Memorizing Irregular Verbs

Hello Fellows =)

Some days ago, eu falei sobre o Simple Past e a importância de memorizar os verbos. To help you a little bit more, aí estão os verbos irregulares:

IRREGULAR VERBS

Infinitive	Simple Past	Past Participle	Translated
Arise	Arose	Arisen	Surgir, erguer-se.
Awake	Awoke	Awoken	Despertar
Be	Was, were	Been	Ser, estar
Bear	Bore	Borne	Suportar, ser portador de.
Beat	Beat	Beaten	Bater
Become	Became	Become	Tornar-se
Befall	Befell	Befallen	Acontecer
Beget	Begot	Begotten, begot	Procriar, gerar
Begin	Began	Begun	Começar
Behold	Beheld	Beheld	Contemplar
Bend	Bent	Bent	Curvar
Bet	Bet	Bet	Apostar
Bid	Bid	Bid	Oferecer, fazer uma oferta.
Bind	Bound	Bound	Unir, encadernar, obrigar-se.
Bite	Bit	Bitten	Morder
Bleed	Bled	Bled	Sangrar, ter hemorragia.
Blow	Blew	Blown	Assoprar, explodir
Break	Broke	Broken	Quebrar
Breed	Bred	Bred	Procriar, reproduzir
Bring	Brought	Brought	Trazer
Broadcast	Broadcast	Broadcast	Irradiar, transmitir
Build	Built	Built	Construir
Buy	Bought	Bought	Comprar
Cast	Cast	Cast	Atirar, deitar
Catch	Caught	Caught	Pegar, capturar
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Escolher
Cling	Clung	Clung	Aderir, segurar-se.
Come	Came	Come	Vir
Cost	Cost	Cost	Custar
Creep	Crept	Crept	Rastejar
Cut	Cut	Cut	Cortar
Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Negociar, tratar
Dig	Dug	Dug	Cavoucar
Do	Did	Done	Fazer **
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Desenhar **
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Beber
Drive	Drove	Driven	Dirigir, ir de carro.
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Comer
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Cair
Feed	Fed	Fed	Alimentar
Feel	Felt	Felt	Sentir, sentir-se.
Fight	Fought	Fought	Lutar
Find	Found	Found	Achar, encontrar
Flee	Fled	Fled	Fugir, escapar
Fling	Flung	Flung	Arremessar
Fly	Flew	Flown	Voar, pilotar
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden	Proibir
Forget	Forgot	Forgot, forgotten	Esquecer
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven	Perdoar
Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Congelar, paralisar
Get	Got	Gotten, got	Obter **
Give	Gave	Given	Dar
Go	Went	Gone	Ir
Grind	Ground	Ground	Moer
Grow	Grew	Grown	Crescer, cultivar
Have	Had	Had	Ter, beber, comer.
Hear	Heard	Heard	Ouvir
Hide	Hid	Hidden, hid	Esconder
Hit	Hit	Hit	Bater
Hold	Held	Held	Segurar
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Machucar
Keep	Kept	Kept	Guardar, manter
Know	Knew	Known	Saber, conhecer
Lay	Laid	Laid	Colocar em posição horizontal, assentar.
Lead	Led	Led	Liderar
Leave	Left	Left	Deixar, partir
Lend	Lent	Lent	Dar emprestado
Let	Let	Let	Deixar, alugar
Lie	Lay	Lain	Deitar
Lose	Lost	Lost	Perder, extraviar
Make	Made	Made	Fazer, fabricar **
Mean	Meant	Meant	Significar, querer dizer.
Meet	Met	Met	Encontrar, conhecer
Overcome	Overcame	Overcome	Superar
Overtake	Overtook	Overtaken	Alcançar, surpreender
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
Put	Put	Put	Colocar
Quit	Quit	Quit	Abandonar
Read	Read	Read	Ler
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Andar
Ring	Rang	Rung	Tocar (campainha, etc.)
Rise	Rose	Risen	Subir, erguer-se.
Run	Ran	Run	Correr, concorrer, dirigir.
Saw	Sawed	Sawn	Serrar
Say	Said	Said	Dizer
See	Saw	Seen	Ver
Seek	Sought	Sought	Procurar obter, objetivar.
Sell	Sold	Sold	Vender
Send	Sent	Sent	Mandar
Set	Set	Set	Pôr em determinada condição, marcar, ajustar**.
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Sacudir, tremer
Shed	Shed	Shed	Soltar, deixar cair**.
Shine	Shone	Shone	Brilhar, reluzir
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Atirar, alvejar
Show	Showed	Shown	Mostrar, exibir
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk	Encolher, contrair
Shut	Shut	Shut	Fechar, cerrar
Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Afundar, submergir
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentar
Slay	Slew	Slain	Matar, assassinar
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir
Slide	Slid	Slid	Deslizar, escorregar
Sling	Slung	Slung	Atirar, arremessar
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Falar
Spend	Spent	Spent	Gastar
Spin	Spun	Spun	Fiar, rodopiar
Spit	Spit, spat	Spit, spat	Cuspir
Spread	Spread	Spread	Espalhar
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Fazer saltar
Stand	Stood	Stood	Parar de pé, agüentar.
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Roubar
Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Cravar, fincar, enfiar.
Sting	Stung	Stung	Picar (inseto)
Stink	Stank	Stunk	Cheirar mal
Strike	Struck	Struck	Golpear, desferir, atacar.
String	Strung	Strung	Encordoar, amarrar
Strive	Strove	Striven	Esforçar-se, lutar.
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Jurar, prometer, assegurar.
Sweep	Swept	Swept	Varrer
Swim	Swam	Swum	Nadar
Swing	Swung	Swung	Balançar, alternar
Take	Took	Taken	Tomar **
Teach	Taught	Taught	Ensinar, dar aula.
Tear	Tore	Torn	Rasgar, despedaçar
Tell	Told	Told	Contar
Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Atirar, arremessar
Tread	Trod	Trodden	Pisar, trilhar
Undergo	Underwent	Undergone	Submeter-se a, suportar.
Understand	Understood	Understood	Entender
Uphold	Upheld	Upheld	Sustentar, apoiar, defender.
Wear	Wore	Worn	Vestir, usar, gastar.
Win	Won	Won	Vencer, ganhar
Wind	Wound	Wound	Enrolar, rodar, dar corda.
Write	Wrote	Written	Escrever, redigir

