Gentle Portuguese Level 1 | Afternoons

About this course

The course introduces everyday European Portuguese through greetings, personal information, café interactions, numbers, days, locations and simple conversations. Learners develop grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and comprehension alongside guided speaking practice, including role-plays, pair interviews, surveys, games and short presentations. Lessons combine coursebook work with communicative activities and cultural exploration related to café traditions in Portugal and Brazil. The teacher speaks Portuguese throughout, using gesture, visual support and careful language to aid understanding. Key language includes ser, estar, ficar, chamar-se and regular -ar verbs in the present tense, as well as simple questions and negative sentences.

What you'll learn

• Use greetings, farewells and appropriate formal or informal expressions
• Introduce yourself and others, including names, nationalities, languages and places of origin
• Order drinks in a café and accept or decline offers politely
• Use numbers up to 1,000, days of the week and basic location expressions
• Form simple questions, negative sentences and present-tense statements with key Portuguese verbs
• Distinguish between the uses of ser and estar in basic contexts

Is this course right for you?

This course is designed for adults who are completely new to Portuguese and want a slower-paced introduction with time to practise and consolidate. Participation includes speaking with classmates, role-plays, pair activities and short presentations in a face-to-face classroom. No previous Portuguese knowledge is required.

• Suitable for adults aged 18 and over
• Uses a sociable, interactive classroom format
• Includes regular spoken participation and role-play activities
• Teaches European Portuguese while incorporating cultural content from Portugal and Brazil

Before you go

• Learners need the coursebook Passaporte para Português 1 – Livro do Aluno A1/A2 from the second lesson onwards.
• The coursebook can be purchased from reception on the day of the second lesson.