LESSON 23

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LESSON 23 
VERBS
to know /noʊ/ - realize, notice, perceive
to know one’s self is true progress
to learn /lɝːn/ - read, receive, get
learn wisdom by the follies of others
VOCABULARY
subject /ˈsʌb.dʒekt/ - assunto, matéria
let us revert to the original subject
biology /baɪˈɑː.lə.dʒi/ - biologia
in biology class we had to dissect a frog
geography /dʒiˈɑː.ɡrə.fi/ - geografia
we learnt about the geography of Australia
math /mæθ/ - matemática
he was reading a math textbook in the dormitory
university /ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/ - universidade
the university imparts information, but it imparts it imaginatively
gym /dʒɪm/ - academia
on rainy days we play games in the gym
cooking - /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/ - culinária
cooking smells wefted up from downstairs
month - /mʌnθ/ - mês
our television license expires next month
year - /jɪr/ - ano
Christmas comes but once a year
boyfriend - /ˈbɔɪ.frend/ - namorado
what was her boyfriend like?
girlfriend - /ˈɡɝːl.frend/ - namorada
my girlfriend Lynn and I eloped
more - /mɔːr/ - mais
kind hearts are more than coronets
only - /ˈoʊn.li/ - só, somente, apenas
many receive advices, but only the smart profit by it
about - /əˈbaʊt/ - sobre, aproximadamente
To worry about tomorrow is to be unhappy today
USEFUL LANGUAGE
They stay home all day long. (during the whole day)
I don’t work out on weekends. (exercise)
GRAMMAR
It’s necessary to use does/doesn’t instead of do/don’t on sentences containing the 3rd person singular form.
If one knows another language, then one knows how to speak this language. The “how to” structure is required when telling thing one masters or is able to do.
He doesn’t study biology here.
She doesn’t know this word in French.
She doesn’t have cooking class on Tuesdays.
My boyfriend doesn't come here every day.
I know how to speak English very well.
Do you know how to speak Italian?