LESSON 177

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LESSON 177
VERBS
to note, noted /noʊt/ - notar, anotar 
A villager had noted the number of the truck.
to own, owned /oʊn/ - pertencer
Every man has his own habit. 
to hit, hit, hit /hɪt/ - bater
He hit at the bull's-eye in one shot.
to claim, claimed /kleɪm/ - reivindicar 
All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them.
VOCABULARY
trainee /ˌtreɪˈniː/ - estagiário
Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.
training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/- treinamento
A good training course will pre-empt many problems.
appearance /əˈpɪr.əns/ - aparência
Never judge people by their appearance. 
beauty /ˈbjuː.t̬i/ - beleza
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 
plenty /ˈplen.t̬i/ - muito
In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty
plentiful /ˈplen.t̬ɪ.fəl/ - abundante
Readers are plentiful. Thinkers are rare.
bat /bæt/ - morcego, taco
The bat is flying with swiftness.
accent /ˈæk.sənt/ - sotaque
He mimicked her southern accent.
socialist /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl.ɪst/ - socialist
Ethiopia was declared a socialist state.
communist /ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪst/ - comunista
Communist Party has aligned itself with the Socialists.
conservative /kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/ - conservador
The conservative old guard had re-established its political supremacy.
liberal /ˈlɪb.ər.əl/ - liberal
Most western societies are liberal in outlook.
fidelity /fɪˈdel.ə.t̬i/ - fidelidade
They swore an oath of fidelity to their king.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
beauty parlor - salão de beleza
She had her hair styled at the beauty parlor.
hairdresser - penteadeira
I'm going to change my hairdresser.
percent - porcento
I am 100 percent in agreement.
to pay attention - prestar atenção
It is bad for us to pay attention to one side and neglect the other.
to hit it off - se dar bem com alguém
These children hit it off well in the kindergarten.
GRAMMAR
The following structures present how to use the First and Second Conditional in a sentece. The 1st Conditional is the one in which there’s a real possibility of something happening, different from the 2nd that relates to something unreal or imaginary. 
If you don’t wear a nice outfit, you won’t make a good impression.
If he recovers well, he’ll leave the hospital tomorrow.
If you don’t knock on the door, nobody will open it for you.
Will you let me know if you change your mind?