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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi, everyone, I’m Eric. |
| Felipe: And I’m Felipe! |
| Eric: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary, Lesson 25! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to fine arts. These are five famous Brazilian writers. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PortuguesePod101.com. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Felipe, what’s our first name? |
| Felipe: Machado de Assis |
| Eric: Machado de Assis |
| Felipe: (slow) Machado de Assis (regular) Machado de Assis |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: Machado de Assis |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Machado de Assis was an advocate of monarchism and is regarded as the greatest author of Brazilian literature. His work spans practically all literary genres. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Felipe: (normal) As obras mais famosas de Machado de Assis são "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" e "Dom Casmurro." |
| Eric: The most famous works of Machado de Assis are “The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas” and “Dom Casmurro.” |
| Felipe: (slow) As obras mais famosas de Machado de Assis são "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" e "Dom Casmurro." |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Felipe: Paulo Coelho |
| Eric: Paulo Coelho |
| Felipe: (slow) Paulo Coelho (regular) Paulo Coelho |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: Paulo Coelho |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Paulo Coelho is probably the most famous Brazilian writer worldwide and is one of the most widely-read authors in the world today. His best-seller "The Alchemist" has been translated into 67 languages. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Felipe: (normal) Paulo Coelho é um dos membros da Academia Brasileira de Letras desde 2002. |
| Eric: Paulo Coelho has been one of the members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. |
| Felipe: (slow) Paulo Coelho é um dos membros da Academia Brasileira de Letras desde 2002. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Felipe: Monteiro Lobato |
| Eric: Monteiro Lobato |
| Felipe: (slow) Monteiro Lobato (regular) Monteiro Lobato |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: Monteiro Lobato |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Monteiro Lobato is most known for his children's books, but he was also a great fiction writer, translator, and art critic. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Felipe: (normal) Monteiro Lobato escreveu o livro infantil "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo". |
| Eric: Monteiro Lobato wrote the kids’ book “Yellow Woodpecker Farm.” |
| Felipe: (slow) Monteiro Lobato escreveu o livro infantil "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo." |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Felipe: Cecília Meireles |
| Eric: Cecília Meireles |
| Felipe: (slow) Cecília Meireles (regular) Cecília Meireles |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: Cecília Meireles |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Cecília Meireles was a Brazilian poet and educator, and is considered Brazil’s finest female poet, as well as one of the great female poets in the Portuguese language. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Felipe: (normal) Cecília Meireles aborda temas como vida, amor e tempo nas suas obras. |
| Eric: Cecília Meireles approaches themes like life, love, and time in her works. |
| Felipe: (slow) Cecília Meireles aborda temas como vida, amor e tempo nas suas obras. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the last name? |
| Felipe: Lygia Fagundes Telles |
| Eric: Lygia Fagundes Telles |
| Felipe: (slow) Lygia Fagundes Telles (regular) Lygia Fagundes Telles |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: Lygia Fagundes Telles |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Lygia Fagundes Telles is a novelist and short-story writer and winner of the Camões Prize, the greatest Portuguese language literary award. Telles is one of the three female members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Felipe: (normal) As principais obras de Lygia Fagundes Telles são "Ciranda de Pedra", "As Meninas" e "As Horas Nuas". |
| Eric: The main works from Lygia Fagundes Telles are “The Marble Dance,” “The Girl in the Photograph,” and “The Naked Hours.” |
| Felipe: (slow) As principais obras de Lygia Fagundes Telles são "Ciranda de Pedra", "As Meninas" e "As Horas Nuas". |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay, listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Felipe will give you the Portuguese – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Felipe: Machado de Assis |
| [pause]Eric: Machado de Assis |
| Felipe: Paulo Coelho |
| [pause]Eric: Paulo Coelho |
| Felipe: Monteiro Lobato |
| [pause]Eric: Monteiro Lobato |
| Felipe: Cecília Meireles |
| [pause]Eric: Cecília Meireles |
| Felipe: Lygia Fagundes Telles |
| [pause]Eric: Lygia Fagundes Telles |
Outro |
| Eric: There you have it – five writers in Brazil! We have more vocab lists available at PortuguesePod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you in another series! |
| Felipe: Tchau. |
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