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photovoltaic panels

as a collateral (como garantia)

a loan to buy a property (a mortgage)

to take a loan

brokerage (a corretora - company)

sponsored (patrocinado)

lowball proposals

to lowball (offer lower than the value)

the sale (noun)

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-ly

he behaved well. he behaved badly.

I'm good.

I'm doing good = Eu faco o bem.

I'm doing well.

describing HOW

He eats healthy food.

He eats healthily (HOW he eats)

IRREGULAR

fast, left, hard, outside, right, straight, late, well

fastly

My car is quick. My car is fast.

I drive quickly. I drive fast.

DIFFERENT MEANING

late

highly (altamente)

hard

I hardly (almost never) go to the beach.

I hardly ever go to the beach.

Lately (ultimamente)

USE

USING TO TALK ABOUT FREQUENCY

1

2

3

DESCRIBING AN ACTION (VERBS)

1

2

3

DESCRIBING A DESCRIPTION (ADJECTIVES)

1

2

3

QUALIFYING A DESCRIBED ACTION

1

2

3

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The great friendship collapse: Inside The Anti-Social Century

ADVERBS focus

Describing HOW something

LISTENING

Preview

sheer - (absolute) (describe something)

The sheer size of the company is amazing.

loneli ness (+ness = noun) (solidao)

aloneness (solidao)

togetherness (opposite of loneliness)

leisure - (lazer)

to sew (costurar) I need to sew my curtain.

pottery (ceramica)

to dump (to discard - to throw away) - a dumpster

to flick - tik tok

to swipe - to

to hang out - to spend time with friend

mis---- (mis = wrong) - misadventure

to gift - (verb) (presentear)

a gift (special skill)

(to be) tricked - (deceived, fooled)

trick (truque)

tweaks (adjustment + in order to improve something)

an urge - a strong wish/need

go through the roof (skyrocket)

Prices went through the roof

plot line - (the story of a movie)

meme -

phenomenologically - the nature of being

creepy - (creep = rastejar) (scary)

to glean (data, information, evidence, details) (to collect)

to blaze a trail - (to pioneer - to be the first)

Apple blacked a trail in smartphones.

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Omoda (Chery) - automobile industry

GWM - Great Wall Motors

Buddy

Red

Head

other neighborhoods - District (Santo Amaro, Lapa, Santana)

She interviewed me

Privileged

chair changes - restructuring

Andy

Omission

I need work tomorrow.

I meet you tomorrow the office.

WILL AT/IN

UN - ASPECT

We try to call you yesterday.

I work today

I work tomorrow

I work yesterday

AWARE

REALLY speak slower, simpler (vocabulary / structure)

Voce tomou cafe?

Did you have breakfast?

QUESTION particles

did, do, have, will, can, are...

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Listening

Study plan

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Real Estate Brokers - Realtors

Notary - cartório

Deed of property (escritura)

I applied for a position there

an exchange (a permutation)

my house's worth more than...

condo

a good building

3 bed rooms

former CCR, currently Motiva

B3 English

Senior strategic partnership analyst

If I were you,

English - Fluent - Upper Intermediate

HR

A1

A2

B1 (high experience) *

B2 <- (lower experience)

C1

C2

Start (learn quickly) (focus is on the teacher)

Median (we struggle) (most people give up) (focus on the student)

Advanced (people get complacent - lazy)

(Contact with Language)

Mariana - Upper Intermediate

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Tell me a bit about yourself.

KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)

What attracted you to this particular role?

How do your skill set match this position?

What interests you most about this industry?

What makes you unique for this position?

Talk about your experience working with English speaking situations.

CRM - Costumer Relationship Management

I needed to send

(HR) I need a candidate who can...

I had to Explain

I had to Report

I had and gave English Training

I had to Present

I Wrote daily emails...

I had/conducted Meetings

Where do you excel most?

What are your blind spots?

Are there skills you'd like the opportunity to develop in the future?

What can you add to this company? OMODA

Based on my experience leading... different teams

(a = 1)

Sorry...?

based on dealing

What has changed during the pandemic for you? How well do you work remotely?

What would be your first three months like if you got the job?

Where do you see this market in 10 years?

Who would you guess are our biggest competitors?

What is your biggest achievement to date?

Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your CV.

Can you tell me about a time when you overcame a challenge?

What kind of management style do have?

work as a collaborative...

(without) allowing the freedom

What kind of management style do you prefer?

Give me freedom and trust me. ... I also like a collaborative boss who is open to suggestions.

If I were you...

I also like a collaborative boss, and... who allow me more direction... . . . .

Who do you admire or look up to the most?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

What steps do you take before making a decision on how to solve a problem, and why?

What new invention would sell more than Iphone?

If you have to change careers, what would you be?

Do you have any questions for me?

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anDY

Listen/Read

(A single task - FOCUS on how they pronounce ALL the word endings)

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PRONUNCIATION FOCUS

Interview Mock

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7o5aP_0ZYM

SCHWA Sound

Practice the words

Schwa in sentence ellipsis

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READ

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Pronunciation Focus

Listening

RECAP

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John drives the car. (drive - drove - driven)

(BE + V3)

Present - ROUTINE/FACT

+The car is driven.

-the car isn't driven.

?Is the car driven?

Present Continuous (BE+ ING)

+The car is being driven. (o carro está sendo dirigido) NOW

-

? Is the car being driven? (Is the situation being handled?)

Future – WILL (modal)

+The car will be driven.

-the car won't be driven.

?Will the car be driven? (O carro será dirigido)

Future – BE GOING TO

+The car is going to BE driven.

-the car isn't going to be driven.

? Is the car going to be driven?

Past Simple – (V2 - DID)

+The car was driven.

-The car wasn't driven. (The problem wasn't solved)

?Was the car driven?

PRESENT Perfect (HAVE/HAS + V3)

+The car has just been driven. (o carro foi dirigido)

-The car hasn't been driven.

? Has the car been driven?

Perfect Continuous (HAVE/has + BEEN + V---ing)

(BE + V3) (ALWAYS still on going)

+The car HAS BEEN being driven. (o carro está sendo dirigido)NOW and it started in the past.

-The car hasn't been being driven.

? Has the car been being driven?

Past Perfect (HAD + V3)

+The car had been driven. (o carro tinha sido dirigido)

(The problem had already been solved, but...)

