THIS IS IT !

Good morning people! Today is very special for me...
It's my last day as a WISE UP teacher and I've decided to post about it! I have been their teacher for more than 3 years and I've never hidden from anyone the most beautiful and the most terrible moments there! It was not always easy, there were days I thought I would kill someone, but I ended up solving most of the problems and overcoming bizarre situations. There were also fantastic days, most of them with fantastic workmates, friends who helped me, teased me and also annoyed me (it's sometimes necessary, I know). I'll never forget the training with many teachers and my future friends Louie, Dani (in Puerto Rico now, married and happy) and Chris (this one has vanished somehow, he's maybe back to his Netherlands), or the day I was hired...Throughout the years, I've met various teachers who were part of my routine, some of those were memorable, like Carol, Little Carol, Victor, Cinthia... some were even better, like Henry, Erica, Beatrix, Walter, Jackie... and some are more than special, like Fran (my sis!), Sann (my nephew!), Sam, Louie (my good brother!), Letícia, Tereza, Rafael, Lulu (my niece!), Sandra, Nathalia and Laís!


Jamais esqueceria das muitas outras pessoas que passaram pela Wise Up e que me ajudaram, com coisas pequenas e grandes, tais como as meninas da recepção, administração e operacional: Danne Levy, Raquel, Priscila, Yanna, Bete, Lud, Lidiane, Cláudia (vulgo Cráudia), Mayra, Helena, Patrícia e Cristina. Além delas, ressalto com enorme prazer a amizade, a camaradagem e os papos de futebol com o grande Ale!


Agradeço também ao franqueado, Jorge Américo, o já folclórico "J", pela oportunidade que me foi dada, sou grato e não me esquecerei.


Para fechar com chave de ouro (with golden keys, como já diria minha coordenadora), exibo em primeira mão o vídeo da entrega das minhas últimas provas corrigidas na WISE UP! Espero que gostem, take a look:

Não vou dizer que é um "até breve", pois se tomei a decisão de sair, foi para me dedicar aos meus projetos pessoais e profissionais, mas vou dizer que Niterói é uma cidade pequena, que não me custará muito passar para um "oi" e para marcar uma cerveja, ou pizza, aqui e acolá.


Thank you for everything,
stay tuned to THE TIME OUT PROJECT, I will be here full time!


Cheers, abraços,


Gustavo Caldas Brito

ONE FOR THE REAL ADVANCED ENGLISH STUDENTS or TEACHERS...

Woody Allen is one of my biggest inspirations, not so much for his personal life but his PROFESSIONAL success!
So, nothing better than using him to test you guys with a very challenging LISTENING activity:
Watch and PAY ATTENTION to the video. Try to LISTEN to it for at least 3 times, but, BEFOR you do that, read the questions below, so you can focus on what you have to answer!
1)How does he describe his wife?
2)Why did he describe her that way?
3)Why did he say it was also his fault that they got divorced?
4)When they were deciding their lives they had 2 options. What were these options?
5)Why did they choose what they have chosen?
6)What would they need to prove to get a divorce in NY?
7)What did he convince her to do?

Remember that LISTENING is like PHYSICAL EXERCISE...There's no point in doing it once in 3 weeks...IT MUST BE DONE EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!


Good luck and Keep visiting us!