Past sessions

— New vocabulary

• InteressanteInteresting
• Engraçado(a)Funny
• Tímido(a)Shy
• Simpático(a)Nice / kind

— Useful phrases

• Eu sou tímido e inteligente.I am shy and intelligent.
• Eu sou romântica e engraçada.I am romantic and funny.

— Activity

Students were encouraged to speak to each other in rotation and describe themselves and friends using the new vocabulary, applying the simple present tense grammar rules. At the end, they've chosen their class freak-friend and described them.

— New vocabulary

• TristeSad
• Amargurado(a)Embittered
• ExistencialistaExistentialist
• Coração PartidoBroken heart
• Incompreendido(a)Misunderstood
• Dolorido(a)Aching / sore

— Useful phrases

• Ela sentia-se perdida.She felt lost.
• Ele nunca me encontrou.He never found me.

— Activity

Teacher read the poem "Eu", by Florbela Espanca, in Portuguese one time. The second time the poem was read in English and translated to Portuguese, sentence by sentence, by the students. Then, they discussed the topic and what they understood about the writer's emotions through the poem. At last, students were encouraged to write their own versions of the poem, with a fun take on it.

— New vocabulary

• LimparTo clean
• Preferir aTo prefer (over)
• ComprarTo buy
• ObservarTo observe

— Useful phrases

• Eu gosto de cheirar sapatos.I like to smell shoes.
• Peço sempre desculpa aos móveis quando bato com o mindinho do pé.I always apologise to the furniture when I stub my little toe.
• Falar a sério com as plantas de casa.Talking seriously to the houseplants.
• Dar nome às peças de roupa.Naming pieces of clothing.

— Activity

Students learnt new vocabulary and discussed their habits, exchanging their quirky mannerisms and what they thought was new and different in Portugal, comparing to their own cultural habits.

— New vocabulary

• LiderarTo lead
• PintarTo paint
• Ser um ativistaTo be an activist
• Expressar-se através da músicaTo express oneself through music

— Useful phrases

• Ele foi o escritor mais influente da sua época.He was the most influential writer of his time.
• Ela pintava como forma de rebeldia.She painted as a form of rebellion.

— Activity

Students learnt about important historical figures, both in art and politics. After writing down key words and new vocabulary, they each got a small piece of paper with a name written on it (one of the characters they learnt about) and they had to role-play these characters and talk to each other, without revealing who they were. At the end, everyone guessed who each other were.