**Verbos de significado múltiplo, que podem mudar consideravelmente de significado, conforme a frase em que ocorrerem. Em maior ou menor grau, a maioria dos significados em português, fornecidos acima, serve apenas como indicativo aproximado e provável. O significado exato vai sempre depender do contexto em que ocorrerem os verbos.

http://www.sk.com.br/sk-irrve.html

Mr. Jack-O-Lantern

Quando se fala em Halloween, automaticamente vem à nossa mente bruxas e abóboras. Mas de onde surgiu a idéia da abóbora para decorar as Halloween Parties?

Leiam o texto a seguir e descubram.

The Story of Jack-O-Lantern (By Tammarigan Tyrsdaughter)

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a man named Jack.

Jack was a handsome man, big and strong, equal in prowess both in battle and in bed. He had many friends, and many a young lass pined after him.

It so happened once, when Jack was in the midst of a battle, laying low the foes of his tribe, that he suddenly saw a wondrous vision. A woman, beautiful beyond his wildest dreams, dark of hair and eye, and with skin as pale as virgin snow, riding a flaming chariot, spear in hand, and a raven on each shoulder.

As the chariot drew close, the woman spoke to Jack.

"Come with me," she said, "for I love Thee, and would have Thee with me for all time."

But Jack was frightened, for he recognized the woman for what She was. "I don't want to go with Thee," he answered in a shaking voice, "I know Thee - Thou art the Morrighan, the Chooser of the Slain, and I am not ready to die."

Bright sparked the eyes of the Goddess in pride and anger, and She wheeled her chariot and was gone from Jack's vision.

But as he stood there, frozen in awe, an enemy warrior struck him a great sword blow across the face. Jack did not die from his wound, but his face was forever ruined, and the lasses that pined after him before, now ran from him in fear. And so Jack did not marry.

Time passed. Jack learned the art of a harper, and became known across the land for his beautiful melodies, for though he could not sing, his hands were skilled and gentle on the strings, and his lilting tunes brought both joy and sadness to the heart.

It so happened once, that when Jack was travelling, he stopped at an Inn on the crossroads. He was served his dinner by a beautiful middle-aged woman, full of figure, with dark, all-knowing eyes, and raven tresses braided in a crown around her pale face.

