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A visit to the dentist

My tooth hurt through the night. I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain. Worst of all I did not get a wink of sleep the whole night through. The next morning. I told my mother about my toothache. It was obvious I could not go to school. So instead she took me to the dentist. I was horrified, but I had no choice. At nine o'clock we waited outside the dentist's office. The nurse came and opened the door. I was the first patient. She wrote down my particulars and told me to wait a moment. The dentist had not arrived yet. Meanwhile the tooth still ached like mad. The burly dentist arrived and I was ushered to the dentist's chair. Normally I would run away from the frightening surgery with all its horrible drills and pliers, but I did not. I had to get the offending tooth out. So I sat down on the reclining chair while the dentist kept saying some reassuring words. I relaxed somewhat. He asked me to open my mouth. I did so. He said that the tooth had to come out. I nodded dumbly in reply. I felt a slight prick of pain when he gave me an injection, but that was nothing compared to the toothache. Soon, miraculously, all pain disappeared. The anaesthetic definitely worked very quickly. Then before I knew it, the dentist told me that I could go. I looked at him quizzedly and he told me he had already pull the tooth out. What wonder, I did not even feel it. The dentist put a wad of cotton over the wound and he told me to keep my mouth shut for a while. I nodded, smiled and went out into the waiting room where my mother was waiting for me. The visit to the dentist was not too bad after all.

not get a wink of sleep not sleep at all usher to show someone where they should go anaesthetic a drug which is used to make you unconscious when you have an operation so that you do not feel any pain Extra Vocabulary burly - forte,corpulento like mad - pra caramba/como louco a wink of sleep - um pouquinho de sono instead - ao invés de write down - anotar meanwhile - enquanto isso ache - doer frightening - assustador(a) surgery - cirurgia drill - furadeira,broca pliers - alicate reclining chair - poltrona,cadeira reclinável reassuring - tranquilizador(a) nod - acenar com a cabeça dumbly - silenciosamente slight - leve, ligeiro prick - picada quizzedly - com uma interrogação wad of cotton - compressa de algodão,tampão de algodão wound - ferida,ferimento,sangramento

Conversation

Why didn't you come to class last saturday Cris ?
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I'm so sorry teacher. My tooth hurt through the night...
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Oh really? I hate toothache. How are you feeling now?
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Now I'm feeling a bit better...I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain.
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You should go to the dentist.
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Yes I know. My father is gonna take me there later.
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When I was your age I used to have headache. Worst of all I couldn't get a wink of sleep the whole night through. It was horrible.
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I never had headache teacher. How did you deal with it?
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I went to the doctor and he  prescribed a new medicine.
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I'm afraid of going to the dentist... but as far as I'm concerned I have no choice...I didn't abide by my parents when they asked me to avoid eating candies. I couldn't help myself  and this is the price I'm supposed to pay.  I'm aware that there's no way out. I think that the dentist is gonna get the offending tooth out this time.
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And this is gonna be better , isn't it?
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Are you kidding me? I would run away if I could.
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Run away? From the dentist's office?
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Oh yeah ! I would certainly run away from the frightening surgery with all its horrible drills and pliers.
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I think you should be happy because after the surgery your tooth isn't gonna ache again.
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You say this because you won't be there . You won't need to open your mouth sitting down on that terrible reclining chair .
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You are so dramatic Cris! Maybe he doesn't need to get your tooth out. Relax.
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I can't be relaxed in such situation. No one can be.
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In my oppinion the dentist is gonna give you an injection...
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Oh my God! I hate injections!
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Don't worry...all you are gonna feel is a slight prick of pain...it's gonna hurt less than putting a piercing on your nose.
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It wasn't funny teacher. My piercing is none of your business.
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Come on! Put down your weapons girl. All I wanna say is that you don't need to be worried. The pain of an injection can't be compared to your toothache.
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What do you mean? You mean that miraculously all my pain will disappear?
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Yeah! But it won't be a miracle but the effect of the injection. Sometimes the anaesthetic works very quickly.
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Oh really? I'm feeling more confident now. I'm sorry to cut this short teacher but my father has just arrived. It's time for me to face my destiny. Wish me good luck teacher.
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You are not going to the death row Cris. You are just going to the dentist. Good luck anyway.
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Because I got high

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Phrasal Verbs - A

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Phrasal verbs - Alphabetical List - A

