"birthday" e "anniversary"

"birthday" e "anniversary". Qual a diferença?

"Birthday" é usado apenas para aniversário de nascimento. Se dividirmos a palavra "birthday" teremos "birth" (nascimento) e "day" (dia); portanto, dia do nascimento. Isto mostra que dizemos "happy birthday" apenas no dia em que alguém nasceu. .

Ok! Já a palavra "anniversary" refere-se a todos os outros aniversários que não sejam os de nascimento. Por exemplo, "aniversário de casamento" (wedding anniversary), "aniversário da empresa" (company anniversary ou company's anniversary), "aniversário da morte do Marechal Rondon" (the anniversary of Marshal Rondon's death), etc.

Exercicio - treinamento TBW 3/4

                                                               

1. Você vai cantar uma musica para nós? 

Are you going to sing a song to us? (+ two objects) one object: for/to

2. Eu quero cantar uma música para ela.

I want to sing a song to/for her.

3. 1901 / 2017/2008 

nineteen oh one / two thousand (and) seventeen / two thousand (and) eight

4. Eu não queria nada daquele menino?

I didn’t want anything from that boy.

5. Preciso colocar as roupas na gaveta. 

I need to put the clothes in the drawer.

6. Eu estava sozinho na praia.

I was alone (at – on) the beach.

7. Nos não estávamos na festa. 

We weren’t (at – in) the party. (Noção de espaço – estar na festa).

8. Pensei em você hoje. 

I thought (of - about) you today.  (of = imagine – about = idea, consider).

9. Ele deixou o chapéu na estação de ônibus.

He left the hat (in – at) the bus station. (at; can be outside or inside the bus station).

10. O que você vai dar ao seu pai de aniversario? 

What are you going to give / are you giving your father for his birthday? What are you going to give to your father on his birthday?

11. Eu sempre dou gorjeta a garçonete. 

I always give tips to the waitress.

12. Eu dei a ele um presente. 

I gave him a gift.

13. Não quero dar um vestido a minha sobrinha. 

I don’t want to give a dress to my niece.

14. Esqueci de trazer o dinheiro para você. 

I forgot to bring the money for you. (Sb/sth to sth) she brought her boyfriend to the party. (Sth for Sb) Bring a present for Helen. (Sb Sth) Bring Helen a present.

15. Eu escrevi uma carta para Lucy. 

I wrote a letter to Lucy.

16. Eu os convidei para jantar.

I invited them for dinner. (sb to sth) Have you been invited to their party? (sb to do sth) They have invited me to go to Paris with them. (formal – sb to/for sth) Candidates will be invited for interview next week.

17. Ele nos convidou para a festa de Natal. 

He invited us to the Christmas party.

18. Eu a convidei para a festa.

I invited them to the party.

19. Você anda até a escola todos os dias?

Do you walk up to School every day?

20. Meu filho teve febre ontem. 

My son had a fever yesterday.

21. Eu tenho a solução para seu problema. 

I have a solution to your problem.  (to or for, to more common)

22. Qual é a solução para as escolas publicas? 

What is the solution to the public schools?

     Until: she worked until 10am.

     Up to: She walked up to the house.

     Even: she called even the beggars to the party.

     By: she will finish the report by 10pm

Solution For / To

·                    I need to find a solution to this problem

·         I need to find a solution for this problem

·         I need to find a remedy for this problem

All three sentences are correct, although the second is less common. Usually, one will find that to is the preposition of choice for the word solution. However, for is preferred in certain cases, and I give two examples to illustrate this:

·         A bunch of students are working on a physics problem set in the common room. C and J are done with questions 1 through 4 and are currently working on 5. A just finished solving question 4 and wants to check her work with C and J: "Hey guys, could you show me your solution for number four? I'm not sure I did it correctly."

·         Joe had just bought a fridge for a dollar from an old lady down the road. Still unable to believe his luck, he wasted no time in setting it up in the corner of the hovel he shared with his brother, Alex. Only after plugging in the fridge did Joe realize that the door wouldn't close properly. He repeatedly slammed the door shut only to have it slowly creak open each time to his chagrin. "Hey, bro," Alex finally said, "calm down. Calm down!" He pulled out a crowbar. "There's a quick solution for this."

FOR / TO

Use for when someone benefits from the action, and use to when the objects moves in the direction towards something or someone, like this,

I brought a chair for Sam. ('Sam' benefits from the action.)
I brought a chair for myself. (I benefit from the action.)
I brought a chair to the table. (The chair moves in the direction towards the table.)

I made a cake for Pat. ('Pat' gets the cake! Pat benefits.)
I made a cake to Pat. (Ungrammatical. Use a movement verb, like 'give'.)

I gave a cake to Pat. (The 'cake' moves in the direction towards Pat. Pat also benefits, but don't use 'for'. The verb 'give' already has the meaning of benefit within its meaning.)

