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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