LISTENING PRACTICE

You will find a link to a video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYE7teZSv2U

You will answer some questions this time. The video is "a little" difficult, but the intention is to practice and try to understand most of it. Do your best!

How was Fred’s day at work?
What did Barney bring Bam-Bam?
Did Fred bring anything home?
What do Barney and Fred have to do?
How did Fred try to get out of Jury duty?
Why did Fred say the mangler is guilty?
Why did Fred panic?
Where did they hide?
What went wrong when Fred decided to be courageous?
Why did the mangler go after Fred?

Post your answers on by clicking on the word COMMENTS below.

Best wishes,

André

TAKE

Every intermediate student knows the meaning of the verb TAKE.

- I will take my son to the Zoo later.
- Do they take credit cards at Wal-Mart?

Still, there is a wide range of collocations that can be tricky for Portuguese speakers. Check out the examples and the problems you might face if you try to translate from portuguese to English. Remember the FIRST RULE: DO NOT TRANSLATE!


- Mary takes notes every time she is in a meeting.
(problem: DO NOTES is wrong)

- I will take a trip to Europe at the end of the year.
(problem: DO A TRIP is wrong)

- When did you start taking this course?
(problem: DO A COURSE is wrong)

- We need to take a break.
(problem: DO A BREAK is wrong)

- Jim has to take another test at school.
(problem: DO A TEST is not common)

You can also find a couple of other expressions:

TAKE A LOOK
TAKE A PILL
TAKE A CALL
TAKE AN INTERVIEW
TAKE A SEAT
TAKE A SHOWER

Hope you can benefit from the explanation above.
Best wishes,
André