I wrote a letter for Pat. ('Pat' benefits. Someone else did the work.)
I wrote a letter to Pat. (The 'letter' moves in the direction of 'Pat'.)

I will buy a cake for Sam. ('Sam' benefits. Someone else does the buying.)
I will buy a cake to Sam. (Ungrammatical. 'buy' expresses an exchange of items (money and things bought) so 'for' is best.

Try these out with other verbs and see what you come up with. If you find a verb that doesn't fit into the above patterns, post it here and we can talk about it.

Regards! Fabricio Santos

Pacal, Professor Show 3

AT, IN part 2

Home / at home  / at scholl....

"Home" can behaving like an adverb expressing direction. We do not need a preposition with home when it is used with any verb referring to direction:

• I shall be arriving / going / coming / leaving home late this evening.

Note that most verbs expressing direction require the preposition to before the noun, but not home. Compare the following:

• I made my way to the mosque before sunrise.
• I ran all the way to the theatre so that I wouldn't be late.
• I'm going to walk to work from now on. It's healthier.
• I arrived at the harbour just as the boat was leaving.

Once you arrive home, you are then at home and no more direction is suggested, so at is then the appropriate preposition to use with home:

• Will you be at home tonight or are you going out? ~ No, I'll be at home. ~ I'll pop round and see you then.

However, even here, at is often omitted, especially in American English.

No article with common nouns

Note that there are a number of common fixed expressions with prepositions involving everyday time and place nouns where no article is required:

after school / at school / before school / from school / in school / to school after university / at university / to university / in bed / out of bed / to bed

at home / from home / go home / leave home / after work / at work/ before work / from work / to,into work / leave work

from town / in town / out of town/ to,into town / after breakfast* at breakfast* before breakfast* for breakfast* to breakfast*

* OR: lunch, tea, dinner, supper

by bike/car/bus/taxi/tube/train/plane/boat - BUT on foot

• More and more people work from home these days at least one or two days per week.
• I'm going into town this afternoon. Do you want me to get you anything?
• I find it difficult to get out of bed, but always exercise for half an hour before breakfast, have fruit juice and muesli for breakfast and then walk to work.
• At school I studied biology, geography and English, but at university I'm going to study psychology.

It's quicker on foot or by bike. It will take you ages to get there if you go by car.

However, if you are referring to a specified breakfast, bed, school, piece of work etc, the definite article will normally be required:

• The bed I slept in last night was most uncomfortable.
• The lunch you prepared this morning was delicious.
• I'll meet you outside the school at eight thirty.
• The work that you did on the Tudors was excellent.

The car you sold me for £500 is unreliable.

This may help you!

Best Regards, Fabricio Santos

Give - for / to

give for / to

hand/provide

[transitive] to hand something to somebody so that they can look at it, use it or keep it for a time

give something to somebody Give the letter to your mother when you've read it. She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk.

give somebody something Give your mother the letter. They were all given a box to carry. 2 [transitive, intransitive] to hand something to somebody as a present; to allow somebody to have something as a present

give somebody something What are you giving your father for his birthday? She was given a huge bunch of flowers. Did you give the waiter a tip?

 give something to somebody We don't usually give presents to people at work.

 give (something) They say it's better to give than to receive. 3 [transitive] to provide somebody with something

give somebody something They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. Give me your name and address. We've been given a 2% pay increase. I was hoping you would give me a job. He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation. She wants a job that gives her more responsibility. Can I give you a ride to the station? They couldn't give me any more information. I'll give you (= allow you to have) ten minutes to prepare your answer. Don't give me any of that backchat (= don't be rude).

give something to somebody He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues. The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children. to pay in order to have or do something

give somebody something (for something) How much will you give me for the car?

give something I'd give anything to see him again.

give something for something I gave £50 for the lot.

party/event

[transitive] give something if you give a party, you organize it and invite people10

[transitive] give something to perform something in public She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon.

telephone call

[transitive] give somebody something to make a telephone call to somebody Give me a call tomorrow. (British English) I'll give you a ring.

GIVE FOR

give (g v)

v. gave (g v), giv·en (g v n), giv·ing, gives

v.tr.

1. To make a present of: We gave her flowers for her birthday.

2. To place in the hands of; pass: Give me the scissors.

3.

a. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay: gave five dollars for the book.

b. To let go for a price; sell: gave the used car away for two thousand dollars.

4.

a. To administer: give him some cough medicine.

b. To convey by a physical action: gave me a punch in the nose.

c. To inflict as punishment: gave the child a spanking; was given life imprisonment for the crime.

d. Law To accord by verdict: A decision was given for the plaintiff.

Hope it helps,

best regards, Teacher Fabricio Santos