, do you?

Passenger: Yes!.

SUPERLATIVES - O absoluto.. o mais (ou menos) de todos..

Analogia com o comparative ER -  no superlative we employ EST:

The coldEST, the hottEST, the hardEST 

Examples:

1- São Joaquim and Lages, both in the Santa Catarina state are the coldEST cities in Brazil;

2- Finding a good hotel might the hardEST part about traveling on holidays;

3- The easiEST way to find a roommate is looking up* on the web not always the best*.

The MOST

The most difficult; 

Noronha is the most beautiful place I've ever visited in Brazil.

Math was the most boring subject in high school for me.

1- "The smallEST state of Brazil is Piauí"

2- "Pele is one of Brazil´s  most famous football  

      player"

3- "Lima Duarte is one of the best known* actors   

      on Brazilian tv"

*Know-knew- known : o verbo “saber”, “conhecer”: 

knew=sabia, conhecia; 

known = 'sabido', conhecido, 

well known. = bem conhecido

the best known = o mais conhecido 

Let's compare.....

Vamos continuar comparando, grande parte da vida é competição, então prossigamos ..

As____________ As = tão _________  quanto.

Car A is "as fast* as  car B" , podem ser "as comfortable as", ou  "as good as".

Examples:

1- "The flat I live now is not as big as the one I used to live, however it is much better located".

2- "Real life is not as perfect as it may seem on Facebook" 

3- "Today| the weather is not as cold as yesterday".

More examples:

1-We´ll get there faster if we go by taxi.

2-Speaking Mandarin is not as difficult as writing it.

3-Today is miserable.. I hope the weather  is better tomorrow.

Practice:

1- "In terms of size, MG is _______ than PA as far as the number  

      of people, it is more populated THAN PA."

2- "The regions near big cities are usually __________ than  

      small town, however they have a ______  life quality."

3-  Some people are _________________ than   others..

4-  Staying in a luxury resort  is usually ______________  than   

     staying in a guest house

5- Traveling abroad is a lot _________ if you can speak at least*   

     a bit of the local language.

6- You feel ____speaking in public if you know well the subject.

Answer Key:

More developed\ better\bigger\more friendly\ more expensive-costly\ easier\more confident

  

Comparatives...

Se  algo é "maior", "melhor" ou "mais interessante" , ele o é "do que ____", em relação `____, pois trata-se de uma comparação.

BIGGER  THAN=maior do que ..

Better than= melhor do que

O adjetivo “cold” pode ser usado para temperatura, Campos do Jordã is coldER than Presidente Prudente, comparing two cities. 

Small- SmallER  than ______

RJ is smallER than MG

“English is an easiER language to learn than Mandarin, for instance..”

“It´s bettER late than ever”  = melhor tarde do que nunca, o provérbio

· Good-better than__- the Best

· Bad-worse than ___ - the worst

What region in Brazil is hotter,  the “Nordeste” ou the south\southeast?

NE is hotter  ( than S\SE)

Observe que todos os adjetivos acima são palavras de uma sílaba ou duas, para palavras c mais de 02 syllables we use  the intensifier “more” before the Word.

More difficult than

More intelligent than..

This guy is more competent than the other.

What's more expensive, living in SP or in Natal.. ( do que em outro lugar. O “than” fica as implícito.. na resposta )

What kind of work do you consider more challenging, filing letters in a cabinet or a fireman.. * novamente o “than” fica impícito no context.

Brazilian Culture: Capoeira - a martial art that combines elements of dance and music

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance and music. It was developed in Brazil mainly by Africans beginning in the 16th century. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed and leverage for leg sweeps.* THE WORD CAPOEIRA PROBABLY COMES FROM THE Tupi LANGUAGE referring to the ares of low vegetation in the Brazilian interior.

Capoeira is believed to be connected with tribal fighting, called "Engolo", from the Benguela Highlands region of Angola. In many tribes in Africa a tradition exists where people  fight  each  other in order to acquire a bride or desired women. They fight without weapons, and are held inside a circle. 

