Usage of TO and FOR

The prepositions to and for are very easy to confuse! Here are some rules:

Use TO IN THESE CASES:

1. Destination
   “We’re going to London.”
2. What time it is
   “It’s a quarter to 4.”
3. Distance
   “It’s about two miles from my house to the shopping center.”
4. Comparing
   “I prefer sleeping to working.”
5. Giving
   “I gave the book to my brother.”
6. Motive/Reason – with a verb
   “I came here to see you.”

USE FOR IN THESE CASES:

1. Benefits
   “Yogurt is good for health.”
2. Period of time
   “We’ve lived here for 2 years.”
3. Schedule
   “I made an appointment for May 3.”
4. Agree with 
   “Are you for or against the development of nuclear weapons?”
5. Doing something to help someone
   “Could you carry these books for me?”
6. Motive/Reason – with a noun
   “Let’s go out for a drink.”
7. Function – with a verb (-ing form)“A ladle is a big spoon used for serving soup.”

TO or FOR can be used for a motive/reason, but TO is always with a verb, and FOR is always with a noun. Here’s a good example:

• I came to New York to work.
• I came to New York for a new job.

The day is dragging meaning

What does "Today is dragging" mean?

Look at the picture below: Olhe a foto abaixo:

If your answer was: the day is taking too long/ or time is moving by too slowly, you're right
Se respondeu, o dia está demorando muito para passar ou literalmente no sentido da palavra, se arrastando, você acertou!!!

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Collocations with "coffee"

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This week we have taught our students some adjectives to describe personality, one of the worksheets was about coffee personality,  it was a study in the UK, they interviewed 1000 coffee lovers and looked at common character traits. Many students asked about the types of coffee since the article hasn't explained all of them, we're sharing it with you... so take it away!!

Strong coffee – Café forte

Weak coffee – Café fraco

Black coffee – Café preto/ Café puro

Milky coffee (BrE)*/White coffee (AmE)* – Café com leite

Lukewarm coffee – Café morno

Steaming coffee/hot coffee – Café quente

Iced coffee – Café gelado

Fresh coffee – Café fresco

Bitter coffee – Café amargo

Nescafé coffee - Café Nescafé 

Instant coffee - Café solúvel

Decaf coffee/decaffeinated coffee – Café sem cafeína

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Teacher Marcia and Joel

Word pairs

Some words in English are like ‘Siamese twins’ in that they tend to be used together.
We have selected the most common ones, please check it out:

work or school
cruel and unnecessary
positive and negative
kind and helpful
health and safety
black and white
national and international
male and female
manufacturing and agricultural
good and bad
fit and healthy
come and visit
furniture and equipment
time and money
technology and design
health and fitness
come and see
track and field
tennis and basketball

Pronunciation - Have to

Have to

When we use the verb 'have' in its modal form: have to meaning an obligation, the /v/ at the end of the word changes to an /f/. Also the vowel sound in the word to changes to a schwa - /ə/. Have to becomes /hæftə/.
Some examples of phrases where this might happen include:

• Mary and Joana have to be there by 9.
• We have to study for the test.
• You have to tell me the truth
• I always have to take the bus at 7 am
  
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