1. Read the text, then activate your textual knowledge and your knowledge of other languages in order to find the nouns and corresponding adjectives that describe meteorological phenomena.
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2. Make a list of words in your mother tongue, which you would expect to find in a weather forecast, describing meteorological phenomena.
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3. Go on to Google
and enter two or three nouns picked out from the Portuguese text. -->
Tip: Rather than clicking on the direct link to the website suggested by Google,
click on «Cached». The cache function returns a version of the document with your chosen keywords highlighted.
4. Look for equivalents for the expressions you were expecting. Limit your search to the first 10 websites given as results.
On your worksheet,
make a note of all the "meteorologic" nouns and adjectives you were able to find.
5. Look for adjectives that occur with the noun
« vento »
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a. Take the expressions meaning southwind and westwind from the text and enter them in Google, putting an asterisk (*) for the adjective.
Example : vento
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b.
Use a bilingual dictionary and look up all the adjectives you do not understand.
c. Make a note of all the expressions on your worksheet. |
6. Create a Portuguese picture dictionary on your worksheet,
using Google
images. Enter three search words that can be represented by icons. Try various combinations of words until you find the right images.
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7. Try to write a short weather report in Portuguese for today and where you are at the moment.
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