Miscellaneous

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Unit 5Unit 5

Varieties of EnglishVarieties of English

Brazilian and European Portuguese 

Tupi-Guarani, which was/has been the language used by the natives to communicate with Portuguese and which continued/ have continued to be used in the Amazon until the 19th century, greatly influenced Brazilian Portuguese.

Brazilian and European Portuguese 

The word pineapple, for example, is/was ananás in Portugal as in other European languages. But in Brazil, it is/was abacaxi as in Tupi. The word ananás in Brazil refers/referred to an acid variety of pinapple.

Brazilian and European Portuguese 

This illustrates the fact that Brazilian and European Portuguese differ slight/slightly. But the two countries have made/done efforts to standardize/standardise the rules of spelling to make/do sure the written word is mutually/mutual intelligible.

...... you help me, please?

Thomas is learning European Portuguese. Complete his sentences with an appropriate word.

...... you please check if these translations are OK?

bus: autobusroof: tejadilho

site: sítio

Can / will / could / would

French roll: papo-seco

bus: autocarro

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