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5 Reasons Why You Are Not Speaking English Fluently 5 Reasons Why You Are NOT a Fluent English Speaker: Confessions of an English Teacher I have been an English teacher for around 7 years now and I have to say that I really love teaching. As a teacher, the objective of my job is quite simple: to teach people English. I do this through a mixture of hundreds of different methodologies and techniques and through all of these I try to find the quickest, most effective and most enjoyable way to teach each individual student, and for him or her to learn. I have taught group classes, individual classes, business English, test preparation, you name it and I have probably had some experience teaching it. But, throughout these years of teaching so many different kinds of people, investing all my time and energy into tailoring our classes to their personal needs, I have noticed common trends among more than 80 percent of these people that are STOPPING them from actually becoming fluent in English. Are you one of these people? Or are you another frustrated teacher that can't understand why your students aren't really learning the way that they should? Today I am going to go through 5 reasons why you are not really learning English at all. 1. You Don't Want It Enough Most people don't REALLY WANT to learn English, they only KIND OF WANT to learn. Really think about it for a second, on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being the most excited about learning) how much do you really want to learn English? Many people come to me asking for English classes saying that they really, really, really want to learn and that they would do anything for me to start teaching them. Sure, for the first week, sometimes even the first month, they attend every class, do the activities I ask them to do in their spare time, and sometimes they even come to the RealLife English party which we host every month to give English learners a social atmosphere where they can practice their English. Find one near you. But soon enough that excitement to learn, all of their desire to master the language just suddenly disappears and they decide that the money they invest on English classes would be better off spent on candy crush credits and other useless stuff like that. English or any other language cannot be learned in just one class; it actually takes some time and focus. If you feel like learning a language isn't something that you want to invest at least 3 or 4 hours a week on, then maybe you should stick to the candy crush. 2. It's a Resentful Work Obligation Ok, so maybe I was a little harsh on the first point, I understand that for some people learning English is more of a work necessity than a cool hobby. If you are being obliged to learn English because it is necessary for your job, then I wish you the best of luck. I
know that the corporate world is very cutthroat [relentless] and if you don't speak English as well as the other person in the interview then you're probably not going to get the job. These types of students are generally pretty honest with me, sometimes they even tell me how much they hate learning English and resent the fact that they have to spend their money on English class when they would rather be drinking beer and playing Candy Crush. Seeing language acquisition as nothing more than a work obligation is not going to make you enjoy the process and you are not going to be motivated to learn. You must find a way to see the benefits English can have in other aspects of your life and use that as a focus point of your classes. You spend all day at work talking about business, why don't you make your English classes something totally different, something fun and entertaining. I'm sure your teacher would definitely be happy to help you find a way to connect your English learning to something more pleasurable to talk about. 3. You Haven't Made a Habit Out Of It If you want to be good at something, you have to do it on a regular basis. Think of something you are good at, how did you become so good? Unless you have a natural gift, you probably spent a lot of time practicing or dedicating at least 10 to 20 minutes a day to that skill. This is also a necessity when learning a language and without making a habit out of practicing, you are not going to achieve English proficiency. A common exercise I give my students to practice in their spare time is the tour of the tenses. The objective of this is to go through the table of verb conjugations with 3 verbs a day and then present me with all the verbs they did in out next class. This is a simple exercise and it would probably take you 5 to 10 minutes a day, if you made a habit out of it. A lot of people get lazy and decide to do all of the verbs an hour before our class and get very frustrated with it and want to give up. What they fail to understand is that the purpose of this exercise isn't just to practice the verb conjugations, but to start developing good habits. Leaving everything to the last minute and getting stressed is not a healthy way to learn anything, you need to pace yourself and develop convenient and stress-free habits to be able to maximize your learning ability. Ten to twenty minutes here and there is much better for you learning than 2 hours rushed before your class. 3. You Have No Accountability What's that you say? You're really busy and didn't have any time to practice? That's strange because your Facebook status on the weekend said "bored as hell on a Saturday with nothing to do." Most people don't hold themselves accountable for their own learning.
