Joke: men vs. women / homens vs mulheres

Caros amigos, hoje eu gostaria de apresentar uma das piadas do livro “Sorria, você está aprendendo inglês!”. Espero que o vocabulário apresentado abaixo seja útil.

Communication Problems

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.

Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00am for an early morning business flight.

Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, ‘Please wake me at 5:00am.’ He left it where he knew she would find it.

The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00am and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn’t wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.

The paper said, ‘It is 5:00am. Wake up.’

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

Vocabulário (termos em negrito)

• giving each other the silent treatment: recusando-se a falar um com o outro;
• suddenly: de repente;
• realized: percebeu;
• wake him at 5:00am: acordá-lo às 5 horas da manhã;
• business flight: vôo de negócios;
• break the silence: quebrar o silêncio;
• had missed his flight: havia perdido o vôo;
• he was about to…: ele estava prestes a…;
• men are not equipped for these kinds of contests: os homens não estão preparados para este tipo de competição;

Research sources:

http://www.englishexperts.com.br/

As they say "VIVENDO E APRENDENDO " in English?

The equivalent of the phrase "vivendo e aprendendo" is not generally used in the gerund. So, in English, prefer to say "LIVE AND LEARN". Check out the examples below.

• As the chairman has said, he made some missteps in a few media appearances. Live and learn. (CNN)
• Como disse o presidente, ele deu alguns passos em falso quando apareceu na mídia. Vivendo e aprendendo.
• But who knows anything at 19? So you just live and learn, and grow, and try to get on with your life.
• Mas quem é que sabe das coisas aos 19 anos? Então você vai vivendo e aprendendo, e vai tocando sua vida.

So this is personal "live and learn" !!!
http://www.teclasap.com.br/blog/

Instrumentos musicais em inglês

Em homenagem ao “Dia do Músico”, comemorado em 22 de novembro. Segue relação com os principais instrumentos musicais. Mais do que um parabéns aos músicos, este post é um agradecimento sincero a esses artistas que tornam nossas vidas mais alegres, reflexivas, saudosas, tristes, agitadas, dançantes, viajantes, engraçadas, complicadas, enfim, completas.

Não encontrou o que estava procurando? Quer sugerir a inclusão de um instrumento? Nos dois casos, deixe um comentário abaixo. .

• ACCORDION = acordeão, sanfona, gaita (RS)
• ACOUSTIC BASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC BASS = baixo acústico, baixolão
• BABY-GRAND PIANO, BABY-GRAND = piano de meia-cauda
• BAGPIPES = gaita de fole, gaita de foles
• BALALAIKA = balalaica
• BANJO = banjo
• BASS DRUM = bumbo
• BASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS, BASS = baixo elétrico, baixo, contrabaixo elétrico
• BASS TUBA = baixo tuba
• BASSOON = fagote
• BONGO DRUMS, BONGO = bongô
• BOW = arco (do violino, violoncelo etc.)
• CARILLON = carrilhão
• CASTANETS = castanholas
• CAVAQUINHO = cavaquinho
• CELLO, VIOLONCELLO = violoncelo
• CLARIN, CLARINO = clarim
• CLARINET = clarinete, clarineta
• CLAVICHORD = clavicórdio
• CONGA DRUM, CONGA = conga
• CONTRABASSOON, DOUBLE BASSOON = contrafagote
• COR ANGLAIS, ENGLISH HORN = corne inglês
• CYMBAL = prato
• DRUMS, DRUM KIT, DRUM SET = bateria
• DRUMSTICK = baqueta
• FIFE = pífano, pífaro, pife
• FLUGELHORN = fliscorne, flugelhorn
• FLUTE, TRANSVERSE FLUTE = flauta, flauta transversal
• GRAND PIANO = piano de cauda
• GÜIRO = reco-reco
• GUITAR = violão; guitarra
• HARMONICA, MOUTH ORGAN = gaita
• HARP = harpa
• HARPSICHORD = cravo
• HIGH-HAT, HI-HAT = chimbau
• HORN = trompa
• KETTLEDRUM, TIMPANI, TYMPANI = tímpano
• KEYBOARD = teclado
• LAP STEEL GUITAR = guitarra havaina
• LUTE = alaúde
• LYRE = lira
• MANDOLIN = bandolim
• MARACAS = maracas
• OBOE = oboé
• ORGAN, CHURCH ORGAN = órgão
• PIANO = piano
• PICCOLO = flautim, piccolo
• PORTUGUESE GUITAR = guitarra portuguesa
• RECORDER, ENGLISH FLUTE = flauta doce, flauta de bisel
• SAXOPHONE = saxofone
• SEVEN-STRING GUITAR = violão de 7 cordas
• SHAKER = chocalho
• SHEKERE = xequerê
• SIDE DRUM, SNARE DRUM = caixa
• SITAR = cítara
• TABLA = tabla
• TALKING DRUM = tambor falante
• TAMBOURINE = pandeiro
• TENOR GUITAR = violão tenor
• TIMBALES = timbales
• TOM-TOM = tom-tom, tambor (da bateria)
• TRIANGLE = triângulo
• TROMBONE = trombone
• TRUMPET = trompete, trombeta
• TUBA = tuba
• TUBULAR BELLS, CHIMES = carrilhão de orquestra, sinos tubulares
• UKELELE = ukelele
• VIBRAPHONE = vibrafone
• VIOLA = viola (instrumento de orquestra pertencente à família do violino)
• VIOLIN = violino
• WOODBLOCK = bloco sonoro
• XYLOPHONE = xilofone

