Portuguese 2 is designed for those who have successfully completed Portuguese 1 or 20 hours of similar study. The course will revise some basic aspects of the language and explore some of the grammatical features of written Portuguese. Portuguese 2 will also discuss the different characteristics of the language in daily life.

Course outline

• Topic 1: Talking about myself: physical description, who am I, what's my favourite colour
• Topic 2: Public transportation, rent a car, travel from one city to another, timetable (shops, restaurants, museums)
• Topic 3: "What's up?": Famous Portuguese artists, popular festivals, football match. Detailed directions
• Topic 4: Booking or cancelling a hotel, a ticket for a concert. Portuguese handicraft
• Topic 5: A tourist in Lisboa and Porto; Portuguese food and wine; best places to go; traditional ingredients
• Topic 6: Review of previous lessons
• Topic 7: Portuguese culture and literature: writers, painters, architects. Write a postcard in Portuguese
• Topic 8: Practice Portuguese language; talk in Portuguese and review previous lessons

Grammar covered will include

• Verbs of 2nd and 3rd conjugation (-er / -ir);
• Regular and irregular verbs
• Adjectives and comparison
• Future, present continuous, past tense of verbs
• Prepositions
• Noun and pronouns

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Express wishes
• Express preferences and doubts
• Confirm bookings and reservations
• Complain about service
• Ask for directions/information
• Give advice
• Define and identify objects
• Express likes and dislikes
• Do comparisons
• Express position (objects and places)
• Describe daily activities

Who should enrol

For those who have successfully completed Portuguese 1.

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