Level 3 Classes: This course is suitable for people who already had 30-50 hours of classes, can communicate simple information about themselves and routine tasks, and understand simple sentences in the present. By the end of the course, you will improve your communication skills, understand commonly used verbs and learn how to use the past perfect. The course can be adjusted to the interests and learning speed of the students.
Term duration: 10 x weekly 2-hour classes, Tuesday evenings, 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Key Language
Revision of information exchange: understand and give information about people, places and routine activities.
e.g. Eu gosto de fazer caminhadas, principalmente ao pé do mar, e costumo jantar fora ao fim de semana.
Finding the way: talk about a location, ask for or provide directions.
e.g. O banco fica ao lado do restaurante Mar Azul.
Positions: describe where objects are.
e.g. A caneca está em cima da mesa, ao lado do prato.
Real news and blog articles: read and understand written texts.
e.g. Passear nos Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, com vista para o rio Douro, é uma das coisas românticas a fazer no Porto.
Commonly used verbs: with different uses and meanings in Portuguese.
e.g. Eu fico chateada quando não apanho o autocarro; ela põe maquilhagem quando dá festas.
Past tense: the basics of telling a story.
e.g. Na semana passada eu visitei um jardim e tirei muitas fotos.
Communication in the past tense: asking and saying what has happened.
e.g. O que fizeste ontem à noite? Ontem à noite fui ao cinema ver um filme.
