UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Portuguese Level 3+
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Portuguese Levels 1, 1+, 2, 2+ and 3 at UCL Language Centre or
equivalent elsewhere (upon interview with tutor)
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to function at an Upper Intermediate Level
(vocabulary grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics). Students should be able to
communicate in and understand Brazilian and European Portuguese on a number of
practical everyday matters. The course book is Novo Avenida Brasil 3 (Units 1, 2 and 3) ISBN
978-85-125-4610-0, with added content to also cover European Portuguese listening,
speaking, writing and grammar. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and
how to approach some authentic material, will be taught. Some transferable skills will also be
covered. Students will also learn from videos, radio clips and written articles and texts
covering current topics, real life situations and news. The course will focus on speaking, but
will also include listening, reading and writing skills.
Functions
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Expressing desires, wishes, doubts and feelings
Describing locations
Expressing likes and dislikes
Talking about probabilities and preferences
Making an invitation
Initiating an action
Expressing conditions, oppositions and means
Giving suggestions
Writing e-mails
Course Content – Brazilian Portuguese / European Portuguese
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School, university and careers in Brazil
The time and the weather
Spending money on goods
Finance transactions in daily life
Current affair and real life situations
Brazilian culture and general knowledge
Presentation skills
Basic translation skills
UCL Language Centre
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Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Development of understanding of regional accents and registers
Grammar Brazilian and European Portuguese
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Present Subjunctive in its various forms, regular and irregular
Use of Present Subjunctive to express doubts, desires and feelings
Demonstrative pronouns
Adverbs of place
Impersonal expressions + “que”
Use of Present Subjunctive with conjunctions (para que, embora, até que,
contanto que, a não ser que, sem que, caso, mesmo que)
Uses of Present Subjunctive with “alguém que” and “alguma coisa que”
Learning Resources/Text Book
Text Book:
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Novo Avenida Brasil 3 (Units 1, 2 and 3) ISBN 978-85-125-4610-0
Videos and Listening:
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Tutors will also use real short videos from news, teaching videos, songs, blogs and
films to demonstrate use of real language adequate to the level. Tutors will use
short clips from radio programmes as listening exercises to develop listening and
comprehension skills.
Websites:
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Tutors will use resources from language learning websites and will provide links to
support learning. A list of useful resources will be provided to students.
Handouts:
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Tutors will provide handouts with grammar explanations and homework.
Self-Access Centre:
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In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in
the Self-Access Centre, located at the Bedford Way Building
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