Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese

✍ Scribed by Sue Tyson-Ward

• Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 288
• Series: Teach Yourself
• Edition: 3rd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding audio support.
- You can purchase the book and audio support as a pack (ISBN: 9781444104165)
- The audio support is also sold separately (ISBN: 9781444104172)
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Are you looking for a complete course in Brazilian Portuguese which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Brazilian

Portuguese will guarantee success!

Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online.
The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

GRAMMAR TIPS
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.

DIALOGUES
Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.

PRONUNCIATION
Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Brazil.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

The course is available as a book (9781444104158), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444104165) and as a double CD (9781444104172).

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Book title......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Meet the author......Page 8
Only got a minute?......Page 9
Only got five minutes?......Page 11
Only got ten minutes?......Page 15
Personal introduction......Page 23
Introduction......Page 24
Glossary of grammatical terms......Page 27
Pronunciation......Page 31
1 Seu passaporte, por favor Your passport, please......Page 38
2 Você é casada? Are you married?......Page 51
3 Onde é sua cidade? Where is your town?......Page 66
4 Há uma farmácia por aqui? Is there a chemist’s around here?......Page 77
5 A que horas começa? What time do you start?......Page 90
6 O que faz no tempo livre? What do you do in your free time?......Page 102
7 Pois não? Can I help you?......Page 115
8 Que vai comer? What are you going to eat?......Page 125
9 Vai viajar? Are you going travelling?......Page 137
10 Tem um apartamento livre? Do you have a room free?......Page 146
11 Que tal esta? What about this one?......Page 156
12 Por que não vamos ao teatro? Why don’t we go to the theatre?......Page 165
13 É tudo? Is that everything?......Page 178
14 Está livre amanhã de tarde? Are you free tomorrow afternoon?......Page 192
15 Como foi a viagem? How was the journey?......Page 206
16 Quanto custaram? How much did they cost?......Page 218
17 Era tudo tão diferente: It was all so different......Page 226
18 O que você tem? What’s the matter?......Page 237
Testing yourself: Units 1–9......Page 251
Testing yourself: Units 10–18......Page 256
Taking it further......Page 261
Key to the exercises......Page 264
Key to ‘testing yourself’......Page 273
Numbers......Page 275
BP–English vocabulary......Page 276
English–BP vocabulary......Page 282
Grammar index......Page 288