Foreign Language Portuguese - Basic case studies
Foreign Language Portuguese - Basic · Put your knowledge to work in context.
This independent study page provides practice for Foreign Language Portuguese - Basic. Its editorial learning areas include Portuguese grammar and vocabulary; Portuguese text comprehension; Writing, cohesion and communicative purpose. The questions develop subject knowledge and application through worked reasoning, distinctions between competing answers, and practical scenarios. Study the relevant guide before attempting a mixed set, then explain the evidence or calculation that supports each answer. Topics on this exam: Portuguese grammar and vocabulary, Portuguese text comprehension, and Writing, cohesion and communicative purpose. The Foreign Language Portuguese - Basic case studies are 4 cases and about 884 words.
1Fazermos and fizermos are different forms
A study group compares two original Portuguese sentences: «Antes de fazermos a visita, confirmaremos o horário» and «Quando fizermos a visita, levaremos os documentos». The teacher asks learners to identify the form of fazer and explain the governing construction. One learner calls both forms future subjunctive merely because both sentences concern future activities. Another calls both personal infinitives because regular-verb paradigms previously studied contained overlapping forms.
205 words, about 1 min2Two notices and a restricted service
An original Portuguese reading task supplies two library notices. The first says: «O edifício principal estará fechado no sábado para obras. Os livros podem ser devolvidos na sexta-feira até às 18 horas. A biblioteca digital continua disponível».
225 words, about 1 min3A survey with a limited denominator
A fictional school magazine receives this Portuguese report: «Convidámos 200 alunos a responder. Participaram 80 pessoas e 60 delas apoiam uma sala tranquila durante o intervalo». A comment adds: «O resultado diz respeito a quem respondeu; não conhecemos a opinião dos restantes». The proposed headline instead says: «75 por cento da escola exige uma sala nova imediatamente».
224 words, about 1 min4Faithful mediation to a host
A fictional German source says that a Friday school visit will begin at ten instead of nine and asks visitors to bring identification. The learner must send an appropriate Portuguese message to an adult host who will accompany the group and ask whether the revised time is possible. A draft switches between address forms, preserves the old start time and invents a free lunch. It also omits identification because the writer considers that condition a minor detail.
230 words, about 1 min