War in the Korean!!

North Korea says the region is on the brink of war

United States sent aircraft carriers after bombing the South Korean island on Tuesday (23)



North Korea accused on Wednesday (24) South Korea to lead the region to the "brink of war."
The note, released by the official news agency KCNA said North Korea, said Seoul maintains a "reckless military provocation" and delays the delivery of humanitarian aid to the North.

- South Korea is undermining the process of improving inter-Korean relations, blocking the talks mediated by the Red Cross and driving the situation to the brink of war by following a policy of confrontation with North Korea.

Pyongyang's accusations came a day after an exchange of gunfire on the island of Yeongpyeong that left four South Koreans dead - two soldiers and two civilians - and 18 wounded.

Seoul accuses North Korea of having fired some 200 shells at the South Korean island, while the North's communist government claims that only responded to an attack.

Most of the international community, however, blamed the violence in the region to the North Koreans, who use their nuclear arsenal as a form of blackmail to get outside help in food, fuel and money.

The shooting happened two days after an American scientist has revealed a new uranium enrichment program in North Korea, which increased the tension and concern in the United States and its allies.

The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, said the new plan gives North Korea the potential to build more nuclear weapons.

Americans and South Koreans held next Sunday (28), military maneuvers near the border of North Korea.

South Korea also announced it will move to new batteries of artillery bombarded the island by North Korea.

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U.S. and China say that war in Korea would be "undesirable"

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Did you know?

Did you know that learning to think in another language is not just a mental process. It is an ability that depends on respiration, motor coordination, ventilation in the brain, and the speed of thought? As an illustrative example, we can analyse the famous sentence “The book is on the table” which means “O livro está sobre a mesa”, in Portuguese. Compare the number of letters in the two sentences – 19 letters in English and 20 in Portuguese. Also compare the number of syllables – 6 in English and 10 in Portuguese! Taking respiration into account, the sentence in Portuguese is longer, since it has more sounds (syllables) than the English version. If we coordinate thought with language, we certainly have to think more rapidly to think in English since the sentence is spoken in less time (fewer syllables). And this change in the speed of speaking and thought is what is most difficult in developing competency in learning and thinking in English, since it is necessary to alter an old conditioning and accelerate the speed of one’s thoughts.

