Portuguese Level 4 | Sundays

About this course

The course develops communication in Portuguese through activities involving places, clothing, transport, preferences, obligations and ongoing actions. Learners work with vocabulary for homes, furniture, shops, products and numbers, alongside grammar including irregular present-tense verbs, comparisons, movement prepositions and forms such as “ter de” and “estar a” plus infinitive. Teaching is conducted in Portuguese, with group activities and role-plays supporting spoken communication, while lessons also address listening, pronunciation and systematic language work. The programme includes sociocultural content about Porto.

What you'll learn

• Ask for and give information about places, clothing and transport
• Express causes, justifications, needs, obligations, tastes and preferences
• Use selected irregular present-tense verbs, including vir, poder, querer, dizer and saber
• Form comparisons with relevant adjectives and adverbs
• Use movement prepositions and structures including the imperfect tense of courtesy, ter de plus infinitive and estar a plus infinitive

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for learners at Elementary (A2) level who have previously studied Portuguese Level 3 or completed a course of at least 36 class hours. Participation includes group work and role-plays, with the teacher speaking Portuguese throughout.

• Previous Portuguese study is required
• Lessons involve frequent group activities and role-plays
• The course includes Portuguese-language instruction throughout

Before you go

• The required coursebook, Portugues a Valer A1, should be purchased after the first lesson.
• Learners receive access to an online platform containing lesson summaries, notes and resources.
• Portuguese language teachers provide study tips, support and advice.