English course for beginners (A1) - Lisboa, Miraflores and Porto

• Learners who need to develop confidence in using English at a basic level to communicate in everyday situations.
• Learners may have studied English in the past but are out of practice and lack confidence and ability in using it to communicate.
• Learners may have little or no experience of learning English, even though they sometimes may understand some very simple phrases or vocabulary.

We build a positive and inclusive learning environment where everyone is welcomed and encouraged to participate. Classes are dynamic and provide plenty of opportunities for learners to speak as well as develop their listening, reading, and writing skills. Language is learnt in the context of real-life situations so right from the start the focus is on communication. The teacher introduces and helps learners understand and use new language (vocabulary, phrases, grammar points) using a variety of resources including images, audio and video. Our overall goal is to help learners develop confidence in using the language to communicate. 

In this 30 hour module you will learn how to: 

• Ask how things are
• Respond to good and bad news
• Use adjectives to describe things
• Ask and talk about things people have
• Ask someone to repeat information
• Ask about places and say what’s there
• Understand simple directions
• Talk about your week
• Ask for help
• Talk about celebrations and events
• Invite people and reply to invitations
• Talk about dates and when things happen
• Talk about your life
• Ask questions about people and places
• Talk about a favourite celebration
• Talk about problems and offer solutions
• Talk about gifts
• Say goodbye

In this 30 hour module you will learn how to:

• Talk about activities you like
• Talk about books, TV and music
• Talk about people and things from other countries
• Talk about clothes
• Ask and give opinions
• Talk about what people are doing
• Talk about houses and rooms
• Ask about things you can’t find
• Talk about your job
• Talk about health and problems
• Talk about countries
• Talk about small and large quantities
• Ask about places people have been to
• Talk about weather
• Make future plans and predictions
• Make plans with other people
• Talk and ask questions about the news

Learners will need to buy a coursebook which will be used over three modules of 30 hours each: 

Outcomes Beginner Student + Spark 3E
Authors:  Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley
Publisher:  National Geographic Learning
ISBN: 9798214179261 

When learners join our course the teacher will give them access to an online platform which provides plenty of further practice activities linked to the coursebook Outcomes Beginner.

Learners who achieve A1 level:

• can understand and use very common everyday expressions and simple phrases for immediate needs.
• can introduce themselves and other people and can ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where they live, things they have and people they know.
• can communicate in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly.

*Module fee can be paid in 2 instalments.

If the module has already started, please contact our customer service team on 210 456 210 or send us an email to info@pt.britishcouncil.org  

*Module fee can be paid in 2 instalments.

If the module has already started, please contact our customer service team on 210 456 210 or send us an email to info@pt.britishcouncil.org

*Module fee can be paid in 2 instalments.

If the module has already started, please contact our customer service team on 210 456 210 or send us an email to info@pt.britishcouncil.org