The Contract

The contract is a text, usually written, that establishes mutual consensus between two or more.
individuals or entities, in which each party submits to certain obligations and enjoys
certain rights. In case of non-compliance, it will serve as legal assurance to the injured party.

Although it can never exceed the law, there is the principle of contractual freedom, that is, each one
the grantors have the freedom to establish the conditions of the contract.

There are several circumstances in people's lives where the establishment of

contracts, which makes their types diverse: promise contract, adhesion contract, contract
lease, purchase and sale agreement, service contract, employment contract,
marriage contract, credit agreement...

Features of linguistic register

o use of formal record;

o use of clear, objective, and denotative vocabulary (to enable the correct interpretation of
clauses);

resort to specific words or expressions (grantor, contracting party, contractor, clause, term,
celebration, compliance/non-compliance...)

o phrasing construction in the third person singular or plural (depending on the number of grantors)
of the contract).

Contract structure

o Opening (denomination of the type of contract and identification of the involved parties, that is, of
grantors);

o Chaining (contract conditions expressed through contractual clauses);

o Closing (place and date where the contract was signed and signatures of the grantors duly
recognized).

Examples

Reading contract
BETWEEN
1 — _________________________________________________, professor(a) of Portuguese, from the class, of
Yes, from the School __________________________________, in the academic year of _________ / _________, as
first grantor, and
2 — _____________________________, student of Portuguese, from the class ____, from the ____ year, from the School

, in the school year of ________/ ________ as second

the grantor, this contract is executed to govern under the terms of the following clauses:

FIRST
The first grantor undertakes to:
a) present to the second grantor a list of books and/or suggest reading certain works;
b) lead and clarify the readings of the second grantor, on their own initiative and/or whenever and wherever
for requested;
c) provide the second grantor with a reading form template that they will fill out according to the
reading to be carried out from the books;

d) provide the second grantor with instruments that allow them to organize and process the information to be included in
reading sheet, as well as how to fill it out correctly;
e) plan, together with the second grantor, the oral presentation of the works read and other activities
resulting from the fulfillment of the contract;

f) evaluate the different activities involved in fulfilling the contract, assigning them a percentage
from the total evaluation.

SECOND
The second grantor undertakes to:
a) read book(s) during the year, at times agreed upon with the first grantor;
b) complete a reading form for each of the works read;
c) orally present the book(s) to the class and share with classmates your reading experiences;
d) exchange ideas with classmates about the readings carried out, in the form of oral interventions,
spontaneous or requested, or promoted debates;
e) to plan, together with the first signatory, the oral presentation of the works read and other activities
arising from the performance of the contract.

THIRD
The first grantor has the right to:
a) create a reading sheet about a book you liked and want to share;
b) invite authors (when possible) to visit the school.

FOURTH
The second grantor has the right to:
a) choose books from the proposed list and suggest new titles.

Fifth
The failure by the second signatory shall result in:
a) the percentage of the evaluation allocated to the fulfillment of the contract shall be assigned a rating of O (zero).

SIXTH
The non-compliance by the first signatory determines that:
a) the second grantor is released from fulfilling the contract;
b) the percentage of the evaluation corresponding to the fulfillment of the contract shall be distributed among all the

evaluation elements.
This contract is accepted by both parties in the exact terms herein set forth and will be binding on all.
signed by finding it in accordance.

School ___________________________________ of _________________ of ____________

The first grantor: __________________________________________________________________

The second grantor: __________________________________________________________________

1. Based on the reading contract presented above, answer the following questions.
1.1. Select and transcribe, for each of the specific words of this text type, the best
synonym, taking into account the context in which it appears:

a. celebrado: elogiado; estabelecido; publicitado. b. contrato: confirmação; acordo; explicação.

c. outorgante: redactor; especialista; contraente. d. clauses: provisions; notes; announcements.
e. outlined: associated; registered; proposed.
1.2. Classify the following statements as true (T) or false (F), making the necessary corrections.
those that you consider false.
In the expressions 'as first grantor' and 'as second grantor', the word 'as' is a
verb.
The words 'grantor' and 'reading' belong to the same class of words.
The verb forms 'to read', 'to complete', and 'to present' are in the indicative mood.
"Non-compliance" and "compliance" are synonymous words.

Fixed-term employment contract

BETWEEN

1 — SÓ FIOS Textile Factory, headquartered at Rua da Bela Vista, No. 2, Vila Nova, corporate person No.
111111111, registered at the Commercial Registry Office of Vila Nova under no. 222, here
represented by João Valentim Barata Silva, Administrator, as the first grantor, and

2— Paulo José Marques Matos, single, taxpayer n.° 222222222, holder of Identity Card n.°
33333333, issued by the Identification Archive of Vila Nova, on 12/15/2019, and residing on Boa Street
Life, no. 7, Vila Nova, as the second grantor, the present contract is executed according to the clauses
following:

FIRST

The second grantor is admitted to the company in the category of apprentice.

