15/02/2019
How do you feel about your ability to present to foreigners?
Make 2019 the year that you become a better presenter in English: schedule an OTB presentation workshop at your office.
We are offering a 10% discount to the first 5 groups that schedule a workshop with us.
Presentation Workshops with OTB English
How do you feel about your ability to present in English? Schedule a presentation workshop at your office in São Paulo, and we'll work with you to improve an...
21/09/2018
Conheça o coach Adam Doyle. Ele nasceu em Burlington, Iowa, cidade irmã de Barbacena (MG) e está há 4 anos no Brasil.
Para Adam, "a coisa mais bacana de ensinar inglês é ver o progresso dos alunos - quando eles percebem seus próprios erros, formando frases e se expressando com mais fluidez."
Quer saber mais sobre cidades irmãs? Então clica aqui: http://legacy.sistercities.org/interactive-map-location?city=&country=All&province=
19/09/2018
“I’ve been there” or “I went there”?
Ask yourself the following: Am I mentioning the date/year/time that this happened in this sentence?
If so, then you should say “I went there last year”.
If you just want to say the fact and the “when” isn't really important, then say “I’ve been there”.
12/09/2018
A temporada da NFL voltou e a controvérsia sobre os protestos ainda ecoam nos estádios...
Assista ao vídeo e baixe o material de apoio em http://www.filedropper.com/theeagledebacle-whereyoucanandcantprotest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6e6lMxI2ss
Scaramucci: NFL not the venue for protests
CNN's Chris Cuomo presses Anthony Scaramucci about President Trump's recent decision to cancel the Philadelphia Eagle's visit to the White House following th...
05/09/2018
Fiscalization?! Nice try!
Adding “-tion” to turn a Portuguese word into English doesn’t always work.
In this case, what you’re trying to say is:
* INSPECTION, if it's visual
* CONTROL, if it's legal or
* SUPERVISION, if it's guidance
29/08/2018
8 expressions to describe your personality:
1) Easy-going: a relaxed person who is easy to get along with
2) Hard-working: someone who works well and isn’t lazy
3) Committed: a person who is loyal to a project or person
4) Trustworthy: someone who you can rely on
5) Honest: someone who tells the truth
6) Focused: someone who is not easily distracted
7) Methodical: a person who pays attention to details and works in a logical way
8) Proactive: someone who takes steps to complete tasks without supervision
You can say: "I'm hard working" or "I'm a hard working person".
Also you can use an intensifier like very, extremely or really to add some punch: "I'm really proactive."
24/08/2018
Conheça o coach Josh: ele nasceu em Bloomington, no estado de Indiana/EUA e trabalhou por 7 anos no ramo hoteleiro - antes se dedicar ao ensino de inglês.
Josh também é fluente em espanhol e conhece muito bem a América Latina: além do Brasil, ele já passou por países como Colômbia, Uruguai, Equador, Peru, Chile, Argentina e México.
Sobre a OTB English, ele comenta: "A abordagem da OTB estabelece o equilíbrio entre uma estrutura organizada para melhoria contínua do aluno e um ambiente dinâmico em que ele não se sinta sufocado por uma metodologia única."