English for specific purposes 1

English for specific purpose

By teacher Cintia

COGNATES

Cognate words are very important for those who are learning a new language, especially English.

But what are cognates? Cognate words are words that your spelling is very

similar to the Portuguese language whose meaning remains the same in both English and Portuguese. Below you will see some examples:

Inglês Português Competition Competição Television Televisão Radio Rádio Music Música Area Área Human Humano Emotion Emoção Idea Ideia Factors Fatores Garage Garagem Regular Regular Latino Latino Mission Missão

Offensive Ofensivo Other Outro Comedy Comédia Video Video Different Diferente Connect Conectar Pages Páginas Comic Cômico Material Material Potential Potencial Minute Minuto Economy Economia Accidental Acidental

FALSE FRIENDS (false cognates) ARE TERMS DERIVED FROM LATIN AND HAS SIMILAR FORMS IN PORTUGUESE AND

ENGLISH, BUT WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS.

Ex:

My ex-girl friend pretends she doesn't see me.

Will you use baton or lipstick?

Lipstick

baton

EXQUISITE lembra esquisito

mas significa:

bonito, fino, de muito bom gosto

esquisito - odd

Outros exemplos de false friends:

Actually – (lembra atualmente) significa na verdade

Atualmente - Nowadays

Attend – (lembra atender) significa assistir a, participar de

Atender - answer

Beef – (lembra bife) significa carne de boi ou vaca

bife - steak

deception – (lembra decepção) significa fraude, trapaça

decepção - disappointment

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

We need to antecipate the meeting to tomorrow

Antecipate # antecipar

Antecipate = prever

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

We need to bring the meeting forward to tomorrow

Bring forward = antecipar

FALSE FRIENDS

They planned everything and antecipated all the problems

Antecipate = prever

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

My boss is very comprehensive.

Comprehensive # compreensivo

Comprehensive = abrangente

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

My boss is very understanding.

Understanding = compreensivo

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

They’ve written a comprehensive business plan

comprehensive = abrangente, completo

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

They will eventually find a solution

Eventually # eventualmente

Eventually = certamente, vai acabar acontecendo, consequentemente

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

They will occasionally find a solution

Occasionally # eventualmente

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Actually

Actually the research to figure out how to cure Ebola is being done only in U.S

Currently, nowadays

Many researchs are being done currently/ nowadays

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Assume

I assume you're not going to work tomorrow

Assume # assumir

Assume = presumir, supor

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Englishman took over lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries

Take over = assumir/ dominar

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Arrange

Arrange the following carboxylic acids in order of decreasing acid strength

Arrange # arranjar (get) Arrange = organizar, preparar

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Support

Parental support: a study on children with school problems

Support # suportar (bear) Support = apoiar

COGNATES X FALSE FRIENDS

Assume

I assume you're not going to work tomorrow

Assume # assumir (take up)

Assume = presumir, supor

In response to the up swelling of public concern, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held three open meetings in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Oakland, California

LÍNGUA INGLESA, 3º Ano do Ensino MédioFalse Cognates

Green tea health risks: Could green tea actually be bad for you?

Jogging could actually be BAD for you: Too much running increases risk of early death

I attended the FDA meeting held in November 1999 in Washington, D.C.

The BBC: Will Conspiracy Theories Eventually Destroy Democracy?

LÍNGUA INGLESA, 3º Ano do Ensino MédioFalse Cognates

10 Things That Americans Don't Realize are Offensive to Brits

We realize agribusiness operations need more than traditional accounting services

Activities copy

Activities 01) He's really kind. He's very comprehensive understanding 02) I have the costume of having lunch at home habit 03) 05) You can find a lot of commodity in that hotel. Comfort 04) We have a new chef at the office.

Boss/ chief 05) He‘s very educated. He always greets everybody. polite

Group work

In the following texts find:

A) False friends B) Aims C) Methodology D)Theoretical perspective E) Results/ Conclusion F) Choose a text and make a question

In a separate sheet of paper