(O problema já tinha sido resolvido, mas...)

-The car hadn't been driven.

?Had the car been driven?

Modals (CAN - COULD - SHOULD - MAY - MIGHT - WOULD - MUST)

+The car can be driven (pode ser dirigido)

+ The car should be driven (deveria ser...)

+ The car could be driven (poderia ser...)

+ The car may/might be driven (o carro talvez seja dirigido)

+ The car would be driven (o carro seria dirigido)

+ The car must be driven (o carro deve ser/tem que ser)

-The car can't be driven.

? Can the car be driven?

? Must the problem be solved today? Can't it wait?

Maybe the problem will be solved by itself or disappear.

must = have to

The car had to must be driven yesterday.

PAST of MUST = had to

Obligation IN the PAST = had to

I must work tomorrow.

I had to work yesterday.

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to rip apart

to stitch

to lash back

to nag (nagging adj)

contentious

for the sake of - (with the purpose of)

noxious

to slam dunk

to equip

shallow - oco

(I see, get) where you're coming from - I understand your point

raucous - messy - confused

the homelessness (ness = creating a noun)

weak - fraco

the weakness - fraqueza

yell

city counsellors - (alderman) vereador

belligerence

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dismissed /dismist/

opened /open-d/

planned /plan-d

that

passed /past/

I missed an opportunity /mist/

What happened

Use neutral tone

The current situation

Propose (proposed) solution

Results

Overtime

Motivational campaign

more money (that) than we planned before

learning curve

this company is bigger than the other

I have more/less time than you.

Bradesco has more money than me.

We spent less money than we'd planned. (WE HAD PLANNED)

(PAST - OCT/24) (BEFORE THAT PAST- JAN/24)

I had had some problems.

I'd had some problems.

He'd lost his time. (would)

He'd lose his time (would)

I'd been in this position before. (would = had)

I'd be in a tough position if... (would)

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USUALLY REPORTING an issue (written or spoken)

Neutral Language

PASSIVE

focus on the ACTION not the ACTOR (agent)

John made a mistake

and we lost the client.

John will make a mistake

A mistake was made and we lost the client.

(Obj BE + V3)

A mistake will be made

Too obvious who made the mistake.

Avoid pointing fingers (naming names)

Focus on the result/action

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a hill (serra)

some known names

an acquaintance (um conhecido)

a restructuring

change some chairs - positions

so far... he hasn't answered/commented

the growth (noun - crescimento)

I was sincere

-> willing (eager/keen to)

superintendent

Andy?

a good referral

Butty

a leave

another position

other positions

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Pronunciation Focus

Listening

Recap PASSIVE

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PRONUNCIATION FOCUS

Focus on CONNECTED Speech

DROPPING word ending

THAT

AND

link the sounds - shortening the ending of words

He told me that the time was wrong.

I'm on the verge of getting a new job. (almost there...90% certain)

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She's worked in Bradesco for/since... (until now)

She's been working in Bradesco for/since... (until now)

Both of them...

she asked me if I would be able (if I will be able)

PAST (future in the past)

She asked me if I would (past of will)

I've decided that I will not work tomorrow. (recent)

On Monday I decided that I would not work on Friday.

Memory champion

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my resume will be discarded

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Listening

Using GET

Pronunciation Focus

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Help the listener

Help our listening

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NOT talking about individual sounds.

Word ending.

DROP the sound at the end of the words.

THAT - DéTI - That

BUT - BuTI - But

THE - DE - the

AND - AnDY - And

99% English words have NO vowel sound at the end.

TIME (por) -

TIM- (eng) -

Connected speech (eliminate pauses)

we drop the sound ending

Stress the INFORMATION words

(compressed - I will to to the...)

Tomorrow I will have to go to the bank.

INFORMATION

Calendar

Compressed

(heavy)

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The - /ə/

America - əmericə

supplier

sə

about - əbout

common - /ˈkɑː.mən/

and - /ənd/

PRACTICE

SENTENCE Stress

Vocabulary PRACTICE (used to speak the word)

Practice the word IN A SENTENCE

I will have to go to the bank tomorrow.

Individual sounds REINFORCEMENT

'R' sound

Schwa sound

'the'

Ending sounds - Linking sounds

Kids play ball

The kids play ball

The kids are playing ball

The kids have been playing ball

Listening (!)

We expect to listen every word.

Too fast

We will NOT hear all the words.

We MUST focus on the WORDS we hear.

We start filling the gaps.

The kids have been playing ball since 8am.

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SINCE - YET - ALREADY - JUST - RECENTLY - LATELY - STILL - EVER - NEVER - THIS MONTH - SO FAR - FOR

run by - to validate - to check

(my boss) (proposal)

Do I need to run it by you before I send it to the client?

run into - (encounter - unexpected)

I ran into some issues with the proposal.

I ran into a friend last night at the mall.

run out of - (about to deplete/finish/end)

I'm running out of time/battery/patience.

set aside (reserve to use later)

We mustn't forget to set aside 1mi for emergencies.

screw up - (fazer besteira)

He screwed up during the presentation.

shop around (to browse, checking the prices)

Bradesco is shopping around for a new provider.

sort out - (resolve a problem)

I need to sort out the HR issue.

to sort (to classify)

sum up - to summarize

To sum up, we have tried to apply for many positions.

tell apart - (apart) - (to differentiate)

I can't tell if my boss is angry or tired.

Can you tell apart Japanese and Koreans?

tidy up - clean & organize

I need to tidy up my house

I am a very tidy person.

wrap up - to finalize - conclude

Let's wrap up?

wrap (embrulhar)

a wrap-up - a summary of activities

I need a wrap-up of today's calls.

work out - exercise - solve

let's work out our differences.

zero in on - to really focus - make it a priority

We have to zero in on this project.

factor in - consider - account in (put in the calculation)

We didn't factor in the expenses with new software

We forgot to factor in the dismissal costs.

play down - make something less important (menosprezar)

He tried to play down the seriousness of the problem.

rein in (rédea) - to control

We have to rein in our expenses.

