Portuguese B1.2 Pre-Intermediate Course

Portuguese B1.2 Pre-Intermediate Course

• 30 Academic Hours
• B1.2

What You'll Learn

Unit 17 Então hoje não houve aulas, hem! (So there were no classes today, huh!) ● School and education (continued) ● Biographies and life stories ● Portuguese culture (continued) ● Further practice with past tenses ● Expanded use of direct and indirect object pronouns ● Introduction to houve and its use in narration

Unit 18 Não me atires areia! (Don't throw sand at me!) ● Leisure activities (continued) ● Discussing daily routines and planning activities ● Expanded use of the imperative mood (formal and informal commands) ● Review of irregular verbs in the past ● Introduction to hypothetical expressions (Se eu fosse...)

Unit 19 Onde é que puseste o martelo e as cavilhas? (Where did you put the hammer and the pegs?) ● Leisure activities (continued) ● Advanced conjunctions for expressing cause and consequence (portanto, porém, embora) ● Use of conjunctions for expressing contrast and purpose ● Expanded review of Pretérito Imperfeito and Pretérito Mais-que-Perfeito ● Reflexive and direct object pronouns in more complex sentence

Unit 20 Mostrámos-te tudo o que pudemos (We showed you everything we could) ● Airports and travel logistics ● Communication in formal contexts (e.g., at customs, making complaints). ● Advanced prepositional phrases ● Consolidation of past tenses for narrating experiences ● Expanded use of indirect object pronouns (lhe, lhes)

Here’s a snapshot of your learning journey:

1. Needs Analysis: We’ll check what you need to succeed.
2. Pre-Assessment: We’ll assess your current skills to build a course that fits you.
3. Course Design: A personalized plan tailored for your goals.
4. Course Delivery: Fun and engaging online lessons by expert native speakers.
5. Action Plan: Get personalized lesson plans.
6. Final Exam: Test your progress and see how far you’ve come.
7. Certification: Get a globally recognized CEFR certificate.
8. Follow-Up: Ongoing support to keep your learning on track.

• Digital learning materials are included with your course

• Teachers
  • Native speakers who are certified teachers
  • Qualified with degrees and teaching credentials
• Service
  • Top-notch customer care
  • Dedicated account manager for every student
• Reports
  • Attendance reports after every lesson
  • Detailed student progress reports
  • CEFR certification—globally recognized
  • Student feedback reports

• Course fees include one digital material copy. A hard copy is available at an additional cost through our recommended supplier.
• Public groups consist of 16 hours for a Central European Framework (CEFR) level, with 2-7 students per group.
• After enrolment, students can request to switch to another group or schedule, provided the request is made at least 7 days before the original class start date.
• All of our teachers are native speakers of the target language. If a teacher is unavailable due to illness or an emergency, a replacement teacher will be provided, fully briefed on the group’s progress.
• Once a student has started in a group, they cannot request to change to a different group or schedule.
• Course fees are non-refundable once the group has started.
• Recordings of group classes are available for later viewing, but we require permission from all students before the course begins.
• Each program ends with a final exam, including written and verbal sections. To progress to the next CEFR level, a student must score at least 70% on the exam.

• Final Exam: At the end of the course, you will take a written and verbal exam. A score of 70% is required to progress to the next level.
• Certification: Upon completion, you’ll receive a certificate and a progress report.