James was a smart boy but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time during vacation to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university but it was so expensive to study there. Then he found a way […]
As one approaches some crossroads, one comes to a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other Crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop (unless, of course, there is something coming along the […]
Some young soldiers who had recently joined the army were being trained in modern ways of fighting, one of the things they were shown was how an unarmed man could trick an armed enemy and take his weapon away from him. First one of their two instructors took a knife […]
Being stuck at the intermediate level By Tatiana D”Angieri, Psychologist, Writer & English Teacher As pessoas tem dificuldades singulares, mas há algumas características que são comuns a todos que se encontram no nível intermediário de inglês. A frase “It’s hard for me to admit that I got stuck at […]
Hemingway sabe das coisas “São necessários dois anos para aprender a falar e sessenta para aprender a calar-se” (Ernest Hemingway) Acredito que quando o célebre autor escreveu isso, ele não devia estar na flor da idade e isto é muito óbvio pois ninguém pode dizer isso com tanta propriedade […]