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sexta-feira, dia dois de dezembro

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Boa noite! Novo tema esta semana – amizade. Os amigos são importantes porque…. How would you complete this sentence?
Tip: All objects and living things have gender in Portuguese (masculine/feminine) If you’re talking about a group of things that is a mixture of masculine and feminine, we use the masculine plural (as in the example above – os amigos can be a mixture of men and women)

Terça-feira, dia vinte de Setembro

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Bom dia! What’s your favourite type of TV programme? documentário, série, telenovela, concurso, desenhos animados, filme, notícias… outra coisa
Tip: most words that end in -a are feminine, but a few are masculine… o programa, o dia, o tema, o drama, o telefonema. These are worth making an effort to learn specially

Segunda-feira, dia vinte e nove de Setembro

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Boa tarde! Oh for a reliable internet connection!! O jornalista vai entrevistar o primeiro ministro amanhã. What is the journalist going to do tomorrow? a) write a news article, b) do some research c) interview the prime minister Tip: jobs ending in -ista don’t change the ending for men, but you need to use a mascuine article for a man O/Um dentista= the/a male dentist, A/Uma dentista=the/a female dentista tarde!

Sábado, dia três de Setembro

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Bom dia! Reciclagem e energias renováveis contribuem para a preservação da natureza e do meio ambiente. Re-order the English words to translate the sentence: contribute to / and (of) the environment / recycling / nature / the preservation / and renewable energies / the preservation of (the)
Tip: words that end in -gem are usually feminine (a reciclagem, a garagem, a imagem etc.) as oppose to words that end in just -m that are usually masculine (o homem, o nuvem, o álbum etc.)