Portuguese Complete Course: Basic-Intermediate (Complete Basic Courses) [Audio Cassette]

Living Language (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 16, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1400020220 | ISBN-13: 978-1400020225 | Edition: Cas/Bklt

SPEAK PORTUGUESE WITH CONFIDENCE IN JUST 6 WEEKS!

The Living Language® Portuguese Complete Course teaches the basics of Brazilian Portuguese language and usage, while indicating significant European Portuguese variations. It uses a highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach languages to overseas-bound service personnel and diplomats.

TWO 90-MINUTE CASSETTES WITH 40 LESSONS
• Begin with simple words and progress to complex phrases and sentences.
• Just listen and repeat after the native speakers on the recordings to learn naturally, the way you learned English.

PORTUGUESE COURSEBOOK
• 40 lessons from the recordings with translations, additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, quizzes, and reviews.
• Verb charts, a comprehensive grammar summary, and a section on letter writing are also included.

PORTUGESE–ENGLISH / ENGLISH–PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY
• More than 20,000 words, idioms, and expressions.
• Examples show how words are used in everyday conversation.
• 1,000 frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Living Language; Cas/Bklt edition (April 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400020220
• ISBN-13: 978-1400020225
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,865,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Portuguese

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Claims to be useful for all Portuguese users but it isn't, August 14, 2009

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Countess Sweet Flower "Countess" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portuguese Complete Course: Basic-Intermediate (Complete Basic Courses) (Audio Cassette)

I'm trying to learn Continental Portuguese and this book claims that it has a focus on Brazilian Portuguese and also includes Continental. What it doesn't tell you is that all the pronunciations and most conjugations are for Brazilian Portuguese so you have to do your homework to remember the differences. It's like learning American English with a British English course--you'll learn English but all your pronunciations and phrasings will be off.

Also, the structure of this book/CD is awful. It would make more sense to me to learn the very basics (i.e. alphabet, numbers, colors, vocabulary) first and work your way up to more complex phrases. Instead this book dives in head first to cities and names, then works its way back to basic numbers and alphabet, then jumps to full sentences, then eventually works it's way back to vocabulary. For example, you'll learn how to say "How are you, miss?" Before you ever learn how to conjugate the word "Estar" and before you learn the word "miss." By the 10th lesson, after you've been learning conversational phrases, you finally learn how to conjugate your first word. I'd pass on this set.