Geography

"Where are you from?"

"I'm from China"

But where is China?

If you don't know your geography, you can't understand tourists when they tell you where they are from!

Study geography in English with National Geographic's Map Machine here.

Matrículas Abertas!

As matrículas estão abertas para duas turmas novas do

FUNDAMENTAL Módulo 1 do curso de Inglês para Turismo.

As turmas vão começar em agosto de 2013.

Aprende conversar em inglês, 

usando os expressões, a gramática, e o vocabulário necessário 

a atender clientes nas áreas importantes de turismo aqui na cidade: 

hotéis, lojas, passeios, agências, restaurantes, e transporte.

Já estudou inglês? 

Então me ligue para marcar avaliação de nível, para verificar qual dessas turmas em andamento é melhor para você.

Left and Right - The Mississippi Slide

Here is a fun song and dance to help you remember Left and Right:


Lyrics:
Right foot stomp
Left foot stomp
You cha-cha with your right
You cha-cha with your left
You turn to the right
And move to the left
Back it up
And jump!

Giving Directions

Is there an ATM near here? Where is my hotel? How do I get to my activity?

You probably need to help visitors find places in Bonito all the time. This video has some good expressions you can use to give them directions.

Matrículas abertas para fevereiro de 2013!

A Good Online Dictionary

What does "fish" mean?  How do you say this word?

Google translate is one option. Here is a different option: the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. This dictionary is for intermediate and advanced students... but basic students can use it too!

Put your word in here:

The dictionary gives you pronunciation - just click BrE for British English (England) or NAmE for North American English (Canada, United States) and listen to the dictionary say the word!

Many words have pictures, plus the plural, example sentences, expressions that use the word, other information, and similar or related words.

Next time you see a word you don't know, don't use Google Translate. Try this dictionary instead!

Menus

How do you describe Brazilian food in English?

If you need to translate a menu into English, the Internet is a good source of examples to help you find the right language. Here are two examples of menus for Brazilian restaurants located in English-speaking countries.

This one is the Brazilian food menu from a restaurant called The Latin Chef in San Diego, USA which serves Peruvian and Brazilian food.

And this one is from a Brazilian restaurant in Dublin, Ireland called Taste of Brazil:

If you find other example menus online that help you, please post them below! They will help other students, too.