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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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