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Portuguese Technology

Tenth graders learn technology words in Portuguese (a tecnologia) — computador (computer), internet, celular (cell phone), email, aplicativo (app). Many are loanwords, so English speakers get a head start.

Grade 10Technology50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn tech words.
  • ✓Notice loanwords.
  • ✓Explore a tecnologia.
  • ✓Talk about devices.
Essential Question

How do you talk about computers, phones, and the internet in Portuguese?

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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Portuguese Technology Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Portuguese technology words.

💻 Explore Portuguese technology words — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Everyday Tech

6 min

How do you talk about phones, computers, and the internet in Portuguese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hold up a phone.
  • Ask the Portuguese word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Technology

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Technology Explorer.
  • Present each term.
  • Note the loanwords.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a device.
  • Say what you use daily.
  • Use “internet.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Use it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Uso o celular todo dia”.
  • Describe your tech.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a tech word.
  • Say what you use.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand tech words.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare loanwords across languages.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore tech in daily Brazilian life.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe technology use.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Tech cards with pictures.
  • Point out English loanwords.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with computador & email.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add teclado, tela.
  • Describe your daily tech.
  • Write a tech how-to.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💻Technology cards
  • 💻The Portuguese Technology Explorer
  • 📱Device pictures
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

tecnologiatechnologycomputadorcomputerinternetinternetcelularcell phoneemailemailaplicativoappmensagemmessagepesquisarto search
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “cell phone” in Portuguese?
Celular.
QUESTION 2
What does “mensagem” mean?
Message.
QUESTION 3
Why are many Portuguese tech words easy for English speakers?
Many are loanwords (internet, email, app).

Reflect: technology.

Have students name two devices they use in Portuguese. A printable Portuguese technology sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 Portuguese TechnologyFlip
Card 1
Term
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Meaning
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Portuguese TechnologyQuiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Portuguese TechnologyPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aplicativo, celular, computador, email, internet, mensagem, pesquisar, tecnologia
  1. app
  2. technology
  3. to search
  4. computer
  5. cell phone
  6. message
  7. internet
  8. email

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “cell phone” in Portuguese?
  2. What does “mensagem” mean?
  3. Why are many Portuguese tech words easy for English speakers?
Answer key — Part A: 1) aplicativo · 2) tecnologia · 3) pesquisar · 4) computador · 5) celular · 6) mensagem · 7) internet · 8) email
Part B: 1) Celular. 2) Message. 3) Many are loanwords (internet, email, app).