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British Council Portugal
English in Greater Lisbon
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COURSES FOR CHILDREN AND TEEENAGERS
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For young learners we offer English for Juniors (6-9 year olds), Middle Years (10-12 year olds) and Secondaries (13-17 year olds). We also run summer courses, as well as offering courses in local schools.

All courses are 90 hours long

  • 3 hours once a week, or 1.5 hours twice a week
  • 3 ten week terms October – December, January – March, March - June
English classes for children

Junior courses are for 6 to 9 year olds

  • four levels, J1 - J4
  • pupils grouped according to age

English classes for middle years

Middle Years courses are for 10 to 12 year olds:

  • five levels from beginners to intermediate, M1 – M5
  • pupils grouped according to knowledge and ability to use the language

English classes for teenagers

Secondary courses are for 13 to 17 year olds

  • five levels, SA2 (90 hours) , SB1  (180 hours) , SB2 (180 hours) , SC1 (180 hours), SC2 (180 hours)
  • pupils grouped according to knowledge and ability to use the language

Our courses
We design our courses to meet the learning needs and styles of this particular age group. Our courses

are topic based
provide tasks on engaging and varied topics

Approach and methodology
Our students participate actively in their learning. Our approach:

is pupil centred
emphasises learning by active participation and using the language to learn it

Our methodology involves:

work as a class, in groups, pairs, or by themselves
using  a variety of resources, including IT, films and literature to help children develop their English language skills

For more information, please contact:

British Council Portal

The British Council Portal (opens in new window) gives all secondary and adult students access to their personal assessments and lesson summaries. To log on, all you need is your student number and your password, given to you by your teacher.

Parents/guardians can also view the lesson summaries and assessments of secondary students and all YL reports. To log on you’ll need your child’s student accountname/number (6nnnnnn or 7nnnnnn),  their password and an email account.

If you have any problems accessing the Portal please contact portal.customers@pt.britishcouncil.org quoting your student number.

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