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you can't see the woods from the trees (too involved that you can't see what's happening)

Tree /triː/

TH-ree /θriː/

Think - Thought

Tank - Thank

Thank you

Theodore

Think

Thought

Thunder

TH /θ/

sink - sank - sunk

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PRONUNCIATION FOCUS

Using GET

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Making quick examples

USING the translation

PODERIA - COULD

DEVERIA - SHOULD

TERIA - WOULD HAVE

COMPRARIA - WOULD BUY

FARIA - WOULD DO / MAKE

SERIA - WOULD BE

ESTARIA - WOULD BE

FALARIA - WOULD SAY

TALVEZ... - I MAY - I MIGHT

PODE... - CAN

DEVE... TEM QUE - MUST

I would've called you.

I could work tomorrow.

I couldn't help you.

Could you help me?

MODAL PERFECT (PAST) -> MODAL + HAVE + V3

(Comparing with the translation)

I could HAVE workED yesterday.

Eu poderia ter trabalhado ontem.

Eu teria sido um excelente médico se eu tivesse estudado medicina.

I would've been an excellent doctor if I had studied medicine.

HAD = tinha

HAD = tivesse

Eu nao deveria ter bebido tanto ontem.

I shouldn't have drunk too much yesterday. (regret)

I shouldn't drink too much yesterday. (regret)

Ele talvez tenha esquecido da reuniao ontem.

He may/might have forgotten the yesterday's meeting.

Ou, ele deve ter tido algum problema.

Or, he must have had some problem.

I have had some issues.

I had had some issues. (Eu tinha tido...)

He'd had issues.

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I was going to call you but... (excuse form)

I was about to call you but...

He told me that he will call you tomorrow.

He told me that he would call you yesterday.

---ele iria / ia te ligar.

Ele me disse que ele iria ligar para voce.

I knew Julie will make dinner tonight.

I knew Julie would make dinner yesterday.

I heard that he would call you.

Eu ouvi que ele ia te ligar

WOULD PERFECT

WOULD = VERB

Have = ter

would have = teria

I heard that he would have called you if...

Eu ouvi que ele teria te ligado se...

I would have started earlier today if I had gotten your message.

Eu teria comecado mais cedo hoje se eu tivesse recebido sua mensagem.

could = poderia

should = deveria

would = ....ria go - buy - have - be

MIXING WITH MODAL PERFECT

Eu sei que eu deveria ter te ligado, e eu disse que ligaria, mas...

I knew that I should have called you, and I told that I would call but...

Eu nao poderia ter saido mais cedo porque meu chefe falou que nos teriamos que esperar até termos terminado o relatório.

I couldn't have gone earlier because my boss told us we would have to wait until we'd finished the report.

I'd done (I had done)

I'd done (I would done) V1

I'd do (I would do)

Apesar de ter terminado mais cedo, eu teria esperado voce de qualquer forma.

Besides / Despite having finished earlier, I would have waited for you anyway.

I would have waited for you anyway, despite having finished earlier

Despite studying hard, he still failed the exam.

Eu teria ligado para voce mas meu celular estava sem bateria.

I would have called you but my mobile was without battery.

I would have called you but my mobile ran out of battery.

LG - Samsung

English - Spanish - Chinese

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to steam

to toss

to tuck

underdog

even more

to make sure

chunky

to get in

full throttle

get in the stove

as soon as you can get here

get set up

may seem like

get the fish cleaned

get as cold as possible

get it scaled

fluke

to cure

we're able to

get it going early

wrapper

even though

3'01

a demo

to able to

I've outdone myself (to outdo)

I get to have my eye on everything

rinse out

three grand

to age (let it age)

what you got

get from Japan

charcoal

retain moisture

stick with it

6'50

divvy up

knee deep

amongst

get to try

Although they have...

I'm buried in this...

to chill

to squeeze

chunky

sick (slang)

veg

take (time)

to assign

get it done

it's worth it

at least

to brine

10'14

to scream

scrub down

smooth

family meal

to stick

get as crispy as

a void

clams

even though

this would have to be

overwhelming

we got to start

it's tough

the lack of

a scoop

a batch

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get over

get along

get through

get around

get by

get rid of

get away

get up

get together

get back

get used

get to

get at

get behind

get into

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He's a widow

scratch card (raspadinha)

a chore (tarefa de casa)

sweeping the living room

doing the dishes

/team/

/teen/

they usually post them on Mondays

you have been out of the market for the last 4 years (it can change)

Federal Income (receita federal)

You need the deed of property (escritura)

mortgage /mor-ga-dje/

interest (juros)

swap (permuta) - exchange

permutation (the number of different possibilities to arrange something)

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Get the lay of the land:

I've just started a new job, I haven't gotten enough time to get the lay of the land. (understand the situation, the basics)

Get a piece of the action:

Bradesco will change their service provider, we can try to get a piece of the action. (receive part of something - to be involved)

Get in the driver's seat: (to manage, to handle, to be responsible for...)

I need you to get in the driver's seat in this project

Get in line: (follow the instructions, to obey)

We decided to dismiss him because he had problems getting in line.

Get on the same page: (be in accordance, to agree)

Let's get on the same page.

Get the job done: to finish

Get the upper hand: (to have an advantage)

They have the upper hand. We got the upper hand on them.

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It's a German company

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Listening

USING GET

GET Phrasal verbs

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Get the ball rolling:  to start

Get the wheels turning:  to start

Get the show on the road:  to start

It's time to get the ball rolling. Let's get this show on the road.

Get a grip of yourself: (to hold, to grasp) (control yourself)

Get your act together! come on! : (se recomponha!)

Get the hang of:  (to understand how to do something)

A: How's the new job?

B: I'm getting the hang of it. (I'm learning)

Get the picture: (to understand)

Get a kick out of: (feel pleasure - do something bad) sadistic -

My boss gets a kick out of annoying me.

Get cold feet: (bad feeling - unsure about something)

Marriage - The bride got cold feet. (cancelling)

Get the better of:  (have an advantage)

They got the better of us.

Get your ducks in a row: (to organize)

Get out of hand: (without control)

Things got out of hand!

Get on someone's nerves: (upsets/annoys someone)

He gets on my nerves.

Get off on the wrong foot: (first impression - meet someone for the first time) (we started wrongly)

Let's try again, we got off on the wrong foot.

Get wind of: (hear a gossip - I heard through the grapevine)

I've just got wind that our boss will be fired!

Get out of Dodge (city): (leave quickly in an uncomfortable way)

Things got so out of hand that we had to get out of Dodge.

Get out of here/there!

I've just got wind that our boss will be fired!

Get out of here! Really? (I don't believe! - nao acredito!)

