GCSE Portuguese OCR

This subject is broken down into 28 topics in 4 modules:

  1. A801 Listening 7 topics
  2. A802 Speaking 7 topics
  3. A803 Reading 7 topics
  4. A804 Writing 7 topics
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A801 Listening

Identity and daily life

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Identity and daily life

Section I: Daily Routine

  • Familiarise yourself with common vocabulary related to everyday activities such as waking up (acordar), breakfast (café da manhã), going to school (ir à escola), studying (estudar), and so on.
  • Improve your comprehension of time expressions, including hours (horas), minutes (minutos), days of the week (dias da semana), and other related terms.

Section II: Identity

  • Understand personal details. Be able to listen to and comprehend information about someone's age (idade), nationality (nacionalidade), place of residence (lugar de residência), occupation (ocupação), etc.
  • Get familiar with family-related vocabulary – father (pai), mother (mãe), sibling (irmão/irmã), etc. Be able to understand descriptions of family members and their relationships.

Section III: Hobbies and Leisure

  • Be comfortable with hobbies-related vocabulary, such as music (música), sports (esportes), reading (ler), and watching movies (assistir a filmes).
  • Learn how to understand descriptions of leisure activities, and make sure you can comprehend when and how frequently they are done.

Section IV: School Life

  • Make sure you're familiar with school-related vocabulary, such as subjects (assuntos), timetable (horário), exams (exames), and homework (trabalho de casa).
  • Focus on phrases used in a school setting, such as asking for clarification (pedir esclarecimentos), expressing learning difficulties (expressar dificuldades de aprendizagem), etc.

Section V: Social Media and Technology

  • Understand vocabulary related to technology and social media, including words for different electronic devices (dispositivos eletrônicos), and social media platforms (plataformas de mídia social).
  • Improve comprehension of discussions about online etiquette and safety, such as privacy settings (configurações de privacidade), responsible use (uso responsável), etc.

In each of these sections, practice active listening by trying to comprehend short passages before checking the transcript or translation, and make sure to constantly revisit and revise vocabulary to ensure retention.

Course material for Portuguese, module A801 Listening, topic Identity and daily life

Portuguese

A803 Reading

Identity and daily life

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Identity and daily life

Identity

  • Understand key expressions related to identity in Portuguese, e.g. nacionalidade (nationality), idade (age), profissão (profession), etc.
  • Be familiar with personal pronouns in Portuguese: eu, tu, ele, ela, nós, vós, eles, elas.
  • Learn the verbs ser (to be) and ter (to have) in context of describing oneself.
  • Be able to construct sentences about one's hobbies and interests in Portuguese.

Daily Life

  • Get to grips with vocabulary relating to daily routine, including:
    • acordar (wake up)
    • tomar o pequeno-almoço (have breakfast)
    • trabalhar (work)
    • dormir (sleep)
  • Get comfortable with time expressions, such as de manhã (in the morning), de tarde (in the afternoon), de noite (at night).
  • Understand common expressions used to discuss meals and eating habits like jantar (dinner), almoçar (lunch), beber (drink), comer (eat).
  • Be familiar with terms related to education and school life such as escola (school), professor (teacher), lição de casa (homework), exame (exam).
  • Learn language associated with technological gadgets that are part of daily life like telemóvel (mobile phone), computador (computer), televisão (television).

Relationship with Language

  • Understand the cultural significance of certain words or phrases in Portuguese.
  • Be able to compare and contrast the Portuguese language with English using simple phrases.
  • Understand the context of when certain phrases may be used, emphasising on cultural nuances.
  • Be familiar with commonly used idioms and sayings.

Tips

  • Read Portuguese texts aloud to aid pronunciation and comprehension.
  • Do regular vocabulary drills to boost your memory.
  • Consult a Portuguese-English dictionary to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words.
  • Practice reading comprehension with past papers to familiarise with the exam format.

Course material for Portuguese, module A803 Reading, topic Identity and daily life

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