A2-2 | Advanced Beginner French 2 | In Person

Advanced Beginner(A2)

3 hours per week for 10 weeks Starting January 13, 2026

At French Library

Taught by

Lily Smith

Do you want to discuss jobs of the future, describe the future, highlight the utility of an object, express intent or remind someone of something? Do you want to do all of that in French? You can! Plus you'll improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills at the same time.

Registration is now open for members and non-members

Time Slots

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

For members

$620

For non-members

$670

About this Class

Our core language classes will strengthen your French through speaking, writing and comprehension activities while providing insights into Francophone culture. Our teachers and curriculum use cutting-edge methods and resources to develop your skills and confidence in French. With full immersion from day one and a communicative, task-based approach you'll gain the knowledge you need to embrace the Francophone world! Required textbook: Édito A2, 2022 edition
In this course you will cover units 4, 5 and 6 pp. 55 to 97.

Level A2-1 required or equivalent. In preparation for CECR: A2

Content you will cover in Unit 4: Tous pareils, tous différents

Learn How To Draw a physical portrait of someone; Pay a compliment; Talk about someone's character. Grammar Comparison: equivalence; indeﬁnite adjectives: chaque, tout, toute, tous, toutes ; possessive pronouns: job, training. Society and Culture Atypical models - radio commentator Juliette Dumas - Franck Samson, Napoleon lookalike - Jean de La Fontaine - works by René Magritte, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Sabine Weiss; Very human animals Oh, the cliché! "French models, actors and actresses; Axel Noverraz, Swiss coach; Fred Dubé, Quebec humorist; René Magritte and Sabine Weiss; Les défauts de vos qualités. Vocabulary Physical appearance: head and face, body, likeness, fashion; Character traits: qualities, faults, expressions. . Phonetics Oral and nasal vowels

Content you will cover in Unit 5: "En route vers le futur ! "

Learn How To Talk about the future, imagine the future; Describe the usefulness of an object; Express surprise; Express hope. Grammar The simple future tense: use, formation, irregular verbs; The condition with Si ; The pronoun on (= someone, people, us). Society and Culture the astronaut Thomas Pesquet - comics by Sylvain Chantal and Marc Caro - France's robot team at the RoboCup - scientists Marie Curie, Joseph and Étienne Montgolﬁ er, Arthur Zang; A Frenchman in space; Oh, the cliché! "The French are bad at foreign languages"; The names of the cell phone; Arthur Zang, Cameroonian engineer and computer scientist; 16 sunrises. Vocabulary Science and technology: progress, machines, operation and characteristics of objects, innovations; Communication technologies: the telephone, telephoning, computers, the Internet. Phonetics Consonant groups

Content you will cover in Unit 6: "En cuisine"

Learn How To Understand cooking instructions; Caution; Communicate in a restaurant; Express satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Grammar Quantities and the pronoun en; Obligation and prohibition; Restriction: ne... que. Society and Culture Author Guylaine Goulﬁ er - Michelin-starred chef Claire Vallée - West Indian cuisine - a restaurant roulotte in Polynesia - survey "The French and food"; Good addresses - Oh, the cliché! "Les Français vont beaucoup au restaurant!"; Couscous recipes; Francophone and world cuisine; A roulotte in Tahiti . Vocabulary Food: vegetables and fruit (fresh and dried), cereals, meat, fish and seafood, herbs and spices, quantities, cooking; Restaurants: places, dishes, cooking, tastes and sensations, people. Phonetics Expressive intonation