SECOND

The second grantor will carry out their activities at the facilities of the SÓ FIOS Textile Factory located
in this village.

THIRD

The second grantor is admitted to work eight hours a day, in accordance with his activity, of
continuous operation or by shifts.

FOURTH

The second grantor will start their activity on December 21, 2020.

FIFTH

This contract will last for 10 months.

SIXTH

The remuneration of the second grantor will be unique, consisting of a fixed monthly salary of 600 €.
(six hundred euros), subject to all legal deductions.

SEVENTH
The first grantor agrees to grant the second grantor the privileges regarding cafeterias and
insurances are given to the remaining workers.

Eighth

In any case not covered, the general law will regulate.

This contract is accepted by both parties in the precise terms set forth herein and will be executed by both.
signed as they see fit.

Vila Nova, December 15, 2020

The first grantor The second grantor

John Valentine Barata Silva Paulo José Marques Matos

1. Based on the text, justify the relevance of using the word 'contract'.
2. Identify the following elements in the contract you just read:
a. first grantor; b. second grantor; c. location and date of celebration.
d. identification elements of each of the intervening parties;
3. Indicate the type of contract in question.

4. Explain the relationship between the participants.

5. Delimit the different parts of the structure of this contract, identifying them.
6. Refers to the importance of the elements that make up the final formula of the contract.

7. Point out three characteristics of the language typically used in contracts that are present in this.
example.

1. In groups, seek information about each of the types of contracts indicated below and subsequently,
elaborate an example of one of them.
1.1. Credit agreement;
1.2. Lease agreement;
1.3. Purchase and Sale Agreement;
1.4. Service provision contract.
2. Observe the image.
In a text of fifty to one hundred words, relate the
content of the image with what you just learned
about the typology of the contract, namely at the level of
established relationship and the means by which it is processed.
 Reading contract

Reading for pleasure and sharing that pleasure is the objective of the contract of

reading that you are supposed to establish with your teacher. Do not
aims for an in-depth analysis of the book(s) read, just the
writing a subjective comment is certain — that takes into account
freely from what the read book provoked.
Reading is a personal gesture of appropriation or distancing. By
that's right, it may also be accepted, in this contract, that you refuse
the reading of a certain book. However, you must explain clearly and
fundamentally the reasons for this refusal.
A contract, as defined in a dictionary, is an agreement
established through an agreement between two individual persons or
collective, in which each party is subjected to certain obligations and
enjoy certain rights. Therefore, it is advisable that the parties
involved — professor and students — agree on that
what should be included.

BETWEEN:
I._____________________________________________________________________
teacher of the Portuguese subject, from class ______, of _____ year, from the School
_______________________________________________ as the first grantor, and
II.___________________________________________________________________,
student of the Portuguese subject, from class ______ of _____ grade, from the same school,
holder of ID card no. ______________, issued on ______________
by the Identification File of ________________, residing in ________________
_________________________________________________________________, like
second grantor, this contract is celebrated to govern under the terms of the clauses
following:

FIRST

The second grantor commits to:

a) read books, selecting from those listed in the list provided by the first
grantor or by suggestion of the second and acceptance of the first;
b) create a reading record of the book(s) read after the reading period is over.
This will be established by the first grantor;
c) present the book orally to the class, with the agreement of the first grantor;
d) promote and/or participate in discussions raised by readings done by oneself or
by the classmates.

SECOND

The first grantor undertakes to:

a) provide the second grantor with a list of works, where they can make their
choices;
b) guide the readings when requested;
c) assign a percentage of the total evaluation to the fulfillment of the contract;
d) evaluate, according to previously established parameters, the productions and the
different activities involved in fulfilling the contract.

THIRD

The non-compliance by the second party requires that:

a) the percentage of the assessment attributed to the fulfillment of the contract should be assigned to

classification of O (zero) values.

Fourth

The non-compliance by the first grantor determines that:

a) the second grantor is released from the fulfillment of the contract;
b) the percentage of the evaluation assigned to the fulfillment of the contract shall be redistributed by

all other evaluation elements.

This contract is accepted by both parties in the exact terms set forth herein and
by both will be signed for finding it in accordance. Having been done in duplicate, each
the grantor will keep a copy.

___________________ _____ of ______________ of _____

The first grantor: ___________________________________________________
The second grantor: ____________________________________________________

Reading card No. ____

_________________________________________________________
No.

_________________________________________________________
Title: ________________________________________________________________
Editor: ___________________________ Location and date: _______________________

Information about the author: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Summary: _______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Citations: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

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Personagem seleccionada (breve caracterização e razões da escolha):

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
The Student: _____________________________________