Table of Contents
FIRST SEMESTER
Eu, os estudos, os amigos e a família
(Me, my studies, my friends and my family)
Learning Objectives
CONTENT: Using the present tense to talk about oneself and others in familiar, academic and professional contexts.
VOCABULARY: Greetings, introductions, salutations, numbers, time, dates and months, daily routine, colors, descriptions, classes and objects in the classroom, family, food and shopping.
GRAMMAR: Personal pronouns, the present tense conjugations of Ser, Estar, Ter, Ir, Fazer, Querer, Gostar de. The regular and irregular conjugations of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, the present progressive. The demonstrative, interrogative and possessive pronouns. Introducing the present subjunctive.
Chapter 1 – O mundo lusófono e eu.
(The Lusophone world and I)
Chapter 2 – Somos todos estudantes.
(We’re all students)
Chapter 3 – Vamos fazer compras?
(Let’s go shopping?)
Chapter 4 – A família e as tarefas domésticas.
(Family and domestic chores)
SECOND SEMESTER
Minha vida antes e agora
(My life then and now)
Learning Objectives
CONTENT: Talking about the present and the past in relation to gastronomy, cultures, traditions, weather, clothing and fashion, and sports.
VOCABULARY: Food, sports, clothing, vacations, holidays and celebrations, important dates and traditions in the Lusophone world.
GRAMMAR: The present, preterit and imperfect tenses of Ser, Estar, Ter, Ir, Fazer, Querer, Saber and regular and irregular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Comparatives and Superlatives. The past progressive and adverbs. Introducing the past subjunctive.
Chapter 5 – O que está acontecendo hoje?
(What is happening today?)
Chapter 6 – O que aconteceu ontem?
(What happened yesterday?)
Chapter 7 – Quando eu era criança… Sabia que?
(Did you know that? When I was a child…)
Chapter 8 – A vida ontem e hoje.
(Life today and yesterday)
THIRD SEMESTER
Lembrar o passado, viver o presente e planejar o futuro
(Remembering the past, living the present and planning the future)
Learning Objectives
CONTENT: Talking about the past and the future in relation to health and the human body, science and technology, the city and the countryside, the environment, furniture and architecture.
VOCABULARY: Body parts, house and furtiniture, exploring urban environments and nature, comparing science and technology.
GRAMMAR: The simple future and the conditional, passive voice and participles. Personal and impersonal “se.” Introducing the future subjunctive.
Chapter 9 – Onde poderemos ir para falar português?
(Where will we go to speak Portuguese?)
Chapter 10 – O que nós faríamos se…?
(What would we do if…?)
Chapter 11 – Quando eu for… / Se eu for.
(Whenever I am…, whenever I go…./ If I am.., If I go…)
Chapter 12 – Se nós pudéssemos mudar.
(If we could change…)
VERB CONJUGATIONS
HOMEWORK/WORKSHEETS
SAMPLE TESTS
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
