V A C A T I O N

Hey guys
It´s the end of the year, it´s time to look back and evaluate the year we had and think how productive it was.
In these final weeks of the year I´ll have a lot of things to finish at work and I won´t be able to record new classes and after we´ll take 2 weeks off. We deserve, don´t we?
Although I won´t upload the blog until january, I´ll be checking e-mails ok guys, so don´t stop writing.

I wish you guys a merry christmas and a happy new year. God bless your lives, work and future endevours and I hope all your projects come true.

Thank you guys

Simple Past - Irregular Verbs List

Hi Guys
Today I have a different class for you. Today I´ll talk about the famous list of irregular verbs in the Simple Past and Past Participle. But I´ll give you a nice tip on how to work this list.
It´s a very useful way to do it.



Thank you guys for all the attention I´ve been receiving.

Present Perfect Continuous x Past Perfect Continuous

Hi guys
Long time no see.
It´s been crazy in here at work.
In this video-class I explain the difference between Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect Continuous.
It´s simple and easy, so enjoy it and any questions you may have please get in touch with me.



Exercises:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs13.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs14.htm

Past Perfect

Hey guys
Well, things are working better now. I believe it will remain like this. Yay
In this class I talk about the Past Perfect, which is a topic that seems confusing but in fact is not even close to it. It´s just a matter of attention to the order of facts. Take a look.



Exercise: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm (Past Perfect x Simple Past)
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.htm (Past perfect x Simple Past x Present Perfect)

Present Perfect Continuous

Hi guys
I´m back... uuhuuuuuu
Did u miss me??
So, In this class I explain to you how the present perfect continuous work, in which situations we use it. It´s very simple, simpler than it looks.



Exercises:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm (Present Perfect x Present Perfect Cont)
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs10.htm (Present Cont x Present Perfect Cont)

Hello

Hi Guys
I´m sorry I disappeared, but I´ve been sick this last few days and so far I haven´t solved my batery problem cuz literaly I don´t have time and besides that I´m going to travel this week to work.
I´ll try to record new classes up to next week, okay.
Yet I´m still anwsering e-mails and comments.

I noticed that my visit counting thing there has restarted, I don´t know why.

Relative Pronouns

Hi guys
In this class I explain to you how we use relative pronouns, it´s very good in writing compositions and articles.
It´s very simple to learn.
Take a look.



Exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative_pronouns_clauses-exercises.html

Present Perfect - Time Expressions

Hi guys
In this class I explain how to use time expressions in the Present Perfect. How do we work them?
It´s very simple.



Any questions, comments or suggestions please send me an e-mail, I´ll be glad to help you.

Present Perfect x Simple Past

Hey guys
In this video class I show you what´s the difference between Present Perfect and Simple Past. I agree that this can be confusing for latin native language students.
I call your attention to the small differences in context into these.



Exercise: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm

How x As x Like

Hi guys
I managed to record the classes today, finally. But my battery problem isn´t over.
In this video I explain to you the difference among How, As and Like in context. It´s very easy to understand the difference but also easy to get confused with, that´s why it required a lot of attention.
I would like to thank my friend Eduardo Satto for his help on preparing this video with me.

I´m still here

Guys, I´m really sorry I haven´t uploading the blog for the last 2 weeks. It´s because I´ve been really busy working a lot and I am literaly not finding time to record them and also I just tried to recorded it and I found out that my camera batteries are not working properly anymore. I´m working on it to record more classes to you.
Thank you guys for understanding and my apologies for the long time without contact.

Use of 'How'

Hi Guys
In this video I explain to you the use of 'how'. What are the contexts we use.
I know that it´s a little complicated for beginers and I tried to be as simple as possible. I hope this video helps you understand it.



Any comments, questions and/or suggestions I expect to receive e-mails and comments.
Thank you everybody

Gerunds and Infinitives - Class 02

Hello guys
In this video I continue talking about gerund and infinitives, I focus this class in 4 commom verbs which gerund and infinitives differ in meaning. They are: Stop, Remember, Try and Forget
This requires speacial attention.
Any comments, suggestions or doubts contact me

Gerund and Infinitve - Class 01

Hi guys
In this video I explain a complicated topic, speacially for brazilian students. This topic requires a lot of attetion and careful. Since there is no specific rule I just wrote some examples on commom verbs. Again, pay special attention to this topic and any questions at all, please contact me thru my blog and e-mail.



Exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

Quantifiers - Class 02

Hi guys
In this new class I continue explaining the quantifiers, but now I focus on Some, Any and No.
This is not a difficult topic, but requires attention.



Any comments, suggestions or questions you´re welcome to write whenever you can.
Guys, I would also like to ask you to leave comments. I really wanna know your opinion about my blog and the classes. It would help me make the blog better.
Thank you

Quantifiers - Class 01

Hi guys
Finally 100% back. Well, Like I said I´m recording the videos and I found a way to upload them. I hope it works until I get my own computer.
In this class I start explaining some quantiers and how we can use them. Some details of countable and uncountable that everybody should pay attetion to.



Exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/quantifiers-exercises.html

Any questions, please e-mail me and leave comments asking.

I´M BACK

Hi guys
After 4 weeks away I´m back and I have some news for you. My trip was a training that I took for my school, and I was approved and now I am the coordinator at the school I work.
During this time I was contacted by a post-graduated student who wants to inclued my blog in a research she´s making on how the internet can be used as a tool to help learners. I was so glad that she wants my blog.
The other is not so good, when I arrived from my trip my computer broke and I´ve been going thru some problems with it. I´m recording the videos but I don´t have a computer to make the transfer to upload them. The computer I´m using at the moment is a old one for emergency situations. But I´m still on my e-mail to anwser any questions you may have.

Guys, once again I deeply appreciate all the visits, acesses and comments I´ve received. This is for all the people whom come here, students, teachers, curious ones. Thank you guys.

Pausa nas atividades

Galera, devido a problemas de força maior terei que parar as atividades do blog por 3 semanas. Mas não se preocupem em agosto eu estarei de volta com mais aulas. Estarei no meu e-mail durante esse período em caso de contatos.

Obrigado a todos pelo apoio, as pessoas que sempre visitam meu blog para estudar e tirar duvidas. Meus agradecimentos de coração.

Hey guys, due external reason I´ll have to stop uploading my blog for some weeks, but in august I´ll be back with more video classes for you. While that you can still e-mail me.

Thank you all for you consideration, the people whom always come to my blog to study and solve doubts. I deeply appreciate that.

Asking questions

Hi guys
This is a doubt to beginners. How can we ask questions? It´s easier than it looks. The key is identifying the information, with this step done and understanding the wh-questions uses it´s very easy to ask the questions.

Ola pessoal
Essa é uma duvida muito comum para quem está começando a estudar o idioma. Como se faz as perguntas? É mais simples que parece, basta reconhecer as informações na frase e o uso das questões Wh.

Modal Verbs - Must and Have to

Hi guys
This is the last class about Modal Verbs and I´m closing them with Must and Have to.
In this video I explain their context and give some examples and their differences, since we can´t use Must and Have to in the same context for everything.

Now that the Modal Classes are over there is one thing you have to remember. Study modals isolated is easy, but when you have them all together can be complicated. So the best thing you can do is: Pay Attettion to the context; analyze all the sentences before and after the modal verb to see if you anwser is correct.



Here are the exercises for you.
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Any questions, comments and suggestions. Contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Modal Verbs - Will and Would

Hello everybody
So guys, are you enjoying the blog? Is it being helpful for you? If it is I am really grateful for that.
In this video I present Will and Would. Will? Yes, it is a Modal Verb.
How do these modal verbs work? Take a look at them and see how easy it is.



Exercises:
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Modal Verbs - May and Might

Hi Guys
In this video I explain the differences in use between May and Might. What you have to remember is that they are different and there are specific uses in some contexts.
Sometimes they can replace each other and other verbs and also they can be replaced by other modals

I hope this video can help you understand this difference.



Here are some exercises for you.
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Any questions, any comments or questions contact me. I´ll be glad to help

Modal Verbs - Should, Ought to and Had Better

Hi guys
Long time no see, right?
Sorry about my absense, I´ve been working a lot so I couldn´t find time to record my classes. But now I´m here.
In this video I explain the uses of the modal verbs Should, Ought to and Had Better thru simple examples. Possibilities in the past and present, Advice and Strong Advice.



Exercises for your practice
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Any questions, comments and suggestions.
Please: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

PS: Vote in the opinion research at the bottom of the page. Help me making a better blog for you guys.
Thank you very much

Modal Verbs - Can and Could

Hi guys
I´m back. I´ve been a little busy and I couldn´t record new videos but now here I am with my new class.
In this video I´m talking about the modal verbs can and could. It´s not so difficult to understand them, but modal verbs can be tricky if you don´t pay attettion to the context and the details.

