Brazilian Portuguese/Chapter 4

Brazilian PortuguesePortuguês Brasileiro Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Chapter 5 thumb|420px|left|Cataracts at Foz do Iguaçu (Iguaçu Falls), Paraná Chapter 4 - Na Sala de Aula This Lesson's VocabularyClassroom Objects This Lesson's GrammarPlurals of AdjectivesFurther Subject-Adjective AgreementThe Verb Ir and Locational Contractions Warm-up Exercises Dialogue Structure Pronunciation Vocabulary Notes papel (paper) never takes the indefinite articles. The following are the possibilities: o papel os papeis Remember that to make an -l noun plural, switch the -l to -is. Furthermore, os papéis may also mean "the forms" or "the documents." o pedaço/a folha de papel (the piece/sheet of paper) os pedaços/as folhas de papel (the pieces/sheets of paper) um pedaço/uma folha de papel (a piece/sheet of paper) uns pedaços/umas folhas de papel (some/a few pieces/sheets of paper) Here are a few extra vocabulary words: o teste - quiz or multiple-choice question (you're being "tested" on it) a prova - test (you're trying to "prove" you know it) o exame - exam a nota - numerical grade a pergunta, questão - question (pergunta tends to be used more for spoken questions, questão for written ones) a resposta - answer (think of "response") a redação - essay a dissertação, a redação dissertativa - expository essay Be careful not to mix up the meanings of teste and prova - testes are worth less than provas, which are in turn worth less than exames. Exercises A. Testes e Questões Dissertativas - Multiple-Choice Questions and Written Answers 1. Qual vale mais pra nota final? (Which is worth more for the final grade?) A. Um Teste B. Uma Caneta C. Uma Prova D. Uma Borracha 2. Explique sua resposta pra primeira pergunta em inglês. (Explain your answer to the first question in English.) 3. Quais três coisas são necessárias para escrever na sala de aula (em português)? (Which three things are necessary for writing in the classroom? Answer in Portuguese.) Warning: when answering this one, remember the adjective for "necessary" and that in lists, a comma never precedes "e" - Um, dois e três - NOT Um, dois, e três. Grammar Adjective Plurals Formation Agreement with the Subject Ir Eu vou Nós vamos Você vai Vocês vão Ele/Ela vai Eles/Elas vão Locational Prepositions preposição o os a as um uns uma umaspara pro pros pra pras prum pruns pruma prumas em no nos na nas num nuns numa numas Exercises Culture Education in Brazil, Getúlio Vargas and the Constitution of 1937? created public schools in Brazil Review Answers to Exercises Brazilian PortuguesePortuguês Brasileiro Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Chapter 5