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Composition for conversation class: The polyglot Red Grasshopper
Everybody knows, the world is full of superheroes. They protect ourselves from all kinds of danger. But language students worldwide, who can help us when we not have enough words to express ourselves?
If you are traveling and need some help because forgot how speak something?
Who will be able in saving us? If you make this question, probably, El Chapulín Colorado* will appear, and mess up everything! He isn't very smart, although he's always be available. I love him, but is better get help from other superhero.
So I entered in contact with "Professor Xavier", mentor and founder of the X-Men, asking him a mutant for help us!
He sent me a perfect option:
The superpowers:
Omnipresence:
Ability to be present anywhere and everywhere simultaneously.
He could help everyone in same time.
Superhuman mentality:
Ability to have intelligence quotient far above that of a genius level.
It's exceeded all my expectations! He could help in any language, any topic!
Psychic abilities :
Ability to read minds.
So we don't need ask help speaking, just think!
Invisibility:
Ability to render the user unseen to the naked eye and/or other forms of perception.
It's very important, because he could help us and no one besides ourselves will know if we are receiving help!
Professor Xavier, told me this guy is friendly, patient, and can speak slowly, good characteristics for a language teacher!
But he didn't tell me about her apperance, because he never appear in public.
So each one will need imagine how it looks.
I love red outfits, I think it's dress up in superheroes. The Flash, Daredevil, Iron Man, The Incredibles, Spider Man, Chapulín Colorado, there are a lot of then for inspiration. In my mind, my particular superhero, will be small, with antennas, red suit and paints, yellow shorts, white all-star, a plastic axe, and when when he appears he will say:
"They did not count with on my cleverness!"**
Oh wait, I have just described my favorite superhero. I hope the apparence does not interfere in his performance. If he help me like El Chapulin probably, he is going to confuse angry with hungry, beach with b*tch, sheet with sh*t, and all thing about accent, that a Brazilian, must be very careful when is begginer in English.
* El Chapulín Colorado, is a Mexican television comedy series that ran from 1972 to 1981 and parodied superhero shows, very popular in Brazil.
** Literal translation: "No contaban con mi astucia"
August 21, 2016
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Lista de músicas brasileiras
Acho que treinar vocabulário e pronúncia com músicas é muito útil e divertido, ainda mais para quem está entrando em contato com uma nova língua. Fiz uma seleção de músicas brasileiras com pronúncia clara, sem muitas gírias e com mensagens simples de serem entendidas.
Nos links você vai ver a letra e o clipe da música.
Os links não ficam ativos, então tem que copiar e colar no navegador.
*Fiz de acordo com meu gosto musical: Pop/Rock e MPB nacional.
Somos Quem Podemos Ser - Engenheiros do Hawaii
https://www.letras.mus.br/engenheiros-do-hawaii/12899/
3ª Do Plural - Engenheiros do Hawaii
https://www.letras.mus.br/engenheiros-do-hawaii/747530/
Eduardo e Mônica - Legião Urbana
https://www.letras.mus.br/legiao-urbana/22497/
Chega de Saudade - Composição: Tom Jobim e Vinícius de Moraes
Interpretada por Roberta Sá
https://www.letras.mus.br/roberta-sa/455870/
Era Um Garoto Que Como Eu Amava Os Beatles e ps Rolling Stones
Engenheiros do Hawaii
https://www.letras.mus.br/engenheiros-do-hawaii/12886/
Te ver - Skank
https://www.letras.mus.br/skank/36663/
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"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
I started study English in March 2016 in a english school for adults. Besides regular classroom sessions, (twice a week for now ) I study day-by-day following the proposed method based on mnemonic and Neurolinguistics. Although I have conversation classes, I talk with brazilians learning in the same stage than me.
I trust in method, but I want study more. I'm here on Iltaki to lose the shame and express myself, for more experienced people than me.
I'm on Stage 2 - Sophomore, and there is a boy with a skateboard on the cover book. Sometimes I feel imprisoned: a adult brain,talking and writing like a kid! I know, it's absolutly normal, and I'm not going let this disturb my learning.
My daily mantra for never give up, is a quote by Albert Einstein:
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
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