31/08/2011

THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING

Good evening guys!
Tonight I have prepared something really special for you...The majority of my students complain about listenings. They say they can't listen clearly, that the quality of the sound system is bad...Most of the times, the problem is that they simply don't have the habit of listening...Let's take a look at this brilliant video about it?




Fantastic wasn't it? People, let me remind you of something really important: Listening is something you have to work on a every day basis, it is impossible to expect improvement, development of listening skills if you don't practice regularly! So, don't miss the opportunity I'm giving you. Since we have the new series about VERB FORMS with CHRONICLES FROM MY COCKPIT and CHRONICLES FROM MY KITCHEN, let's explore the SIMPLE PRESENT & PRESENT CONTINUOUS in this videoclip:


Try to identify as many sentences in the SIMPLE PRESENT and PRESENT CONTINUOUS as you can...If they're in the affirmative, change them to negative and interrogative as a practice. Finally, select some of the phrases and create a dialogue, it will help you create CONTEXT!


Good luck,
Study harder if you think you study too much!
Never give up!


VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FIANCÉE, NATALIA CALDAS, WHO GAVE ME THE TIP ABOUT www.ted.com
THANKS SWEETIE!!!


GUSTAVO CALDAS BRITO

29/08/2011

CHRONICLES FROM MY COCKPIT - Episode 7: VERB FORMS 1 & 2

What's up guys???
It's still monday night and we have a brand new BLOG SERIES for you, about VERB FORMS! From now on, GUSTAVO CALDAS BRITO and FRAN SARTOR will be exploring and explaining different verb forms, so students can understand better and practice! Today we have GUSTAVO and his CHRONICLES FROM MY COCKPIT, talking about SIMPLE PRESENT & PRESENT CONTINUOUS! We hope you like it!!! Take a look:




Don't forget that Fran is also going to explore VERB FORMS in her CHRONICLES FROM MY KITCHEN, so check our blog everyday, we want you to be our FOLLOWER!!!
Cheers!


PS: Did you guys find out who the hell is that kid next to our co-author SANNY???