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How to Reduce Your Accent in English

By Justin | May 21, 2012

Real Life English is finding that Pronunciation for Brazilians is a very important topic for our readers and for the Real Life English Community. Leia este artigo em Português We got a lot of good feedback from Chad’s recent article, “Top 5 English Mispronunciations Made by Brazilians,” which was one of our most popular posts…

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Como Parecer Mais Legal Falando Inglês

By Chad | May 19, 2012

Como já aprendemos no artigo “Como sua personalidade muda ao falar outra língua,” nós descobrimos que na aprendizagem de uma língua há mais para se aprender do que apenas ser capaz de dizer o que precisa ser dito ou para se obter o que deseja. A razão de se aprender qualquer língua é de ser capaz…

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How to Use the Word “Actually” in English

By RealLife Team | May 18, 2012

Imagine trying to speak Portuguese without using words like tipo, sabe, entende, ou seja and quer dizer. These little words are called discourse markers, and if you’re like most Brazilians you frequently use them while you speak in order to accentuate what you are saying, give yourself more time to think about what you will…

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How to Sound Cooler When Speaking English

By Chad | May 16, 2012

As discussed previously, we discovered that there is more to learning a language than just being able to say what you need say and to get what you want. The reason we learn any language is to be able to CONNECT to people on their level and make them feel comfortable to express themselves to…

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Estereótipos dos Gringos: O que os Gringos Realmente Acham do Brasil?

By Justin | May 14, 2012

Os Brasileiros são ÍNDIOS que vivem na FLORESTA AMAZÔNICA (o que realmente pertence aos EUA) ou nas praias do RIO, morando em OCAS ou FAVELAS. A única coisa que se importam são CARNAVAL, SAMBA e FUTEBOL. Todas suas MULHERES são MORENAS, BONITAS, GOSTOSAS e FÁCEIS de levar pra cama, com BUNDAS GRANDES e andam NUAS…

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Gringo Stereotypes for Brazil: What Do We Really Think?

By Justin | May 14, 2012

BRAZILIANS are INDIANS that live either in the AMAZON RAINFOREST (which really BELONGS TO THE U.S.A.) or on the beaches of RIO in either GRASS HUTS or FAVELAS. The only things they care about are CARNIVAL, SAMBA & FOOTBALL. Their WOMEN are all DARK-SKINNED, BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, EASY to get in bed, with BIG BUTTS and…

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Work for Peanuts

By Chad | May 11, 2012
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Os 5 erros de pronúncia mais comuns entre os brasileiros

By Chad | May 11, 2012

Você já foi mal interpretado quando está falando com alguém em uma outra língua, mas por causa da sua pronúncia? Mas quando eles te corrigem e parece exatamente o que você falou… Um bom exemplo disso é quando um dia cheguei a uma mulher, que estava vendendo sorvete na rua e disse: “Uma cosquinha, por favor”. O…

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Top 5 English Mispronunciations Made By Brazilians

By Chad | May 11, 2012

Have you ever been misunderstood when speaking to someone in another language  because of your pronunciation? But then, when they tell you how to pronounce it correctly it sounds exactly like how you just said it… WTF?? A good example of this is when one day I walked up to a woman on the street…

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