Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

Patrick: Good morning. My name is Patrick Roberts. Can | speak to the head of Human Resources? Receptionist: I'm afraid she's quite busy at the moment. Can I help you? Patrick: I was just phoning to inquire whether there were any jobs going. Receptionist: All our vacant positions are advertised on our website and in national newspapers. Vacancies do come up regularly, so | advise you to keep checking. Patrick: Thank you very much for your time. Receptionist: You're welcome and good luck. Eryk: Good morning. I'm Eryk Pawlak. I would like to speak to Janet Robinson. Is she there? Receptionist: She's quite busy at the moment. Can I help you? Eryk: Thank you, but ['d rather talk to Ms Robinson, if that's okay, Receptionist: Okay. Please hold and Ml try and put you through. Eryk: Thank you. Janet: Janet Robinson speaking. How can I help you? Eryk: My name is Eryk Pawlak. I have considerable professional experience in

1 This is easily the best way of finding a job. It's simply the biggest resource available. You can search through thousands of jobs and send your CV and cover letter to employers all over the world in minutes. You can even post your own CV online and help employers and headhunters find you. There are hundreds of networks, groups and special interest forums that you can sign up to, which can offer you advice and tell you about any job opportunities, 2 Nothing beats word of mouth and a personal recommendation, As the old saying goes, It's not what you know, it's who you know. If you want to get ahead and get the job you really want, then you've got to get to know someone who already works in the industry, someone who can recommend you for a job, or let you know of any openings. It might take time and effort, but if you want to be really successful, the best way to do It is by meeting the right people. Tell everyone you know you're looking for a job, tel

Sophie: So, how's the job-hunting going? Silvia: Well, | haven't got very far, to be honest. I'm struggling to work out what my transferable skills are. Sophie: Well, you've done so much, Silvia. I´m sure you've got lots of skills that would be useful in almost any job. Why don't you tell me some things you've done and then we can work out what transferable skills you've got? Silvia: Well, | applied for my MA course while I was working in Africa, and even managed to start doing some research for the course before | came back to England, Sophie: So you're clearly quite good at planning. And what were you doing in Africa? I'm sure that you developed lots of skills while you were there that will help you get a job. Silvia:  I worked for an NGO as part of a large team with people from all over the world. We all lived together and shared a bathroom. The work was quite varied and | was given different tasks to complete each week.

1.2 Jack: So, Federico. What's all this about you moving jobs? Federico: Well, yes, I've just decided to start looking for a new job. | love my current job, and my colleagues are great, but if I'm going to get more experience,  I´ll have to go somewhere else Jack: Sure you can't get that experience where you are? Federico: No. Our company's too small. I need to go somewhere bigger. Jack: Any idea where? Federico: Well, I've got a few companies in mind. Jack: And have you got the skills and experience these companies are looking for? Federico:  Well, I´ve got the qualifications they're looking for. When it comes to skills and experience, | think | can demonstrate that I'm very adaptable. | don't mind working late or at weekends, and I´ll have a go at anything, | pick things up very quickly. Jack: That's true. Federico: I'm also good at coming up with new ideas and suggesting alternative solu

1.1 Sophie: Hey  Silvia. How are you? What have you been up to? I haven't seen you for ages. Silvia: I'm fine, Sophie. I'm actually   looking for a job at the moment. Sophie: Yeah? So how's it going? Silvia: Not that great, to be honest. I’ve got a few ideas for possible jobs but I'm not really sure what sort of work | want to do, or what I'd be really good at. Sophie: | see. In my experience you’ve got to work out what you want to do before you start thinking about where you want to work. So, start by thinking about the things you like doing, or what you're interested in. Silvia: Well, I´m interested in   sustainability and I enjoy working with people. Sophie: Exactly. So you'd probably enjoy a job         that      included     both   of   these   things. Then, after  you've    worked  out  your  interests, the next step is to think about the skills you've got that can be used in almost any job, things like communicatio

Aqui estão algumas expressões muito usadas na área de turismo: airport charges - taxas do aeroporto amendment to a booking -  alteração da reserva arrival - chegada board - embarque em trens, ônibus, navios, aeronaves, etc. boarding pass - cartão de embarque - o documento em papel que você recebe da companhia aérea no check-in que permite que você entre no avião budget airlines - preços promocionais da companhia ion fee - a taxaem dinheiro que lhe é cobrada quando cancela uma reserva claim for damages - pedido de indenização, compensação departure - a partida destination - teu destino, o lugar designado como o final da sua jornada direct flight - voo direto - um voo quando um viajante chega ao seu destino sem ter que mudar de avião. Você pode parar em outra cidade, mas não precisará sair do avião domestic tourism - turismo doméstico - viajar dentro do país de residência do viajante excursion - uma viagem por prazer, passeio, viagem, excursão familiarizatio

