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Master essential language skills to build your confidence in basic Portuguese

Whether you are learning on your own with a textbook or taking a beginning class, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese will support your study and build your confidence in your new language. Each bite-sized lesson of this proven guide focuses on essential vocabulary and key grammar concepts, illustrated with clear examples. You will then learn to communicate in authentic Portuguese: how to meet new people,engage in small talk, express ideas, and more.

More than 180 entertaining exercises will help you practice your new skills. And this second edition is also accompanied by flashcards and audio recordings, available via app, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study.

Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of Portuguese

Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book is Portuguese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation in the major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time.

Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs, Portuguese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar includes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced to the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book.

This book will give you:

More than 1 million books sold in the Practice Makes Perfect series!Based on the successful approach of the series, a clear and engaging introduction to Portuguese, specifically designed for beginners

Consisting of 60 compact units, each lesson in Practice Makes Perfect: Beginning Portuguese with Two Audio CDs can be completed in just 20 minutes. Rather than focusing on grammar, each accessible lesson includes essential vocabulary, an easy-to-follow dialogue, an engaging exercise for you to practice what you''ve learned, a section on common phrases, and an interesting cultural comment. This approach allows you to master the basics of Portuguese communication without being intimidated by grammar.Each dialogue is given in Portuguese and voiced by native speakers. Every new word or phrase for the dialogues is given in the vocabulary section, and each dialogue appears on an audio recording, giving you the opportunity to hear correct pronunciation and develop your own speaking skills.

Master Portuguese grammar through hands-on exercises and practice, practice, practice!

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese is a trusted companion to your Portuguese learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Sue Tyson-Ward guides you through simple grammar and vocabulary concepts and illustrates them with clear examples. The accompanying fun and interesting exercises let you practice, practice, practice what you have learned. The lessons are short so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, and you can go at a pace that works for you.

THIS WORKBOOK WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTANDSaber vs. conhecer * Verb tenses * Essential vocabulary * Superlatives * Nouns * Adjectives * Sentence structure . . . and more

Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning Portuguese class, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese will help you build your confidence in your new language.

Master essentiallanguage skills to build your confidence in basic Portuguese

Whether you are learningon your own with a textbook or taking a beginning class, Practice MakesPerfect: Basic Portuguese will support your study and build yourconfidence in your new language. Each bite-sized lesson of this proven guidefocuses on essential vocabulary and key grammar concepts, illustrated withclear examples. You will then learn to communicate in authentic Portuguese: howto meet new people,engage in small talk, express ideas, and more.

More than 180entertaining exercises will help you practice your new skills. And this secondedition is also accompanied by flashcards and audio recordings, available viaapp, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study.

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese will help youmaster:• High-frequency vocabulary• Ser vs. estar, saber vs. conhecer, ter andits uses• Sets of flashcards for all the vocabulary lists• Superlatives and comparisons: tão and tanto• Continental Portuguese and Brazilian variants• Verb tenses, sentence structure, and more

Learn to speak, read, write and understand Portuguese!Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners'' Portuguese will help you to: - Communicate naturally in everyday situations.- Build your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice activities.- Understand and pronounce Portuguese easily with online audio.- Remember what you learn with our effective Discovery Method.- Focus your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners.Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.Is this course for me?Beginners'' Portuguese is for absolute beginners and those who''ve had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Portuguese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it''s the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.

Learn to speak, read, write and understand Brazilian Portuguese!Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners'' Brazilian Portuguese will help you to: - Communicate naturally in everyday situations.- Build your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice activities.- Understand and pronounce Brazilian Portuguese easily with online audio.- Remember what you learn with our effective Discovery Method.- Focus your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners.Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.Is this course for me?Beginners'' Brazilian Portuguese is for absolute beginners and those who''ve had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Brazilian Portuguese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it''s the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app.Where do I go next?Continue learning with Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese. Have some fun with our Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners by Olly Richards. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.

Essential Portuguese Grammar will help you get more out of your study of Portuguese. Essential Portuguese Grammar is an up-to-date introduction to Portuguese grammar. You don''t need to know a lot about grammar before you start. Everything is explained simply and there are lots of examples to illustrate each point. Unlike more traditional grammars, Essential Portuguese Grammar is structured so that you can look up language forms according to what you want to say, even if you don''t know the grammatical term for them. If you already know some grammar, then you can use the ''reference grammar'' section at the back of the book to look up the points you need.The course consists of 46 units illustrating the various uses to which the language can be put, for example, giving instructions or talking about the recent past. The more traditional reference grammar deals with grammatical structures, such as the imperative or the perfect tense. All grammatical terms are explained in the glossary at the back of the book. Each unit contains exercises for you to practise what you have learnt and there is a key at the back of the book for you to check your answers. The new page design in this edition means that the book is even easier to use and the main headings are in English so that you can find your way around the book quickly. This edition contains a ''taking it further'' section which will direct you to further sources of real Portuguese. Essential Portuguese Grammar will help you to understand and manipulate Portuguese grammar with confidence because:- you need no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology to use it;- the approach is accessible and supportive;- the examples are clear and in context;- exercises help you practise every point.Now in a brand new edition with new, easy-to-follow page design:

This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding audio support which is sold separately (ISBN: 9781444105544)(copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find these products)Are you looking for a course in Portuguese written for the absolute beginner who has no experience of learning a foreign language? Get Started in Portuguese will give you the confidence to communicate in Portuguese. 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 emphasis of the course is placed on communication, rather than grammar, and all the teaching is in English, so that you will quickly and effortlessly get started in Portuguese. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages: can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Learn effortlessly with 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 INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.DIALOGUESRead and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.PRONUNCIATIONDon''t sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Portugal.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you''ve learnt and how to use it.

