Projeto Conversação - Parte 3

Thank you Rafa, i know all this, but sometimes i make mistakes like this.
I was trying to say " meu chefe nao veio trabalhar hoje " so " My boss didn't come to work today " is the best like the user DHST said, ? If i wanted to say " meu chefe nao vem trabalhar hoje" i could use " my boss doesn't come to work today", isn't it ?
Thanks again.

to creatE*
my boss didn't come to work today*

Hey Francisco! Welcome to EE!

Yes you did make some mistakes! But that's Ok!

So let's go to the tips:

but never taked courage - Vc quis dizer "nunca tomei coragem", não eh?!
O correto seria "TOOK courage". O verbo TAKE no passado, vira TOOK e no Past Participle fica TAKEN.


to creat a account -
O correto seria "to creat an account"
De uma olhada aqui - http://goo.gl/onbSH
E para praticar, aqui - http://goo.gl/7EqWY


my boss don't came to work today
Seu chefe quem é? HE ou SHE? Quando usamos he, she and it o verbo auxiliar tem sua forma como does ou doesn't. Exemplo: He doesn't come to the office today!

Todos esses erros são normais! Eu mesmo no meu ultimo video falei um palavra que não existe no Inglês!! Só fui perceber depois!!! hauihiua
É ERRANDO QUE SE APRENDE!!

Hi guys, my name is Francisco and this is my frist time here, posting, In English Experts. Everyday i receive email from you, but never taked courage to creat a account and post something here ^^ [ yes, i'm a little lazy ]
I appreciated so much this thread and i resul to post.
When i arrive at home, 8 o'clock PM, i'll make my video and put here to you guys tell me what i can improve. i'm working right now and my boss don't came to work today, so i'm a "little free".

Se you later and take care !

aahhh By the way, can you guys tell me if i a maked some mistake in this post?
Ty

Woops...

While reading my post, I realised I forgot to add two things

"After all, features such as skin colour and height can help give the answer..

It should be ok now

Cheers

Hi Dlr

Thanks for the comment. You hit the nail on the head! I live in Australia, but I am pretty sure I mentioned that on my audio file...

I always have a good time when locals ask me where I come from...It goes something like this:

- Q: Where are you from?
- Carol: (Creating some suspense...) Where do you think I am from?
- Q: I have no idea! (while checking me out...After all, features such as skin colour, height can help the answer...)
-Carol: Come on! Have a guess!

Result: Approximately...
20% will say America
20% will say New Zealand
50% will say I have no idea...Somewhere in America? South America?
8% will say Other countries (South Africa etc).
2% will say Somewhere in Australia

For all those who are interested in learning a bit more about the Australian English, I tried to summarise the main features of the "Aussie lingo" below:

1. Rising intonation (slightly) at the end of sentences (even if it is NOT a question)
2. Vowels are pronounced in a very relaxed manner. No word is as articulated as in American English
3. There is a slang term for everything (!). For example, afternoon becomes "arvo", Compensation becomes "compo", Language "Lingo", right becomes "righto" (right + o) and so on...
"All right" can also become "allrightieeeee" lol
4. Instead of saying "guy", just say "bloke".
5. Saying "Cheers" or "Ta" instead of "Thank you" and "No worries" instead of "you're welcome or not at all".

However, these are just some ordinary examples. I still intend to go into a bit more detail by means of an audio file when I get a chance

Cheers!

carol you must live in Australia or New Zealand.. I can't tell those accents apart, but it's got to be one of them. Are you sure you're Brazilian? I've gotten pretty good at identifying Brazilians speaking English but I've never heard one with such a clear Aussie/NZ accent, and to be honest I thought you might be a native speaker.

Thanks Carol, I agree with you, let's help the students showing them the problems on their pronunciation and grammar levels, not only saying " Very good, excelent ! "

Hi guys

I believe that in order for this project to make headway it is necessary for members not only to pay compliments, but also to seek to give valuable feedback in regards to mistakes made by participants, as well as suggestions for improvement and so on.

It seems to me that what's happening is that a few members will post videos and afterwards other members will make comments such as very good, excellent, amazing etc - yet with no suggestion that can add value to the contribution made

So let me get the ball rolling...

Gui, your pronunciation is great and if you don't mind I will give you some tips

1. basic should be pronounced something like /beissic/. Because in English some words with an "s" will be pronounced as if they had a "ss", instead of a "z" sound. Another example would be the word "gasoline", which should be pronounced as /gassoline/ instead of /gazoline/.
I could be wrong, but I think this has been discussed in this same thread.

2. When you say "on internet", a better way to say this would be "on the internet" (nothing major, anyway).

Good work Gui! It is no easy job to study one's own (we're in the same boat lol).

Cheers

Alessandro escreveu:

edusouto.a7x escreveu: Listen, listen and listen!!!

