O sábado em família do Tiago

A family Saturday

A1 Reading 5 min family, daily-routine Grammar focus: present tense, days of the week

Meet Tiago again, this time on a Saturday, his favourite day of the week. This gentle A1 reading follows his family from a slow breakfast through shared chores to a relaxed evening together.

What you’ll learn

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Vocabulário

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o dia preferido
the favourite day
as tarefas de casa
the household chores
arrumar o quarto
to tidy the room
regar as plantas
to water the plants
pôr a mesa
to set the table
o piquenique
the picnic
os tios
the aunt and uncle
os primos
the cousins
o jogo de tabuleiro
the board game
tomar banho
to take a bath

Perguntas

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English
1. Qual é o dia preferido do Tiago?
What is Tiago's favourite day?
O dia preferido do Tiago é o sábado.
Tiago's favourite day is Saturday.
2. O que faz a família de manhã?
What does the family do in the morning?
De manhã, a família acorda mais tarde e toma o pequeno-almoço junta.
In the morning, the family wakes up later and has breakfast together.
3. Que tarefas faz o Tiago?
Which chores does Tiago do?
O Tiago arruma o quarto e rega as plantas.
Tiago tidies his room and waters the plants.
4. O que faz o pai do Tiago?
What does Tiago's father do?
O pai do Tiago lava o carro.
Tiago's father washes the car.
5. O que prepara a mãe?
What does his mother make?
A mãe prepara o almoço.
His mother makes lunch.
6. O que faz a irmã do Tiago?
What does Tiago's sister do?
A irmã do Tiago põe a mesa.
Tiago's sister sets the table.
7. O que gosta de fazer a família depois do almoço?
What does the family like doing after lunch?
Depois do almoço, a família gosta de sair, ir ao parque ou fazer um piquenique.
After lunch, the family likes going out, going to the park or having a picnic.
8. O que fazem à noite?
What do they do in the evening?
À noite, jantam juntos e veem um filme ou jogam um jogo de tabuleiro.
In the evening, they have dinner together and watch a film or play a board game.
9. Porque é que o Tiago gosta tanto dos sábados?
Why does Tiago like Saturdays so much?
Porque passa tempo com a família e divertem-se todos juntos.
Because he spends time with his family and they all enjoy themselves together.

Exercício

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English

Verdadeiro (V) ou Falso (F)

1. O sábado é o dia preferido do Tiago.
Saturday is Tiago's favourite day.
Verdadeiro.
True.
2. A família toma o pequeno-almoço separada.
The family has breakfast separately.
Falso. A família toma o pequeno-almoço junta.
False. The family has breakfast together.
3. O Tiago rega as plantas.
Tiago waters the plants.
Verdadeiro.
True.
4. O pai prepara o almoço.
His father makes lunch.
Falso. A mãe prepara o almoço.
False. His mother makes lunch.
5. À noite, a família vê um filme ou joga um jogo de tabuleiro.
In the evening, the family watches a film or plays a board game.
Verdadeiro.
True.

Completa as frases (parque • quarto • carro • piquenique • filme)

6. O Tiago arruma o seu __________.
Tiago tidies his __________.
quarto
room
7. O pai lava o __________.
His father washes the __________.
carro
car
8. Às vezes, a família vai ao __________.
Sometimes the family goes to the __________.
parque
park
9. Quando faz bom tempo, fazem um __________.
When the weather is good, they have a __________.
piquenique
picnic
10. À noite, a família vê um __________.
In the evening, the family watches a __________.
filme
film

Nota cultural

Saturday holds a special place in Portuguese family life. Many households use the morning for tarefas de casa before the day opens up for the family, whether that means a walk, a picnic or a visit to tios and primos. Guidebooks tend to talk about Sunday lunch, but for families like Tiago's, Saturday is the day that actually belongs to everyone.

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