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Oral Comprehension

Compreensão Oral

Ability to listen to and interpret spoken messages (ex.: notícia, entrevista, explicação ou diálogo).

Tema e Assunto

Tema: general idea of the text.

Assunto: specific part of the theme.

Informação Essencial / Acessória

Essencial: necessary for understanding.

Acessória: details or examples.

Tópicos

Main ideas organized in sequence.

Intenção Comunicativa

Speaker's objective: to inform, explain, convince, warn, or criticize.

Objetivo / Subjetivo

Objetivo: verifiable facts.

Subjetivo: opinions or feelings.

Sentido Literal / Figurado

Literal: direct meaning.

Figurado: symbolic meaning. Inferências

Conclusions drawn from clues in the text, even when not directly stated.

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Subclasses de pronomes
Pronome pessoal
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Pronome pessoal em adjacência verbal
- Ênclise: after the verb (amar-me-ás).
- Próclise: before the verb (me amarás).
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Pronome indefinido
Indicates vague quantity or identity: alguém, ninguém, tudo, algum, certo.
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