Get out of there!

And go where?

Get your point across: (to be clear, to be understood)

I'm sure I got my point across last meeting.

Get a taste of your own medicine: (do próprio veneno)

Get the ball in your court: (up to you)

Now it's time to get the ball on their court.

Trump said that the ball is on China's court now.

Get lost! (sai daqui! me deixe em paz) -  Fuck off

Get a move on! (hurry up)

Come on, come on, get a move on!

Get down to business: focus on the work at hand.

So, let's get down to business!

Get in on the ground floor: (I've been here since the beginning)

I know all about this company, I got in on the ground floor.

Get the word out: (spread some information/news)

The boss will be fired, but they are trying to stop the word to get out.

Get ahead of the curve: (have an advantage - about the average)

Get your foot in the door: (small contact - you know someone there) vs a cold call.

(prospecting new clients - looking for a job)

I applied for a job in Natura, and I get a foot in the door.

Get on board: (to update somebody)

I must get my boss on board about the problem.

Get your money's worth: (is worth it - valer a pena)

I went to the Lady Gaga's concert I didn't get my money's worth. (it was not worth it)

Get a handle on: (to control)

You must get a handle on your team, they are getting out of control!

Get the green light: (go ahead - approval)

I got the green light for the new project.

Who will greenlight the project? (to approve)

to light (acender) - light a fire - I lit the fire. /leet/

Who greenlit the project? (approved)

bright (adj) - brighten

dark (adj) - darken

Lighten - (deixar as coisas mais leves)

Let's lighten the mood... (deixar o ambiente mais leve)

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I have gotten some bad news. (v3)

I have got something to tell you. (present) I have...

I've got a headache = I have a headache. (spoken) (UK)

ficar... ficar chateado. ficar nervoso

stay (physically description - temporary)

When I go to the USA I stay in my friend's house.

I stayed at home and I got bored and annoyed. (entediado)

I've been with him since... (serious)

I've been dating him since...

I've been seeing him since... (more casual relationship)

If I don't get home early my mum gets worried.

(arrive) -

How do I get to the subway station?

What time did you get home yesterday?

(receive)

I never get a change in my job.

REFLEXIVOS (se... me...)

se... casar. se perder. se preparar (me preparar)

se bronzear.

Get a call

Get angry

Get a chance

Get a clue

Get a cold (se resfriar)

Get a degree/ a diploma

Get a job

Get a joke (understand)

Get a letter (receive)

Get a shock

Get a headache

Get a tan

Get a ticket

Get a/the right

Get angry

Get changed (change clothes)

Get cool

Get dark

Get divorced

Get dressed/ undressed

Get drunk

Get fired / be fired

Get promoted / a raise

Get frightened (ficar com medo)

Get good/top/bad marks

Get home (arrive)

Get hot(ter)

Get hungry

Get into trouble

Get lost

Get married

Get nowhere - (making zero progress)

This discussion is getting nowhere.

Get old

Get hair cut / nails done

Get out of breath

Get permission

Get pregnant

Get ready

Get sleep -

Yesterday I didn't get much sleep.

Get started (to initiate)

Get stuck (in a traffic jam)

Get the impression - I have/get the impression you're tired.

Get the message - (to understand)

Get the ticket (buy)

Where did you get that? I got it on the supermarket.

I got it! (to be successful)

I got a job! I need to lose 5kg but I'm sure I'll get it.

Get tired

Get to sleep - (it)

What time did you get to sleep? (action)

What time did you get up?

(noun) Get together - (meeting - informal/friends)

I will have a meeting with friends later.

- To discuss what?

I will get together with my friends later. (to chat, to have a drink)

Let's have a get together on the weekend.

Get upset (ficar chateado) - angry, nervous, pissed off, annoyed

Get wet

Get worried - concerned - preoccupied.

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GET expressions

GET phrasal Verbs

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Vocabulary - business phrasal verbs

Structure - 4 parts (Perfect)

Write down examples focusing on using

PERFECT
example: (find_out)
I've JUST found_out that my boss is leaving the company.

PERFECT CONTINUOUS (temporary - started in the past, continues now - can change)
- (Since January) Recently, Dell has been accounting_for 30% of our revenue.
(fact/routine) Dell accounts_for 30% of our revenue.

MODAL PERFECT (COULD + have + V3)
- We should've called_off the meeting!
     'deveriamos ter cancelado'

THERE MODAL/PERFECT
(exists - tem, há, houve, teve, tinha
there could be - Poderia ter (suggestion)
There should be - Deveria ter (stronger suggestion)
There must be - deduction
There must be something wrong with my computer.
Deve ter alguma coisa...
There would be - There is = Tem = There would be = Teria)
Would there be any problem if we called off today's meeting?
(impersonal) -
You have a problem in your team.
There is a problem in your team. (less direct)

- There is (present) There was (past) There will be (future - there is going to be)
Is not over, can change
There wasn't any problem with my team this week.
There hasn't been any problem... (so far)

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FUTURE in the PAST

PAST Habits

PAST of the PAST

Future in the PAST

(excuse structure)

Yesterday I was going to call you but I got busy...

When I woke up yesterday I decided that I would go to the supermarket.

PAST of the PAST

I had decided

Eu tinha acabado de jantar quando o telefone tocou.

I had just finished dinner when the phone rang.

Eu nunca tinha trabalhado em uma empresa de tecnologia antes.

I had never worked.... before. until I started here.

I'd never worked.... before. until I started here.

Before I started here / When I started here, I had had very little experience in this area.

Eu tinha tido...

I had never had experience in this area.

I WOULD = I'd GO

I HAD = I'd gone (eu tinha ido)

I'd never worked with that before. /Á'id -

I'd never work with that. (...ria main verb) =

Eu nunca trabalharia

Habits in the PAST

My cousin lived in the US...

He would speak Portuguese once or twice per month.

When I was a child I would always go to the beach during summer. (I used to go...)

WILL = past of = WOULD

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I seldom (rarely)

degree (grau) - diopter

-2.5

I released myself

When I stopped working

Dairy - milk products

painkillers

MAIN reason - hesitation vs fluency

PAST PERFECT (Past of the past)

Nice job! Voce já tinha trabalhado com isso antes? (experiences specific)

Had you already worked with that before?

PRESENT PERFECT (Past including now)

Nice job! Voce já trabalhou com isso antes? (Experiences)

Have you already worked with that before?

