Course Overview

Portuguese Level 11 is a Pre-Intermediate Portuguese course for students who have been studying Portuguese for a while. Portuguese Level 11 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 10 or a course of at least 120 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level then check our levels chart.

Our Portuguese language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

– Understanding and giving opinions about environmental issues: reasons for pollution such as lack of recycling, too much packaging, overuse of energy, global warming, traffic congestion 

– Discussing factors which might lead to an ideal environment and simple ways to improve it and how it would impact on the economy and society as a whole

– Exploring music relating to nature and musical instruments made from recycled materials 

– Discussing what you do in your spare time and the reasons behind your choices                                        

Linguistic aims

– Language to describe environmental issues 

– Conditional with modal verbs 

– The Imperfect – Subjunctive 

– Conjunctions: adversativas, subordinativas 

– Plural of words that end in ‘m’ and ‘n’ 

Cultural aspects

-The world around us

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 14)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 120 class hours of previous Portuguese language study required
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

Wednesdays: 12th January – 16th February 2022

Mondays: 21st February – 28th March 2022

Tuesdays: 5th April – 17th May 2022*

Wednesdays: 25th May – 29th June 2022

Wednesdays: 6th July – 10th August 2022

Thursdays: 18th August – 22nd September 2022

Mondays: 7th November – 12th December 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 19th of April. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Portuguese language teachers
• Portuguese language study tips