Research sources:

http://www.englishexperts.com.br/2006/10/13/did-you-know/

Pensar e Sonhar em Inglês

Tente pensar em Inglês o tempo todo, essa é a melhor forma de fixar o idioma em seu cérebro – aconselham os professores aos seus alunos. Eu realmente acredito que isso funciona, sempre que passo muitas horas estudando e depois saio para fazer uma outra atividade, eu tento manter aquela “voz interna” falando em Inglês, isso me ajuda muito. Essa história de voz interna parece coisa sobrenatural, mas pode ficar tranqüilo que eu não vou começar a falar de fenômenos paranormais. Quando digo voz interna, refiro-me àqueles comandos internos que nossa mente dá ao corpo antes de executar alguma tarefa. Por exemplo, quando a gente acorda segunda-feira de manhã e ainda está morrendo de sono, qual é o primeiro pensamento que vem à mente, ainda antes de sair da cama? Provavelmente é um “putz eu tenho que levantar agora. Ninguém merece”. Ao invés de pensar em Português tente pensar em Inglês: “what the hell, I have to wake up now. Nobody deserves it”. É claro que o exemplo acima é só pra descontrair um pouco, mas e idéia é exatamente esta. Comece a exercitar a sua mente pensando sempre em Inglês, ou pelo menos o máximo de tempo possível. Ao invés de pensar “eu estou subindo as escadas” pense “I’m going up the stairs”. Como sua mente vai rapidamente se acostumar a pensar no idioma que está aprendendo, em pouco tempo você vai começar também a sonhar em Inglês e isso é sinal de que você está a um passo da tão sonhada fluência.

That’s all folks,
I hope that helps.

Research sources:

http://www.englishexperts.com.br/2007/08/19/pensar-e-sonhar-em-ingles/

"What band do you prefer?" - Result

       With 50% of the votes, the North American flock of rock, Linking Park, wins ours enquete…

Days of the week in English

Hello, some people have doubt of where the names of the days of the week had appeared, then we go to more know a little on the sprouting and the influence of this in the English. In the whole world the names of the days make reference to direct or indirect reference the planets, and this started with the old Romans who identified the days being based on the galaxy.

We can notice that the English received this influence in the formation from the names of the days. They see below:
Sunday (Sunday) - Sun, Day of the Sun.

Monday (Second) - Moon, Day of the Moon.

Tuesday (Third) - Tiw God of the War and the Sky, associated Mars.

Wednesday (Fourth) - Woden King of the Deuses, associated the Mercury.

Thursday (Fifth) - Thor God of the Thunder, associated Jupiter.

Friday (Sixth) - Frigg Woman of Woden, associate Venus.

Saturday (Saturday) - Saturn God of Agriculture, associated Saturn.

The working days we call weekdays, and the end of week of weekend. The names of the days always must be initiated with capital letter and be followed of the definite article “on”.

Ex.: I don't work on Monday.

Ex.: There ploughs many parties on Fridays.

Curiosity: Some curious ones can have a doubt, “Because the days of the week are so different in Portuguese”. The lusitanos had the custom to make commerce in streets and squares, and the region that they would make the “fair” was in the order of second region, third and so on. The first day was not as “First-Fair” for them to dedicate the first day of the week to the God of the Sun.

Research sources:

http://www.englishexperts.com.br/2008/09/03/dias-da-semana-em-ingles/

How Nerdy Are You?

Nerd is a term that refers to a person who avidly pursues intellectual activities, technical or scientific endeavors, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests, rather than engaging in more social or conventional activities. A nerd is often excluded from physical activity and considered a loner by peers, or will tend to associate with like-minded people.
Below is a test to find out what you've got a nerd, after all, we all have a bit of a nerd, either in computing studies, games, etc..
Do Nerdtest 1.0 and find out if you're more or less geeky, the Nerdtest 2.0 to find out if you are facing is more science / math, for computers / technology, sci-fi/comic is, or is sci-fi/comic is dumb / dork / awkwardness, and The Nerd (Brazil) Test to see how much nerd in general, school nerd, Nerd vices or Non-nerd you are.

