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Michel Thomas Method: Portuguese Advanced Course
Virginia Catmur
£50.00 (inc VAT)
ISBN:
9780340971680
Series:
Michel Thomas Series
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Summary:
Learn another language the way you learnt your own
You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Portuguese in the same way.
You'll stick with it because you'll love it
Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas.
This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Portuguese in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.
You learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorising.
You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.
The NEW Portuguese Advanced Course
A five-
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- Learn another language the way you learnt your own
Effective method - the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching works with the brain - Motivating - live classroom situation with two students encourages you to learn with the students on the recording
- All-audio - the way you want to learn
Pronunciation is gently - but effectively - corrected - Reference booklet - accompanying booklet lists key phrases in English and Portuguese
Suite of progressive and complementary course components: Introductory, Foundation, Advanced and Vocabulary - Sales record - the hugely successful Michel Thomas Method is applied to Portuguese
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Table of Contents:
 Introduction
prEsent tense push + surface for ‘I’ on ‘-o’
position of pronoun with 'não'
prEsent tense push + surface on ‘a’ (-ar track) for ‘you’ and ‘he/she/it’
‘you (Roberto)’ form
position of pronoun with question word
prEsent tense push + surface on ‘e’ (not -ar track) for ‘you’ and ‘he/she/it’
‘you pl. / they’ form
'o' changes to 'no' after verb forms ending with '-m', e.g. 'you plural' and 'they'
exceptions where ‘I’ form isn't 'o' in the prEsent tense: sou, estou, vou, dou, sei
double negative
2nd consec. verb in infinitive
exceptions for 'you/he/she/it' form isn't stressed on the syllable before last in the prEsent tense: está (+ estão)
continuous present: está a + inf.
'o' changes to 'lo' after infinitive (and 'r' of inf. drops)
exceptions for 'you/he/she/it' where prEsent tense form does not surface on '-e': faz, diz, quer, vai (+ vão), tem (+ tens/têm)
'to you' = lhe
-nho verbs: tenho (+ 'to have to', ter de), venho
exception for 'you/he/she/it' where prEsent tense form does not surface on '-e': vem (+ vêm)
‘next week’ = ‘in the week that comes’
'we' form in the present tense
'it' following 'we' form '-mos': 's' of '-mos' drops and 'o' gains 'l', 'compramo-lo'
reflexive verb: I get myself up (levanto-me)
‘s’ of -mos ending drops before ref. pn nos
command tense (switch tracks) (+ positive command to Roberto)
'-zer' / 'ço-go' verbs: digo, trago
conjunction 'that'
exception where ‘you/he/she/it’ doesn't surface on 'e': traz (+ trazem and trazes)
'-zer' / 'ço-go' verbs: faço
command tense: 'ço-go' verbs go to 'ça-ga'
conhecer vs. saber (to know a fact vs. to know a person)
command tense: '-nho' verbs go to '-nha'
'-nho' verbs: ponho
Avoid command tense with poder
possessive ‘my’, ‘your’ (formal, singular and plural), ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘their’, ‘your’ (informal, singular)
pôr present tense ‘you/he/she/it’, ‘you’ (Roberto), ‘they’
Positive commands to Roberto for ‘-nho’ and ‘ço-go’ verbs
Future: 'I call you later'; 'I'm going to call you later'
Future: REI, RÁS, RÁ, REMOS, RÃO
‘pronoun sandwich’: comprá-lo-ei = 'to buy--it--I will'
future of 'ço-go' verbs
conditional (go into the woods and find a feminine river)
gostar de
precisar de
'I bought / I have bought', etc.: simple past tense ('preterite') for all persons
'excuse )me)': desculpe (command tense)
esta/s, este/s
isso, esse/s, essa/s
'our'
em ('in') + 'the', em + 'this/that/these/those'
present tense of ver ('to see') and ser ('to be')
verbs that have irregular preterite forms
use acabar de ('to have just') instead of preterite
imperfect (‘I was waiting’, ‘they were preparing’, ‘we were going to do it’)
difference in usage between pret. and impf. (1)
irregular imperfects
difference in usage between pret. and impf. (2)
verbs which in the past usually need the 'wing' form
'could' in English means both 'was able to' and 'would be able to'. These are different forms in Portuguese
ter de ('to have to') and dever ('to must'/'to owe')
for 'should' use past tense of dever ('to must')
'I had bought' (pluperfect)
formation of past participles: comprado ('bought') as in 'I had bought'
'I would have bought' (conditional perfect)
irregular past participles
'would (buy)' vs. 'would have (bought)'
perfect infinitive ('to have bought')
'could have bought'
'would have', 'could have' and 'should have'
extension of command tense to subjunctive
subjunctive of poder ('to be able to')
inflected infinitive ('It is necessary for us to arrive tomorrow' = 'It is necessary we to arrive tomorrow')
irregular present subjunctives
past subjunctive ('if I had known')
Conclusion and advice on reading in Portuguese
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About the Author(s):
Virginia Catmur studied Portuguese at the universities of Oxford and Lisbon. As Languages Editor at Hodder, she worked in the studio with Michel Thomas during the recording of his Advanced courses in 2004 and was responsible for their audio editing. She has since developed courses in new languages using the Michel Thomas Method.
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Readership:
Self-access course for adult improvers
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Reviews:
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"A great way to learn; it's fast and it lasts".
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The Daily Telegraph
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"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning."
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Time Out
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"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed."
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The Guardian
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"Thomas makes it simple"
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Sunday Times
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"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily"
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Daily Star
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"Hugely inspiring"
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Red
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"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently."
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