The course structure is designed to help students develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. The institute also focuses on building vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, which are essential aspects of language learning.
A Portuguese language course can introduce students to basic Portuguese communication, including speaking, reading, and writing. The course can also cover:
- Alphabets
- Pronunciation
- Common phrases
- Listening
- Grammar
- Basic vocabulary
- Important verbs and how to conjugate them
- How to put basic sentences together
Beginner 1
Topics & Vocabulary
- Introductions and greetings: olá, como estás~como está, Chamo-me Manuela~Me chamo Manuela, Bom dia, Tudo bem?
- Names, nationalities
- Professions, colleagues, relatives…
- Please & thank you
- Likes & dislikes: Gosto de feijoada mas gosto muito mais de caipirinha.
- Eating & drinking: Vamos comer uma feijoada no domingo?
- Numbers
- Alphabet
- Directions
- Hotels and Travel
- Making phone calls (ex: to book a hotel)
- Time – hours, days, months, time phrases (today, tomorrow… )
- Daily life – routines, free time
- Making arrangements
- Home – rooms, house accessories
- Places – shops, important buildings and celebrations: O Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro e muito bonito e famoso.
- The weather
Grammar
Cultural Content
Skills Work
Understanding Language Levels
If you are taking a language course with Cactus you can find out more about our language levels and how you can track your progress using the ‘can do statements’ below. These statements outline the key things that you should be able to say and understand once you have completed each level. Can do statements are officially recognised as a set of performance-related scales describing what a learner is able to do in a foreign language, in accordance with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and the CEFR defined levels.
CEFR Levels
If you are taking a language course with Cactus you can find out more about our language levels and how you can track your progress using the ‘can do statements’. These statements outline the key things that you should be able to say and understand once you have completed each level. Can do statements are officially recognised as a set of performance-related scales describing what a learner is able to do in a foreign language, in accordance with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and the CEFR defined levels.
Beginner (A1)
- You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
- You can introduce yourself and others
- You can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, what you do, people you know and things you have
- You can ask and give directions
- You can order food and drink
- You can make very basic travel and accommodation arrangements
- You can have a basic conversation, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Elementary (A2)
- You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas including basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography and employment
- You can communicate in simple and routine tasks, requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
- You can describe, in simple terms, aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need
- You can comfortably ‘get by’ when visiting the country, albeit with some difficulty.
Intermediate (B1)
- You can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- You can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken
- You can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
- You can describe experiences and events
- You can talk about dreams, hopes and ambitions
- You can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
- You could consider working in the country using the language (e.g. bar/counter work, waiting service in cafes or basic office work).
Upper Intermediate (B2)
- You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialisation.
- You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible, without strain for either party.
- You can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
- You can do business with speakers of the language in most run-of-the-mill situations.
Advanced (C1)
- You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning
- You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
- You can use the language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
- You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, logical flow of text, and clear awareness of the audience.
Proficient (C2)
- You can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read
- You can summarise information from different spoken and written sources
- You can reconstruct arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation
- You can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely
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