To enjoy - Central Park

Central Park is a large park (with 341 hectares) within the U.S. city of New York, the state of the same name. It has an area of 3.4 square kilometers and is located in the district of Manhattan.

The park, which existed for 150 years, is considered by many New Yorkers, an oasis within the great forest of skyscrapers in the region. It is a place where people can slow down the frantic New York: people can sit on a bench and read the newspaper, chat with friends, play games, ride a bike or playing with children.
With approximately twenty-five million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited park in the city and appears in many movies and television programs, making it known worldwide.
It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who later created Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Although the park looks natural, it is in fact almost entirely landscaped and contains several artificial lakes, hiking trails, two ice rinks, a living shrine and diverse fields.

Research sources:

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park

"What genre of film that you fit in?" - Result

      In the poll this week, the film genre was crowd favorite: Comedy. With 44% of the vote, earning laughter.

Tropa de Elite 2

According to the website "www.estadao.com.br" the film is already the most watched film in Brazil, 6.2 million people have watched it around Brazil and the second most watched film was "Se eu fosse você 2."

Tropa de Elite 2 "has started his career on screens showing signs that could lead the ranks of the biggest movies of resumption, for the first weekend, it reached 1.25 million viewers, far surpassing Chico Xavier , which had 585 000 people audience at the opening.

See the synopsis below:
"2010. Nascimento (Wagner Moura) is facing a new foe: the militias. To clash with the system that dominates the Rio de Janeiro, he discovers that the problem is much bigger than I thought. And not only that. He needs to balance the challenge of pacifying an occupied city crime with the constant concern for the teenager. When the universe of personal and professional Birth meet, the result is explosive. "

Oficial site: http://www.tropa2.com.br/

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To enjoy - Legend of the Guardians

      Guardians of Ga'Hoole is a series of 14 books, and the film is based on March 1 - The Capture, The Journey, The Rescue. In the story, the owl Soren is kidnapped by the evil other owls, which are all brainwashed and turned into soldiers owls. But Soren escapes with some friends to the island of Ga'Hoole, and unite to fight against evil.
      And now watch the trailer of movie...

Research sources:

http://judao.mtv.uol.com.br/cinema

70 years of Pelé

      Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele (Three Hearts, October 21, 1940 or October 23, 1940), is a former footballer who was acting as an attacking midfielder.
      Pele is considered the greatest player in soccer history, having international fame in football condition. He received the title of Athlete of the Century of sports in May 15, 1981, elected by the French newspaper L'Equipe. In late 1999, the International Olympic Committee, after an international vote of all National Olympic Committees members, also elected Pele "Athlete of the Century." FIFA also elected him in 2000 in a poll done by renowned former athletes and former coaches like Soccer Player of the twentieth century.

Research sources:

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelé

"What's better" - Result

       According to the poll conducted this week, "What's better", the public yet is between two options: Movies and Parks ...

The history of COD

       Updated Oct. 13, 2010: At a glance, Call of Duty is much like every other game out there; almost extraordinarily ordinary. To the uninitiated, it looks like another "me too" tale of heroic army men, told from a first-person perspective. But it's Call of Duty's ability to rise above the competition – and without the need for attention-grabbing gimmicks – that makes it so exceptional, even with six proper games in as many years, and just as many spin-offs. Call of Duty snatched the annual World War II franchise crown from the industry's largest publisher, and helped pave the way for Activision's world conquest. With Modern Warfare 2 just around the corner, it shows no signs of slowing down.
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Research sources:

