Hi there,
Se você é fã do Twitter como eu sou, então o trocadilho de hoje está bem especial. E a dica é daquelas rapidinhas. ;-)
"A man goes to the doctor..."I'm addicted to Twitter", he says. Doc says: "I'm
sorry, I don't follow you." [Um homem vai ao médico..."Estou viciado no Twitter", ele diz. O médico diz: "Desculpe, eu não te sigo."]
Será que o médico tem uma conta no Twitter e não vê as atualizações desse paciente? :D
Na verdade, o verbo to follow, tem vários outros significados além de seguir, e o que dá graça ao trocadilho é esse aqui segundo o Macmillan: to understand something especially something long and complicated ou entender algo, especialmente se for longo e difícil, complicado.
I couldn't follow what professor Hope was saying.
I'm sorry I don't quite follow you.
Prestem atenção na preposição logo após addicted. Falamos addicted to ou viciado em.
What are you addicted to? Esse site é super bacana, com milhões de atividades para nós estudantes da língua inglesa. Aproveitem!
What am I addicted to?
Well, I'm like that patient...to Twitter, of course!
See you guys,
Yeah... When I'm talking to people a use it quite often: "Sorry, I'm not following... " specially when they are talking about a movie or a tv series's episode that I haven't watched yet.
ResponderExcluirHi Michel, so you knew it. It was easy to understand the joke, huh!
ResponderExcluirThanks for dropping by!:)
What are you addicted to? Well, maybe READYNGS...
ResponderExcluirI loved this tip!!!
Thanks, Rafa! So you're addicted to reading. That's nice! Really nice. Congrats!
ResponderExcluirHi, Ira, love your post (and the link above)! Got a question: what do you know about TPR (Total Physical Response)? Have you ever use this methodology in your classes? C ya.
ResponderExcluirHi Oto,
ExcluirWell, I read a lot about TPR when I was teaching at a school. I used it a lot with children. Certain commands that require physical movements such as "Open/close the door, please" "Jump" "Turn left/right", that kind of thing, actions that students can act out. Sometimes I would do it even with adult beginners.
In my opinion it's a valid option since I've also read that the most physical senses you use to teach the better.
Thanks a lot for you support, Oto!
Good evening. I'm addicted to work, I am workalohic... Xoxo
ResponderExcluirHi Jose,
ExcluirI'm a woman so I'm shopaholic..haha Just kidding.
Thanks for you comment,