When I ask my students if they got a chance to listen to any podcasts, read an English article, or practice in any way, the typical answer is I was too busy, and I didn't have any time. Maybe that's true but I really doubt it. If you really want to learn something you are going to find time. There is no use lying to your English teacher because you are just lying to yourself. He or she doesn't really care if you studied or not, they are not the ones that need to learn English, you are. To help my students from lying to themselves I get them to say "I didn't make it a priority," instead of saying, "I didn't have time." This helps the student to realize that the reason that they didn't practice anything was because of their own problems, not because of exterior reasons. 4. You Think Your Teacher Is Some Sort of a Magician Imagine if you could go to a magic man or a witch doctor of some kind and ask them to make a special potion that when you drink it you can suddenly speak English. Unfortunately some people think that when you have class with a private teacher that is what happens. Sorry but I don't have any magic tricks or special potions. You have to realize that a private teacher is more of a tour guide. We are teaching you the way to learn English and showing the right paths to take. Holding your hand along the process and answering your questions. If you think that 1 or 2 classes a week is enough to learn everything about English I'm sorry but you are wrong. You need to do use some initiative and be more of an independent learner. 5. You Think You Are Stupid And lastly, I have to tell you that learning to speak English is not rocket science. Don't over complicate things. A lot of learners have the idea that they're not the type of person who can learn languages, and with that kind of thinking of course you never will. To learn English you have to give yourself time, you can't get too frustrated, and you can't be afraid of making mistakes. If some of your colleagues are learning faster than you that doesn't mean that they are smarter than you. You shouldn't feel like a dumb ass. Everyone has their own type of intelligence and their own way of learning. Source: reallifeglobal.com
http://ieltsmaterial.com/english-grammar-raymond-murphy-answers/ NEW YORK TIMES Opinion CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER The End of the World? In Brazil, It's Already Here SARAH MAZZETTI JANUARY 5, 2017 Vanessa Barbara SAO PAULO, Brazil The end of the world has already arrived in Brazil. At least that's what people here are saying. A constitutional amendment passed by the Senate last month is being called "the end of the world" amendment by its opponents. Why? Because the consequences of the amendment look disastrous and long lasting. It will impose a 20-year cap on all federal spending, including education and health care. The government justified the measure on the grounds that Brazil faces severe budget shortfalls. But the people aren't buying it. A poll last month found that only 24 percent of the population supports the amendment. Brazilians took to the streets to express their disapproval. They were, as usual, met with tear gas and mounted police officers. High school students occupied as many as 1,000 schools in protest, many in the southern state of Parana. The government isn't backing down. The "end of the world" amendment is just one of many neoliberal measures being pushed through by Michel Temer, the president. It should be cause for concern that Mr. Temer can undertake so many such reforms, especially considering most of them, including the budget cap, go against the agenda of the person who unlike Mr. Temer was actually elected president. Last August, President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party was removed from office over allegations that she had manipulated the state budget. As soon as Mr. Temer, who had been Ms. Rousseff's vice president, took office, he announced a series of neoliberal policies. He's still at it, saying he's taking advantage of his unpopularity to put unpopular measures in place. The budget amendment, like many of Mr. Temer's policies, will harm Brazil's poorest and most vulnerable citizens for decades to come. This is not just the view of the president's left-wing opponents. Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently said that the measure will "lock in inadequate and rapidly dwindling expenditure on health care, education and social security, thus putting an entire generation at risk of social protection standards well below those currently in place." Mr. Alston added that the law would place Brazil in a "socially retrogressive category all of its own." Which seems exactly where Mr. Temer and his allies want us to be. In addition to the spending cap, Mr. Temer has introduced a proposal to revamp Brazil's pension system. His proposal will set a minimum retirement age of 65, in a country where the average person retires at 54. The law will also require at least 25 years of contributions to the social security system by both men and women. There are good reasons Brazil hasn't passed laws like this before. Although the average life expectancy in Brazil is 74, we're one of the most unequal countries in the world. For example, in 37 percent of the neighborhoods of the city of Sao Paulo, people have a life
