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Walking in Serralves park – HearSay

Portuguese A2

Master Portuguese vocabulary for outdoors and leisure by listening to Joana and Tiago's conversation about walking through the historic Serralves park in Porto. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

Lessons

Expressing initial impressions of a place
Joana and Tiago share their first impressions of the park, and Joana suggests using a map to navigate.
Discussing schedule and priorities
Joana reminds Tiago about the park's closing time and explains what she wants to visit first.
Asking about attraction features
Joana explains what the treetop walkway is like, while Tiago asks about its height and voices hesitation.
Encouraging someone to try something
Joana reassures Tiago about his fear of heights and convinces him to start walking slowly.
Describing nature and immediate surroundings
Tiago and Joana notice the smell of wet earth and look up at the tree canopy as they go higher.
Giving and accepting compliments
Tiago praises Joana for knowing so much about the trees, and Joana modestly responds to the compliment.
Expressing relief after an activity
Joana and Tiago reach the end of the walkway, and Tiago mentions that he needs to sit down.
Suggesting next sights to visit
Joana proposes seeing the pink house and nearby sculptures, while Tiago looks around the park.
Expressing opinions on modern art
Joana points out a giant garden trowel sculpture, and Tiago gives his honest reaction to it.
Requesting someone to take a photo
Joana asks Tiago to take her picture next to the sculpture, and Tiago snaps the photo.
Admiring architectural design
Tiago and Joana arrive at the pink house and discuss its style and history from the 1930s.
Asking where to sit down
Tiago decides to relax outside, and Joana mentions a nearby tea house in the garden.
Negotiating who pays for food
Tiago and Joana agree to head to the tea house, agreeing on who will buy the tea and who will buy the cakes.
Making relaxed plans together
Joana and Tiago agree to explore the rest of the park without a map before closing time.

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