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Brazilian Portuguese, the fifth most widely spoken language in the world, is written and spoken by over 200 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over one million Brazilian Americans.Ideal for those new to Brazilian Portuguese, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes an introduction to Brazil; 7 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and phrases; review exercises with answer key; Brazilian Portuguese-English and English-Brazilian Portuguese glossaries; and online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.

Game Changer is a four-level lower-secondary course which nurtures confident global citizens, helping them think critically and work collaboratively. With its fresh and fun approach to global real-world topics, Game Changer is designed to help teachers prepare stimulating and easy-to-teach lessons that will ensure lower secondary teenage students are motivated and engaged throughout the school year. Cross-cultural reading topics, in-context language presentations, scaffolded speaking and writing tasks, opportunities to develop competencies such as learner autonomy, critical thinking and creative thinking are guaranteed to develop learners' global awareness and encourage a learning mindset. The latest digital resources are all in one place on Cambridge One.

Game Changer is a four-level lower-secondary course which nurtures confident global citizens, helping them think critically and work collaboratively. With its fresh and fun approach to global real-world topics, Game Changer is designed to help teachers prepare stimulating and easy-to-teach lessons that will ensure lower secondary teenage students are motivated and engaged throughout the school year. Cross-cultural reading topics, in-context language presentations, scaffolded speaking and writing tasks, opportunities to develop competencies such as learner autonomy, critical thinking and creative thinking are guaranteed to develop learners' global awareness and encourage a learning mindset. The latest digital resources are all in one place on Cambridge One.

Global Changer is a four-level lower Secondary course designed to give young teens all the confidence they need to prepare them for a world where critical thinking, great communication skills and creativity are key. With its fresh and fun approach to global real-world topics, Global Changer is designed to help teachers prepare stimulating and easy-to-teach lessons that will ensure lower secondary teenage students are motivated and engaged throughout the whole school year. Cross-cultural reading topics, in-context language presentations, scaffolded speaking and writing tasks, opportunities to develop competencies such as learner autonomy, critical thinking and creative thinking and the latest digital resources are guaranteed to develop learners' global awareness and encourage a learning mindset. CEFR A1

Global Changer is a four-level lower Secondary course designed to give young teens all the confidence they need to prepare them for a world where critical thinking, great communication skills and creativity are key. With its fresh and fun approach to global real-world topics, Global Changer is designed to help teachers prepare stimulating and easy-to-teach lessons that will ensure lower secondary teenage students are motivated and engaged throughout the whole school year. Cross-cultural reading topics, in-context language presentations, scaffolded speaking and writing tasks, opportunities to develop competencies such as learner autonomy, critical thinking and creative thinking and the latest digital resources are guaranteed to develop learners' global awareness and encourage a learning mindset. CEFR B1

This book seeks to help teachers teach listening in a more principled way by presenting what is known from research, exploring teachers' beliefs and practices, examining textbook materials, and offering practical activities for improving second language listening.

Contextos: Curso Intermediário de Português é um curso envolvente e motivador que leva os alunos do nível intermediário ao nível avançado.O curso permite que os alunos pratiquem sistematicamente todas as quatro habilidades linguísticas, ao mesmo tempo que desenvolvem a sua percepção e consciência intercultural.Cada unidade apresenta claramente os seus objetivos de aprendizagem, os quais correspondem a critérios de desenvolvimento de proficiência reconhecidos internacionalmente. Todas as unidades apresentam, também, listagens de conteúdos para autoavaliação e propostas de planejamento de revisão. Tal conteúdo possibilita o desenvolvimento de aprendizes autônomos, que sabem acompanhar o seu próprio progresso e concentrar-se em áreas específicas de dificuldade. Um site complementar oferece atividades extras sobre gramática e vocabulário apresentados no livro, bem como sugestões de respostas para as atividades propostas em Contextos, além de acesso aos áudios que acompanham o curso.Contextos leva os alunos do nível intermediário baixo ao nível avançado baixo, de acordo com as diretrizes de proficiência do ACTFL e dos níveis A2 a B, de acordo com o CEFR.

Contextos: Curso Intermediário de Português é um curso envolvente e motivador que leva os alunos do nível intermediário ao nível avançado.O curso permite que os alunos pratiquem sistematicamente todas as quatro habilidades linguísticas, ao mesmo tempo que desenvolvem a sua percepção e consciência intercultural.Cada unidade apresenta claramente os seus objetivos de aprendizagem, os quais correspondem a critérios de desenvolvimento de proficiência reconhecidos internacionalmente. Todas as unidades apresentam, também, listagens de conteúdos para autoavaliação e propostas de planejamento de revisão. Tal conteúdo possibilita o desenvolvimento de aprendizes autônomos, que sabem acompanhar o seu próprio progresso e concentrar-se em áreas específicas de dificuldade. Um site complementar oferece atividades extras sobre gramática e vocabulário apresentados no livro, bem como sugestões de respostas para as atividades propostas em Contextos, além de acesso aos áudios que acompanham o curso.Contextos leva os alunos do nível intermediário baixo ao nível avançado baixo, de acordo com as diretrizes de proficiência do ACTFL e dos níveis A2 a B, de acordo com o CEFR.

Organized around themes of particular relevance for Portuguese language learners, this textbook develops students' writing competence in a range of textual genres and features sources drawn from across the Portuguese-speaking world—literary, journalistic, or otherwise. Práticas textuais also provides the opportunity for a review of typically challenging elements of grammar, such as the contrast between indicative and subjunctive moods and compound verbal tenses, and helps learners progress from advanced-low to advanced-midlevel proficiency, according to the ACTFL guidelines, or from level B2 to C1, following the CEFR. Online components accompany the text, including reviews for each lesson, audio files and scripts, and answers to textbook activities, as well as teaching suggestions for instructors.

Inspire your teenage students to be game changers! With its fresh and fun approach to global real-world topics, Game Changer is designed to help teachers prepare stimulating and easy-to-teach lessons that will ensure lower secondary teenage students are motivated and engaged throughout the school year. The Student's Book with eBook takes the learner on a carefully staged journey, where they are gradually introduced to the topic and target language through a variety of scaffolded activities that build their confidence as they progress. It includes a code to access the Student's eBook on Cambridge One.