Ola pessoal
Estou de volta, tive fora essa ultiam semana e não pude gravar novas aulas.
Nessa video-aula eu falo sobre os Modal Verbs can e could. Nao é dificil mas pode ser complicado se não prestar atenção aos contextos e aos detalhes na hora de usa-los.



Here are some exercises for you guys:
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Any questions, comments and suggestions
Please, contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Problem Verbs - Say x Tell

Hey Guys
Again here with no videos. This topics of Problem verbs I think it would be better like this.
So, moving on with the Problem Verbs, today we have Say x Tell

To Tell/Told
Well, first of all to tell is used to give information and instructions
Ex: He told me what time it is
I told my name to the manager

And also it´s required an pronoun or the name of the person.
Ex: She told me what happened to our friends
My mother is telling Bob to clean his bedroom

To Say/ Said
The verb to say you point out to whom the message is been said after to:
Ex: My friend said to me he´s going home
What did you say to them?

Also when there is no to whom is been talked:
Ex: He said something funny last week
"I was here before", he said
It´s used to signs and labels:
Look at the sign, it says "restrict area"

to Say/ to Tell + that:
After those verbs the used of that is yours guys. If you prefer you can use, if not just omit it.

Here there are some exercises for you guys, do them and improve your skills
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/confusing_verbs

Thank you all
Any questions, commets or suggestions please contact me
teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Problem Verbs - Do X Make

Good morning everyone
I´m going to start some classes without video trying to explain some problem verbs that are commom problems for many students. Today I´m explaining the difference between DO and MAKE.

Bom dia a todos
Estou começando hoje uma pequena série de aulas sem video para explicar alguns verbos problemas que são duvidas comuns para muitos alunos.

DO
As a whole DO is used to indicate an activity performance, which include work.
Ex:
Do your best
do business with someone
do nothing
do a favor
do a good job
do the shopping
do the dishes
do the laundry

MAKE
As a whole MAKE is used to indicate an activity in the sense of creation and production
Ex:
Make a choice
make a date
make an excuse
make progress
make a suggestion
make noise
make money
make a decision
make lunch/ dinner
make plans
make a phone call

DO can be used to replace verbs mentioned before in the sentence or dialogue.
- Hey, you broke my toy
- No, I didn´t do it (do = break)

DO also can be used to replace more specific verbs
- He is doing 110km/h on the road (doing = driving)
- I did latim when I was in college (did = studied)

Here there are some exercises to you study and practice this.
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/confusing_verbs

Well guys
I hope that these explanations could help you and if you have any comments, doubts or suggestions. Please contact me:
teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Possessive Adjectives x Possessive Pronouns

In this video I explain to you one of the most commom problems among beginners: The difference between the use of these possessives. How we use the Possesseives adjectives and Possessive Pronouns.

Olá
Nessa aula eu explico uso e a diferença dos Possessives adjectives e os Possessives pronouns. Espero que essa aula os ajude a entender um dos problemas mais comuns para quem está apredendo inglês



PS: Possessives Adjectives and Pronouns NEVER go with articles

Exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/possessive

Simple Past - /ed/ pronunciation

Hi Guys
In this class I explain the difference in the /ed/ sound pronunciation for the Regular Simple Past. It´s a little bit theorical but it´s important. I hope this class can help you understand the sounds. Any comments, suggestions or questions: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Ola a todos
Nessa aula explico a diferença no som do /ed/ no Simple Past, é teórico esse ponto da matéria, mas é importante.

Simple Past - Spelling rules

Hi guys
As I promised, here is the video about the Spelling rules of the regular verbs. In this video I explain where we elimate letters, where we double them, where we don´t and why. And some curiosities.

Meus queridos alunos online
Como prometido no ultimo post, aqui está o video sobre as regras do Simple Past em relação aos verbos regulares. Onde tiramos letras, onde as colocamos, onde não as colocamos e por que. E duas curiosidades

Simple Past - Verbs

Hi Guys
For the first time I have topics to talk about and no video.
Well, when we study the simple past we have regular and irregular verbs. About the regular verbs there will be a video coming up explaning the spelling rules.
For the irregular verbs there isn´t any rules, we just have to study and remember them.
To help you guys here it is a list of some of them.

Pela primeira vez eu tenho um aula sem video.
Quando se estuda Simple Past, estudamos verbos regulares e irregulares. Os verbos regulares são mais simples e terá um video postado e breve. Sobre os irregulares não há regra, é apenas estudar e lembra-los. Mas aqui vai uma lista dele alguns deles para ajuda-los.