Have you travelled to...? Have you had any experience with this software? Have you ever had to present in English?

Did you go to the Lady Gaga concert in RJ?

My father never travelled to Mexico.

Have you been to a Lady Gaga concert?

No, I haven't.

My father never travelled to Mexico, and I have never travelled to Mexico.

We went over budget, and we haven't been able to get the results we wanted.

We went over budget, (we spent more than we had, it's a complete action)

and we haven't been able to

(CAN -> future) I can't go to the party -> I won't be able to go to the party.

get the results we wanted.

We went over budget, and we haven't been able to get the results we wanted (so far). (

We went over budget, and we didn't get the results we wanted.

I had 1mi for the project to achieve 1,000 clients.

I spent 1.2mi and I achieved 800 clients. (The project ended March)

We went over budget, and we didn't get the results we wanted.

I had 1mi for the project to achieve 1,000 clients.

I spent 1.2mi and I have achieved 800 clients (until now)

(The project ends in May)

We went over budget, and we haven't been able to get the results we wanted

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Using GET

Future in the past

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Listening

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Reactions

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migraine (enxaqueca)

a medicine (a drug, pill)

relationship manager

to refer

I was referred by...

role - roll

misnomer (wrong term)

Fluent - Advanced

Intermediate - Fluent

A1 Zero - Basic -

A2 High Basic - Pre-Intermediate -

There was a car near my house.

B1 Intermediate - Upper Intermediate

There was a car next to my friend's house.

B2 High Upper - Low Advanced

There has been a car parked next to my friend's house since 6am.

C1 - Advanced <-

C2 Good Advanced - Proficient

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Joe Simpson

/doubts/

Fairly good control over the language.

Test/Push yourself

-> Practice - Listening

Short video (4m)

1 - no subtitles - get a general idea

2 - with subtitles - details

3 - vocabulary (pause - 10x) - check words

4 - build up an opinion

20min exercise

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Listening

REVIEW

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PRESENTING

Good morning

1. OBJETIVE

I'm here to share

main client

2. OUTLINED your presentation

first, Dell - our biggest client

second, PayPal - gross margin

to finish, small businessES

3. STARTED THE PRESENTATION ITSELF

First, talking about Dell

SLA

attention point (closing)

Moving on to PayPal

recover

(closing)

Next, and the last, small businessES

4. SUMMARIZED

to Sum up the first quarter

keep in mind

(?. RECOMMENDATIONS & SUGGESTIONS)

5. OPENED FOR QUESTIONS

Question

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What does SCQA stand for? (meaning)

It stands for Situation...

regardless (doesn't matter... independentemente)

As you can clearly see here in this box...

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there's a highway (rodovia) - motorway (UK)

they installed two radars

whereas (contrast)

there are a lot of sensors

reverse (ré) sensor

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Practice

Review

Present

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Practice presenting something.

Structure

Signposting language (transition words) To help the AUDIENCE

SUBJECT (Sales, New Product, a new Site, a Distressed (problemático) service, quarter results)

STRUCTURE

SIGNPOSTING

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your role

the presentation subject

the audience

Company - Service - Contact Centre

Role - Planning manager

First quarter's figures (the first 3 months) 1/4 of the year.

The operations director and some potential suppliers/vendors

(a big audience)

key points to talk about

Beginning

(welcome your audience - introduce yourself)

1. Introduce your subject

I am going to talk today about our first quarter's results.

The purpose of my presentation is to...

2. Outline your presentation

To start, I'll talk about our biggest client by employees number, DELL

Then, I'll talk about our biggest client by gross margin.

After that I'll share the numbers for our small clients.

Finally, I'll summarize my presentation with… the main opportunities and the action plan

(Instruct about Questions), I'll take questions at the end of my presentation...

3. (STARTING THE PRESENTATION ITSELF)

A - Introducing a topic

·     So, I'd like to start by... describing... talking... sharing...

·     Let's begin by...

B - Finishing one topic...

·     Well, I've told you about...

·   Okay, We’ve looked at Dell,

4. ...and starting another

·     Now let's move on to... PayPal

·     Let me turn now to...

·     Moving on to...

(back to 3A)

5. Summarising and concluding

·     Right, let's sum up, shall we?

·     I'd like now to recap...

Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...

(Summarize the basic points of your presentation)

Today we saw that A is.... and B...., we also saw that....

(depends on the presentation)

6. Analysing a point and giving recommendations

· Where does that lead us?

·      What does this mean for our company?

7. Thanks your audience and invite questions

Thanks for your time

So now I'd like to answer your questions

Shall we open for some questions?

welcome your audience.

introduce your subject.

explain the structure of your presentation.

explain rules for questions.

present the subject itself

Introduce a topic.

Finish.

Start another.

summarise your presentation.

Recommendations.

thank your audience.

invite questions.

VISUAL CLUES

As you can see on this slide...

We can notice here that...

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to vomit

to throw up

blood /blud

a crook (riacho) (pilantra) - He's crooked lawyer

the fall/autumn

it's completely understandable

to improve the algorithm

she's been working with

25 pupil (mentor) (mentoree)

engineer (professional)

engineering (engenharia)

conSULtant

she works as a consultant <-

she works like a consultant (quem nem)

He works like a mule.

He works as a mule. (drug traffic)

(a claim - pleito) /was - as - enough headcount - we are going to comfortably achieve the numbers.

2. all the small businesses -

/Your - OR - Hour/

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PAUSE - PREDICT

CHECK

COMMENT

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like a consulting

she's a consultant

a junior manager

a manager

a senior manager

GM (CEO)

maternity leave (sick leave, paternity)

related to

city hall monitor

she's responsible for doing/helping that

she's responsible for taking care...

READING - LISTENING

focus on

responsible for

relate to

think about

deal with

reflect on / upon

To use (instructions) (manual)

Using

To install the device first...

Please stop to do that - (pare para fazer...)

Please stop doing that - (pare de fazer...)

Stopped to work (parei para trabalhar)

Stopped working (parei de trabalhar)

I remembered to pay the bill. (eu lembrei de pagar)

I remember paying the bill. (eu lembro ter pago)

I work

I don't work

I like to work

I don't like to work.

I like not working. (eu gosto de nao trabalhar)

I want to sleep.

I want to not sleep.

after writing...

I want to be a doctor.

