Podcast Inglês Online

Hoje o podcast fala de expressões com a palavra SHOT relacionadas a tentar ou experimentar alguma coisa nova.

Transcrição

Hi, how are you? This is another episode of the Inglesonline podcast. To listen to and download previous episodes and trancripts, go to inglesonline.com.br and click Inglesonline podcast. Today I’m gonna talk about a few expressions with the word SHOT, s-h-o-t. These expressions usually come from sports… “A shot” could be translated as “um arremesso”, for example. But even if you’re not into sports, these expressions are all very,very common. So let’s take a look at “give something a shot”. That means you’re making an attempt at something, or maybe you’re trying something to see whether you like it or not. You don’t know if you’ll be successful, or… you don’t know if you will like it, but you’re giving it a shot.

So, it’s very common to hear this: “Give it a shot!” A person will say this to you when they want to encourage you to try something or to make an attempt at doing something. You’re undecided, you know? You’re not sure whether you wanna do it or not. Maybe you’re feeling a little insecure, you may be afraid of something, or you may be thinking that you’re not going to like the end result, so you are hesitating. And this person wants to encourage you because he or she knows that it’s not that difficult or that the end result will be good, so they say “Give it a shot!” Come on, give it a shot.

So let’s say that the thing you’re hesitating to do is… starting an exercise program. There’s a new gym in your neighborhood and you pass by it every day on your way to work, and you’ve been thinking… Should I join the gym? Should I? But I don’t like gyms, I hate exercising. Well, on the other hand, physical activity is a great thing, it’s so healthy. Yeah, but every time I join a gym, I end up quitting after a month. And then you tell your coworkers about it and they say Come on, give it a shot. It’s a really good gym. Just give it a shot! Just try it for a month“.

OK. So you decide you’re going to give it a shot and so you finally join the gym. You arrive at the office and you tell your coworkers I’ve just joined that gym! I’m not a hundred percent sure I’m gonna like it, but I joined anyway. I’m gonna give it a shot. And your corworker Bob says “Hey, give it your best shot, OK? Now that you have joined, give it your best shot”.

What does that mean, “give it your best shot”? That means try your best, you know? Put some effort into it. Give it your best shot. Now that you have joined, you know, you’re a gym member anyway, so give it your best shot. Try to enjoy the gym and go there often and exercise. Try to enjoy it, give it your best shot. Now that you have joined, now that you’re a gym member, do the best you can. Give it your best shot.

OK. So two months go by and you’re doing your best. You’re trying to go to the gym at least three times a week. You’re doing aerobics, you’re doing the weights, you’re working out at least three times a week. You’re giving it your best shot, really. But… you’re miserable. You don’t like going to the gym. You never did! You can’t explain it. You just don’t like it. You think working out is boring. Yeah, you know it’s healthy but you still think it’s boring. So after two months, you quit. You quit the gym,

Hi!

Hoje o podcast é sobre estas aqui: “Fácil falar, mas fazer…” e “Não é tão ruim/alta/bom assim…”

Transcrição

What’s up? I’m doing fine here, ’cause I’m recording this podcast and that’s always fun to do. OK, a very short introduction today: I’m gonna talk first about a very common phrase, and then the next topic will be how to use the word THAT in a way that is not usually in the books. Oh, and this is Inglesonline podcast.

So let’s get right into it: You know when someone tells you to do something, and he or she talks about it like it’s something easy to do… but in reality, it’s not that easy? For example, let’s say you’re having problems at the office. Let’s say one of your coworkers, Bob, has been snooping around your desk. Let’s say Bob has been stealing some of your ideas, and presenting them to the boss as if they were his ideas.

So you tell your friend Jane about Bob. You tell her “I have this coworker, Bob, and he’s been stealing my ideas!” And your friend Jane knows what to do. She thinks this problem is really easy to solve. She says “You should catch Bob in the act! Actually, you should confront him about stealing your ideas. Better yet, you should talk to him in the presence of your boss, and make him admit he’s stolen your ideas!” And you say “Well, Jane, thanks, but that’s easier said than done. Bob’s father is the CEO of the company. So exposing the CEO’s son as a thief might not be the smartest career move”.