expectancy of less than 65 years. It's even shorter for the rural poor. Some of Mr. Temer's economic plans don't even have to do with the budget deficit. Also last month, shortly after the budget cap passed, the government proposed a labor bill that would allow deals between employers and trade unions to prevail over the labor laws. The new proposal also increases the maximum permitted working hours to 12 per day and reduces regulations on the employment of temporary workers. The business community has praised the plan. Labor unions are enraged. Another priority of the Temer presidency is what's known as the outsourcing bill. It was first proposed in 2004, but never passed because of strong labor union resistance. In April 2015, it was ratified by the lower house of Congress and is now awaiting consideration by the Senate. The bill would free companies to contract out any job to third parties, even from their core business. Under current rules, companies can outsource only "nonessential" jobs like janitorial positions, while "essential" workers have to be hired directly by the company, which means they are entitled to all the rights and benefits prescribed by law, such as paid vacation, maternity leave and year-end bonuses. Given all of this, it shouldn't be surprising that the Temer administration is deeply unpopular: a poll in December found that 51 percent of Brazilians rated it "bad" or "terrible." (Only 10 percent of respondents said they approve of the government. Thirty-four percent called it "regular.") Mr. Temer, who took power thanks to Ms. Rousseff's impeachment, has also been found guilty of violating campaign finance limits and has been named in one of the many corruption scandals unfolding in the country. Nevertheless, the new government has already received full support from the following organizations: Brazilian Federation of Banks, the Agricultural Parliamentary Front, National Confederation of Industry, the World Trade Organization, the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo, Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Chamber of Construction Industry, National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors and several top executives. For some Brazilians, at least, the end of the world is the beginning of a golden opportunity. --- Vanessa Barbara is a columnist for the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo, the editor of the literary website A Hortalica and a contributing opinion writer.
(2009)FilmografiaLost Highway (1997), atuacaoSpawn (1997), trilha sonoraNowhere (1997), trilha sonoraPrivate Parts (1997), trilha sonoraDee Snider s Strange Land (1998), trilha sonoraJawbreaker (1999), atuacao, ao lado da sua (na epoca) namorada, Rose McGowanThe Matrix (1999), trilha sonoraDetroit Rock City (1999), trilha sonoraThe House On Hauted Hill (1999), trilha sonoraBlair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows (2000), trilha sonoraFrom Hell (2001), trilha sonoraNot Another Teen Movie (2001), trilha sonoraResident Evil (2002), trilha sonoraQueen Of The Damned (2002), trilha sonoraBowling for Columbine (2002), convidado como participanteMatrix Reloaded (2003), trilha sonoraThe Hire: Beat The Devil (2003), atuacaoParty Monster (2003), atuacaoDoppelherz (2003), direcaoThe Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004), atuacaoPhantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll (2006), atuacao, direcao, roteiro e trilha sonoraRise: The Blood Hunter (2007), atuacaoNine Inch Nails - Starsuckers, Inc. (2007), convidado como participanteGamer (2009), trilha sonoraInformacao geral Nome completo Brian Hugh Warner Data de nascimento 5 de Janeiro de 1969 (41 anos)Canton, OhioEstados Unidos Generos Metal IndustrialMetal AlternativoRock IndustrialRock AlternativoShock Rock Ocupacao vocalista Instrumentos Vocal Periodo em atividade 1989 - hoje Gravadora(s) Nothing Records, Interscope Records Afiliacoes Marilyn Manson Influencia(s) David BowieNine Inch NailsEtc Pagina oficial Site Oficial da Banda!