I don't want to be doctor.

I want to not be a doctor.

so, but, however, then...

I study to not have to work.

I study so that I don't have to work. (CONJUNCTION)

Linking word - connects two sentences.

sentence - SUB - VERB

I work but I don't study.

Sentence Structure.

STRUCTURE <- constructions

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

don't like work. Negative (S) Fact (G) ok (V)

I rather forget about doing such a thing.

STRUCTURE

SUB - ADV - VERB - PREP - GERUND - ADV - DET - NOUN

Loose (adjective) - frouxo

to lose

my shoelaces are loose.

Talking about having Chinese

No ticket, no laundry.

If you don't have a ticket, you don't have the laundry.

sensitive subject

sensible guy

it's a sensible topic. SLIPS

I stopped to buy meat. (eu parei DE comer carne) (MISTAKE)

(Eu parei para comprar carne)

PERFECT ->

We must to meeting in Monday.

We must meet on Monday.

Pre-Intermediate

Upper Intermediate (Functional)

always try to make a complex sentence.

always try to find the perfect word

Flows (Fluency)

Simple is better

How's your English?

I'm perfectly functional.

Jargon

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Interview Practice

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LISTEN

PAUSE / CHECK

LIST TIPS

How can we best prep for an interview?

PepsiCo.

How would you prepare for an interview there?

Research the company.

Identify the requirements for the positions

Match your experience to it.

Sum up your skills - to be objective. (straight to the point - straightforward)

... prepare the questions you're going to ask.

... (2nd depending on....) Research the person interviewing you.

to come across - the first impression

to overcome - superar

to enable - to give you the ability to

to know by heart - saber de cor

things lined up - prepared (in advance)

TIP 1 - treat it as a meeting.

talking about yourself

S - skills (relevant to the job)

E - experience

A - achievements

T - type of person you are

Telling a story - keeping it concise

Prepare the questions

Relevant to the company, relevant to the position

- What advice would you give to the candidate who wants to do a good job here?

- What's the culture like here?

- What challenges are the company facing and how could I help overcome them?

- What would you need me to concentrate on in the first 30 days?

- What kind of boss you are?

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whatsoever (at all)

no problem whatsoever

the property - the piece of land - the plot

labels

the cover letter

if they are considering

to intimidate.

to stand out (se destacar)

to stand out from the crowd

the opposite

to stall (enrolar)

promises I won't deliver

well-seen

they have lower prices.

they have low prices compared to yours.

Do you have experience with Salesforce?

A little. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

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you have to cherry pick

(select only the best)

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Interview Practice

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the mayor (prefeito)

you cannot take a mortgage (hipotéca)

how long have you been trying to get this documentation?

pay my neighbor

Marcelo and I have been

pay the last instalment

he started there 3 months ago, I think so.

Can you work on Saturday? Yes, I think so. (eu acho que sim)

I think so -> always an answer - I don't think so.

sponsored (patrocinado)

to sponsor (verb - patrocinar)

equipment /e - quip - ment/

a lot of equipment (no plural)

Real Estate brokers - brokers - realtors

to help selling the properties. (help + gerund)

Loyalty (fidelidade) Loyalty program

Sales techniques

Priorities definition

CRM - Customer relationship management

colleagues - someone you work/worked with

acquaintance - (conhecido)

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applicants (the person who applies)

applications (noun)

to apply (verb) for a position

sponsored the position

competed position

/perCENTage/

go haywire (became crazy)

a bias

maternity leave (licenca)

sick leave

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Interview Practice

RECAP

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Could you tell me about yourself.

introduce, profile, son,

it hasn't been a time without challenges

I have been studying Business English

come back to the market

I worked (for) 12 years

Could you explain this gap in your CV.

-> but I have been studying business English and taking courses to improve, understand, to know more about AI and its capabilities.

planned pregnancy

pandemic period - dedicated to him

changes in the market

Study Business English

AI impacts

a lot gains with this new age

Now I'm ready to return to the market

What are your motivations?

Environment - People development - Innovation - Recognition - Challenge (where he can learn and develop his own skills)

To develop other people

Pharmaceutical company - project manager - Director

How can you contribute to our company?

(Focus the answer on WHAT KIND OF COMPANY/POSITION)

(noun) STRAtegy

(adjective) straTEgical ways

side effects

What have you been doing in order to improve and bridge the knowledge gap since you stopped working?

Do you have experience with SAP SW?

No, but I'm a quick learner and I can dedicate time to understand it, also I have worked with many different management software so...

GAP FILLERS

That's a very interesting question...

-> Background

-> Achievements

-> Expectations - Pentagon (5 points)

Environment - People development - Innovation - Recognition - Challenge (where he can learn and develop his own skills)

-> Why he would leave his current company

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a gathering (encontro de pessoas)

to gather (juntar)

the event will take place (happen) next week

key speakers

the venue will be Vibra SP

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Recap

Interview Mock

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(adjective)

(the/one of the... the third) biggest

Argentina is the second biggest country in Latin America.

Argentina isn't the biggest country in Latin America.

Is Argentina the poorest country in Latin America?

DIFFERENT TENSES

IBM was the biggest company in the world in the 90's.

Apple has been the most successful company in this century.

Probably, India will be the biggest economy in the world in 50 years.

SP is the biggest city in Brazil.

SMALL WORDS

long - longest

cold - coldest

(1-2 syllables)

The cheapest place I've visited. (The least expensive place)

(low quality)

ugly = ugliest

happy = happiest

BIG WORDS

intelligent - the most/least intelligent

The least important topic in the meeting was...

The most expensive place I've visited.

interesting - most/least interesting

One of the most interesting facts about...

the most amazing

the most scared

the most tired

PERFECT (so far)
Usually when we're ASKING questions with SUPERLATIVES, we tend to use the perfect.

The most beautiful city I've ever visited was/is... (CAN CHANGE)

When I crashed my car it was the most terrible feeling I've ever had.

What's the biggest mistake you've ever made?

Who's the most intelligent person you've met?

The longest I've ever slept was 14h. (so far/until now)

IRREGULARS

small words that DON'T take -er

fun - he's the most fun

real - it's the most real

right - he's the most right

wrong - he's the most wrong

bad - the worst

The worst boss I've ever had was Anderson.

Who was the worst boss you've ever had?