So, Jane’s suggestion? That you just catch Bob in the act, that you just tell the boss about what Bob’s been doing? That’s easier said than done. Easier said than done. Jane’s ideas are great. They sound great, but you think they’re easier said than done. It’s like we say in Portuguese “Falar é fácil…”. So Jane thinks you’re a fool, she thinks you’re a pushover because Bob is taking advantage of you and you’re not doing anything about it. But you know it’s not as easy as it seems. Jane’s ideas? They’re easier said than done.

And here’s another example: let’s say your friend Michael just lost his job and you are trying to cheer him up. You say “Hey, I’m sure you’re gonna be working again in no time. Just start sending out your resume and before you know it, you’ll have more job offers than you can count.” Well, your friend Michael doesn’t think it’ll be that easy. He says “Yeah, that’s easier said than done.”

And by the way… let me go back to what I just said: your friend doesn’t think it will be that easy. What does that mean?

Well, picture this: two people go to a bakery and they’re looking at the pies, and they see a beautiful chocolate pie. They each buy a slice and eat it. Then, one of them says “This is the best chocolate pie I have ever eaten! I can’t believe how good this is. It’s amazing!” And the other one says “Hey, cool it with the pie… it tasted OK, but it was not that good!” So he thought the pie was OK, but it wasn’t that good. It wasn’t that amazing. In other words, he thinks his friend is exaggerating. The pie didn’t taste that good. In Portuguese we say something like “Não era tão boa assim”. It wasn’t that good.

A few more examples:

* My friend is crazy about a TV show about monsters and supernatural stuff. She loves it. I think that show is OK, but I don’t think it is that good. I think it’s just OK.

Hello, you guys!

Nosso podcast volta em 2011 com três palavras/expressões super comuns na conversa dos nativos do inglês. Uma delas quer dizer mais ou menos “fui pego de surpresa/desprevenido”. As outras duas? Diga nos comentários como você traduziria.

Transcrição

Hey, everyone! How’s it going? Did you enjoy the holidays? Are you back yet from the holidays, or… are you listening to this podcast from a sunny beach? Whatever the case, here’s the new episode of Inglesonline Podcast. To see the transcript and every episode of this podcast, go to inglesonline.com.br and click ‘Podcast Inglesonline’.

So, here’s a question: What is the object you always have handy? Handy: what does that mean? Let me ask you the question again. What do you always have handy? What’s the object that you always have or that you always keep handy?  Something useful, that you often need or that you often use, and that you try to keep easily within reach at all times. Within reach – that means you can easily grab it when you need it. For example, in your car, in your purse, on your desk, and so on.

Maybe you’re like my father and you always have an umbrella handy. My father always has an umbrella handy. Actually, I think he always has a couple of umbrellas within reach: one in his car and another one in his suitcase. My father will never be caught off guard by the rain, nope. He always has an umbrella handy, wherever he goes. And here’s another thing that he always keeps handy: a bottle of water. Every time I get into my father’s car I see his bottle of water. So, my dad likes to have two things handy at all times: an umbrella and a bottle of water. What about you? What do you keep handy?

OK, so I just used this expression about thirty seconds ago: caught off guard. This is another common expression. Let me give you an example: let’s say you are at your desk, working like you always are… not playing Solitaire on the computer or anything, just working, and all of a sudden your boss walks in and says:

“Hey, Jack. I know you’re supposed to be leaving to the Fiji Islands tomorrow for you well-deserved vacation. I mean, how long has it been since your last vacation? Three years, right? You so deserve a vacation! I mean, if anyone deserves it, it’s you. And I want you to know… I know that! But here’s the thing: that account we’ve been chasing for over a year… the big software company? I got the VP of Purchasing to be here tomorrow. He’s finally going to meet with us! Well, with you, actually. See, I have to take my grandma to the doctor. I just have to go with her. Jack, we need you! We need you to run this meeting. What do you say? We need you, Jack. What do you say?”

And you say “Sure, boss. I’m sure I can get a refund on my plane ticket. Hey, who needs vacations anyway?”

And when you tell your friends what happened, they say “Are you insane? Why did you say yes?” And you say “Well, my boss caught me off guard! I didn’t know what else to say!”. So your boss caught you off guard. He caught you off guard. That means that you were not expecting it, you were kinda surprised by what he said, and in this particular example you didn’t have the time to think things through before making a decision. Right? You didn’t have the time, you didn’t have enough time. Why? Because your boss caught you off guard. So in the end you agreed to something you really didn’t want to agree with. You said Yes but you really didn’t mean it, right? Why? Because you were caught off guard.

