Hi guys!
Today we are going to have some new interesting stuff to study.
Expression
A Steal
This expression is a little confusing if you are a Brazilian student. Why? Well, simply because we have a similar expression in Portuguese that means exactly the opposite. I´ll explain it better...
In Portuguese when we are looking products to buy and we see an expensive one we say:
It´s a steal!!! It means that its price is much higher than it´s worth.
In English it´s the opposite. When we say that something is a steal, it means that it costs much less than it´s worth.
Ex.: I bought a television like that for U$ 200 last week. Here it is only U$ 80. It is a steal!!!
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Interesting Link
This is really cool, guys. There´s a website where you can read several texts of different areas with audio. Yeah, you can listen to it and practice your listening and speaking skills. It´s a Californian website.
Check it here!
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Grammar Tip
Our grammar tip today is something simple, but also interesting.
Do you know the difference between Afraid to and Afraid of? No? Learn it now!!!
When do we use afraid + infinitive (to climb, to say, to go, etc.) and when do we use afraid of + …ing form (climbing, saying, going, etc.)?
We use afraid + infinitive when we explain the fear itself:
Ex.: I am afraid to go out in the dark.
He is afraid to travel by plane.
They are afraid to cross the high bridge over the river.
We use afraid of …ing when we see an unwelcome result of an action:
Ex.: I am afraid of falling. (= I am afraid because I might fall.)
He is afraid of making a mistake. (= He is afraid because he may make a
mistake.)
They are afraid of getting lost in the forest. (= They are afraid because they
may get lost.)
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Business
Today we are going to learn some payment terms. It ´s very useful either if you travel abroad someday or if you shop online.
I'd like to pay (in) cash. - Gostaria de pagar em dinheiro.
I'll put it on my credit card. - Eu vou colocar no cartão.
Could you send me an invoice? - Você poderia me enviar uma fatura?
Can I put it on lay-away? - Posso colocar em lay-away*?
* Lay-away is a form of payment. However, rather than taking the item home and then repaying the debt on a regular schedule, as in most installment plans (parcelamentos), the layaway customer does not receive the item until it is completely paid for. There is typically a fee (taxa) associated with a layaway purchase, since the seller must "lay" (pôr) the item "away" (de lado) in storage until the payments are completed. In the event the customer did not pay the amount due, the item would be returned to stock and any payments would be forfeited (perda por não-cumprimento).
Hope you´ve enjoyed it!
See you soon!
