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Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Cambridge Analytica

BBC News – Facebook’s Zuckerberg speaks out over Cambridge Analytica ‘breach’. The Facebook chief admits there was a “breach of trust” and vows to tackle misuse of personal data. He’s said that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy.

TO x FOR: qual a diferença no inglês?

What’s the difference between writing a letter TO someone and FOR someone? Why can you go TO a place but never FOR a place (although you can leave FOR a place)? This lesson may be hard FOR you, but trust me, it will be important TO you too! Assista este vídeo para aprender as regras e as exceções destas preposições.

TO x FOR – Qual a diferença e como usar?

Palavras traduzidas como “para” em português. 1 – Em geral usa-se ‘to’ quando há um “movimento” implícito no contexto. A tradução de to varia; em cada contexto uma preposição ou outra do português se encaixa melhor. 2 – Já o for, é usado em contextos que há um “propósito” implícito ou um “benefício sendo oferecido”.

Audiences – Globo TV and YouTube

Folha de S.Paulo – At the end of September, during the internet event YouPix Con in São Paulo, from a panel entitled “Hey, Is TV Dead or Not?”, youtuber Felipe Neto, who has 16 million followers, was attacking Globo. NELSON DE SÁ from SÃO PAULO.

How to teach any child to read EASILY and FAST

Jady Alvarez – In this video I show how I teach my child to read (only three years old) This is a proven technique that I have used with my children. Teach your child to read phonetically in just one minute a day of practice you can have your child reading.

Big rallies held after Rio politician is shot dead

BBC – Tens of thousands of people in Rio de Janeiro and other cities in Brazil have taken to the streets to mourn a murdered politician who had campaigned against police brutality. Marielle Franco, was viewed by many as a champion of women’s rights.

10 Things Brazil Does Better Than Anyone Else

The mere mention of Brazil brings to mind sun, fun, and samba, but there are a whole lot of other things the country does particularly well. Here are 10 things done better in Brazil than anywhere else. / Source: Geo Beats / Number 10. Unique sports. A popular pastime in Brazil is a friendly competition known as footvolley.

Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76

BBC News – The British scientist who explained the Universe to millions died peacefully at home aged 76. British astronaut Tim Peake said Prof Hawking “inspired generations to look beyond our own blue planet and expand our understanding of the universe”. He was famed for his work with black holes and relativity.

The Guinness Book of World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

Como aprender ‘phrasal verbs’ em inglês?

Normalmente, um phrasal verb é um verbo formado com duas palavras, como, por exemplo: go away, go on. Como se fosse um verbo só, formado por duas palavras. E muitas vezes, isso confunde porque são duas palavras, algumas vezes com sentidos totalmente diferentes, que se unem e dão origem a um novo significado.

Phrasal Verbs by Mélodie Garnier and Norbert Schmitt

This list is the first fifteen of the list of 150 most common phrasal verbs made by the linguists Mélodie Garnier and Norbert Schmitt. GO ON, PICK UP, COME BACK, COME UP WITH, GO BACK, FIND OUT, COME OUT, GO OUT, POINT OUT, GROW UP, SET UP, TURN OUT, GET OUT, COME IN / INTO, TAKE ON

The most important English nouns

Here is a list of 600 nouns from a list of 850 words that was developed by Charles K. Ogden, and released in 1930 with the book: Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar. This list is an excellent starting point for building up a vocabulary which allows you to converse fluently in English.