Brazilian Portuguese course for complete beginners

This Brazilian Portuguese for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Brazil.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and
the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

€250.00

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Course Details

Course Length : 10-week Brazilian Portuguese course for beginners
Course Venue : Online course - Zoom
Further Detail : Course for complete beginners covering practical "survival skills" to travel in Brazil.

Brazilian Portuguese course for complete beginners

This Brazilian Portuguese for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Brazil.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and
the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

€250.00

SKU: N/A Category:

Description

Brazilian Portuguese for Complete Beginners – Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to use Brazilian Portuguese in simple, everyday situations. Here’s what you can expect to achieve:

Everyday Social Skills

  • Use polite expressions to greet, say goodbye, introduce yourself, and show courtesy with phrases like please, thank you, and sorry.

Listening

  • Understand very slow, carefully spoken Brazilian Portuguese with pauses that make it easier to follow and absorb meaning.

Reading

  • Recognise familiar names, words, and short phrases.

  • Read very simple texts, focusing on one phrase at a time, and reread as needed to understand.

Speaking & Interaction

  • Take part in short, simple conversations.

  • Rely on repetition, slower speech, and rephrasing when needed to get your message across.

Speaking & Presenting

  • Use simple phrases to talk briefly about people and places.

Writing & Interaction

  • Ask for and provide basic personal details in writing.

Writing & Production

  • Write simple phrases and sentences about yourself or imaginary people, including where they live and what they do.

Fabiana has a Bachelor Degree in Brazilian and South American Literature and a Higher Diploma in Education. She has experience in teaching Portuguese to teenagers and adults from different nationalities and in different contexts. She has worked with Secondary school students for exams preparation and has taught teenagers and adults of different levels, from complete beginners to near native, both in groups and on a one-to-one basis. She taught Portuguese as a foreign language in many different companies such as Le Novo, Abbott, GE and J.P. Morgan. She enjoys teaching and believes the classes should be a place to exchange experiences and also pleasant and worthwhile for the students too. She joined Languages Unlimited in early 2016.