Restart Restart e uma banda brasileira de teen pop criada em Sao Paulo em agosto de 2008. Suas principais cancoes sao "Recomecar","Vou Cantar", "Levo Comigo" e "Amanhecer no Teu Olhar". O MySpace oficial da banda conseguiu mais de 2 milhoes de acessos apenas em 2009, sendo a internet o principal meio de divulgacoes de suas musicas. Alem de apresentacoes em todo o pais, a banda participou de uma edicao do Casseta & Planeta que foi ao ar na Rede Globo em 10 de agosto de 2010. O primeiro album da banda ja vendeu mais de 50 mil copias, sendo certificado com disco de ouro.IncidenteA banda passou a ter enorme repercussao na internet apos cancelamento de tarde de autografos na livraria FNAC da avenida Paulista, em Sao Paulo, durante a tarde do dia 28 de abril de 2010. Em nota, os integrantes divulgaram uma mensagem mencionando que nao esperavam um evento com mais de 3.000 pessoas, e decidiram adiar o evento, mesmo levando em conta o esforco de muitos visitantes para chegar com ate um dia de antecedencia para receber uma das 250 senhas (e o recebimento de uma pulserinha indicativa) para garantir preferencia na entrada. Uma enorme fila, que comecava na entrada da Avenida Paulista e chegava ate a Alameda Santos (outra entrada da Fnac), comecou a se formar a partir das 9h, mesmo com a sessao de autografos e o pocket show da banda comecando as 19h. A multidao so abandonou o predio apos a intervencao da policia. [9][10][11]IntegrantesPe Lanza - Baixo, VocalPedro Lucas - Guitarra, VocalKoba - Guitarra, Vocal de ApoioThomas - BateriaDiscografiaRestart (2009)Singles Ano Cancao BRA Album 2009 "Recomecar" 14 Restart 2010 "Levo Comigo" 4 Restart PremiosPremio de Melhor Musica (Premio Multishow de Musica Brasileira 2010) pela musica Recomecar.[12]Premio no VMB 2010 nas categorias Artista do ano; Hit do ano; Banda ou artista revelacao; Videoclipe do ano e PopVMB 2010A Banda Restart, foi a quem mais ganhou premios no VMB 2010. Porem quando ganharam o premio mais importante,o de Artista do Ano, a banda recebeu muitas vaias,que acabou virando em poucas horas, o assunto mais citado no Twitter. fresno Fresno e uma banda de pop e emocore formada em Porto Alegre no ano 1999. Atualmente os membros sao Lucas Silveira (vocal, guitarra e teclado), Gustavo Mantovani (guitarra), Rodrigo Tavares (baixo) e Rodrigo Ruschell (bateria). Moram em Sao Paulo. Em 2008, Bell entrou na banda no lugar de Cuper.As composicoes da banda tratam basicamente de desilusoes amorosas e sentimentos, tendo com o CD Redencao uma influencia pop. Em 2010 a banda lanca o CD Revanche, dessa vez com uma sonoridade nao tao voltada ao pop, e sim como os proprios dizem, a influencia do no cd e o rockHistoriaLucas Silveira (guitarra e vocal), Gustavo Mantovani (guitarra), Pedro Cupertino (ex-bateria) e Leandro Pereira (ex-vocal) tiveram a ideia de montar uma banda em novembro de 1999, quando estavam no fim do segundo ano do ensino medio. Apos uma reuniao do gremio estudantil do qual os quatro faziam parte, decidiram que a proposta inicial que seria fazer versoes punk de cancoes consagradas, apenas
por diversao. Em 4 de dezembro de 1999, aconteceu na casa do Pedro o primeiro ensaio, e essa e tida como a data oficial da formacao da banda.Eles ensaiaram despretensiosamente por alguns meses, rapidamente deixando de lado a proposta inicial para tocar covers de sucessos da epoca. Em maio de 2000, convidaram Bruno "Lezo" Teixera, que tambem estudava junto, para ensaiar com a banda tocando baixo, so para que eles pudessem se apresentar no festival de bandas da escola, no mes seguinte. Foi nesse festival, em 16 de junho de 2000, que aconteceu o primeiro concerto da banda, com um repertorio composto inteiramente de covers - quase todas de pop rock nacional. Depois da