Download or read book The Man from the Past written by Dorothy Cork and published by New York : Silhouette Books ; Markham, Ont. : Paperjacks. This book was released on 1984 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive Portuguese (Braz.) I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading. Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to: * initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations, * deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family, * communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations, * avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements, * satisfy personal needs and limited social demands, * establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries, * begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.