Communication & life in society

1.Where I get my news

Say which media you use, how often, and where you saw a piece of news.

~21 min

2.Who, what, when, where

Read a short local news item and a headline, then pull out who, what, when and where.

~22 min

3.Found, paid, delivered

Understand foi/foram + participle in notices and news, and say a bill is paid or a parcel delivered.

~23 min

4.Leaving a voicemail

Leave a clear phone message with your name, the reason and when to call you back.

~21 min

5.Invitations and quick messages

Invite someone, accept or decline kindly, and spell the words that sound the same.

~22 min

6.A formal email to an office

Write a short formal email to a school or office: subject, greeting, request and sign-off.

~22 min

7.Making a complaint

Explain a problem with something you bought, ask politely for an exchange or refund, and know the complaints book.

~23 min

8.Notices, ads and other texts

Tell a notice, a rental ad, an invitation and a recipe apart, and read the key details fast.

~22 min

9.The person who…

Say exactly which person or place you mean with que, quem and onde.

~22 min

10.Someone, nobody, everything

Use alguém, ninguém, tudo, nada, algum, nenhum, todos and qualquer at a counter or at home.

~21 min

11.Just did, stopped, started

Talk about new and old habits with acabar de, deixar de, passar a, andar a and acabar por.

~22 min

12.Before, after, so that

Link actions with depois de, antes de, para and apesar de, including the personal infinitive.

~23 min

13.Rights and duties

Name everyday rights and duties of people who live in Portugal: health, school, taxes and voting.

~22 min

14.Asking about a nationality request

Ask where and how to submit a request, which documents to bring, and how to check its status.

~23 min

15.Living together

Talk about good manners in shared spaces, respect different customs and give a short opinion.

~22 min