Initial Portuguese LA 310
Term 1
2009/10
Course Outline
Week/Un. Functions
Lang. Structures
Topic
2
1
Greetings; Introductions;
Saying goodbye;
Def./Indef. Articles; verb “ser”
Pronouns (Subject/Interrogative;
Possessive); Forms of address;
Alphabet; Phonetics
First
Contacts/
3
1
Greetings; Introductions;
Saying goodbye;
Def./Indef. Articles; verb “ser”
Pronouns (Subject/Interrogative;
Possessive); Forms of address;
Alphabet; Numbers; Phonetics
First
Contacts/
4
2
Introducing someone
invitations
Numbers; interrogative pronouns
Meeting
Verbs in the past tense; expressions People
of time; Verbs + prepositions;
Phonetics
5
2
Asking for things;
saying the time
Verbs “ir”, “poder”, “ter”
future; pronouns
Phonetics
Meeting
People
Regions
of Brazil
Verbs “querer”, “gostar de”;
prepositions + articles
(contractions);
Eating/
Drinking
Regions
6
7
READING WEEK
3
Orders/ asking for the
bill ; thanking
Class Test 17 Nov: grammar
8
3
Expressing
Preferences
Present Tense (regular verbs)
Eating/
Drinking
Cities/Towns
9
4
Making reservations;
making complaints
Present Tense (irregular verbs);
Presente continuo (-ing)
possessives
Travelling
/Hotel
10
4
Asking for/ giving
directions
imperative
comparatives
Leisure
11
class test 15 December (grammar and reading comprehension)
Initial Portuguese LA 310
Term 2
2009/10
Course Outline
Week/Un. Functions
Lang. Structures
Topic
16
4
aconselhar;
desaconselhar
imperative
city/
Regions
of
Brazil
17
5
identify;
characterise
things
past tense
preterito
perfeito
Living/
Regions
of
Brazil
18
5
express
satisfaction/
dissatisfaction
compare things
comparative
mais/menos/
tão
“local prepositions”
Living
Towns
19
6
report events
report about people
irregular verbs
pronouns
daily life
Towns
20
21
READING
7
WEEK
describing people/
objects
adjectives
irregular verbs
seeing a doctor/health
23 February: aural test
22
8
expressing opinions
imperfect
23
8
description of routine
imperfect/preterite
24
REVISION
25
CLASS TESTS (Written and oral)
Written test: 22 Mar
Oral: 23 Mar
work