Viajando atravs do alfabeto: A Reading and Writing Program for Interm. Portuguese (Portuguese Edition)

About this book

Viajando atravs do alfabeto: um olhar uses "Dicionario do Viajante Insolito" (the little yellow book) by Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar as a point of departure and aims to help students develop reading oral and written comprehension of Portuguese filling a much needed void as a reader or complementary intermediate text. The book is divided into 26 units (one for each letter of the alphabet) each presenting a story or cronica Each unit has pre-reading exercises to encourage students to converse post-reading activities to be done individually or in groups and grammar and vocabulary review. Students are also encouraged to write about their own travel experiences and to reflect on Brazilian culture as well as American.