Index to Topics

                TOPIC                                                                                            LESSON #           

Accentuation and stress                                                                                    intro 11-20

Adjectives in the diminutive                                                                               11

Adjectives: physical descriptions                                                                     1             

Adjectives: position                                                                                             2

Adverbs                                                                                                                 5, 7, 20

Adverbs in the diminutive                                                                                   13

Alphabet                                                                                                                2, 15

Answers, affirmative                                                                                           4

Answers, negative                                                                                               4

Articles: definite                                                                                                   1                             

Articles: indefinite                                                                                                1

Attention: “Bem x bom, mau x mal”                                                                  17

Attention: “Cadê”                                                                                                  16

Attention: “copo & xícara”                                                                                   4

Attention: “Ficar and Ser” (indicating location)                                               5

Attention: “Há x A”                                                                                                16

Attention: “Há x Faz” referring to past time                                                      16

Attention: “muito x muitos”                                                                                 20

Attention: “o andar x verb andar”                                                                       2

Attention: “O caixa x a caixa”                                                                              11

Attention: “pedir x perguntar”                                                                             12

Attention: “saber & poder”                                                                                  13

Attention: “saber x  conhecer”                                                                           13

Attention: “todo mundo x mundo todo”                                                            3

Attention: “viagem x viajem”                                                                               20

Attention: “É permitido & É proibido”                                                               9

Attention: “Há x A”                                                                                                16

Attention: uses of verb “Ter”                                                                              17

Comparisons                                                                                                       19

Demonstratives                                                                                                   3

Dictionary, use of.                                                                                                intro to 11-20

Diminutives                                                                                                          3

Expressions: “de mão cheia”                                                                           3

Expressions: “estar morto de”                                                                          13

Expressions: “ter sorte/azar”                                                                             20

Frequency terms                                                                                                 13

Gender of nouns                                                                                                 1

Graphic signs                                                                                                      intro 1-10

Indefinite pronouns: “tudo, todo, todas…”                                                      15

Interrogative words: “quanto; cadê…”                                                             16

Names and nicknames (suffixes “inho” and “zinho”)                                 1

Negative words: “nenhum, ninguém…”                                                         8

Numbers: fractions and multiplication                                                            15, 19

Numbers: 1-10                                                                                                    4

Numbers: 1-100                                                                                                  5, 7

Numbers: hundreds, millions, billions                                                           11

Numbers: ordinals                                                                                              8, 19

Object pronoun: lhe                                                                                            3

Object pronouns: “a, lo, no…”                                                                           18

Object pronouns: “para mim, conosco…”                                                      16

Object pronouns: direct, indirect                                                                      4

Object pronouns, informal use                                                                         15

Or… or, neither… nor                                                                                         20

Passive voice                                                                                                       14, 16

Personal pronouns                                                                                             1

Personal pronouns used as object of preposition                                       16

Personal pronouns: A GENTE                                                                          2

Personal pronouns: IT                                                                                       2

Phonetics: “ão”                                                                                                    11

Phonetics: consonant “C and Ç “                                                                    1

Phonetics: consonant “L”                                                                                 1

Phonetics: the “nasal vowels”                                                                          3

Phonetics: the consonant “H”                                                                           2

Phonetics: the consonants “D and T”                                                             19; intro 11-20

Phonetics: the consonants “R” or “RR”                                                          7

Phonetics: the sounds of the “X”                                                                      7,  8

Phonetics: vowel “E” at the end of a word                                                      intro 11-20

Phonetics: vowel “O” at the end of a word                                                      intro 11-20

Phonetics: vowels; oral vowel sounds                                                            1

Plural of nouns                                                                                                    1, 7

Plural of nouns ending in “ão”                                                                          11

Portuguese language                                                                                        intro 1-10

Portuguese words of English and French origin                                          12

Possessives                                                                                                        2

Preposition “de” and “de” + articles (do, da, dos, das)                                5

Preposition “para” + definite articles                                                               1

Prepositions “a” and “para” and “a” + articles (à, às, ao, aos)                   5, 6, 7

Prepositions “para” x “por”                                                                                5

Prepositions:  “em” + articles (no, na, nos, nas)                                          1

Prepositions: “para x p’ra”                                                                                 16

Prepositions: before, after                                                                                 16

Pronouns of Address: “seu, dona”                                                                  3

Pronouns, relative                                                                                               20

Pronouns: impersonal “se”                                                                               19

Reflexive verbs / pronouns                                                                                14

Requests in Portuguese                                                                                   11

Slang: Legal!                                                                                                        3

Slang: Um barato!                                                                                               2

Suffixes and professions                                                                                   3

Superlative                                                                                                            19

Tag questions                                                                                                      2

Time expressions                                                                                               17

Time expressions: to be early/late                                                                   7

Transition and linking expressions                                                                 14, 19

Verbs conjugated:               Abrir                                                                        2

Verbs conjugated:               Andar                                                                     2

Verbs conjugated:               Chamar                                                                 3

Verbs conjugated:               Chamar-se                                                           3

Verbs conjugated:               Conhecer                                                              3, 13

Verbs conjugated:               Estar                                                                      5

Verbs conjugated:               Falar                                                                       6

Verbs conjugated:               Gostar de                                                              9

