Monthly Archives: Dezembro 2016

How to write a perfect professional email in English?

How to write a perfect professional email in English?

Yesterday I asked you 7 questions regarding writing emails. I wonder how many of you got them right? These are the correct answers: 1) Polite and friendly way of closing an email, used both in formal and informal correspondence. 2) Mrs (“missus”) is used for married women, usually with their husband’s surname, e.g. Jane Smith […]

Writing Quiz

Questionário de escrita

É seguro dizer que provavelmente enviamos mais mensagens de texto ou correio eletrónico do que falamos cara a cara. De facto, eu diria que a maior parte da minha comunicação (seja com amigos, família ou colegas de trabalho) é feita online. Teste os seus conhecimentos sobre como escrever mensagens de correio eletrónico formais e informais: 1) Quando é que escreve habitualmente "Espero ter notícias suas"? [...]

Teaching grammar with the help of songs – perfect modals

Teaching grammar with the help of songs – perfect modals

What is a “perfect modal”? This is a pretty advanced grammar topic, but I’ll try to use simple explanations today. Perfect modals are not actually “perfect,” but they are called that because they use a modal verb (in this case, could, should, might/may, must) followed by a perfect tense construction (“have” + past participle). Perfect […]