Do you want to be able to listen to, speak, read and write Brazilian Portuguese confidently? Do you want the convenience of being able to learn at home or on the move? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese – Touch & Listen will guarantee success!Touch & Listen ebooks are a groundbreaking new approach to language learning that include recordings of pronunciation and conversations within the pages of the books themselves – right where you need them.In the past you used to have to juggle separate books and CDs/MP3s to master listening, speaking, reading and writing. Not anymore. Thanks to the latest enhanced ebook technology, you can learn and practise all four language skills plus grammar and vocabulary from a single ebook that you can read and listen to on your tablet device or smartphone. First, touch the on-screen play buttons and listen to native speakers conversing on scores of current topics. Then rewind. Or pause. Whatever you need to do to make sure you’ve fully understood what you have just listened to. When you are ready, complete the activities with the convenient notes feature. You are in control. It’s that simple.STRUCTURE The course is structured in thematic units based on real-life situations and with an emphasis on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.NOT MUCH TIME? Get started with a 1-minute introduction to the key principles of the language.GRAMMAR Follow easy-to-manage steps to give you a clear understanding of the language.VOCABULARY Use clearly marked lists to make it easy to find and review the most useful vocabulary.DIALOGUES Touch & Listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.PRONUNCIATION Don''t sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you travel.INSIGHTS Look out for lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of teaching experience.FEATURES Make full use of the wealth of convenient ebook features, including highlighting, making notes and a built-in dictionary.PROGRESS Rise to Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions.TEST YOURSELF Use the unit tests to keep track of your progress.Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese Enjoy the familiarity of a book with the convenience of Touch & Listen technology at home or on the move, and let Teach Yourself and its highly experienced authors guide you every step of the way.

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. Portuguese Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

If you already have the basics and want to learn more Portuguese, this advanced beginner audio course will boost your confidence to understand and speak Portuguese.Practise the most frequent words and expressions for:-getting to know people-booking a restaurant table-eating out-shopping for food-solving problems-catching a train-going out for the evening-asking for directions-being ill-shopping for clothes and shoes.You''ll progress in your understanding by working out language patterns for yourself, personalise your Portuguese with interactive role-plays and perfect your pronunciation to sound more natural.Keep Talking Portuguese - Ten Days to Confidence maps to A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and speak Brazilian Portuguese easily?If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you''ll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Brazilian Portuguese in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: -finding your way -taking a taxi -checking into a hotel -meeting up for drinks -getting to know people -having a snack -using public transport -going to the pharmacy -sightseeing -buying souvenirs. You''ll progress in your understanding of naturally-paced conversations, be able to personalize the language through interactive role-plays and perfect your pronunciation to sound more natural.This absolute beginner Brazilian Portuguese course contains an MP3 CD. You can download the audio files on this disc from your computer to your MP3 player or play it in an MP3 CD player. Also included is a handy phrasebook and a PDF coursebook for reading and writing practice.Get Talking Brazilian Portuguese in Ten Days maps to A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

If you already have the basics and want to learn more Brazilian Portuguese, this advanced beginner audio course will boost your confidence to understand and speak Brazilian Portuguese.Practise the most frequent words and expressions for:-staying at a hotel-meeting people-talking about sports and hobbies-shopping at the market-talking on the phone-going to a restaurant-shopping for clothes-going out for the evening-reporting a theft-booking an excursion.You''ll progress in your understanding by working out language patterns for yourself, personalize your Brazilian Portuguese with interactive role-plays and perfect your pronunciation to sound more natural.Keep Talking Brazilian Portuguese - Ten Days to Confidence maps to A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

If you are an absolute beginner or simply looking for a solid foundation to your Brazilian Portuguese language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will help get you on your way to speaking, writing, reading and understanding Brazilian Portuguese in no time. Get Started in Beginner''s Brazilian Portuguese maps from A1 to A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages.Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Brazilian Portuguese you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food and daily life.Engaging with our interactive Discovery Method, you''ll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Brazilian Portuguese into use with confidence.Get Started in Beginner''s Brazilian Portuguese has a learner-centered approach that incorporates the following features:-Outcomes-based approach - focus your learning with clear goals-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner-Discovery method - figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick-Self-check and test yourself - see and assess your own progress -Personalization - use the language in real situationsRely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 70 years.

If you are an absolute beginner or simply looking for a solid foundation to your Brazilian Portuguese language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will help get you on your way to speaking, writing, reading and understanding Brazilian Portuguese in no time. Get Started in Beginner''s Brazilian Portuguese maps from A1 to A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages.Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Brazilian Portuguese you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food and daily life.Engaging with our interactive Discovery Method, you''ll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Brazilian Portuguese into use with confidence.Get Started in Beginner''s Brazilian Portuguese has a learner-centered approach that incorporates the following features:-Outcomes-based approach - focus your learning with clear goals-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner-Discovery method - figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick-Self-check and test yourself - see and assess your own progress -Personalization - use the language in real situationsRely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 70 years.

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Brazilian Portuguese and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Brazilian Portuguese will equip you with the skills you need to use Brazilian Portuguese in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way.What will I achieve by the end of the course?By the end of Complete Brazilian Portuguese you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It''s perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get?-18 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary and revision section-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Brazil-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavor of real spoken Brazilian Portuguese-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress *Complete Brazilian Portuguese maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Upper Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. What else can I use to learn Brazilian Portuguese?If you require an absolute Beginner course, you can try our Get Started in Brazilian Portuguese Absolute Beginner course: 9781444198539Please note not all devices support the audio/video component of enhanced ebooks. We recommend you download a sample to check compatibility with your device. Alternatively, you can find the audio for this course for free on our website https://library.teachyourself.com. You will be able to stream it online or download it to the Teach Yourself Library app.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.