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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Build a solid foundation in Portuguese with this bestselling workbook—now enhanced with comprehensive digital support! Learning Portuguese is easy with this accessible guide. Presented in manageable, bite-sized lessons and engaging exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese helps you quickly assimilate the basics of the language. Each unit is four or five pages in length, which you can expect to complete in 15 to 20 minutes. The 34 units cover all aspects of grammar and basic vocabulary.  This new edition is supported by extensive audio recordings, streaming via the unique McGraw-Hill Language Lab app. The recordings will help you improve your speaking and listening skills by following the model of native Portuguese speakers.  Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese features: •An accessible format with simple grammar reviews, clear examples, and engaging exercises•A wide variety of exercises to help you develop your new language skills•Sets of flashcards for all the vocabulary lists •An answer key for all exercises in the book •A focus on Portuguese with Brazilian variants included throughout•Audio recordings for exercise answers in Portuguese•A record and replay function that lets you compare yourself to native speakers  

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Author:   Sue Tyson-Ward
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781260455229

ISBN 10:   126045522
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   18 August 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Subject pronouns • Family 2 Ser (to be) • Professions 3 Estar (to be) • Moods / emotions 4 Regular -ar verbs: present tense • Hobbies and leisure 5 Regular -er verbs: present tense • Meals and menus 6 Irregular verbs, part 1: present tense • The weather 7 Irregular verbs, part 2: present tense • Politics 8 Regular -ir verbs: present tense • Personality 9 Irregular -ir verbs: present tense • Accidents / incidents 10 -ir verbs with spelling changes • Transport 11 Ter (to have) and its uses • Animals 12 Haver (to have, to be) and its uses • The classroom 13 Reflexive verbs • Daily routine 14 Ir (to go) + infinitive to express the future • Days and months 15 Saber vs. conhecer • The city center 16 Definite article: the • The restaurant 17 Indefinite articles: a / an / some • The hotel 18 Nouns • Around the house 19 Describing things • Common adjectives 20 Colors • Clothing 21 Demonstratives: this and that • Literature and cinema 22 Nonchanging demonstratives • Materials 23 Possessives, part 1: my / your / our • Technology 24 Possessives, part 2: his / her / their • Education 25 Relative pronouns: that / which / who / whom / where • At the beach 26 Making comparisons: more (than) / less (than) • Describing people 27 Superlatives • Sports 28 Comparisons: tão and tanto • The countryside 29 Numbers • Measurements 30 Telling the time 31 Prepositions, part 1: movement • Shops 32 Prepositions, part 2: place • Furniture 33 Prepositions, part 3: time • Expressions of time 34 Prepositions + verbs / verbs + prepositions • Eating and drinking 35 Com + pronouns • Current events 36 Prepositions + pronouns • The airport 37 Por • Idioms with por 38 Para • Idioms with para 39 Adverbs • Geography and the world 40 Negatives • School subjects 41 Interrogatives, part 1: how / who / when / where / what • Vacations 42 Interrogatives, part 2: how much / how many / which (what) • Crime 43 Direct-object pronouns • Polite expressions 44 Indirect-object pronouns • The body 45 Position of pronouns: When do they move? • Illness 46 Algum and nenhum • The media 47 Todo and outro • The kitchen 48 Muito, pouco, and tanto • Entertainment 49 Alguém, ninguém, tudo, and nada • Languages and nationalities 50 Quantities and packages • The supermarket English–Portuguese glossary Answer key

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Sue Tyson - Ward is a language consultant and teacher and writer.

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