Who was the worst boss you had in Atento? (Can't change)

good - the best

The best restaurant I've ever eaten was...

What was/is the best restaurant you've ever eaten?

What was the best restaurant you ate when you lived in Ireland? (specific time in the past)

far - (more distant) the farthest

little - less - least

Who's the least expensive supplier for this machine?

Who's the cheapest supplier...?

much - more - most

The most...

QUALIFY -

the very best

the slightly worst

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(adjective) bigger THAN

SP is bigger than Campinas.

SMALL WORDS

long - longer

cold - colder

(1-2 syllables)

ugly = uglier

happy = happier

BIG WORDS

intelligent - more/less intelligent than

interesting - more/less interesting than

more amazing than

more scared than

more tired than

IRREGULARS

small words that DON'T take -er

fun - he's more fun

real - it's more real

right - he's more right

wrong - he's more wrong

bad - worse than

good - better than

far - (more distant) farther than

little - less

much - more

------------------- slightly similar

Apple is as good as Samsung (small difference)

Ford isn't as good as GM.

Apple wasn't better than Samsung. (OVER)

Apple will be better than Nokia.

SP has been better than RJ to live since 2000. (CAN CHANGE)

QUALIFY -

It's much better than

It's a lot bigger than

It's slightly worse than

It's a little longer than

DIFFERENT TENSES

Is Apple better than Samsung?

Was Apple... ?

Will Apple be better...?

Has Apple been better...?

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asthmas

since it - since then

it's about having a big...

have you pinpointed what he's allergic to?

doubts /douts/

development (to develop)

seashells -> mercury

peanuts

I haven't been eating

spots (manchas)

Real Estate broker (corretor)

He didn't have any contact

measles (sarampo)

unvaccinated children

antivax

Poli

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Vocabulary - business phrasal verbs

Structure - 4 parts (Perfect)

Write down examples focusing on using

PERFECT
example: (find_out)
I've JUST found_out that my boss is leaving the company.

PERFECT CONTINUOUS (temporary - started in the past, continues now - can change)
- (Since January) Recently, Dell has been accounting_for 30% of our revenue.
(fact/routine) Dell accounts_for 30% of our revenue.

MODAL PERFECT (COULD + have + V3)
- We should've called_off the meeting!
     'deveriamos ter cancelado'

THERE MODAL/PERFECT
(exists - tem, há, houve, teve, tinha
there could be - Poderia ter (suggestion)
There should be - Deveria ter (stronger suggestion)
There must be - deduction
There must be something wrong with my computer.
Deve ter alguma coisa...
There would be - There is = Tem = There would be = Teria)
Would there be any problem if we called off today's meeting?
(impersonal) -
You have a problem in your team.
There is a problem in your team. (less direct)

- There is (present) There was (past) There will be (future - there is going to be)
Is not over, can change
There wasn't any problem with my team this week.
There hasn't been any problem... (so far)

WHENEVER possible, add key words:

SINCE - YET - ALREADY - JUST - RECENTLY - LATELY - STILL - EVER - NEVER - THIS MONTH - SO FAR - FOR

Account for (responsible for $ figures)

Dell has been accounting for 30% of our revenue this year.

Dell has accounted for 30% of our revenue since March.

bring forward (to anticipate a date)

Today we should bring forward all of the client's meetings.

Yesterday we shouldn't have brought forward all of the client's meetings. nao deveriamos ter adiantado

Call off (cancel some sort of appointment)

I need to call off my Netflix subscription.

Recently this client has been calling off the last meetings.

(ele tem cancelado, vem cancelando, anda cancelando)

carry out (a task, a survey, a research) - make (to execute)

We could have carried out a satisfaction survey with all clients. (an option in the past, that you didn't take)

cater for (to care - to provide for the needs) (client's needs)

Lately my team has been catering for the necessary adjustments.

come_up_with (to invent - an idea, an excuse, a solution)

Because/Once/As/Since he hasn't been coming up with any solution since January, I'm going to cancel the contract.

cut back on (reduce but NOT eliminate)

You should've cut back on the basic costs.

(Cut - cut - cut - set - set - set - put - put - put)

delve into (to explore, to investigate in more details)

The company has been delving into the reports to understand... (not over, started in the past, continues now, not permanent)

do away with (eliminate - you can survive without)

I can do away with sugar.

Is there any way you can do away with 2 people from your team?

Our team has done away with the manager.

Our team has survived without the manager...

get rid of (se livrar)

Our team has gotten rid of the manager.

We should have gotten rid of this client, he causes a lot...

Nós deviariamos ter nos livrado...

rekindle (reascender)

end up (acabar - Eu acabei passando a noite no hospital)

I ended up spending the night in the hospital.

On the holiday I'll end up staying at home studying English and listening music.

Reviewing will make you end up rekindling the meaning of many words.

fed up (with) (upset, angry) (pissed off)

I'm fed up with my boss! 😡

(USA) fill out / fill in (UK) the form.

I've filled out all the forms required for the visa application.

figure out - (put some effort in order to discover something)

I've figured out how to save us 1mi.

(work something out <- the labour/effort)

I worked out how to save us 1mi. (I worked hard until I figured out how to save the money)

find out - (whereas, find out, you can discover by accident)

I've found out how to save us 1mi.

I've just found out Lady Gaga is in Brazil.

give in - (ceder) to cede - concede - yield

The client won't give in.

give up - (desistir)

I gave up trying to make my mother exercise.

Never Give up, Never Give in

go through (examine something methodically)

I need to go through this report in order to understand it better.

go through - undergo (passar por uma situacao dificil) (suffer)

The player went through a surgery.

The player underwent a surgery.

offering solace (consolando)

I know what you are going through...

Put off - (postpone)

We should've put off the client's meeting.

Nós deveriamos ter cancelado...

rely on - (trust) (reliable) (unreliable)

I must have relied on my instincts.

(deduction)

Ela deve ter esquecido a reuniao.

She must have forgotten the meeeting.

I must have done somethin wrong.

Eu devo ter confiado.

I should have relied

Eu deveria ter confiado.

I had to have relied.

Eu tinha que ter confiado.

MODAL + HAVE + V3 (Portugues)

run by

run into

run out of

set aside

screw up

shop around

sort out

sum up

tell apart

tidy up

wrap up

work out

zero in on

factor in

play down

rein in

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about (preposition)

Only two prepositions together = Phrasal verbs

I was zeroing in on this report

I was thinking about a virus

I was thinking about postponing the answer

otitis

a niche

people interested in learning

COMPARING - NOUNS

This company has more people than the competitor.