Verbs conjugated:               Ir                                                                              1

Verbs conjugated:               Olhar                                                                      6

Verbs conjugated:               Ouvir                                                                       3

Verbs conjugated:               Poder                                                                     3, 13

Verbs conjugated:               Por                                                                          5

Verbs conjugated:               Retirar                                                                    11

Verbs conjugated:               Saber                                                                     13

Verbs conjugated:               Sacar                                                                     11

Verbs conjugated:               Ser x Estar                                                            4

Verbs conjugated:               Ser                                                                          1

Verbs conjugated:               Ter                                                                          3

Verbs conjugated:               Tocar                                                                      2

Verbs conjugated:               Tomar                                                                    5

Verbs conjugated:               Trazer                                                                     8

Verbs conjugated:               Vir                                                                           3

Verbs: compound tenses                                                                                  16          

Verbs: conditional tense/fut.pret.                                                                      11

Verbs: future tense (with IR)                                                                              4

Verbs: future                                                                                                        12

Verbs: imperative tense and command forms                                              6, 7

Verbs: imperfect tense                                                                                       9

Verbs: past participle                                                                                          10

Verbs: past tense                                                                                                6, 10

Verbs: present participle                                                                                    5

Verbs: present progressive                                                                               5

Verbs: present progressive: estamos saindo/chegando                           7

Verbs: present tense of regular verbs                                                             2

Verbs: reflexive verbs                                                                                          7, 9

Verbs: subjunctive future                                                                                   19

Verbs: subjunctive imperfect                                                                             17

Verbs: subjunctive present                                                                                14

Verbs: there is, there are                                                                                   9, 16

                TOPIC                                                                    LESSON  #           

Addresses                                                                            8

Amazon rain forest and river                                             18

Animals                                                                                 16, 18

Banking                                                                                 11

Beach house and activities                                               16

Body parts                                                                             17

Colors                                                                                    4, 5

Countries, nationalities, languages                                2

Courses and schedules at the University                      8

Dates                                                                                     8

Days of the week                                                                 8

Drinks                                                                                    4, 9

Family                                                                                    3

Feelings                                                                                4

Food and meals                                                                  4, 5, 6

Hotel                                                                                      18

Signs                                                                                    13

Letters and post cards                                                       10

Marital status                                                                        3

Means of transportation                                                     7

Measures of distance                                                         16

Money                                                                                    8

Months of the year                                                               8, 12

Numbers                                                                               4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 19

House                                                                                    5

Personal identification                                                       8

Physical descriptions                                                         1

Professions                                                                          3

Restaurants and bars                                                        9

Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo                                         19

Seasons of the year                                                            12

Sports and health                                                                13

Weather, temperature (Celsius x Fahrenheit)               12

Telephone                                                                            4

Bus                                                                                         7

Post office                                                                             10

Weights and measurements                                            15

                TOPIC                                                                                                   LESSON  #            

Asking directions                                                                                                 8

Asking how much things cost, money                                                            7

Asking information                                                                                              8

Asking permission to pass through people                                                  7

Banking                                                                                                                 11

Calling peoples’ attention                                                                                 6

Clarification #1, asking for (what…?)                                                              1

Clarification #2, asking for (how do you say…?)                                           2

Compliments, replying to                                                                                  2

Congratulating, wishing happy birthday                                                         10

Drawing someone’s attention                                                                          1

Driving and taking care of a car                                                                        16

Excusing yourself                                                                                                1

Expressing surprise / admiration                                                                    2

Feelings, expressing your                                                                                 4, 17

Going to social clubs, doing sports                                                                 13

Going to the doctor, buying medicine                                                              17

Greetings                                                                                                             1, 3, 4

Hotel, staying at, making reservations, etc.                                                   18

Introducing one person to another                                                                  3, 9

Introducing yourself                                                                                            1

Letters, writing and sending,                                                                            10

Making indirect requests in Portuguese                                                         11

Making international phone calls                                                                     4

Offering and requesting food                                                                            6

Offering, reply to                                                                                                   4, 6

Ordering food and drinks                                                                                   4, 9

Ordering snacks                                                                                                  12

Paying the bill                                                                                                       9

Personal identification                                                                                       8

Plane, flying in a                                                                                                  20

Replying to other peoples’ excuses                                                                1

Riding the bus                                                                                                     7

Saying cheers!                                                                                                     9

Saying good-bye                                                                                                  7

Sending mail                                                                                                        10

Shopping for clothing and shoes                                                                     12

Shopping for food                                                                                               15

Showing a house                                                                                                5

Talking about festivals and celebrations                                                        14

Talking about fictitious things                                                                           11

Talking about the weather                                                                                 12

Telling the time                                                                                                    5, 6

Welcoming people                                                                                             1

                TOPIC                                                    LESSON  #           

Brazilian cities: Manaus                                                     18

Brazilian cities: Recife                                                        1             

Brazilian cities: Rio de Janeiro                                         19

Brazilian cities: São Paulo                                                 19

Brazilian things: airlines                                                    1

Brazilian things: Amazon rain forest                               18

Brazilian things: Amazon river                                           18

Brazilian things: bakery                                                      15

Brazilian things: bank checks, deposit slips                 11

Brazilian things: banking hours, ATMs                            11

Brazilian things: beach house                                          15