Here’s another example: let’s say you’re a guy and you want to propose to your girlfriend. It’s gonna be a surprise, you haven’t said anything to her but you’re sure she&...

Hey, everyone!

Hoje tem mais um podcast onde eu uso várias expressões que já apareceram em dicas aqui no blog (o primeiro foi esse).

Transcrição

Hi, everyone! What’s up? It’s December and this is our last podcast of 2010. So I thought… let’s wrap up 2010 with another ‘recap’ podcast. I’ve done this before and lots of people told me they enjoyed it, so today we have another one. So for this episode I put together a little story with expressions that have been talked about in previous English tips or podcasts at Inglês Online.

Also, this little story I came up with took place at some point in the past. So I’m going to use lots of actions in the past: “She thought”, “she looked”, “she said”… I’m also gonna talk about stuff that happened before the time of the story, before that point in the past. So I’m gonna say stuff like “she had been…” and “she hadn’t been” (here’s another podcast where I did that)

OK, so first, listen to the story and then, you’ll be able to click… There are some expressions that are hyperlinked and you can click them to find the lesson or the tip about that expression.

So, ready? Here’s the story:

OK, so this little story took place in June of… last year. Let’s say this girl, Holly, had been studying hard for an Italian exam, and let’s say she started studying for this exam in February. It was June now, so she had been studying for four months, right? Well, her exam was an important one because if she passed it, she would be able to work as a teacher at the Italian Language Institute, and that was her dream.

So on the day of the exam she woke up early. She looked at the alarm clock. It was 8am. Holly thought “I’m so ready for this exam”.

But isn’t it funny how things don’t always work out the way we want them to? Here’s what happened that morning:

It was around 9:30 and Holly was flipping through the pages of her Italian grammar book when the phone rang. She answered the phone with a “Pronto!”

“Hey! Studying Italian?” said the voice at the other end of the line.

Holly recognized the voice. It was her friend Karen.

“Hey, Karen… My “pronto” gave it away, huh?”

Karen said “Actually, you told me you had an exam today… Have you been studying much these days?”

And Holly answered “You know me… I wouldn’t go to this thing underprepared.”

But here’s the thing: Karen had just been to their high school reunion, so she was up to date on all the gossip about their old classmates. So Holly and Karen got to talking, and when Holly finally looked at her watch she realized she had 15 minutes to get to t...

Hello! Hoje tem a terceira e última parte do podcast que gravei com Steve Ford (veja a primeira parte e a segunda parte). Aqui, falamos sobre as perguntas da Caroline, Osvaldo, Marco, Ivan e Carlos.

* Spoilers and guilty pleasure

* Interjections

* Como dizer faminto?

* Como usar a vírgula (comma)

* Once upon a time

* Dica sobre pronúncia de ING

Obs.: Essa conversa foi gravada no Skype, e por isso infelizmente o volume da minha voz saiu um pouco mais baixo do que normalmente sai nos podcasts.

Transcrição

[Essa parte começa com a continuação da resposta à pergunta da Caroline sobre ‘spoilers’ e ‘guilty pleasure’]

(Steve) Guilty pleasure, to me, sounds like eating too much chocolate.

(Ana) OK, I’ll have to make a confession here.

(Steve) Yeah.

(Ana) I have a guilty pleasure currently, and it is watching the ‘novela das 7′. Our soapopera that, you know, is on around 7pm, which is called Ti-Ti-Ti. It’s a guilty pleasure.

(Steve) There you go, there you go, yeah. I think everyone deserves a little bit of a guilty pleasure like that, right?

(Ana) Yeah, so what’s yours, Steve?

(Steve) What’s mine? I wish I had one, but I guess it would be, maybe, playing the guitar… I don’t really have much free time, so I guess my guilty pleasures are small. Playing the guitar, writing some music, singing some songs…

(Ana) OK… I’m not sure that qualifies… That’s not “guilty”.

(Steve) How about eating some chocolate? Eating some chocolate.

