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. 

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

• Narrating past actions
• Discussing past experiences
• Describing the act of giving gifts and lending items to others

Linguistic aims

• Parts of the body
• Expanding vocabulary related to free time
• Employing adjectives to describe gifts
• Mastering the use of “Pretérito Perfeito Simples” (Simple Past Tense)
• Utilising adverbs to enhance descriptions
• Incorporating expressions like “Costumar/Andar a + infinitive” and “Andar + adjective”
• Distinguishing between “pouco” and “um pouco”
• Using indirect object pronouns (lhe, lhes) in personal complements

Coursebook

Passaporte para Portugues

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. 

This language course includes: 

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

Portuguese Level 10 is a Pre-Intermediate Portuguese course for students who have been studying Portuguese for a while. Portuguese Level 10 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 9 or a course of at least 108 class hours.

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

This language course includes: 

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

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.

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

• Describing a hotel and its services.
• Writing a formal email
• Describing states and habits in the present
• Describing past habits
• Expressing emotions in present and past tense                                

Linguistic aims

• Terms related to hotels and travels
• Verb conjugation for ‘saber’, ‘poder’ and ‘haber’ in the simple past tense
• Direct pronouns as complements
• Ser + adjective + infinitive
• Past continuous tense
• Emotions
• Verb conjugation for ‘rir’ and ‘sorrir’ in the simple past tense
• Describing life in the countryside

Soci0-cultural aspects

• Lisbon in the present and the past

Coursebook

Passaporte para Portugues

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. 

This language course includes: 

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

Portuguese Level 12 is a Pre-Intermediate Portuguese course for students who have been studying Portuguese for a while. Portuguese Level 12 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 11 or a course of at least 132 class hours. 

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 an explanation for a delay over the phone or in writing 
• Apologizing and accepting apologies
• Telling a story by locating it in time
• Telling an incident
• Understanding a weather report

Linguistic aims

• Present tense
• Past Perfect Simple
• Imperfect Tense
• Prepositions – Regência verbal  
• Genders of names

Socio-cultural aspects

• Understanding and discussing Portuguese cultural aspects

This language course includes: 

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

Portuguese Level 13 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Portuguese language to a fairly high level. Portuguese Level 13 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 12 or a course of at least 144 class hours.

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

• Describing what you and other people in your family do to help around the house 
• Your and other people’s character and personality, including the personality of famous people 
• Understanding information and expressing opinions about TV programs, radio, music, performers and personalities 
• Making arrangements to go out, including invitation, location, time and suggestions of leisure activities and public events such as theatre, films, dances 

Linguistic aims

• The language of communication 
• Adjectives to describe people and personalities 
• Verb: Future Subjunctive 
• Conjunctions: Por causa de… Apesar de…. 
• Plural de palavras que indicam forma, espécie ou finalidade: pombos-correio 

Socio-cultural aspects

• The artistic scene

Coursebook

Based on Portugues em Foco 2

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. 

This language course includes: 

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

Portuguese Level 14 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Portuguese language to a fairly high level. Portuguese Level 14 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 13 or a course of at least 156 class hours.

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

• Conveying long term career plans and intentions: working/living abroad 
• The advantages and disadvantages of different occupations, wages, working conditions, prospects – seeking a job, looking at advertisements in a foreign country     
• Leaving a simple telephone message, making arrangements to be contacted by phone,  message or e-mail 
• Art, music and literature in Brazil, Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking nations 

Linguistic aims

• The language of job advertisements and IT 
• Conjunctions – conclusivas: logo, portanto… and adversativas: porém, todavia… 
• The Future Subjunctive 
• Plural – Exceptions to the rules 

Socio-cultural aspects

• Socio-economic issues in Portuguese speaking nations.

Coursebook

Based on Portugues em Foco 2

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. 

This language course includes: 

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