Resume Flashcards

1
Q

Where do you live?

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I live in SG. It’s on northeastern Guanabara Bay in RJ Metropolitan Área. It’s actually considered as a dormitory town because the mainly part of the dwellers work or study in Niterói or in RJ center.

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2
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Writing

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It’s often said that…
From my point of view…is by far the most effective form of…

Generally speaking 
In other words
A good illustration of this
One of the cause of this 
Evidently 
Usually... on the other hand, a popular belief is that...
To be more precise
Evidence of this is provided by
The immediate cause of this is
As a result

To conclude… is the most powerful method of
Clearly it seems to me that…
Therefore

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3
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Writing like task 1 IELTS

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  • The graph/chart illustrates/shows the amount of… per…
  • Overall
  • The given table / given bar
  • By looking at the table it can be seem that generally there was a growing tendency for the UK people to…
  • …changed throughout the 20 years period
  • With x and y respectively
  • They are trending down/up things
  • Exceptions
  • Start / finish
  • Similarities and differences
  • The average
  • Gradually, considerably, dramatically
  • rises/peaks/increases
  • falls/dips/declines
  • remain/stay constant/the same/stable.
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4
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A group

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Entitled to join

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5
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A thriving

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A flourishing

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6
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Question…

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Another question I wanted to raise/to propose

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7
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Have an edge

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Opposite:

Lacks of knowledge
Lacked talent

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8
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Former

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Latter

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9
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Food

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Cuisine

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10
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Friends

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Acquaintances

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11
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It was not the moment to start

It was not what you thought

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False start

False ring

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12
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1: To illustrate
2: To expand

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1: To bear out
2: Enlarge on

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13
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This definition is untenable

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Not very accurate
Not reliable
Non useful

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14
Q

Facilities around home

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Amenities

Grocery store, bank, gas station

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15
Q

Surprise

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You thrill me when you give me flowers

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16
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Scuba diving

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To dive with an air tank

Wear wetsuit to keep warm in the water

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17
Q

Inequalities

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Disorders

Disabilities

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18
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ADHD

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He was diagnosed with…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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19
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Infection

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Immune system

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20
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Not a Good environment for the kids to to grow up can develop…

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Crime
Delinquency 
Depression 
Psychopath 
Pervertion
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21
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Julgamentos

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Sexist, racist, judgmental

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22
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On my own

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By my self

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23
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ORAL OPINIONS

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Ohw well…

That’s a good question...
I RECKON 
I guess 
I suppose
I believe 
I really love
I enjoy 
I prefer 
I’d rather 
From my ploy of view/perspective 
I tend to believe that
It seems/appears to me that

I believe we should consider first what we need to survive in this environment. What do you think?

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24
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ORAL INTRODUCTIONS

CONC

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I would like to talk about
I want to talk about
I am going to talk about

CONC

This is why it was a very memorable experience
This trip was a fantastic experience
I’ll never forget!

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25
Q

Mass media

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Mainstream

Globo/Folha

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26
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Volunteer work

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The nature of the volunteering program

we come together to reach out and support children in need and endangered wildlife all around the world.

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27
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Besides

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Bill can sit besides Sue.

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28
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Equality

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Inequality

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29
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Lot of things

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PLETHORA
Great options
A diverse product mix

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30
Q

You were so STUNNING that I was…

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MESMERIZED

I was mesmerized by your beauty

It’s quite EXHILARATING definitely!!!

Surprisingly,

BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION!!!

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31
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To summarize

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To recapitulate, in my opinion this is the most powerful method of…

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32
Q

Quality time

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Re-energize

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33
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I can’t decide! What a …!

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Dilemma!

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34
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An unreal world

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Utopia

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35
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Citizens

Senior citizens

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Dwellers

Elders

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36
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Things you buy

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Making purchases 
Brand
Consumer goods
Stuff
Merchandise 

Consume x use

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37
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Store

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Retailer
Outlets
Retail outlets

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38
Q

To make an effort

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Forms of exertion

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39
Q

Words for GOOD things

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ADVANTAGE 
Multiple advantages 
Plethora advantages 
Positive point/sight 
Success... successfully 
Triumphantly 
Crucial 
A SUREAL feeling ...
Makes me mesmerized 
PRETTY AWESOME 
Really nice stuff
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40
Q

Learn

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Acquire knowledge

Wiseacre

41
Q

Day off

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Day release

42
Q

He likes to work! He is a..!

A

Workingman!!

43
Q

He has an affair! He is a …!

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Womanizer

A stud guy

44
Q

They just got married! They’re…!

45
Q

An elegant kind person speaks…!

46
Q

Upside down

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Right-side up

47
Q

Showing consideration for others

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Thoughtfully

48
Q

RANDOM

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There is no random acts

49
Q

Loosing my time

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A waste of time

50
Q

Campo

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Countryside

51
Q

The score was better than I thought

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Outperform

52
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Damaging

53
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Enigma

54
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Mistakes

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Weaknesses

55
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Telling the truth

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To me honest

56
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Widely

A

The information about famous people is widely available on the internet

57
Q

Overall

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The average

58
Q

Employees

A

Staff
Workers
Labourers

White collar x blue collar

Underemployment/ er

59
Q

In the last time I was here I …

A

Screwed everything up!

60
Q

That makes everything…

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Worthwhile!

61
Q

Pecuária

62
Q

I received this from my ancestors

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Inheritance

63
Q

Stop being so…! You see it’s wrong!

64
Q

A work involving taking care of a home

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House working

65
Q

A work that involves papers, letters, files, documents…

66
Q

A work of art with a solid object

67
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An event which shows works of arts to the public

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Exhibition

68
Q

An usual day like any other

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A typical day

69
Q

The storage capacity

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In the computer

70
Q

A system that actives a device from the sound of your voice

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A speech recognition system

71
Q

The rebellion remembered as a great democratic moment in Australia

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EUREKA moment

72
Q

London Eye

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Millennium Wheels

73
Q

Client

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Passenger
Public
People

74
Q

To convince

75
Q

I was young and …

76
Q

Stop judging by appearance

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External standards

77
Q

Abroad

A

Overseas
International
Foreign

78
Q

This will … be the case

79
Q

Comparison

A

Between x among

80
Q

Eat your greens

A

Spinach
Cucumber
Green beans

81
Q

Natural phenomenon

A

Thunderstorm

Snowstorm

82
Q

Question about your feelings

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What’s on your heart/mind today?

83
Q

Old stuff

A

Old fashioned

84
Q

Strange

85
Q

Developed countries

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Third world countries

86
Q

Believe in your self!

A

Be determined and confident!

87
Q

To save

88
Q

You’ll receive a … for your hard work!

89
Q

May Lord whom you serve so … rescue you.

90
Q

I’ve done may wrong things… I’ve acted so…

91
Q

Psychologists work with the ..

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Human being

92
Q

Hopefully

A

There are still seeds of hope

93
Q

He is a perverse! He … her and … her!

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Overpowered and raped

94
Q

Every day life

95
Q

Pioneers

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Emirates was the first to introduce onboard showers

96
Q

When they find a talent

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Give us your talent, commitment and hard work and we’ll give you an exciting world of opportunity.

97
Q

Talvez possivelmente…

A

Maybe, perhaps, you could teach me…

98
Q

Opposite of

Sweet fragrance

A

A deadly stench

99
Q

Pare de usar ameaças!

A

Stop using threats!