http://ps3.ign.com

To enjoy - Oasis

       Oasis is a rock and roll band from Manchester, England. The group emerged on the world stage in 1994 as a brand of traditional British rock, which was low thanks to the emergence of other music styles such as grunge American. The band established itself as one of the most acclaimed of the year 1990, not only for their musical quality, but also by the peculiar behavior of its members, such as clashes with the media and the fights between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.
       The band has had several formations. The current is: Liam Gallagher (vocals), Noel Gallagher (guitar, vocals), Andy Bell (bass) and Gem Archer (guitar).The first Oasis album, Definitely Maybe, was released in 1994 and is the third album of the fastest-selling debut in UK history, behind the first album of Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) and disc for pop / R & B Leona Lewis, Spirit (2007), which tops the list.
       The next album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, 1995, defined the Britpop movement. Most of the songs of Oasis is composed of Noel Gallagher. Since 2000, his brother Liam started to contribute with songs such as Songbird (Heathen Chemistry - 2002) and I'm Outta Time (Dig Out Your Soul - 2008), both released as singles. Guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell also have contributed to his own compositions since then.
       The main influences of Oasis are the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Stooges, Neil Young, Fri Pistols, Stone Roses and The Smiths.
       The band's official discography is: Definitely Maybe (1994), (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002), Do not Believe The Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008).

       And now watch Wonderwall of Broken Songs, a partnership between Oasis, Green Day, Eminem and more ...

Research sources:

http://www.Myspace.com/oasis

Present Perfect

      Hello guys, today we will study a verb tense that does not exist in Portuguese, the present perfect, bellow we teach the concept, rules and show some examples. Good use!

      As it was said, the present perfect tense is verb tense that has no equivalent in Portuguese. Usually it indicates actions that occurred in the past and still have connections with the present , or shares indeterminate past actions and actions recently completed.

      In relation to syntactic structure, the present perfect is a time composed of two verbs: one main and one auxiliary. The auxiliary is the verb to have (simple present), ie: have (for: I, you, we, They) or has (for: he, she, it). The main verb should always be in the participle.

Ex: Subject + auxilliar verb have (on present) + main verb on participle + complement
Following the example:
I + have + lived + in Australia for 12 years.

Some samples more:

You have studied hard lately.  

She has just arrived. 

She has danced since she is seven years old. 

Research sources:

http://www.colegioweb.com.br/ingles/present-perfect.html 

Verbos Modais

       Em inglês, verbos auxiliares modais são verbos que só ocorrem na presença de outro verbo, são defectivos na conjugação e não têm passado nem futuro (com exceção do can que tem passado e condicional).

       Devido à alta freqüência com que ocorrem na língua, os verbos modais tornam-se imprescindíveis.

        Veja aqui a lista dos principais :

        Can - Could

- significado de capacidade: I can speak English - Eu consigo falar inglês.

- significado de permissão: Can I smoke here? - Posso fumar aqui?

- significado de possibilidade: It can happen to anyone. - Isso pode acontecer com qualquer um. (Esta ocorrência é mais rara e o significado de possibilidade aqui se confunde com o de capacidade. Para possibilidade é sempre melhor usar may e might.).

       May

- significado de permissão: May smoke here? - Posso fumar aqui?

- significado de possibilidade: It may rain today. - Pode ser que chova hoje.

- para expressar um desejo (to express a wish): May all your dreams come true. - Que todos seus sonhos se realizem. (Esta última ocorrência é mais rara, restrita a uma linguagem mais formal.)

       Might

- significado de remota possibilidade: It might rain this weekend. - É capaz de chover no próximo fim de semana.

       Should

- significado de conselho: You should study more. - Você deveria estudar mais.

       Shall

- significado de sugestão (predominante no dialeto britânico): Shall we go to the movies? - Que tal irmos ao cinema? / Que tal, vamos ao cinema?

       Must

- significado de obrigação: You must stop smoking. - Você tem que parar de fumar.

- significado de proibição: You mustn't get out of bed. - Você não pode sair da cama.

- significado de inference, logical dedução: He must be very rich. - Ele deve ser muito rico.

