Bøger af Ian Costabile

Quem Roubou meu Bolo? é um livro de quinze histórias dentro de uma grande história: um bolo delicioso de chocolate desapareceu, quem o roubou? Este livro foi inicialmente criado para estudantes de Português como língua estrangeira que têm interesse em vocabulário informal e expressões idiomáticas, mas também é uma ótima diversão para nativos da língua. De um gorila ao monstro do lago Ness, você vai encontrar histórias malucas que com certeza te farão rir! Quem Roubou meu Bolo? is a book of fifteen short stories inside one big story: a delicious chocolate cake has disappeared, who has stolen it? From a gorilla to the Loch Ness monster, you will find all sorts of unusual stories that will certainly make you laugh, whatever your age. Great resource for students of Portuguese Short-stories make information more compact and facilitate the translation and comprehension skills, without having to spend hours with a dictionary. Of course, the book is also great fun for native speakers too.

Três Histórias Diferentes para Aprender Português, or "Three Different Stories to Learn Portuguese", is a collection of three stories designed in a simple way to help Portuguese language students to learn new vocabulary and sentence construction. The dialect is Brazilian, but it may also be useful for the study of European Portuguese.A Árvore Mágica, "The Magic Tree", is a story of a boy who travels to the countryside and discovers a magic tree in the forest. O Mistério do Gato, "The Mystery of the Cat", is a detective story. An old lady calls detective Jorge Rubens to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her belongings and cat. Os Cinco Coelhos do Monge Pitânis, "The Five Rabbits of Pitânis, the Monk", tells the story of a monk who lives in a mountain with five rabbits. The monk wishes to become fluent in five different languages, so he develops several techniques to achieve his aims.

The Verb Set method is an innovative approach created by the author that promotes learning through speaking. Every set contains six verbs and a practice objective, such as mastering a tense or a theme. The questions aim to develop conversation and to help to generate other ideas and phrases. Through the necessity or curiosity of formulating responses, the student actively searches for information, contrary to most conventional methods which simply deliver information to a passive student. The level of difficulty increases progressively as each section is completed.