Brazilian Portuguese/Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 - Na Sala de Aula

This Lesson's Vocabulary
Classroom Objects

This Lesson's Grammar
Plurals of Adjectives
Further Subject-Adjective Agreement
The Verb Ir and Locational Contractions

Dialogue

Vocabulary

• 
  o lápis
• 
  o livro
• 
  a maçã
• 
  o relógio
• 
  a sala de aula
• 
  o caderno
• 
  o papel
• 
  a carteira
• 
  a borracha
• 
  os alunos (o aluno - sing.)

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

Ir

Brazilian Portuguese Verb • Chapter 4 Ir To Go
Eu vou	Nós vamos
Você vai	Vocês vão
Ele/Ela vai	Eles/Elas vão

Locational Prepositions

Brazilian Portuguese Prepositions • Chapter 4 Locational Prepositions Contractions
preposição	o	os	a	as	um	uns	uma	umas
para	pro	pros	pra	pras	prum	pruns	pruma	prumas
em	no	nos	na	nas	num	nuns	numa	numas

Culture

Education in Brazil, Getúlio Vargas and the Constitution of 1937? created public schools in Brazil