CELPE-Bras Written Part: Practice Integrated Portuguese Writing
The written part tests more than grammar: understand the material, decide what your reader needs, and write to accomplish a specific goal.
Real Life Portuguese · 6 min read · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
Before listening or reading, identify the requested action and the relationship between writer and reader. A note to a friend, a public announcement, and a formal request need different levels of detail and different language.
Read the task before you take notes
Underline the task's verbs: explain, invite, summarize, respond, or recommend. These verbs reveal what the final text must do.
Resuma as principais informações para seus colegas.
Summarize the main information for your classmates.
Responda ao organizador e confirme sua participação.
Reply to the organizer and confirm your participation.
Select details that support the purpose
Do not copy every detail from a source. Choose the information your reader needs to understand your message and complete the requested action. Keep the central point, important conditions, and relevant evidence.
A simple note system can help: main idea, useful detail, and response. Write keywords while listening or reading, then turn them into complete sentences in your own words.
A atividade será no sábado, às dez, na biblioteca.
The activity will be on Saturday at ten at the library.
A inscrição é gratuita, mas precisa ser feita até sexta-feira.
Registration is free, but it must be completed by Friday.
Draft, revise, and check the reader's needs
Give the text a beginning that establishes the situation, a middle that communicates the key information, and an ending that completes the action. Use connectors to show how ideas relate instead of adding formal-sounding phrases at random.
Leave a moment to check whether you answered every part of the prompt. Then review verb forms, agreement, spelling, and whether the tone suits the reader.
Olá, pessoal! A feira de troca será neste sábado. Quem quiser participar pode trazer até três livros. Espero vocês lá!
Hi, everyone! The swap fair will be this Saturday. Anyone who wants to take part can bring up to three books. I hope to see you there!
Prezada equipe, escrevo para confirmar minha inscrição e perguntar se devo levar algum documento.
Dear team, I am writing to confirm my registration and ask whether I should bring any documents.
Put it into practice
A strong response connects accurate details from the source to the purpose and reader named in the prompt.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “Registration is free, but it must be completed by Friday”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
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