What will I learn in Brazilian Portuguese Intermediate 1?

Brazilian Portuguese Intermediate 1 is designed for students with a solid prior knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that the prerequisite for Brazilian Portuguese Intermediate 1 is Portuguese Beginner 2 or equivalent proficiency. 

In addition to the cumulative material, after this course you will be able to: 

  • Name and locate objects in the classroom
  • State the geographical location of a specific country/province. 
  • Share biographical information with classmates. 
  • Ask and respond to simple questions about familiar topics or a text. 
  • Give commands and have a classmate execute them
  • Order food from a menu
  • Shop for food and clothes
  • Spell out loud
  • Listen to information and write it down
  • Complete various reading comprehension tasks and challenges

In addition to the cumulative material, the primary topics covered are: 

  • Family 
  • Greetings
  • Calendar/Holidays/Seasons
  • Time/Money
  • Description and location of objects
  • Nationalities, countries, and languages
  • Shopping 
  • Geography of Brazil and Angola
  • Weather
  • Biographical information
  • Daily activities
  • Means of transportation

In addition to the cumulative material, the primary grammatical topics covered are: 

  • Letters and sounds
  • Cognates
  • Numbers: Cardinal and Ordinal
  • Personal pronouns
  • Basic syntax
  • The use of "ser," "estar," and "morar"
  • Past tenses or regular and irregular verbs
  • Present continuous verbs
  • Future tense
  • Imperative
  • Auxiliary verbs
  • Question formation
  • Basic prepositions
  • Differences between Brazilian and Continental Portuguese