Reading:  The 20th of November is a symbol for all the black movement in Brazil. The date marks the death of Zumbi dos Palmares, who died in 1695, an icon of resistance to slavery and the main mark of freedom. The Day of Black Consciousness was established in the country to be celebrated on November 20 by Law No. 10639, January 2003. The same law made it compulsory to teach about history and Afro-Brazilian Culture. Most Black Brazilians are descendants of African slaves brought to the country by Portuguese colonizers. In the last national census of the country, which took place in 2000, only 6.2% of the Brazilian population declared themselves "Black" (a little more than 30% are said "parda", which is a derivative of the Portuguese word for "dirty"). To have an idea of the problem that we face, it's enough to recall that in Salvador, the capital of Bahia and considered the "blackest" city of the country, only 13.3% of the population d

SEM LETRA: COM LETRA LETRA I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes  I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through We are the champions, my friends And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the world I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose We are the champions, my friends And we'll … Vocabulário:  Dues - dívidas Time after time - algo que aconteceu várias vezes, repetidamente, a toda hora Bad mistakes - Erros sérios to come through - superar kick sand in one´s face - ser insultado por alguém superior, de modo a não poder

Move in  significa mudar-se para uma nova casa, escritório: Happy English  moved   in  to this space three years ago. Jack found a new apartment. He’s going to  move   in  on May 1 st . You can  move   in  once you pay the first month’s rent. De maneira similar, usamos   move in with  para mostrar que alguém está compartilhando o local com alguém Lori  moved   in   with  her boyfriend last summer. Her parents didn’t agree with her  moving   in   with  him because they are not married. Danny moved in with his brother when he left his wife. O oposto de   move   in é   move   out , com o significado de parar de estar estalado, ou morando em algum lugar. Serena said she wants to  move   out  from her parent’s house after college. If you don’t like your roommate that much, you should  move   out . Jim’s company finally  moved   out  of that old office building. Move on  significa progredir de uma situação para outra:  After ten years in ABC Bank, Bob  moved   on  t

Existem várias maneiras de você expressar surpresa em Português e assim ocorre também no Inglês.  Qual você vai escolher, depende da ocasião e de você. Abaixo seguem 40 expressões e te garanto que algumas delas são hilárias: 1)  Whooooooa... 2)  Heavenly day 3)  Hot pot of Coffee!! 4)  'Oh my dayz' 5)  "Well, sufferin' cats" 6)  "My stars and garters!"….. 7)  Well spank me cross-eyed! 8)  Duuuuuuuuude.... 9)  Earned My Red Wings 10)  They’re off like a herd of turtles….!!!! 11)  "Jeepers pelts!" 12)  Well shiver me timbers and call me Woody 13)  Yuppiiieeeeee……  14)  Oooooo Mann….. 15)  Well shoot a rabbit! 16)  What a day!!! 17)  AYI mios 18)  Loved it…. 19)  "Well, I'll be go to hell!" 20)  "Why, Heavens to Betsey!" 21)  Aaaa unbelievable!!!  22)  Hot diggity  23)  Jeepers creepers 24)  Oh hell shitt fire 25)  He was madder than fire 26)  HOW in the...? 27)  Shoot a monkey! 28)  Well call me a biscuit. 29)  

Work Tourism Rankings (Group Work) Which 10 countries do you think ranked highest in the world tourism rankings? Try to guess with a partner. (Answers (from 2010) on the bottom of next page.) The Foreign Visitor (Pair Work) Option 1 : A foreign VIP client of your company will visit from this Thursday to next Monday. Your boss has given you an unlimited budget to show your country to the client. Design the best itinerary you can for the visit. Option 2 : You met some friendly aliens on a recent space flight. You invited them to visit Earth sometime. Yesterday, they contacted you. They’d like you to give them a 5-day tour of your planet. Design the best itinerary you can. (Transportation will not be a problem as you can use their spacecraft.) Role-play #1 Student A: You want to take your wife/husband on a trip this weekend. First, decide where you want to go. Then, phone your travel agent to reserve a plane ticket and hotel. Also, ask for recommendations of things to

In my opinion , this one would be better.  - Uma maneira clássica, porém lembre-se que não é a única. Varie.  To my mind this one's better. - Muito comum no Inglês falado e escrito If you ask me, this one's better.- Muito comum, podendo ser usado no inicio ou no final da sentença To my way of thinking, this one's fine. - Usado para enfatizar a própria opinião In my view, this one is best. - Comum no Inglês falado e escrito Know what I think? That one's best. - Abreviação de " Do you know what I think?". É comum é não é mal-educado I'd say tomorrow that one's better.- apesar de ser um "Cnditional", é muito comum What I think is that one's better. - Muito comum e direto. For me, that one's better. similar aos usos dos números 2 e 5 I tell you what I think, that one's best. - similar ao 10. Bem direto

advertising - show your products to customers through radio, television or newspapers "What is the best way for us to advertise our product?" afford - ser capaz de comprar "Television is the best advertising, but the most expensive. Can we afford it?"  agenda - o roteiro de uma reunião "The first item on our agenda is advertising." booming - um negócio que cresce rapidamente "This year business is booming, so we can start thinking about increasing our investments."  borrow - pegar algo emprestado "We need to borrow $100,000 to expand our business."  brand - marca (McDonald's, Coca Cola, Volkswagen, etc.) "We'll need to borrow money for advertising, then we'll build our brand awareness." break even - quando a saída financeira está equivalente a entrada "The company didn't make money nor lose money during the last quarter. They just broke even." bribe - suborno &q