Go - Went
Do - Did
Be - Was/Were
Get - Got
Drink - Drank
Speak - Spoke
Take - Took
Have - Had
Understand - Understood
See - Saw
Say - Said
Tell - Told
Eat - Ate
Drive - Drove
Write - Wrote
Read - Read
Meet - Met

To help you guys there is a link in the "cool links" list on the left: Pronunciation online. Type the word there, listen and practice.
Para ajuda-los, há um link na lista de "cool links" na esquerda: Pronunciation online. Digite a palavra, escute e repita para praticar.
Any comments, suggestions, questions contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Simple Past x Past Continuous

Hi guys
In this class I explain the difference in use between Simple Past and Past Continuous. When we use them, how we use them by giving easy examples and time lines.
Any comments, suggestions and questions: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Ola a todos
Nessa aula eu explico a diferença entre Simple Past e Past Continuous, em quais situações nós usamos.



Exercise: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple.html
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive.html

Pronunciation and Phonetics /th/

Hello Guys
In this video I explain to you how do we produce the voiced and voiceless /th/; what´s the difference isolated and in some words. I hope this video can help you.
Aqui nesse video eu explico como se produz e a diferença do som /th/, nas duas possibilidades do mesmo.

Present Continuous - Spelling and Pronunciation /ing/

Hello Guys
Long time no see.. I´ve been off for a few days.
In this video I explain to you how the spelling rules are applied in the Present Continuous. Where we eliminate letters, where we add them, where we double consonants and so on. Also I give you how we speak the /ing/ sound. Any suggestions, comments and questions. teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com
Ola a todos
Nesse video eu explico como se aplica o ING no fim das palavras no Present Continuous e como é a pronuncia do mesmo. Espero que seja de grande ajuda a todos

Coming Up

Guys
I´m preparing classes about pronunciation and spelling to clarify your doubts about some of the most commom problems to English beginers learners. As I´m still preparing I accept (of course) suggestions on what you guys would like me to show you.

Fala pessoas
Estou preparando aulas de pronuncia e escrita para ajuda-los a entender alguns dos problemas mais comuns para quem está começando. Então desde já aceito sugestões.

Contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com

Simple Present X Present Continuous

Hi there guys
So, in this video I explain the difference in use between the Simple Present use and the Present Continuous use by giving some easy examples.

Galera, nesse video eu explico a diferença entre Simple Present e Present Continuous.
link do video


Exercise: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_continuous.html
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple.html

Commom Prepositions Mistakes

Hello guys
In this class I explain some commom mistakes regarding prepostions made by brazilian students.
Some of those mistakes are related to context and some related to inapropriateness
Ola a todos
Nesse video explico alguns dos erros de uso de preposição cometidos pelos alunos em questão de contexto inapropriados e contextos

Next preposition class

Hello guys
Sorry I disappeared a little, It has been a little crazy lately. But I´m preparing a second class about prepositions. It will be about commom mistakes when we use them, at least some of them.
In a few days will be online.
Galera, estou de volta. Dei uma sumida mas estou aqui preparando uma segunda aula sobre preposições focada em erros comuns. Só mais uns dias e estará na rede.

Obrigado a todos que visitam meu blog

Prepositions - In, At and On

Hi there
Guys, in this video class I explain in matters of time and location where we use In, At and On.
Well I hope you can enjoy this class and if you have any comments, suggestions u can write me.

Ola a todos
Nessa aula eu explico como se usa as Preposições In, At e On para expressar tempo e lugar
Alunos brasileiros, podem me escrever em português
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhh4rLIGmwU


Exercise: http://personales.ya.com/mjandres/archivos/timeprep1.>
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file03/grammar03_d01/

Verb To Be class

Ok guys
In this video I explain some uses of the verb To Be giving examples.
Also this video finishes suddenly withou a good bye, it´s because this video was longer and I had to split it, so I apologize for it.
Nesse vídeo eu explico como seu usa o verbo to be em seus contextos. Desculpe o vídeo terminar de repente. Tive um problema durante a filmagem.



Exercise: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be.html

Hello everybody

Well, let me introduce myself
My name is Bruno, I´m an English teacher and I´m here to exchange ideas, experiences, suggestions... with other teachers and students.
I´ll post some videos with explanations on grammar topics in order to help students whom have problems.

Contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com