(Ana) OK, alright. You can feel guilty about eating some chocolate.

(Steve) A nice glass of wine.

(Ana) OK, I’ll let it slide this time. And spoilers… I see this word a lot when I’m reading forums, you know, or discussion threads for TV shows. You know, they always, always have like a spoiler thread, which is the only place where you can discuss, I mean, really, spoilers, right?  Stuff that has not been shown on any episodes yet, but people know because they have read something on magazines. And so they go on the spoiler thread and they talk about it.

(Steve) A-ha. So that’s, that’s good. So that’s implicit that in that context it’s something, like, you’re getting information actually before the movie is shown. It could spoil the surprise, right? Like, if they talked on some thread about what’s gonna happen at the end of the new Harry Potter movie.

(Ana) Yeah, and if you go to Amazon.com, and if you read book reviews, you always… like, it’s very common, you see “spoiler alert”, or “warning: this review may contain spoilers”, so you know that if you keep reading, you’re gonna learn something about the book that may spoil the suprise, exactly. Or spoil the twist…

(Steve) Right. And then you have a guilty pleasure because you feel good that you read it, but at the same time, guilty, because… OK.

(Ana) Yeah… that’s a good example. I think I’m one of the… I’m one of the only people in the world who enjoys reading spoilers… Do you enjoy reading spoilers? Or do you like to go knowing nothing, like zero about the movie?

(Steve) Yeah, especially nowadays ’cause sometimes it just seems that even, like, movie reviews… Sometimes the movie will be completely different from the review. So, I like to go, as you said,

Hello! Hoje tem a segunda parte do podcast que gravei com Steve Ford (veja a primeira parte aqui). Nessa parte, falamos sobre as perguntas do Wallace, Ailton, Tiago, Barbara e Danubia:

* Issue, matter and topic – what’s the difference?

* This and that

* Conditional 2

* Pronunciation of a and an

* How do I say ‘os olhos da cara’?

Obs.: Só um aviso (just a heads up) – essa conversa foi gravada no Skype, e por isso infelizmente o volume da minha voz saiu um pouco mais baixo do que normalmente sai nos podcasts.

Transcrição

(Ana) Let’s go back to the questions.

(Steve) You bet!

So Wallace… Wallace asks about three possible translations of “assunto”, which are issue, matter and topic. And how would he know which one to use? I mean, how would you differentiate?

(Steve) Ok, now, it’s good. This is where, like, English teachers would say that you can break this down, you can categorize this into “register”. I like to call it levels of formality. So, really you could break it down, you could categorize it into levels of formality. So it depends on the context. Topic is more semi-formal or familiar, and… While the next one, matter, is a little more formal. And then issue (which is an American pronunciation – iSSue, which is British) would be the most formal of the three, so..

(Ana) Issue would be the most formal?

(Steve) Yeah. This is a very… So you would hear, you would hear that, like, you know, like maybe politicians saying “Well, this is a very pressing issue and we will try to resolve it as soon as possible”. “A pressing matter”, not too far off… And then “a pressing topic”, well…

(Ana) What would you say if, let’s say, we were discussing the agenda for a meeting. Which one would you use? Like, we have five possible, what? Topics, or issues…

(Steve) Yeah, I think I would say topic.

(Ana) OK. Alright, let’s take a look at another one. We have a question sent by Tiago. He asks about this or that. He says… well, he mentioned a podcast that I did a while ago and I talked about this expression “That ship has sailed”. You know, and he’s asking “Why isn’t it “this” ship has sailed?” And he mentions that he’s not talking only about this expression, but in general. Maybe that’s because it’s very common to teach that, you know, if you’re talking about something that is near you, you use ‘this’ and if it’s far from you, you use ‘that’… Why wouldn’t you say “This ship has sailed”?

(Steve) Exactly, so it’s a question of distance in terms of an objective sense, so ‘this’ would be closer to you and then, ‘that’ would be further away from you. So, I mean, yeah, if you said “that ship has sailed” and “this ship has sailed”… In a subjective sense, I guess you could use both and I guess that’s the question he’s asking.

Now, if you were referring to the… physically to the ship and you said “this ship has sailed”… It’s almost like you’re pointing to the picture. Like, you have, somehow you have a represantation of the ship close to you, so that you can exemplify it, so that you can show it. And the same thing “That ship has sailed”. So maybe the picture is further away from you on the wall ...

