TIPS

CULTURAL TIPS

01. The word ' OUTDOORS ' refers to activities in the open air. That big advertisement board usually alonside roads and avenues is called ' BILLBOARD.'

02. The temperature scale used in the United States is 'FAHRENHEIT' and in Brazil 'CELSIUS'.

So: 15 degrees Celsius is 60 degrees Fahrenheit

25 degrees Celsius is 80 degrees Fahrenheit

30 degrees Celsius is 90 degrees Fahrenheit

03. New York is composed of 5 boroughs: the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens (where are the John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport and La Guardia Airport for domestic flights) and Manhattan (where are the Central Park, the Empire State Building and Broadway, famous for its theaters) and the districts China Town and Little Italy, with many gastronomic options.

04. Traffic signs in the United States display distance and speed limit in 'miles.' A mile is equivalent to 1 kilometer and 600 meters. So, 50 miles = 80 kilometers.

05. Most of the gas stations in the United States are self service. It's necessary to pay the clerk in the convenience store for him to clear the gas pump. A gallon is equivalent to a little less than four liters.

TIME PHRASES WITH ' AT '

- exact time: at 10 o'clock.

- meal time: at lunch time

- other points of time: at dawn

at noon

at midnight

- festivals: at Christmas

at Easter

- age: at the age of 30

TIME PHRASES WITH ' ON '

- days of the week: on Mondays

- parts of the day: on Monday morning

on Friday evening

- dates: on July 1st

- day + date: on Monday, July 1st

- particular occasions: on that day

on that evening

- anniversaries, celebrations: on your birthday

on your wedding day

on your graduation party