Friday, July 24, 2009
Laughter's the Best Medicine
Cure For Migraine
A man goes to the doctor with a long history of migraine headaches. When the doctor gets his history and gives him an exam, he discovers that the man has tried practically every therapy known for his migraines and STILL no improvement.
"Listen," says the doctor, "I have migraines, too, and the advice I'm going to give you isn't really anything I learned in medical school. But, it is advice that I've gotten from my own experience. When I have a migraine, I go home, get in a nice hot bathtub, and soak for a while."
The doctor continued, "Then I have my wife sponge me off with the hottest water I can stand, especially around the forehead. This helps a little. Then I get out of the tub, take her into the bedroom, and even if my head is killing me, I force myself to have sex with her. Almost always, the headache is immediately gone. Now, give it a try, and come back and see me in five weeks."
Five weeks later, the patient returns with a big grin. "Doc! I took your advice and it works! It REALLY WORKS! I've had migraines for fifteen years and this is the FIRST time anyone has ever helped me!"
"Well," says the physician, "I'm glad I could help."
"By the way, Doc," the patient adds, "You have a really nice house."
Quote of The Day
"Christopher Columbus was the first socialist: he didn’t know where he was going, he didn’t know where he was… and he did it all at taxpayers expenses." Winston Churchill
Teaching Tips & Ideas
PREPOSITIONS
FROM – De. Desde. Indica o objeto do qual alguma coisa é separada, removida, defendida etc. Emprega-se com várias outras preposições.
PROCEDÊNCIA.
e.g.: - He is from Germany.
Rain comes from the sky.
Do never judge from appearances.
Defend us from all danger.
He retired from the party very early.
Brazil is separated from Portugal by the language.
They are so alike that I cannot distinguish one from another.
A familiar voice was heard from outside the door.
She stepped out from behind the curtain.
IN - Em. Dentro de. Indica interioridade. Refere-se também a grandes localidades. Continentes, Países, Estados, Cidades, Bairros, Meses, Ano. Um Período de Tempo qualquer.
e.g.: - They are in the classroom.
In Australia.
We live in Brazil.
In Pernambuco.
In Recife.
In Copacabana.
I usually go to Rio in July.
In 1963.
In the morning.
In the Afternoon.
In Summer.
Why English Is So Hard To Learn
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell into the sewer.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Word of The Day
Banner
Function: noun (count)
Plural: banners
Meanings:
a : a large strip of cloth with a design, picture, or writing on it
e.g. A banner was hung over the street advertising the local theater production. Banners were carried by members of each group marching in the parade.
Note: This sense of banner is often used figuratively.
e..g. Both candidates are running under the banner of "no new taxes." (both candidates are using "no new taxes" as a slogan). A group of scientists gathering together under the banner of NASA (in a meeting/event set up by NASA). Changes made under the banner of "restoring order" (for the officially stated purpose of restoring order).
1 b literary : flag
Example:
The Star-Spangled Banner
2 : words printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper’s front page under the name of the newspaper — called also banner headline
3 : an advertisement that is across the top of a page on the World Wide Web — called also banner ad
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