Hello, everyone!

Hoje tem a primeira parte do podcast que gravei com Steve Ford – aquele dos vídeos Aqui nós tivemos a chance de falar sobre as perguntas da Sonia, do Marcello, do Osvaldo e a primeira do Wallace. Foi muito legal também ter surgido na conversa o tópico “inglês que eu aprendi no livro X inglês que eu ouço por aí” – é comum a gente ver as regrinhas – muitas vezes em livros publicados lá na década de 80 ou 90, ou até nos mais atuais – que dizem uma coisa, e quando a gente assiste a série da TV ou lê uma revista, vê outra. Que é isso?!

Ouça e/ou leia o que o Steve e eu dissemos sobre isso, e também:

* Whose cat is this X Whose is this cat?

* Watch a movie X See a movie

* I have no cash X I don’t have money

* Pronúncia de palavras com sons T e D

Obs.: Só um aviso (just a heads up) – essa conversa foi gravada no Skype, e por isso infelizmente o volume da minha voz saiu um pouco mais baixo do que normalmente sai nos podcasts.

Transcrição

(Ana) Hi everyone, this is Ana Luiza of inglesonline.com.br and this is another episode of inglesonline podcast. Today we have a special guest, teacher Steve Ford. I interviewed Steve a while ago and we have lots of videos made by Steve on Inglês Online so if you have been following our blog you may know him. But, otherwise, he’s an English teacher, he has a very popular video page on You Tube and that’s youtube.com/privateenglish…

(Steve) Portal.

(Ana) OK. That’s youtube.com/privateenglishportal. Right, Steve? You wanna…

(Steve) That’s right, that’s right Ana. Hello, hello, hello!

That’s a long name, I mean, that’s a lot of letters to type in.

(Ana) I knew that one. I rehearsed that one… Alright, so it’s great to have you back, Steve.

(Steve) Great to be here.

(Ana) Just so you guys know, Steve made the suggestion that I asked for questions. You know, I posted on the blog, asking that readers sent in questions and I received lots of questions both on the comment area of the blog and… email. So today we’re gonna do our best to answer, or talk about, as many questions as we can.

(Steve) You bet!

(Ana) Is there anything you wanna say before we dive into the questions?

(Steve) Oh no, no, I’d just like to say thank you to all of your users for, you know, participating with the questions and also leaving comments for my videos on YouTube. All of their comments and support is always welcome, it’s great to see. I’m happy that I’m helping so many of you and… yeah, I hope to have some fun today as well.

(Ana) Alright! So let’s get started. What do you think?

(Steve) You bet. Yeah, sounds good!

(Ana) OK. Sonia asked: which of these options or which of these sentences is correct: Whose cat is this? or Whose is this cat?

(Steve) Right, I have that, yeah, down my list here, yes, Sonia… Definitely the correct one… my radar is going toward “Whose cat is this?”.

“Whose is this cat?”… that sounds like a direct translation from Portuguese, don’t you think? Like, if you were, if you were to translate that, like “De quem”, right?

(Ana) Yeah. Yeah, “de quem é esse gato?” You’re right. Yeah, it sounds like a direct translation. You know, the funny thing is, I have… I don’t remember ever seeing anywhere that the second sentence is wrong, but… really, it doesn’t sound that common. Right? It doesn’t seem like I have heard that a lot.

(Steve) No, exactly, exactly. I didn’t look it up,

Hello, you guys.

Hoje eu continuo falando sobre o HEAR (eu já comecei a falar dele nesse podcast).

Transcrição

Hey, you guys! What’s up? So here’s another episode of Inglesonline Podcast, and… remember when I talked about the word “hear”, a couple of weeks ago? I said that there was probably going to be a second episode about that same word, so here it is. Remember, I’m talking about hear, h-e-a-r, not ‘here’ as in ‘where I am right now’. And just a reminder: to see the transcript and every episode of this podcast, go to inglesonline.com.br and click ‘Podcast Inglesonline’.

So let’s start with something really simple, you know, ’cause… sometimes we think we know stuff, and… if we read certain things, we understand them, because they’re simple. And if other people say those things, we get what they’re saying, but… Sometimes we haven’t heard or read those things enough and so we can’t say them… when we think we should say them. So, the first expression, so to speak, that I wanna talk about is ‘Can you hear me?’ And also ‘I can’t hear you’.

