Complete set includes 2 CDs, a Read Along and
a Workbook.
Conversational Portuguese Volume 2 continues
the organized, user-friendly learning techniques
introduced
in
our
Conversational
Portuguese Volume
1 Workbook. The motivated student will be rewarded with practical
lessons that reinforce what has already been learned while gaining
new grammar
and vocabulary expertise.
In an attractive, illustrated format, the Volume 2 Workbook consists
of 148 pages of 37 lessons with ample practice exercises, readings
to reinforce comprehension and retention, and a complete answer section.
Quizzes, puzzles, and games support the lessons in a fun and engaging
way. In the vocabulary lessons, nouns that name objects in space,
the world, and the city are introduced. Further vocabulary lessons
include nationalities and weather and assorted common words that
are useful in daily living. New verbs are learned with the appropriate
AR, ER, IR conjugations. The present progressive as well as the preterit
tenses are presented, as are impersonal verbs, and negative and interrogative
sentences. Students learn the important differences between ser and
estar; other irregular verbs like fazer, dizer, ir, querer are studied,
including ter and its use in idiomatic expressions. Through the readings,
exercises, and self-test questions, the student reads and creates
sentences, a process that takes the learning experience well beyond
rote memorization.
For the student who wishes to study independently,
or to augment classroom studies, the Volume 2 Workbook has an accompanying
audio
program. The two disc set is the perfect way to practice pronunciation;
listening to the native speaker and repeating the lessons aloud also
reinforces the lessons learned in the Workbook, and it is accessible
anywhere, anytime.
The CDs come with a verbatim tapescript called
Read Along for those who would like a visual guide to the audio
presentation.
Conversational Portuguese Volume 2 is the next level
in the acquisition
of the Portuguese language; the combined Workbook and audio material
assures you success in meeting the challenge.
