Course Overview

Portuguese Level 9 is a Pre-Intermediate Portuguese course for students who have been studying Portuguese for a while. Portuguese Level 9 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 8 or a course of at least 96 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

– Giving information about how you feel: unwell, ill, better, cold, tired, and making an appointment to see a doctor, dentist or visiting a chemist, including asking questions, describing common ailments and understanding guidance for treatment

– Learning how to access everyday medical and wider emergency services in Brazil and Portugal 

– Pursuing a health living: discussing eating habits and exchanging information about healthy meals and how to prepare them 

Linguistic aims

– Parts of the body 

– Over the counter medication 

– Verb + preposition– Estar com… 

– The Past Continuous 

– Direct Object Pronouns – o, a, os, as  

– The Imperative – Affirmative and Negative 

– Plural: Substântivos compostos unidos por preposição. 

 Cultural aspects

– Men and nature – the natural alternatives

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 14)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 96 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:

Tuesdays: 11th January – 15th February 2022

Wednesdays: 23rd February – 30th March 2022

Wednesdays: 6th April – 18th May 2022*

Thursdays: 26th May – 30th June 2022**

Mondays: 15th August – 19th September 2022***

Tuesdays: 27th September – 1st November 2022

Wednesdays: 9th November – 14th December 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 20th of April. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

**Due to the Bank Holiday, the lesson on the 2nd of June will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher.

***Due to the Bank Holiday, the lesson on the 29th August June will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher.

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