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Complete Portuguese: Teach Yourself (Book/CD Pack) [Paperback]

Manuela Cook
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Book Description

30 July 2010

Do you want to be able to speak, read and write Portuguese confidently? This best-selling course from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning - teaches both European and Brazilian Portuguese through real-life situations that make grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable. Learning is fast and fun with an easy-to-read page design and complete audio support (available separately - MP3 compatible).



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 course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

Learn effortlessly with a 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 INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

GRAMMAR TIPS
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.

DIALOGUES
Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.

PRONUNCIATION
Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Portugal.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.



The course is available as a book (9781444107678), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444107685) and as a double CD (9781444107692).


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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself (30 July 2010)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 1444107682
  • ISBN-13: 978-1444107685
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 5.5 x 23.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 215,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author


Dr Manuela Cook FCIL is a linguist and specialist in Portuguese studies with a wide experience in teaching and examining Portuguese from 'holiday' courses to under- and post-graduate programmes.



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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing mix 25 Feb 2013
By Stina
Format:Paperback
I bought this course because I want to learn European portugese. I found it quite useless, due to the mix of european and brazilian portugese. It's hard enough for beginners to learn one of the versions, and here it's mixed with brazilian and european portugese within the same dialogues. That makes it harder to learn and remember new words and phrases. It's also difficult to use the audio alone, for instance in the car, because you need the book to keep track of what's brazilian and what's european. I ended up buying another course.
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Thorough but confusing 6 Oct 2011
By SW
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I recently decided to take up learning European Portuguese, but found that most learning materials seem geared towards the Brazilian version. I bought this on the strength of its reviews. It is well laid out with short exercises to test your knowledge. However I find the mix of Portuguese and Brazilian dialogues confusing. Having learnt a bit of Spanish in the past I am struggling with pronounciation, and would have much preferred all dialogues to be in the European version, with more repetition. It is better that 'Collins Speak Portuguese' though, which has inaccurate phonetic transcriptions, and lots of words and phrases that you don't have the chance to listen too.

If anyone anyone can recommend a European Only course, with accurate phonetic transcriptions, and plenty of audio material to listen to, please let me know.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Portugese Starter 15 Nov 2012
Format:Kindle Edition with Audio/Video|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not had time to immerse myself in book but appears first class in the concept of
visual and audio combined
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