When Jack got into his wagon, and was ready to travel on, this same woman, wearing a dark cloak, stepped from the shadow of a nearest tree.

"Do not travel further, Jack," she said in a husky voice, "Come with me instead, for I love Thee, and I would have Thee with me for all time."

But Jack was frightened, for he recognized the woman for what She was. "I don't want to go with Thee," he answered in a shaking voice, "I know Thee - Thou art the Morrighan, the Fantom Queen, and I am not ready to die."

Bright sparked the eyes of the Goddess in pride and anger, and She whirled around, her dark cloak flaring around her like the wing of a raven, and disappeared into the shadow.

Jack continued on, but not half a mile along the road his horses spooked and ran wild, his wagon overturned, and he was gravely wounded when he fell out and was caught under the wheel. He did not die, but he lost his arm, and could play his harp no more after that.

Time passed. Though Jack was never again a warrior or a harper, his family, his kin, cared kindly for him. But everyone grows old, and in time, his brothers got old, and his sisters got old, and the younger generation no longer cared for him as well as his own siblings.

It so happened once, that right after his last brother's death, Jack was crossing a small river at a ford. It was late Autumn, and he paused on the bank to take off his shoes and socks, and roll up his breaches before wading into the almost-freezing water. Then, when he looked up again, he noticed something strange. Where the bank he was on was still red and gold with Autumn leaves, the other bank was white with snow, which lay in a thick blanket, as if it had been there for weeks. Amidst the snows, behind the dark shapes of old, gnarled trees, he saw a village, half-hidden in the mist. Warm, golden light shined from the windows of the houses that seemed familiar and welcoming to him. In front of one the houses he thought he saw his dead brother wave and fade into the gathering gloom. He also noticed an old woman on the other side, crouched by the water, and covered in dark, shapeless rags. She seemed to be washing something in the river, and her arms were red up to the elbows, and where she touched the water, the river ran red as blood. To his horror, Jack noticed that what she was washing looked very much like his own best embroidered tunic that he was wearing for his brother's funeral. The old woman looked up, and her face was as white as snow and deeply lined, with grey wisps of hair framing it like a halo, and deeply sunken black eyes that seemed like the pits of the night.

"Cross the river, and come to me, Jack," she said in a harsh, raspy voice, "for I love Thee, and I would have Thee with me for all time."

But Jack was frightened, for he recognized the woman for what She was. "I don't want to go with Thee," he answered in a shaking voice, "I know Thee - Thou art the Morrigan, the Hag, the Washer at the Ford, and I am not ready to die."

Suddenly, where before there was an old woman, The Great Queen stood in all Her Otherworldly majesty, the dark rags magically transforming into the dark wings of a raven.

"Thou art a fool, Jack!" She raged, as her black tresses flew wildly around Her face, and her eyes flamed like stars at midnight. "Thrice thy time came, and thrice I offered thee my love, for I had chosen thee as a wife would choose a husband. Thou could have been a young warrior at my side. Thou could have woven songs of splendor at my feast. Thou could have lived with me in peace and with thy family about thee. And thrice you rejected me out of fear. Now I reject thee. Never more shall I come to thee. Never more shall I call to thee. But by my curse thou shalt live for as long as this candle burns."

She reached across the river - it seemed easy now, for She was more then human - and placed a candle on the ground at Jack's feet. Then she was gone, snow and the misty village disappearing with Her, leaving nothing but an Autumn forest behind.

At first, Jack was terrified. The candle was small - surely it would burn down and die within minutes, and Jack along with it. But as minutes passed, he felt great relief, for not a drop of wax rolled down the side of the candle, and it did not seem to be burning down at all.

Carefully guarding the flame of the candle, Jack went home.

Time passed. Year after year, rolling in unending cycles. Everyone whom Jack had known as a young man had long since passed away. No one was left who even knew who he was, and in his small village he was just treated as a crazy old man, a burden on everyone, and a helper to none, for while he lived on and on, he also got older and older, and weaker and weaker, and even his mind started giving out after awhile. After a very long time, all he knew was that he had to keep his candle burning, lest he die.