We have less time than them.

He has more money than me.

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MARCH

LISTENING

Interview Mock

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to value his work

Stellantis

Assess the financial impact of changing the material of a panel from plastic A to plastic B.

A new car development 18months

1 month

1,000 - 100 with AI skills

Law firm - 120 paralegals

breach of contract (quebra)

10 must have AI skills

Free courses about AI

DeepSeek

ChatGPT

Grok3

Co-Pilot

Gemini

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a billboard (outdoor advertisement)

to eliminate the need = to do away with

An AI tool that does away with the Supervisor

Grammar part - Read more

Fix the information

Modal + have + V3

Speaking - Listen more

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20 02 25

LISTENING

Focus on strategies

for Listening and Speaking

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Meetings/Calls

ALWAYS take notes

Listening for Figures

1,200 (one thousand, two-hundred = 12x100 twelve hundred)

4,400 (four thousand, four hundred) - forty four hundred

1100 to 9900 (eleven hundred to ninety nine hundred)

11 x 100 to 99 x 100

3/4 (75%) - three quarters

4/5 (80%) - four fifths (fifs)

1/2 - half

1/3 - one third

1,000 one thousand

3,000 three thousand

(in general - non-specific) we will need to invest thousands of dollars

1,000,000 one million

5,000,000 five million

we lost millions

1,000,000,000 one billion

6,000,000,000 six billion

we lost billions

0.12 - zero POINT twelve

zero - oh - naught /not/

77 - double seven

888 - triple eight

we increased the sales 4 times.

(we increase the sales in 4 different times OR x4)

we increased the sales four-fold.

+plus

-minus

x times (4 x 5

/ divided by (20/4=5) Twenty divided by 4 equals 5)

= equals

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FIGURES - 20 items

Listen once - no Subtitles

_____________(year)

_____________(metric ton)

_____________(% )

_____________(year)

_____________(metric ton)

_____________(year)

_____________(%)

(by a) _______

_____________(euros)

_____________(year)

_____________(uses)

_____________(break even)

_____________(orders)

_____________(CO₂ saved)

_____________(total waste)

_____________(weeks)

_____________(countries)

_____________(pounds)

_____________(years ago)

_____________(firms)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SvQSKaYbwE

1940s (nineteen forties)

in the 1850s (eighteen - fifties)

78mi metric tons

14% recycled

2018

1.7mi metric tons

2025

100%

1/3 of our employees are...

1.68bi euros (around 1.7bi)

three-pronged (strategy, plan, process, idea)

one layer

the third part of the strategy

2018

100%

(non-specific)

I've called him dozens of times. (duzia)

hundreds of times

250 uses

breakeven at 66

2,3 weeks ago

€399,102 (a little - slightly - under 400 thousand)

orders

11,000 kg

7,000 kg of waste

12 weeks

70 countries

20 million pounds

2 years ago

double - triple - quadruple - (xfold) 6-fold

2 years

2050

3 firms

round up - €399,102 (a little - slightly - under 400 thousand)

round down -€402,102 (a little - slightly - over 400 thousand)

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***Since (the starting point in the past, until now)

- since I started to look for a job, I haven't seen many

positions to work from home.

- since yesterday I have been thinking about buying a new mobile. (Temporary)

why? - not over (it can change)

the lifespan (vida útil)

*For (duration including now)

- I have lived in this apartment for 3 months.

why? - not over - still changing

***Yet (ainda) Negatives or Questions

- I haven't made the homework yet.

Have you finished it yet? (já)

why? - The information can change

*Never (negative)

- I have never been to Toronto

why? - The information can change - Experiences

Did you have any experience with Agile?

No, I haven't. (yet)

**Ever (at any point in time - in the past) - Question form

- Have you ever worked with Agile?

why? - at any point in your life - Experiences

Did you work with Agile in last job? (specific about WHEN)

**Already - something that happened before the right time (já) - Questions - Positive

- Have you already done the report?

Voce já fez o relatório?

- Have you done the report?

Voce já fez o relatório?

-I've already done the report.

I did the report already.

why? - emphasising something that happened before time.

Just (acabou - emphasising recent)

- I have just cooked dinner.

John's just left.

Mary's just been asking about you. (she will continue asking about you)

Mary's just asked about you. (???)

why? -

Lately (an indetermined period of time - started in the past until around now)

- Lately, I've been trying to sleep early.

Lately I haven't eaten dairy. (milk products)

why? - an indetermined period of time - started in the past until around now

Recently (relative)

- John's been working too much recently

-Recently she hasn't performed well.

why? - an indetermined period of time - started in the past until around now

so far (up to now)

- So far our customers have been complaining about the new products.

why? - the information change (até agora)

Up to now (so far - until now)

- Up to now, I haven't decided whether to buy a new mobile. (or not) if I will buy a new mobile or not.

why? - the information change (até agora)

Still (ainda) Positives (negatives and questions)

- I still have been looking for a new job.

-They still haven't decided about the position.

-They haven't decided about the position yet.

why? -

This week (not over) year, month, today

- I haven't spoken with my bother this week.

- I have watched/I have been watching a new series this week.

-I have watched 4 episodes this week so far.

-I watched 4 episodes this week. (over - this week, enough)

why? - Not over - It can change

Last year our company sold 12mi.

2024 - January

In the last year our company has sold 12mi.

the last 365 days, INCLUDING today. last 30 days

YTD

Have you finished it yet? Voce já acabou?

Have you already finished it? Voce JÁ acabou?!?! Really?!

PERFECT ASPECTS

I have worked (PAST - it can change - WHEN is not important)

I have been working (PAST - it can change - EMPHASISING NOW - or TEMPORARY)

I haven't eaten dairy. (need more context)

I haven't been eaten dairy.

I've thought about buying a new mobile. (?!? you decided to buy, or you decided NOT to buy, or you gave up and will decide in the future)

I've been thinking about buying a new mobile. (You haven't decided)

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FIGURES (focus point)

ability - availability

count on you (count with you)

it's not worth it (nao vale a pena)

3 trips per month

he's thinking about leaving in 2 years

time to breakeven

he's been insisting on that

Future /few-tchur/

20 different figures