Complete Portuguese: The Basics (Book)

by Living Language, Jura D. Oliveira (Revised by)

The top-selling Complete series has been fully revised, with all new supplemental material and a bonus wallet phrase card for travelers. Each program contains everything a beginner needs—a coursebook with 40 lessons, three hours of recordings on three CDs, a quick-reference learner’s dictionary, and an all-new indispensable wallet phrase card, all in a convenient and compact package.

The courses still use the popular and effective conversation building-block method, but all content has been thoroughly updated and now includes e-mail essentials and internet resources for each of the eight languages in the series. In addition, 18 supplemental vocabulary sections, covering such topics as “Family and Relationships,” “On the Job,” “Sports and Recreation,” and “Around Town,” are now included. As an added bonus, the new handy wallet phrase card with 300 essential words and phrases is the perfect reference for on-the-go learners, travelers, and businesspeople.

With a fresh look, great new features, and the same rock-solid approach to language learning, the best-selling Complete series is better than ever!

Genres: Reference

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 16, 2002

Reviews

[Ruben · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third Living Language Complete Basic Course I've studied (German was really good but I couldn't get into Chinese). I really like how the four chapter units are organized. The first chapter focuses on new words, the second: new phrases, the third: new sentences, and the fourth puts it all together in a pair of well-written and interesting conversations. As a longtime student of languages, I appreciate the balance this publisher maintains between pronunciation, grammar, usefulness, culture and fun. Every unit contains some sort of cultural explanation or links to outside websites if you want to explore a particular subject further. The CDs are great, too, with clear and enjoyable voices at a nice pace. One strike against it is the occasional spelling error or incorrect answer to a question. I know what you're thinking (that the mistakes are all mine but I'm sure about this). In closing: si você quer estudar português, penso que este livro seria bom para você. If you want to study Portuguese, I think this book would be good for you.