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
abide by	Respect or obey (the law, a decision, a rule)	If you don't want to be under arrest , you must abide by the rules.
account for	Explain; give a reason	I hope you can account for the money you spent!
ache for	Want something or someone very much.	JB  was so lonely he ached for the sound of Ana's  voice.
act on	Take action as a result of something	Don't provoke Cris because she is going to act on  your provokation .  You better stop
act out	Demonstrate something with gestures and actions.	They acted out the scene in the classroom.
act up	Cause pain or annoyance by functioning badly	Lucas' internet is acting up again.
add up	Make sense; seem reasonable	Her story just doesn't add up.
adhere to	Support; follow; act in accordance with	All students must adhere to the rules.
advise against	Recommend not doing something	The doctor advised him against eating junk food.
agree with	Have the same opinion as someone else	I agree with you. I think she deserves the impeachment  too.
aim at	Direct towards a target	The policeman aimed his gun at the hijacker.
allow for	Take into consideration; Include in a calculation	You'd better leave early to allow for heavy traffic.
amount to	Reach; be equivalent to	1) The total cost amounts to 1200us. 2) His statement amounted to a confession.
angle at	Show from a particular point of view.	The documentary was angled at young viewers.
angle for	Try to obtain something by hinting.	I suspect Tom's angling for a free ticket.
answer back	Reply rudely	Don't answer back your mother!
answer for	1) Be responsible for something. 2) Speak on behalf of someone.	1) Normally parents have to answer for their children's behaviour. 2) I agree, but I can't answer for my associate.
answer to	Be responsible to/be controlled by (someone)	Who do you answer to in your job?
appeal to	1)Plead or make an earnest request. 2) Be attractive or interesting.	1) The organisers appealed to the crowd to stay calm. 2) Camping doesn't appeal to me.
apply for	Make a formal request for something (job, permit, loan, etc.)	He applied for the job advertised.
arrive at	Reach (an agreement, a decision, a conclusion)	It is hoped that they will arrive at an agreement at the end of the meeting..
ask after	Enquire about someone's well-being.	My mother is always asking after you.
ask around	Mention it to people you see or meet.	I'll ask around and see if anyone has seen your cat.
ask in	Invite someone to come inside.	I couldn't leave her standing outside in the cold so I asked her in.
ask out	Invite someone to lunch, dinner, the cinema ...	John has asked Mary out several times.
avail (oneself) of	Take advantage of something (an opportunity)	When the company is privatized, you should avail yourself of the opportunity and buy some shares.
average out at	Result in an average (amount)	The price of lunch averages out at 10us per person.

Idioms /First conditional

As I told you before , there are in the american language four structures to create conditional sentences. Let's kick the ball rolling by practicing the first conditional. It is formed by the simple present and simple future. In all conditional sentences you will see the word "IF" that means "SE". Take a look on the sentences below and see how it works.
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Como já foi dito antes, existem no idioma americano quatro estruturas para frases condicionais. Vamos começar praticando a primeira condicional. Ela é formada pelos tempos presente simples e futuro simples. Em todas as frases condicionais aparecem a palavrinha IF que significa SE. Observe as frases abaixo e veja como funciona a estrutura da primeira condicional:

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**If you study every week , you will learn English in two years.
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**You will learn English in two years, if you study every week.
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**If Ana is smarter, she will invite me to have lunch with her.
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**Ana  will invite me to have lunch with her, if she is smarter.
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**If you don't like JB, he won't help you with your homework.
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**JB  won't help you with your homework , if you don't like him.
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**Will Cris speak English, if she doesn't study every day?
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**If Cris doesn't study every day, will she speak English?
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###Uma frase condicional é dividida em duas partes separadas por vírgula.
       A conditional sentence is divided by two parts separeted by a comma.
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###Na primeira condicional uma frase está no presente simples e depois da 
vírgula a outra está no futuro simples, ou vice e versa.
       In the first conditional ,or if clause, a sentence begins in the simple present and ends in the simple future or in the inverse order.
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###Nas frases negativas os auxiliares devem estar abreviados. (doesn't/don't/won't)
In the negative statements you should abbreviate the auxiliars.
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###As frases podem ser afirmativas, negativas ou interrogativas.
More sentences:
       sentences can be affirmative, negative and interrogative.
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**If I have money, I will travel to USA next year.

**Will I travel to USA next year , if I don't have money?

**If you don't have money, you won't travel to USA next year.

**If Talita has money, she will buy a birthday present for her teacher.

**Will she buy a birthday present for her teacher, if she doesn't have money?

**If she doesn't have money, she won't buy a birthday present for her daughter. 
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1- Smell a Rat

Lucas' father = How come the front door is opened? Didn't  you close it before we went to bed ? 

Lucas = I'm sure I did  daddy . I can't understand it. Frankly, I smell a rat.

Lucas' father = Me, too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here. We'd better call the police.

**** When somebody smells a rat actually he knows that something it's wrong.  For instance, Ana fransoso  is supposed to be home around 11pm after the college but it's almost midnight and she didn't make a call yet. Ana likes things working like clockwork. It smells a rat! Something is definitely wrong.

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2- Let the cat out of the Bag

  J.B.was going to retire from teaching in June, and the students were planning on doing a big party to celebrate his career.  He wasn't supposed to know about it, but someone let the cat out of the bag. At the party J.B acted surprised, even though someone had told him what he was getting before the celebration..

**** There are people that can't keep a secret. You better don't tell them anything. Their tongues are bigger than their minds. If you tell them you really told to the world.

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3- Straight From the Horse's Mouth

*** Hey Cris, how did you find out that I am single again ?

___ I got the information from a very reliable source.

***You mean Andrelina told you so herself?

___That's right. I got it straight from the horse's mouth!

***  Who told you that? This is the question when you know that your secret was discovered. There are many ways for you getting an information. You can get it by reading the newspaper or listening to the radio, or talking to a friend ...and on. But when you know it straight from the source ...your source is totally reliable ...just because you got it straight from the horse's mouth