Language and culture have changed vastly since that date. Now this long overdue edition brings everything up to date, including a very different method. The only thing the new edition has in common with the old one is its title. A major new feature of this book is the use of authentic language throughout its twenty lessons in sections called Vozes Portuguesas . These are transcriptions of sections of interviews with Portuguese men and women in all walks of life, from 16 to 72 years old.
Every lesson has a different cultural topic.
Each Voz expresses opinions about the topic. To make the Vozes understandable to students, there are plentiful notes which explain both language and culture, and a complete vocabulary under each Voz . A Caderno de Trabalho e Laborat rio and a CD-ROM audio lesson program accompany the textbook. The Caderno has several exercises for virtually every grammar section. The grammar exercises are followed by Instant ntos portugueses , which are real-language texts taken dealing with the cultural topic of the lesson.