In  the 6th century, Portugal had claimed one of the largest territories of the colonial empires, but lacked people to colonize it, especially workers. 
In the Brazilian colony, the Portuguese, like many other   European colonists, chose to use slavery to supply this shortage*** of workers.

In its first century the main economic activity in the colony was the production and processing of sugarcane. Portuguese used to create large sugarcane farms called "engenhos", which were dependent on the labor of enslaved workers. Slaves, living in   inhumane and humiliating conditions, were forced to work hard and often suffered physical punishment for any small    misbehavior. ****

Even though the slaves outnumbered***** the Portuguese colonists, the lack of  weapons, the colonial law, the disagreement between knowledge about the new land and its surroundings usually discouraged the idea of  a rebellion.

In this environment, capoeira was born not as a fighting style, but as a hope for survival. It was a hope of survival because they would say they were dancing when a colonist came along but really were practicing fighting and preparing to fight back.

A tool with which an escaped slave completely unequipped, could survive in the hostile, unknown land and face the hunt of the 'capitães do mato', the armed and mounted colonial agents who were in charge of finding and capturing escapees. Although unarmed and unequipped, once they had learnt how to fight they could break free. 

Word bank

*leg sweeps = rasteiras, "chinelas" ( o golpe)
**bride= noiva
***shortage=escassez, falta de
****misbehavior= má conduta, mau comportamento
***** to outnumber = estar em maior número
****** to be in charge of sth = estar encarregado de, reponsável por

Empire of Brazil

Conhecemos esta história, mas ela também fica bem interessante em inglês.... O período do Império Brasileiro

In 1808, the Portuguese court, fleeing*1 from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal during the Peninsular War in a large fleet*2 escorted*3 by British men-of-war, moved the government apparatus to its then colony, Brazil, establishing themselves the city of Rio de Janeiro. From there, the Portuguese king rules*4  his huge empire for 15 years, and there he would have remained*5 for the rest of his life, if it were not for the turmoil*6 aroused in Portugal due*7, among other reasons, to his long stay in Brazil after the end of Napoleon reign.

In 1815 the king vested Brazil with the dignity of a united kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. 

A reprodução do pintor Pedro Américo (abaixo) mostra o momento em que D. Pedro proclamou a Independência. Ainda que não tenha sido exatamente assim, foi um momento importante para todos....

When King João VI of Portugal left Brazil to return to Portugal in 1821, his elder son Pedro, stayed in his stead*8 as regent of Brazil. One year later, Pedro stated the reasons for the secession of Brazil from Portugal and led the Independence War, instituted a constitutional monarchy in Brazil assuming its head as Emperor Pedro I of Brazil.

Also known as Dom Pedro I, after his abdication in 1831 for political incompatibilities (displeased by both the landed elites, who thought him too liberal, and by the intellectuals, who felt he was not liberal enough), he  left for Portugal, leaving behind his five-year-son as Emperor Pedro II, which left the  country ruled by regents between 1831 and 1840. This period was beset*9 by rebellions of various motivations, such as the Sabinadas, the War of Farrapos, Cabanagem and Balaiadas, among others.

After this period, Pedro II was declared of age and assumed his full prerogatives. D. Pedro II started a more-or-less parliamentary reign which lasted until 1889, when he was ousted*10 by a coup d ´état*11 which instituted the Republic of Brazil. 

Word Bank:

*1 To flee= fugir, debandar

*2 A fleet= frota, carros, navios, camimnhões

*3 To Escort= acompanhar

*4 To rule= dar as ordens, regrar, comandar

*5 To remain = permanecer

*6 Turmoil= bagunça, devido a uma repercussão negativa

*7 Due to = devido à ..

*8 To do something  in  somebody´s stead  =  representar alguém, agir, fazer algo representando alguém,   no lugar de alguém

*9 Beset = marcado por

*10 Ousted = deposto

*11 Coup d`état = French for “golpe de estado”

Adverbs II

Word bank:  

 Prepositions

1- BY car, BY bus, subway, bicycle, train. However you go ON foot (you might also go ON horseback if you want )

2- To skip = “pular”, mas não pular enquanto salto.. “pular” uma parte de um filme, pular uma refeição, uma parte da estória.. 

