Product Description: Comprehensive Portuguese (Brazilian) II includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Level I. Increased spoken and reading language ability.
Level II will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a Level II, you will be able to:
* engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences,
* combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences,
* create with language and function in informal situations,
* deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future,
* meet social demands and limited job requirements,
* begin reading for meaning.
Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I language program before proceeding to the Level II language program.
Better than Berlitz I've learned Spanish via the Living Language series, followed by Berlitz Advanced tapes. Pimsleur seems far superior, and the "all audio" approach fits my long commute better than the ones that require access to a book along with the tapes. Highly recommended.
Not a bad Language Course After going through volumes one and two of Pimsleur's Portuguese--roughly two months of work--I did learn enough Portuguese to actually function in Brazil. Mind you, I wasn't fluent, having the skills, comprehension, and vocabulary of a 2-3 year old, but I was able to order in restaurants, speak with cab drivers, ask directions, purchase items, and so on. In other words, I learned enough to survive there. If you can handle the cost (which keeps me from giving five stars), consider this course.
Very Effective Language Program This is an excellent follow-up to Brazilian I. It continues to expand content at a good pace - not too fast or too slow. I've tried everything to learn a language - books, classes, other tapes. But the Pimsleur approach is far and away the most effective method I've found.
Muito Bem! I bought Brazilian Portuguese Part II after listening to Brazilian Portuguese Part I. I have been to Brasil since using these cassettes and based on that experience, I am very pleased with the Pimsleur cassettes. I will positively purchase Brazilian Portuguese Part III whenever it is released. Portuguese spoken in Brasil is truly a beautiful language. I've tried many different language courses (most of them very short) and I can say without a doubt that the Pimsleur Brazilian Portuguese Products are the best.
Continental Portuguese Deserves Better These tapes cost too much for what they deliver. I love the Pimsleur method of teaching and have used their French tapes with much success. However, the speakers on these Portuguese tapes sound bored, the vocabulary is extremely limited, and unfortunately, you are not at all ready to use the language as a traveler when done with these tapes. I would love to see Pimsleur do justice to continental Portuguese.
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