apresentacao, Bruno acabou decidindo permanecer na banda. A esta altura eles se chamavam Democratas, e comecavam a surgir suas primeiras composicoes proprias, influenciadas principalmente pelo hardcore californiano. Essas cancoes se espalharam pela Internet em versoes acusticas e logo comecaram a chamar atencao.Em 2001, ao descobrirem que ja havia uma banda nordestina chamada Democratas, os cinco rapazes decidiram mudar o nome. Apos algum tempo de indecisao, se contentaram com "Fresno" - sugestao de Lucas, que achava graca na sonoridade da palavra. No final deste mesmo ano, eles gravaram sua primeira demo, O Acaso do Erro, com seis faixas. Foi durante as gravacoes desse EP que ocorreu a saida do vocalista Leandro da banda. Lucas, que sempre foi o principal compositor, assumiu os vocais, e desde entao a Fresno e um quarteto.Em 2003, a banda voltou para o estudio e gravou o album independente Quarto dos Livros, que ganhou destaque com faixas como "Teu Semblante", "Desde Ja" e "Stonehenge". O reconhecimento desse album no meio independente levou a banda a fazer turnes por diversos estados brasileiros, sem nenhum tipo de apoio da midia tradicional.No ano seguinte ja saiu o segundo album, O Rio, A Cidade, A Arvore, que consolidou ainda mais o respeito pela banda na cena musical alternativa do Brasil. A faixa "Onde Esta" conquistou diversas paradas de sucesso, e foi com ela que a Fresno comecou a despontar para o grande publico.Em 2006, a banda mostrou toda sua ambicao ao lancar seu terceiro album, chamado Ciano. Com essas quatorze faixas (onze ineditas e tres regravacoes de Quarto dos Livros), os gauchos elevaram seu sucesso para alem do underground, obtendo diversas aparicoes na MTV, alta rotacao em radios de todo pais (principalmente com os compactos "Quebre As Correntes" e "Alguem Que Te Faz Sorrir") e incontaveis downloads pela Internet. Durante esse processo, Bruno desligou-se da Fresno por motivos pessoais, conforme anunciado no site oficial da banda em 26 de outubro de 2006. Em seu lugar entrou Rodrigo Tavares, que tocava na banda porto-alegrense Abril e que ja era amigo dos integrantes - tendo inclusive participado da producao de discos anteriores.Pedro Cupertino, mais conhecido como Cuper, saiu da banda no dia 5 de maio de 2008,[5] dando lugar a Bell Ruschel, baterista tambem da banda Abril.Para o album Redencao a Fresno abracou o pop, deixando um pouco de lado o hardcore. O album foi lancado em 15 de Abril de
2008, e ja conquistou um Disco de Ouro, entregue pessoalmente por seu empresario Rick Bonadio ao vivo em um show no Espaco das Americas em 14 de Dezembro de 2008.Ainda em 2008, a Fresno participou do programa Estudio Coca-Cola Zero com Chitaozinho e Xororo. Ambos ainda se apresentaram no Show da Virada, da Rede Globo, exibido no dia 31 de Dezembro.Em 2009 a banda continuou em ascensao conquistando importantes premios em nivel nacional como: Artista do Ano no Premio Multishow, Melhor Banda Pop e Artista do Ano no Video Music Brasil (VMB) da MTV. Alem disso, houve tambem coroacoes individuais no Video Music Brasil para Lucas, como melhor vocalista e para Tavares, como melhor baixist Formacao atualLucas Silveira "Paraiba" - vocal, guitarra e teclado 1 de Dezembro de 1983(Desde 1999)Gustavo Mantovani "Vavo" - guitarra e backing vocal 27 de Fevereiro de 1983 (Desde 1999)Rodrigo Tavares "Tavares" - baixo e vocal 12 de Abril de 1982 (Desde 2006)Rodrigo Ruschell "Bell" - baterista 1 de Abril de 1981 (Desde 2008)Ex-integrantesBruno Teixeira "Lezo" - baixo (maio/2000 - Outubro/2006)Leandro Pereira "Nego" - vocal (dezembro/1999 - dezembro/2001)Pedro Cupertino "Cuper" - bateria (dezembro/1999 - maio/2008)Albuns de estudio2003: Quarto dos Livros2004: O Rio, A Cidade, A Arvore2006: Ciano2008: Redencao2010: Revanche