ERNEST HEMINGWAY STOCK FOOTAGE

At his house in Key West/Florida

Oscar Wilde

French Fried Onions

Peel and cut onions in slices and separate into circles. Salt and pepper, dip into milk, then into the flour or bread crumbs. Fry in preheated fat until a golden brown. Shake onto a sheet of paper to absorb any fat.

Variation: Asparagus, cauliflower, green pepper, egg plant, or celery. These vegetables should be pre-cooked for a few minutes and thoroughly drained.

Idioms

After the fight was over, it took George some time to be able to pull himself together, and only then did he realize that he was wrong and decided to apologize. Mr. Crawley was very nice; he just said, "I know you are having problems. Skip it. No hard feelings". George was very relieved to hear that. He thought they'd  never be on speaking terms again.

Expressions in Portuguese that correspond to the English idioms above:

- Pull oneself together: controlar-se; se recompor

- Skip it: deixe pra lá

- No hard feelings: tudo bem; sem problemas

- On speaking terms: numa boa

Cole-slaw

1- Remove the outside leaves of a firm young cabbage. Cut in quarters and with a sharp knife cut off very thin slices. Let stand in cold water one-half hour.

2- Drain and mix with enough sour cream dressing to moisten well.

3- Chopped green pepper may be added if desired.

4- Keep in covered jar in refrigerator cabinet until needed.

Adjective Order

1- possessives, articles, demonstratives 2- amount number 3- opinion, acquired characteristic, changing qualities 4- size, dimension (how big?) 5- temperature, shape, form 6- age, date 7- color 8- fixed characteristic (where from?) 9- material (what is it made of?) 10- noun -ing form 11- head noun

Examples:

- An unsual silver bracelet 

- An ugly old lady

- A good-looking Italian athlete 

- An expensive modern car 

- Brown leather boots

- An old American log cabin

- A pleasant sunny day

- A large green apple

- A delicious hot sandwich

- A cheap cotton dress

- A big old green box 

- A long narrow street

- A little old country village 

- A big fat brown and white dog

- A black metal hair pin

- A long yellow wool skirt

- An odd old American painting

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An idiom is an expression used in an appropriate situation, whose meaning differs from the meaning of the words that form it.

Canape Suggestions

1- Cream cheese, with onion, served on crackers.
2- Caviar and cream cheese, combined and served on crackers.
3- Small circles of white bread with chopped watercress and slice of cucumber.
4- Creamed American cheese spread on bread rolled with strip of bacon-toasted.
5- Roquefort cheese, creamed with butter, spread on bread, rolled and toasted.
6- Potato chips spread with anchovy paste.
7- Sardines creamed with mayonnaise, grated onion and lemon juice served on toast.

Dialects

English has many different dialects like Portuguese. What determines them is a common core according to certain regions, for example, there are differences in vocabulary, in phonology, in accent, in pronunciation and in intonation of voices.

Spoken Realization of -ed Form

Examples:

/d/: played, called, traveled
/t/: laughed, mixed, worked
/id/ persuaded, changed, studied
(For both -ed past and -ed past participle)

Order of Two or More Adverbs

1- They have been studying hard at school all morning. (The usual order for several adverbs is manner, place and time - MPT)

2- I was born at 10 pm on August 31st in 1960. ( The more exact adverb is before the more general one)

3- Press the button with your finger. Press it gently and countinuously. ( The shorter adverb is before the longer one)

Position of an Adverb in a Sentence

Examples:

1- I like coffee very much (The adverb follows the verb and the object; it can't be used between the verb and the object!)

2- She quickly closed the window

    He carefully opened the door

    They slowly walked to school

    (The adverb of manner is between the subject and the verb to give emphasis)

3- They have already left

     He has never been to England

     I am still studying the lesson

     She will rarely go to the movies

     We're always learning English

     (The pre-verb adverbs come before the main verb)

4- Adverbs which are normally put before the main verb: still, just, already, seldom, always, often, rarely, , hardly, only, little, never, sometimes, frequently, usually, quietly, and many other ones

5- He ran to work in a hurry (The adverb of manner comes in the end of the sentence)

6- He flew to London yesterday

    Yesterday he flew to London

    (The adverb of time can be used either in the end or in the beginning of the sentence)

Oscar Vocabulary

For learners interested in both English and cinema:

And the Oscar goes to... - e o Oscar vai para...
The winner is... - o vencedor é
Best picture - melhor filme
Visual effects - efeitos visuais
Film editing - melhor montagem
Short film = curta metragem
Costume design - melhor figurino
Sound - melhor som
Makeup - maquiagem
Sound editing - Edição de som
Animated short film - curta metragem de animação
Documentary short subject - melhor documentário
Screenplay - roteiro
Cinematography - fotografia
Supporting actor (co-star) - ator coadjuvante
Actor in a leading role (best actor) - melhor ator
Director - diretor
Producer - produtor
Foreign language film - filme de língua estrangeira
Nomination - nomeação, indicação
Nominated for... - nomeado, indicado para...