Learn Portuguese · Adults
Learn Portuguese level 7 for adults: every topic, in teaching order
All 12 topics of Learn Portuguese level 7, for adults learning Brazilian Portuguese for work, travel and family, in teaching order, with the standard each one addresses. Free printable sample.
What a level 7 student covers in Learn Portuguese
In teaching order. Each line is one topic, its one-line summary, and the standard it addresses.
- Portuguese introductions for adults: ser, ter, você and o senhorGreet people and introduce yourself and others, choose você with friends, coworkers and most adults and o senhor or a senhora in formal settings, use ser for origin and job and ter for age, say Meu nome é and Eu me chamo, recognize a gente, spell a name, say phone numbers and dates, and fill out a form.
Novice Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Portuguese for jobs and work schedules: the present tenseName jobs and workplaces, use regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the present, tell the time and say days and hours (às oito, das oito às cinco, de segunda a sexta, aos sábados), ask about schedules with A que horas...? and Que dias...?, use estar for where people are and how they feel, and read a weekly shift schedule.
Novice Mid: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Portuguese directions and transportation: ir, ficar, tem and commandsAsk where places are with Onde fica...? and Tem... perto daqui?, use ficar and estar for location and the everyday tem for there is, use ir a and ir para with ao, à and pra, follow directions in the imperative (siga em frente, vire à direita, desça no segundo ponto), use words for place and buy a ticket.
Novice Mid: Interpretive Listening (ACTFL) - Shopping in Portuguese: prices, returns and irregular verbsAsk for items, sizes and prices in dollars, use quero, posso, prefiro and custa or custam, point with este, esse and aquele and their contractions, make polite requests with Eu queria..., say what is wrong (está quebrado, ficou pequeno, não funciona), ask for a troca or a devolução and read a receipt.
Novice High: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Portuguese at the doctor and pharmacy: estou com febre, dói and commandsName body parts and symptoms, use estar com + symptom and doer (dói, doem, está doendo), say how long with há, understand instructions at a checkup (tome, abra a boca, respire fundo, pode se sentar), read a medicine label and answer patient and insurance form questions. The course gives no medical advice.
Novice High: Interpretive Listening (ACTFL) - Portuguese for housing: renting, repairs and the past tenseRead a rental ad, describe a home with tem and fica, tell what happened with the pretérito perfeito of regular verbs and of ser, ir, fazer, ter, vir and pôr, say what broke with quebrou, parou de funcionar and está vazando, and leave a message about a repair as a renter, a landlord or a repair worker.
Novice High: Presentational Speaking (ACTFL) - Portuguese for family and school: parents, teachers and vou + infinitiveName family members, in-laws included, use possessives and dele and dela to make clear whose, talk about plans with ir + infinitive and recognize the written future, and hold a short parent-teacher conversation from either side about progress, grades, absences, homework and meetings.
Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Portuguese workplace safety: ter que, precisar, dever and signsGive and understand safety rules with ter que, precisar + infinitive, dever, não pode and é proibido, read safety signs, give instructions to a team in the imperative, and report a problem or an injury to a supervisor.
Intermediate Low: Interpretive Reading (ACTFL) - Portuguese for banks, bills and phone plans: comparisonsUse the bank and pay bills, say large amounts in dollars, compare plans and prices with mais... do que, menos... do que, tão... quanto, melhor, pior and o mais barato, use mais de before a number and follow a phone menu. A real bank never asks for a PIN or password by text, email or phone call.
Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Travel Portuguese for adults: já, nunca, hotels and problemsCheck in at a hotel and an airport, solve common travel problems, talk about experiences with the perfeito and já, nunca and ainda não, know that tenho + participle means a repeated action, make polite requests with poderia and gostaria, and order and pay at a restaurant.
Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL) - Portuguese for emergencies: calling for help and telling what happenedUnderstand and use key emergency phrases, give an address and say what is happening, tell what happened with the imperfeito and estava + gerúndio for the background and the perfeito for the events, describe a person, and follow and give instructions. In Brazil the numbers are 190, 192 and 193. Practice calls only in class or at home; never call 911 to practice.
Intermediate Mid: Presentational Speaking (ACTFL) - Portuguese news and community: opinions, connectors and acho queRead short local news, community notices and event flyers, find the main idea and details, give and support opinions with acho que, na minha opinião, concordo and discordo, link ideas with porque, mas, além disso, porém and por isso, recognize se + future subjunctive in conditions (se chover) and recognize é importante que + subjunctive in notices.
Intermediate Mid: Interpretive Reading (ACTFL)
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What one lesson contains
Every topic in every subject follows the same five steps, then an answer key. Nothing changes between subjects, so a student always knows what comes next.
- Quick CheckQuestions before you teach, to show what the student already knows. A high score means you can move faster.
- Learn ItKey words, step-by-step teaching with lines you can read aloud, worked examples, and the mistakes to watch for.
- We Do It TogetherQuestions you work through side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
- You TryThe student works alone. Do a page a day, or as many as the student needs.
- Show What You KnowNew questions at the end. Compare the score with the Quick Check to see the change.
- Answer KeyEvery question has its answer and a short explanation, at the end of each topic, so a student can work without peeking.
What is in the printable workbook
12 topics, 1440 questions and 317 printed pages, with the answer key included.
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12, for adults. They are listed above in teaching order, each with its one-line summary and the standard it addresses.
Introductions, work schedules, directions and transportation, shopping and returns, the doctor and the pharmacy, housing and repairs, family and school, workplace safety, banks, bills and phone plans, travel, emergencies, and community news.
Adults 18 and older who want the language for work, health, school, travel and daily life. Level 7 starts at the beginning, so no earlier level is needed, and each topic is built around a real task.
Yes. Every topic has step-by-step teaching, worked examples and an answer key that explains each answer, so an adult can study alone. ESL teachers and tutors can use it with a class too.
Five steps: Quick Check, Learn It, We Do It Together, You Try and Show What You Know, then an answer key with a short explanation for every question.
Yes. One full topic, Portuguese introductions for adults: ser, ter, você and o senhor, as a printable PDF, with the answer key. No payment and no card.
Yes. We update our books as we improve them, often from suggestions by parents, teachers and educators. Your purchase stays in your UpOnly Learning account, and every download gives you the newest version at no extra cost.