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Portrait A: The girl in the blue apron: character/appearance: apron: a piece of clothing that you wear to protect your clothes, especially when you are cooking (avental) start learning
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looks nice, mid-thirties, friendly, something in her eyes, about to laugh, serene, you'd get on with her to get on (with sb) BrE dar-se bem (com alguém)
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Portrait A: The girl in the blue apron: job start learning
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in a bakery or a posh deli because of the white marks on her apron Posh deli, fois gras, caviar, animal feed posh deli: mercearia fina
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Portrait B: The young guy: character/appearance start learning
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looks happy, pretty cool, big smile, bright T-shirt, creative, looks like a laugh, cool hair
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Portrait B: The young guy: job start learning
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creative, something to do with computers, graphic design, something cool, design bags, marketing, receptionist at a gym
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Portrait C: The older lady: character/appearance start learning
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looks dignified, intellectual, she's seen a lot, pretty, snazzy outfit, nice make-up a woman or girl who is pretty is attractive; a set of clothes that you wear together; bright, fashionable, and attractive;
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Portrait C: The older lady: job start learning
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a lecturer in a university, something brainy, a model, something to do with fashion
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In which portrait do they say the person has something about him/her which says (sort of) creative? start learning
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Portrait B: The young guy
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In which portrait do they say the person looks quite serene? start learning
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Portrait A: the girl in the blue apron
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In which portrait do they say the person gives the impression of being very intellectual? start learning
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Portrait C: The older lady
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In which portrait do they say the person has something in his/her eyes that makes you think he's/she's about to laugh? start learning
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Portrait A: the girl in the blue apron
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In which portrait do they say the person might have something to do with fashion? start learning
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Portrait C: the older lady
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In which portrait do they say the person looks pretty cool? start learning
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Portrait B: the young guy
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I (?) it might rain later. Yes, it (?) as though it could. sure, seems, wonder, guess, give, reckon, say, hazard, looks start learning
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I reckon it might rain later; Yes, it looks as though it could.
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How much do you think that painting is worth? I'd (?) a guess at about $500. Not quite. It's worth $1.2 million. sure, seems, wonder, guess, give, say, hazard start learning
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How much do you think that painting is worth? I'd hazard a guess at about $500. Not quite. It's worth $1.2 million.
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What time do you think they'll arrive? I'm pretty (?) they'll be here by six. sure, seems, wonder, guess, give, say start learning
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What time do you think they'll arrive? I'm pretty sure they'll be here by six.
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What do you think it's supposed to be? I (?) it could be an animal of some sort. seems, wonder, guess, give, say start learning
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What do you think it's supposed to be? I guess it could be an animal of some sort.
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I (?) if she'll remember we're coming. If not, we'll surprise her. start learning
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I wonder if she'll remember we're coming. If not, we'll surprise her.
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If I had to make a guess, I'd (?) it was that day. It (?) to me that we're lost. start learning
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If I had to make a guess, I'd say it was that day. It seems to me that we're lost.
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Have you seen that Rafael and Lina have got a smart new car? Yes, they (?) the impression of having plenty of money. start learning
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Have you seen that Rafael and Lina have got a smart new car? Yes, they give the impression of having plenty of money.
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I guess she's a bit lonely. start learning
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It seems to me that she's a bit lonely.
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It looks as though he's angry start learning
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He gives the impression of being angry.
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I think she's probably an actress. start learning
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I reckon she's probably an actress.
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If you asked me, I'd say she was happy with her life. start learning
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If I had to make a guess, I'd say she was happy with her life.
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I'd definitely say that he's not telling us everything. start learning
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I'm pretty sure he's not telling us everything.
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I think she could be an only child. start learning
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I'd hazard a guess she's an only child.
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Why do the speakers use vague language? Does it sound formal or casual? start learning
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Vague language sounds casual. "Remeber that thing we thought was a thing? It's not a thing. But here's the thing, that other thing? Totally thing!"
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To sound fluent in English, avoid pauses in your speech start learning
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by using fillers like er or erm.
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sort of, kind of, you know
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to avoid giving a direct answer start learning
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I'd say, I reckon, I suppose
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I'll be there soon. I just have a couple things to do. start learning
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I'll be there soon. I just have a couple of things to do.
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Why don't you meet at exactly eight-ish? start learning
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Why don't you meet at about eight-ish?
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I left a lot of stuffs at the hotel, but I can pick it up later. start learning
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I left a lot of stuff at the hotel, but I can pick it up later.
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Don't worry. We've got a plenty of time. start learning
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Don't worry. We've got plenty of time.
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We've sort finished the accounts. start learning
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We've sort of finished the accounts.
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There'll be about forty and so people attending. start learning
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There'll be about forty or so people attending.
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Match the sentences halves. Guido's probably obsessive about keeping his house tidy. start learning
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I reckon Guido's probably obsessive about keeping his house tidy.
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I'd say that Monika is a conscientious student. start learning
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If I had to make a guess I'd say that Monika is a conscientious student.
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if Alex has a solitary side to his nature. start learning
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I wonder if Alex has a solitary side to his nature.
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of being a little apathetic about politics. start learning
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She gives the impression of being a little apathetic about politics.
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a guess that Felix has a tendency to be a little absent-minded. start learning
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I'd hazard a guess that Felix has a tendency to be a little absent-minded.
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There's something mysterious about Martha.
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as if Nataly has an artistic streak. start learning
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It looks to me as if Nataly has an artistic streak. streak: veia [traço de personalidade]
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sure that Olga is a fitness fanatic. start learning
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I'm pretty sure that Olga is a fitness fanatic.
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Vague nouns: things, stuff, bit start learning
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There's something in her eyes. 10 alternatives to "a thing": an issue, a subject, a topic, an item, a trait, a feature, a point, an attribute, a matter, a detail
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Quantifiers: one or two, a few, a couple of, a lot of, plenty of, loads of, a bit (of) start learning
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Vague numbers: around, about fifty, more or less, fifty or so Numbers and approximators: about, around, approximately. Round numbers: ninety-nine per cent, a couple of. Non-numerical vague quantifiers: lots of, a bit of, several. start learning
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Generalisers: sort of, kind of, you know start learning
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He looks sort of creative.
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List completers: and stuff, and so on, or something (like that) start learning
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She could be a model, or something like that.
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