Conversation

Hello John, How are you?

I’m fine my friend. What about you?

I’m doing great.

You look a little nervous. What’s up?

I’m a little worried about JB.

Teacher JB? What’s going on?

I saw him kissing a girl.

You mean his girlfriend. Right?

Not his girlfriend. Another girl.

Oh my Goodness! Are you sure?

I would never say that if I wasn’t sure.

Don’t worry my friend…I’ll talk to JB

He doesn’t know that I was there, please don’t slim him a note

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Hello Eliane. What’s the news?

I’m feeling blue my friend.

Blue? I didn’t understand.

Feeling blue is being sad.

Why are you sad?

I was fired again?

Fired? I can’t believe that! You were so happy with this new job…

Yeah, I was…but this morning my boss decided to fire me

Why? What did you do?

I didn’t do anything. He called me to his office and out of the blue put me out

Don’t worry my friend. You’ll find another job

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Hey John, I’m sorry for being late

Don’t worry…better late than never

I was almost asking one for a road

One for a road? Are you drinking beer?

No way! I am a gospel man. I don’t drink beer

Why did you use the expression “ one for a road?

Because I was drinking some juice before you coming

Nobody orders “ one juice for a road” John

Oh really? What do they order?

They order another juice

*** Add Fuel to the Fire

"I would like to do something to help, but I don't want to add fuel to the fire."

Imagine that you saw a friend of yours that is married kissing another woman. This woman is your wife's best friend . When you get back home  your wife is offering a cup of tea to your friend and his wife. So , during the conversation your wife says: " Sabrina has just called me saying that she is coming to visit us. She has good news to tell us.  I invited your friend and his wife to join us for dinner" . You look at your friend trying to slip him a note but he didn't realize that Sabrina is the girl he was kissing.  You call him privately and advert him about the danger. Your friend says: " We would love to know Sabrina but we better call it a day". Your wife replies adding fuel to the fire: " You already know Sabrina but your wife doesn't " 

In Brazil this expression goes like this: Colocar lenha na fogueira.

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*** Out of the blue


"Why did she do that?" Answer: "I have no idea. It was completely out of the blue."

In this expression the word 'blue" has anything with the color or the feeling but the surprise. We don't know what the girl did but we are sure that nobody expected that. It was suddenly. Without a signal or something like that.

In  Brazil, we use another expression : "do nada, sem mais nem menos"

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*** One for the road


"Bartender- I'll have one more beer for the road."

When you ask a drink for the road it means that you are going to drink the last drink of the day. In other words you will drink it and take the road! 

In Brazil there's a law that forbid a driver to drink before driving. Most of drivers disobey this law and because of that so many accidents happen in our streets and a great deal of people lose their lives. 

Brazilian use an expression that its similar to a "pit-stop". You drink and go. We call it "saideira"

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*** Better Late than never

"Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic." Answer: "That's okay; better late than never."

Nobody likes to get late for a meeting or important appointment. The most important thing in this kind of situation is telling the truth and be present even a little late. Your presence shows that you overcame the obstacle and really believe the meeting and people are important.

In portuguese we use the same expression that means: Antes tarde do que nunca


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* Do you speak English?
** Yes, a little.
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* Does Eliane speak English?
** Yes, She speaks English perfectly.
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* What's Eric Clapton's native language?
** I don't know what his native language is.
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* How many languages do you speak?
** I speak only Portuguese but I'm studying English.
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* How many languages does Pope Francisco speak?
** He reads and writes in several languages.
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* How well do you know Japanese?
** I just know some words.
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* Does John speak English fluently?
** Not yet. He speaks English with a Portuguese accent.
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* How well does Roberto Justus speak English?
** He speaks English fluently.
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* Do you speak English correctly?
** No, sometimes I make mistakes when I speak English.
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* Do you have trouble with spelling?
** No, I have a lot of trouble with pronunciation.
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* How is teacher JB's  accent in English.
** He speaks like a native american.
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Extra Vocabulary

* Perfectly = perfeitamente
* Native language = Lingua nativa
* several = muitas, diversas,várias
* How well = Em que nível
* Accent = sotaque
* Fluently = fluentemente
* Only = apenas , somente
* Just = apenas
* Some words = algumas palavras
* Not yet = ainda não
* Correctly = corretamente
* Sometimes = as vezes
* Spelling = soletração
* A lot of = bastante, muitos
* Trouble = dificuldade
* Pronunciation = pronúncia
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New verbs

* To know = saber,conhecer
* To read = Ler
* To write = escrever
* To make mistake = cometer erros
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My name is Bill Jones and I am a student. Actually, my first name is William. "Bill" is short for William. I was born in a little country town not far from here. I was born on June 17,1941. I have four siblings. Two sisters and two brothers. My father's name is George and my mother's name is Marilyn. I have many friends and much love in my heart. Last year I was in the hospital during the month of July. I was in the hospital for twenty-two days. My friend,Wendy, was in the hospital for two weeks last year. He was in the hospital during the month of March. My friend Wendy has a good Play-station video game. He has about 25 games. He doesn't have his own television set, but I have one. My television set is a small one, but it's a very good one. During the week I get up before seven o´clock and I study all day. I study engineering. On Saturdays and Sundays I don't get up early.
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If Bill Jones asks you some questions , how will you answer them?

1- What is my name and what am I ?
2- Actually, what is my first name? What's "Bill" short for?
3- Where was I born?
4- When was I born?
5- How many sisters and brothers do I have?
6- What's my father's name?
7- What's my mother's name?
8- How many friends Do I have?
9- Where was I during the month of July last year?
10- How many days was I there?
11- What's my friend's name?
12- When was he in the hospital?
13- What does he have?
14- How many games does he have?
15- Does he have his own television set?
16- Is my television set big or small?
17- Is it a good one?
18- What time do I get up during the week?
19- What do I do all day?
20- Do I get up early on saturdays and Sundays?
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