Neil Gaiman - Babycakeshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifA comic version: http://ljconstantine.com/babycakes/page1.htmOnly text: http://www.myspace.com/shannon1024/blog/19205827324 hour comic dayThe first: http://www.scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/24hr/first/index.htmlThe website: http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/ FOCUSESPronunciatonListen to how people say it and repeat a lotVocabulary - every new word must be learnedRhythmSame as pronunciation Mime, imitateGet used to the accentsVocabularyComes naturallyGrab every opportunityGOALSTalk fluentlyMaking good progress just talkingLearn how to buy time in EnglishRhythm comes into play hereUnderstand everythingVocabulary counts, but not really muchListen to a lot of accentsGet used to how people cut words - has to do with optionsWrite perfectlyPracticing with nativesA lot of google search and a lot of translationMemorizing what you read - comes naturallyTACTICS (notebook) Vamos escrever uma breve biografia. Procure na wikipedia alguem famoso de quem voce gosta. A wikipedia em portugues costuma ter menos informacao, portanto eu sugiro a em ingles:www.en.wikipedia.orgFaca um texto de apresentacao dessa pessoa, usando o que aprendemos na nossa primeira aula: sua idade, profissao, suas obras famosas (seja filme, musica, livro etc.) e, claro, o que voce mais gosta nessa pessoa.Envie o seu texto para mim via comentarios nesse blog, ok? Ou se preferir me mande para o e-mail de sempre: guilherme.balan@gmail.comVai aqui um exemplo para voces se inspirarem:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_tarantinoQuentin Tarantino is forty-seven years old and he is a famous movie director. He directed some cult movies, like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. I like the dialogues that he creates in his movies and the style of his characters. He also directed Kill Bill in the 2000's. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison BluesI hear the train a comin it s rolling round the bendand I ain t seen the sunshine since I don t know when,I m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin onbut that train keeps a rollin on down to San Anton..When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,always be a good boy, don t ever play with guns.But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him dieWhen I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..I bet there s rich folks eating in a fancy dining carthey re probably drinkin coffee and smoking big cigars.Well I know I had it coming, I know I can t be freebut those people keep a movin and that s what tortures me...Well if they d free me from this prison,if that railroad train was mineI bet I d moved it all a little further down the linefar from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stayand I d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....I bet I d move just a little further down the linefar from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stayand I d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....http://artists.letssingit.com/johnny-cash-lyrics-folsom-prison-blues-kdqgvq6#ixzz1RyzKZ65FTales of Mere ExistenceExtra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15TzkCountable/ Uncountable Nounshttp://esl.about.com/od/grammarforbeginners/a/g_cucount.htmSome uncountable nouns in English are countable in other languages. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns. accommodationadvicebaggagebreadequipmentfurnituregarbageinformationknowledgeluggagemoneynewspastaprogressresearchtravelwork Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable: water - a glass of waterequipment - a piece of equipmentcheese