Research sources:

http://www.mundovestibular.com.br/articles/656/1/VERBOS-MODAIS-MODAL-VERBS-/Paacutegina1.html

Nova Zelândia

       A Nova Zelândia (em Inglês New Zealand, em maori Aotearoa) é um país insular no sudoeste do Oceano Pacífico formado por duas massas de terra principais (comumente chamadas de Ilha do Norte e Ilha do Sul) e por numerosas ilhas menores, sendo as mais notáveis as ilhas Stewart e Chatham. O nome indígena na língua maori para a Nova Zelândia é Aotearoa, normalmente traduzido como "A Terra da Grande Nuvem Branca". Os Domínios da Nova Zelândia também incluem as Ilhas Cook e Niue (que se autogovernam, mas em associação livre); Tokelau; e a Dependência de Ross (reivindicação territorial da Nova Zelândia na Antártida).

       A Nova Zelândia é notável por seu isolamento geográfico: está situada a cerca de 2000 km a sudeste da Austrália, separados através do mar da Tasmânia e os seus vizinhos mais próximos ao norte são a Nova Caledônia, Fiji e Tonga. Devido ao seu isolamento, a Nova Zelândia desenvolveu uma fauna distinta dominada por pássaros, alguns dos quais foram extintos após a chegada dos seres humanos e dos mamíferos introduzidos por eles.

      A maioria da população da Nova Zelândia é de ascendência Européia, os nativos Māoris são a maior minoria. Asiáticos e polinésios não-Māori também são grupos de minoria significativa, especialmente em áreas urbanas. A língua mais falada é o Inglês.

       A Nova Zelândia é um país desenvolvido que se posiciona muito bem em comparações internacionais sobre o desenvolvimento humano, qualidade de vida, esperança de vida, alfabetização, educação pública, paz, prosperidade, liberdade econômica, facilidade de fazer negócios, falta de corrupção, liberdade de imprensa e proteção das liberdades civis e dos direitos políticos. Suas cidades também são consideradas as mais habitáveis do mundo.

       Elizabeth II, como a Rainha da Nova Zelândia, é a chefe de estado do país e é representada por um Governador-Geral cerimonial, que detém poderes de reserva. A rainha não tem nenhuma influência política real e sua posição é essencialmente simbólica. O poder político é mantido pelo democraticamente eleito Parlamento da Nova Zelândia, sob a liderança do Primeiro-Ministro, que é o chefe de governo do país.

       Vale ressaltar também que a Nova Zelândia foi palco de grandes produções do cinema: a trilogia Senhor dos Anéis e Avatar.

       Veja mais em: www.pt.wikipedia.org

       A seguir segue um dos trailers do filme "Senhor dos Anéis":

Research sources:

http://www.wikipwdia.org.br/

http://www.youtube.com/

Uso dos Adjetivos

       Olá pessoal! Hoje vamos conhecer um pouco mais sobre as regras dos adjetivos. Os adjetivos são usados para definir o substantivo, normalmente no português são usados após os substantivos, já na língua inglesa o uso é ao contrário, devemos usar os adjetivos antes do substantivo. Para compararmos pessoas, coisas, conceitos e etc., existem as formas de comparação, vejam abaixo:

         Comparativo de igualdade:

       Para compararmos duas coisas de forma igualitária devemos usar a expressão: (as + adjetivo + as) e em orações negativas o primeiro as pode ser substituído por so.
Ex.: She is as tall as Jane. (Ela é tão alta quanto Jane.)
Ex.: She isn’t so tall as Jane. (Ela não é tão alta quanto Jane.)

         Comparativo de inferioridade:

       Usamos quando queremos demonstrar a inferioridade de uma coisa em relação à outra, usamos a expressão: (less + adjetivo + than).
Ex.: Some species are less adaptable than others. (Algumas espécies são menos adaptáveis do que outras.)

         Comparativo de superioridade:

       Usamos para demonstrar a superioridade de alguma coisa em relação à outra. Quando o adjetivo for monossilábico usamos: (adjetivo + sufixo er + than).
Ex.: A Lion is stronger than a wolf. (Um leão é mais forte do que um lobo.)

