School Activities

School activities in Portuguese

This topic is about the activities you do at school - lessons, sport, music, trips, homework and exams. In Portuguese, every noun comes with its article (o, a, os, as), which tells you its gender and number. Learn each word with its article - it is part of the word. (These are the European Portuguese words used by Edexcel.)

Words for school activities

Here are six to learn first, each with its article.

What o desporto means in Portuguese

What does o desporto mean?

• Sport or PE
• Music
• Homework
• A library

Match each word to its English meaning

The four articles

Portuguese has four ways to say "the", and which one you use depends on the noun's gender and number. o for masculine singular (o livro), a for feminine singular (a música), os for masculine plural (os deveres), and as for feminine plural (as aulas). Learn every noun with its article and the gender comes for free.

More school words

Four more, including a place and two objects you will need for the next check.

Which are activities?

Select the THREE words that are school ACTIVITIES, not objects.

• o desporto
• a música
• a excursão
• o livro
• a caneta

Choose the article

Choose the correct article: _____ livro, _____ música, _____ deveres, _____ aulas.

Where are you?

You go to a biblioteca. What is it?

• The library
• The gym
• The music room
• The exam hall

Order the school day

Put a normal school day into a sensible order.

• You arrive at school (a escola)
• You have your first lesson (a aula)
• You do PE (o desporto)
• You visit the library (a biblioteca)
• At home you do your homework (os deveres)

Putting it together

Now you can talk about a whole school day. At school (a escola) you sit in a lesson (a aula), you might do sport (o desporto) or music (a música), and there may be an exam (o exame). There are also school trips (a excursão) and the library (a biblioteca), and at home there are always the homework tasks (os deveres).

Match each article to its rule

Pick the word

For each situation, choose the right Portuguese word.

• You want to talk about PE and sport at school.
• Your class is going on a school trip.
• The teacher gives you work to finish at home.

Escreve!

Write about 30 words in Portuguese about your school activities. Use each word with its article.

• Name two activities you do at school (for example o desporto, a música), each with its article
• Say one thing you like, with a reason (gosto de ... porque ...)
• Mention where you go, such as a biblioteca
• Use the correct article (o, a, os, as) with every noun