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 THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

Why you should learn it?

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Summary

1.History;

2. The Portuguese Languagetoday;

3. The advantages of knowingPortuguese;

4. Conclusion

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PORTUGUESE SPEA3ING 4OUNTRIES

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The advantages of knowingPortuguese

Portuguese is one of the ost widely s!oken languages inthe world;

The nu"er of Portuguese s!eakers is growing;

#ncreasing trade "etween the world and Portuguese s!eaking countri

$ery few %nglish s!eakers are a"le to s!eakPortuguese;

Portuguese is a needed language in a nu"er of !rofessional areas;

#t is the &fth ost coon language on the 'e";

#t has a large( interesting and rich culture

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)uestions

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