His house fell into ruin, his field went untended, and all that would grow there were some turnips that his neighbors planted for him out of kindness. One night, a lightening bolt struck his house, and it burned down. Jack then took one of the turnips from his field, carved it into a lantern, and put his candle there, so that it would be protected from the rain.

He left his village and started wondering about with his lantern, looking and calling to friends and family long gone. His body grew older and older, until even his flesh disappeared, leaving only a spirit without physical substance. He hardly even noticed, for even as a spirit he still could not pass to the Other World, wondering this one with his lantern, a sad and lonely ghost, forever cursed from his fate by his fear.

And that is why turnip lanterns - now pumpkin lanterns - are called Jack-o-lanterns, and that is why we light them on Samhain - to remember Jack and his great fear, and to light the way for all the lost souls wondering about in the darkness looking for the passage to the Otherworld.

http://www.tuathadebrighid.org/HoTH/asamhain.htm

Deixei o texto todo in English como desafio mesmo. Qualquer dúvida, mande comentários.

Hope you like it,

Teacher Fabs

Halloween

Hello guys

October 31st and....HALLOWEEN??????

O HALLOWEEN foi inicialmente celebrado by the Celtic people como o dia em que marcava o fim do verão, e antecedia a celebração feita aos seus antepassados.

The name HALLOWEEN vem de "Hallow Evening" ou "All Hallow's eve" (noite sagrada) do dia 31 de outubro e 1º de novembro.

Hoje o evento acontece in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. In Brazil, algumas language schools também comemoram o Halloween em seu melhor estilo: costume parties, candy e a famosa brincadeira das crianças Trick or Treat.

Entre os famous characters, estão witches, ghost, bats, Jack o'lantern, black cats, zombies, skeleton, and others.

Later, colocarei a story about Jack o'lantern for you =)

See ya,

Happy Halloween

Teacher Fabs

LOL

Hello again everyone!

O post de agora é só para todos rirem um pouquinho e desistirem da idéia de cursinhos rápidos.

GLOSSÁRIO DE UM TRADUTOR BRASILEIRO QUE ESTUDOU NUM CURSINHO RÁPIDO, PORQUE NÃO TINHA TEMPO A PERDER:

Layout .................................... Fora da lei

Go home .................................Vá a Roma

He is my son ........................... Ele e maçon

US Mail .................................. Meio dos Estados Unidos

I don't care ............................. Eu não quero

Go ahead ................................ Gol de cabeça

Broken heart ........................... Coração bronqueado

Are you sick? .......................... Qual e seu CIC?

What time is it? ....................... Que time é esse?

They go jogging all the time ... Eles vão jogar com todo o time (time completo)

An ice cream ........................... Crime cometido com frieza

Because .................................... Inflamação no bico

Fourteen .................................. Pessoa baixa e forte

Corn flakes .............................. Cornos e frescos

She must go ............................. Ela mastigou

It's too late ............................... É muito leite

Free shop ................................. Chopp de graça

Good stuff ................................ Boa estufa

A hot day .................................. Arrotei.

With noise ................................ Conosco

Yellow river .............................. Ela e horrível.

The boy is behind the door ....... O boi esta berrando de dor.

I'm a man .................................. Eu mamei

Once more ................................ Onde você mora?

Merry Christmas ...................... Maria foi crismada.

Today's payday ......................... Hoje peidei.

In French .................................. Em frente.

Netscape ................................... Nescafé americano

Fuck ......................................... Fuca

http://www.sk.com.br/sk-humor.html

See ya

Teacher Fabs

Election time!

Good afternoon everyone!

The First Round das eleições já foi, mas, já que teremos o Second Round, nada mais interesting do que aprender o vocabulary according to the event!

Vamos separar o vocabulary em Verbs and Nouns:

Verbs:

To elect (eleger)

Te re-elect (reeleger)

To cast one's ballot (votar)

To vote for (votar)

To run for (candidatar-se)

To put to a vote (colocar em voto)

To enfranchise (dar direito ao voto)

To disenfranchise (tirar o direito ao voto)

Nouns:

Candidate (Candidato)

Poll (Votação)

Electorate (Eleitorado)

First/Second round (Primeiro/Segundo Turno)

Vote (Voto)

Campaign (Campanha)

Slogan (Slogan)

Term (mandato)

Now, the vocabulary you know, think about your candidate and don't waste your vote ;-)

Teacher Fabs