Portuguese Level 7 | Evenings

About this course

The course develops communication around celebrations, festive traditions and cultural practices in Portuguese-speaking countries. Learners practise making invitations, expressing wishes, describing celebrations and writing messages, while expanding vocabulary connected with festivals, food, habits and cultural symbols. Teaching combines spoken interaction, group work and role-plays with structured study of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. The teacher conducts the lessons in Portuguese, providing listening and comprehension practice alongside work on forms including the imperative, indefinite words, temporal markers and the impersonal form se.

What you'll learn

• Discuss celebrations, festive occasions and related traditions in Portuguese.
• Formulate wishes and invitations for festive events.
• Describe and characterise celebrations, including associated habits, dishes and cultural symbols.
• Use selected Portuguese grammatical forms, including the imperative, indefinite words and temporal markers.
• Write a message about a festive occasion.

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for Elementary (A2) learners who are already studying Portuguese. The stated entry route is completion of Portuguese Level 6 or a previous Portuguese course of at least 72 class hours. Lessons involve spoken communication, group work and role-plays, with the teacher speaking Portuguese throughout.

• Previous Portuguese study is required.
• The course uses group activities and role-plays.
• Learners should be prepared to work with Portuguese as the main classroom language.

Before you go

• The coursebook Português a Valer 1 is required and should be purchased after the first lesson.
• Learners receive access to an online platform with lesson summaries, notes and resources.