When would you say that? When you’re talking to someone on the phone, or on Skype, or on a video conference and you’re not sure that your voice is coming through clearly. In other words, you’re not sure that that person on the other side of the line can hear you clearly. So you can simply ask ‘Can you hear me?’ Well, if the other person can’t hear you, he or she won’t hear your question, so they’ll probably just say “I can’t hear you!”

Here’s a true story. I said before that Steve Ford and I are going to record a podcast together, and so two days ago we got together on Skype to test the recording capabilities of my equipment. Well, it turns out that it wasn’t working. I didn’t realize that Steve couldn’t hear me, so I started talking to him. After a while he said something like “Ana, I can’t hear you”.

Another true story. I used to have a cell phone I bought, like, in 2003 or 2004, I think. It was a very simple cell phone, it didn’t have a camera, it didn’t have anything, but it worked just fine. And because it had always worked well, I became a fan of that brand. So a few months ago I decided to buy a new model, ’cause I wanted a cell phone with an integrated camera… so I ended up finding a really nice phone by that same brand on Americanas.com.

I bought it, and quickly realized that the quality of the calls was much inferior than the calls made with my previous phone. So what’s happening now is that very often, when I’m talking to someone, I’ll say ‘Excuse me, I can’t hear you very well’. I can’t hear you. Please, speak up! I can’t hear you.

And this is a great one for people who work in offices. How often do you place a call to someone, and that person is not available, so… you leave a message. Or, let’s say you’ve called someone to ask them a question, or to ask them to do something for you, and now you’re waiting for them to call you back with the answer. You are waiting to hear from them. You’re still waiting, you’re waiting to hear from them.

So let’s say your boss asked you to contact someone in another department and ask them to email you some data. You made the call this morning, the person wasn’t there, you left a message and you are still waiting to hear from...

Hi! Essa é uma mensagem a todos que recebem as dicas por email, e resolvi colocá-la também em inglês e no formato podcast. Como eu quero que todo mundo leia a mensagem, coloquei primeiro o texto em português, e logo em seguida o áudio e transcrição em inglês. E eu também aproveitei o podcast para contar algumas novidades… Até!

 

(MENSAGEM EM PORTUGUÊS)

Oi, pessoal! E olá aos assinantes do inglesonline, as pessoas que fizeram assinatura aqui no site do Inglês Online para receber updates do blog com dicas de inglês. É com vocês que eu quero falar hoje.

Se você tem recebido dicas do Inglês Online no seu email, talvez você tenha percebido que eu uso Feedblitz para enviar/entregar esses updates. Isso tem sido assim há bastante tempo. Em outras palavras, eu uso o Feedblitz para esse propósito  faz tempo, e, até onde sei, tem funcionado bem.

Porém, o que eu não percebi é que eu não estava recebendo email de quem clicava o Reply/Responder e me escrevia. Isso não estava acontecendo porque, aparentemente, o endereço de email usado para enviar a mensagem era algum endereço do Feedblitz que nunca chegava até mim. Acho que eu acreditei que as pessoas iriam simplesmente deixar um comentário no blog, ou ir até a página de Contato se elas quisessem falar comigo.

Eu compreendi tudo isso na semana passada, quando eu fui até o site do Feedblitz checar o número de assinaturas. Eu vi que o email para Envio nas mensagens não era o meu endereço, e então eu mudei isso. E quem diria Quando vi, estava recebendo uma tonelada de respostas à minha última dica de inglês, e a ficha caiu. É claro que muita gente vai clicar Responder e escrever… Então, peço desculpas se você já enviou resposta a uma ou mais dicas de inglês daqui e eu nunca te respondi! A razão é que eu não recebi sua mensagem.

E, isso também quer dizer que as dicas de inglês que costumavam chegar a partir de algum email do Feedblitz como esse

agora vão chegar de um email meu. Você vai ver algo assim:

Ana Luiza (Inglesonline)

nas novas dicas na sua Caixa de Entrada. Então no caso de você ter percebido algo diferente… Está tudo OK. Você ainda está recebendo dicas do Inglês Online, só que agora elas vem de mim. E, se você quiser parar de receber as dicas, você pode clicar no link que diz “Click here to safely unsubscribe” no fim de cada mensagem.