3-To spend = gastar $$ ou energia, ou passar determinado tempo (horas, dias, semanas..)

4-To take =  o verbo “take”  tem "N" significados, um deles é "pegar",  tal como em : "pegar um ônibus", "pegar um vôo" ou " levar ".. tal como em: “levar alguém ou alguma coisa à algum lugar"  

(to "take something or someone somewhere")

5- Rates = preço da diária, ou “taxa”, enquanto classificação ou estatística  (de desemprego, natalidade, crescimento de um país..)

6-High season =  alta temporada  .. low season = baixa temporada/estação 

..rates are lower after the high season is over=  diárias são mais baixas quando a alta temporada  acabar

Practice – 

1-The Smiths __________  go to concerts ( go – sometimes ) 

2- The restaurant __________ ( to be – never )

3- What time ______ you __________ ( have – usually ) 

4 - Bob ___________  the bus to work ( take*- hardly ever ) 

5 - Hotel rates* _______( to be – usually ) lower in the after the high season is over

6 – We ___________  ( visit- often ) my parents on weekends 

I do x I am doing

"Where´s Paul" – "He IS WORKING the garden*” (trabalhANDO..)
Atividade que está sendo  executada agora, é diferente de um hábito.. vejam:

"I usually do the dishes* right after I have dinner"  – a habit

I AM DOING the dishes now – 

an ongoing activity, it is taking  place  now.

Porém :
1-" São Paulo IS the biggest* capital in Brazil" 

(É, e continuará sendo ) 

2-  " Piaui IS the smallest* state " (geograficamente não vai crescer, a não ser que anexado )   

Ou   expressando  ambos  os  significados:

3- Some of the best Brazil´s surfing beaches ARE  
(“ são” ou “estão” ) located in Guaruja, as well as
* the state´s north coast; other good spots* ARE  
(“ são” ou  “estão”)  found* down south in the Santa Catarina state.” 

Jerry tries to fix George up with a date

Jerry tries to fix George up with a date.. 

What to listen for:

1- That´s one step away from personal adds ... 

     (tipo o próximo passo é recorrer a anúncios de encontros).. 

     I´m not going down that road 
figurative language, road here means: 
Ele não vai se submeter a um encontro arranjado

2- Would you take her out?.. ( you hesitated )

3- How cold she be smarter than you? ( ironic)

Vocabulary:

Good looking: de boa aparência

Lustrous (hair): cabelo brilhante

Cheek: bochecha 

Eyebrows: sombrancelhas

Pinkish\rosy: rosado

Too sweet: doce demais (além do desejável)...

Flowing \ cascading ( hair ): cabelos soltos

Who cares about? ( quem se importa?)

The History of Brazil - The discovery

O hábito da leitura reflete de forma positiva na fluência verbal do aluno.. como? lendo, aprende mais palavras, vê essas palavras em um contexto, uma situação, consequentemente tem à sua disposição um acervo mais generoso de palavras prontas na cabeça para serem usadas.. palavras são como ferramentas, alunos que leem mais tem uma caixa de ferramentas mais bem equipada. Vamos lá então:

History of Brazil -  The discovery

 Check the verbs highlighted* in red, they are all in the past.

When the Portuguese arrived, the region was inhabited by hundreds of different tribes. During the first 02 centuries of the colonial period,  attracted  (atraídos, também atraiu) by the vast natural resources other European powers tried to establish colonies in several parts of Brazil.  French colonists tried to settle in RJ, from 1555-67, and in São Luis, 1612-14. Jesuits arrived early and established São Paolo, evangelizing the natives. 

These assisted the Portuguese in driving out the French.

The Dutch intrusion into Brazil was longer lasting* and more troublesome*  to the Portuguese.  Dutch privateers * began by plundering*  the coast: they sacked Bahia  in 1604 and temporarily captured the capital Salvador from 1630-1654;  the Dutch set up* in the Nordeste and controlled  a long stretch * of the coast, without, however* , penetrating the interior.  
But the colonists of the Dutch West India Company in Brazil were in a constant state of siege*, in spite* of the presence of John Maurice de Nassau as governor.  After several* years of open warfare*  the Dutch left in 1661.