Com adjetivos com mais de uma sílaba usamos: (more + adjetivo + than).
Ex.: Julie is more beautiful than Lana. (Julie é mais bonita do que Lana).

         Superlativo:

       Usamos quando queremos dar maior intensificação do adjetivo a algo. Quando o adjetivo for monossilábico usamos: (the + adjetivo + sufixo est).
Ex.: February is the shortest month of the year. (Fevereiro é o mês mais curto do ano.)

Com adjetivos de mais de uma sílaba, usamos: (the most + adjetivo).
Ex.: This is the most efficient program of all. (Este é o programa mais eficiente de todos.)

See ya!

Research sources:

http:http://www.englishexperts.com.br/2008/10/23/grau-dos-adjetivos/

About HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

      Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune systemopportunistic infections. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. The four major routes of transmission are unsafe sex, contaminated needles, breast milk, and transmission from an infected mother to her baby at birth (perinatal transmission). Screening of blood products for HIV has largely eliminated transmission through blood transfusions or infected blood products in the developed world. begins to fail, leading to life-threatening

      HIV infection in humans is considered pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Nevertheless, complacency about HIV may play a key role in HIV risk. From its discovery in 1981 to 2006, AIDS killed more than 25 million people. HIV infects about 0.6% of the world's population.In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4–3.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children. A third of these deaths are occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and increasing poverty. According to current estimates, HIV is set to infect 90 million people in Africa, resulting in a minimum estimate of 18 million orphans. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.

      Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, released a statement that reminded Americans of the toll HIV/AIDS has taken. 

      "On this World AIDS Day, we are reminded that the fight against HIV is far from over, in the United States and around the world," Fenton said. "Every nine and a half minutes, someone in the United States is newly infected with HIV. One in five of the more than 1 million people living with HIV in this country are unaware of their infections and may be unknowingly transmitting the virus to others."

      Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, director of the division of HIV/AIDS prevention at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, echoed Fenton's sentiments and said increasing the number of health care providers should be made a priority in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
      "We must acknowledge and work to expand the critical role of health care providers in stemming the toll of HIV/AIDS in the United States," Mermin said. "In the early days of HIV in this country, health care providers were on the front lines in identifying and confronting an unknown and emerging epidemic. They played a key role in research to identify effective treatments and have helped extend the length and quality of life of countless Americans living with HIV and AIDS. And although the epidemic has changed over time, the role of health care providers remains just as important today, not only for treating those with HIV, but also for helping to stop new infections."

Research sourses:

http://www.infectiousdiseasenews.com/article/51009.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV

A Lingua Inglesa

       O inglês é um idioma falado em todo mundo, de grande importância já que é a língua oficial de muitos países desenvolvidos (Estados Unidos,Inglaterra,Canadá, Austrália, etc). Saber falar inglês tornou-se praticamente obrigatório para quem quer entrar no mercado de trabalho atualmente, não se trata mais de um diferencial. A literatura inglesa (principalmente técnica – manuais, guias, etc) é utilizada em todo o mundo, até mesmo pelos países que não o tem como idioma oficial.

       No Brasil, a maioria das escolas já oferecem aulas de inglês para crianças do primário, de forma a acostumá-las com o segundo idioma, facilitando o aprendizado da língua. Para aperfeiçoamento da fala e compreensão, existem programas de intercâmbio, onde o estudante viaja para outro país (geralmente Estados Unidos, Canadá ou Austrália), onde terá que lidar diáriamente com o desafio de se comunicar em inglês – além de aprender mais sobre a outra cultura.

Research sources:

http://www.infoescola.com/ingles/

It's only the beginning...

       This is a work proposed by Professor Joelma, which is intended to interact with English speaking students in the third year of informatica IFMG-Bambui. Within that will be discussed several topics that will vary from the grammar of English will be issues like HIV, drugs, parties, sex, rock n 'roll and more ...