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language learning center · C2 · Lesson 5

Recasting for different audiences

Practice this topic in Portuguese: Recasting for different audiences.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Inês

Para especialistas, manteria todas as distinções metodológicas.

For a specialist audience, I would retain the full methodological distinction.

Miguel

Para o público em geral, começaria por uma consequência concreta na vida quotidiana.

For the general public, I would begin with the concrete consequence for daily life.

Inês

Num resumo executivo, condensaria o contexto numa única frase.

In an executive brief, I would reduce the background to one sentence.

Miguel

A ideia central mantém-se, mas mudam a densidade, a ordem e os exemplos.

The central content does not change; the density, order and examples do.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • Para especialistas, manteria todas as distinções metodológicas.

    For a specialist audience, I would retain the full methodological distinction.

    Para especialistas, manteria todas as distinções metodológicas.

  • Para o público em geral, começaria por uma consequência concreta na vida quotidiana.

    For the general public, I would begin with the concrete consequence for daily life.

    Para o público em geral, começaria por uma consequência concreta na vida quotidiana.

  • Num resumo executivo, condensaria o contexto numa única frase.

    In an executive brief, I would reduce the background to one sentence.

    Num resumo executivo, condensaria o contexto numa única frase.

  • A ideia central mantém-se, mas mudam a densidade, a ordem e os exemplos.

    The central content does not change; the density, order and examples do.

    A ideia central mantém-se, mas mudam a densidade, a ordem e os exemplos.

  • A adaptação é fiel desde que preserve as incertezas relevantes.

    Adaptation is faithful when it preserves the relevant uncertainty.

    A adaptação é fiel desde que preserve as incertezas relevantes.

Notice, try, and speak

Which Portuguese sentence has this meaning: “For a specialist audience, I would retain the full methodological distinction.”

Which Portuguese sentence has this meaning: “For a specialist audience, I would retain the full methodological distinction.”

Make it yours

Say the five Portuguese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Portuguese in a real conversation

  1. 1. Para especialistas, manteria todas as distinções metodológicas.
  2. 2. Para o público em geral, começaria por uma consequência concreta na vida quotidiana.
  3. 3. Num resumo executivo, condensaria o contexto numa única frase.
  4. 4. A ideia central mantém-se, mas mudam a densidade, a ordem e os exemplos.
  5. 5. A adaptação é fiel desde que preserve as incertezas relevantes.
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