Little and often!

Many studies show that when it comes to learning a lanuage, little and often goes a long way.  With this in mind, I’ve put together self-study packs at three levels (Beginner, Elementary and Intermediate).  These have been available since the beginning of the year and are proving very popular 🙂

O que é ?  – What is it? 

Cinco – Five sets of activities each week, four weeks a month.

Quanto custa? – How much does it cost?

Cinco – Five Euros a month (or less if you sign up for more than one  month)

These are carefully designed to build up your vocabulary and knowledge of European Portuguese.

I have chosen to use the Quizlet virtual flashcards and learning system for most of the activities – have you ever tried it?  You have ‘flashcards’ – i.e. words and definitions, images where appropriate  – and I’ve put in the European Portuguese recording for all the Portuguese.  Then you have activities to practise –

• Learn – (NEW)  match the word and definition
• Write – translate into Portuguese,
• Spell – write what you hear
• Test – you can do a customised test
• Match – a game to match the all the words to the definitions
• Gravity – an against the clock game

All these for each set of vocabulary.  Most people find their favorite activities and work most on them.  You can even select just a few words from each set to work on.

This works brilliantly on pc, mac, tablet, ipad and phone – so great to fit in a 2 minute study session wherever you are.  And, if you set up a (free) Quizlet account, or put the app on the device you are using, you will have all the sets avaiable offline too – another bonus!

What exactly do you get?

For beginners you usually get sets on:
pronunciation, words that are similar in English and Portuguese (cognates), simple verbs, vocabulary and simple phrases.

At elementary and intermediate levels I choose a news article of a suitable length and level that you get as a pdf and one of your vocabulary sets will be taken from the article to enable you to comfortably read it.

In addition, at elementary level you will get sets on:
an irregular verb, vocabulary topic and vocabulary phrases.

And for intermediate:
verbs, phrases, and idioms.

Each month is available to you for 3 months – great value for money!

Do you want to TRY – grátis, no obligation?

Just click below to get to the sets.

Beginner

Elementary
link to elementary article

Intermediate
link to intermediate article

What do you need to do if you’d ike to sign up to receive the self-study packs each week?  

Email back and I will  send you the payment details (PayPal or bank transfer at the moment) plus the invitation link to join the month’s group.

How much is it again?

1 month – 5€
3 months -13.50€
7 months – 30€ (one month free!)

If you have any questions or suggestions – get in touch!  We’re all about LEARNER CENTRED teaching… not syllabuses and lists  to get though, so all suggestions and comments REALLY appreciated!

Once I’ve sorted out the technology, I will be making a series of little videos on how to get the most out of Quizlet – watch this space!

Até breve – see you soon!

Emma

(00351) 969 249 302 / 249 302 236
portugueselanguagelessons.com