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Portuguese Conditional

Twelfth graders learn the Portuguese conditional (o condicional) — for polite requests and hypotheticals: gostaria (I would like), poderia (I could), iria (I would go), seria (it would be). It’s the key to sounding polite and refined.

Grade 12Conditional50 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…

  • ✓Form the conditional.
  • ✓Make polite requests.
  • ✓Say what you would do.
  • ✓Sound refined.
Essential Question

Gostaria, poderia, iria — how do you say what you “would” do in Portuguese?

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Interactive Task
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Portuguese Conditional Check

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

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Politely, Please

6 min

How do you make a polite request or say what you “would” do in Portuguese?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order bluntly, then politely.
  • Ask the difference.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Conditional

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Conditional Check.
  • Note gostaria & poderia.
  • Note iria/seria.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say “gostaria.”
  • Say what you would do.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order a coffee with “Gostaria de…”
  • Say “Eu gostaria de ir ao Brasil.”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a polite request.
  • Say one “would” sentence.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Request.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

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

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: make polite requests.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: express hypotheticals.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare conditional grammar.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore politeness in Portuguese.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Polite/direct pairs (gostaria/quero).
  • Frame: “Gostaria de ___.”
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with gostaria.
  • One verb at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add “Se… (if) clauses.”
  • Write 3 polite requests.
  • Role-play a café.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Conditional cards
  • 💻Portuguese Conditional Check
  • ☕Café role-play cards
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

condicionalconditionalgostariaI would likepoderiaI couldiriaI would goseriait would begentilpolite / kindpor favorpleaseseif
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 politely say “I would like” in Portuguese?
Gostaria.
QUESTION 2
What does “poderia” mean?
I could / would be able to.
QUESTION 3
What does “iria” mean?
I would go.

Reflect: conditional.

Have students write one polite request in Portuguese using “Gostaria de…” A printable Portuguese conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: condicional, gentil, gostaria, iria, poderia, por favor, se, seria
  1. conditional
  2. it would be
  3. please
  4. I would like
  5. if
  6. I would go
  7. polite / kind
  8. I could

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you politely say “I would like” in Portuguese?
  2. What does “poderia” mean?
  3. What does “iria” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) condicional · 2) seria · 3) por favor · 4) gostaria · 5) se · 6) iria · 7) gentil · 8) poderia
Part B: 1) Gostaria. 2) I could / would be able to. 3) I would go.