Learn Portuguese · Grades 9–10

Learn Portuguese level 5 for grades 9–10: every topic, in teaching order

All 12 topics of Learn Portuguese level 5, for high school Portuguese students in grades 9 to 10 (ages 14 to 16), in teaching order, with the standard each one addresses. Free printable sample.

12 topics1440 questions319 printed pagesAges 14–16

What a level 5 student covers in Learn Portuguese

In teaching order. Each line is one topic, its one-line summary, and the standard it addresses.

  1. Portuguese indirect object pronouns: lhe, me, te and para eleUse me, te, lhe and nos as indirect objects with dar, emprestar, mandar, dizer, explicar and contar, use the everyday Brazilian pattern para + person (dei para ele, mandei para você), know that combined pronouns such as lho are rare in Brazil, and place the pronoun before the verb as Brazilians do in speech.Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL)
  2. Portuguese tenho feito vs fiz: the present perfect and life experiencesForm past participles (feito, dito, visto, escrito, aberto, posto, vindo, ganho, pago, gasto), use tenho + participle only for actions repeated or continuing up to now (tenho estudado, tem chovido), and use the simple past with já, nunca and ainda não for life experiences (Você já foi ao Rio? Nunca comi açaí).Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL)
  3. Portuguese present subjunctive: quero que você, espero que, tomara queForm the present subjunctive from the eu form (falo, fale; faço, faça; tenho, tenha) and the irregulars seja, esteja, vá, haja, saiba, queira and dê, use it after quero que, espero que, peço que and tomara que when the subject changes, and keep the infinitive when it stays the same.Intermediate Low: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL)
  4. Portuguese subjunctive with feelings, advice and doubt: é importante que, duvido queUse the present subjunctive after emotion (fico feliz que, tenho medo que, me preocupa que), advice and impersonal expressions (é importante que, é melhor que, é preciso que, recomendo que) and doubt or denial (duvido que, não acho que), and the indicative after certainty (acho que, tenho certeza de que), with health advice for teens.Intermediate Low: Presentational Writing (ACTFL)
  5. Formal requests in Portuguese: o senhor, a senhora, at the doctor and on signsAddress adults with o senhor and a senhora, understand and give formal instructions (Tome o remédio, Aguarde, Não toque, Pode se sentar), soften requests (O senhor poderia...?), describe symptoms with estou com and read public signs (Puxe, Empurre, Saída de emergência, Proibido entrar).Intermediate Low: Interpretive Listening (ACTFL)
  6. Portuguese conditional: eu gostaria, poderia, o que você faria?Form the futuro do pretérito (falaria, comeria, partiria) and the irregular faria, diria and traria, use it for polite requests and wishes (eu gostaria de, você poderia...?), advice (você deveria, no seu lugar eu...) and imagining (O que você faria com mil dólares?), and recognize the everyday eu ia + infinitive.Intermediate Low: Presentational Speaking (ACTFL)
  7. Por vs para in Portuguese: pelo, pela and when to use eachChoose para for destination, recipient, deadline, purpose and opinion, and por for cause, exchange and price, movement through a place, means and per, use the contractions pelo, pela, pelos and pelas, recognize spoken pra, and use fixed expressions such as por favor, por isso, pelo menos, por enquanto and para sempre.Intermediate Low: Interpretive Reading (ACTFL)
  8. Narrating the past in Portuguese: perfeito, imperfeito and estava fazendoNarrate a connected past story with the imperfeito for background (time, weather, feelings, habits), estava + gerúndio for an action in progress, the perfeito for the events that move the story forward, and connectors such as primeiro, enquanto, de repente, então, depois and no fim.Intermediate Low: Presentational Writing (ACTFL)
  9. Portuguese for part-time jobs: job interviews, precisa-se and formal emailsRead job ads with impersonal se (precisa-se de, contrata-se, vende-se, aluga-se), answer interview questions, use saber for skills and conhecer for people and places, and write a short formal email with Prezado senhor, Escrevo para and Atenciosamente.Intermediate Low: Presentational Writing (ACTFL)
  10. Giving opinions in Portuguese: acho que, não acho que and debate phrasesGive and support opinions on teen topics (uniforms, phones in class, homework, social media), agree and disagree politely (concordo com você, discordo, você tem razão, depende), use acho que + indicative and não acho que + subjunctive, and link ideas with além disso, porém, no entanto, por isso, por um lado... por outro and em conclusão.Intermediate Mid: Interpersonal Communication (ACTFL)
  11. Portuguese future subjunctive: quando eu tiver, se você puderForm the futuro do subjuntivo from the eles form of the perfeito (fizeram, fizer; tiveram, tiver; foram, for; puderam, puder; regular verbs look like the infinitive), use it after quando, se, assim que, enquanto, sempre que and depois que for events that have not happened yet, and talk about plans after high school, community projects and the environment.Intermediate Low: Presentational Speaking (ACTFL)
  12. Portuguese reading comprehension: articles and formal lettersRead original short articles, notices and a formal letter about life in Portuguese-speaking countries today, find the main idea and details, infer word meaning from context, use the relative words que, quem, onde and o que, and write a formal letter with greeting, purpose, details and closing.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.

  1. Quick CheckQuestions before you teach, to show what the student already knows. A high score means you can move faster.
  2. Learn ItKey words, step-by-step teaching with lines you can read aloud, worked examples, and the mistakes to watch for.
  3. 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.
  4. You TryThe student works alone. Do a page a day, or as many as the student needs.
  5. Show What You KnowNew questions at the end. Compare the score with the Quick Check to see the change.
  6. Answer KeyEvery question has its answer and a short explanation, at the end of each topic, so a student can work without peeking.

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How many topics are in Learn Portuguese level 5?

12, for grades 9 to 10. They are listed above in teaching order, each with its one-line summary and the standard it addresses.

What does Learn Portuguese level 5 cover?

Indirect object pronouns, tenho feito and fiz, the present subjunctive with wishes, feelings, advice and doubt, formal requests, the conditional, por and para, narrating the past, Portuguese for part-time jobs, giving opinions, the future subjunctive, and reading articles and formal letters.

Who is level 5 for?

Students in grades 9 to 10 (ages 14 to 16) who finished level 4 or already know the past tenses and everyday conversation. The lessons also work for adults.

What does one lesson look like?

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.

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Each topic names the standard it addresses. That alignment is UpOnly Learning's own reading of the published standards; the people who own those standards do not review or endorse what we publish, and standards change.