Portuguese Post Beginners (L103) - Not offered in 2018/19
Summary
Level:
Post beginners. You may have studied the language at school some years ago or attended a beginners' course of approximately 50 hours. You have a very limited vocabulary and some understanding of basic structures. You can just about cope with predictable situations but you lack confidence in other contexts.
Main Objectives:
The course will introduce new tenses and help you to communicate in everyday social or work situations.
Teaching:
1 x 2 hour class per week plus some independent learning.
Course Text
Português XXI (Livro do Aluno) 1, Ana Tavares; Lidel, ISBN: 978-9727579273
A copy can be purchased from the University Bookshop.
Course Description
The course will introduce new tenses and help you to communicate in everyday social or work situations.
Syllabus
Topics
- life in the city (post-office, clothing shops, bank, pharmacy);
- health (going to the doctor, describing symptoms);
- family;
- physical and psychological descriptions;
- giving and receiving directions;
- traditional events;
- giving opinions;
- talking about actions in the past;
- life experiences;
- travelling;
- professional life (applying for jobs, going to interviews, writing a CV).
Grammar
- Imperative (regular and irregular verbs);
- Past simple (regular and irregular verbs);
- Future tense (regular and irregular verbs);
- Imperfect (regular and irregular verbs);
- indefinite pronouns;
- personal pronouns;
- relative pronouns;
- prepositions;
- adverbs.
Skills
- listening, speaking, reading and writing.