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Book Synopsis

Contemporary Portuguese Language - The Way You Want To Teach It

Ponto de Encontro is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese.

The Second Edition of this best-selling text is completely updated to reflect the 1990 Acordo Ortográfico (spelling reform), ensuring students learn how to accurately read and write in Portuguese today.

Teaching & Learning Experience

  • Balanced, Communicative Approach Students learn to communicate effectively in spoken and written Portuguese through a variety of guided and open ended activities. Ponto integrates cultural information and promotes exchange at every stage of instruction.
  • Connect with Culture - Offers learners a rich variety of insights into cultural, social and political realities

    Table of Contents

    IN THIS SECTION:

    1.) BRIEF

    2.) COMPREHENSIVE

    1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

    Liç©o preliminar: Primeiros passos

    Liç©o 1: A universidade

    Liç©o 2: Entre amigos

    Liç©o 3: Horas de lazer

    Liç©o 4: A família

    Liç©o 5: A casa

    Liç©o 6: A roupa e as compras

    Liç©o 7: O tempo e os passatempos

    Liç©o 8: Festas e tradições

    Liç©o 9: O trabalho e os negócios

    Liç©o 10: A comida

    Liç©o 11: A saúde e os médicos

    Liç©o 12: As férias e as viagens

    Liç©o 13: O meio ambiente

    Liç©o 14: A sociedade

    Liç©o 15: A ciência e a tecnologia

    2.) COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

    Liç©o 1:
    Estruturas
    Talking about people: Subject pronouns
    Talking about academic life and daily occurrences: Present tense of regular -ar verbs
    Specifying gender and number: Articles and nouns
    Contractions of a, de, and em with articles
    Expressing location and states of being: Present tense of estar
    Asking and answering questions: Interrogative words
    Mais um passo: Some regular -er and -ir verbs

    Liç©o 2:
    Estruturas
    Describing people, places, and things: Adjectives
    Identifying and describing; expressing origin, possession, location of events, and time: Present tense of ser
    Expressing inherent qualities and changeable conditions: Ser and estar with adjectives
    Expressing ownership: Possessive adjectives
    Mais um passo: Some idiomatic expressions with estar

    Liç©o 3:
    Estruturas
    Talking about daily life: Present tense of regular -er and -ir verbs
    Expressing movement [or habits? conferir como ficou resolvido]: Present tense of ir
    Expressing future action: Ir + infinitive [and other structures? conferir como ficou na vers©o definitiva]
    Expressing age, possession, and obligation: Ter and ter que + infinitive
    Talking about quantity: Numbers above 100
    Mais um passo: Some uses of por and para

    Liç©o 4:
    Estruturas
    Expressing opinions, plans, preferences, and feelings: Present tense of stem changing verbs
    Expressing when, where, or how an action occurs: Adverbs
    Talking about daily activities: Present tense of fazer, dizer, trazer, sair, and pôr
    Expressing how long something has been going on: Faz/há with expressions of time
    Mais um passo: The preterir tense of regular verbs and of ir

    Liç©o 5:
    Estruturas
    Expressing ongoing actions: Present progressive
    Describing physical and emotional states: Expressions with ter, estar com, and ficar com
    Pointing out and identifying people and things: Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
    Learning useful verbs: Present tense of dar, ler, ver, and vir
    Stating what you know: Saber and conhecer
    Mais um passo: Some reflexive verbs and pronouns

    Liç©o 6:
    Estruturas
    Talking about the past: Preterit tense of regular verbs
    Talking about the past: Preterit of ir and ser
    Indicating the object of an action: Direct object nouns and pronouns
    Reinforcing inquiries: Tag questions
    Mais um passo: Some more uses of por and par

Ponto de Encontro Portuguese as a World Language

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    Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
    Publication Date: 1/9/2013 12:08:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781292022482, 978-1292022482
    ISBN10: 1292022485

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Contemporary Portuguese Language - The Way You Want To Teach It

    Ponto de Encontro is the first Portuguese language textbook that allows the instructor to choose to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese.

    The Second Edition of this best-selling text is completely updated to reflect the 1990 Acordo Ortográfico (spelling reform), ensuring students learn how to accurately read and write in Portuguese today.

    Teaching & Learning Experience

    • Balanced, Communicative Approach Students learn to communicate effectively in spoken and written Portuguese through a variety of guided and open ended activities. Ponto integrates cultural information and promotes exchange at every stage of instruction.
    • Connect with Culture - Offers learners a rich variety of insights into cultural, social and political realities

      Table of Contents

      IN THIS SECTION:

      1.) BRIEF

      2.) COMPREHENSIVE

      1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

      Liç©o preliminar: Primeiros passos

      Liç©o 1: A universidade

      Liç©o 2: Entre amigos

      Liç©o 3: Horas de lazer

      Liç©o 4: A família

      Liç©o 5: A casa

      Liç©o 6: A roupa e as compras

      Liç©o 7: O tempo e os passatempos

      Liç©o 8: Festas e tradições

      Liç©o 9: O trabalho e os negócios

      Liç©o 10: A comida

      Liç©o 11: A saúde e os médicos

      Liç©o 12: As férias e as viagens

      Liç©o 13: O meio ambiente

      Liç©o 14: A sociedade

      Liç©o 15: A ciência e a tecnologia

      2.) COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

      Liç©o 1:
      Estruturas
      Talking about people: Subject pronouns
      Talking about academic life and daily occurrences: Present tense of regular -ar verbs
      Specifying gender and number: Articles and nouns
      Contractions of a, de, and em with articles
      Expressing location and states of being: Present tense of estar
      Asking and answering questions: Interrogative words
      Mais um passo: Some regular -er and -ir verbs

      Liç©o 2:
      Estruturas
      Describing people, places, and things: Adjectives
      Identifying and describing; expressing origin, possession, location of events, and time: Present tense of ser
      Expressing inherent qualities and changeable conditions: Ser and estar with adjectives
      Expressing ownership: Possessive adjectives
      Mais um passo: Some idiomatic expressions with estar

      Liç©o 3:
      Estruturas
      Talking about daily life: Present tense of regular -er and -ir verbs
      Expressing movement [or habits? conferir como ficou resolvido]: Present tense of ir
      Expressing future action: Ir + infinitive [and other structures? conferir como ficou na vers©o definitiva]
      Expressing age, possession, and obligation: Ter and ter que + infinitive
      Talking about quantity: Numbers above 100
      Mais um passo: Some uses of por and para

      Liç©o 4:
      Estruturas
      Expressing opinions, plans, preferences, and feelings: Present tense of stem changing verbs
      Expressing when, where, or how an action occurs: Adverbs
      Talking about daily activities: Present tense of fazer, dizer, trazer, sair, and pôr
      Expressing how long something has been going on: Faz/há with expressions of time
      Mais um passo: The preterir tense of regular verbs and of ir

      Liç©o 5:
      Estruturas
      Expressing ongoing actions: Present progressive
      Describing physical and emotional states: Expressions with ter, estar com, and ficar com
      Pointing out and identifying people and things: Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
      Learning useful verbs: Present tense of dar, ler, ver, and vir
      Stating what you know: Saber and conhecer
      Mais um passo: Some reflexive verbs and pronouns

      Liç©o 6:
      Estruturas
      Talking about the past: Preterit tense of regular verbs
      Talking about the past: Preterit of ir and ser
      Indicating the object of an action: Direct object nouns and pronouns
      Reinforcing inquiries: Tag questions
      Mais um passo: Some more uses of por and par

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