#106 | News: How studying or working abroad makes you smarter

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iYwoT8N2XxZW5EvlMhSuA?si=Mrk_zyAoQSOEI0FvJeg-8A&dl_branch=1 Vocabulary ENROLL IN = matricular. “... among students enrolled in an international MBA program…”BE MORE LIKELY TO = estar mais propenso a; ser mais provável de. “…we found that people with this international experience are more likely to create new businesses and products and to be promoted.”ACCRUE = acrescentar (valor); acumular.BE WILLING TO =...

#105 | Stonewall riots

https://open.spotify.com/episode/20JzgWZudV8XhE7TFsj1li?si=k3nW23wjRbG1sbMlm70xJA&dl_branch=1 Vocabulary RIOT = rebelião. “As the riots progressed, an international gay rights movement was born.”HARASSMENT = assédio; perseguição. “Gay bars were places of refuge where gay men and lesbians and other individuals […] could socialize in relative safety from public harassment.”SEEDY = decadente. “[…] the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a dark, seedy, crowded bar, reportedly operating without a liquor license.” Stonewall riots...

#104 | Poem: Do not go gentle into that good night

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4E1yjD5VgLI4qUHgJIt5Vx Vocabulary RAVE = enfurecer-se; delirar. “Old age should burn and rave at close of day”RAGE = fúria; raiva. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light”GRIEVE = lamentar; sofrer (a morte de alguém). “Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, | And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,”GAY...

#103 | Advérbios além do VERY: RATHER, SLIGHTLY, FAIRLY e muito mais

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FO0KYXcYCIv5R4EclZbaR?si=cYHw3M5DRueOG686X7AIFA&dl_branch=1 Adverbs of degree ou advérbios de intensidade são usados para tornar os adjetivos mais ou menos fortes/fracos em suas intensidades. A little / a bit / slightly (um pouco) The watch I bought was a bit expensive. Each person learns in a slightly different way. I’m feeling a little tired. Observação: Não se usa...

#102 | Diferenças entre HOPE e WISH

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4u8kZfzumdcY3tkgMXdQ9b?si=fTv561SVRseKEZNEeNblCg Para evitar confundir o uso dos dois verbos, veja as principais diferenças abaixo: HOPE Hope significar esperar (ter a esperança de) que algo aconteça no futuro, imaginando que seja algo possível de acontecer. I hope (that) you’re okay. I just hope we can find the right person. I sincerely hope that you will be successful. We hope to...

#101 | 15 things you might not know about Amazon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Yrdk0P8QLrmytp7POxVg3?si=sF_c9lsORpmFozfzmAKzDw Amazon.com was almost called "Cadabra" as in "Abracadabra". That idea was struck down because CEO Jeff Bezos' lawyer misheard the word as "cadaver."  Another name Jeff Bezos had in his bag was “Relentless.” Although "Relentless" did not make the cut to be the name of the company, Jeff Bezos liked the name enough to...

#100 | Song: I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (U2)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4oaWGmMjccclDfDsRzOZ6e?si=dfic8ZS6TcKCGJFzgl0Whg I still haven't found what I'm looking forU2I have climbed the highest mountainsI have run through the fieldsOnly to be with youOnly to be with youI have run, I have crawledI have scaledThese city wallsThese city wallsOnly to be with youBut I still haven't found what I'm looking forBut I still haven't found what...

#99 | Short bio: Barack Obama

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xL18ahmlM9fBybtVNK2tR?si=6UEgJhCaRyW5iYDSAp7aTA Vocabulary SCHOLARSHIP = bolsa de estudos. “He won a scholarship to study economics at the University of Hawaii.”DEGREE = diploma. “…earning a law degree from Harvard University.”WITHDRAW = retirar; remover. “By the end of 2011, Obama had withdrawn all combat troops from Iraq.”SUE = processar (legalmente). “13 states sued the federal government for forcing...

#98 | Present Perfect vs Simple Past

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yXqsn2bwl7GEkI47q3WxD?si=1GdGLhjuSlKlTeCVCKkjlA Agora que você já entendeu os principais usos do presente perfeito aqui e aqui, é hora de saber distinguir as principais diferenças de uso do presente perfeito e passado simples. PRESENT PERFECTSIMPLE PASTAções no passado, quando desconhecemos o momento em que elas aconteceram (ou não são importantes).I've driven an automatic car before.We've been to...

#97 | Story: The child’s story by Charles Dickens

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZIcgPa6c73u7RHjzAi5LT?si=pQkKV9pNQ2ylhw7PmGYSjQ Vocabulary HALFWAY THROUGH = metade do caminho. “When he got half way through.”IN VAIN = em vão. “…the traveller lost the boy as he had lost the child, and, after calling to him in vain, went on upon his journey.”CALL TO someone = gritar para alguém. “He called to him over and over again,...