Intensive Portuguese Course (B2). Official Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

TEACHING UNIT 1. STRUCTURE OF THE TOURISM MARKET 1. Let’s get to know each other! 2. Let’s meet Luíza and Diogo. 3. Grammar: Imperfect tense. 4. Grammar: Imperfect tense. 5. Listening Comprehension. 6. Speaking. 7. Talking about the past. Put the sentences in the correct order and learn about Carlos’s life. 8. Listening Comprehension. Famous People from Portugal. 9. Grammar Appendix. Imperfect Tense. LESSON UNIT 2. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY LAUNDROMATS? 1. Do you know of any laundromats? 2. Grammar: Personal Infinitive 3. Fill in the blanks 4. Listening Comprehension. 5. Phonetics. 6. Grammar Appendix. LESSON UNIT 3. DID YOU WATCH THE MOVIE ON TV YESTERDAY?? 1. Did you watch the movie on TV yesterday? 2. Grammar: Past Perfect Tense 3. Understanding the TV Schedule 4. Entertainment 5. Speaking 6. Grammar Appendix LESSON UNIT 4. I WONDER IF IT’S GOING TO RAIN?? 1. I wonder if it’s going to rain? 2. Grammar: Future Indicative 3. Vocabulary. 4. Vocabulary 5. Read the Newspaper 6. Predicting the Future 7. Sounds and Spelling: c, ç, s, or ss? 8. Grammar Appendix TEACHING UNIT 5. YOU SHOULD EAT A SALAD 1. Listen 2. Read and understand a magazine article 3. Grammar: Conditional 4. Grammar: Indirect Speech 5. Sounds and Spelling: ch or x? 6. Grammar Appendix LEARNING UNIT 6. I’VE BEEN VERY BUSY 1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with one or more words. 2. Comprehension and Speaking 3. Speaking: Expressing an Opinion About Stress 4. Take the Test 5. Grammar 6. Health and Sports 7. Vocabulary 8. Listening Comprehension 9. Sounds and Spelling: S or Z? 10. Grammar Appendix LESSON UNIT 7. CAN I TRY IT ON? 1. Read and listen to the dialogue. 2. At the clothing store 3. Match the pairs 4. Vocabulary: stores and products. 5. Questions 6. Shopping Malls 7. Portuguese Spending Habits 8. Vocabulary: Payment Methods 9. Listening Comprehension 10. Spelling and Pronunciation 11. Grammar Appendix. TEACHING UNIT 8. WHERE ARE WE GOING ON SAINT ANTHONY’S DAY? 1. Where are we going on Saint Anthony’s Day? Before reading, listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions orally: 2. Reading: The Popular Saints 3. Read: Quatrains of St. Anthony 4. Match the pairs 5. Read and understand St. Martin’s Day 6. Vocabulary: Match the pairs. 7. Traditional (and other) professions. Read the text 8. Vocabulary: Professions 9. Oral Skills: Expressing an Opinion and Arguing a Point. 10. Listen to the following dialogs. 11. Spelling and Phonetics: e, u, o, i 12. Grammar Appendix. TEACHING UNIT 9. ARRIVING IN RIO DE JANEIRO 1. Arriving in Rio de Janeiro 2. Speaking. Before reading, listen to the dialogue and answer the questions orally. 3. Three perspectives on Rio de Janeiro. Read the texts. 4. Oral Expression 5. Grammar: Use of the Gerund 6. Listening Comprehension. Listen to the dialogs and answer the questions 7. Vocabulary 8. Pronunciation and Spelling. 9. Grammar Appendix. TEACHING UNIT 10. WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MORNA? 1. Before reading, listen to the dialogue between them: 2. Understanding the morna: Cape Verdean Creole. 3. Speaking: Portuguese-speaking African countries. 4. Read the text and learn a little about Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and about African markets. 5. Vocabulary: African Portuguese 6. Oral Communication 7. A Trip to Enchanting Islands 8. Reading Comprehension: Recipe. 9. Listening Comprehension: Then answer the questions. 10. Pronunciation 11. Grammar Appendix.