Below there is a short description about some of the courses we offer. Books 1,2,3,4 below are the equivalent of my grammar book called DIA A DIA volume one and books 5,6,7,8 are the equivalent of DIA A DIA book 2, available on amazon. If you require further information or have any other requirements (other courses for example), please let us know.
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Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners – book 1
Introduction to the language. Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. Students will learn the basics to greet, introduce
themselves, and ask general questions about nationality, age, profession and a range of verbs, which will
enable them to hold a basic conversation in Portuguese.
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Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners – book 2
Extension of the basics. Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. For students with basic skills in Portuguese. Students
will be able to express likes & dislikes, describe places and people, and will be using more than 30 new verbs to talk
about their week.
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Brazilian Portuguese Intermediate level – book 3
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. At this level students should have some knowledge of the Present Tense. They
will learn how to use the Present Continuous, the Immediate Future, the Simple Future and the Imperative form.
By the end of this level they will be able to talk about many different topics using four different tenses and give
command or make requests using the Imperative form.
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Brazilian Portuguese Upper Intermediate level – book 4
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. Consolidation of the Present Tense, revision of the Present Continuous, Future
Tenses and Imperative form and the introduction of the Simple Past Tense. At this level students will learn how to
talk using the past, telling about their last holiday, the week and general facts in the past.
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Brazilian Portuguese Advanced level – books 5-6-7
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. Students can hold a conversation in Portuguese using the main tenses of the
Indicative form. They can express opinion, likes/dislikes, talk about many different topics, with some support.
In book 5 they will learn the Imperfect Past and in Book 6 they will be introduced to the Subjunctive form of the verbs.
Book 7 will extend their knowledge within the language.
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Brazilian Portuguese Advanced + – books 8-9
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. Students can hold a conversation in Portuguese using the main tenses of the
Indicative and some of the subjunctive forms. They can hold a conversation about several topics with some external
support. With books 8-9 they will get deeper into the language to improve their vocabulary and grammar skills.
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Brazilian Portuguese for travellers – Book 10
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. For students who want to survive in Brazil, without having to learn much of the
grammar. Students will learn through situations and set of phrases how to order food, ask for directions, shopping
(food, clothes, prices, colours, sizes) and other general situations according to their needs.
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Brazilian Portuguese – Group lessons
Beginners to Advanced Students may be assessed before joining a group or can join the group for one lesson and
then discuss with the teacher if he/she can join the group. Groups have up to 4 students. Small groups with 3-4 students
have 1.5-hour lesson.
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Portuguese for exams
Minimum of 1-hour lesson per week. Preparation for CELPE-Bras, OCR GCSE, AS & A2 level. You will study toward a qualification.
We will follow the syllabus for the OCR exams (for GCSE and A level exams). You are expected to do homework and write essays in preparation for your lessons.
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Brazilian Portuguese – Conversation – No books
This course is for those who can speak the language and would like to keep practicing it, without having to follow a
book. Many resources will be used during lessons to increase your vocabulary and explanation will be given about
tenses, whenever necessary. The main objective of the course is to use the language to discuss topics and enable
you to express yourself with little or no support.
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Brazilian Portuguese language lessons and courses in W12, and WC1A - beginners, intermediate, advanced, with qualified and experienced teacher, 1x1 tuition and group lessons.
Classroom one: 1, Goldhawk Road, London W12 8QQ - Shepherds Bush
Classroom two: 40 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SE - Holborn / Tottenham Court Road