Então fique à vontade de agora em diante para clicar o Reply e me mandar seus comentários… e eu vou fazer o possível para responder.

Mais notícias…

* Esse ano eu lancei o Curso Online para Iniciantes, que acabou sendo mais do que um curso para iniciantes. Para minha surpresa, um monte de gente que já tinha estudado inglês em duas, três escolas mas não tinha feito muito progresso ou se sentia frustrado decidiu se inscrever. O feedback tem sido fantástico, a gente já teve mais de 300 alunos até agora e eu estou me preparando para abrir novas inscrições assim que possível.

Acho que é só isso por hoje, e você pode ler não só a transcrição mas também a tradução do que eu disse em português em Inglesonline podcasts no inglesonline.com.br. Falo com você na próxima!

 

(MENSAGEM EM INGLÊS – PODCAST)

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Hi, everyone! And hello to the inglesonline subscribers, the people who have subscribed here on the Inglesonline website to receive blog updates with “dicas de inglês”. You’re the ones I wanna talk to today.

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Hi everyone!

Hoje eu falo sobre expressões com HEAR, que ajudam você a expressar “Já ouviu falar disso?” e “Já tá sabendo?”

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Hello, everyone! How’s it going? This is the new episode of Inglesonline Podcast, and it is all about the word “hear”. Not “here” as in the place where I am right now, nope. It’s about the verb “hear”, h-e-a-r. As always, to see the transcript and every episode of this podcast, go to inglesonline.com.br and click ‘Podcast Inglesonline’.

Alright, so we can use the word “hear” to express things like “Já ouviu falar disso ou daquilo?” and “Você ficou sabendo de tal coisa?”, or “Ainda não tenho notícia dela”, and there are others. I’m pretty sure this is gonna be a 2-part podcast, so today we’re gonna cover the first two expressions I mentioned, OK?

So, picture this: you and your friends have decided to cook dinner, you’re leafing through a cookbook… and then you see a recipe that looks yummy, but it calls for a strange ingredient: saffron. Well, you’ve never heard of saffron before. You’ve never heard of saffron before, you have no idea what it is. So you turn to you friends and you ask them: “Have you guys ever heard of saffron?” And one of your friends says “Nope, never heard of it”. And the other one says “Yeah, sure. I’ve heard of it. It’s a spice.”

Or, let’s say you’re looking at a movie poster and checking out who’s in it, and you see “Oh, Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, cool! Julia Roberts, John Smith… Who?” And you think, “Who’s John Smith? Never heard of him”. So what does that mean? It’s like we say in Portuguese “Nunca ouvi falar”. Never heard of him. So, once again, you turn to your friend and ask him “Hey, have you ever heard of John Smith? He’s in the new Julia Roberts movie” And what does your friend say? “Of course I’ve heard of John Smith. Have you been living under a rock? Everyone’s talking about him.”

So here are a few questions for you:

* Have you ever heard of quinoa? It’s a highly nutritious seed that can be cooked like rice.

* Have you ever heard of a movie called “Plan 9 from Outer Space”? It’s an old sci-fi movie.

* Have you ever heard of Vivien Leigh? She was a famous American actress.

Alright! So, let’s move on to the second expression I wanted to tell you about: Have you heard about this or that? People usually say this referring to a piece of gossip, or a rumour, or when something unexpected has happened, or when something big has happened, or when they have news.

So let’s say you work for some company and one day you walk into the office, and one of your coworkers says “Hey, have you heard about David?” Well, you know David, he’s your colleague. So when you hear that question “Have you heard about David?” you know there’s some news about David. You know that your coworker is about to give you some new information about David. It may be a piece of gossip, or a rumor, or maybe something big about David that no one knew about. So your coworker asks you “Have you heard about David?” and you go “No. What about him?” And your coworker tells you the news: David has just been promoted and he’s gonna be your boss now.

Or let’s say you bump into your old college friends and one of them says “Have you heard about Mary? She got divorced for the fifth time!”  Your friend could have said “Have you heard? Mary got divorced for the fifth time”. Whenever someone asks you “Have you heard?