Eduardo,

O áudio não ficou bom, não consegui entender uma palavra. Será que foi só na minha máquina que deu problema?

Seria possível gravar um outro vídeo?

Obrigado pela participação.

Eu também não consegui entender uma palavra


Gui & Fernanda muito bom o video de vocês parabéns

Guih22, as Alessandro already mentioned....Good pronunciation!!!

How long have you been studying english Guih22?

Guih22 escreveu:Hey, here it is

me embolei um pouco, mais valeu HUAISIHAHIS

Congrats Gui, great pronunciation!

Na verdade isso acontece no meu laptop quando eu coloco caixinha de som nele!

Se eu deixo no som do auto-falante fica normal!

Testa ai!

edusouto.a7x escreveu: Listen, listen and listen!!!

Eduardo,

O áudio não ficou bom, não consegui entender uma palavra. Será que foi só na minha máquina que deu problema?

Seria possível gravar um outro vídeo?

Obrigado pela participação.

Hello Fernanda and Eduardo!

You don't have to thank me! I have to thank you for keep feeding the Conversation Project with videos!
I just had an idea and put it here!
Therefore, keeping recording videos and showing us your improvement!

Fernanda, I felt the same way when I started recording my videos! I used to feel like I had no idea to record new videos and no subjects I could talk about. It seems like the words a I've learned during all life studying wasn't enough to talk about sutff. But that's normal! By the time recording videos, your english is getting better!

See ya!

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Listen, listen and listen!!!

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Fiz vários e simplesmente nenhum ficou bom (não tem como ficar bom sendo que eu não treino meu inglês falado)! Hahaha, então vai este mesmo.
Ficou super curto porque sou tímida , e não sabia o que falar, então resumi tudo.

Eduardo,

Obrigado pela participação e parabéns pela bela pronúncia do inglês.

Seja bem-vindo ao EE!

I've just recorded my video and now I noticed that there are a lot of another videos!

Haha,

I'm so glad with the idea, I recorded my video as soon I could!

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Congrats!!

I wish I could be able to this, but I still get nervous when I'm speaking.

good work!!

Hey Carol!!

What a great English! You must work in english 24 hrs a day. You have no "thinking time" to speak, I mean, the words just come up in your mouth and you tell them so naturally!

I`m jealous of your English!

Keep uploading your Audio file to us!!!

Congrats!

Hi Lucas,

Thanks for the comment. I am so used to the way people speak English here that I hardly notice how Australians or those who speak Australian English tend to sound a bit "different". When I started to study English - guess what? It was American English! Mind you, when one starts to live in another country - as time passes by they generally develop a wish (conscious or unconscious) to sound more like the locals and that's how it all begins...When you realise, you have already grasped the main features of the accent.

When I get a chance, I intend to come up with an audio file on the Aussie English, including some "lingo" and slang terms etc.

Cheers

Parabéns Carol,
Gostei muito do sotaque embora ele tenha exigido muita da minha concentração pois quem esta acostumando com um inglês mais americanizado tem um pouco mais de dificuldade quando pega um sotaque diferente , mas entendi tudo sem problema.

Parabéns =)

Carol,
Excelente contribuição ao tópico! Congrats!

Hi All!

I finally contrived to come up with an audio file (sorry, but I am "technologically challenged" and could not come up with a video on you tube )

I work as a receptionist and decided to record an audio file on customer service ( ). The audio quality is a bit poor and I think you guys will not make out what I am saying at times , but that's something for a start. I tried to talk about the importance of knowing a bit more of the vast array of English names; the importance of speaking slowly and also some techniques (such as repetition and paraphrasing) to ensure that you have understood the speaker on the phone or in person.

To finish off, I mentioned how important it is for learners to strike a balance in order to learn English effectively. Speaking is important, however writing and grammar are paramount to obtain good results.

I also would like to come up with something on Australian English later on...

http://www.archive.org/details/CustomerService_790

Cheers!

Thank you, Carol!
Make it, it'd be awesome

Hi Yagoag

I have just watched your video and I reckon that your English is super!

To me, there is no suggestion for improvement as I could not notice any slip-up (maybe when you mention vacations with an "s" which is not really major) - good job

I want to make a video soon too!

Cheers

Olá pessoas, Lucas aqui e hoje venho aqui compartilhar o meu video dessa vez em ITALIANO.
Estou aprendendo ITALIANO com as tecnicas que utilizei para aprender INGLÊS!

Inscreva-se no meu canal se puder.

Fala Gil!
Great man!!

Muito bom os videos! Só para registrar, no começo isso acontecia comigo toda hora. Fazia um video e nao gostava, ai tentava fazer outro melhor dizendo as mesmas coisas, mas tbm não gostava, ai depois de um tempo comecei a fazer apenas 1 video. Se errar nao tem problema, pois esse é o intuito do Projeto, pois é errando que se aprende!!!

Parabéns Gil!

SKYPE: gil.gomes.pereira