The Portuguese player, with more than 240 million speakers It is the sixth most widely spoken mother tongue and ranks amongst the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world. The ability to speak, to write and read Portuguese It is a skill 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 The European Union and MERCOSUR, a trade alliance of countries from Latin America which includes Brazil. This illustrates the great advantage that a Portuguese speaker has access to more resources, particularly in the business and employment spheres. This course on advanced Portuguese It will equip students with an advanced knowledge of Portuguese, enabling them to cope with all everyday tasks in the Portuguese language.
Intensive Portuguese Course C1. Official CEFR Level
Languages
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
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Understanding the main ideas of complex texts which deal with topics ranging from concrete to abstract, even if they are of a technical nature, provided they fall within their field of specialisation.
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Socialise with native speakers who have a sufficient fluency and naturalness, so that communication takes place effortlessly for both parties.
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Producing clear texts and detailed on a range of topics, as well as putting forward a point of view on general issues.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. GREAT PORTUGUESE FIGURES
1. The New Orthographic Agreement for the Portuguese Language
2. Grammar
3. Exercises
4. Great Portuguese figures
5. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 2. THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Environment
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 3. HEALTH AND SPORT
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Health and sport
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 4. EMPLOYMENT
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Employment
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 5. THE INTERNET AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. The Internet and new technologies
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 6. ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Art and entertainment
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 7. ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Economics and International Relations
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 8. TRADITIONS
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Traditions
4. Idiomatic expressions
TEACHING UNIT 9. VARIETIES OF PORTUGUESE
1. Grammar
2. Exercises
3. Grammar of Brazilian Portuguese.
4. Brazil
5. Africa
6. Idiomatic expressions