The Portuguese player, with more than With 240 million speakers, it is the sixth most widely spoken native language It is one of the most widely spoken languages and ranks amongst the top 10 most widely spoken languages in the world. The ability to speak, write and read Portuguese is an asset that could be put to use in a wide range of professional fields. This is because Portuguese is one of the official languages of the European Union and MERCOSUR, a trade bloc comprising countries from Latin America which includes Brazil. This illustrates the great advantage that a person who speaks Portuguese has more resources at their disposal, particularly in the business and professional spheres. This course on advanced Portuguese will equip students with an advanced knowledge of Portuguese, enabling them to cope with all everyday tasks in the Portuguese language.
Intensive Portuguese Course (B1). Official CEFR Level
Languages
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
The main aim of this course Intensive Portuguese Course (B1). Official CEFR Level is to ensure that students acquire the knowledge they need to get by in Portugal. It explains how to shop in shops and eat out, reading newspapers, or watching television; these are also covered a wide range of situations in everyday life, such as sending postcards or letters. They will learn terms relating to work or study and will also enjoy their free time.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. EDUCATION AND SPORT
Education
Some differences between Spanish and Portuguese
Pronunciation
TEACHING UNIT 2. STRUCTURE OF THE TOURISM MARKET
Let’s get to know each other!
Let’s meet Luíza and Diogo
Grammar: Imperfect tense
Grammar: Imperfect tense
Listening comprehension
Orality
Talking about the past. Put the sentences in the correct order and find out what Carlos’s life was like
Listening comprehension. Famous people from Portugal
Grammar appendix. Imperfect tense
TEACHING UNIT 3. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY LAUNDRETTS?
Do you know of any laundrettes?
Grammar: Personal Infinitive
Complete
Listening comprehension
Phonetics
Grammar appendix
TEACHING UNIT 4. DID YOU WATCH THE FILM ON TELEVISION YESTERDAY??
Did you watch the film on the telly yesterday?
Grammar: Past Perfect Tense
Understanding programming
Entertainment
Orality
Grammar appendix
TEACHING UNIT 5. IS IT GOING TO RAIN??
I wonder if it’s going to rain?
Grammar: Future indicative
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Read the newspaper
Predicting the future
Sounds and spelling: c, ç, s or ss?
Grammar appendix
TEACHING UNIT 6. YOU SHOULD EAT A SALAD
Listen
Reading and understanding a journal article
Grammar: the conditional
Grammar: indirect speech
Sounds and spelling: ‘ch’ or ‘x’?
Grammar appendix
TEACHING UNIT 7. I’VE HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with one or more words
Understanding and speaking
Speaking: expressing an opinion on stress
Reply to teste
Grammar
Health and sport
Vocabulary
Listening comprehension
Sounds and spelling: S or Z?
Grammar appendix
TEACHING UNIT 8. CAN I EXPERIMENT??
Read and listen to the dialogue
In the clothes shop
List
Vocabulary: shops and products
Questions
Shopping centres
The Portuguese’s expenses
Vocabulary: payment methods
Listening comprehension
Spelling and Pronunciation
Grammar appendix